His face was as pale as paper, with an eerie flush, and veins bulging on his forehead.

His eyes were wide open, devoid of light, frozen in a moment of profound pain.

Two lines of blood trickled down his face from the corners of his eyes, and his lips parted as if torn open, constantly gushing out glaring crimson.

Pain, despair, and grotesqueness transformed her once-cherished face into that of a vengeful ghost crawling out of hell!

This is Sun Rong's ghost, standing in front of the bed and seeing its own reflection.

……

Gu Fanghan clenched her fists, feeling a chill run through her body. She felt as if someone had struck her heart with a heavy hammer.

He seemed to lose all his strength in an instant and collapsed to the ground.

He wasn't afraid.

Instead, he didn't know how to face Sun Rong's face, which was filled with pain and despair.

He loved her so much...

Sun Rong looked at Gu Fanghan with a sorrowful expression.

"Brother Fang Han, I have hated you and blamed you! But I hate even more that I wasn't born into an imperial family!"

If I were also a princess of noble birth, you certainly wouldn't have been taken away by him, right?

"Xiao Rong, stop talking..."

Gu Fanghan's voice trembled, and regret overwhelmed him like a tidal wave.

"I want to say it, Brother Fang Han, I want to say it!"

A flash of hatred suddenly crossed Sun Rong's sorrowful face, and her voice became sharp.

"I watched as my body was placed into a thin coffin, but my father and mother didn't shed a single tear. They sent people to bury me in the suburbs in the middle of the night."

A lump formed in my throat; I was resentful and bitter… until I saw you come to pay your respects, and you spoke many words to me, shedding many tears. Only then did I realize that you still cared for me.

"Xiao Rong, I... have never forgotten you."

Gu Fanghan broke down in tears.

Sun Rong's face, covered in blood, had transformed back into that of a vengeful ghost, looking ferocious and menacing.

"But what about your Princess Chengyi? What did she do to me! She personally cut off my incense sticks, ordered my grave to be dug up, and left my body to rot in the wilderness!"

Gu Fanghan trembled violently, her bloodshot eyes filled with shock.

"How could Ah Yi..."

A dark, malevolent aura swirled around Sun Rong, her face contorted in a ferocious expression, and she let out a chilling, maniacal laugh.

"Cheng Yi, I'm going to kill you! I absolutely must kill you! Even if my soul is scattered to the winds, I will not let you go!"

A complex expression flashed across Gu Fanghan's face.

"Xiao Rong, no..."

"Uncle Gu".

Yin Liuli interrupted him, coldly saying, "You saw it yourself, she's filled with resentment. If you don't get rid of this resentment, I'm afraid your household will never have a peaceful day again."

Gu Fanghan slowly looked at her, her voice trembling.

"Liuli, Ayi... must he die to appease Xiaorong's resentment?"

Yin Liuli raised an eyebrow.

"It depends on her fate."

Gu Fanghan sat motionless on the ground, like a wooden sculpture.

On one side was his childhood sweetheart, whom he owed a life to.

On one side was his wife, with whom he had shared over a decade of loving companionship…

He seemed to be standing on a bottomless abyss, holding Xiao Rong in one hand and A Yi in the other.

The abyss was like a giant beast, opening its blood-red maw and sucking the two women into its mouth.

He couldn't let go of either hand.

"Young Taoist priest, you heard about my feud with Cheng Yi?"

Sun Rong slowly floated into the air, her dark blue face contorted in a sinister smile. "I know I'm no match for you. As long as you're not afraid of incurring my karmic burden, feel free to take me in!"

Yin Liuli raised an eyebrow in displeasure.

"What does your karma have to do with me?"

Sun Rong said sternly.

"Then let me out! Let me kill Cheng Yi, kill her, only then can I vent my anger!"

"She went too far; she deserved to be killed."

Yin Liuli gave a light hum, then changed the subject, saying, "However, you are a spirit, and she is a person from the mortal realm. Yin and Yang are separated, and each realm has its own rules."

If all the vengeful ghosts who have suffered injustice were like you, coming to seek revenge, wouldn't the world of the living and the dead be thrown into chaos?

Sun Rong flew into a rage, her entire being radiating a murderous aura.

"Then what do you want? Do you want to capture me, imprison me in a talisman, and let the person who harmed me go unpunished?"

You say the realms of Yin and Yang each have their own rules, but does that mean aiding and abetting evil is the rule of your mortal world?

Yin Liuli shot a sharp glare at him.

"Does being loud give you the right to speak? I hate it when people talk in my ear. If you don't speak properly, I'll teach you how to speak properly."

Knowing her methods, Sun Rong immediately dared not be arrogant.

Yin Liuli raised an eyebrow, held up two fingers, and waved them at her.

"You just want to seek justice and make those who harmed you pay for it, isn't that simple?"

I'll give you two options, you can choose one: First, I'll take you to the underworld to see King Yama and tell him your grievances.

King Yama will record Cheng Yi's evil deeds in the Book of Good and Evil to determine her fate in this life and the next.

Sun Rong's face hardened.

"No! I can't wait that long! I want her dead, I want her to pay for my life!"

"Secondly, I will take you to see the Emperor of the mortal realm, the supreme ruler, to file a complaint with him."

Yin Liuli said coldly, "Heaven and earth are our parents, the emperor is our son, and the emperor is the Son of Heaven."

"His Majesty governs with benevolence and virtue; he has already sought justice for you. Isn't that enough?"

A look of astonishment flashed in Sun Rong's bloodshot eyes.

"Young Taoist priest, you...you dare take me to file a complaint with the emperor?"

Yin Liuli nodded. "I dare."

Gu Fanghan snapped out of her daze and was shocked by Yin Liuli's audacious idea. She hurriedly said,

"Appeal to the Emperor? No, you can't... Ruri, how can you do that?"

Yin Liuli said casually,

"The emperor treated his people like his own children; all the people of the Great Chang Dynasty were his subjects."

Why can't he seek justice for his people who died unjustly?

As the Assistant Commissioner of the Court of Judicial Review, how could His Majesty ignore this injustice?

Gu Fanghan opened her mouth,

"But this..."

This is absolutely absurd!

Is it possible for anyone to file a complaint with the emperor?

The emperor of the mighty Great Chang Dynasty was busy with countless affairs of state and family. Would he really stand up for a ghost?

This is unheard of.

Sun Rong said with a sullen face,

"Little Taoist priest, don't try to fool me! Even ordinary government offices have an official aura guarding them, so ordinary ghosts wouldn't dare to enter, let alone the emperor!"

Although I am filled with resentment, I am restrained by the imperial aura. It will take me a lot of energy, and I am afraid I will not be able to hold on for long.

"You tricked me into the palace so that I would dissipate my malevolent aura and you could capture me to curry favor with Cheng Yi..."

Yin Liuli chuckled.

"If I captured you, why would I need to trick you into seeing the emperor? I could beat you to a pulp in an instant if I wanted to. Why waste all this time arguing with you?"

This vengeful ghost is somewhat disrespectful to humans.

Sun Rong pursed her lips deeply, as if making a decision in her heart.

Yin Liuli glanced at her impatiently.

"Either go to the underworld to see King Yama, or go to the palace to see the emperor. The choice is yours."

"Hurry up and choose, I'm tired."

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