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Chapter 441 - 407: Little Sister Dalian~

Chapter 441: Chapter 407: Little Sister Dalian~

When Bai Yi heard that the Song family did not agree to let the two be together, her delicate brows shot up in anger.

"Hey! Why won’t you let Dalian be with Master Qi? What era are we living in that you still arrange marriages?"

"Alas, this matter has a long history. Our family traditions are strong, and Dalian... having a premarital affair with this Master Qi, has already committed a great taboo. Moreover, it’s in our Song family’s woodshed, truly..."

When Bai Yi heard that the Song family had punished Dalian by locking her up at home and not allowing her to eat,

she had already stood on the dining table, pointing at the Song family’s nose and cursing.

"Ptui! It’s all your fault! Can you just mistreat a girl as you please?"

"What? You say not letting Dalian eat is just a slight punishment? Don’t you know there’s no crueler punishment in the world than starving someone? People like you deserve to go to hell after death, to be subjected to a thousand cuts!"

Ah?

The Song family members were all dumbfounded. Was starving her a few meals really such an unforgivable offense?

In this little girl’s heart, is eating really that important?

Bai Yi’s indignant look had completely baffled the Song family; one would think they had massacred a city.

The Song family looked at Jiang Xiao in confusion.

"Sir, when did our Hangzhou’s laws change? Is not eating for a few meals judged so harshly? To go to hell? And to suffer a thousand cuts?"

Jiang Xiao coughed twice, signaling that the child was just talking nonsense, and no one should take it seriously.

He pulled the angry Bai Yi down from the table, advising her to talk less, read more, and specifically warned against reading those useless books!

"In the end, you didn’t starve the person to death, right? That would be too beastly."

When Jiang Xiao asked this, many faces in the room changed slightly, and someone from the Song family hurriedly explained.

"Ah, Sir, how could I? She’s my only daughter; how could I have the heart to starve her to death? I even instructed the butler to sneak food to Dalian every night."

"She... she jumped into the river..." said the Song family member, avoiding eye contact.

She jumped into the river just like that?

Jiang Xiao was suspicious. First of all, the affair between Dalian and Master Qi had not been exposed. His companion, Yingzi, who had traveled with him, was unaware, which proved this.

Moreover, according to the Song family, they had not mistreated Dalian, not even scolding or beating her...

If what the Song family said was true, anyone with eyes could hear it.

The so-called refusal to eat was nothing more than a small punishment a father reluctantly used because he doted on his daughter.

Why would Dalian have any reason to jump into the river?

Unless... they were lying!

"Sir, we have no further requests, but please help Dalian’s soul find peace. She... she often appears at night recently."

Scary!

Bai Yi turned pale and burrowed into Jiang Xiao’s embrace, frightened by the thought of a wandering ghost!

Jiang Xiao carefully observed all the people present. Some seemed hesitant to speak, others averted their gaze, clearly hiding the truth of the matter.

"Heh heh, everyone, I am curious. Hangzhou City is not a small place, and it is a land of outstanding people. A lingering unyielding spirit should not be difficult to deal with, right? Besides, whether it is Lingyin Temple or Gold Mountain Monastery in Hangzhou City, they seem to be able to solve your problems for free."

As everyone knows, those monks love to liberate wandering spirits to accumulate merit for themselves.

"That’s true; they’ve tried a few times, but... they couldn’t cleanse it completely. Every time it was resolved, she would appear again after a few days," the Song family said with a somber expression, obviously troubled by the fact that his daughter could not find peace despite repeated exorcisms.

The monks couldn’t solve it?

Jiang Xiao frowned, and Bai Yi became increasingly nervous. The situation was indeed not as simple as it seemed, and the Song family was clearly withholding information.

The silent elderly man in a black robe spoke up. He was the only presence that Jiang Xiao could not fathom.

"The main problem is that Dalian’s grievances aren’t strong. She never harmed anyone, so for such a minor spirit, it’s not worth the high-ranking monks to take personal action. The lesser monks’ Buddhism isn’t fully cultivated, which is why the issue was reported to the authorities, hoping for a kind expert to come and handle it."

After giving the people present a meaningful look, Jiang Xiao nodded, indicating he would meet this Song Dalian tonight.

"In general, what time does she usually appear?"

"Midnight!"

"What time is it now?"

"It’s just one stick of incense away from precisely midnight!"

Jiang Xiao: "?"

...

After listening to the Song family’s account, Hashimoto Ichiro also nodded repeatedly.

"Soka, so, all we need to do is resolve the grievance of that Dalian’s spirit, right?"

"Yes," Song Dalian replied.

"Good, farewell, sayonara!"

Without hesitation, Hashimoto Ichiro rose to leave.

What a joke!

How could he, a mere Chosen One, possess the capability to help them with a female ghost?!

"Hey, hey, hey!" Song Dalian hurriedly stopped Hashimoto Ichiro, "Don’t worry, the young lady’s spirit isn’t very strong. She hasn’t harmed anyone from the beginning to the end. By dealing with her, you would also be doing a good deed."

Hasn’t harmed anyone?

A wrongful spirit is a resentful existence that harbors undissipated anger from dying unjustly, and yet you say she hasn’t harmed anyone?

Isn’t that a contradiction?

However, Hashimoto Ichiro thought of the system’s prompt, that failing to complete the task within seven days would result in elimination.

"Is it really true, that she never harmed anyone?"

"Of course, it’s true! This old man guarantees it with your life!"

Most of the other Chosen Ones stayed as well, with only a few making excuses to leave, planning to wait and see what happens or to inquire more about Dalian and the Song family’s situation in the vicinity.

Meanwhile, some of the Chosen Ones were not very anxious because they had good talents themselves.

...

A stick of incense passed by in a flash.

Jiang Xiao stepped forward slowly.

First, a wave of coldness swept through the hall.

But everyone present, except Jiang Xiao and Bai Yi, seemed already accustomed to it.

They all retreated a few steps in unison, nervous but with some inexplicable expression, watching the courtyard outside.

"Father..."

The chilling voice sounded as if it were coming from an ice cellar, making Song Dalian shiver involuntarily.

"Mother..."

A woman, with her eyes blurred with tears, was not only unafraid but also responded to the courtyard with a soft "Yes."

But she was soon dissuaded by the people around her, advising her not to attract the ghost to herself.

"Q... Qi..."

The voice outside was intermittent, unable to form a complete sentence.

"Dad... I, I’m so scared?"

Bai Yi, who also felt quite nervous, lacked dignity as she huddled in a corner with the Song family’s members, which made Jiang Xiao feel incredulous.

Certainly, he was a cowardly person, but this Dalian doesn’t harm anyone, so what was there to be scared of?

Under his gaze, a woman drenched all over stood in the courtyard, expressionlessly staring at the Song family members inside the hall.