My Lady Always Lacks Ambition-Chapter 973 - 946: I’ve Put Up with You for Years!

Chapter 973: Chapter 946: I’ve Put Up with You for Years!

Three years later.

Fengdu Hell.

Ksitigarbha and Emperor Fengdu were sitting in his hall playing a game of chess. The board suddenly shook, yet their expressions remained unchanged as they continued to focus on the game.

"How many years has it been?" Emperor Fengdu, holding a black piece between his fingers, asked nonchalantly while making a move. Suddenly, he realized something was amiss; he had made the wrong move.

Ksitigarbha toyed with a white piece in his hand and coughed, "A move once played cannot be taken back. As a great emperor, have some dignity."

Emperor Fengdu awkwardly pulled back his hand, a sharp look in his eyes; in these years, his eyesight hadn’t failed him from being too angry, but truly enough, he had gained a couple more wrinkles, a frown line on his forehead that made children say he looked fierce, diminishing his handsomeness.

Who else to blame, if not that ancestor?

"Three years," Ksitigarbha answered the emperor’s question while placing a piece.

In the blink of an eye, that little ancestor had been in the Underworld for three years, becoming a genuine Gui Jianchou. Just hearing her name made all the ghosts in the Underworld tremble because three years ago, when she stormed into the Underworld, she turned it upside down, terrifying all the ghosts.

Thinking back to three years ago, as soon as she entered the Ghost Gate, she charged straight into the emperor’s hall with a murderous aura, scaring who knows how many people. Failing to get Master Chi Yuan’s soul, she really started a fight with him.

The confrontation between the two directly destroyed a hall and a Reincarnation Platform. Especially since the emperor held back some strength, Qin Liuxi became even more audacious, pressing hard on the emperor.

Even here, there was a column blackened by fire.

Alas, this was evidence of the fight — no, it’s historical sediment!

"In the mortal world, the greatest mourning lasts three years; she should be leaving by now, right?" Emperor Fengdu muttered, "That hall of mine still trembles from time to time, dropping bricks; if she doesn’t leave, they’ll all fall down."

The whole Underworld constantly echoed with one phrase: Has the Evil God Great Demon King left?

Just as he finished speaking, a muffled sound came from the Nine Nether Abyss.

The two exchanged a glance, tossed down their chess pieces, and flew toward the Nine Netherworld.

For the past three years, Qin Liuxi had been in seclusion in the Nine Nether Abyss. No one knew what she was doing inside, but the disturbances from there would occasionally spread out, causing the entire Underworld to shake.

But as for major commotion, that was only today.

The two arrived at the Nine Nether and were nearly blasted back, only to see the Red Lotus Karma Fire, tinted red and purple with a faint golden light, burst forth from the abyss, the towering flames with their heat alone capable of incinerating a soul body, making one’s heart tremble.

Ksitigarbha felt gratified.

"Not to be outdone, the ten..." Emperor Fengdu barely uttered a few words before someone emerged from the fire.

The karmic fire behind her blazed fiercely, captivating the soul.

As always, she wore a green Daoist robe, her hair pinned up with a peach wood hairpin, her figure lean, her cold, pale white face calm and indifferent, exuding a cold and stern aura, while her eyes, looking over, flashed with a sharp gleam.

The sword, whose edge had dulled years ago, had been sharpened once more, appearing even sharper, its brilliance undeniable.

As Qin Liuxi walked up to the two men, the karmic fire in the Nine Nether had vanished. It was as though the fire was her, and she was the fire that could burn away all sins.

"Three years have passed, isn’t it time to tell me where he is?" Qin Liuxi toyed with a ball of fire in her hand, her voice cold.

Here it is. There’s no dodging the question.

Emperor Fengdu coughed, playing dumb: "Who are we talking about?"

"There’s really no point in playing dumb," Qin Liuxi glanced over, saying, "But it doesn’t matter if you don’t say anything. The world has been utterly destroyed by Si Luo; just don’t think the Underworld is overwhelmed with ghosts."

This was a threat!

Emperor Fengdu’s mouth twitched, his face turning as dark as the skin of a praise-worthy official.

Qin Liuxi walked past him: "Whenever you tell me, I will return to the mortal world."

Emperor Fengdu glared at Ksitigarbha, see her attitude, not just someone of high status?

Ksitigarbha amiably pulled Qin Liuxi aside, saying, "You are now in a physical body, and it’s been a long time since you stayed in the Underworld. Staying longer isn’t good for you."

Qin Liuxi slightly tilted her head.

Ksitigarbha placed a Vajra Hammer into her hand: "When a person’s vital life ends, they bid farewell to everything of the past. Being too fixated on the past is not beneficial to anyone."

Qin Liuxi looked at the Vajra Hammer in her hand; it was something she had snatched from Ksitigarbha back then and later handed to her master for protection. Now it had returned to Ksitigarbha’s hand; what was there not to understand?

Her heart began to race, and she clutched the Vajra Hammer tightly.

"Your master’s lifespan and tribulation had long been determined; neither you, I, nor he could defy the Heavenly Dao, which is why he fought Si Luo that day." Ksitigarbha sighed, "And in that battle, it was like an egg hitting a stone. After his soul departed from the body, it was nearly shattered due to Si Luo’s manipulation, nearly scattered. The emperor managed to save his residual soul despite violating the yin-yang regulations because your master was blessed with great virtue, which offered him a chance."

Emperor Fengdu snorted.

"Seizing this opportunity is already a mercy of the Heavenly Dao. There’s nothing more beyond that. At the time, your master’s soul was nearly dissipated. To condense and restore his residual soul required a great nurturing presence and the Power of Faith; becoming a City God was the best place we could offer."

Qin Liuxi raised her head, her eyes glowing as she looked at him. Was it indeed that City God Temple? 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

But why couldn’t she find it that day?

"You couldn’t find it because his residual soul was extremely weak. Could it be nurtured? It was uncertain. Telling you would not help; if there’s hope only to face greater disappointment, you’d only fall into deeper despair." Ksitigarbha sighed and said, "So, your master’s soul had been nurtured in this Vajra Hammer for six months before entering the City God Temple to receive the incense from believers. Besides..."

"Though it’s been three years since then and your master can now stand in the world in a different way, his Divine Soul has suffered extreme trauma and hasn’t fully mended in this short time. Even if you go there, he wouldn’t recognize you."

Qin Liuxi scoffed: "So, you made a sick City God?"

Emperor Fengdu got angry with her mocking tone: "That’s already us bending the rules, otherwise you might see him reincarnated as a mindless child."

"So, should I thank you?"

"Yes, you should. Once a person dies, they enter reincarnation. When King Yan orders death at midnight, who dares linger till dawn? Chi Yuan was just a mortal, and aging and sickness is the most ordinary thing. You cannot interfere, even if he enters the Ghost Gate as per protocol for reincarnation. No one can argue. Now that he has been given a duty, receiving incense and faith, what more do you want?" Emperor Fengdu huffed, pulling out a golden fan to extinguish the karmic fire on his robe. He pointed at her, "You, don’t push it!"

I’ve tolerated you for years!

Qin Liuxi snatched his golden fan and vanished with a swoosh, leaving behind her words.

"I’m taking this fan as repayment. I will definitely deal with Si Luo!"

Emperor Fengdu looked at his now empty hand, fuming, seeing Ksitigarbha still smiling, he grumbled, "You’re still smiling; she’s taken another Magic Artifact from me!"

Ksitigarbha chuckled: "Of course, I should laugh, this calamity is finally gone, and my Ksitigarbha Hall is finally stable!"

Emperor Fengdu: "..."

So you’re only using my things to send the spirit away, huh!