Chapter 658: Retribution of Sins
Chapter 658: Retribution of Sins
Amidst the shouting, Zhang Family's Third Uncle even raised his whip, scolding fiercely, causing the monster's face to turn deathly pale.
Suddenly, the monster flipped over, and from within its tattered robe, it pulled out a pitch-black nail, its face filled with a wronged expression, but its actions were decisive.
With a hissing sound, it drove the nail into its own shoulder, and at the same moment, Long Jing Master, who had just finished bowing to the second talisman arrow, also had a wound split open on his left shoulder, and blood seeped out.
"Malevolent spirit, vile beast, do you see the great gift the Zhang family has given you?"
The Third Uncle of the Zhang family wished to immediately attract Long Jing Master's attention, his face stern as he shouted, "You think this is the Birth Creation Technique, which is not false, but it is also created from your flesh and blood, the most wicked among the wicked, the most sinful among the sinful creatures."
"But even if it is a sinful creature, it is still connected to your bloodline!"
"You even dare to have hidden intentions of leaving the Zhang family, but from the moment you entered the Zhang family, this dog chain has been tied around your neck."
"With this sinful creature around, you will never truly find freedom!"
"..."
Facing his roar, Long Jing Master's movements were clearly affected, and his gaze seemed somewhat weak as he turned to look at him.
Long Jing Master slowly said, "I have studied many techniques, but I have indeed not learned such sinful methods..."
"Don't you understand?"
The Third Uncle of the Zhang family, standing on the wooden boat, slowly leaned forward, stepping on the boat's edge, his face stern as he said, "It seems this malevolent spirit doesn't know everything either."
"Let me tell you, this monster was originally your son..."
"..."
Long Jing Master's pupils slightly trembled, "What?"
"Perhaps you thought that by participating in the matter of ending the royal destiny of the Duan Dynasty, your sins were too heavy, and you were destined to be childless?"
The Third Uncle of the Zhang family's voice was as chilling as the ghostly wails in the Netherworld, "But that foolish girl from my Zhang family was too attached to you."
"Just because you mentioned this matter in front of her, she, who should have informed us of this matter early on, became obsessed and only wanted to leave a child for you. She knew that only by having this child would the Zhang family accept you, and only then would you be willing to stay."
"She respected and loved you so much that she even said you were no ordinary person and would eventually ascend to immortality!"
"Indeed, your sins are deep, and you have been abandoned by the Heavenly General, unable to have children. However, she went to the Blessing Pavilion, climbed the stairs, and bowed to seek blessings, also seeking a child for you. But who could she hide this from?"
"Since she had a child, there were countless vengeful souls who wanted to enter this sinful conception..."
"So, your son became like this..."
"..."
As he spoke, his voice sounded like a nightmare to the listeners, "You were originally a soul-stealing malevolent spirit, and now your son has also been possessed by a malevolent spirit. I only ask you... how does this feel?"
The heavens were silent, and all around was still, only his chilling voice echoing from above, penetrating the ears of the crowd.
At this moment, even Hu Ma's heart trembled with worry, and he looked towards the Spirit Summoning Platform.
On the platform, Long Jing Master stood frozen, even forgetting to bow to the second talisman arrow. In the City of the Wrongly Dead, countless vengeful spirits and ghosts, awakened by him, surrounded him with their grievances. Yet, he seemed unaware of it.
His face grew paler, and he began to cough violently. After a few coughs, a mouthful of fresh blood suddenly gushed from his chest, soaking his clothes.
As he lifted his head, his pale face was filled with bewilderment, "She... she did all this?"
"Senior..."
Listening to the words of the Third Uncle of the Zhang family, Hu Ma's heart was filled with suppressed anger, and a hint of worry appeared in his eyes, "Senior..."
"Then..."
It seemed Long Jing Master could no longer hear Hu Ma's words. His gaze was fixed on the monster beside him, "Then... was he originally my son?"
"..."
"Gaga..."
The monster, unaware, saw Long Jing Master's gaze upon it. Already covered in blood, it became even more excited.
Suddenly, it pulled out the nail and began stabbing and piercing its own body, each stab causing it to cry out in pain, followed by maniacal laughter. It stabbed with increasing force, and Long Jing Master's body also appeared with countless wounds, drenched in blood.
"I personally entered the Netherworld to find you this ten-fold unforgivable vengeful ghost, possessing the sinful conception, devouring its mother, and overpowering its father. Now that you see it, are you satisfied?"
On the wooden boat, the Third Uncle of the Zhang family spoke with a low, menacing smile, "She died while giving birth to this sinful child, her divine soul gone, with no support from heaven and earth."
"And because of you, she couldn't be buried in the Zhang family's ancestral tomb. Even after death, she remains alone and pitiful, all because you refused to marry her formally..."
"..."
His words pierced Long Jing Master's heart like arrows, and he retorted with a mocking smile, "Studying a few nightmare techniques, you dare to rebel against heaven? It's sheer delusion!"
"My Zhang family guards ten earth pulses, ensuring stability for the world. As long as the Zhang family stands, there will be no chaos. Our family's door lintel stands tall, raised by the people of this world."
