Chapter 463: Strange Person
Five days had passed since everything was planted.
Lu Sheng suddenly realized that the ghosts she released did not return.
Of course, Jia Zheng, Tan Jun, and the rest of the ghosts had all signed a blood contract with her. If anything happened to them, it was impossible for her not to sense them.
The only possibility was that the target was a little troublesome.
On the sixth night, when Lu Sheng was about to summon them back, they suddenly returned.
Looking at the two red sedans parked in the courtyard, Lu Sheng raised her eyebrows.
“I thought you were taken away by another priest.”
“How is that possible?”
Jia Zheng snorted coldly. “Normal priests can’t do anything to us.”
After all, they were ghosts raised in the Nurturing Talisman.
“Speak. What happened? Why did you take a few days to come back?”
“It’s a long story.”
Jia Zheng said, “We went to scare Zhao Xian. We thought that he would go straight to the He family and get a divorce after being frightened. Who knew that he would find a priest?”
“Yes!”
The other black cloud following Jia Zheng said, “He invited two priests. The first was a swindler, so he was scared away by us. The second had some capabilities. He circled around us for four days and only left in a hurry when he realized that he couldn’t defeat us.”
“What was the result? How was it?”
“The priest lied to Zhao Xian that we were the ancestors of the Zhao family. The Zhao family was unwilling to acknowledge He Yan as their daughter-in-law and told them to divorce as soon as possible. Otherwise, not only would Zhao Xian be childless in the future, but the entire Zhao family would probably suffer a huge calamity.”
Lu Sheng raised an eyebrow. “What happened after that?”
“Later, Zhao Xian’s mother became afraid and decided to set off tomorrow. The matter should be resolved in three days.”
“Well done!”
After Lu Sheng praised Jia Zheng and the rest of the ghosts, she asked Tan Jun, “Why did you take so long too?”
“They had it much more relaxed than us.”
The girl beside Tan Jun, Chen Hua, said, “That woman reared an evil creature at home. It looks like a rat but isn’t a rat. It doesn’t look like a demon either. That murderous aura almost made us unable to get close to it.”
“What?”
Lu Sheng frowned. “How did she raise him?”
Tan Jun said in a low voice, “She used her blood to nourish that evil creature. That evil creature will return some of her murderous aura and luck. All these years, she has never suffered a loss in her business because she relied on that evil creature.”
“Could you get close to her later?” Lu Sheng asked.
Tan Jun nodded. “When she went out to do business, I became Sun Qi’s childhood self and waited for her at the road.”
Lu Sheng raised an eyebrow. “How did she react after she saw it?”
“Of course, she was badly frightened. After returning, she cried and bowed to that evil creature. The next day, I appeared in front of her in Sun Qi’s form again.”
“Perhaps because she was badly frightened, the murderous aura on her body dissipated. For the next three days, she did not dare to go out. Hence, the others and I became Sun Qi’s form and appeared in front of her from time to time.”
“What happened in the end?”
The process was not important. What Lu Sheng wanted to know the most was the result.
“In the end, she scolded the evil creature for being useless and smashed it. Now that she suffered a backlash, she suddenly became crazy. Everyone in the village heard her screams every night and were shocked.”
Lu Sheng nodded in satisfaction. “You’ve done well too. Leave the rest to me.”
Now, there was no longer any murderous aura on Huang Xiaoju. This proved that Sun Qi could approach her as he pleased.
“Alright, come back.”
Lu Sheng took out two Nurturing Talismans and let them rest in them.
The next morning, Lu Sheng went to the village to find Sun Qi and the granny.
“Miss, you’re finally here!”
The granny pulled Lu Sheng over and smiled. “Huang Xiaoju has received her retribution.”
“Oh?”
Lu Sheng pretended to be puzzled and asked, “What’s wrong with her?”
The granny said softly, “I don’t know why. She was fine before, but suddenly stopped going out a few days ago. She even stopped opening the tofu shop.
“Just two days ago, she suddenly shouted in the middle of the night. Everyone was so scared that they ran over to take a look. However, they realized that she was shouting and smashing things in the room. It was scary.”
The granny spoke with relish. Although she said ‘scary,’ her expression was full of gloat.
Lu Sheng smiled. “That’s really retribution.”
“Yes!”
The granny snorted coldly. “The heavens have eyes. If such a person enters our Sun family, it will be a disaster.”
As the granny spoke, she looked at Lu Sheng and smiled. “Speaking of which, I have to thank you, Miss. If not for you, this vicious woman would have already terrorized our Sun family.”
