"Can you please take care of me..."
Near the side, Jin Mu, who was also exhausted, stood up slowly with his halberd in hand. Blood was still dripping from the corner of his mouth. He looked extremely embarrassed, but he casually wiped the blood on his sleeves as if he didn't care.
"Miss Ayu, Shen Xichen just exhausted his spiritual power. It seems that I was injured more deeply."
Shen Xichen stood up slowly. He knew that Ayu was trying to comfort him with such trivial thoughts. Indeed, he was too coward now, and he had to let a person who almost died comfort him. He secretly asked himself in his heart that he would never do it again in the future. He will no longer act out of impulse and cannot protect others, and he does not deserve to be respected by the world.
"Taoist Master Jin Mu, after this battle, I found that your spiritual power is not low. Being a Sanxian is a bit of an inconvenience. You will be able to recover from such an injury in a few days."
Jin Mu lowered his head and coughed while laughing. He kept wiping the newly spilled blood with his sleeves. He stood upright against the halberd and replied: "My spiritual power is naturally not as good as that of Taoist Shen. The move Taoist Shen just made has already entered the body." Realm of transformation is not a power that a cultivator can come into contact with. I really admire you. My spiritual power is only superficial and I can only resist with my halberd. Ahem..." Just as he was speaking, Jin Mu felt a sweetness in his throat, and his body His body tilted and he almost fell to his knees. Fortunately, Shen Xichen held him up so that he wouldn't make a fool of himself.
"As Taoist Shen has seen, I was seriously injured in the previous battle with the tiger demon, and it took me half a year to recover. Now that I have been injured again, it involves old injuries, and I am afraid that my recovery will not be as good as before."
"In this case, the two injured people should rest and adjust their spirits now. We still have a lot to do to get rid of the black spirits."
Ayu couldn't help but interrupt when she saw the two men holding on.
When Tong Er woke up, she didn't calm down. She only remembered seeing the evil ghost, screaming and struggling on the bed. It was not until her husband Shi Maoyuan comforted her for a long time that she gradually calmed down.
Shen Xichen and Jin Mu also heard the cry. Tong Er was in a coma for two days. Their spiritual power has almost recovered since that night. Monks at their level can recover their spiritual power very quickly, but their spiritual power is restored very quickly. When one's strength is exhausted, no matter how high one's cultivation level is or how powerful one's abilities are, they are no more than a mortal body.
When she saw Shen Xichen and Jin Mu coming in, Tong Er had completely calmed down and was leaning on the edge of the bed, sipping hot tea, with Shi Maoyuan accompanying her. Seeing the two people coming in, his eyes dodge.
"Second Miss Tong, it's time to tell the truth. It's been nearly half a month since the incident in the Imperial City. The longer the soul leaves the body, the harder it will be to go back. If things continue to develop, it will take the next life to see the Tong family again. "Jin Mu said threatening words with the gentlest expression, and the words he spat out were like gentle knives, which hit Tong Er's heart directly.
"Miss Tong Er, we have been able to confirm that the evil ghost has a great connection with Miss Tong, or to put it bluntly, the evil ghost is the dead Tong Yang'er." Shen Xichen's words were like the last knife, finally prying open the door. The most shameful secret of the Tong family.
"Two Taoist Priests, this is a matter of family reputation. I still have a little sister who is not yet married. I would like to ask the Taoist Priests not to tell anyone else after listening to this."
In a worldly and powerful family, reputation is like a shackle, locking everyone in the family. Now that everyone is half dead, the first thing they think about is reputation. Ayu doesn't understand this.
Five years ago, the Tong family in the imperial city had three happy events. The first was that the Tong family had won the right to supply fabrics to the Tianjia family in the Holy Capital, and their future was bright. The second was that a grandson was born, and the line of children continued. The third was that the two daughters got married, and the couple was made in heaven.
Who are the two daughters of the Tong family? They are famous beauties in the imperial city.
It is said in the market that the master of the Tong family only married one wife and never took a concubine. The two daughters of the Tong family are both legitimate daughters and have a noble status. The two daughters have been well-dressed and well-fed since they were born, and they have been taken care of. Tong is the second daughter of the family. One year old, she has loved playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child, and she is famous among girls from aristocratic families. Miss Tong San loves reading and writing. She has known four books and five classics since she was a child. Although they are all read by men, the Tong family is famous for loving their children. Seeing Miss San likes her, and there is no man in the family who is good at reading, he just follows her. willing.
Ever since he reached the age where he can negotiate for a marriage, the matchmaker has never been divorced. Even the dignitaries in the Holy City have submitted marriage proposals. However, Tong Er is very ambitious and does not want to marry equally, and the parents of the Tong family do not abandon their daughter to marry far away. , as soon as there was a delay, even Tong San reached the age. It happened that the two sisters discussed marriage together. Compared with her sister, Tong San had no requirements. Her mind was never on the love between her children. However, she was not the one who could decide the marriage. So the other party No one has much concern for her.
