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Chapter 682 - 672: Preparing to Return to the Country

Chapter 682: Chapter 672: Preparing to Return to the Country

With Hemier taking over the cleanup work and working so hard as if his life depended on it, and Wu Jue finally freeing up his arms after his head, Shen Yunqing decisively extricated himself and handed over the work cleanly.

Jiang Lingxi also didn’t want to stay here any longer.

Although she could bask in the sun anywhere, perhaps there were too many traces and auras of Wu Hua in this place, making her feel uncomfortable subconsciously.

Her intuition told her to leave as soon as possible.

She respected her intuition.

Before leaving, Shen Yunqing went to say goodbye to Wu Jue.

Jiang Lingxi didn’t follow along. She had been feeling better these past two days, and the lines on her hand had not continued to spread upward, even receding a bit. It wasn’t noticeable without a careful look, but she had been observing it all along.

This should be the reward for her persistence; aside from eating and going back to her room to sleep at night, she spent the rest of the time basking in the sun.

The weather was clear now, and she waited outside in the sun for him to come out.

Footsteps came from behind.

Jiang Lingxi turned around to look, her gaze fell on Shen Yunqing who was walking towards her, and she accidentally glimpsed a fleeting figure in the depths of the corridor.

"Is everything settled?"

"Mm, let’s go."

The two walked side by side towards the parked car.

"Once things are settled here, how does Wu Jue plan to deal with Yin Chong?"

Jiang Lingxi hadn’t just been basking in the sun these past few days. Her ears were working fine, and she had overheard the developments of the investigation even if she hadn’t specifically asked about them.

She knew that the children they had seen lying in coffins in the underground cave were treated as experimental subjects.

Either as tools.

Or as vessels.

This concerned what method of cultivation would be taken later.

Fortunately, these children still had a chance to be saved. They had been living in the dark underground and hadn’t been released to do any evil.

But Yin Chong, who was once an experimental subject, although pitiful for his past, committed real evils after being released.

Even if he now renders services, it is merely a belated remedy, and merits cannot offset the faults.

She was a bit curious about how Wu Jue would deal with Yin Chong.

Shen Yunqing walked to the car and opened the door, "Wu Jue said he would take him back to the monastery."

Jiang Lingxi paused as she got into the car, "To become a monk?"

Shen Yunqing nodded, "It seems so."

Jiang Lingxi: "..."

She couldn’t help but imagine Yin Chong with his head shaved.

She only snapped out of it when she heard the sound of the seatbelt clicking, "This is indeed one way."

Yin Chong can’t simply be arrested and thrown into prison, nor can he be killed directly—after all, he has atoned for some of his crimes.

Going to the monastery to become a monk is also a form of imprisonment.

It’s a return to the same end by different means.

Shen Yunqing responded with a light "Mm," "Once we’re back in the Imperial City, I also need to make a trip to the monastery. Would Your Majesty like to accompany me?"

"What are you going to the monastery for?"

"The Buddha Beads I need are at the monastery. Wu Jue can’t return for a while, so he called the old abbot who adopted him. The old abbot is too old and can’t come down the mountain, so I have to go personally to fetch them."

Jiang Lingxi quickly decided and nodded, "Let’s go!"

Talking about visiting the monastery reminded her of something, "Didn’t I say before that I wanted to take An’an to the monastery before the New Year for a blessing of peace? This can be done at the same time."

"I don’t know if their school is on break yet."

While they talked in the backseat, the car drove at an even speed.

At the moment the car left the territory of the Changcang Sect, Jiang Lingxi seemed to sense something and couldn’t help but look back at the massive ancient castle that Xiao Tao had mentioned under Wu Jue’s hypnosis.

Watching it become smaller and smaller in view, she felt that the hazy mist over her heart gradually dissipated too.

She looked for a bit longer, and Shen Yunqing glanced over as well, "What’s wrong?"

Jiang Lingxi withdrew her gaze, "Maybe this place really has a bit of bad energy. I felt a lot lighter once we left."

"I feel the same way."

The car arrived back at Aibosi Manor right at noon.

Changning had been informed in advance of their return. As soon as they got out of the car, the meal was already prepared.

Jiang Lingxi, having slept a bit in the car earlier, didn’t plan to nap after lunch. She sat in the garden’s rocking chair to bask in the sun while listening to Changning report on the situation here.

"Guan Yuan flew out yesterday. I received a call from him this morning, and his family of three reunited as soon as they got off the plane. He said they’d come to thank and apologize after you and Mr. return to the country."

Jiang Lingxi listened calmly, "Seems like they’ve returned to normal."

"Wu Hua’s body is still being watched over by Gu Qiantong. She hasn’t stirred in several days; quite honest really."

"How is the purification going?"

Changning paused, "Master said when she was killed, she wasn’t a person anymore, her blood and flesh weren’t human. The only human feature left was a heart. This time, purification is literal: once only a heart remains, it’s complete. I looked today, and it seems almost done."

After using that antique sword to kill Wu Hua, Jiang Lingxi hadn’t gone to see her body again. This was actually the first time she’d asked about the purification, and she didn’t expect it to be like this.

"What’s to be done with the heart left behind?"

"Master left me a box to put it in and bring it back to the country."

Jiang Lingxi: "..."

She suddenly wanted to ask Wu Jue why he wanted to take Wu Hua’s heart.

"Sister Xi, is Master doing better?"

"He’s still recovering. Now he can barely move his arms." Jiang Lingxi said as she looked at Changning, who was crouching before the rocking chair, "Changning, are you returning with Yunqing and me, or will you join Master and the others at Changcang Sect?"

"I need to take Wu Hua’s heart back to the country, so I won’t be joining Master and the others." Changning replied, looking up at Shen Yunqing, who had just emerged from the living room, "Mr. Shen, Sister Xi, when do you plan on returning to the country?"

Jiang Lingxi also looked over, "You decide."

"Tomorrow. It’s a busy time at the end of the year. I just got off the phone with Assistant He; he can barely cope now and has moved into the office."

Jiang Lingxi: "... Then tomorrow it is."

Changning needed to retrieve Wu Hua’s heart. Jiang Lingxi guessed that the box Wu Jue left behind was probably not an ordinary one; otherwise, it wouldn’t pass through security.

"By the way, Sister Xi, with the heart recovered, Gu Qiantong won’t need to stand guard. Where do you plan to send her next?"

"Back where she came from."

If Wu Jue hadn’t gotten into trouble this time, that would be fine, but now, it’s best not to send people over to make things more complicated.

"Okay."

When Gu Qiantong heard Changning say she could return to the Gu Family, she almost thought she was hallucinating.

She stood there in a daze for several seconds before realizing it was real.

She immediately dashed out with joy, almost crying when she felt the sunlight on her.

The ordeal was finally over!

Changning watched her stare at the sun dumbfoundedly, "Someone will come to take you to the airport later."

Gu Qiantong turned her somewhat stiff neck to look at her, "Jiang Lingxi doesn’t plan to see me?"

As the victor, doesn’t she want to see her in such a disgraceful state?

Even though she hadn’t looked in a mirror for days, she could imagine her current appearance.

Probably not much better than a ghost.

"I asked Sister Xi for you. Sister Xi said," Changning folded her arms, mimicking the tone Jiang Lingxi used when answering her, "No time!"