0p0 Chapter 494 The Vengeful Spirits of the Opera Troupe (11)
Chapter 494 The Vengeful Spirits of the Opera Troupe (11)
After Yi Xiaolong was taken into custody at Fuxi Hall, Ying Jingtang was also sent to the provincial capital for trial.
Hua Yanhong decided to go with her husband, no matter how difficult the road ahead, she would stay by his side.
However, when they arrived in the provincial capital, Ying Jingtang suddenly said to Hua Yanhong, "You should go back to the countryside. In a couple of years, find a good family to marry into."
Hua Yanhong stared wide-eyed at Ying Jingtang in disbelief, tears welling up instantly. "I won't go back! I was born a member of the Ying family, and I'll die a member of the Ying family! No matter what your final fate is, I will always be with you, never leaving you!"
Ying Jingtang was moved by Hua Yanhong's words, but he still shook his head. "Ahua, you are still young and have a long way to go. I don't want to delay your life."
Hua Yanhong gripped Ying Jingtang's hand tightly, "No, Brother Tang, I don't care! I only care about you!"
The two embraced and wept, while Song Zilong watched silently, deeply moved.
He knew Ying Jingtang was a good person, but he made a mistake in a moment of confusion.
If possible, he would plead with the judge on Ying Jingtang's behalf, hoping to reduce his punishment.
After all, there's human compassion beyond the law!
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"Uncle-Master, is there any way to save the souls that Yi Xiaolong has devoured?" Ren Yinyin looked at the gourd in front of the Ancestral Master with a worried expression, as if she could see the devoured souls struggling inside the gourd.
Mao Xiaofang stood with his hands behind his back, his figure appearing somewhat solemn in the dim light.
After a moment of silence, he finally spoke, his voice low and firm: "I think that as long as we are quick enough, they can still be saved before Yi Xiaolong has a chance to digest those ghosts!"
Upon hearing this, Ren Yinyin breathed a slight sigh of relief. "Uncle-Master, have you come up with a solution?"
Mao Xiaofang nodded. "Yes, but to implement this method, we will need some special materials."
Ren Yinyin's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly asked, "Uncle-Master, what materials do you need? Ah Xiu and I will do our best to find them!"
Ah Xiu, Ah Chu, and Xiao Hai nodded vigorously behind them; they also wanted to save those innocent ghosts.
"it is good!"
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"I'd rather offend a Bodhisattva than a vengeful ghost! If you don't let me take revenge, I'll take these ghosts with me and be annihilated!" Yi Xiaolong's voice echoed in the magic artifact. Although he had been absorbed into the artifact, his arrogant and ferocious aura remained undiminished.
"Master, he's so noisy!" Xiao Hai complained, covering his ears.
Everyone says ghosts howl and wolves howl, and he's certainly experienced it enough!
Mao Xiaofang stood there with his hands behind his back, gazing at the slightly swaying gourd artifact, and slowly said, "Yi Xiaolong was wicked in life, and after death he became a vengeful ghost, naturally he is also extremely vicious!"
Ren Yinyin interjected, "Then, Martial Uncle, should we break him up?"
A hint of worry was in her eyes, after all, dispersing ghosts was no small matter.
Mao Xiaofang shook his head and explained, "He harmed people in his lifetime, so the laws of the mortal world naturally govern him. Even if he becomes a ghost and causes trouble after death, the laws of the underworld will suppress him. We don't need to overstep our bounds."
Ah Xiu stood beside Mao Xiaofang and said, "Uncle-Master, Yi Xiaolong is so wicked, he definitely won't obediently reincarnate!"
Mao Xiaofang nodded. He had considered it. "After we rescue the other innocent ghosts, I will ask Ox-Head and Horse-Face to deal with Yi Xiaolong."
Achu stood with her arms crossed and sneered, "That Yi Xiaolong must have gone to hell, he'll have to go through fire and water, how could he possibly be reincarnated?"
Yi Xiaolong heard their conversation clearly. The deeper his resentment, the more his aura surged. If he were to devour any more ghosts, he would transform from a ghost into a demon!
"I hate it, I hate it so much!"
