novelraw Chapter 658: 642: Established the Heaven and Earth Contract
Chapter 658: 642: Established the Heaven and Earth Contract
Chapter 658: Chapter 642: Established the Heaven and Earth Contract
Qin Liuxi followed Nian Youwei to the Lei Family’s home. As he knocked on the door, she glanced toward the northwest direction of the Lei residence, where yin energy was gathering, with signs of transforming evil.
This is bad.
Footsteps came from inside, answering the door was a woman dressed as a servant. She sized up the group: “Who are you looking for?”
Nian Youwei stepped forward and said, “I am Lei Ming’s classmate, and also Nian Youwei who has just passed the Imperial Examination. I’ve come to visit, please announce my arrival.”
“It’s too late now,” said Qin Liuxi to the servant, “Who lives in the northwest side?”
Following the direction of her finger, the servant looked over and replied, “That’s Old Lady’s room.”
“I’ll go there first.” Qin Liuxi walked in and headed in the direction where the yin energy was becoming an evil spirit.
“Hey hey, you can’t just barge in like this…”
Seeing the servant trying to stop her, Nian Youwei quickly grabbed her and said, “Don’t create more trouble, I’ll let Brother Lei reward you with extra monthly salary later.”
After speaking, he also pulled Teng Zhao and followed along.
The servant was going insane, chasing after them in a huff, unable to believe these people would just barge in!
The Lei family’s house wasn’t big, just a two-entry small residence. Qin Liuxi quickly arrived in front of Madam Lei’s room, heard some noises from inside, and quickly went in.
“Sin Barrier!”
As she entered, she saw the scene inside and with a flick of her fingers, she launched a fighting talisman toward the thin man with his back towards her.
Hiss.
The man was scorched by the fighting talisman, his soul shook instantly, and he let go of the hand around Mrs. Huang’s neck.
Mrs. Huang fell down, clutching her neck and gasping for air with a few coughs, her eyes filled with terror. But when she glanced at the fallen old mother-in-law on the ground, she quickly crawled over and helped her up: “Mother, wake up.”
Qin Liuxi walked in, just in time to face Lei Ming who had turned around.
“Huh.”
Her step faltered as she sized up Lei Ming, her expression somewhat at a loss for words.
He was wearing a light pink long robe, with a dark red belt embroidered with cloud patterns around his waist, his face covered with a thick layer of white powder. And in his hair, tied into a single bun, was a delicate peony hairpin.
A gentleman with a flower hairpin?
Instantly, Qin Liuxi thought of images of men from certain dynasties wearing flower hairpins. It’s not that she couldn’t accept it, but his face was as white as a ghost, effeminate—too unconventional for the whole of Da Feng!
Lei Ming noticed the surprise in her eyes, and his carefully drawn eyebrows frowned, just as he was about to move.
“Don’t move. If you do, the powder on your face will flutter down, it’s all coming this way,” Qin Liuxi raised her hand to stop him.
This person looks like he’s poured the whole box of cosmetics onto his face; not even a dead man for several days would have a face as white as his.
Lei Ming’s face twisted for a moment: “Who are you?”
“Ah.”
Nian Youwei arrived just in time, and when he saw Lei Ming’s appearance, he cried out in shock: “Lei Lei Lei Brother, you, what is this…”
Is it possible that a female ghost is attached to Brother Lei?
Teng Zhao gave him a tug to prevent him from falling to the ground, took one glance at Lei Ming, and said, “In the Wei and Jin dynasties, there were men who applied white powder to their faces, and in the Song dynasty, men wore flower hairpins. Nothing strange about that.”
It’s just that this person’s application is too thick, too white—as if he’s scared that others won’t know he is a ghost!
Nian Youwei’s face grew hot, feeling slighted by a child.
He saw Mrs. Huang on the ground and quickly walked over: “Sister-in-law, are you all right?”
Mrs. Huang recognized him, as he had visited their home several times before and was very familiar with her husband. Now he was also a scholar who had his name on the Imperial Examination List. Seeing him was like seeing a savior, and tears started rolling down her cheeks.
