Three times married to Yama

Why Pan Yi?

Pan Yi appeared when he was going through the most difficult time, helping him manage the family and ensuring that the children could have a full meal. She is his benefactor!

"Master Mo Xun, can't we choose someone else?" Pei Jian asked unwillingly.

Mo Xun replied, "Do you think that any soul can be used to create a Yin Cai Ghost? Such a birth chart is extremely rare, and once missed, it will not appear again for hundreds of years. I still maintain that everything depends on you."

"Go back and think about it slowly."

After saying this, Mo Xun ignored Pei Jian and closed the door of the Iris Capital Temple.

Pei Jian returned home in a daze. Pan Yi had already gone out to do odd jobs. Although she didn't earn much, she could still ease some of the burden on the family.

Including Pan Yi's daughter, there are a total of five children in the family. When Pei Jian saw these thin children, he couldn't help but sigh heavily.

For the first time ever, Pei Jian went and bought a piece of meat. When Pan Yi came home that evening and saw the meat already cooked, she was very surprised.

"Ah Jian, why did you buy meat today?" Pan Yi asked in surprise.

Pei Jian didn't say anything, but smiled and served Pan Yi a bowl of rice, and then put several pieces of meat in her bowl.

"Xiaoyi, you've worked hard," Pei Jian said.

"It's not hard work, it's all worth it for the children, but where are the children? I haven't seen them."

When she usually comes home, her children will gather around her, but now it's just her and Pei Jian at home.

Pei Jian replied, "The children are at the neighbor's house. I'd like to have dinner with you alone tonight."

Pan Yi smiled sheepishly, "We've known each other for so long, why did you suddenly decide to have dinner alone?"

Pei Jian smiled but didn't say anything. He just put a few more pieces of meat into Pan Yi's bowl.

He watched Pan Yi eat quietly until she noticed Pei Jian's gaze. She looked up and asked with some confusion, "Jian, is there something else you want to say?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Jian hesitated for a moment before tentatively speaking, "Xiao Yi, there's something I'm struggling with, and I'd like to ask for your opinion."

"What is it?"

Pei Jian said, "Now there is an opportunity that can make our Pei family rich and powerful. I'm wondering if I should seize this opportunity."

After listening, Pan Yi thought for a moment and replied, "Of course you should seize the opportunity if you have it, but you seem a little hesitant. Is there something you're worried about?"

Looking into Pan Yi's sincere eyes, Pei Jian felt tormented. He moved his lips but hesitated to speak.

"I don't have any concerns, it's just that I'll be very busy later," he replied.

"It's alright, you go ahead and do your work. I can stay home and take care of the children. This is a rare opportunity, don't miss it," Pan Yi replied considerately.

"Mm." Pei Jian nodded, but dared not look up at Pan Yi again.

Pan Yi didn't think too much about it. After finishing her meal, she felt a little sleepy. Pei Jian told her to rest first, and he would pick up the children later.

Pan Yi rested with peace of mind, but when she woke up, her daughter was gone.

She was just over three years old, and her daughter, who could sweetly call her "Mama," had disappeared.

Pei Jian rushed back from outside, clutching a ransom note in his hand.

"Ah Jian, where's Yi Yi? Where did she go?" Upon seeing Pei Jian, Pan Yi grasped at a straw.

Pei Jian solemnly handed the blackmail letter to Pan Yi. When Pan Yi saw the contents of the letter, her heart broke.

Her daughter, Yiyi, was kidnapped by thugs who demanded a ransom of 1,000 yuan for her release. But she and the entire Pei family's combined wealth amounted to only a few dozen yuan. Where would she get 1,000 yuan?

"Xiaoyi, it's all my fault. I didn't watch Yiyi properly, and that's why she was kidnapped by thugs. I'll go out and borrow money right now, and I'll definitely be able to redeem Yiyi!" Pei Jian said as he walked out.

Pan Yi quickly grabbed Pei Jian, "Let's report this to the police. We can't raise that much money, we..."

Before she could finish speaking, Pei Jian interrupted her, "Xiao Yi, the letter says that if we report it to the police, they will kill her. If we don't pay the ransom within the specified time, they will chop off Yi Yi's hands and feet..."

As Pei Jian spoke, he observed Pan Yi's expression, while Pan Yi's tears flowed uncontrollably.

She didn't understand, "Our family is so poor, the thugs wouldn't get anything by kidnapping our child, why would they do this?"

Pei Jian's eyes flickered, but Pan Yi, anxious and worried, did not notice.

"Perhaps those thugs were just randomly grabbing people..." he whispered back.

The two then went out separately to try and raise money, but unfortunately, they couldn't raise enough to make a thousand yuan.

In those days, a thousand dollars was a huge sum of money, and given their poverty, almost no one was willing to lend them money.

So the next afternoon, someone left a child's arm wrapped in burlap and another letter at their doorstep.

When Pan Yi saw the arm, she fainted instantly. She knew it was her daughter's arm, with a small red mole on the wrist.

The letter stated that if the ransom was not paid, they would take off an arm or a leg every day until the ransom was paid or the person died.

"No, no! Ah—she's just a child!" Pan Yi completely broke down.

She quickly rallied and went out again to borrow money.

Pei Jian followed behind her, and said with great remorse, "It's all my fault, Xiao Yi. Hit me if you want. If I had money, Yi Yi wouldn't have been hurt."

Pan Yi didn't speak; at that moment, she had only one thought in her mind: money.

She needed to scrape together a thousand yuan to redeem her daughter; she couldn't let anything happen to her daughter again. She even considered going to a brothel.

But it's still not enough, not enough, there's still so much to go...

"Ah Jian, tell me, where can I raise money? I tried selling my blood, but they said I was too thin and wouldn't take it. I went to a brothel, but they said I was ugly and it would be a losing proposition. I really have no other choice..."

Pan Yi's desire for money had reached its peak at this point.

"Not enough." Mo Xun appeared not far from Pei Jian and uttered two words to him.

Pei Jian frowned. Wasn't that enough?

After Pan Yi walked away, Mo Xun walked to Pei Jian's side and said, "The best material for making Yin Cai Gui is to let her die when she is most obsessed and desperate."

"But she did help me, she helped this family after all..." Pei Jian murmured.

Upon hearing Pei Jian's words, Mo Xun couldn't help but scoff, "So this is how you repay her?"

"Master Mo Xun, you..." Pei Jian was stunned, but couldn't find any words to refute him.

"Once the arrow is released, there's no turning back. Too much conscience will never bring great wealth and honor. I'll be here on time to collect your soul tomorrow. You won't let me down, will you?" Mo Xun put his hand on Pei Jian's shoulder and asked with a smile.

At that moment, Pei Jian felt as if the hand on his shoulder weighed a ton.