"Heaven's sins may be forgiven, but self-inflicted sins are unforgivable!" Mao Xiaofang took out a talisman and stuck it on the gourd magic artifact, and Yi Xiaolong's roar could no longer be heard.
Once all the materials were gathered and the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Formation was set up, Mao Xiaofang released Yi Xiaolong.
Yi Xiaolong wanted to escape as soon as he came out, but a net had already been laid, where could he escape to?
Mao Xiaofang cast a spell behind the altar, sending waves of magical energy toward Yi Xiaolong.
"Ah..." Amidst Yi Xiaolong's screams, illusory figures detached from his body.
"Thank you!" The illusory figure swayed and bowed in thanks before disappearing.
Yi Xiaolong collapsed to the ground, his ghostly aura thinning considerably.
"Why are you meddling in other people's business?" Yi Xiaolong glared angrily at the Taoist priests, unwilling to accept the situation.
"Am I not pitiful enough?"
“Every pitiful person has something hateful about them!” Ren Yinyin said coldly.
"You're pitiful?" A-Chu scoffed. "Isn't Sister-in-law Tang pitiful? Isn't Brother Tang pitiful?"
"And there's Liang Shaohui, he was so pitiful, he died innocently!" Xiao Hai added.
Yi Xiaolong hated the old Taoist priest and the young Taoist priests with a passion. What was wrong with him wanting revenge? Why did they insist on stopping him?
"Stubborn to the end, unrepentant to the death!" Seeing this, Mao Xiaofang wasted no more time. He used his magic to summon Ox-Head and Horse-Face, explained the situation, and Yi Xiaolong was chained up and dragged to the underworld.
"Uncle-Master, so this is what Ox-Head and Horse-Face look like?" Ah Xiu was a little scared but also curious as she saw it for the first time.
"This is an incarnation of Ox-Head and Horse-Face!" Ren Yinyin's master, Uncle Nine, was the head of the underworld bank, so she knew more about it.
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He Tianxian Theater Troupe has a performance tonight!
Of the leading actors in Master Ye's troupe, some died, some went to jail, and some ran away, leaving only a handful of them.
Unable to bear seeing the reputation of his opera troupe suffer, he spent money to hire people from other troupes to help out.
The He Tianxian Opera Troupe that came was no match for the Qing Fenghuang Opera Troupe, but for the time being, Master Ye had no other choice but to pull them in to fill the gap!
However, the troupe leader was arrogant and rude, stating bluntly that the money he, Master Ye, had provided was only enough for them to perform two shows.
The final act is fine to perform, but it will cost extra!
Even with his good temper, Master Ye was so angry that his face turned red. This trip to Gantian Town had resulted in heavy losses for him; he not only failed to make any money but also lost a considerable amount!
If he takes out all his savings again, he really doesn't want to live anymore!
When Master Ye saw Ah Chu passing by, he suddenly thought of someone!
Mao Xiaofang!
He can sing the female lead role and he can sing the male lead role, and he can still get by in the final performance!
Thinking of this, Master Ye stopped arguing with He Tianxian's troupe leader and coldly asked them to finish two shows. He didn't need to worry about the rest.
Master Ye hurriedly found Mao Xiaofang and told him his thoughts.
Mao Xiaofang hesitated for a moment; it had been so many years since he had performed in opera!
But seeing Master Ye's anxious yet expectant eyes, and thinking about the troupe's current predicament, he finally nodded.
However, he was concerned about his reputation and demanded that Master Ye not tell anyone that he was going to perform.
Master Ye nodded in agreement, "Senior brother, just use your stage name from back then, Little Butterfly, isn't that fine!"
Mao Xiaofang kept his face dark and didn't say anything in rebuttal. He comforted himself, thinking that the more he acted this way, the less people would associate him with him!
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In the evening, Ren Yinyin, Axiu, Xiaohai, Achu, and Aning made plans to go see a play together!
"Why didn't Master Mao come?" Ah Ning asked curiously when she saw the group.
"Master wants to cultivate, saying watching plays is boring!" Xiao Hai explained.
After saying this, the group entered the Gantian Grand Theater. There were many people there, and since it was a free performance, no one wanted to miss it!
Soon, the sound of gongs and drums rang out, and the show began!