“Brother Nian.” Mrs. Huang held onto her mother-in-law, looking in terror toward the standing ‘husband’ who had just tried to kill her.
Qin Liuxi frowned upon looking at the Lei Ming before her, her expression slightly unpleasant.
And that Lei Ming, the way he looked at her was somewhat wary.
Let’s not even mention how the talisman she threw just a moment ago had shaken his Divine Soul, just her gaze alone was enough to put him on alert and feel threatened.
The person before him was not someone to be trifled with!
“Master, please save my son,” Madam Lei, revived by the Huang Family, learned from Nian Youwei that Qin Liuxi was a Daoist from the Daoist Temple, and immediately pleaded through her tears, “This demon of unknown origin has taken over my son’s body.”
Lei Ming stayed silent, his expression serene.
Qin Liuxi looked at him and said, “You’ve made a Heaven and Earth Contract with Lei Ming?”
Everyone was startled.
Lei Ming’s eyes flickered, becoming even more calm and composed, and said, “It seems you are quite the capable Heavenly Master to have seen through it with a single glance.”
Qin Liuxi’s face darkened; no wonder this person was so confident, even though the living soul was still present and the demonic possession had occurred, there was not the slightest hint of incompatibility or rejection because a Heaven and Earth Contract had been established.
Once the Heaven and Earth Contract is made, everything is recognized by Heaven and Earth, including his demonic possession.
That’s why, even though Lei Ming was hit by the fighting talisman and felt wary, he remained unhurried.
“What’s a Heaven and Earth Contract?” Nian Youwei asked weakly.
Teng Zhao said in a heavy tone, “It’s a pact between heaven and earth that requires both parties to willingly agree. Once it’s established, even if this fake Lei Ming completely takes over the real Lei Ming’s body and soul, heaven and earth will not punish him because the contract is recognized by the cosmos.”
This was something he had seen before in the Collection of the temple.
This was much more troublesome than a simple demonic possession!
Upon hearing this, Madam Lei cried out “Ming’er” and fainted again.
The Huang Family, too, was shocked and dizzy, biting her tongue hard and, with a mouthful of sweet blood, stared blankly at Lei Ming.
Why, why would her husband make such a Heaven and Earth Contract with this person?
Had he never considered the consequences, never thought of their family?
Nian Youwei was also shocked and blurted out, “Brother Lei, if you were coerced, just give us a sign, the Master is here!”
Lei Ming’s gaze swept over.
Nian Youwei shuddered, legs wobbling as if about to hide behind Teng Zhao!
“A Heaven and Earth Contract is generally unknown; what kind of ghost are you to know this, are you also from the Mystic Sect?” Qin Liuxi asked with a stern face, “Did you induce Lei Ming to make the contract with the intent of taking possession?”
Lei Ming laughed, “It was consensual, how can it be called inducing?”
“Consensual? Did you not offer any benefits as temptation?” Qin Liuxi scoffed coldly.
Lei Ming paused slightly.
“Did the benefit you offered involve agreeing to take the exam in his stead, in hopes of making it on the Imperial Examination List?”
Lei Ming’s eyes narrowed.
The Huang Family stared wide-eyed: “How could this be?”
Nian Youwei said gravely, “Sister-in-law, Brother Lei was extremely anxious before the examination, afraid of failing just like the previous times.”
The Huang Family turned pale.
“Indeed, if he hadn’t been so anxious, he wouldn’t have awakened me. He wished to be named on the Imperial Examination List and triumph as a scholar; I wished to see the sun again and to witness the vitality of this world. We made the contract, each taking what we needed. This is fair,” Lei Ming remained without a trace of guilt.
Qin Liuxi laughed coldly: “But you didn’t explain to him the true meaning of this Heaven and Earth Contract, nor did you make clear that you would take over his body, usurp everything he has, including his soul.”
“What? My husband’s soul is gone?” The Huang Family cried out in horror, her body went limp, and she too fainted to the ground.
Nian Youwei, already squatting on the ground supporting the fainted Madam Lei, seeing the Huang Family like this, felt a headache coming on and said, “Junior Temple Master, don’t waste words with him, just do it!”
Everyone: “!”