C18 18 Qin Ji Dong Zhou Pays Back the Debt

Qin Ji still had a stiff smile on her face, but a terrifying killing intent appeared in her eyes.

Yun Yan said, "And then?"

Qin Ji said, "I didn't expect that a casual sentence from me would really lead to the king of the Dongzhou Country to lead his troops to attack the neighboring country. The neighboring country, Yuwu, is almost half as big as the Dongzhou Country, and its population is also much larger. Everyone was puzzled as to why he would choose to attack the Yuwu Country instead of the smaller and easier to attack Half Xia Country, but I know that perhaps only I know."

Yun Yan asked curiously, "Why?"

Qin Ji said faintly, "Because... he wants to get me."

Yun Yan actually wanted to ask, "What do you mean?" However, he swallowed his words. He knew that if he asked such a question now, Qin Ji would definitely laugh at him for being ignorant of the world.

Qin Ji continued, "The result of that battle can be imagined. The Dongzhou Country practically used all of its strength to fight, and hundreds of thousands of people participated in the battle. When they returned, only a few tens of thousands of people were left. For a time, the number of men in the Dongzhou Country suddenly decreased, and the country was left with the old, weak, sick, and disabled. In three years, the Dongzhou Country was filled with white mourning banners, as if there was no other color other than white."

Yun Yan's eyes widened in shock as he said, "So many people have died."

Qin Ji said, "It seems that in just one night, the pain of losing their loved ones was transferred to me. I became the main culprit. Don't you think it's ridiculous? How could I be wrong? If I told them to kill someone, would they really kill that person?" Qin Ji looked at her hands and said, "My hands have never been touched by a single life before, but it was them."

Qin Ji said angrily, "They killed nineteen of my family members. Weren't they all human lives? Who should I pay for my family members' lives?"

Yun Yan saw that Qin Ji was losing control of her emotions and poured another glass of wine for her. Qin Ji grabbed the glass and downed the wine in one gulp.

Yun Yan said, "Everything has its cause and effect. It is hard to say who is at fault."

Qin Ji sneered, "Everyone in the Dongzhou Country has tasted the taste of losing their loved ones. Shouldn't the king of the country take responsibility for this? I am just a woman who can't even control my own fate. How can I control the fate of others?"

Qin Ji saw that Yun Yan's face was getting paler and paler. She smiled and said to her, "You don't have to think so much. After all, what I have experienced is just my own matter."

Yun Yan looked up at Qin Ji. Her face didn't seem as stiff as it was when she first saw her. Her face was no longer cold, and it seemed to be a little warm. Yun Yan said faintly, "And then?"

Qin Ji sighed, "And then... they came to settle the score with me. After all, I am just a woman in a drifting state, and he is the high and mighty king. Who would push the blame on him? Or should I say, who would dare push the blame on him?"

Yun Yan looked at Qin Ji sympathetically, but Qin Ji said, "Don't look at me like that. I don't need it the most, and I hate it the most."

Yun Yan quickly said, "Sorry, sister, it's my fault."

Qin Ji said, "There's no need to apologize to me. Don't look at me like that in the future."

Yun Yan nodded and said, "Alright."

Qin Ji continued, "I never thought that joke would change my fate again. The people of Dongzhou have been suppressing their emotions for three years, and they finally burst out. The flowers in the city were trampled and destroyed in one night. Everything was in a mess. In their eyes, I, the culprit, couldn't be let go. They escorted me to the most prosperous market. In front of everyone, a man could humiliate me, and a woman could vent her anger on me. They used knives and hairpins to cut my body to pieces..."

When she said this, Qin Ji's thoughts were brought back to the time when she was the most humiliated and miserable in her life. Her body trembled slightly. Yun Yan stood up and walked to her back, gently embracing her in his arms. Qin Ji caressed Yun Yan's arm, her body still trembling uncontrollably.

Yun Yan comforted her, "Sister, don't be afraid. It's all in the past."

Qin Ji's eyes were filled with tears. She shook her head and said, "No, it's not over yet."

Then she paused for a moment, adjusted her emotions, and slowly said, "After three days and three nights of humiliation, they threw me into a pit with tens of thousands of vipers. I was most afraid of snakes. Seeing so many snakes crawling around me, their cold bodies touched my wounds, and they spat their tongues. Until now, my ears still ring with hissing sounds. I can clearly feel that they bit my body bit by bit, and my flesh and blood slowly fell off my body."

Yun Yan frowned. She could not bear to listen any longer. She had never thought that this seemingly calm female ghost would have experienced such a painful experience before her death.

Qin Ji continued, "I was thinking, isn't this a poisonous snake? Won't it die after a bite? But why did my brain become clearer and clearer after they bit me? I could clearly feel the pain every time. My hoarse screams echoed in the entire Dongzhou Country. I don't know how many days have passed. I looked at my hand that was only left with bones after being bitten. I was wondering why I didn't die even after being humiliated to this extent."

Tears fell from Yun Yan's eyes. Qin Ji smiled and said, "Yun Yan, you and I have only met by chance. You don't have to be so sad."

Yun Yan said, "Sister, it would be great if I could meet you earlier. I definitely wouldn't let you suffer such pain and humiliation."

