Chapter 429: Chapter 423: Who Will Save Shen?
After leaving Yuan Er’s house, Qin Liuxi was somewhat silent, making Deng Fucai also feel uneasy, afraid of angering her, so he could only pull Teng Zhao back a few steps.
"Little Taoist, what’s wrong with your master?"
Teng Zhao pulled back his sleeve, glanced at Qin Liuxi’s back, and said, "It’s nothing."
Deng Fucai felt awkward. This master and disciple, one talks a lot, the other cherishes words like gold, truly strange.
By the time they returned to the Deng Family, Deng Fucai gathered the courage to ask her, why she still went through with that act?
Qin Liuxi said, "This Ghost Baby is also a vindictive soul, to reincarnate over and over is tragic enough, that act was indeed meant to quell her resentful energy, to rest in peace in the earth, and in the future, the Yuan Family will worship her, which when she is underground, will allow her to reincarnate calmly. As for the Yuan Family, what they did was merely repaying a debt, and also to scare them a bit, so they won’t easily believe anything about child delivery in the future."
To have no sons, whether rich or poor, is unacceptable, but to cruelly drown an already born child simply because she is a girl is overly ruthless.
Qin Liuxi knew that in peasant families, especially in those uncivilized barbarian regions, such things were all too common, but facing it now, she still felt as if there was a stone blocking her heart.
Perhaps it was because she learned that the soul had reincarnated several times in the same mother.
Hearing Qin Liuxi’s words, Deng Fucai clasped his hands in admiration and said, "Master, your righteousness and kindness are profound."
Qin Liuxi, stroking the Jade Gourd, said, "The matter with the Yuan Family is now settled, but I still need to make one more trip to the Nuwa Temple, tomorrow, my disciple and I will go there, then directly return to Li City from Ling County."
"Then let my house’s Dawu send the Master a journey," Deng Fucai immediately said.
Qin Liuxi smiled.
By this time, Deng Cheng had already brought the fully awakened Deng Shuilan over to kowtow to Qin Liuxi.
Upon seeing his precious daughter, Deng Fucai went over, personally brought her in front of Qin Liuxi, and pressed her head down to kowtow, saying, "The Master saved you, Nannan, you must kowtow and give thanks properly."
The little girl, still looking somewhat drained, was nevertheless well-behaved, kowtowing three times. Looking at Qin Liuxi, she asked, "What about Yaya?"
Qin Liuxi paused, then smilingly said, "She has gone to where she should go."
Upon hearing this, Deng Shuilan’s eyes reddened a bit, and she asked, "Will she not come back again?"
"Yes," Qin Liuxi said, "She asked me to send you her regards, and also to say she is sorry."
Deng Shuilan shook her head, "I don’t blame her, Yaya is very pitiful."
Qin Liuxi touched her head, saying, "You are generous and kind, a good child."
Deng Shuilan appeared a bit shy, she then looked towards Teng Zhao, this young brother was really beautiful, even prettier than a little girl, truly good-looking.
Deng Cheng let the nanny take her daughter away, mentioning that food and drinks were already prepared, Deng Fucai personally led them to the table to keep them company.
That night.
Qin Liuxi asked Teng Zhao, "What are your thoughts about today’s events?"
Teng Zhao was silent for a moment, then said, "Master is kind-hearted, letting them gather the bones and re-bury them."
Bones buried casually will eventually be trampled and forgotten. But gathering them again for reburial, erecting a tombstone, and having sacrificial offerings means that the Ghost Baby, reaching the realms below, will also receive offerings from her family in the human world.
Yes, even if she reincarnates time and time again, since she was born into the Yuan Family, dead or alive, she belongs to the Yuan Family as a house ghost. Being worshipped during festivals is much better than being a Wandering Ghost.
Qin Liuxi then said, "Although we pursue the Dao, we are not cultivating to become Heavenly Beings; we still live in the mortal realm, observe events and people, and cannot be entirely indifferent. Some people can be helped if possible, and the same goes for some ghosts, as long as they are not utterly evil. Just like this Ghost Baby, she did wrong by absorbing the yang energy of mortals, yet she didn’t kill anyone, so there is still a chance for redemption. Her sins will be judged by the Mirror of Sin. Her circumstances are not of her own volition; she is innocent, thus I am willing to save her."
Teng Zhao pondered thoughtfully.
"Good and evil also depend on the karma and retribution; you must discern clearly. Some acts might not be truly good as they could be hypocrisy, while some evil actions might not necessarily be wicked, depending on why they were committed," Qin Liuxi looked at Teng Zhao and said, "If you’re unsure of the definitions of good and evil, then consult your Dao Heart."
She poked Teng Zhao’s chest.
Teng Zhao leaned back slightly to avoid her touch.
Qin Liuxi clicked her tongue and said with a face full of disdain, "I’ve raised you for so long, how come you haven’t gained some weight? After returning, you should practice more. Let Qi Huang prepare medicinal meals for you daily; you lack vital energy and need to replenish. I wonder if the Little Ginseng Spirit has borne fruit yet; if not, I might just gobble it up!"
Far away in Li City, the Little Ginseng Spirit was standing at the edge of a pot, stretching its limbs and greedily absorbing the Moonlight when suddenly, it felt a resentful energy coming from afar, causing it to shudder.
Splash.
It fell from the high edge of the pot and instinctively touched the few little red fruits on its head.
The fruits that it barely managed to bear absolutely must not be damaged; otherwise, Demon Qin would annihilate it.
"Wrong, there’s danger." The Little Ginseng Spirit felt a chilling sensation—a signal of danger.
It swooshed and escaped towards the medicine garden as fast as a sprouting ginseng could.
However, it was fast, but a fiery red shadow was faster, swooping down like lightning, pinning one of its little tendrils.
Half of the Little Ginseng Spirit buried itself into the ground, but the other half couldn’t move, desperately struggling.
As it struggled, the soil on its head loosened, revealing half of its ginseng head and those little red fruits.
Vibrant red, mouthwatering.
"Yo, a Ginseng Spirit with fruits, and a thousand-year-old ginseng at that! What luck to have encountered such a windfall on my return," a demonic claw reached out.
The Little Ginseng Spirit shouted in alarm, and in that moment, it snapped off a tendril and continued to flee.
"Escape, I’d like to see where you can run to, just give in," the demonic claw swept up, and the several red fruits immediately landed in its grasp.
The Little Ginseng Spirit cried out loud, turning its head only to see a fiery-red Nine-tailed Demon Fox grabbing the red fruits to stuff into its mouth, it screamed piercingly, "That’s for Demon Qin, no, for Master Buqiu; you dare to snatch her stuff, she can hunt you down for nine reincarnations, believe it or not!"
The Nine-tailed Demon Fox paused, looking at the Little Ginseng Spirit, its slender fox eyes half squinting.
"You eat, just eat, when all is said I’ll claim you ate Guoguo," the Little Ginseng Spirit puffed up its chest.
The Demon Fox sneered, "I’ll eat you too, then you won’t be able to tattle, heh."
The Little Ginseng Spirit turned pale with fright, burrowing its legs deeper into the soil, fiercely yet timidly said, "You dare! I am her ginseng, if you eat me, you’ll die too!"
"You are her ginseng?" The Nine-tailed Demon Fox suddenly became agitated, pouncing forward, clawing towards its tendrils, and screaming shrilly, "You are hers, and I haven’t even dared to call myself her fox. I’ll make you say, I’ll make you say!"
The Little Ginseng Spirit, while protecting itself, struggled and dug back, crying out, "Ah, ah, where does this sassy fox come from? Someone come quick, who will save the ginseng?"