Bloodstained Clothes for Ghost Festival

Chapter 23

"Yes, the evil-suppressing tree will never die even after thousands of years. Wouldn't I be buried there forever? I thought that with your intelligence, you would realize that the fruit is the root cause of your people's diseases and cut down this ominous tree. But I'm disappointed that you never suspected the fruit on the tree."

"It's not that I didn't have my doubts, it was just a fleeting thought. It was Han Chinese books that led me astray. I always wanted to find the answers in books," the clan chief said regretfully. "Was my murder by Bian Jizhong also your doing?"

"Yes, I am very disappointed in you and have decided to eliminate you from this land. I believe the new occupants of this land will understand the reasons behind this."

The chieftain asked in bewilderment, "You were suppressed, how could you possibly manipulate him to murder me?"

"Don't you understand yet?" the Earth God said, pointing at Bian Jizhong. "Can't you figure out his background? You seemed to have lost control of him just now."

The clan chief's eyes widened in surprise. "He's your descendant? No wonder, no wonder! I was wondering why this family looked so similar to ours! I'm so stupid!"

The Earth God laughed heartily: "Who would have thought it was me? Even if he only had a single drop of my inherited blood, I could awaken the consciousness deep within him and make him obey me. Heaven has truly been kind to me, after all, it hasn't allowed my descendants to become extinct!"

The clan chief sneered, "The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind! Hmph, you can only watch helplessly as I slaughter your descendants like pigs and dogs! Hahaha!"

"Yes, unfortunately, that distant manipulation severely damaged my strength. I originally intended to guide it to save me. But I underestimated your power. I didn't expect that you didn't participate in reincarnation, but instead became a vengeful ghost like me, not only killing my descendants but also thoroughly cursing this land!" the Earth God said with considerable frustration.

"Haha, you've shot yourself in the foot, haven't you? I really hope you see your descendants being slaughtered like sheep! It's your descendants who did it, haha, they're worse than beasts! That's the cowardice of your earth god!" The clan chief laughed sneer.

The Earth God smiled faintly: "At first I didn't know it was you who started the mudslide, but when I heard the complaints of those poor ghosts underground, I finally understood your intention: you still wanted to resurrect them!"

I know you sneak in a few times every year. I suspect the reason you haven't acted is because you haven't been able to gather the other four gods, perhaps because I'm missing. To be honest, I really want to help you, but I can't take the risk. Even if you forgive me, the other three gods won't let me off the hook, so I've been waiting.

At first, listening to your people speak was a rare pastime, but later it became a torment. I felt as if I was seeing my former self!

I help them reincarnate entirely based on their own wishes.

The clan chief angrily asked, "What tricks did you use?"

The Earth God let out a long sigh and said, "Perhaps I committed too many killings in my previous life, which is why I have suffered for ten thousand years."

Throughout these long years, I have tried countless times to forgive your Water God tribe, but I will never forget that ancient night when your ancestors brutally murdered my beloved daughter, stab by stab, right before my eyes. I see her with wide eyes, crying out for help, and I am powerless to do anything. Your ancestors truly knew how to torment people!

Furthermore, even though the three gods of metal, wood, and fire only intended to kill me and then stop, your ancestor insisted on suppressing me under the tree, making me endure loneliness for thousands of years, and be trampled under the feet of your water god's descendants generation after generation!

I cannot tolerate such an insult!

"How did you come out? Was it this descendant who appeared to you in a dream?" the clan chief asked, pointing at Mr. Bian.

"No, I originally intended to do that, but the experience of killing you last time left me severely weakened and I've been hesitant ever since. Yet, I'm unwilling to let your cruel scheme succeed. I'm truly torn!"

"The earth deity you summoned is quite powerful; he actually discovered me, and we reached an agreement to thwart your plot. Haha, I was afraid this little boy named Jiang Ping would refuse you, so I even sent him a dream, reminiscing about his wonderful past life to evoke his compassion. You should really thank me!" the earth deity mocked.

"How did you get out? You bastard, stop with the nonsense!" The clan leader was furious and embarrassed.

The Earth God, completely unperturbed, smiled and said unhurriedly, "I originally planned to have Jiang Ping dig me out, but I was afraid it would arouse your suspicion. It just so happens that you set fire to the mountain, and this time you even burned the trees too, haha, it's truly fate! Thanks to the Victorious Fighting Buddha's help, I finally managed to throw this broken tree that was pressing down on me into the river!"

Are you so angry you're about to explode?

The clan chief's face turned ashen: "So it was you who were secretly plotting this! How could my clansmen come back to life and then die again?"

"It's simple! Because those children weren't killed at all. Did you think Bian Jizhong was under your control? I woke him up a long time ago and was just pretending to fool you. When he killed them, he didn't hit any vital organs. There was also the Victorious Fighting Buddha secretly treating the wounds behind him. It's a pity you're blind and have underestimated his abilities. It's really laughable!"

The clan chief glared at Jiang Ping but remained silent. I was overjoyed; those students hadn't died!

The Earth God smiled and said, "This child's skills are still shallow, don't blame him. He simply doesn't know the secrets involved. The one who actually performed the ritual just now was me, and you four fools didn't even realize it, hehe!"

The clan chief fell silent, and suddenly the Jinsha River surged with towering waves, which crashed down on us like collapsing snow-capped mountains.

The Earth God smiled, and a huge earthen wall quickly rose from the barren mountain, covering half the sky! The water crashed against the earthen wall with a huge roar, and then receded.

The Earth God sneered, "You don't need to waste your energy. I used to be your nemesis. After tens of thousands of years of cultivation, even the four of you combined might not be a match for me."

The clan chief lowered his head in dejection.

