The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune

Chapter 56: Chapter 54 War God of the Ninth Heaven Appeals to the Heavens Chapter 56: Chapter 54 War God of the Ninth Heaven Appeals to the Heavens General Residence
Lady Zhou had been up early, her eyelids twitching incessantly.

She couldn’t help asking Master Xuan Ling, “People from the Zhenguo Duke’s family will come. Can this formation really go undetected? If something happens to a child of the Ruo Family in my residence, and the Zhenguo Duke’s people investigate, our General Residence will be ruined!”

“Rest assured, it’s merely a fate-seizing formation, not their lives that are being taken. They won’t meet with mishap here in the residence.” Though he was going to seize the other party’s lifespan and luck, he wasn’t foolish enough to bring trouble upon himself.

He would leave them with two or three years of lifespan. By then, their deaths would seem like accidents. Who would associate it with him?

And who would have evidence to prove it was his doing?

After all, today he was merely performing rites to liberate the old general’s soul.

“Madam only needs to know that I am here to liberate the old general’s soul today.”

At this moment, a trusted granny hurried in: “Madam, people from the Zhenguo Duke Residence and the Ruo Family have come to offer incense to the old master.”

If Lady Zhou were not immobilized, she would have jumped up excitedly. She asked quickly, “Who has come from the Zhenguo Duke Residence? Has all the Ruo Family come?”

“To report to Madam, only Old Madam Ruo and a granddaughter and grandson have come from the Ruo Family, the Duke Residence sent a butler.”

The granny didn’t recognize Xuanyuan Que. The two children stood together, both looking as lovely as Fairy Children from the heavens, so she mistook them for siblings.

Lady Zhou’s face darkened upon hearing this: “Such insolence from the Ruo Family, not coming in full force. Do they even take our General Residence seriously anymore!”

Master Xuan Ling also frowned. Only two children?

Not enough!

He glanced at the sky, calculated a bit, and thought that he could simply pick two children from the General Residence if he was short of two.

After all, Lady Zhou wouldn’t know!

“I shall prepare to liberate the old general’s soul.”

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The mourning hall of the General Residence was decorated with white lanterns and funeral banners.

The loyal and brave general had been lying in state for seven days, and today, after the ritual, he was to be buried.

Hence, many people came today for the funeral.

The descendants of the Jiang Family were kneeling in the mourning hall, weeping.

Jiang Li had two legitimate sons and one illegitimate son, altogether a dozen or so descendants.

The eldest son, Jiang Liang, was a Fourth Rank military officer. Recently, he had been running errands for the Zhenguo Crown Prince and was out of contact, so he hadn’t returned yet.

Only the second son, Jiang Qing, and the illegitimate son, Jiang Wu, were in the residence.

Jiang Qing and Jiang Wu were equally outstanding in the military camp, one already a Sixth Rank Deputy General, the other a Chiliarch, both valiant and capable, with limitless prospects.

The Jiang Family had produced several excellent military officers over two generations, enough to catch the attention of the Emperor of the Capital City!

Jiang Yu, with eyes swollen from crying, glared fiercely at Ruo Xuan when she saw her arrive, “What are you doing here, you simpleton?”

Hmph, it was all this simpleton’s bad luck infecting her!

It had caused her to lose her sanity that day, humiliating herself!

And surely, it was the Ruo Family’s bad fortune that had infected her family, causing her grandmother’s illness and her grandfather’s death.

Xuanyuan Que turned his head and gave her a cold look, his fingers flicked slightly.

If you can’t stop gossiping, then stop speaking!

Ruo Xuan glared back: “You’re the mad one! Have you forgotten how you went crazy that day?”

Lady Zhou did not want any complications today, she had to recapture the luck. She feigned anger and gave Jiang Yu a glare, her one-eyed expression deeply sinister, “Yu’er, show some respect!”

Jiang Yu was just thinking of cursing back, “You’re the mad one, may your whole family come to a bad end!”

