The Demon Queen of Divine Doctor is not to be trifled with

Chapter 721 Grave Sacrifice

When going up the mountain, Jiang Xiu was making a fuss, crying and shouting, and even tried to escape.

Unfortunately, the person holding her was Ji Duo Ji Rong, so there was no way she could get away. Seeing her making a fuss, Ji Rong asked Ye Wenyan to either gag her or just knock her out, as she was really annoying.

Ye Wenyan disagreed. She told everyone she was traveling with, "Let her shout if she wants to. It's a good opportunity for my grandfather to hear who has arrived. My grandfather has been dead for more than half a year. I can still see him in my dreams occasionally. I know he is unwilling to die, so I have always thought that one day I will bring the culprit to his grave to pay homage. Today we finally make the trip, so I will let her shout a few more times so that my grandfather will know."

Jiang Xiu fell silent upon hearing this. Although he was still a little awkward, he was still able to walk more smoothly than before. There were not many people from the Ye family who went up the mountain, only a dozen or so, and all of them were men.

This was also what Ye Wenyan meant, because what she was going to do today was very bloody, and she was afraid that the women would have nightmares after seeing it. Originally, the men didn't want so many of them to come up, after all, this was the matter of the Ye family in the capital, and it would not be good for the people in Ping County to know too much.

But Ye Feng said that tomb worship was a big event, and more people had to witness it, and it couldn't be done quietly. Besides, Xiu Jiangxiu was away, and Ping County had opened a temple and changed the family tree. Many people in the clan didn't understand why, and today they had an explanation. At the same time, he also asked Ye Wenyan to rest assured that those who could go up the mountain were direct descendants, and they would never talk about their family affairs.

Ye Wenyan had no objection to what the clan leader said. This was the last big thing she would do for the Ye family. After this matter was dealt with, she would no longer have to be distracted and could head directly to the southernmost direction, the shoreless sea.

The Ye family's ancestral tomb was well-maintained. Not only did the Ye family repair it themselves, but the imperial court also allocated money for repairs every year. In addition, the local customs and people in Ping County were quite honest. Every New Year, the people in the county would spontaneously go up the mountain to pay tribute to the ancestors of the Ye family, thanking the Ye family, a prosperous family for a hundred years, for always protecting the land of Ping County and allowing them to live a better life with each generation.

Although it rained lightly this morning, the mountain road was still difficult to walk on. Ye Wenyan and Shi Liyuan's magic had recovered somewhat, and it was much better than the heaviest rain in the past few days. However, they still did not use magic, and walked up the mountain step by step, their feet were muddy.

Ye Zhenwei's tomb was not the most impressive, after all, he was under pressure from his predecessors. Even though he had made the most contributions to the country, they did not dare to build a large tomb. Ye Jinggui's tomb was right next to his, and the tombstone was engraved with the words "Respectfully erected by the filial son Fei Yu".

This was the first time that Ye Wenyan came to the Ye family's ancestral tomb as the fourth Miss Ye. Standing in front of the tomb, the feeling was different from standing in front of the ancestral tablet in the family's ancestral hall. Accompanied by the drizzle, she felt a little melancholy.

The clan leader Ye Feng said, "When the tomb was first buried, the two young masters in the capital were present. But now that I think about it, the second young master may have also caused trouble for your grandfather, otherwise the tombstone would not have suddenly broken when it was erected. The tombstone you see now was re-determined later. The person who decided it left the wrong characters and only left your eldest brother's name, forgetting the second young master and the second master.

I scolded him for this and wanted to build a new tombstone, but the person who made the tombstone said that it would only happen once or twice, but not a third time. Otherwise, it would be bad for both the dead and the living.

When we heard this, we just did it and didn’t think about changing the monument. Alas, it’s a good thing we didn’t change it.”

As he spoke, he went forward and used the clean cloth he brought to wipe the tombstone. Seeing this, Ye Wenyan also asked for a cloth to wipe with him. After wiping General Ye's tombstone clean, Ye Feng said, "Wipe your father's too!"

Ye Wenyan glanced at Ye Jinggui's tombstone. Although it had been raining for the past few days, she could still see that the tombstone was cleaner than General Ye's, as if someone had wiped it. Thinking of this, she asked, "Did anyone come here a few days ago?" Ye Feng was stunned, then shook his head, "No one came. It's not until the 15th of July that it's a taboo. But on the day of your father's birthday, someone from the clan came up, set up offerings and incense tables, and kowtowed."

Ye Wenyan nodded and said nothing more. He did not clean Ye Jinggui's grave. He just turned around to get incense to pay tribute to General Ye.

Unfortunately, the rain was getting heavier, and the incense was extinguished as soon as it was lit. Ji Rong came to her side with an umbrella, wanting her to light the incense with the help of the umbrella, but Ye Wenyan shook her head and said, "No, if it is lit now, it will go out again when it is inserted into the incense burner. We can't always ask people to stand here holding an umbrella." Having said this, she suddenly glanced at Jiang Xiu, and then laughed, "I forgot, there is really someone who can stand here holding an umbrella, then light the incense!"

She took three more incense sticks and lit them, bowed three times to General Ye's tombstone, then inserted the incense into the incense burner and waved to Jiang Xiu, "Dear grandmother, come here."

