activa-t Chapter 214 Powerless
Chapter 214 Powerless
Jiang Guangyao's rage was like a flame that was poured with oil, becoming increasingly difficult to control: "I spent a lot of money to invite you here, not to let you fail at this critical moment! Don't forget, we are facing an evil ghost with deep resentment. Do you think it will be merciful to you if you show mercy?"
Just when the atmosphere was extremely tense, Jiang Zhaodi suddenly broke the silence. Her voice was filled with a calmness that transcended life and death: "You guys, leave quickly. We should not stay here for long."
Jiang Guangyao was stunned, as if he had heard the most incredible thing in the world: "What did you say?"
The old Taoist priest and his group of five looked at each other in surprise and relief. It would be really stupid to miss such a God-given opportunity to escape.
At this moment, needless to say, escaping from this dangerous place has become the only option.
They had no time to care about Jiang Guangyao's reaction. Even if they did, they knew that getting involved at this moment would undoubtedly be asking for trouble.
Although we don't have a complete understanding of the grudges and entanglements from many years ago, from the few words between Jiang Guangyao and the female ghost, we can vaguely outline the deep sins that Jiang Guangyao once carried and the unspeakable bloody past.
Everyone knew that being in the same room with such a ruthless character was like courting death. Moreover, once he knew that they knew some secrets, they would be the next to disappear.
Jiang Guangyao was isolated and helpless, and Jiang Zhaodi's figure seemed to become even more blurred at this moment. Two lines of blood and tears flowed down her cheeks, and her words were full of sorrow: "Guangyao, since you once called me mother, then use your life in exchange for my liberation. Only when your soul returns to the underworld can I break free from the shackles of the river bottom and be reborn."
Jiang Guangyao's whole body was shaking violently. He shook his head repeatedly, his eyes full of despair and rejection: "No... You can't do this!"
"In order to protect you, I did not hesitate to use many innocent people as scapegoats. Now, let them pay off this debt in exchange for your freedom."
Jiang Zhaodi's voice was mixed with sadness and helplessness. She slowly explained: "The deaths of those people were not caused by me. Although their lives did end in the river, if it weren't for my existence, how could their souls be burdened with sins that did not belong to them?"
"No! You absolutely cannot kill me! I am the blood of your biological sister, a descendant of the Fan family!"
Jiang Guangyao felt the cold and dampness around him getting heavier, and fear was following him like an invisible shadow. In a panic, he shouted out his final proposal almost without thinking: "I... I can find a few replacements for you!"
"Do you remember? When I was fifteen, I was able to set up a trap to lure people into death. Now, my methods are even more sophisticated. It's easy for me to deceive a few innocent souls."
"This time, I won't do it myself. I will hand them over to you. You can decide their fate!"
These words seemed to have touched upon some mysterious power, and Jiang Guangyao felt the chillness around him suddenly disappear without a trace.
An imperceptible hint of joy began to appear on his face, however, before the smile could bloom, it froze at the corner of his mouth.
Because he heard Jiang Zhaodi say faintly: "Did you hear them?"
Jiang Guangyao was filled with doubt and suspicion, looking around: "Who... who are you talking to?"
At this moment, the black fog surrounding them dissipated like the tide, and the figures of Sheng Junwei, Yang Shengming and others gradually appeared.
Yang Shengming smiled and greeted Jiang Guangyao with a hint of sarcasm in his tone: "Hey, hello, Mr. Murderer."
Sheng Junwei showed the token in her hand, her tone cold and firm: "I am Sheng Junwei from the Ministry of Justice, an official who is involved in the investigation of this case under special approval. The investigation procedure of the female ghost case in Nanping Village was restarted four days ago, and I am here for this purpose. Jiang Guangyao, you are suspected of murdering seven people from two families in Nanping Village. Now, you are arrested."
Faced with the beautiful and majestic woman in front of him, Jiang Guangyao had no time to think and instinctively wanted to turn around and run away in an attempt to escape the upcoming trial.
However, everyone gathered here has special skills, so how could he get away so easily?
Just after taking a few steps, Jiang Guangyao's legs were tightly entangled by vines formed by the sudden emergence of black evil spirit. His body suddenly lost balance, and he staggered and fell heavily, rolling forward several meters.
Jiang Zhaodi glanced at him coldly, then turned her gaze to Sheng Junwei: "I have a request."
Sheng Junwei pursed her lips, as if she had guessed what the other person was thinking: "You want to meet the brothers and sisters of the Fan family?"
Jiang Zhaodi nodded gently, with a trace of sadness in her expression: "We all died in this village. I was lucky enough to become a ghost and linger around, but I still couldn't find any clues about them after so many years."
Yang Shengming, who was standing nearby, leaned close to Sheng Junwei's ear and lowered his voice, his eyes full of confusion: "Great Immortal, both suffered injustice and died tragically, why could Jiang Zhaodi turn into a ghost and seek revenge, while the siblings of the Fan family seemed to disappear without a trace, leaving no trace at all?"
However, awakening did not bring relief, but deep pain and self-blame for the fact that it had devoured Fan's younger brother, and his emotions were almost out of control.
In order to prevent Jiang Zhaodi from falling completely crazy and becoming an irrational evil ghost, Sister Fan resolutely decided to transfer all her merits to Jiang Zhaodi, hoping that this pure power could help her retain the last bit of humanity.
However, an accident during this process caused Sister Fan, who lost the protection of the golden shield, to be dragged into Jiang Zhaodi's endless darkness.
In this way, although Jiang Zhaodi quickly grew into an extremely powerful ghost after devouring the siblings of the Fan family, she also carried the light of merit of the sister of the Fan family in her body, allowing her to retain a trace of clarity and self between tyranny and madness.
The painful memory was too heavy, and finally forced her to choose to sleep at the bottom of the river, trying to forget all the pain and sin.
If Jiang Guangyao had not appeared unexpectedly and awakened her in a special way, perhaps she would have been forever immersed in that self-enclosed nightmare and never woke up.
Faced with this heavy and sad story, Yang Shengming widened his eyes, feeling mixed emotions: "The Fan family's siblings are so pitiful..."
Before he finished speaking, he felt a suffocating gaze and hurriedly changed the subject: "Sir, do you have any way to give the souls of the brother and sister a chance to be resurrected?"
Sheng Junwei shook her head slightly, with helplessness in her tone: "Being devoured by another ghost means the complete extinction of the soul. Even when Jiang Zhaodi devoured them for the first time, there might have been a glimmer of hope to separate them from her body, but today, their souls have become a part of Jiang Zhaodi's body and transformed into pure ghost energy. Even the legendary Daluo Jinxian himself is powerless to save them."