The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family-Chapter 1152 - 264: Nine Heavens’ Lady

Pei Wendong and Chang Yonglin had thought that Xiao Guangzhao, if he sought Pei Qin’s removal, would resort to some baseless charge or drastic measures, but they had never imagined that he would accuse their older sister of being a demon who "borrowed the dead to resurrect the soul."

Rushing to the street corner and seeing Pei Qin being paraded in a metal cage felt like an enormous indignity and disgrace.

"They want to kill our elder sister this way! Let her die in total disgrace!" Pei Qian raged furiously, "Those damn lowlifes! All of them should die, beasts! They are the real demons! Worthless as pigs and dogs!"

Pei Yuan’s face turned deathly pale, and she was too stunned to speak.

Madam Zhao, seeing her like this, quickly pulled her, "Yuanyuan!? Wake up, Yuanyuan!"

Pei Yuan turned to look at her with a somewhat scattered gaze.

Madam Zhao cried out in curses, "Heaven-hating beasts! They will get their retribution! Struck down by heavenly lightning!"

Old Master Zhao also had eyes reddened with hatred.

They didn’t believe that Pei Qin was any demon reincarnated by "borrowing the dead to resurrect the soul." It must be that monk, the supposed master who was the real demon, pretending to be divine and bewitching people! And because Pei Qin was too remarkable, her achievements too great, some people, envious of her, were eager to push along her demise and ruin their family!

Seeing the rest of them unsettled, Old Master Zhao insisted they get on with their tasks, "We elders will stay at home and look after the children!"

By the time they reached the street corner, it was packed with people and buzzing with noise, everyone discussing the demon-related accusations about Pei Qin.

Seeing the iron cage on the platform, Pei Qian’s resentment surged, and she ran up furiously.

The Imperial Guards surrounding the platform immediately stopped her, "No one is allowed near!"

Eyes blazing, Pei Qian cursed, "My elder sister is not a demon! Those who call her a demon are the real demons! She fought to her limits, not for power, but to protect the people and the land, and this is how you treat her, caging her like a monster! You ungrateful beasts! You will face retribution! You all will face retribution!"

While she shouted and cursed, Pei Yuan, with a pale face, leaned over the edge of the platform, "Elder sister... elder sister..."

Pei Qin stood up and smiled at them. She indeed wasn’t their elder sister and was truly brought back by "borrowing the dead to resurrect the soul!" Those were the facts, and she could only accept the charges they used to malign her.

Unlike Pei Qian, who was both causing scenes and shouting abuse, Pei Yuan was panicked and frightened. Because for many years, she harbored a doubt. When she had fallen down the slope, her elder sister indeed had no breath, yet she came back to life. The things she made, no one else could. Also, the bombs she had developed a few years earlier. She mastered all these on her own. Could her elder sister truly be someone who "borrowed the dead to resurrect the soul"!?

Seeing her obvious fear, Pei Qin stopped smiling and quietly observed.

Liang Bing took charge of the situation, summoning everyone from Old Pei’s House, including Pei Yuan, Pei Qian, and Pei Wendong, all to come up on the platform to testify and confront the allegations.

Pei Wendong, seething with hatred, stepped forward, seeing the older sister who had raised him and his siblings being publicly humiliated with such false accusations, surrounded by a sea of people all labeling her a demon. Just yesterday, she was their Deity General Pei from the Pei family, but today she was isolated in a cage, condemned by the masses, tormenting him as though his heart were being sliced by knives.

"Silence!" Liang Bing shouted angrily, and someone beside him started ringing a bell.

With each ringing of the bell, the boisterous crowd fell silent.

"Bring Master Duxu!" Liang Bing scanned the crowd and called out loudly.

A team of Imperial Guards escorted an aged monk with a flowing white beard and an aura of transcendence.

He used to preach at Dajue Temple in the Capital Jingcheng; his teachings were clear and captivating, and with profound spiritual insights, he earned the devotion of the people. That was years ago. After traveling around the world, he hadn’t been seen back in Jingcheng.

Seeing his compassion, as he walked leisurely, doubts began to arise among the spectators. This was Master Duxu, who had not returned to Jingcheng after his travels, yet he came back to expose General Pei as a demonic spirit using "borrow the dead to resurrect the soul!" Could General Pei genuinely be such a being? ƒreewebɳovel.com

Liang Bing treated Master Duxu with reverence, inviting him to sit on the high platform.

Master Duxu didn’t look at him, but walked up composedly, his gaze meeting Pei Qin’s.

Pei Qin smiled faintly, unafraid, "If I am to die, please kill me before you burn me. Death by burning alive is too torturous."

Pei Yuan knelt crying beside the platform.

Below, the onlookers watched, unsure of whom to believe. One was a high monk with attained enlightenment, the other a legendary general who saved countless lives. Was this matter of a demon using "borrow the dead to resurrect the soul" to endanger the nation truly real?