But she suddenly found she couldn’t speak no matter how hard she tried. She couldn’t make a sound or move, no matter how hard she tried. Terrified, she turned pale and tears streamed down her face, but nobody noticed anything wrong. They all thought she was simply overwhelmed by the scolding and couldn’t bear the injustice.

Mrs. Zhou, with only one good eye, feigned sadness and wiped away her tears. She addressed Granny Lei, “Thank you for coming to offer incense to the old man. Before he passed away, he was most concerned about the Ruo Family and he made me promise to take good care of you all.”

Among the guests present today, many were relatives of military officers, and hearing this, seeing that not a single one of the Ruo Family sons had come, with only Granny Lei bringing two children, they all felt that the people of the Ruo Family were somewhat ungrateful.

How much had the loyal and brave General’s Residence taken care of the Ruo Family?

Every year, Mrs. Zhou would personally visit the Ruo Family, a privilege they themselves did not have!

Some of the female relatives of the military officers who had known Granny Lei before couldn’t contain their jealousy and took the opportunity to add insult to injury.

“Mrs. Lei, the city outskirts are all flooded, aren’t they? Why didn’t your sons come, letting you come alone?”

“Mrs. Lei, why did you come only today? The old general took such good care of your Ruo Family in his day. Aren’t you afraid of being struck by lightning for not coming early to mourn him?”

Granny Lei responded calmly, “My sons are all out fighting the floods. I’m sure the old general knows and wouldn’t blame them. Did your whole family come, old and young? Are you saying you don’t care about the disaster facing the common people? I don’t know who heaven will strike, but it definitely won’t be my sons guarding the dikes.”

With a single sentence, she shut everyone up.

Jiang Qing felt that these women were very unreasonable, stirring up trouble in front of his father’s spirit tablet. He glanced at the servant responsible for the incense, “It’s getting late, and the master is waiting to perform the ritual for His Excellency. He will be buried soon. Why haven’t you given the guests their incense sticks yet?”

The old woman hurriedly handed two incense sticks to Granny Lei and Shopkeeper Gu, “Please offer your incense first!”

Xuanyuan Que reached out and took one of the incense sticks.

Ruo Xuan took a glance and couldn’t help but smile.

So even the Divine Monarch Xuanyuan has his mischievous moments.

When the War God of the Ninth Heaven offers incense, it reaches the ears of the heavens. I wonder if the General’s Residence can withstand such an honor?

No, she couldn’t hold back either, she had to make a complaint as well!

She grabbed the other incense stick, “Granny, let me offer incense to the old general on behalf of the Ruo Family.”

Granny Lei patted Ruo Xuan’s head, “Good, Xuanbao is so obedient.”

The two children went forward, bowed solemnly (to the heavens), and each offered an incense stick (made their complaints)!

No sooner had the two little ones knelt down than the coffin board gave a frightful shudder.

But it was so slight, no one noticed.

The two trails of incense smoke rose gently upward, drifting outside the house. It seemed no different from the other incense smoke, yet somehow it wasn’t the same. Nobody paid any particular attention to it.

The old woman from the General Residence brought over two more incense sticks, which Granny Lei and Shopkeeper Gu both ignored, making no move to take them.

Granny Lei said with a smile, “Family matters shouldn’t be handled separately. My Xuanbao has already offered incense on behalf of the entire family.”

This was a clear dismissal!

Shopkeeper Gu didn’t bother to waste a single word on them.

Seeing this, the Jiang family members were unhappy, but with Shopkeeper Gu there, a person from the Zhenguo Duke Residence, they didn’t dare to say anything further.

Jiang Qing was extremely displeased inside. The Ruo Family actually dared to disrespect the General’s Residence in front of so many people!

They should forget about receiving any further support from the General’s Residence.

He glanced at the sky and said to a maid, “Go invite the master to start the ritual.”

“Yes!”

Then, Ruo Xuan saw a Taoist priest, who exuded an air of immortal sage, come out while conducting the ritual.