Chapter 428: Recalling The Past

Situ Huang was certain that there was treasure in the Xuanyuan Tomb, and he was determined to get his hands on it. There was nothing Tang Li could say to discourage him.

In her opinion, everyone had their own fate and it had nothing to do with her.

After giving Situ Jin the acupuncture. Tang Li washed her hands and said a few words to Situ Jin before preparing to bring Qiqi and Linlin to Fifth Master’s house.

Situ Jin was a little surprised. “You want to bring Qiqi and Linlin over?”

Situ Huang and Situ Li were also very surprised.

Tang Li did not say much and only said, “With me around, do you think anything will happen to them?”

Situ Huang and Situ Jin both felt that Tang Li was too confident. If she didn’t take care of her babies, the two little ones would be haunted by the little ghosts in Fifth Master’s house.

However, Situ Huang didn’t care. Situ Jin only advised, “You’d better think carefully. If they get entangled by ghosts, it will be very troublesome.”

Tang Li nodded and still took Qiqi and Linlin with her.

Looking at the four of them leave, Situ Huang said, “This woman is really arrogant. No matter how powerful she is, I don’t believe she can subdue the group of little ghosts in Fifth Brother’s house. Her children will most likely end up being food for the ghosts.

Situ Jin glanced at Situ Huang but did not reply. Instead, he asked, “Did Mingyue agree to you going to the tomb?”

Situ Huang narrowed his eyes and looked at him with displeasure. “That woman is obviously up to no good to approach you. Since she’s willing to go to the tomb, why don’t we use her?”

At this point, he warned Situ Jin, “You’d better not have any feelings for her. She is obviously here to take revenge on you.”

Situ Jin looked at Situ Huang with a deep gaze and then looked away.

…

When Tang Li followed Situ Li to the vicinity of his house, she could clearly feel that the temperature around her had dropped significantly. Previously, she had been to the courtyard of Fifth Master’s house and knew that from the decorations by the door to the inside, Fifth Master’s house was decorated like a mourning hall.

The last time she came, it was at night. This time during the day, when she saw that it still looked like a mourning hall, Tang Li clicked her tongue.

Situ Li asked, “Fourth Madam, do you think the decorations in my house are not good?”

Tang Li glanced at him but did not say anything. She only said, “As long as you think it’s good. Why would you care what I think?”

Situ Li pushed open the courtyard door. There were white ribbons floating everywhere inside. Other than the path that led to the house inside, there were red spider lilies planted everywhere.

Tang Li looked at Situ Li. “Why are you planting so many spider lilies in the courtyard?”

“Because my wife, Manzhu, likes it.”

“Manzhu, Princess Manzhu of the Tianqi Kingdom?”

Situ Li shuddered and looked at her in disbelief. “You actually know her?”

Tang Li smiled and pointed at a talisman hanging on the door. “That’s her birthday, right?”

Situ Li nodded after a long while.

Tang Li did not say anything else and the four of them continued walking in.

When she reached the door, Tang Li stopped and said to Qiqi and Linlin, “Just stay outside.”

Qiqi and Linlin immediately replied obediently, “Yes, Godmother.”

This time, Tang Li pushed the door open before Situ Li did.

The scene inside the door was just as she had imagined. Not only was it decorated like a princess’s hall, but there were also a lot of tulle floating inside. After the door was opened, the tulle was blown by the wind that ran in from outside, giving people a dreamlike feeling.

However, in many places in the room, there were burning lamps. On the right side of the room, in a circle of lamps, a woman about 18 or 19 years old was lying there. Around her, other than the lamps, there were also fresh spider lilies.

The red petals made the woman on the bed look rosy. Other than her closed eyes and no breathing, she looked like a normal sleeping person.

Tang Li sized up the entire room and asked Situ Li, “Who set up the Soul Gathering Formation for you?”

“A traveling master.”

It was obvious that Situ Li did not know who that master was. “At that time, it was that master who came knocking at my door. After he set up the Soul Gathering Formation for me, he only told me that I had to gather seven little ghosts to protect her. Then he left and never appeared again.”

Tang Li nodded and walked in.

As soon as she walked in, the aura around her started to change. The thin tulle in the room started to flutter, and the lamps on the ground started to sway.

Soon, seven ghosts appeared at the same time.

When Situ Li saw this, he thought that the ghosts were going to attack Tang Li and wanted to stop them. However, at that moment, Tang Li stopped and asked, “Is she your mother?”

She pointed at the woman lying there.

Before the kids could speak, Situ Li said in a low voice, “No.”

The ghosts said in unison, “Yes.”

Tang Li looked at Situ Li and shook her head. “These ghosts were made from her soul. They are in a way her children.”

With that, she continued walking towards the woman lying there.

When Tang Li walked over, the little ghosts seemed to be frightened and quickly dodged in all directions.

This shocked Situ Li even more.

Tang Li walked to the bed and looked at the woman lying there.

Situ Li walked to her side and started to tell Tang Li about him and the woman. “Manzhu and I met in the imperial tomb. At that time, we went down the tomb together. Not long after we entered the tomb, we walked into an endless passageway.”

“The corridor was very wide, and there were murals on both sides. The murals were all women dancing.”

“At first, this was nothing. However, as they walked, strange things started to happen in the corridor. Slowly, a burst of women’s laughter could be heard, and then there was the sound of bamboo. In the beginning, everyone was very frightened, but later on, most of them started to get mesmerized.”

“At that time, only I and the other two or three people were clear-headed. We knew that this was definitely a bewitching formation set up in the tomb, but we couldn’t wake those people up at all. So we quickly left the passageway.”

“However, to my surprise, just as we were about to walk out of it, I fell into something that looked like a tunnel. When I woke up again, I was in the Tianqi Kingdom.”

Not only did Situ Li arrive in the Tianqi Kingdom, but he also became a hostage of the Tianqi Kingdom. He was a prisoner and everyone looked down on him. Only Princess Manzhu treated him politely.

Later, during an assassination, Situ Li saved Manzhu and the two of them fell in love.