Three times married to Yama

When Zhou Siran heard these words, her eyes were filled with confusion and doubt.

"Lu, Lu Ningqiu, who is she?" Zhou Siran asked.

He asked the question sincerely, his eyes were clear, and he didn't seem to be lying.

"She's your wife!" Xia Zheng angrily punched Zhou Siran in the face, and blood immediately started flowing from her nose.

But Zhou Siran didn't fight back. He just covered his nose, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

"My wife? But isn't my wife Taozhi? I don't know Lu Ningqiu," Zhou Siran asked in confusion.

I sighed inwardly; Zhou Siran was undoubtedly suffering from amnesia.

When Yao Taozhi saw Zhou Siran being beaten, she wanted to rush to Zhou Siran's side, but I stopped her.

Lu Ningqiu floated beside Zhou Siran, her sorrow radiating outwards.

"Si Ran, how could you forget me..."

I looked at Yao Taozhi and said coldly, "Are you still going to hide it now? Zhou Siran is not related to you, nor is he from this village. You have already broken the law by detaining him here for five years!"

"If you don't tell the truth, you'll be going to jail."

Many villagers who had come to watch the spectacle were already standing outside the fence, craning their necks to look inside.

I turned to look at Zhang Guihua again, "Aunt Zhang, concealing information is also illegal."

"If you have a criminal record, your child won't be able to take the civil service exam."

My words caused Zhang Guihua to fall to the ground, and Yao Taozhi also lowered her head and remained silent.

"Ms. Yao, it's time to turn back from the wrong path. I've already notified the police, and your resistance is futile."

Yao Taozhi gave Zhou Siran a deep look, then closed her eyes and tears rolled down her cheeks. "Fine, I'll talk."

She turned back into the house and took out something wrapped in a black cloth.

The black cloth was opened, revealing an ID card inside.

She handed her ID card to Zhou Siran, saying, "A Niu, this is yours."

Zhou Siran took the ID card in a daze. When he saw the name and photo on the ID card, his pupils dilated and he froze.

"Is this me?" Zhou Siran asked in a trembling voice, her eyes fixed on the ID card.

Xia Zheng retorted angrily, "If it wasn't you, then who would it be? I wish it were me, so that Ning Qiu would love me!"

Zhou Siran's eyes seemed to pierce through the identity in his hand. Suddenly, he clutched his head and howled in pain, collapsing to the ground.

"Ah Niu..." Yao Taozhi cried out.

Lu Ningqiu looked at Zhou Siran, who was writhing on the ground in pain, with heartache. She said softly, "His name isn't A Niu, it's Zhou Siran. He's my husband."

Yao Taozhi naturally couldn't hear Lu Ningqiu's words. She lowered her head as if all her energy had been drained and said, "Aniu is indeed not my husband. I found him on my way back from the market. He was covered in injuries, so I brought him back to the village."

"Why didn't you take him to the hospital?" I asked.

Yao Taozhi said nervously, "It would take several hours to get him to a big hospital, and I don't have any extra money to pay his medical expenses in advance. I can't just watch him die. Besides, we have a village doctor in our village who is very good at treating both people and animals, so I just brought him back."

Me: "After Zhou Siran woke up, why didn't you ask him to contact his family?"

"He... he forgot who he was, and all he had was an ID card." Yao Taozhi's voice stammered.

If Zhou Siran had an ID card and the police had called, they would have helped her find her family. But Yao Taozhi didn't; she simply kept Zhou Siran there.

Zhang Guihua, who was standing nearby, then spoke up, "There are no men in Taozhi's family. Wouldn't it be good to have a man stay here...?"

I looked sharply at Zhang Guihua. "Tell me the truth, did you persuade Ms. Yao to keep Zhou Siran here?"

"Hey, hey, I didn't, I just offered a small suggestion," Zhang Guihua quickly denied.

Even a minor complaint: Yao Taozhi keeping Zhou Siran was definitely Zhang Guihua's doing.

When Yao Taozhi heard my conversation with Zhang Guihua, she gritted her teeth and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Actually, Aunt Zhang is right. There's always trouble around a widow's door. The women in the village are afraid that their husbands will run to my place, so they all advised me to keep A Niu. That's why I kept him here."

I am usually a fairly stable person, but after hearing Yao Taozhi's words, I felt a surge of anger.

"Absurd!" I couldn't help but exclaim.

I looked at the men and women watching the commotion outside the fence and scolded them, "If you're worried your men will run off to other women, the best thing you should do is keep an eye on your own men, not try to control other women!"

