The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 219: Vengeance

Chapter 219: Vengeance

Madam Fan paused, looking back at Nanli with eyes brimming with tears. She softly uttered two words, "Thank you." Nanli nodded gently in acknowledgment.

With no further hesitation, Madam Fan crushed Qin Jing’s neck with her bare hands.

Blood spurted.

His head rolled off, bouncing a few times on the ground.

The scene was horrifying.

Immediately after, Qin Jing’s soul was forcefully ejected from his body.

With a cold smile, Madam Fan grabbed his soul. Her voice was icy, "Qin Jing, you vile creature, even if I dissipate into nothing, I won’t let you reincarnate. You don’t deserve to be human!"

Qin Jing, shocked, struggled against her grip, but Madam Fan, now a powerful ghost, had no intention of letting him escape.

Qin Zheng, witnessing his brother’s dire situation, could not bear it. He pleaded loudly, "Princess, please intervene!"

Nanli remained unmoved, "One must take responsibility for their actions."

"Madam Fan!" Qin Zheng, desperate, turned to her for mercy.

But in that moment, Madam Fan used both hands to tear Qin Jing’s soul apart.

A gust of wind scattered his fragmented soul like dust.

As a fierce ghost, Madam Fan’s appearance became even more terrifying. Her grin caused several Qin family servants to faint from fear.

"Madam Fan, your vengeance is complete, your wish fulfilled. Now, I must destroy you." Nanli drew a Heavenly Thunder Talisman.

Madam Fan faced Nanli, bowing deeply, "I became a fierce ghost knowingly, but I have no regrets."

Thanks to Nanli, her child was spared from committing more atrocities with her. She knew there was no chance for redemption and accepted her fate.

With a sigh, Nanli unleashed the talisman.

Instantly, the sky lit up with lightning, resembling turbulent waves in the dark sky.

Nanli brought her fingers together, directing the heavenly lightning towards Madam Fan.

Madam Fan closed her eyes, standing still.

As the lightning descended, the talisman holding her child’s spirit began to tremble and surged towards her.

The child, having died in her womb, had never spoken. Yet now, he screamed, his voice heart-wrenching, "Mother!!!"

Nanli frowned, retrieving the talisman.

The lightning struck down, obliterating the fierce ghost instantly, leaving no trace.

The sky quickly returned to normal, with stars twinkling once again.

The infant, overwhelmed with anger and grief, broke free from the talisman’s control, lunging at Nanli with futile fury.

Nanli raised an eyebrow, touching the infant’s forehead, dispelling his malevolent energy.

The infant, now free of hatred, fell into a deep sleep.

Nanli placed him into a pouch, her face pale from exertion.

Surveying the bloody courtyard, she said, "Lord Qin, this matter is settled. I will have Madam Fan’s coffin taken away."

Madam Fan likely did not want to be buried on Qin family grounds again.

Though she had dissipated, this was the least Nanli could do for her.

Qin Zheng, staring blankly at his brother’s decapitated corpse, was in a daze.

Qin Zheng, though injured, struggled to his feet, filled with resentment. "Ninth Princess, you are a practitioner of Daoism. How can you be so ruthless? I promised to bring justice to Madam Fan. Why did you stand by and allow her to kill and tear apart a soul?"

Nanli’s expression remained unchanged. She looked directly at Qin Zheng, her eyes bright and unwavering. "I practice Daoism, but I also believe in the saying: ’An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.’ Madam Fan refrained from becoming a vengeful spirit for the sake of her child. But Qin Jing’s ruthless actions and his slanderous words sealed his fate. Isn’t it true that he brought this upon himself? As Madam Fan said, he indeed did not deserve another life."

Qin Zheng was momentarily speechless.

Nanli, without further words, drew a talisman, dispersing the ghostly energy from Qin Zheng’s wound. "Lord Qin, you are known for your integrity, but your brother has taken many lives. You should thoroughly investigate this matter."

With that, she used a sound-transmitting talisman to call Qing Feng for assistance.

Madam Fan hailed from Ruyang, a notable figure who married into the Qin family from afar. Qing Feng reported that the Fan family was prominent in Ruyang, a large and influential clan. When Madam Fan and her child died, her father was devastated and fell ill, bedridden since then.

Hearing this, Nanli felt assured in her decision.

Qing Feng dispatched several capable Black Armor Guards to carefully gather Madam Fan’s remains and place them in a new coffin, which they prepared to transport back to Ruyang the following morning.

Despite the grief of losing his brother, Qin Zheng managed to release Dr. Shen from imprisonment and investigate Qin Jing’s crimes. It was discovered that the physician who had been bribed and subsequently killed by bandits had also been a victim of Qin Jing’s machinations.

Qin Zheng’s resentment towards Nanli dissipated upon learning this truth. After much contemplation, he hastily arranged for Qin Jing’s burial, fulfilling his duty as an elder brother.

Dr. Shen, though the case had been bizarre, was relieved to see justice served. Once released from the prison, he took a thorough bath, donned fresh clothes, and hurried to Prince Yu’s Mansion with his family to express gratitude.

Upon arriving, what did the Shen family see?

In the flower hall, Nanli was tossing a small bamboo ball towards an empty space. The ball seemed to be caught by an unseen force and tossed back to Nanli.

Mrs. Shen shivered. "Husband, I... I’m going to faint..."

Dr. Shen and Shen Chang quickly supported her.

Nanli, noticing their fright, threw the ball back and said, "Little Xuan, go play in the back."

It was Madam Fan’s child, invisible to others. Still in the form of an infant, he floated in the direction she indicated, clutching the ball and pouting, "Hug!"

He could only speak single words.

Nanli replied, "You can float by yourself."

Mrs. Shen, hearing this, finally succumbed to her fear and fainted.

Little Xuan, seeing her collapse, floated towards the inner hall.

Nanli, somewhat embarrassed, said, "Alright, there are no more ghosts now. Is Mrs. Shen okay?"

"She’s fine, just fainted," Dr. Shen assured, waving it off. "Thanks to the Princess, the truth was uncovered, clearing my name and saving me."

"No need for thanks, Dr. Shen," Nanli replied earnestly. "It’s only right to do one’s job when paid."

With that, Rainbow stepped forward with a ledger, presenting it to Dr. Shen for review. It detailed the expenses of the talismans and services rendered.

Dr. Shen’s expression twitched.

Shen Chang’s gaze questioned: Father, do we have enough money?

Dr. Shen responded with a tearful look: I’ll have to use my private stash.