"Feeling disappointed, aren't you? That's exactly what I wanted, hahaha!" The Earth God laughed heartily.

The chieftain, heartbroken and exhausted, said, "Let me bury my people. I have no more attachment to this world. Do with them as you please!"

The students who had been lying on the ground suddenly stood up one by one, and just like when they arrived, they lined up neatly and walked out of the desolate mountain. Except for the three who had arrived, each of them had a faint scar on their neck. They still hadn't woken up, and perhaps they would never know what had happened that day. This was truly a blessing.

Jiang Ping whispered to the Earth God, "Thank you!"

With a wave of his hand, the clan chief caused the surging river to rush up the barren mountain, turbulent and sweeping the dark mass of corpses on the mountain into the river.

"We are children of water, born of water, and returning to water!"

Suddenly he jumped into the water and disappeared without a trace.

"Why didn't you stop him?" I asked softly.

The Earth God gazed at the bright moon, as if talking to himself: "Why stop him? He's just like me, a pitiful creature of fate."

"Where did he go?" I still wouldn't give up.

"Perhaps they went to search for ancient leaders; they have been searching, searching for dreams that can never be realized," the Earth God sighed.

Jiang Ping asked, "Are you going too?"

The earth god nodded, then shook his head blankly: "I don't know. After truly taking revenge, I feel so empty! Help me send away the ghost of this descendant!" He sighed and disappeared beneath the altar.

I took out my phone; it was exactly midnight, the party was over.

postscript

Not long after I got home, Tian Juan called: "Dear sister, you must come over for drinks next weekend!"

I exclaimed in surprise, "Your Uncle Bian is going to marry your mother?"

"Yes, you must come! Jiang Ping too, let's go visit Mr. Sun together then, okay?"

"Great! I'll definitely go!"

......

After hanging up the phone, Mom and Dad came into the room and began interrogating you: "Where did you go those few days? Where were you planning to go after you just got back?"

I shouted excitedly, "I confess!"

I hugged them and gave each of them a loud kiss on the cheek: "I love you, Mom and Dad!"

"You crazy girl!" they scolded, blushing as they laughed.

......

"And then? Did the clan chief come looking for you?" Uncle Chen asked, still wanting more.

"No," I yawned, huffing, "I helped you solve two cases, so I'll cover all your news in this area from now on. I missed four days of work, and the newspaper will keep me on probation for three months!"

"Haha, no problem!"

Revenge is like a wildfire; it may be intended to harm others, but in the end, it harms oneself.

(End of article)

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The clan chief glared at Jiang Ping but remained silent. I was overjoyed; those students hadn't died!

The Earth God smiled and said, "This child's skills are still shallow, don't blame him. He simply doesn't know the secrets involved. The one who actually performed the ritual just now was me, and you four fools didn't even realize it, hehe!"

The clan chief fell silent, and suddenly the Jinsha River surged with towering waves, which crashed down on us like collapsing snow-capped mountains.

The Earth God smiled, and a huge earthen wall quickly rose from the barren mountain, covering half the sky! The water crashed against the earthen wall with a huge roar, and then receded.

The Earth God sneered, "You don't need to waste your energy. I used to be your nemesis. After tens of thousands of years of cultivation, even the four of you combined might not be a match for me."

The clan chief lowered his head in dejection.

"Feeling disappointed, aren't you? That's exactly what I wanted, hahaha!" The Earth God laughed heartily.

The chieftain, heartbroken and exhausted, said, "Let me bury my people. I have no more attachment to this world. Do with them as you please!"

The students who had been lying on the ground suddenly stood up one by one, and just like when they arrived, they lined up neatly and walked out of the desolate mountain. Except for the three who had arrived, each of them had a faint scar on their neck. They still hadn't woken up, and perhaps they would never know what had happened that day. This was truly a blessing.

Jiang Ping whispered to the Earth God, "Thank you!"

With a wave of his hand, the clan chief caused the surging river to rush up the barren mountain, turbulent and sweeping the dark mass of corpses on the mountain into the river.

"We are children of water, born of water, and returning to water!"

Suddenly he jumped into the water and disappeared without a trace.

"Why didn't you stop him?" I asked softly.

The Earth God gazed at the bright moon, as if talking to himself: "Why stop him? He's just like me, a pitiful creature of fate."

"Where did he go?" I still wouldn't give up.

"Perhaps they went to search for ancient leaders; they have been searching, searching for dreams that can never be realized," the Earth God sighed.

Jiang Ping asked, "Are you going too?"

The earth god nodded, then shook his head blankly: "I don't know. After truly taking revenge, I feel so empty! Help me send away the ghost of this descendant!" He sighed and disappeared beneath the altar.

I took out my phone; it was exactly midnight, the party was over.

postscript

Not long after I got home, Tian Juan called: "Dear sister, you must come over for drinks next weekend!"

I exclaimed in surprise, "Your Uncle Bian is going to marry your mother?"

"Yes, you must come! Jiang Ping too, let's go visit Mr. Sun together then, okay?"

"Great! I'll definitely go!"

......

After hanging up the phone, Mom and Dad came into the room and began interrogating you: "Where did you go those few days? Where were you planning to go after you just got back?"

I shouted excitedly, "I confess!"

I hugged them and gave each of them a loud kiss on the cheek: "I love you, Mom and Dad!"

"You crazy girl!" they scolded, blushing as they laughed.

......

"And then? Did the clan chief come looking for you?" Uncle Chen asked, still wanting more.

"No," I yawned, huffing, "I helped you solve two cases, so I'll cover all your news in this area from now on. I missed four days of work, and the newspaper will keep me on probation for three months!"

"Haha, no problem!"

Revenge is like a wildfire; it may be intended to harm others, but in the end, it harms oneself.

(End of article)