Chapter 1025: Chapter 1025

Bai Peng thought for a while and was increasingly certain: "It must be her! Nanli said the third one has a connection with her, and now the third one is her disciple. It must be her!"

He never expected to meet the daughter he had been longing for under such circumstances! A grown man like him, unable to hold back his emotions, let out a loud cry and rushed toward Ye Yanqin, wanting to lift his daughter into his arms to ease his longing.

His intense reaction truly startled everyone present. Fortunately, Grand Lady was nearby and quickly stepped in to stop him.

"Lord Bai, please calm down!"

"Qinqin is in the process of soul restoration. You cannot disturb her in your excitement!"

Bai Peng’s strength, driven by his agitation, was so great that even Grand Lady nearly couldn’t stop him. It wasn’t until Cinian grabbed him and pulled him back a distance that he began to calm down after Cinian recited a calming mantra.

"You’re already this old, and you can’t even control your emotions? You’re embarrassing the younger generation," Cinian remarked.

Bai Peng paid no heed, his voice full of emotion. "This is my daughter, lost for decades, and now finally found! How could I stay calm?"

He shot a glance at Cinian and added, "You, old bald monk, who has no children, can never understand how I feel!"

These verbal attacks didn’t faze Cinian. His temper was quite good. "Yes, yes, I understand. But you can’t just assume Ye Yanqin is your daughter based on guesses. Let’s deal with the ghosts here first, and then we can test her bloodline. Then you can be as excited as you like."

Bai Peng quickly nodded. "Yes, yes! We must test her bloodline!"

Having been deceived once by a false claim, he was determined to be cautious this time.

At this moment, Shan Yang arrived to report. They had gone to check, and they found that the ghostly presence had spread throughout the town. It could be said that the lives of the entire town’s people were now in the grasp of the evil spirits.

Cinian furrowed his brow. "This evil spirit has an immense amount of power. This is truly rare."

Shan Yang said, "Master, as long as we use the Cleansing Ghost Chant, we can eradicate all the ghostly energy in the town and save the citizens."

They were not ordinary monks. With their cultivation, they could use the Cleansing Ghost Chant to burn away the evil spirits in Futian Town, and in a short time, they would disappear completely.

Cinian’s face darkened. "We already recited sutras earlier, which suppressed most of the ghostly energy. Although the evil spirits have a hold on the citizens’ lives, their power has been somewhat diminished, and for now, they cannot kill the people."

"Shan Yang, your desire to kill is too strong. This isn’t appropriate!"

Shan Yang replied, "Master, I just want to save the people. There are several hundred families here, at least a few thousand people. I’m worried that if we don’t act decisively, we might fail and end up harming everyone."

Shan Lun nodded in agreement. "That’s right, Master. Look, that family was tragically killed by the evil spirits. We can’t afford to be too merciful."

Chi Xun and the others exchanged looks but didn’t dare to speak out of turn.

Grand Lady, however, spoke up. "That family’s deaths are on me. If you want to blame someone, blame me."

Cinian was stunned. "Grand Lady, why are you taking the blame?"

Grand Lady’s expression grew cold as she tore apart the Ghost-Suppressing Talisman that had been placed on the ghostly children.

Everyone tensed, fearing that the evil spirits might strike again. However, to their surprise, the ghostly children merely stared at Grand Lady, and their ghostly energy dissipated.

Grand Lady, protected by a Talisman, couldn’t hold them. She said gently, "You are all good children... Was that family your relatives?"

The ghostly children, no bigger than a fist, had been ghosts for several years. They could not speak but could understand.

Grand Lady sighed, her gaze filled with even more pity and sorrow. "So that’s how it is."

Everyone was taken aback.

Chi Xun stepped forward, confused. "They were all from the same family? What happened? Why are these children so heartless, able to harm their own family members?"

This reminded him of his own life, and he couldn’t help but feel a deep bitterness.

To abandon one’s own family was one thing, but to push them to the brink of death? It seemed unthinkable.

The ghostly children were enraged by Chi Xun’s words and suddenly unleashed an intense surge of ghostly energy, as if they wanted to strangle him!

Grand Lady quickly intervened. "Chi Xun, you don’t know the full story, so hold your tongue!"

Chi Xun pressed his lips together and, recalling Grand Lady’s earlier words, calmed down. "They are so young but carry such strong resentment. They could even harm their own family members. They must have suffered unimaginable injustice."

Upon hearing these words, the ghostly children suddenly started crying, not with the wailing of vengeful spirits, but with the soft whimpers of a regular child.

It seemed as though they only wanted to be held and comforted.

Grand Lady gently comforted them, "Don’t cry, you’re all good children. Be obedient."

Sure enough, as soon as they were comforted, the ghostly children stopped crying and even smiled at Grand Lady.

Her heart softened, and her eyes filled with tears. "When Tongtong was still in her swaddling clothes, she was just as cute as you."

Cinian couldn’t help but glance at the children.

These three ghostly children had died with some flaws and strong resentment, leaving their souls incomplete. They didn’t resemble him at all!

But he dared not speak out.

This matter concerned the lives of the entire town’s citizens, so he lightly coughed and said, "Grand Lady, you just mentioned ’so that’s how it is.’ It seems you already have an idea of what happened."

Grand Lady nodded. "I can roughly guess."

Bai Peng urged her, "Then please tell us quickly."

He wanted to resolve the issue here quickly so he could take his third disciple back to the Bai family.

Grand Lady glanced once more at the ghostly children and spoke with pity in her voice:

"They were all girls."

"It seems they were abandoned by their family as soon as they were born."

"They have come back for revenge against the cruel family who discarded them."

Bai Peng didn’t quite understand and stroked his beard. "So what if they’re girls? Why would they abandon them?"

Chi Xun said, "From what I know, some people, due to poverty, have no choice but to abandon their children."

Shen Chong added, "Perhaps these children were defective in some way."

Wu Dapeng, a simple-minded person, nodded in agreement with his brothers.

However, Grand Lady asked, "But they weren’t wearing ragged clothes. The three grandsons were raised plump and healthy. Does that sound like poverty?"

Everyone was stunned.

Cinian furrowed his brows and began to suspect something.

"Amitabha, I never expected that even after a thousand years, the Human World would still be ..." he sighed, a hint of sorrow in his voice. "This family was so obsessed with having male heirs that they left no place for the girls."

Bai Peng suddenly realized that in the mortal world, family lineage mattered far more than in the cultivation world. Daughters were often looked down upon.

But to abandon three or four daughters without keeping a single one? This was truly shocking.

"Have mortals really become ...?" he muttered in disbelief.

Grand Lady shook her head lightly. "It’s just this family."

Cinian, however, had doubts. "I’m not so sure. Since this family is dead, why have their resentment and grudges not dissipated yet?"