No Lingering Troubles

"Can you let me go now?" he said weakly.

I smiled and nodded at him, then a murderous glint flashed in my eyes. I raised my sword and swung it at his neck.

A head spun through the air and fell to the ground, rolling a short distance away.

I looked at his severed head on the ground. His eyes held fear, anger, and unwillingness...

His lips moved slightly before he became completely still.

I took out a "Soul Scattering Talisman" and waited where I stood.

Soon, the little puppy's soul floated out of his corpse.

Then, it snarled at me, "You broke your promise! Just you wait, I will definitely come back for revenge. My Master will surely come to avenge me..."

After saying that, it tried to fly towards the cave entrance. I threw a "Soul Scattering Talisman" at it.

A miserable scream echoed, and then its soul turned into a wisp of black smoke and vanished without a trace.

In my heart, I thought, Are you kidding me? This was already an irreconcilable feud. Not to mention you released the Corpse King to slaughter everyone in the village, you even wanted to turn Qianqian into a Corpse Puppet. How could I possibly let you go? Let you go back to heal your wounds, only for you to finish me off when I'm in trouble? I'm not an idiot. I've completely destroyed your soul. Let's see how you plan to get revenge on me. If you're going to do something, do it thoroughly. Otherwise, you'll definitely cause trouble later.

After finishing everything, I slumped onto the ground and stared blankly ahead.

Qianqian came to my side and called my name several times, but I didn't respond.

In my mind, I replayed everything that had happened recently, and then I asked myself, Did I... kill someone? Is this what killing feels like? The books said killing someone would make you feel sick and want to vomit, so why don't I feel that way?

I don't know when it started. Was it the first time I saw the ground covered in blood in Lin'an Village? Or the encounter in the cave after going down with Martial Uncle? Or perhaps Qianqian's death...

It turns out I had already changed. I couldn't go back. He was the first person I killed, but he definitely wouldn't be the last!

I remember reading a book a long time ago that said: 'When you raise the butcher's knife, you will inevitably die by the butcher's knife.'

Forget it... If that day truly comes, I will accept it with peace of mind.

In the short time that had just passed, I had thought so much in my heart.

Then, I snapped back to reality. Qianqian was looking at me beside me. She seemed to be crying, but no tears fell. Ghosts don't cry, after all.

I smiled and pulled her into my arms. She sobbed, "Brother A Tong, I'm sorry, I couldn't help you."

I rubbed her head and said, "It's okay, it's all in the past now."

Just then, a voice came from outside the cave: "Not bad... little brother..."

"To fight to the death when in a desperate situation, and to be so decisive afterward. You have courage and boldness. It seems the old man was worrying too much about you."

I followed the sound and looked over. I saw a woman dressed in white clothes and white boots, with a red cloak trailing behind her. Her clothes and boots were embroidered with gilded patterns. She was walking gracefully towards me.

"Nangong Yiyi?" I exclaimed.

Recognizing her, I asked, "Sister, weren't you in the wooden house? How did you get here?"

Nangong Yiyi said, "Silly brother, do you think the old man really trusts you to come alone? He doesn't say it, but he's worried. He was afraid you'd really perish here, so he asked me to follow behind secretly."

A warmth spread through my heart. I pursed my lips and lowered my head, not speaking, trying to hold back my tears. I'm just a fragile college student who entered this line of work less than a month ago. I've only been cultivating for less than a month. So many things have happened in such a short time. My heart is filled with mixed emotions.

Nangong Yiyi continued, "Oh my! I didn't expect you to perform so well. Commendable! When you grow up, I'll be counting on you, sister."

I gave a wry smile. In this line of work, who knows if I'll live to see tomorrow. I can't always be lucky, can I? Maybe I'll die in some remote mountain tomorrow.

After composing myself, I asked Nangong Yiyi, "Sister, what do we do now? These girls are probably not going to make it."

Nangong Yiyi followed my gaze and saw that the girls were placed inside jars.

We walked in to take a look, and I felt a chill run down my spine.

These girls had no hands or feet, as if they had been chopped off alive.

Then their bodies were placed inside jars. This was clearly the work of "human trafficker".

At first, I was confused about how these girls were put into the jars.

Now the truth was revealed. This beast was truly cruel. I should have tortured him severely before letting him die.

Giving him a quick death was too good for him. I then remembered that I had annihilated his soul.

He would never be able to reincarnate, which made me feel a little better.

Nangong Yiyi frowned, her beautiful brows knitting together, and said:

"I didn't expect that in a society where everyone has clothes to wear and food to eat, there would still be such heinous people.

It seems that some people will always exist, no matter the era."

She then continued, "Let's give them a quick end. These people can't live anymore.

At most, they have half a month, and at least two or three days. Let them suffer less."

I frowned and said, "No, they didn't try to kill me, so I won't take someone's life without reason.

Besides, they are also pitiable people. Therefore, whether they live or die should not be decided by us."

Then I said, "Let's go. Before we leave, let's call the police and let them handle it."

Nangong Yiyi nodded, then flicked her sleeve, and a piece of cloth was placed over Qianqian's corpse.

Nangong Yiyi then looked at Qianqian's body and said with some surprise, "Pure Yin Body."

I asked her what a Pure Yin Body was.

Nangong Yiyi explained that a Pure Yin Body refers to someone born in a yin year, yin month, yin day, and yin hour.

Therefore, their corpses are very resistant to decay. As long as they are placed in a place with yin energy, theoretically, they will never rot.

Just then, Nangong Yiyi paused, then said excitedly, "Little brother, this girl might actually be resurrected."

I was shocked and looked at Nangong Yiyi with disbelief.

Seeing my confused gaze, Nangong Yiyi explained to me, "It's true, sister wouldn't lie to you.

It's just a bit difficult. I didn't know she had a Pure Yin Body before.

If I had known, I wouldn't have told you to go fight King Yama.

Now, to resurrect her, we only need two things."

I hurriedly asked what they were.

Nangong Yiyi replied, "One is called 'Soul Returning Grass', and the other is called 'Shore Flower'.

Yes, it's the Shore Flower you're thinking of. It exists in the underworld.

Although it's very precious, it's not absolutely unobtainable."

I then asked where the first one could be found.

Nangong Yiyi smiled and said to me, "The other one can be found in a place of silence.

This kind of place is quite hidden, but it definitely exists in this world.

We can keep an eye out as we travel. Compared to that, we should worry about the Shore Flower first.

Because this item is not in the mortal realm, it's more troublesome."