Someone in the crowd whispered, "Those legs are on men's bodies, what can we do about it?"

I laughed in anger at those words. "You know men have legs, right? Wherever they want to go is their own decision, so why blame others? If you want to stop them from running around, break their legs!"

The men who were watching the commotion immediately became unhappy when they heard what I said.

"How dare you talk like that, young lady? It's clearly because Widow Yao's husband died and she couldn't stand the loneliness, so she's been sticking her butt out in the fields every day trying to seduce us! That's why we came to her house!"

"Yes, and besides, we're just here to take a look around and see if she needs any help. We don't have any other intentions."

"That's right, and after Ah Niu came, we didn't come back."

Me: "???" I was shocked by these people's shameless remarks.

Upon hearing these words, Yao Taozhi immediately raised her head and hurriedly defended herself, "I didn't! I didn't seduce them! I was just hoeing the field normally, and they whistled at me and said some vulgar things."

As she spoke, she looked at Zhou Siran, who was still holding her head, and burst into tears. "I did make a mistake. I was too selfish."

"I don't want to be harassed by them anymore. Aunt Zhang and other villagers also advised me to keep A-Niu. They said that as long as A-Niu is there, those men won't bully me anymore. I..."

Yao Taozhi covered her face and began to sob softly.

I fell silent for a moment.

Yao Taozhi was also a pitiful person, but that was not a reason for her to detain Zhou Siran.

She's pitiful, but aren't Lu Ningqiu and Zhou Siran pitiful too?

A husband who waited for her until his death, and a top lawyer with a bright future.

I sighed and looked at Lu Ningqiu. "What are you planning to do?"

Lu Ningqiu looked at Zhou Siran with deep affection, her gaze filled with longing and reluctance.

"As long as he's still alive, that's good," Lu Ningqiu said. "Perhaps it's better if he doesn't regain his memory, so he won't remember me and won't be sad."

"He shouldn't be stuck here. He's an excellent lawyer who often leads a team to do social assistance and help those who need legal help. He should get out; there are many people who need him."

Lu Ningqiu looked at me sincerely, "Master A Yin, can you help him? He's in a lot of pain right now."

Zhou Siran is in pain because his memories are recovering, and interrupting him at this time may cause him to go insane.

I placed my hand above Zhou Siran's head and softly chanted the Heart-Cleansing Mantra. He gradually calmed down and eventually fainted.

I had already called the police before entering Tuanyuan Village, and they had already arrived by then.

The police have almost never come to the small village, and the villagers instinctively keep their distance when they see them.

Because of the police intervention, Zhou Siran was quickly sent to the hospital, and Yao Taozhi cried and tried to chase after the car, but I stopped her.

Seeing Zhou Siran being taken away, Zhang Guihua sighed, "Oh dear, Taozhi is a widow again."

Then she said to the onlookers, "You all better keep a close eye on your men, lest they wander around here."

I glared at Zhang Guihua, and she shrank back, not daring to say a word.

I said to Yao Taozhi, "Perhaps you could leave Tuanyuan Village and look for a job that suits you."

"Can I...can I?" Yao Taozhi asked, her eyes red and her voice trembling.

I said frankly, "Why not? Compared to farming at home, you might have more job opportunities outside and avoid being harassed by your fellow villagers."

Yao Taozhi nervously gripped the hem of her clothes with both hands. "Will I still be able to see A Niu after I go out?"

"Stop thinking about it. Zhou Siran is my girlfriend's husband." Xia Zheng snorted coldly, clearly dissatisfied with Yao Taozhi.

Yao Taozhi was stunned upon hearing this, "Ah..."

I,"……"

His girlfriend's husband? How could he even say that?

"Thank you, I'll consider it," Yao Taozhi said softly.

I nodded and didn't say anything more. Now that Zhou Siran has been found, it's time for us to leave.

When the onlookers saw that we were leaving, they all made way. Xia Zheng glared fiercely at those men.

As I reached the door, I turned back to look at Zhang Guihua in the yard. "Aunt Zhang, you'd better stop gossiping about others, or you'll suffer even after you die."

"How dare you talk like that, young lady!" Zhang Guihua was furious.

I ignored them and turned to walk out of Tuanyuan Village.

Fortunately, although Tuanyuan Village is relatively remote, the people here are not so foolish as to oppose the authorities.

I've heard that in some villages where wives are bought and sold, the entire village is very united, and sometimes the whole village even bands together to resist the police—that's the most troublesome situation.

Overall, the matter went relatively smoothly.

