My Lady Always Lacks Ambition
Chapter 255 - 254: The Sins of the Si Family Ancestors

Chapter 255: Chapter 254: The Sins of the Si Family Ancestors

Si Lengyue felt rather unlucky lately, not only had she experienced soul departure, she even collided with someone else’s Summoning Soul ritual, ended up possessing someone, and now she was trapped and couldn’t get out, mistakenly treated by others as a demon and attacked.

Out of options, Si Lengyue could only call out Qin Liuxi’s name for help; otherwise, her soul would have been violently torn apart.

Qin Liuxi vaulted over the wall into a small courtyard, and saw a young man with puffy eyes and a pale face trapped in a talisman array, running around holding his head. Outside the array, a couple with somewhat mean expressions knelt on the ground, praying silently, while a gaudily dressed old lady was performing an exorcism ritual.

Such a solemn exorcism, Qin Liuxi appearing in this manner, indeed made everyone freeze for a moment.

"You, who are you, you thief?" The man on the ground, with eyes small like a rat’s, looked in terror at Qin Liuxi who had burst in.

The woman yelled for the servants to come forward to protect the courtyard.

Only the young man in the middle of the talisman array, upon seeing Qin Liuxi, showed a face full of joy: "Master Qin, you’re here."

"Beauty in trouble, once called, I must appear—even if I couldn’t ride here on a Seven-colored Auspicious Cloud," said Qin Liuxi with a smile as she brushed past the rushing servants, and said, "What’s happened here, soul departure aside, you even possessed another person, and this is but a shell hollowed out by debauchery. Aren’t you disgusted?"

’Si Lengyue’ looked helpless. She, a maiden, had taken over a man’s body, a profligate at that; was that easy for her?

The old lady in the vestment robe looked at Qin Liuxi warily, she apparently came for this Alien Soul.

The couple on the ground looked startled at Qin Liuxi and yelled in anger, "You, who on earth are you?"

"Oh, just passing by, I was only here to guide a little girl who’s lost her way," replied Qin Liuxi, her fingers gestured, forming seals and mantras, directing them at Si Lengyue. The latter’s soul seemed to be pushed by some invisible force and had already left the man’s Physical Body.

Once her soul left, the Physical Body slumped down, unconscious.

"Yue’er." The couple cried out, rushing over and holding the man.

Si Lengyue’s soul wobbled and barely managed to stabilize herself. Perhaps it was due to staying in the Array for too long, the soul felt somewhat weak.

"Are you alright? Let’s go," said Qin Liuxi, turning to leave.

"Stop right there." The male host couldn’t see Si Lengyue’s soul body, but as soon as Qin Liuxi arrived, his son collapsed, perhaps the Alien Soul had left.

But the old lady had failed to call back his son’s soul all this time, could it be that she had a way?

Qin Liuxi turned around to look at the man in the woman’s embrace and said, "Don’t bother with your vain schemes; your son is already in the Underworld, not just a missing soul, but has passed away."

The woman turned pale, her lips trembling, "You, you’re talking nonsense!"

"What did you say?" The man swayed, "My son is just missing his soul."

"His complexion is turning cyan-gray, it’s the appearance of death, which means his time under the sun has come to an end. Even if you could summon anything, it would be only a yin soul," Qin Liuxi said, "When you found him unresponsive, did you not think he had died? How could you assume he was simply missing his soul?"

"No, it can’t be, my son, he..." The man turned away and looked at the old woman, "You said it, my son has lost his soul; that soul calling should suffice."

The old lady’s eyes dodged and she stammered.

Qin Liuxi shook her head, leapt over the wall and left, ignoring the screams and shouts of anger behind her.

Si Lengyue followed her and said, "You arrived quite quickly."

"It’s a coincidence, I was on my way to your place when I heard you calling for me," said Qin Liuxi while walking. "How come you’ve experienced soul departure again in just a few days? Weren’t you wearing your peace charm?"

Si Lengyue said, "I didn’t know either, I just heard someone calling, and I found myself there."

"Hmm?"

"Just now, this person’s family name is Shi, they own the East Sea Building in the city, and that man is their only son, named Shi Lengyue," Si Lengyue felt it was an ominous sign and said, "Mr. Shi is a notorious libertine, drinking, flirting with prostitutes, gambling, bullying the good and dominating the weak, there’s nothing he doesn’t do."

"Alien Soul, you’re really unlucky, to have possessed such scum."

"Is he truly dead?"

"Dead as can be." Qin Liuxi, with hands clasped behind his back, strolled down the street, saying, "His sky center has collapsed, the Yintang spot connecting to the eyebrows, small face and low nose, lips not covering teeth, he bears the sign of early demise."

Si Lengyue suddenly fell silent, then after a long while said, "Am I the same?"

Qin Liuxi glanced at her, "Do you want to hear the truth?"

Si Lengyue revealed a smile, her voice cool as water: "My mother passed away at twenty-one, and no older generations from her side have ever lived past twenty-five."

"Master Qinglan mentioned that your family was cursed?"

Si Lengyue’s eyes flickered slightly, "You already know?"

"Mhm." Qin Liuxi looked at her, "Does your esteemed father wish me to help the Si family break this curse?"

Si Lengyue’s eyes, deep and dark, said, "For a hundred years, the Si family has dwindled from prosperity to this sole remaining branch, and now only I remain. When will this curse end?"

"What kind of curse is it?"

"Blood Curse. The ancestors of the Si family were witches, and according to the handwritten notes in the family history, a hundred years ago, the Black Witch was flourishing. At that time, the Black Witch Saintess was exceptionally intelligent and courageous, possessing the potential to lead the Black Witch to completely replace the White Witch."

Qin Liuxi stopped in front of a candy sculptor’s stall and had the seller mold a candy figurine that resembled himself, then continued to ask, "And then?"

"Actually, the Black and White Witch originally came from the same stock, but due to differences in beliefs about humans, nature, and the cosmos, the split resulted in the Black Witch. Even with the principle of survival of the fittest, the overwhelming dominance of the Black Witch could not go unchecked by the elders of the White Witch Clan, who were concerned about all living beings."

Qin Liuxi raised an eyebrow, "Did you go to war and fight?"

Si Lengyue gave a bitter smile, "If the two sides had directly gone to war and fought, perhaps there would have been no Blood Curse." She sighed with a touch of helplessness, "At that time, the High Priest of our clan secretly betrothed himself to a mortal and fathered a son who was as handsome as a Heavenly Person. He was raised outside the clan and unknown to others, and he was also a shaman of rare talent."

The handsome shaman, the Black Witch Saintess, Qin Liuxi suddenly guessed the development and conclusion of the events, the kind that was melodramatically tragic.

"Don’t tell me your clan sent this shaman to infiltrate the Black Witch as a spy, and then he wronged the Black Witch Saintess. Although you won the battle, she cursed your clan with the most vile Blood Curse in her dying breath, didn’t she?"

Si Lengyue: "..."

Qin Liuxi showed a look of disdain, "That’s where you were dishonorable. No wonder she cast such a vile Blood Curse on you."

"It was also for the sake of all living things."

"So for a hundred years, your clan has been sacrificed, leaving only you." Qin Liuxi said, "For the sake of all living things, is it worth it? What have all living things offered you in return, or perhaps, did your ancestors only commit such a sin to maintain the position and authority of the White Witch?"

The color drained slightly from Si Lengyue’s face.