Soon, the marriage was decided, and Tong Er settled on the new number one tea merchant in the imperial city, the legitimate son of the Qi family. Tong San settled on the second son of the Qiu family, who was also a big cloth merchant in the imperial city. The second son of Qiu was good at learning, and although he only got a moderate degree of honor, he agreed with Tong San.
The happy event is scheduled for the beginning of the next year, and there is still half a year of preparation time.
After the engagement, it happened to coincide with the annual merchant gathering in the Imperial City. All the big business houses in the city would gather together. Three families were included, so the children of the three families who had just discussed the marriage could take this opportunity to meet and connect with each other.
On the day of the Chamber of Commerce, after lunch, the family heads and elders will go to the Xiangtang to discuss matters, while the young masters and ladies will hold different gatherings in the garden outside the house, such as poetry, pot throwing, and Cuju, for entertainment. This year it is a poetry conference. But what is different from previous years is that this time it is a drinking ceremony.
Although men and women sit together at the poetry meeting, there is a screen in the middle, through which one can probably see the face of the person opposite.
But the people here are all sons and daughters of merchants. How can they learn from the talents of those literati and elegant guests? groaned and smiled. The most outstanding person in the whole scene was Mr. Qiu Er. He was indeed a man who had achieved fame, and Tong San was impressed by him.
Tong Er is also very satisfied with her future husband. Not only is he good-looking, he will also be the heir to the Qi family tea business. The days to come can be imagined to be wonderful.
But the dream did not come true.
At the end of the year, a major event occurred, which completely extinguished the Tong family's bright future plans.
Tong Yang'er, Miss Tong San actually escaped from marriage, and the person she escaped from was Master Qiu Er's companion.
Tong Er never thought that his sister, who had always been aloof and self-sufficient, would do such ridiculous things. She liked reading, and Qiu Er had a reputation. She liked poetry. Qiu Er was obviously the most outstanding person at the poetry meeting. She I haven't been able to understand my sister's thoughts since I was a child, and now I think she is crazy.
Although after the incident happened, the Tong and Qiu families suppressed the matter for the sake of the reputation of the business, but how could the Qiu family suffer such humiliation? Even if they broke off the engagement and put down their harsh words, the Tong and Qiu families would never have any diplomatic relations in the future. There is no more communication between them.
Although the break-up of the engagement was covered up, misfortunes never come singly. The Qi family also knew about it. Later, the dignitaries in the upper-class business circle also probably heard about it. Although they knew that the Qiu family must be causing the trouble, there was nothing they could do about it. The Tong family Really wrong.
But as the most powerful representative of the imperial city, the fortune and reputation of the family are connected. Although it was not Tong Er who escaped from the marriage, he was still implicated in the end. The Qi family also retreated from the Tong family under public opinion and pressure. Get married and no longer interact with each other.
Tong Er, who was too late to choose her before, has now become the girl no one wants. The Tong family, which was so prominent in the past, is now in danger.
Everything was Tong Yang'er's fault. She ruined her perfect marriage contract and ruined the most important reputation of a powerful family.
Later, Tong San was still found, but she refused to admit her mistake and insisted on being with her lover. She really broke the hearts of everyone in the Tong family time and time again, so she was implemented according to the family law, and He was expelled from the family and finally kicked out of the Tong family.
There will be no more Tong Yanger in the Tong family.
After removing Tong San, the Tong family regained the trust of everyone except the Qiu family by virtue of their efforts in the mall and their broad network of contacts, and the Tong family recovered.
But she, Tong Er, was not so lucky. I heard that the legitimate son of the Qi family married a girl from the Xie family, who was not as outstanding, not as prominent as her, and not even as beautiful as her. But no one dared to marry her for fear of being raped. Wearing the hat, no one even responded to her grievances about getting married.
In the end, she stayed away from the imperial city and her parents, and married to Qilin Town, where she married Shi Maoyuan, who was just a landlord and had an average appearance.
Tong Er felt that if he was the one who died, his resentment would probably not be lower than that of the evil ghost.
"This is what happened five years ago, Taoist Priest. The evil spirit should be Yang'er. She may have hated us for beating her and abandoning her. After I got married, because we were far away from each other, the contact with my mother's family was not very close. Any news about Yang'er, I only got the news of her death a year ago..." Tong Er was stunned as he spoke, as if he was stuck in memories. After a while, his emotions suddenly became excited, and his tone was... Hatred: "Why, what qualifications does she have to come to the Tong family? To seek revenge on me? I am the victim. I was the one who was harmed by her to the point where I lost my reputation as a woman. She deserves to die. She deserves to be punished." The ghost has bewitched the mind..." She yelled, as if she wanted to shout out her grievances, but she cried again, sad that the Tong family was in this state, sad that her sister was bewitched without knowing it, and that she could not find peace after death. , entangled, entangled, ultimately a sad thing.
