"I heard from the abbot that this woman died in the mountains. The reason why she turned into resentment was probably because she felt abandoned by her husband." Lu Wanqiu said.
She has inquired a lot about the lantern girl, so she has her own understanding.
Zhao Huai shook his head: "That's not the case. I talked with her. Although she was lost in the mountains, she did not die in the mountains."
"I'd like to hear the details." Lu Wanqiu said helplessly. Zhao Huai was already stronger than her just from annihilating the Lantern Girl, and the other party obviously knew more.
So Zhao Huai slowly said:
"The lady came out of the mountains and found the state. She unexpectedly found her former lover. However, her former lover had become famous and had changed her skin and became a popular figure.
But he didn't come back to look for her. She was heartbroken and very sad about this. She felt that the scholar had forgotten his original oath, so she wanted to come to ask for an explanation, but she was thrown out and couldn't get in. "
"So the scholar killed her in order to silence her?" Lu Wanqiu said suddenly.
"I thought so at first, but think about it, if she was killed by a scholar, would this woman still go to such great lengths to find him?"
Lu Wanqiu nodded, feeling very conflicted indeed.
The lantern girl has been looking for her husband, which means that her hatred is not with her husband.
"So there must be a turning point. The turning point is that the scholar did not betray the Lantern Girl at all." Zhao Huai said solemnly.
The scholar won the first place in the imperial examination and was recognized. Many marriages came one after another, but he was thinking about his wife and did not agree, but he did not refuse either.
Because he knows that once he refuses, he will never be able to survive in the officialdom in the future. The so-called fame he will get is a dream.
Under the constraints of many parties, the scholar will naturally not be able to find his wife immediately. If they find out that he is married, the result will be the same.
But the woman didn't know it. She only felt that her husband-in-law had betrayed her. This hatred became stronger and stronger, and love gave birth to hatred.
The deeper the love, the deeper the hate.
She sneaked into the scholar's mansion and killed him.
Hearing this, Lu Wanqiu questioned: "Not to mention how the woman entered the place where the scholar lived, it is a bit incredible to say that a weak woman with no power to tie a chicken can actually kill someone."
Zhao Huai smiled faintly: "You underestimated the power of hatred. Even if you sell yourself and sneak in as a servant, it is extremely simple. As for whether she killed anyone, I think the coffin in the wooden house can explain and prove it. "
"coffin?"
"Yes, I saw a coffin under the bed in the wooden house where Lantern Girl lives. This coffin cannot be for herself, it must be for the scholar's body."
Lu Wanqiu was still puzzled: "Since there is a vendetta, why do we need to prepare a coffin?"
Zhao Huai looked extremely serious.
"Because she found out everything the scholar did, maybe because of the diary, maybe through inquiring."
"She killed the wrong person."
"So she went crazy."
After the woman killed the scholar, she felt very regretful, but since the man was dead, what could she do? She could only throw the body into the wild.
The scholar's deeds began to spread in the prefectures and counties, saying that he had always stayed behind closed doors, but was very low-key when he became an official. Many people were puzzled.
Finally, it was the confidant butler in the mansion who revealed the key. In fact, he still had a beloved wife, so he had been refusing to marry her, and he kept putting it off, refusing to meet those wealthy families.
When the woman heard the news, it was like a bolt from the blue. Countless regrets flashed through her heart. She went to the place where the body was dumped all night to look for her husband's body.
But the scholar's body had been chewed to pieces by rats, and his whole body was riddled with holes.
The woman was devastated, hated herself, and could not accept the fact that she had killed the person she loved most, to the point of paranoia.
So she went crazy. She put the scholar's body in a coffin and placed it under the bed.
In this way, I can always be with the scholar.
She hated herself so much that she committed suicide in front of the coffin.
This hatred turned her into an evil spirit.
After turning into an evil spirit, the crazy woman chose to forget the fact that she had killed someone, and fell into the grief of losing her husband.
That's why, Lantern Girl has two forms.
One is red and one is white.
Red represents painful memories, while white represents normal, good memories.
After listening to Zhao Huai's explanation, Lu Wanqiu was stunned.
"It was the lantern girl who killed her husband and then committed suicide. The person she hated was herself?"
"That's right."
Zhao Huai nodded.
The details may be different, but the idea is certainly correct.
"This woman is so pitiful."
Lu Wanqiu's eyes couldn't help but reveal sympathy.
Zhao Huai thought: "Actually, I still have a doubt that I haven't solved yet."
"What?"
Lu Wanqiu felt her scalp numb at this time, because this story sounded really scary.
Of course, the man in front of him was even more terrifying. Not only could he find a way to kill the lantern girl, but he also revealed the truth.
"That is, where is the lantern girl's husband?"
"It must have turned into ashes, it's been hundreds of years." Lu Wanqiu said matter-of-factly.
Zhao Huai shook his head again.
He held the skull in his hand tightly, knowing clearly in his heart that this bone must belong to Liu Lang and not to the Lantern Girl.
The cold rain brings the fragrant soul to the grave visitors.
The word "diao" in the hexagram of this sentence is used in a very essential way.
The lantern girl hung up Liu Lang, so he must have been brought to the present by some means.
Otherwise, where did this bone in my hand come from?
"Since she is still searching, it means that Liu Lang still exists, whether it is the bones or the cemetery."
Lu Wanqiu wondered: "But she is already dead, shouldn't it be over?"
"It shouldn't be that simple."
"Come with me."
Zhao Huai put his long sword aside and stepped on it.
"Where to go?"
"Lantern Girl's Cemetery."
...
The two walked side by side and soon arrived near the creek in the dream.
"here it is..."
Lu Wanqiu obviously recognized this place.
Zhao Huai's footsteps were extremely fast and he quickly found the location of the wooden house.
There is only a lot of grass and trees here, and other than that, there is nothing.
He circulated the true energy in his body and struck out with one palm.
"Bang!" A huge crater appeared in front of him.
Zhao Huai squinted his eyes, and the skull in his hand glowed red.
Slowly fell into the pit.
"That's actually the case."
Zhao Huai was stunned and suddenly realized.
"What, what?" Lu Wanqiu felt like a three-year-old child who could only follow Zhao Huai.
"Do you know where Liu Lang is?" Zhao Huai smiled slightly.
"Where?"
"Liu Lang has actually always been by Lantern Girl's side, but she doesn't know it, and we have always ignored him."
Lu Wanqiu frowned, tilted her head and said, "That's impossible, she doesn't have anything on her."
Zhao Huai pointed at the slowly rising red light and said lightly:
"That lantern is her husband-in-law."
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ps: In the new year, I will add an update. It may be a little slow, I’m sorry.
