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"Please, Master, grant me this."
"Very well."
Sang Qingxiao withdrew her hand, allowing it to make its choice. The Black Fish Spirit looked at Sang Qingxiao and smiled with a sense of relief. Regarding the incident in Ze Province, having witnessed countless floating corpses with her own eyes, she finally realized the extent of the sins she had committed. Now, discussing regret was utterly meaningless.
After much contemplation, the only thing left was to sacrifice this meager life. Perhaps that could atone for some of the wrongs. I hope the Master can assist me just this once.
"Sacrifice?"
One could say that this spirit was not malevolent. However, do you understand that once you make a sacrifice, your soul will scatter, and there will be no chance of reincarnation?
"I know. I've heard that there are eighteen types of punishments in the Underworld. For someone as deeply sinful as I am, I would surely face several rounds of suffering. Enduring such pain is not worth it; I'd rather dissipate into the world."
Sang Qingxiao hesitated. Since the Black Fish Spirit was unwilling to let her see its memories, Qi Xiaomian would surely uncover the truth in due time; it was merely a matter of waiting a few more days. Once the case was clarified, whether the Black Fish Spirit lived or died remained uncertain.
Sang Qingxiao wanted to wait a little longer, but she couldn't withstand the Black Fish Spirit's repeated pleas for death. She recalled what she had learned about sacrificial methods and confirmed the Black Fish Spirit's intentions before beginning her work.
One by one, she extracted the three souls and seven spirits from its body, weaving them into intricate runes as she went along. The process was exhilarating, yet throughout it all, the corners of the Black Fish Spirit's mouth curled into a smile.
It seemed to be lost in beautiful memories—memories filled with its younger self and A Lian from their childhood. Life had not been easy for either of them back then.
As one spirit and one human gradually became each other's support, their lives improved as the Black Fish Spirit grew stronger. A Lian's ambitions grew larger as well; with its help, she became Lady Cao Lin.
A Lian then urged it to continue assisting Cao Lin, leading it down a path of many misdeeds.
That day, it exerted all its strength to crash into the Dam, leaving itself battered and bruised. However, upon witnessing the tragic state of Ze Province, it disregarded its wounds and frantically tried to save people and revive creatures, tirelessly working day and night, yet never able to save them all.
It cried; it was wrong; it regretted everything.
There was no turning back now. It only wished that this life could help Ze Province escape its plight quickly, and that this life could ensure favorable weather for Ze Province for years to come.
In a moment of Rune Transformation, the Black Fish Spirit's body turned to dust. This was a sacrifice devoid of bloodshed, yet it weighed heavily on the hearts of those who witnessed it.
Sang Qingxiao collected the ashes into a small jar and crafted a rune-engraved wooden tablet, handing it to Li Cu with instructions to hurry to Ze Province. There, he was to release the rune at the center of Ze Province and scatter the Black Fish Spirit's ashes into the Wei River.
The Leopard Demon moved with astonishing speed. Though its body had recovered well, it was not as strong as before. Nevertheless, it made the round trip in just two or three days.
Under various methods employed by The Office of Censors, Lady Cao Lin first spat out a mouthful before finally confessing to all her crimes.
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