Ling Rong didn't doubt Qin Liuxi. Just from the aura emanating from Qin Liuxi, she knew that this person before her was extraordinary. When she said Xie Qikang's days were numbered, she wasn't speaking idly.
Although Ling Rong also wished to end her enemy's life and relieve her heart of its burden, she wanted her child to have a better fate.
Ling Rong looked at Qin Liuxi and bowed. "Master, I won't kill him, but I also want to witness his death with my own eyes. After he dies, can you help me and my son move on?"
"Of course," Qin Liuxi said. "But don't get too close. The Zhou family has also been affected by your malevolent aura. Their fortunes are not favorable. Although she's foolish, she's also been deceived. You should pity her."
Ling Rong muttered, "Why not pity her, Master? Why not reveal Xie Qikang's true face to her?"
"I've already said it before. Whether she believes it or not is her business," Qin Liuxi replied. "There's no need to concern yourself with the Zhou family. Once Xie Qikang is dead, the concubine will surely come forward to claim her share of the inheritance. At that time, she won't mourn her deceased husband but will guard her own belongings."
With her resolute and strong appearance, it would only be a passing sadness for Zhou. Once a person died, she would still be young and would soon forget.
To invest emotions in a dead person who had deceived oneself was something only a fool would do.
After hearing this, Ling Rong said no more, simply bowed to Qin Liuxi, and prepared to leave.
"Don't wander around the inn. This place is protected by official qi. It's not good for you to stay here for long. Your malevolent aura will make everyone uncomfortable, and their luck will suffer," Qin Liuxi waved her hand. "Hurry up and leave. This room is freezing and foul-smelling. I need to air it out before sleeping."
Feeling thoroughly rejected, Ling Rong sniffed herself awkwardly. "After lying at the bottom of a lake for ten years, you can't expect me to smell like roses." Seeing Qin Liuxi glance at her, she quickly added, "I'm leaving now!"
Sigh, being a ghost is so hard!
Ling Rong disappeared.
Qin Liuxi called Chen Pi in from outside.
"Young master, has she gone?" Chen Pi didn't feel anything was amiss.
As he was of pure yang constitution, impervious to evil, only ghosts feared him. Therefore, Qin Liuxi didn't let him come in.
"She's gone. Light some incense to dispel the smell," Qin Liuxi said.
"Okay." Chen Pi took out a long box from his bag, retrieved an incense stick, lit it with a match, and asked about the grievances between the female ghost and the dying man.
Qin Liuxi yawned and said, "It's nothing. Just an old-fashioned plot, utterly unoriginal."
With that brief explanation, Chen Pi lost interest. "I didn't realize that Xie was such a sinister person."
"You can't judge people by their appearance or actions. Some good-looking people aren't necessarily good, and some fierce-looking ones aren't necessarily bad," Qin Liuxi said. "Bring some water for washing up and then rest."
"Okay."
Meanwhile, Ying Nan and the others were serving their master.
"Although it's already August, it's never been this cold in previous years. It's strange tonight, especially chilly. Don't you think so, Huolang?" Ying Nan asked.
Huolang shook his head. "Really? I didn't notice!"
"You didn't notice?" Qi Qian looked at him, pondering.
"Yeah, where's it cold? It's quite warm!" Huolang said.
Qi Qian thought for a moment and asked, "Where did Dr. Qin give you the amulet? Where do you keep it?"
Huolang grinned and patted his chest. "Good things naturally keep them close to me. I wrapped it in a small pouch and wore it around my neck. I'll give it to my wife when I get back, so I won't lose it."
Qi Qian's eyes reddened. This amulet from Huolang was probably meant to ward off evil for him!