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Bai Jiao followed the Corpse Puppet and saw the so-called Yin Eye, uncovering the secrets of the well. However, due to the negative energy from the Yin Eye, her daughter's body began to experience some issues. To protect her daughter and keep her away from that place, Bai Jiao contemplated placing her daughter in the care of others.
"What about him? How did he end up like that?"
The "him" that Xing Ruyi referred to was the murderer of Bell, Bai Jiao's husband in the human realm, the master of Yun Village, Lord Yun of Shijia Village's Yun Family Old Residence.
"It was the Corpse Puppet! When I left the ancient well, I knew I had been targeted by the Yin Eye. Although it was a lifeless thing, the Corpse Puppet was alive. Of course, at my level of cultivation at that time, that Corpse Puppet couldn't do anything to me. However, having just given birth to my daughter and with my powers greatly diminished, I was inevitably vulnerable to that thing. So after coming up from the well, I sealed my daughter's Spirit Serpent bloodline and swapped her with another baby girl.
To this day, I don't want to hide anything; that baby girl was stolen by me, and I exchanged her for my own daughter. Because of this, I have always felt guilty towards that baby girl, but that's all in the past now.
On the night I emerged from the well, I heard some noises coming from the adjacent room. I knew that thing had arrived, so I quietly followed it. I saw it hovering over a young woman who had just entered; while she was sound asleep, the Corpse Puppet stood by her bed. As it leaned forward, water dripped down from its body.
The young woman woke up first and let out a low cry upon seeing the Corpse Puppet. I watched as it floated above her, then its right hand passed through her body and delicately grasped her Heart. In an instant, she fell silent."
"Seeing the Corpse Puppet commit murder, didn't you think about saving her?"
"Save? Why would I save her?" Bai Jiao retorted, shifting her gaze to the fox's face. "You can ask this young man beside you if he would have intervened in such a situation. In our Qingqiu, survival is based on one's abilities; no one cares about such trivial matters nor wishes to get involved. Moreover, she was the woman who took my husband; I originally intended to deal with her myself. With the Corpse Puppet helping me understand what happened, why should I complicate things further?"
Xing Ruyi glanced at the fox and realized Bai Jiao spoke the truth. The fox had indeed been like Bai Jiao before; even if someone died in front of him, he wouldn't bat an eye. However, after spending time with her, he had become somewhat softened by her influence.
At that moment, Lord Yun was awakened by a chilling aura. Though his eyes were closed, he could hear the sound of cold wind rattling against the window. Just as the Corpse Puppet's fingers pierced through the woman's Heart beside him, he rolled off the bed and hid beneath it, covering his eyes with his hands while peeking through his fingers. He saw those monstrous feet touch down on the floor—bare and wet with water. As soon as they made contact with the ground, water flowed across the stone floor towards him. Crouched under the bed with nowhere to hide or escape, he found himself paralyzed and unable to find an opportunity to flee.
At that moment, he suddenly thought of Bai Jiao—the wife who had once stood by him during his lowest times. Where was she now? Had she met with misfortune like his concubine? Thinking of their child in her womb made Lord Yun feel a tightness in his head as he cautiously shifted his feet in an attempt to move away from where he lay.
Time passed slowly as Lord Yun remained cramped in a dark corner at the foot of the bed while those wet feet remained stationary nearby. He dared not breathe for fear that even a slight exhale would attract that monster's attention. Just when he felt he could no longer hold back his breath from being compressed within him, something rolled against his foot with a thud. He glanced sideways and let out a sharp scream before quickly covering his mouth.
It was his concubine's head; even in the dimness beneath the bed, he could see her white eyes staring upward. Those once beautiful eyes that had captivated him were now filled with blood. An evil laugh echoed from above him followed by a long tongue that slithered under the bed and wrapped around his neck before dragging him out.
For a brief moment, Bai Jiao considered saving this man but felt her heart freeze when she looked at half of his body inside the room. She watched as the Corpse Puppet strangled him with its tongue and dragged him step by step back toward the well. Strangely enough, for reasons unknown, that man somehow returned alive to Yun Family Old Residence but soon moved out again and built what is now known as Yun Village.
"So then, did Lord Yun die and come back to life?"
Bai Jiao nodded, "Yes, that night when he was taken away by the Corpse Puppet, I could no longer feel his anger. But just after one night, he returned to the Yun Family. However, he was no longer the same as before. He was neither alive nor dead; he had become something I couldn't even recognize. To conceal the Yin Eye in the well and to find out what had happened to him, I deliberately stayed a bit longer at the Yun Family, but I found nothing. All I knew was that if he wanted to live, he had to consume the souls of the living.
By the way, I remembered something that might be related to his transformation. During my time away from the Yun Family, I encountered a down-and-out Taoist who should be the same one you just mentioned. I once treated him to a bowl of dumplings and shared with him the matters concerning the Yun Family. After pondering for a long time, he gave me an answer."
"What answer?"
