nashuaworldcup Chapter 197: Difficult Ending
Chapter 197: Difficult Ending
But now, the roles have been reversed and he has become the one being hunted. This unprecedented fear has come like a tide, drowning his pride and self-confidence.
Faced with this sudden change, he felt completely helpless and insignificant for the first time.
He staggered back, his steps unsteady, his terrified eyes fixed on Sheng Junwei, his voice trembling with a hint of despair as he pleaded, "You...you have already taken revenge, I...I no longer have any strength to resist, you can't kill me!"
Sheng Junwei snorted coldly, her eyes revealing disdain and determination, and she refuted with a sneer: "Who gave you the illusion that the righteous would show mercy and show mercy when they encounter evil cultivators?"
She raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at the evil cultivator in front of her with interest. Her eyes were like a sharp blade, sweeping across the other's pale and frightened face. It was a face that was once arrogant, but now only filled with fear.
"If I let you go, how will the souls of those innocent women who were killed because of your selfish desires find peace? To whom can they tell their grievances, and how can they seek redress?"
Sheng Junwei's voice was filled with unquestionable power, and every word was like a heavy hammer, striking the fragile heart of the evil cultivator.
Seeing that he was powerless, the evil cultivator began to argue, trying to grasp the last straw to save his life: "But... you are from the righteous path! Aren't you the ones who believe in karma and reincarnation, and are compassionate and help the world?"
Sheng Junwei raised her lips in a faint smile, as if mocking the other party's naivety, "Compassion is the business of Buddhism. We are from the Tianji Sect, and we value decisive action. For those who do not obey justice, the only way to communicate is to fight."
Her fingers lightly swiped through the air, and when the last gesture was completed, the smile on her lips deepened, as if everything was under her control. "I am a member of the Tianji Sect. I never do unnecessary things, nor do I waste my words."
In an instant, the air around seemed to solidify, and the space around the evil cultivator suddenly twisted, revealing countless dark and twisted shadows.
These dark shadows were like evil spirits crawling out of the abyss. Each pair of eyes shone with a blood-red light, and the hatred was so full that it seemed to swallow up the entire space.
A dry "no" came out of the evil cultivator's throat. His body wanted to escape from the encirclement of death, but his feet seemed to have taken root and he could not move an inch.
He could only watch helplessly as those hateful shadows gradually approached until they completely devoured him.
Soon, the evil cultivator's body froze and motionless, as if time had frozen at this moment.
Then, accompanied by a dull sound, his body fell to the ground with a thud, becoming as stiff as a stone, and the breath of life completely dissipated.
He was dead, completely.
The old man's appearance, which was originally maintained with the help of evil magic, instantly lost his disguise, revealing a horrible appearance of dry bones covered with flesh.
Apart from his horrific appearance, he was no different from any other person who had died of old age, except that he no longer had a trace of life.
Only Sheng Junwei knew that his soul had been torn into pieces by those evil spirits and could never be restored.
She looked up at the vengeful spirits who seemed confused and helpless because their revenge was achieved. A trace of sympathy flashed through her heart and she sighed softly.
These souls were once beautiful women in their prime, but they died young because of the greedy gaze of an evil cultivator. Their souls could not find peace after death, and eventually they became vengeful spirits, wandering in the human world in great pain.
Without a miracle, they can only wander blindly in the world. Although they do not actively attack innocent people they meet, their strong resentment is enough to make those they come into contact with suffer misfortune, which may be as minor as bad luck or as serious as death.
As they wander day after day and year after year, some vengeful spirits may gradually evolve into more evil beings, endangering the human world.
More often than not, they are consumed over the long years and eventually disappear silently between heaven and earth.
Facing these vengeful spirits who once had beautiful faces, Sheng Junwei felt a little bit of pity in her heart.
She once again pinched the magic formula and chanted the mantra to liberate the dead souls in a low voice, hoping that with her power, she could find final relief for these suffering souls.
After completing the mantra for the afterlife, she watched the dead soul slowly rise into the sky and disappear into the dim light of dawn, then turned and returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion to prepare for the morning routine ceremony.
While the night was still dark, she made an exception and stepped into the palace in her official uniform. When the eastern sky just turned a faint pale light, she packed her luggage and prepared to leave the capital.
Outside the Golden Palace, when the emperor saw her, an expression of incredible surprise appeared on his face, as if it was an incredible thing to meet Sheng Junwei by chance in the palace in the early morning.
Indeed, such situations are quite rare.
Sheng Junwei did not care about the emperor's doubts and directly told him about the crisis that Caonan Village was about to face.
After hearing this, the emperor's face turned serious and cautious, with a hint of doubt in his eyes. "Is it really so dangerous? Why haven't we heard of any trouble in Caonan Village in the past thirty years?"
"The reason why the disaster in Caonan Village was quelled was because a great monk helped and sealed the evil creature in the river at the entrance of the village, causing it to fall into a dormant state, rather than completely destroying it."
Sheng Junwei patiently explained, "Recently, the bloodline related to the incident back then returned to Caonan Village and inadvertently activated the dormant evil spirit, and the seal was loosened..."
"Even though the evil spirit has been sleeping for more than thirty years, its evil energy has not weakened, but has become even stronger. It has now cultivated for a hundred years."
Her tone was heavy, revealing deep concern. "If this is not dealt with quickly, I'm afraid more innocent people will suffer."
Upon hearing this, the emperor did not ask any further questions and immediately granted her a token to leave the capital, allowing her to leave immediately.
Normally, she should have had breakfast and wait until there was sufficient daylight and the city gates were open before setting off, but at this moment she was extremely anxious.
This urgency was partly because the situation in Caonan Village was critical, and partly because she didn't want to be involved in the intrigues in the palace and become a victim of other people's power struggles.
She had already known clearly what the evil cultivator had done to Concubine Sheng through her facial features, but she chose to stay out of it.
That was the cause and effect between them, and she didn't want to get involved.
What's more, Concubine Sheng's fate today is also her own fault. Those who try to get the skin of a tiger often don't have a good ending.
Even if she found an excuse to decline after entering the palace, it would require a lot of verbal battles and energy. She was not willing to waste her time on such a person.
So, she chose to embark on her journey alone before the first ray of dawn illuminated the sky, and rushed towards Caonan Village.
While guarding against Concubine Sheng's numerous schemes, Sheng Junwei had never anticipated that there was another pair of eyes silently watching her deep in the capital.
The morning mist had not yet completely dissipated. On the path on the outskirts of the city, the sound of hurried and powerful horse hooves approaching from afar broke the silence.