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Chapter 1625: Chapter 1625: Demon
The grass here didn’t look that green in color, and as he moved bit by bit closer to the grave, he figured this should be the village’s burial ground.
Qi Hao once again cursed the Demon in his heart; now it had actually sunk to doing ghost tricks—truly degenerate.
Thinking of this, he laughed. Was there even such a thing as "degenerate" for a Demon?
As soon as it sensed his arrival, it actually hid.
Qi Hao was also worried that any commotion might cause panic, so he tossed out an Eighth Rank Array Plate. He really was giving this Demon quite a lot of credit.
He directly cast the spell outside, and very quickly the Demon was dragged out by his golden lock.
Watching the Demon struggle nonstop, Qi Hao put it away.
He once again carefully checked the place and actually found another one that had slipped through the net; this one was quite clever—letting a low-level one out while the high-level one hid inside—did it really think it could get away with it?
Controlling it with his Divine Sense was quite an effort as he dragged it out.
This Demon struggled extremely fiercely. Qi Hao immediately performed a Soul Search on it, and discovered that it had always been in the Mortal World, for tens of thousands of years already.
Turns out there was no Demonic Qi here, especially in the Mortal World, where Spiritual Energy was extremely thin. If it wanted to advance, it had to find a way; unexpectedly, this Demon actually had a bit of brains and discovered that Yin Qi could provide it with some replenishment.
It was smart as well. It knew it couldn’t ruin one place endlessly, so it roamed all over the Mortal World.
This time it was unlucky enough to run into Qi Hao.
He sealed it away too and stored it in his space. Still feeling a bit uneasy, he pasted a Thunder Spirit Talisman on the outside, so it wouldn’t dare act up.
Now that he understood the situation here, he put away the Array Plate.
That night he just rested at the threshing floor; nothing unusual about that.
The next day he set off again. Three days later he passed by a county city without entering; it looked like this man more or less knew the situation here. With no problems, he had no intention of going in.
As for that small county town from last time, he was probably going to meet someone he had in mind.
This was actually rather boring, feeling like nothing but the same monotonous journey over and over.
Qi Hao wondered if he should just go back. What was the point of this?
But thinking about going back just like that, what meaning would this training trip have?
Forget it; this could count as tempering his mindset.
That day on the road he met a group coming from the opposite direction.
Qi Hao looked them over and figured they weren’t anyone he knew; at this point, a small girl stepped down from the carriage on their side, followed quickly by a young lady.
The two sides exchanged greetings. Qi Hao looked at the young lady blushing—could it be she’d taken a liking to this person in male disguise?
Could she really not tell this was a woman? Did her eyes have a problem?
Unexpectedly, this group actually turned their horses around and followed along with them; they were very sincere in inviting this Lord Imperial Envoy.
This time the whole group entered the city and followed them to a certain household.
No surprise, the family really was the local richest; their hospitality toward them was extremely thorough, and they even arranged a separate room for Qi Hao.
The food they prepared was also quite lavish. Qi Hao rarely ate such things and simply sat to the side drinking tea.
This tea was his own; he was just putting on a show for others.
This family’s surname was Tian. They were known locally as great philanthropists.
Today all the masters of the Tian Family attended the banquet. The five young ladies all looked at the imperial envoy shy and bashful.
The three young masters in the family were also chatting and fawning over the lord, which made Qi Hao even more aware that people among the common folk all wanted to establish connections with officials.
He quietly slipped out and returned to his own room, set an Array Plate outside, then entered his space to bathe and cultivate.
At first when he sat in meditation he really couldn’t quiet his mind. Only after quite a long time did he enter meditation.
After waking up, Qi Hao came out. He sat on the bed, thinking over his cultivation experience this time.
It seemed his mindset was really not up to par.
In the middle of the night he suddenly heard crying. Curious, Qi Hao took a look and actually saw a ghost? And it was crying toward his room.
It had come to find him? Why hadn’t this ghost been taken away by the Ghost Messenger, and was still lingering in the mortal world?
He appeared in the courtyard. The ghost did not come closer; in fact, even if she wanted to, she couldn’t.
"My lord, please help me."
"How am I supposed to help you? Why should I help you?"
"My lord, Heaven cherishes all life. Please help this humble girl."
"Tell me, let’s hear it."
"My lord, I was originally the third young woman of the Tian Family. Because of my looks, all my sisters hated me.
But even so, I was still of the Tian Family, still their sister—why did they have to kill me? Just because the Marquis came to propose to me?"
"Why couldn’t you reincarnate after you died?"
"Because they hated me. They actually hammered nails into my coffin, the kind with blood on them, and my four limbs were also pinned down by nails; I simply can’t leave this place."
"What exactly do you want me to help you with?"
"Please, my lord, help me seek justice, so that I can reincarnate."
"Go back for now, I’ll give it a try."
He’d go ask the Ghost Messenger what was going on.
In a place this big, people dying was normal. Qi Hao found two Ghost Messengers and blocked them from heading back.
"You two, come with me and take a look. Why is there still a ghost lingering in the mortal world?"
"Because we can’t take her soul away. She counts as a violent death, and besides, her allotted lifespan isn’t over yet."
"Then what should be done?"
"Find someone to perform rites and deliver her."
These two Ghost Messengers actually knew quite a bit, but would rites really help? And this female ghost still wanted revenge?
Qi Hao didn’t know much else, but he did know that if a ghost harmed a mortal, it would be cast into the Eighteen Layers of Hell.
When he came back, the female ghost floated out again. "My lord, is there any way?"
Qi Hao didn’t really have a solution either. "I’ll think of a way to have your father invite a Taoist for you."
Qi Hao felt he’d picked up a scalding hot potato; he really wasn’t someone who liked meddling in others’ business, yet since coming here he’d changed a lot.
Qi Hao found the Tian Family Master and directly planted a psychic suggestion in his mind. All they could do now was wait. The next day the Tian Family Master was in very poor spirits.
He felt groggy all over; the whole night he’d been dreaming of his third young woman.
Unexpectedly, she actually said she’d been murdered, and told him that if the nails were pulled out, she could reincarnate.
The Tian Family Master knew there was an honored guest at home; even though he wanted to put it off, his mind was immediately filled with his third young woman’s tearful complaints, so he still had people go and dig up the grave.
The girls in the family all stared eagerly at the Imperial Envoy; they had no time to pay attention to what their father was doing.
Very soon someone came to report. They saw nails on the red coffin; Mr. Tian had people pry them all off. The person inside was already gone, just bones remaining, and even her four limbs had been nailed down?
The Tian Family Master’s face was full of rage. What was this? She was their own blood sister—how could they bear to do this?
After the nails were pulled out, they buried her again.
There is no wall that doesn’t let the wind through; Lord Imperial Envoy also learned of this matter.
Looking at those few affectedly delicate girls, Jiaojiao genuinely despised them.
So she sent people to investigate the matter.
Seeing things develop this way, Qi Hao was at ease. Whether the girl reincarnated or took revenge was her own affair.