Gou Zai Xianwu Wenjing Search for Opportunities

Chapter 88 The First Time in History

Even if her master, Yunniang, was weak-willed and wouldn't punish her, the Li family had rules, and the person in charge of the Li family was probably not a soft-hearted person.

In order to maintain the dignity of the aristocratic family, it is highly likely that family rules will be enforced.

Out of fear and anxiety, Shi Shu begged her lover to take her away from the Li family and elope.

She believed that she had given everything to her lover, and that he should cherish her.

But Wang Anren specially bought her abortion pills, the most effective and most expensive kind.

He didn't want to give up his promising future!

Shi Shu was extremely disappointed; this was not what she wanted. She threw the abortion pills on the ground and, in a fit of anger, banged her head against the wall.

Fortunately, Wang Anren rescued her, but she was still injured, with a head wound and bleeding, but fortunately the injury was not serious.

After being rescued, she was terrified. She had only been angry and didn't really want to die. All the pent-up grievances and pain in her heart burst forth, and she couldn't help but burst into tears.

Her lover tried to coax her, but she only cried louder and louder, attracting people to come and check on her.

Just then, she suddenly realized that someone was picking up her head and slamming it hard against a high wall.

In that instant, she caught a glimpse of her lover, Wang Anren, out of the corner of her eye!

Confusion, shock, regret, and resentment surged through her at once, and then her vision went completely black.

The image in the mirror instantly switched to a ghostly perspective, and the surroundings became thermal imaging:

Shi Shu angrily scratched at Wang Anren. Just as she grabbed him, her hands passed through his body, and she was burned. The pain made her pull her hands back and hide to the side, not daring to get close.

Wang Anren shuddered, continued to dispose of her body, took his belongings, and then quietly fled.

A few breaths later, Liu Jingtian came over to check. When he saw her, he was shocked and rushed forward to examine her. Finding that she had no breath at all, he immediately got up to call for help.

Just then, Wang Anren led several guards over: "Liu Jingtian, what have you done! You've killed someone!"

"Brother Wang, please let me explain. I didn't kill anyone," Liu Jingtian pleaded. "I just heard someone crying—"

"Take him down and hand him over to the manor for punishment." Wang Anren took the lead and attacked him first, each move deadly. The other retainers also joined in.

Liu Jingtian dared not resist and turned to run away. Wang Anren smiled when he saw him run far away and did not chase after him.

Shi Shu looked at everything blankly and helplessly. She wanted to say something, but couldn't say anything.

After a while, Old Li came over, examined her body, lifted her lower abdomen, pressed it, and muttered under his breath, "You slut, you deserve to die!"

"Seal her in a dark coffin, lock her soul away, bury her in a pool of yin energy, and I will track her soul down in seven days."

"Yes." Two servants stepped out from the side, carried her body to the secret room, and sealed it in the coffin.

Suddenly, the coffin began to suck at her soul, as if it wanted to devour her whole.

She was terrified and frightened, wanting to escape but unable to. She was slowly pulled onto the coffin, her soul being slowly absorbed by the locust wood. She struggled frantically, waving her hands from time to time.

After the two servants finished doing all this, they each used one hand to carry the coffin into the side room.

When she was on the verge of death, she suddenly felt someone coming over and someone reaching out to her.

She struggled and reached out to grab that lifeline.

Then a tremendous force pulled her out of the coffin. Before she could even feel happy, everything went black.

The image in the mirror ends here.

After reading about Shi Shu's short life, Lin Yuan didn't know how to evaluate her. She had never had to worry about food or clothing since childhood, and she studied and learned to read with her mistress. Although she was not as noble as her mistress, she could still wear silk and gold. She usually bossed around the old women and maids, and occasionally teased her mistress and mistress. What a good age and what a good life she had.

She ended her life hastily simply because she fell in love with the wrong person and made a mistake she shouldn't have made.

The brain really is a wonderful thing!

Lin Yuan's previous subjects of observation were either schemes like those of Manager Zhang or the suffering of Lin San'er's family.

This was the first time he had ever seen love; it was a completely new experience for him.

Indeed, when people are well-fed and warm, they think of lustful desires; only wealthy families have the opportunity to stage dramas involving young masters, young ladies, and maids.

As for poor people who can't afford to eat, what's the point of talking about love?

Lin Yuan suddenly remembered that Old Li in the mirror said he wanted to track down the soul.

Why does he have such abilities? Why can't he immediately retrieve the soul, but instead has to lock and nurture it for seven days?

Will he be able to track down the real killer, Wang Anren?

No, the spirits have all been exorcised by the mirror, so Old Li has no soul to follow.

I wonder if Mr. Li will be able to discover the mystery behind this?

Lin Yuan thought back carefully and realized that, judging from today's performance, Elder Li must not have discovered it, otherwise he would not have had anyone continue to guard the Gathering Yin Pool.

Why was a Yin-gathering pond dug behind the Li family ancestral tomb?

These wealthy and powerful families have so many tricks up their sleeves.

But since something went wrong, Old Li will definitely investigate.

This made Lin Yuan ponder deeply. It would be best to uncover the truth in advance and catch the murderer, so that there would be no need for the Soul Chase.

Even if Old Li discovers that the spirit is gone, he probably won't investigate further.

But I definitely can't reveal the truth myself; it would be better if Liu Jingtian took the initiative to expose it.

I wonder where Liu Jingtian ran off to?

He was really unlucky to run into such a vicious person as Wang Anren.

Back then, Lin Yuan lived in a small courtyard with Wang Anren. At the time, he just thought of Wang Anren as a cheerful and generous older brother next door, who would often invite him and Wu Yong to drink and have fun.