“Granny, you’re welcome. This is called seeing injustice on the streets and helping others.”
When the granny heard that, she smiled so wide that one could not see her eyes.
“Oh right, Miss. I haven’t dreamed of my grandson for the past few days. Is he still around?”
At the mention of her grandson, the smile on the granny’s face disappeared.
Lu Sheng nodded. “Yes, he’s standing behind you. If you have anything to say, you can tell him directly. He can hear you.”
When the granny heard that, she turned her head. Although she did not know where Sun Qi’s exact spot was, she still said with tears in her eyes, “Xiao Qi, don’t worry. Grandma will not let your uncle marry the murderer who killed you. You can reincarnate in peace.”
Sun Qi smiled and hugged her. “Grandma, I’ll still be a part of the Sun family in the future.”
When Lu Sheng heard that, she hurriedly conveyed his words to the granny.
When the granny heard that, her eyes welled up with tears.
Lu Sheng looked at Sun Qi and asked, “The murderous aura on that woman has dissipated. If you want to take revenge, it’s best to go over tonight.”
However, Sun Qi shook his head.
Lu Sheng raised an eyebrow. “Didn’t you want revenge? She’s your murderer. Are you going to let her off just like that?”
“It’s not that I’m magnanimous and don’t want to take revenge. It’s just that that woman doesn’t have long to live.”
He had gone to take a look last night. As that woman had been providing for an evil creature for a long time, her Yang energy was almost gone.
Now that she had broken the evil creature’s host body and suffered a backlash, she would probably die in less than two days.
“True.”
Lu Sheng smiled and said to the granny, “Granny, I have to go back first.”
“Miss, wait!”
The granny pulled her and asked, “What else did my grandson say?”
“He said that that woman will suffer retribution soon because she did something wrong. He has to return to the Netherworld soon.”
Lu Sheng explained with half-truths.
“Is he going back?”
The granny sighed and nodded. Then, she took out something wrapped in red paper and passed it to Lu Sheng.
“This is a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it.”
Lu Sheng waved her hand. “I didn’t help much.”
“You must accept this. It’s a blessing. Miss, please accept it.”
As the granny spoke, she stuffed the red paper bag into her hands.
Lu Sheng knew that the item in the red paper bag was a string of copper coins.
She smiled at the granny and said, “Thank you, granny!”
Not long after Lu Sheng left, Sun Qi’s cousin came over with news.
That was, Huang Xiaoju was dead.
She seemed to have been scared to death. Her eyes could not close no matter how hard they tried, as if she had died with remaining grievances.
Sun Qi did not expect that woman to die so quickly. However, this was a good thing for him.
After so many years, he had finally fulfilled his last wish.
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After Lu Sheng left the village, she returned home.
However, from afar, her house was filled with people.
She was so scared that she thought something big had happened at home.
“Lu Sheng is back.”
Aunt Yu carried Xiao Yuan Zi and walked towards her quickly.
“Aunt Yu, what happened to my house?”
Everyone dispersed after hearing Lu Sheng’s voice.
“Lu Sheng, a thief entered your house.”
“Huh?”
Lu Sheng was stunned. “A thief entered my house?”
All the important items in her house were with her. There shouldn’t be anything to steal, right?
“There’s a strange person in your courtyard. He’s surrounded by chicken feathers and chicken blood. Xiao Jiang and Xiao Xin are crying from fear.”
“Strange person?”
Hearing everyone’s words, Lu Sheng hurriedly jumped off the carriage and walked over to take a look.
She saw Lan Yi sitting under a big tree with his eyes closed.
Beside his feet was a pile of chicken feathers. It indeed looked like the chickens had been secretly eaten.
After knowing the situation, Lu Sheng did not know whether to laugh or cry.
She smiled at everyone and said, “Everyone has misunderstood. This person is not a thief, but my master… I mean, Lord Chu sent him to protect me.”
No one seemed to know that she had a master. She hesitated for a while and felt that everyone would be more convinced if she said Chu Sihan.
When everyone heard that, they heaved a sigh of relief.
“So he was sent by the Lord. Then, there’s nothing else.”
After a while, everyone had left.
Lu Sheng led the carriage into the courtyard. Lan Yi, who was sitting under the tree, slowly opened his eyes.
“Miss.”
He stood up and bowed respectfully to Lu Sheng.
After tying up the carriage, Lu Sheng walked forward and asked, “Why are there these feathers?”
Did this man really steal someone else’s chickens and eat them?