Qin Ji said, "Actually, this matter is very absurd. The cause is just a joke from me. The most ridiculous and ridiculous thing is that no one in the world knows that the king of Dongzhou has never seen my appearance from the beginning to the end. I actually paid such a heavy price for this series of absurdity."

Yun Yan said, "Didn't you explain it to them?"

Qin Ji smiled bitterly and said, "What's the use of explaining? Who would believe it? In their mouths, I was just dead."

Yun Yan said, "What happened after that?"

Qin Ji paused for a moment, then picked up the wine cup on the table and drank a cup of wine. She slowly said, "After that, I died. Actually, I died a long time ago. It's just that my soul hasn't left my body yet, so I can still feel the pain of death. I have always been beside my corpse, watching those snakes eat me bit by bit."

Yun Yan asked, "What happened after that?"

She smiled and said, "After that?" She smiled again and said, "I was brought to the Netherworld. I died too miserably when I was alive, and my body was completely naked. Then, I became a ghost with a painting of skin. I could use the painting of skin to disguise my original appearance. After I became a ghost, I naturally couldn't afford to offend them. I don't know if I was too lucky or if I had done a lot of good deeds in my previous life. After I died miserably for half a year, Dongzhou was destroyed, and everything disappeared. That absurd king didn't even have the face to see me even after he went to the Netherworld."

Yun Yan said, "I didn't expect that your life would be so miserable. I was rude to you on the mountain earlier. It's Yun Yan's fault."

Qin Ji looked at the sky outside the inn. It was still dark outside. She sighed and said, "This is the first time I told someone about this. I have a reputation in the Netherworld. When I talk about Qin Ji, there are a few people who aren't afraid."

Yun Yan said, "Then, have you ever thought about reincarnating?"

Qin Ji smiled and rubbed her fingers on the cup. "I have lived a life that is already hard enough. There's nothing bad about being a ghost. Look."

As she spoke, Qin Ji took out the flute from her waist and said, "Look at this flute. It was given to me by an eminent monk two hundred years ago. It's called the Bone Flute."

Yun Yan said, "Bone Flute?"

Qin Ji said, "Yes, the Bone Flute. This flute is made from the bones of an eminent monk. When one collects the bones of a hundred people, he will be able to communicate with them. If he has any unfulfilled wishes, he can obtain the answer he wants through this Bone Flute."

Yun Yan asked, "So powerful. I always thought that you were holding a jade flute, but it turns out to be a Bone Flute."

Qin Ji continued, "If you say that ghosts are not good, then one thing is that we can't stay under the sun for long. Otherwise, our skin will be burned. We don't need to eat or sleep. Even Bodhisattva has descended to the mortal world to experience tribulation. He is still entangled with a ghost. If you say that it's not good, then how could he bear to give up his position? But in the end, he did not have a good end. Both of them fell into the River of Forgetfulness."

Yun Yan did not know why Qin Ji would suddenly bring up the matter of Bodhisattva. She just nodded silently. Maybe she was just sighing with emotion.

A demon and a ghost sat at the table and chatted for half a night. The candles on the table had all been burned out. The wick of the candle struggled for a moment before it was extinguished, leaving behind a wisp of faint green smoke. The inn was plunged into darkness. Yun Yan only felt a cool breeze brush past her body, and then she lost consciousness.

After an unknown period of time, Yun Yan opened her eyes and her vision gradually became clear. Only then did she see clearly that she was currently in a dark place. Below her was a thin layer of straw, and when she moved, the straw below her would make a soft sound.

She was in a very small room, and there were a few people tied up around her. In fact, he was not sure whether the few people beside him were people or something, so he temporarily thought that they were people. Only then did Yun Yan realize that her hands were tied behind her back, and so were the people around her. Their hands were tied up, and their mouths and eyes were covered in black cloth. When they heard Yun Yan's movement, one of the young men, who looked like a human, began to cry out, as if he was saying something.

Yun Yan looked at him and tried her best to get close to him. She helped him untie the bindings on his hands, and the man removed the cloth around his eyes and mouth. Then, a handsome young man appeared in front of Yun Yan. He quickly untied Yun Yan's hands and said to her with a smile, "Thank you, brother."

Yun Yan smiled and nodded in response.

The young man said, "My name is Ruojie. When it was dark, I thought of coming in to sleep, but I didn't expect to wake up and be tied up here. This is a black shop, a black shop."

Yun Yan smiled and said, "It's not a black shop, but a dark shop."

Ruojie had a surprised look on his face. "Dark shop, white shop, I've seen them before. What is a dark shop?"

Yun Yan explained helplessly, "The Netherworld is a shop opened by the people of the Netherworld, commonly known as a 'hostess'."

Ruojie finally came to a realization. He impatiently brushed the strand of hair on his forehead behind his head, but he failed to succeed twice. He decided not to care about the hair on his forehead anymore. "So it's a ghost shop. I was wondering why there was an inn in this desolate mountain. I felt gloomy the moment I entered the door. Have you seen the waiter who greeted the guests? That person is really ugly."

Ruojie muttered to herself for a long time. Yun Yan felt that he had said enough. Now that she saw Ruojie, she felt that she was at a disadvantage.