Tong Er looked like she was trapped in a demon. This experience was like a shackles, making her unable to see clearly in front of her and unable to see the future.
Ayu felt that her body could be healed if she was injured, and her breath could be replenished if her breath was damaged, but her heart was hurt, but how could she cure it? Even if she could save the Tong family, she could not be saved. She wanted to help her.
Since entering the house, Shen Xichen has been connected to Ayu's consciousness, and naturally knows that Ayu wants to help but can't.
Still have to mention something.
"Little monster, you have been taught in vain during this period. All this spiritual power will become moldy if it is not put to use at this time. She is hurting her heart. You have to talk to her heart."
Ayu wanted to roll her eyes when she heard the previous sentence, hum, man, guilt is just an act! But after hearing the last sentence, I was enlightened, yes, it can still be like this.
"Miss Tong Er is in a bad mood right now. Please ask Mr. Shi to calm down Madam first. I'll go out first. I have something else I need to ask about later. I'm sorry." After Jin Mu finished speaking, Mr. Shi responded and pulled Shen. Xichen walked outside the house.
After walking for several steps, no one followed him. Just as he was about to turn around and call them, he saw Shen Xi sinking at the door and stopped. When he saw him turning around, he made a silent gesture towards him and waved his hand towards him. Good guy, are you telling him to shut up and leave? Jin Mu smiled, but he refused to leave and stood still, enjoying the warmth of the sun.
After leaving the house, Ayu began to concentrate and use her spiritual consciousness to connect with Miss Tong Er. Yes, she wanted to imitate Shen Xichen and have direct spiritual communication, and Tong Er was no more than a mortal. , not that difficult.
After entering Tong Er's thoughts, Ayu personally felt her unwillingness, her sadness, and her resentment. These emotions are the most devouring of people's hearts. Ayu took a deep breath, stabilized her spiritual consciousness to prevent herself from being exaggerated by these emotions, and spoke slowly. .
"Tong Sui'er, why are you so angry?"
Hearing the voice, Tong Er was surprised: "Who is it?"
"Don't be afraid, I am a wandering immortal passing by. I feel that there is resentment here, and I am here to resolve it. I can communicate with your soul with my immortal power. You can feel free to say to me, Tong Sui'er, who are you complaining about?"
Ayu was a little panicked after she finished speaking. The first time she lied, she borrowed the name of a god.
"I hate that thin lover, knowing that I am not wrong, but abandoning me without caring, then turning around and marrying someone else."
"Tong Sui'er, then who are you pitying?"
"I pity the Tong family. They have done good deeds for half their lives, but they can't make up for one mistake. For decades, the family business was almost destroyed. What's even more pitiful...my sister, who has no repentance, ended up like this."
“Finally, who are you feeling sorry for?”
"For myself, I married far away from home. Although my mother-in-law's family is expensive, it is thousands of miles away. Although the dowry is thick, I have no one to rely on. You are a god. You know that I am hopeless. It's better not to get into this troubled water. Mistakenly. Achieve merit."
"After taking me to answer your worries and thoughts, you can feel for yourself whether you have no solutions."
After hearing this, Ayu started to answer with a firm tone.
"Although your ruthless lover abandoned you and betrayed you, do you know that he is nothing more than a golden man? After getting married, his true nature is revealed. He is a dandy and a mean person. The bride will suffer every day and regret it. For such a person, you Why do you still hate him?"
"When the Tong family does good deeds, those who benefit will be grateful. The art of merchants puts profit first, and the people who do business are just the grass on the wall. Waiting for the east wind to blow into the Tong family in the future."
"Besides, your sister, there are already kind-hearted people who are willing to help her. The grudges in this life will be repaid in the future."
"Finally, you yourself, although your natal family is far away, your heart is not far away. Although you have no choice to marry far away, they have chosen a good husband for you. You don't have to feel sorry for yourself. How has your husband treated you over the years? Look at it. Got it. In fact, you know in your heart how you feel about your husband-in-law, but they are just bound by the past, Tong Suier, life is short, leave your time to your lover."
Yu'er withdrew her spiritual consciousness. She also wanted to leave time to herself, and she would figure it out.
"You're really good at telling nonsense. You're telling lies with your eyes open."
"Why are you eavesdropping? Then what can I do? Who asked Master Qi to regret his marriage first? He should have arranged a few sentences for him. The other things should not be wrong. Anyway, I did what I should do. What's left? It’s up to her to decide.”
Shen Xi smiled deeply and stopped teasing her: "You did a good job."
Ayu was a little happy after being praised, but Shen Xichen had to be hurt to understand the truth.
Girls need to be coaxed!