"Don't speak of your petty Nightmare Technique. Even if you bring this entire City of the Wrongly Dead to the Yang World, how could you possibly affect the Zhang Family in the slightest?"
"..."
"..."
With his arrogant words, Long Jing Senior had fallen silent, seemingly truly suppressed and unable to move.
But Hu Ma couldn't bear to watch any longer. Suddenly, he reached out to grab the monster, but the creature that had been evading Hu Ma was now completely unconcerned. It turned its face towards Hu Ma, grabbing his hand.
Hu Ma dared not kill the monster, but instead, he snatched the iron nail from its hand and restrained it, wanting to stop the monster from harming itself.
However, the monster let out a malevolent laugh, its tongue chewing wildly, and its body emitted a strange rattling sound as its flesh and blood seemed to melt and devour each other.
Hu Ma was filled with anger and helplessness like never before. He slapped the monster's head, intending to knock it unconscious, but the monster's head merely wobbled, and it immediately burst into loud laughter. As a soul-stealing spirit, its body and soul were not aligned, preventing it from fainting.
"Marvelous..."
At that moment, the Meng Family Patriarch, who had been listening with approval to the Zhang Family's masterpiece, also seized the opportunity. With a grand sweep of his sleeve, the malevolent spirit beside him quietly approached the platform.
Having confirmed the malevolent spirit on the Spirit Summoning Platform, and seeing that the Zhang Family had chained its neck with a single chain, he believed that the remaining malevolent spirit would be an easy catch.
However, he hadn't noticed that the Third Uncle of the Zhang Family, who had been wearing a sinister smile, gradually revealed a look of astonishment.
He, too, was curious about the expression on the malevolent spirit's face after learning this secret, but as this wish was fulfilled, another doubt arose...
...No, the malevolent spirit was in unbearable pain, pierced by countless arrows, but why, even now, was it not dead?
...It was in pain but hadn't taken the next step?
"Get rid of this monster for me..."
Outside the Spirit Summoning Platform, even Hu Ma's heart was unsettled, thinking that the seven arrows couldn't be fired again. But then, he heard Long Jing Senior's low voice.
Startled, he raised his head and saw that Long Jing Senior had lifted his head. His face was ashen, like death itself, but the wounds on his body had stopped bleeding, and his movements seemed unaffected.
Slowly and resolutely, he turned towards the straw figure, raising his blood-stained sleeves high.
"Something's wrong..."
The Third Uncle of the Zhang Family's face turned slightly rigid, and his eyebrows furrowed tightly, "Why can't the blood-related grudge harm him?"
"You say this only to ruin my state of mind!"
Not only the Third Uncle of the Zhang Family but even Hu Ma and the others were curious.
Amidst the deathly silence, Long Jing Senior's face was pale, his sorrow hidden, but he didn't lose his composure as they had imagined, "But I already knew of her respect and love for me, so why do I need your reminder?"
"I don't want to write a marriage letter to her. It's just that I know my sins are too deep, and I don't want to implicate her..."
"But since the Zhang Family insists, let's see. If I enter your family, and the grudges of the Du Clan descend upon me, can your Noble Zhang Family withstand it?"
"..."
"Quick... Stop him!"
The Third Uncle of the Zhang Family, still unclear about the whole situation, felt something was terribly wrong, as if something important had gone awry.
At that moment, Long Jing Senior faced the straw figure and slowly bowed, his voice calm, "The Zhang Family has made only one mistake. I am not Iron Guanyin; I am Long Jing, the Nightmare Slayer of the Du Clan's seventeen million royalty. I am the one who killed the Du Clan."
"Those connected to me by blood and karmic consequences are cursed by heaven and earth, generation after generation, by the Du Clan..."
"I don't want to marry her because I don't want her to bear this karmic consequence. But since she is no longer in this world, let's see if your Zhang Family's gatehouse is higher than that of the Du Clan's royalty..."
"..."
"..."
Boom!
As he spoke, he bowed deeply, and in an instant, boundless grudges erupted from the City of the Wrongly Dead, attaching themselves to the arrow. In a flash, the arrow swept through the countless ghosts, flying into the Yang World.
"Swoosh!"
This arrow flew towards the Yang World, landing on a small mound of earth, unmarked and overgrown with weeds, where even a tombstone had not been erected.
A tile covered the mound, and at this moment, it cracked.
Compared to the first arrow, this was the smallest arrow, but due to the entangled karmic consequences, it sealed the marriage vow. Long Jing Senior no longer pretended to be Iron Guanyin, hiding from the heavenly sins, but instead, he entered the Noble Zhang Family's gatehouse with dignity.
In the capital city, in an extremely ominous place, the spirits of over a hundred thousand royalty, two centuries of vengeful and resentful ghosts, suddenly unleashed their fury, flowing and surging, finding an outlet.
They headed straight for a deep mountain forest, a hidden Feng Shui treasure site, the ancestral mausoleum of the Noble Zhang Family, the former dynasty's imperial mausoleum.
(End of Chapter)
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