The Useless Heiress Is Actually A Bigshot

Chapter 120: Chapter 120 Punishment

Thinking of this, Zhong Niangyao pulled out a yellow talisman and threw it towards the Princess before starting to recite the Heart Clarity Spell, “The Great Dao is formless, birthing Heaven and Earth; the Great Dao is emotionless, revolving sun and moon; the Great Dao is nameless, nurturing all beings…”

Seeing Zhong Niangyao’s actions, the Princess initially thought the other wanted to harm her. She wanted to dodge, but she couldn’t. Unexpectedly, when the yellow talisman stuck to her body, she felt no pain; instead, she seemed much calmer, as if a heavy burden had been gradually lifted from her heart.

After the Heart Clarity Spell was recited, Zhong Niangyao looked at the Princess, whose blood-red eyes had already faded, and asked, “How do you feel? Are you lucid now?”

Her eyes returned to normal, and although her complexion was still pale, the Princess didn’t look as terrifying as before.

When everyone gazed upon her beautiful face, they couldn’t help feeling a momentary daze.

The Princess looked dazedly at Zhong Niangyao, “What exactly do you want to do?”

After the recent fight, she felt that she and Zhong Niangyao should be on opposing sides. However, Zhong Niangyao’s actions had clearly been to help her, which confused her.

“I don’t want to do anything,” Zhong Nianyao shook her head gently, “I just think that it would be a pity for you to vanish into thin air just after finally escaping from the Merfolk Tears.”

“A pity?”

It sounded like a joke to the Princess. Smiling uglier than crying, she said, “My life has been so miserable, and even after death, my soul is still trapped. Even if I could see the light of day now, I couldn’t personally avenge the wrongs. All my suffering seems like a joke.”

“Why does Pan Yi, that perverted hypocrite, get to treat me like this without any punishment, yet I, who did nothing wrong, have to endure such torment? It’s unjust, and I won’t accept it!”

Seeing that the Princess was about to turn dark again, Zhong Niangyao frowned and quickly recited the Heart Clarity Spell again, then said, “Control your emotions. If you truly become an Evil Ghost, no matter how miserable your past was, I will definitely not be lenient.”

“Don’t act so self-righteous,” the Princess looked at Zhong Niangyao, her eyes filled with disdain. “You Heavenly Masters are not good people either.”

If it hadn’t been for a Heavenly Master’s help back in the day, she wouldn’t have been trapped for so many years.

Zhong Niangyao didn’t attempt to change the Princess’s mind but instead said, “How do you know that Pan Yi hasn’t received any punishment? I already said it earlier, whatever someone does is recorded in the Merit Book. You can’t hide it. If Pan Yi really did those things, hell wouldn’t let him off easily.”

The Princess didn’t believe a word from Zhong Niangyao.

“Alright!” Zhong Niangyao shrugged, then continued, “Why don’t we summon a Netherworld Messenger and ask what happened to Pan Yi and where he has reincarnated?”

The Princess, trapped for many years, knew well that Netherworld Messengers were not entities one could meet at will.

However, before she could reflect further, the temperature in the main tomb began to drop, then smoke appeared, followed by a ghost wearing white robes and a hat emblazoned with the phrase “Wealth upon sight,” which materialized before everyone.

The appearance of Bai Wuchang made the tomb suddenly chillier with gusts of gloomy winds.

Even the living beings present trembled at the sight of Bai Wuchang, they couldn’t help but feel an instinctual dread.

Ouyang Chenwei and the others looked at Zhong Niangyao with even more admiration.

The same was even more true for the Princess, a ghost; she couldn’t help but start trembling involuntarily the moment Bai Wuchang appeared.

All ghosts, upon seeing a Netherworld Messenger, experience a natural fear, especially Black and White Impermanence, who are considered leaders among the messengers.

Now that the Princess saw the Netherworld Messenger, her earlier arrogance was gone, and she curbed all her sharpness. It was hard to tell she had just been so aggressively confrontational.

Just moments ago, Zhong Niangyao had suggested summoning a Netherworld Messenger, which she hadn’t believed. Yet, in the blink of an eye, Bai Wuchang had appeared.

“Lady Bai, long time no see!” Zhong Niangyao waved to Bai Wuchang and then spoke cheerfully, “Today, I’ve asked you to come because I need your help with something.”

This familiar tone made others in the room take another look at Zhong Niangyao.

Lu Yichen alone, even with Bai Wuchang’s sudden appearance, showed no change in his expression. He remained quietly standing there, not even lifting his eyes.

Bai Wuchang did not say much but directly asked, “What would Miss Zhong like to inquire about?”

Zhong Niangyao glanced at the Princess and briefly explained the feud between her and the General.

She continued, “I just want to know what kind of end Pan Yi met.”

Bai Wuchang did not refuse Zhong Niangyao’s request. He quickly found information on Pan Yi, “Pan Yi turned love into hatred, inciting war leading to widespread devastation and loss of lives.”

“Due to his deep sins, he is still receiving punishment in the Twelve Layers of Hell. After his punishment ends, he must reincarnate in the Beast Path for the next ten lives. Even after that, whether he can reincarnate as a human has not been decided.”

“Did you hear that?” Zhong Niangyao looked at the Princess, “Pan Yi certainly didn’t end up well. You should let go now. Follow Lady Bai to reincarnate.”

“I—” The Princess’s face showed uncertainty, and she didn’t know what to say or do.

Whether Pan Yi was still being punished or had been cast into the Beast Path, she couldn’t feel gratified. Having been so tragically wronged, she didn’t even have a chance for revenge.

At that moment, her mind felt utterly blank.