Chapter Twenty-Five: The End of One Hundred Years
"Birds?" Aunt Mei was at a loss, and she didn't know what Qi Zihuan meant.
After Qi Zihuan's spell was drawn, he finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the four inscriptions on the sword body had a black light.
"Ever since I entered here, I've always had a question, why are there birds here?" He lowered his hand and said patiently, "There are no birds or insects in Huangshan Village, and the same is true by the Black Water Pool, as long as there are no living creatures in the places where your grievances are heavier. And this wilderness grave mountain is obviously related to you, why can there be birds! β
"It was indeed my negligence."
"That's right. This mountain bag is where your body was abandoned, when there was a moon in the sky and birds in the trees, and you have copied it all into your resentment space. β
"So, you've actually found the flaw?"
Qi Zihuan slowly walked up to Aunt Mei and said dryly: "Yes, I lied to you, I always knew that this flaw was you." Although I don't read much, I also know that the illusion is similar to a formation, and there must be an eye for the formation. And this ghost place is transformed by your resentment, and that array of eyes is of course the place where the resentment is most concentratedβyour essence. Only by bringing in the main body can you maintain such a large, real fantasy space. β
Aunt Mei asked unwillingly: "Even if you deduce that my body is here, why do you really dare to greet Xiao Ming just because you are suspicious?" Aren't you afraid that this is really Xiao Ming? β
"It's all said, I lied to you." Qi Zihuan felt a little funny.
Aunt Mei is actually very simple, she can even be fooled by Qi Zihuan several times when she becomes a ghost, and she even believed in her husband with all her heart before her death, so she will be killed by design.
But it is this kind of persistence transformed into a simple personality that makes her a desperate ghost.
"You know, I have a Pagoda of the Dawn on me. This tower has three bronze mirrors, one of which is the sun, which can be authentic. When I first saw you, I was still weak and possessed treasures that I could not use, and this mirror could only be used by me as a yin and yang eye, and could only see through the simplest illusions. Qi Zihuan continued to explain, "Later, I went to the ancestral hall to steal the spirit card, and I wanted to try to see if I could open the altar to kill you and end the matter quickly." Who would have thought that by mistake, I would have accidentally crossed nine ghosts trapped in Huangshan Village, and I have another magic weapon to feed myself, so that the divine soul can be condensed and strengthened, and now I can use the true power of this Solar Treasure Mirror - Breaking Delusion. β
"I think that at the beginning, I married into the Bu family at the age of 28, and I only served my husband for filial piety. Excuse me, will it be possible for me to enter his ancestral hall after I die and be a ghost of his family? β
"Alas, you are also a poor person, just hateful to cover your eyes, so that you can't see yourself clearly." Sighing, Qi Zihuan climbed the hilt of the sword with one hand, and held the bronze mirror in front of Aunt Mei with the other.
Aunt Mei stared at the bronze mirror, the mirror was hazy, but she saw herself clearly from it.
No long straight black hair, no pupilless eyes, no sharp teeth, not ugly, not pretty.
It's just the most real appearance, just a skeleton.
"That's it?" Aunt Mei asked in a daze.
"That's it. Whether it's love or hate, it's all mourning for a hundred years, nothing more than pink skeletons, white bones, skin and flesh. β
Aunt Mei stopped talking, seemed to forget that she had a wooden sword in her chest, and looked at the bronze mirror blankly, Qi Zihuan stood in front of her with the mirror raised, and did not bother.
Not to mention the female ghost who has been wronged for a hundred years, even in our mortal world, how many people can really see themselves?
After a long time, Qi Zihuan asked: "I still can't figure it out, it's been nearly a hundred years, why did you come out and kill innocents in vain?" Just because the corpses are in the waterhole? β
"I was angry and turned into a ghost back then, and I was able to slaughter sixty-six people in Huangshan Village in three days, little mage, do you think that if you met me at the beginning, you could really defeat me so easily?"
Aunt Mei finally looked away from the bronze mirror, looked up at the sky, and sighed: "For a hundred years, I have detained those wicked people here and tortured them day and night, but this space is also constantly consuming my soul power. It won't be long before this place will disappear, and I'm not reconciled! β
"So you are angry and go into the water, killing people and devouring souls?"
"I'd rather bear thousands of sins than pull Bu Wantian to accompany me to suffer for a thousand years." Aunt Mei's voice became lower and lower, and she said, "I'm unwilling...... Unwilling to ......"
"What about Li Qiang, your favorite child, he was really killed by you?"
"Yes, I killed him to bring him here. He experienced great changes in his childhood, and as an adult, he was deeply affected by it, and he has been lonely all his life without friends or relatives. Now that he is going to die, he should be brought here by me to return to his roots and live forever as a child rather than die tragically alone in his hut. β
"You said it was for him, but have you thought about whether he wants to?"
"All living beings are obsessed, how can they see through."
Qi Zihuan held the hilt of the sword and turned it slowly, looked at the weak female ghost in front of him with some pity, and said: "The most stupid thing has always been you, you think that you have used this illusion space to restrain the wicked, but in fact, the only thing that traps you is yourself." β
As the wooden sword turned, the wound continued to escape a trace of black gas, and Aunt Mei hung her head, her long hair covered her face, and her whole body shook uncontrollably, obviously suffering a lot.
"Let's get it all done, okay?"
After speaking, Qi Zihuan used force in his hand, pulled out the peachwood sword, the wound was torn, and more black qi was entangled and squeezed with each other, gushing out wildly.
There was a roar in the sky, the stars and moon suddenly disappeared, the ground began to crack, the trees fell, and the birds and beasts scattered.
"Aunt Mei!" There was a child running in the distance, who was the real Xiaoqiang.
Xiao Qiang ran over and hugged Aunt Mei who was kneeling on the ground, and his little hands wanted to cover the huge wound that emitted black gas, but it was always in vain.
"Xiaoqiang, Aunt Mei is sorry for you, she shouldn't have brought you here. Go with this uncle, he can take you to a beautiful place. β
Aunt Mei looked at Qi Zihuan with pleading eyes, she was begging him to cross Xiaoqiang's ghost.
"I don't want it! Aunt Mei, I want to stay with you, I have no relatives, Aunt Mei, you are the person closest to me. Xiaoqiang cried and refused.
"Xiaoqiang, you have to be obedient and obedient, let's go. Aunt Mei is dying, and you will dissipate if you stay here. β
"Aunt Mei, I won't leave. I used to be scared and ran away, leaving you here alone for so long. Aunt Mei, I'm sorry for you, I won't leave again this time. β
The entire space collapsed faster and faster, and the last scene Qi Zihuan saw before breaking away was two ghosts, one big and one small, hugging each other tightly.
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Qi Zihuan laboriously dragged Xiao Ming to the shore, probed his nose, and confirmed that he was still breathing.
Then he turned his head to look at the pool, and there was no wave, as if nothing had happened.
Perhaps, in a few years, there will be fish and shrimp in this pool as well.
There may also be children who come to catch the king.
That's good.