If it weren't for my unwavering resolve, I might have actually ended up with him.

However, Liu Jingtian himself also had many problems. He initially tried to curry favor and enthusiastically integrated into his own small group, but Qi Lang ignored him and Liang Gongzi looked down on him. He was only enthusiastic about his work for a short time, and when he was hit, he became discouraged and ran away. In the end, he followed Wang Anren and took on the job of guarding the city.

If he had been consistent and continued to practice martial arts with me, even if he didn't gain Qilang's favor, at least he wouldn't have made a bad friend and encountered misfortune.

Brother Liu, oh Brother Liu, I offered you my leg for free, but you didn't take advantage of it. Now look what's happened.

They've become like rats crossing the street!

After sighing, Lin Yuan looked at Shi Shu in the mirror and asked the same old question, "Mirror, mirror, which of her experiences is most useful to me right now?"

Mirror-like clouds unfurl:

From Shi Shu's first-person perspective, a bathtub appears. She tests the water temperature, and flower petals float on the surface: "Ninth Sister, the hot water is ready. It's not too hot or too cold, just right. Hurry up and take a bath."

"Hmm." A young girl walked over slowly, in her early teens, dressed in exquisite and beautiful clothes.

Shishu stepped forward to untie Yunniang's hair, loosen her clothes, and help her step into the bathtub.

Shi Shu's gaze fell on Yun Niang's lower abdomen, where there was a flower-shaped birthmark about an inch or two directly below her navel: "Ninth Sister, your plum blossom has grown bigger again."

"Mmm." Yunniang sat down in the bathtub.

"Peach blossoms and plum blossoms are white, and this birthmark is also white. How strange?" Shi Shu tilted her head in confusion.

"Um."

The maidservant washed her hair: "Ninth Sister, the fifth young master of the Liang family came a few days ago. I heard that he is the eldest son of the Liang family and, like you, a descendant of immortals. Seventh Brother wants you to go and meet him so that you can have someone to look after you when you enter the Immortal Temple."

"Um."

What do you think of him?

"Nothing much."

Did he say anything?

"He didn't say anything."

"Ninth Sister, can't you say something else?" Shi Shu said, somewhat dissatisfied.

"oh."

"Never mind." Shi Shu continued to help her with her hair and makeup, then suddenly sighed, "Ninth Sister, am I not allowed to go to the Immortal Temple with you?"

"I don't know either."

"I heard from them that you can only bring daughters from your own family to the temple. I have to stay in the manor and guard it until I'm twenty-five or twenty-six before they let me out."

"oh."

"Ninth Sister, I don't want to wait seven or eight years, that's too long. Can you let me go earlier?" Shi Shu suddenly wiped away her tears.

"Me?" Yunniang hesitated, but hearing her cry, she turned back to comfort her, "Then I'll ask Seventh Brother."

"Yes, thank you, Ninth Sister."

Screen transition:

That afternoon, when Shishu saw Yunniang return, she anxiously asked, "Ninth Sister, did Seventh Brother agree to let me go?"

Yunniang shook her head: "He said to follow the rules of the manor!"

Shi Shu immediately burst into tears.

The scene in the mirror ended there. Shi Shu returned to the mirror, her body gradually shattering into countless pieces, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

After watching this first-person perspective video, Lin Yuan felt a nameless fire rise within him. Was this something someone his age should be watching?

Mirror, mirror on the wall, am I, Lin, that kind of person?

Why do you always tempt a decent person like me?

It seems that in the future, people involved in this kind of issue should choose the questions themselves and not let the mirror mess things up anymore.

It wasted an opportunity to ask a question.

He was also curious as to why Yunniang's birthmark was a white plum blossom.

However, he understood why Shishu wanted to elope. Yunniang had entered the Immortal Temple this year, and she would have to stay alone in the Li Mansion for seven or eight years before she could leave.

For people in rural areas, as long as they have food and drink and don't have to work, they can stay there for their whole lives.

But for Shi Shu, who yearns for spiritual freedom, every extra day is torture, and eloping might be the path to freedom.

She had been confined to her mansion since childhood, enjoying good food and drink, but she had never seen the outside world and had experienced too little hardship. She was unaware of the suffering of others. If she had truly experienced the hardships of Lin San'er's family, perhaps she would have made different choices in life.

The Li family mansion is like a besieged city; those inside want to get out, and those outside want to get in.

After Lin Yuan finished his reflection, he opened his eyes and found that the boat had not yet reached the shore.

He went up to the deck, intending to look for Wang Anren, but suddenly remembered that because he, like Wu Yong, had been hiding at the back, he had been assigned to be the first group to guard the Juyin Pool.

Lin Yuan stared at the lake, lost in thought.

The group returned to the Li residence.

As soon as Lin Yuan entered the courtyard, he discovered that it had been disturbed; the locks on the east and west wing rooms had been forcibly opened, indicating that someone had searched the area.

Fortunately, his room contained only some money, books, and a few changes of clothes.

He looked around and found that everything else was fine, except for a few banknotes.

He left the courtyard and found that all the rooms of the male retainers who had gone out that day had been searched.

Only then did they realize that Elder Li had taken all the male retainers away beforehand and then ordered his men to search all of their rooms.

Lin Yuan understood that Elder Li not only suspected Liu Jingtian, but also all the male retainers. After all, they were guarding the mansion, and although they weren't guarding the inner quarters, they still had contact with the maids and servants there.

If one cockroach appears in the mansion, there's likely a whole swarm.

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