The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 217: Don’t Compare Me to Them

Chapter 217: Don’t Compare Me to Them

With the coffin nails pried open, Nanli exerted a little force and pushed the coffin lid aside. A putrid smell filled the air, extremely foul. The malevolent aura, along with the resentment, also surrounded them. Nanli was already prepared; with a talisman in hand, she dispersed everything.

Inside the coffin was a female corpse, decomposed to the point where only bones remained. There were no burial items inside, but there were remnants of some talismans. Due to their age, Nanli couldn’t quite recognize what kind of talismans they were.

The resentment and malevolent aura continued to spread. When Qin Zheng walked over, Nanli immediately stopped him. She looked at the shroud worn by the female corpse, vaguely recognizing the colors and patterns. Her heart sank as she said, "That malevolent pregnant woman is indeed Madam Fan."

"What?" Qin Zheng was stunned on the spot, utterly bewildered. "She... she wouldn’t have turned into a malevolent spirit harming people out of some grudge, would she?"

When Madam Fan died with two deaths and one life, his younger brother was heartbroken and had a grand ritual performed by Taoist priests. He had thought that Madam Fan and her child had peacefully reincarnated, but he never expected this.

Nanli saw that the resentment persisted, her eyes narrowing slightly. She looked at the coffin nails and felt angry too.

"Lord Qin, how much hatred do you all have for Madam Fan? With these coffin nails and talismans, the ghost can’t leave this coffin, so how can they, the mother and child, reincarnate?" Nanli said, "Madam Fan has been trapped here for many years, so it’s no wonder she became a malevolent spirit. It’s probably because of the continuous heavy rain recently that the coffin got damp, causing the talismans to mold and fade, allowing her to leave the coffin."

Qin Zheng was shocked to hear this.

"Ninth Princess, how could my Qin family do such a thing!" He was convinced that someone had deliberately harmed the Qin family and Madam Fan.

The sky hadn’t darkened yet, but suddenly the weather changed dramatically, plunging everything into darkness. Qin Zheng and the servants all changed their faces, shivering in fear. Some of the more timid ones shouted about ghosts and fainted.

The malevolent aura from the coffin gathered and rushed towards Qin Zheng, its coldness even more chilling than that of an ice cellar!

Nanli furrowed her brows lightly and swiftly stepped forward, smashing out a talisman, forcing the malevolent aura to retreat.

Qin Zheng’s heart was about to leap out of his chest. But just as the eerie aura passed, Madam Fan appeared again, gnashing her teeth, extremely terrifying. Although she had become a malevolent spirit, she still wanted to protect her own body.

"Qin Zheng, you trapped us mother and child in the coffin, unable to reincarnate for eternity, suffering endless torment. And now you still want to harm our bodies? You Qin family members are all hypocrites with evil hearts!" Madam Fan’s voice was equally eerie, sending shivers down people’s spines.

Qin Zheng urgently said, "Sister-in-law, I have always respected you greatly. When have I ever done such a thing to harm you? Is there some misunderstanding in this matter?"

"No misunderstanding!" Madam Fan was even more furious and swept towards him again. Along with the resentment from her unborn child, the winds on the hillside rose sharply, and the trees shook violently.

This was her territory. Without even touching Qin Zheng, the malevolent aura spread from all directions, entangling Qin Zheng all over!

Qin Zheng felt like he had fallen into the depths of hell, unable to catch his breath, surrounded by endless darkness. He frantically grasped around, wanting to grab onto anything to save himself.

Was there anyone...

Anyone who could save him?

"Do not create more sins!" Someone shouted, and suddenly, golden light burst forth.

Qin Zheng’s eyes finally cleared up. The fierce wind lifted Nanli’s clothes as she stood in front, facing off against Madam Fan. Her fingers glowed with golden light, dotting the endless darkness with a glimmer of light.

"You cultivators, you appear to be righteous on the surface but are actually engaged in all sorts of evil deeds!" Madam Fan was not afraid either. She hated Nanli for interfering with her plans repeatedly and used all her strength to fight Nanli to the death.

Who knew, the sky churned with dark clouds, and thunder rumbled.

Madam Fan trembled uncontrollably, protecting her belly, just wanting to find a place to hide. Lightning snakes crawled across the sky, reflecting the resolute expression on Nanli’s face.

She said, "Madam Fan, speak nicely and don’t make any more moves. Otherwise, I will smash the bodies of you and your child."

Madam Fan clenched her fists tightly, angrily saying, "Indeed, you are no different from those old Taoist priests."

"I am preventing you from committing more sins, which is helping you. Don’t compare me to those heartless old Taoist priests," Nanli snorted. "You may not care if you end up as ashes, but you should at least care about your child, right? He hasn’t even seen the world yet and is trapped in a coffin with you. After all the effort to come out, do you want to be filled with sins and not be able to enter the afterlife?"

In an instant, Madam Fan’s eyes filled with tears. She touched her swollen belly, feeling her child with her, telling her that he would stand by her side and eradicate those who harmed them.

After much hesitation, she finally suppressed all her malevolent aura, and the sky and earth returned to their original colors.

"It’s me who wants revenge, it has nothing to do with my child," she said. "If you are truly a good person, please send my child to reincarnation."

As for herself, even if she were reduced to ashes, she wouldn’t have a word of complaint.

Nanli removed the Thunder Talisman and breathed a sigh of relief. "Once I figure out the whole situation, I will naturally send your son to reincarnation."

Qin Zheng, having narrowly escaped death, though still trembling with fear, asked Madam Fan what had happened.

Madam Fan, still unable to hide her hatred, glared at Qin Zheng and said, "When my child and I died, the ghost envoys were supposed to come and take us to reincarnate. But that pig-like Qin Jing invited an old Taoist priest, ostensibly for a ritual, but in reality, he trapped the souls of my child and me in the coffin."

Nanli had already guessed much of this and wasn’t surprised.

Qin Zheng, who always cared for his younger brother, couldn’t help but defend him, saying, "Impossible, how could my younger brother do such a treacherous thing!"

"Why impossible? I died in difficult labor, all because he bribed the imperial physician. He was afraid that my child and I would seek revenge on him, so he struck first," Madam Fan said coldly.

She stared at Qin Zheng with sinister eyes and continued, "I didn’t know at first. It was Qin Jing’s wet nurse who became afraid and confessed at my grave. It was then I realized that Qin Jing only married me under his parents’ orders. He was heartless towards me. He had already kept a concubine outside, and because he didn’t want her to be a concubine, he bribed the imperial physician to harm me and make room for her!"

Qin Jing was ruthless! To avoid offending the Fan family, he married her into the family and then found an opportunity to harm her!

Qin Zheng staggered, feeling dizzy and overwhelmed. He gasped for air, his face turning paler by the second. He never imagined that his younger brother could be so cruel!

Nanli furrowed her brows slightly. "So, you poisoned the medicine to achieve two aims with one shot. But Dr. Shen is an upright person; how could he be easily bribed?"