True Heiress Cuts Ties, The Marquis Household Bitterly Regrets-Chapter 300 - 299: Dust Settles

"Sworn brotherhood?"

Yu Nianzhao furrowed her brows, "Just sworn brotherhood, and he’s willing to risk his life for you? Xin Kui escaped from the Underworld for you?"

"What?"

The former emperor was a bit stunned, clearly unaware that Xin Kui had escaped from the Underworld.

"He did it for you? What exactly is the reason?"

Yu Nianzhao was confused, urgently wanting answers, "Where is Xin Kui now?"

"I don’t know, he helped me back then and then disappeared, I have no idea where he is!"

In such a dangerous situation, the former emperor had already shed his confidence and arrogance, and wouldn’t refer to himself as ’I the emperor,’ "Since you know about Xin Kui, you should know his power, you can’t kill me."

Yu Nianzhao sneered, "Fool! Have you forgotten? You’re already dead; how can I talk of killing you? Furthermore, you’re mistaken. The Ghost King’s protection can shield you three times, but then gradually weakens. Let me guess, how many times have you used the protection? Must’ve used it all, right? You, you’re marked as a mistake."

"No, I’m not!"

The former emperor was frightened, he glanced at Jiu, who was eyeing him voraciously, and swallowed hard, saying, "I really was sworn brothers with Xin Kui. Back then, we were the founding emperors of the Great Chao Dynasty, I was upfront, he was in the shadows, and we achieved numerous great feats."

"Later, after our deaths, we unexpectedly got an opportunity. I headed towards immortality, while he went to the Underworld to start as a ghost servant. We had agreed to mutually aid each other. When I entered the immortal path, I frequently helped him, hoping he would become immortal with me, but he was unwilling. He stubbornly watched his wife and children reincarnate, so I helped him rise from ghost servant to Ghost King."

The former emperor gritted his teeth, "But afterwards, my immortal path wasn’t smooth. I... impulsively learned Forbidden Techniques, took a misguided way, and was stripped of the Immortal Bone, cast into hell. Xin Kui saved me, unwilling to reincarnate and go through the hardships as a commoner again, so I seized the opportunity to possess a descendant of the Xie Family, enjoying the power of the throne, finding that being human wasn’t so bad, except the lifespan was too short."

Everyone was shocked, unexpectedly realizing this person truly wasn’t the former emperor, but the founding emperor?

"I started creating a path for the Daoist group to research the Elixir of Immortality. Alas, none of them were useful, so I could only scheme for myself, seeking opportunities for possession. As long as I groomed a successor, I could possess them before death, achieving a sort of immortality."

The former emperor smiled wickedly, "Unfortunately, those evil spirits I raised by hand became disobedient and wanted to retaliate against me. Therefore, I turned to Xin Kui once more for help."

"Xin Kui helped you time and time again, yet you harmed him!"

Yu Nianzhao scorned him disdainfully.

"How could that be? Xin Kui is my friend; naturally, I think of him too."

The former emperor smiled smugly, saying, "Do you really think he’s happy as the Ghost King in the Underworld? He’s different from me; he’s innately infatuated. He became Ghost King for his wife. They’re destined for misunderstandings across lifetimes, never coming together, yet he’s content to watch over her in the Underworld, witnessing her marry different men every lifetime, leading unhappy lives, dying in despair, and he feels heartache."

The former emperor said, "I’ve helped him out of his predicament, reuniting with his wife out of the Underworld."

Yu Nianzhao asked, "Did he also resort to possession?"

The former emperor irritably replied, "Whether he resorted to possession, I’m not sure."

"Oh, you really don’t know where Xin Kui is?"

"I don’t know!"

"Alright, fine!"

After asking, a cold gleam flashed in Yu Nianzhao’s hand, and the next second, the Blade of Judgment fiercely pierced his chest.

"Argh—"

The former emperor’s eyes widened, staring at the Blade of Judgment in his chest, feeling as if his soul was on fire.

"You actually... killed me."

"Since I’ve gotten the answers I want, what use is it to keep you?"

Yu Nianzhao said disdainfully, "Your existence held such little consequence. Learning Forbidden Techniques and being expelled from the realm was your own doing, and everything you gained was built on the bodies of innocent people. You should have died long ago, unqualified for reincarnation. I judge you... stripping away the right to rebirth. Jiu, devour him."

[Alright, master!]

Jiu opened his wide mouth again, this time effortlessly pulling out the former emperor’s soul and swallowing it whole.

"Whew, whew!"

Xie Yunzhe, originally in a corpse-like state, took a deep breath, sat up, dazedly placing his hand on his chest where there should’ve been pain and blood, but found nothing.

"Am I dead or alive?"

Xie Yunzhe was extremely confused, unable to discern whether the current moment was reality or illusion. He felt if he slept now, he’d never wake again.

"Alive!"

Yu Nianzhao casually replied, then turned to Dongfang Hong, saying, "The greatest evil spirit has been eliminated. Tomb Guard City actually doesn’t need to exist. If you wish to lift the curses on future generations, this is an excellent opportunity to transcend the souls here completely."

Dongfang Hong’s eyes were filled with tears, he clenched his fist and said, "Yes, thank you, Princess Consort Su. Even if I stay here for life, chanting sutras and prayers every day is good, as long as it lets the children live and grow carefree, I’d do anything."

"We used to covet temporary peace and sent those children in, resulting in this transformation; it’s all our fault."

Mr Situ said bitterly, with countless regrets in his heart, but unable to remain trapped in regret, he could only strive to amend them.

He could still hear roosters crowing, and sunlight spilled into the Tomb Guard City, which hadn’t seen daylight for centuries.

Everything... settled down.

"Is it all over?"

Xie Jiuxiao, injured, stood outside Tomb Guard City, still feeling slightly unreal.

"Yeah, it’s over."

Yu Nianzhao’s gaze was somber, unexpectedly calm after learning Xin Kui’s escape truth.

"Zhaozhao, let’s go home."

Xie Jiuxiao said nothing more, merely holding her hand, giving her a gentle smile.

"Alright! Let’s go home!"

Thus, Tomb Guard City was thoroughly overturned. Emperor Anqing arranged for the mystical sects to administer funerary rites for the souls, and the mottled city walls were torn down. Here would be rebuilt anew, to become land where sunlight could shine!