"He said that Yun became that way perhaps because he was possessed by the Yin Eye or borrowed its power. That Yin Eye is alive."
"The Yin Eye can still be alive?"
"Anything that exists for a long time can develop spirituality; this is what we often refer to as being alive. Just like a stubborn rock or a tree that has lived for thousands of years—when conditions are right, it can transform into a spirit or monster. The Spirit Serpent Clan is like this, and so is the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan. Otherwise, with countless snakes and foxes around, why is it only we who can reside in Qingqiu, cultivate, and walk among humans in human form?" Bai Jiao picked up a cup of tea and drank it all in one gulp. "At first, I didn't take the words of that down-and-out Taoist seriously. But when my daughter was about to turn twelve and her body was afflicted by cold poison, I had no choice but to return to the well again, hoping to find a way to resolve it through studying the Yin Eye."
"And what about the Yin Eye? Is it still there?" Xing Ruyi pressed on.
"It is still there, but it's somewhat different from when I first saw it. How can I describe that feeling... It’s like what that down-and-out Taoist said before; most of the energy of the Yin Eye has disappeared and been taken away by someone—someone named Yun. For my daughter’s sake, I reluctantly made a deal with Yun: I would help him find some things in exchange for some things that could suppress what was inside my daughter."
The fox showed an understanding expression: "No wonder Moxuyou wants to save Fox Demon; they can only take Ghost Dan from Yun."
"Exactly. Ghost Dan is where Yun's essence lies; it's something he has cultivated over these years. However, ordinary people probably can't withstand the cold energy it brings." Bai Jiao glanced at Xing Ruyi and continued, "But this girl already has an abundance of cold energy within her; if she takes Ghost Dan, it might indeed work as a poison against poison remedy. However, this process is extremely dangerous."
"That's why Moxuyou suggested we take something else."
"My Inner Dan!" Bai Jiao laughed. "Indeed, we Spirit Serpent Clan are also spirits of extreme coldness. When treating my daughter back then, we used Inner Dan for neutralization before injecting Yun's blood essence into her body. This method may not cure her fundamentally but can ensure her safety for life. As for her descendants—though they are also my descendants—I can no longer concern myself with that."
"So this is the ultimate secret behind our Xing family's inability to live long!" Xing Ruyi looked at her fingertips, which were entwined with dark blue energy.
"I am very sorry!" Bai Jiao lowered her head. "If they come to take my Inner Dan to save you, I will accept it. Everything has its cause and effect; you are the effect while I am the cause—this is something Bai Jiao owes you."
"No! I will not betray my master or ancestors," Xing Ruyi said as she hid her fingers. "Yin Chensi, is there really no other way?"
"There should be! Since the White Maiden was able to neutralize the negative energy on Yun using Inner Dan, she should also be able to neutralize this Ghost Dan." The fox said, gesturing for Yin Yuan to bring the Ghost Dan over to Bai Jiao. Bai Jiao glanced at it and turned her face away.
"Perhaps it could work with Young Master Yin. Since you are my descendant, I am willing to give it a try."
"I have a question!" Yin Yuan raised his hand like a good child: "If the Ghost Dan can completely solve this problem, why don't you just take the Ghost Dan to save your daughter? If your daughter had been healthy from this generation onward, then my Consort Ruyi wouldn't have encountered these misfortunes."
"There are two reasons. First, this Ghost Dan is like the Inner Dan cultivated by the demon race; it cannot be formed overnight. Second, that person is ultimately my daughter's Biological Father, and also my former husband. The longer I delay, the harder it becomes for me to take action. Third, I do not know if he carries the sinister energy of the Yin Eye, but he has indeed become very strong. If I forcibly take the Ghost Dan, I might not succeed. If I fail, it would be a loss. Yet you managed to obtain this Ghost Dan so easily, which makes me quite curious." At this point, Bai Jiao's eyes suddenly lit up as she asked Xing Ruyi a question.
"Are you saying that Yin Yuan was able to successfully obtain this Ghost Dan all because of Bell?"
"That's possible. If Bells Maiden truly has some influence over Yun as I just mentioned, combined with last night being when Yun was at his weakest, that's why this fellow could succeed. Of course, we cannot underestimate his own power."
"So it turns out that Bell really died because of me!" Bai Jiao's words made Xing Ruyi feel increasingly guilty.
"It can only be fate. Just like my encounter with Yun, your encounter with Young Master Yin, your encounter with me, and Bell's encounter with you. In the grand scheme of things, fate has already made its cruelest yet best arrangements." Bai Jiao said as she took something out from her sleeve and placed it on the table: "As for the matter concerning the Hu Family, it has already been resolved because of the interference of the Corpse Puppet. This stone puppet belonging to the Hu Family is none other than their Young Lady. As for why this Young Lady became a Corpse Puppet, the answer lies in this jar."
"What is this?"
"Sophora Honey, something everyone loves at the Yun Family Gathering."
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