Jiang Xiu shuddered. Ye Wenyan called her grandma again. This was definitely not a good thing. Just now, she vaguely heard about holding an umbrella. Could it be that he wanted her to be used as a maid and asked her to hold an umbrella for Ye Wenyan? She was very unhappy and muttered, "No matter how I am with your grandfather, I am your grandmother. You will be struck by lightning if you let an elder hold an umbrella for you."

Shi Liyuan didn't like what he heard - "As my future wife, the future empress of Northern Qi, she doesn't deserve anyone to hold an umbrella for her in this world."

Jiang Xiuxin shuddered and dared not speak anymore.

Ji Rong handed her the umbrella in her hand, and she subconsciously walked towards Ye Wenyan, and then she heard Ye Wenyan say: "I asked you to come here not to hold an umbrella for me, but for my grandfather. It has been raining for days, and I can't let my grandfather keep getting wet like this, so you can stand here and hold the umbrella for him, and at the same time, block the incense in the incense burner from going out."

After saying this, he glanced at Shi Liyuan. Shi Liyuan immediately understood what his wife meant, and with a wave of magic, the umbrella in Jiang Xiu's hand immediately doubled in size, and the material seemed to have changed, becoming tougher than oil paper and less likely to fall apart. Moreover, Jiang Xiu was also cast a spell, as if she was frozen, standing motionless in front of General Ye's tomb, no matter what others said, she did not react at all, and did not even blink.

Some people were stunned and thought she had died suddenly, so they went forward to check her breath. They found she was still breathing, and pushed her again, but she was still motionless and could not even be pushed down.

They thought it was very strange, so Ye Wenyan said, "There's nothing strange about it. It was the Emperor who cast a spell to freeze her body, so that she could stand here motionless and hold an umbrella for my grandfather. In fact, she should kneel in front of the grave to apologize, but it's raining, so I think it's better to hold the incense. At least we don't have to worry about the incense going out when we burn it today."

After that, he asked Shi Liyuan, "How long can this immobilization technique last?"

Shi Liyuan said: "Ninety-nine eighty-one days."

"That's enough." She lowered her head slightly. "It doesn't need to be too long. My grandfather is tired of her. Just eighty-one days!"

Someone asked, "What about after eighty-one days? Release her?" Feng Zhaolian took over the conversation, "Release her? Do you think she can survive standing outside for eighty-one days? Once the immobilization spell is lifted, she will die naturally. You can just send someone up to collect her body."

People looked at Ye Wenyan, and when they saw Ye Wenyan nod, they understood.

The Ye family members burned incense one after another. After they finished burning incense, Fan Pingxian was finally pulled forward.

Ji Duo kicked him on the leg, and he fell to his knees in front of the tomb. He was trembling with fear and couldn't utter a word.

Ye Wenyan stepped forward and said to the tombstone: "Grandfather, I brought this man here. I will chop off his head later and use his blood to sacrifice to your soul. After that, all the past stories of the Ye family will be over. I think I have done my best for the Ye family, and they have to walk the rest of the way by themselves. Maybe there are still some things that are not finished, but those things should not disturb your peace anymore, so I won’t tell you. Grandfather, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. You used to have hatred in your heart and lived a cowardly life, but those things are in the past. I hope you can also untie the knot in your heart and stop thinking about it." She took another half step forward and lowered her voice a lot. In the sound of the rain, only she could hear it clearly.

She said, "I call you grandpa instead of General Ye, and I don't know if you are willing to acknowledge me as your granddaughter. I have something to tell you. Your most beloved fourth granddaughter has come back to life. I hope this is a comfort to you."

After she finished speaking, she stepped back until she was beside Shi Liyuan. Then she asked the clan leader Ye Feng, "Are you going to take action?"

Ye Feng was stunned for a moment, then he understood what Ye Wenyan meant. He was asking him whether he wanted someone from the Ye family to do it themselves.

But he looked at the Ye family, all of them lowered their heads, thinking that they didn't dare to do such a thing. So he said to Ye Wenyan: "If there is a capable person around the fourth lady, please do it for her! We are all ordinary people. The biggest killing in our lives is to kill a few chickens. We really can't do such a thing as killing people. Even if it is an enemy, we dare not do it."

Ye Wenyan nodded, then ordered Ji Duo: "Come here!"

After receiving the order, Ji Duo drew his sword without saying a word and slashed it across Fan Pingxian's neck.

He struck the sword with great calculation, and the blood that spurted out just happened to spray onto General Ye's tombstone. The so-called tomb sacrifice was now perfectly completed.

Fan Pingxian didn't even yell for help until the very end. No one knew whether he was so frightened or he felt that yelling would be useless.

People saw Jiang Xiu shed two lines of tears while standing with an umbrella, and someone was so angry that he asked, "Did you cry when the old man died?"

Ye Wenyan recalled his past memories, but he couldn't remember whether the old lady cried or not. She seemed to have howled a few times, but he didn't know whether she shed tears or not. But that didn't matter anymore. The past events and people were no longer important.

Fan Pingxian died, and Jiang Xiu only had eighty-one days left to live, eighty-one days without moving. When she died, the grudges of the previous life would be completely over, and she would have done everything she promised to Miss Four Ye. Although this body had long recovered, for her, at this moment, the burden of the Ye family on her shoulders was truly lifted off her shoulders...