Su Daji explained, "Please calm your anger, Daoist. It was not we who stirred up trouble. This little demon has been in the palace wholeheartedly following the three precepts you laid down, carrying out Milady's task without daring to slacken in the slightest.
"Linger came this time only to see me; she had absolutely no intention of causing trouble.
"It was merely that she saw Jiang Ziya telling fortunes and grew curious. Who could have known that, simply because he saw she was a demon, Jiang Ziya would strike out and destroy her life?"
"Ah, so be it. In the end, this was a trial fated for her," Ling Qing said with a sigh.
The Jade Pipa had originally been a shamanic artifact. Later, through a fortuitous chance, she cultivated into a demon. There had always been a divide between the paths of shaman and demon; sooner or later, Wang Linger would have to choose between them.
Though Jiang Ziya had acted this time, it might not have been an opportunity for her to make that choice.
Ling Qing asked, "Do you remember the body-refining method I taught her?"
"I do!" Su Daji answered with a nod.
"Take her back. Every day, gather the light of sun, moon, and stars, and use that body-refining method to temper her.
"Once she gains spiritual truth again, it will allow her to shed the air of shaman and demon, return to her original uncut simplicity, and transform into a spirit of the land.
"It would be far better than taking the path of shaman or demon."
"Yes, thank you for your guidance, True Person!" Su Daji and Hu Meixi rejoiced at his words and thanked him again and again.
Looking at the two demons, Ling Qing added, "But remember this well: do not