Lan Yi glanced at the chicken feathers on the ground and explained faintly, “I was hungry on the way. I bought chickens from a nearby village.”
“You ate them raw?”
“Yes.”
Lan Yi nodded seriously.
The corner of Lu Sheng’s mouth twitched. She wanted to say something when Lu Jiang and Lu Xin suddenly ran over. They each hugged one of her legs and looked at Lan Yi timidly.
Lu Sheng thought of the villagers’ words just now. She frowned slightly and asked Lan Yi, “They saw you when you were eating?”
Lan Yi shook his head. “They only came out after I finished eating.”
They must have been shocked to see a stranger in the courtyard.
Lu Sheng heaved a sigh of relief and consoled the duo. “Don’t be afraid. This is Uncle Lan Yi He’s someone Sister knows.”
The two of them called out timidly, “Uncle Lan Yi.”
Lan Yi looked down at them and only responded after a while.
Lu Sheng let the two of them play first while she brought Lan Yi to Lu Ran’s room.
Ever since he moved to town, Lu Ran had moved his books over as well. There was nothing else in the room except a few old clothes and a bed.
“Stay here for now.”
It seemed like she really had to rebuild a courtyard. Otherwise, it would be inconvenient for guests to come to this room.
Lan Yi scanned the room and a hint of disdain flashed across his eyes.
He looked at Lu Sheng and said, “Master doesn’t lack money.”
Lu Sheng was stunned.
Did he mean that her master was not short of money but she was?
Seeing that she seemed to have misunderstood, Lan Yi explained again, “If you don’t have money, you can ask him for it.”
Lu Sheng finally understood.
Could it be that he saw her living in a dilapidated house and thought that she lacked money so he wanted her to get money from her master to build a new house?
Lu Sheng chuckled and said, “Master gave me money before. I’ll get someone to rebuild the house soon.”
“Yes.”
Lan Yi nodded and threw the bag in his hand onto the couch before turning to leave.
Seeing him leave, Lu Sheng hurried out with him.
She saw him take a broom and dustpan and sweep the chicken feathers on the ground into the basket that she used to store garbage.
Lu Sheng glanced at the chicken feathers and asked, “Lan Yi, can’t you eat cooked food?”
Lan Yi nodded. “Yes, but I don’t know how.”
It probably meant that he could eat cooked food, but he did not know how to prepare them.
“If you live here in the future, you can’t eat raw food anymore. If everyone sees you, they will treat you like a monster.”
After all, he was a Mythical Beast and not an ordinary demon.
“Okay.”
He nodded and continued sweeping the chicken feathers.
Lu Sheng sighed softly. She looked up at the sky and realized that it was time for lunch again.
Holding the basket, she prepared to go to the village to buy some meat.
Seeing that she was leaving, Lan Yi hurriedly put down his broom and dustpan and followed her out.
Lu Sheng took two steps and stopped helplessly.
“I’m going to the village entrance. Nothing will happen. Just wait at home. If you’re bored, you can walk around.”
Lan Yi stopped in his tracks and thought for a while before returning to the courtyard.
Lu Sheng raised her eyebrows and smiled helplessly.
“Lu Sheng, was that strange person really sent by Lord Chu to protect you?”
On the way, Lu Sheng happened to bump into two women from the village.
The duo looked at her and asked.
Lu Sheng smiled and nodded. “That’s right. Lord went on a long trip and might not be back anytime soon. That’s why he sent him to protect me.”
Perhaps because he had to travel, so he forgot to use the Body Cleansing Technique. Hence, his hair was a little messy and his face was a little dirty. That was why he was treated as a weird person.
Actually, he was a handsome young master.
“Lord Chu dotes on you so much.”
“Exactly. What danger can there be in our village?”
The two women’s tone was a bit sour.
They were both from the village, but their daughters married into families who led as bitter lives as them. However, Lu Sheng had meat and fish every day. She could also travel with a carriage.
Now, there was even a guards. How could they not be jealous?
However, no matter how sour they felt, it was useless. After all, their daughters looked worse than her.
Lu Sheng smiled at the two of them and walked past them to the front.
“They really have different lives.”
“Who asked our daughters to be ugly? Indeed, if one’s pretty, she would have a good life.”
When the duo saw that Lu Sheng had walked more than ten meters away, they thought that she could no longer hear them and started speaking sarcastically.
Lu Sheng wanted to turn around and talk to them about the fate of the four beauties. However, she thought that they had not heard of them before, so she gave up.