This is the true immortal of the Taoist sect.

Hearing Li Daoxuan's footsteps, Zhao Chun'an slowly turned around, glanced at it, then turned back and continued to stare blankly at the well.

Upon seeing this, Li Daoxuan couldn't help but frown.

"Lord Zhao, all fifteen members of the Gu family, young and old, from the west of the city, have been brutally murdered. The killers are those young men in white."

"I chased them out of the city just now, but unfortunately they still managed to escape."

"The bodies of the Gu family are still in the other courtyard. I would like to ask Lord Zhao to check if there are any other relatives of the Gu family so that they can be notified to come and handle the funeral arrangements."

Upon hearing this news, Zhao Chun'an finally regained some of his senses.

He stood up, cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Li Daoxuan, and said:

"Yes, I will make the arrangements first thing tomorrow morning."

Li Daoxuan nodded, somewhat hesitantly.

Zhao Chun'an couldn't help but ask:

"Is there anything else, Mr. Li?"

Li Daoxuan glanced at the ancient well, but in the end, he couldn't bear it. He sighed and took out the gourd containing the embroiderer.

When Zhao Chun'an saw the gourd in Li Daoxuan's hand, he visibly trembled, and his eyes instantly reddened.

"Sir...this is...this is..."

Li Daoxuan nodded and said:

"That's right, it's your embroiderer..."

After saying that, he handed the gourd to Zhao Chun'an.

Zhao Chun'an held it in his palm, his mouth agape, tears silently streaming down his face.

Li Daoxuan said in a serious tone:

"I'm handing it over to you not to allow you to continue raising a tiger that will cause harm, but simply to let you see her one last time, out of consideration for your deep affection."

Zhao Chun'an pressed the gourd to his chest, nodded slightly, and tried to say something, but found it difficult to speak.

Seeing this, Li Daoxuan sighed. Since ancient times, love has always been like this, capable of making people willing to die for each other...

Li Daoxuan had a relationship during his university years, but they inevitably parted ways when they graduated.

The girl wanted to study abroad, but Li Daoxuan only wanted to return to his hometown and follow his father to the family's small folk shop located in the scenic area.

The girl felt that Li Daoxuan lacked ambition, so she decisively broke up with him.

Looking back now, it all seems like it was all preordained.

If the girl hadn't broken up with him, Li Daoxuan wouldn't have embarked on his journey alone, and perhaps he wouldn't have met the child who almost went astray in Sanqing Mountain, nor would he have traveled to this strange world.

In the end, it's all fate.

"Lord Zhao, the person is gone. If you continue to cling to these illusory possessions, you will ultimately harm yourself and others."

"I respect you for your integrity as an official and your ability to govern the country well. I hope you understand what you can and cannot do."

That's all I have to say. Take care of yourself...

After saying this, Li Daoxuan was about to take back the gourd to eliminate the evil spirit.

Zhao Chun'an dodged it.

Li Daoxuan frowned and said coldly:

"Lord Zhao, you should know my strength. You... can't stop me..."

Zhao Chun'an nodded, choking back tears, then stood up and bowed to Li Daoxuan, saying:

"Please calm down, sir. I... I'm not trying to hide. I just hope... I hope I can personally... send her away..."

Li Daoxuan was taken aback, and his heart sank.

Zhao Chun'an put down the gourd and turned to leave.

When he returned shortly afterward, he was holding an official seal bestowed by the emperor.

Zhao Chun'an stood before Li Daoxuan, his eyes still filled with sorrow, but behind that sorrow was a clear hint of determination.

"Sir, you are right. The person is gone, and I should not continue to cling to this, lest I harm myself and others."

"I have served as the magistrate of Anyi County for more than ten years, and I have used every means to stay in this position."

"Looking back now, it was truly laughable and childish."

Zhao Chun'an looked at the gourd in Li Daoxuan's hand, his grief impossible to hide.

"Embroiderer... I'm sorry, I couldn't protect you in this life, and you even became a vengeful ghost. It's all my fault..."

After saying that, Zhao Chun'an reached out with trembling hands, clenched his teeth, closed his eyes, cried out in grief, and then pulled out the bottle stopper.

In an instant, a terrifying surge of yin energy erupted forth.

"ah..."

The howls of the vengeful ghosts echoed all around.