After Zhou Siran was sent to the hospital for treatment, Lu Ningqiu stayed by his side. Perhaps sensing something, Zhou Siran would often stare blankly at one place.

Police investigation revealed that Zhou Siran's injuries in the car accident were the result of retaliation by his rivals. The suspect has been apprehended; he is a lawyer who lost to Zhou Siran.

The client, Xia Zheng, had just broken up with his girlfriend. I helped him cleanse himself of the lingering negative energy on his body and in his home, which helped him regain some of his energy and spirit.

In the hospital ward, Zhou Siran was fast asleep, and Lu Ningqiu was lying beside him, gazing at him intently.

She only floated up from beside Zhou Siran's pillow when she saw me. This time, I came alone; I didn't bring Yan Jinyue or Ji Fengya with me.

"Lu Ningqiu, you cannot stay near a living person for too long. Your yin energy will harm him. I'm sure you know why I came to see you today." I said directly to Lu Ningqiu.

"Master A Yin, I know," Lu Ningqiu said respectfully to me.

After seeing Zhou Si, her obsession was over, and I took out the Spirit Ferry Fan on a whim.

I unfolded the Spirit Ferry Fan, which had previously rippled like flowing spring water.

But now, it has changed.

The ripples transformed into tiny, starlight-like specks of light floating around the Spirit Ferry Fan. There were similar specks of light in the air as well. I looked up and saw that they were emanating from Lu Ningqiu.

It seems that these specks of light are the manifestation of Lu Ningqiu's obsession.

I immediately focused my mind and formed a hand seal, displaying the Spirit Transfer Fan in front of me.

"All phenomena are empty, only attachment remains."

"Where the heart is focused, there the thoughts gather."

"All obsessions converge, the fan returns to its origin!"

As the incantation was uttered, the ice-blue light of the Ferry Spirit Fan intensified, and all the light spots scattered from Lu Ningqiu's body converged towards the Ferry Spirit Fan. When all the light spots disappeared, I clearly felt that the Ferry Spirit Fan was somewhat different.

There is a power within the Spirit Ferry Fan.

I was overjoyed. It seemed that this power was the healing power that my father had mentioned in his letter, the power that transformed obsession into healing, the power that could cure mountain spirits and monsters.

"Master A Yin, my worldly ties are severed, and it is time for me to go to my own place. As for Siran, he will have a new life in the future, and I will no longer be attached to him."

"Thank you, Master A Yin. Ningqiu takes her leave."

I nodded. "Go ahead, I hope you'll be happy in your next life."

Even after death, she transformed into a spirit of passion and maintained her rationality, refraining from blindly harming the innocent. I think Lu Ningqiu must have been a very good person in life.

I put away the Spirit Ferry Fan and was about to leave the ward when a voice called out to me from behind.

Zhou Siran woke up.

"Master A Yin, please wait."

I turned around and looked at you. "You're awake."

Zhou Siran's face was pale, and although her eyes were red, no tears came out, as if she had already cried all her tears.

"Thank you for rescuing me from Tuanyuan Village. I never imagined that during the years I was missing, Ningqiu had already..."

"If you want to thank someone, thank your wife. Even in death, she was searching for you. Otherwise, you might have stayed in Tuanyuan Village for the rest of your life, living the life of Ah Niu."

My words made Zhou Siran's face turn even paler.

"Did she leave me any messages?" Zhou Siran asked me, her eyes full of anticipation.

Actually, Lu Ningqiu didn't ask me to leave any message for Zhou Siran when she left, but I roughly know what a woman like her would say.

I looked at Zhou Siran calmly and said softly, "She hopes you will stay true to your original aspirations, be a righteous lawyer, and continue to help those in society who need legal aid."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Siran suddenly burst into tears and laughter. "That's right, that's right! This has always been Ningqiu's request of me. Please, Master A Yin, convey this to Ningqiu that I will certainly not let her down!"

"Okay." I nodded gently. "Take care."

After leaving the hospital, I didn't go back immediately, but went to Yun Fu's place.

I've been busy with Xia Zheng and Qing Mei these past two days and haven't had a chance to check on Yun Fu. I hope he's staying home obediently and hasn't gone out to cause trouble.

I entered the password to enter the room, where the curtains were drawn tightly shut, allowing almost no light to penetrate.

"Yun Fu," I called out.

No one answered me.

I went to the living room and opened the curtains, and the light from outside instantly shone in.

"Well……"

A soft moan suddenly came from inside the room.

I was about to turn around and look in the direction the sound came from when I felt a cold, fleshy wall pressed against my back.

A pair of hands with sharp black nails suddenly landed on my shoulders.