As soon as it was freed, it displayed terrifying ferocity.

Not only did he not recognize Zhao Chun'an, his former lover, he also wanted to kill him directly.

Zhao Chun'an was filled with grief, but he still threw away the official seal in his hand.

Sensing the presence of the vengeful spirit, the national fortune of the Great Zhao Dynasty contained within the official seal, as well as the official aura that Zhao Chun'an had accumulated over decades, suddenly erupted, transforming into a reddish-yellow cage that enveloped it.

The vengeful ghost screamed in agony in the cage, its yin energy dissipating and turning into black smoke that scattered in all directions.

Zhao Chun'an seemed to have all his strength drained away, and he collapsed to the ground, wailing loudly.

A conviction that has lasted for over a decade is not something that can be easily let go of.

Just then, the vengeful ghost in the cage suddenly quieted down, its yin energy subsided, and its eyes became clear. In the blink of an eye, it regained its appearance from when it was alive.

"Chun'an...is that you?"

Zhao Chun'an's body jolted, and then he raised his head in disbelief.

"Embroidery...embroiderer..."

At this point, there was no longer any vengeful ghost in the cage; it was just a young girl in the prime of her life.

The girl's eyes flickered, her face showed bitterness, and her tone carried a hint of resentment as she said:

"Chun'an, why have you been gone for so long? I've finally waited for you. You promised me you'd marry me when you came back, Chun'an... I miss you so much..."

Zhao Chun'an had completely lost his composure by this point. Watching the girl in the cage stumble and crawl towards him, he murmured:

"Embroiderer...Embroiderer...I'll release you right now, I want to marry you...I'll quit being an official, let's get married...and live a good life..."

Seeing this, Li Daoxuan shook his head helplessly.

As the saying goes, ghost stories are endless; how can one believe the words of a vengeful ghost?

Just as Zhao Chun'an reached out to remove the floating official seal, Li Daoxuan suddenly shouted:

"You beast, you still want to bewitch people..."

Zhao Chun'an's heart jolted, and his eyes instantly cleared.

Looking up again, there was no longer any embroiderer. Instead, there was a hideous, ferocious demon.

"Embroiderer...embroidering..."

Zhao Chun'an's heart was completely broken. His embroiderer was truly... gone...

However, at this moment, the vengeful ghost that had been sealed by the official seal began to struggle frantically.

His body was filled with terrifying Yin energy, which directly broke through the cage of official energy.

"It has indeed become a force to be reckoned with; even the arrogance of a county official cannot suppress the fate of the nation..."

Li Daoxuan thought to himself.

This vengeful ghost is no ordinary ghost; if left unchecked, it may cause a great disaster.

Li Daoxuan waved his hand, sending the official seal and Zhao Chun'an flying. He then scattered several yellow talismans in all directions, blocking the evil spirit's escape route.

"Heaven and earth are natural, and impurities disperse. Within the cave lies mystery and emptiness, where the primordial energy shines brightly..."

As the purification incantation was solemnly recited, the vengeful ghost began to scream and struggle wildly.

However, the spiritual talisman seal set up by Li Daoxuan was not something it could break through.

After one purification incantation, the vengeful ghost had already weakened and was no longer subdued by its previous ferocity.

Li Daoxuan made his move again, unleashing the Five Thunder Talisman without hesitation.

Thunder roared down from the sky, and divine light flashed.

All the yin energy was refined and dissipated almost instantly.

The entire courtyard was no longer filled with any chilly atmosphere.

However, just when Li Daoxuan thought everything had calmed down, he was surprised to see a figure standing inside the talisman's seal.

It was illusory and swaying, as if it might vanish at any moment.

Upon seeing her face clearly, Li Daoxuan was shocked. Wasn't this the vengeful ghost, the Embroiderer?

Why did she retain a wisp of spirit even though her yin energy had completely dissipated under the Five Thunder Talisman and she should have been completely destroyed?

Li Daoxuan didn't have time to think, and raised his hand to grab at the outstretched hand in mid-air.

Zhao Chun'an's body was directly captured.

He also saw the embroiderer's spirit, his eyes filled with disbelief and hesitation.

Li Daoxuan gently patted his shoulder and sighed:

"This time it's a real embroiderer. What else do you have to say? Speak up..."