Chapter 190: Chapter 190

Liuzhu incredulously said, "Chen, that’s not what you told me before. You clearly said that not being able to marry me was the greatest regret of your life, and you would rather your soul be scattered than to not fulfill this dream, so I tried my hardest to get a talisman to let you reside in Muhe’s body, just so that we could be married!"

"Yes, Liuzhu, I did it to marry you, but can you really bear to see my soul scattered? Don’t you want to be with me forever?" Chen coaxed gently.

Liuzhu said with difficulty, "Muhe is not a bad person. He found the red lantern, and even knowing my identity, he allowed me to stay by his side. He listened to my story and even helped me find your urn. I can’t be ungrateful!"

"So you’re going to give up on me? I’m your true love; you’ve searched for so many years just to find me, right?"

Chen’s eyes were as cold as a snake’s, and he reached out to Liuzhu, "Liuzhu, stop testing my patience, come over here."

There was still a lingering love for Chen in Liuzhu’s eyes, but when she saw Muhe’s face, she couldn’t bear it.

"It was indeed Muhe who attracted them, Muhe is truly too kind-hearted. How can you listen to a ghost’s words? This is going to bring about his own ruin." Ms Chen, understanding the situation, couldn’t stop her tears from flowing.

"Being love-obsessed is inadvisable."

Yu Nianzhao placed a talisman on Liuzhu’s back, and immediately she felt her soul being bound, unable to move. She turned around with a fierce expression, "What have you done to me?"

"It’s just a牵引 talisman to keep you near me. It’s for your own good, to stop you from letting your love-obsessed brain make you sew wedding dresses for others."

Yu Nianzhao lightly lifted Liuzhu’s chin and, with her stunned eyes on him, chuckled, "Even after death, he skinned you and made you into a human skin lantern, and your soul couldn’t reincarnate. You still want to help this sinister guy? Your love sickness must be incurable, huh?"

Liuzhu’s breath caught, her eyes dazed as she murmured, "That’s because Chen couldn’t bear to part with me, driven mad with grief, he did this after my death so I could accompany him in another form."

"Chuh, how did you die? Have you forgotten?"

Yu Nianzhao gave a cold snort, "He was the one who killed you, do you think he truly liked you? Stop dreaming, even when he was alive he was twisted, and in death still wants to use you, you’re such a fool."

Liuzhu, bewildered, asked, "What do you mean? I clearly died for love, Chen only took less of the drug and that’s why the Chen Family saved him."

Yu Nianzhao’s eyes filled with pity, reached out a finger, and tapped her forehead.

A halo of light entered her forehead, and Liuzhu suddenly entered another space.

Sealed memories in her mind surfaced...

"Master, the drug has taken effect, she’s already gone."

"Tch, finally got rid of her. That woman named Liuzhu was a real pest, did she really think I looked upon her with favor and wanted to marry her? She’s just a woman from the brothels, not to mention my parents wouldn’t allow her to be a part of the family, I didn’t want to marry her either. I only coveted her looks, and had to put on this act of lovers separated by force, playing this tragic love bird part. It’s tiring."

She heard Chen’s cold voice, "Quick, while her body’s still fresh, peel off her skin. Be gentle, don’t ruin the skin, or we can’t make a perfect lantern." Googlᴇ search novel✦fire.net

In the dream, they skinned her, hanging it to dry in a room.

In the room, there were human skin lanterns like her, one after another, she was not the first nor the last!

Torn from the memories, Liuzhu’s body felt as if it was burning, pain coursing through her.

She crouched down and cried, "No! Why did you show me this? Was it really Chen who killed me? It wasn’t supposed to be this way! All these years as a wandering spirit, I had only one thought, to find Chen, and now you tell me the one I’ve been trying so hard to find and save was my murderer?"

Her cries were sorrowful, even Ms Chen felt compassion.

As a woman herself, she could naturally feel the pain of being betrayed and used by a man.

"After you died, you lost some memory, with only your obsession remaining, that is your Chen. Subconsciously you remembered the good he did for you and took him as your lifeline, always searching for him!"

Yu Nianzhao spoke softly, "He harmed many innocent women, and was killed by vengeful ghosts before he died. After death, his soul scattered into pieces. And you, Liuzhu, are kind by nature, once following a Daoist master, cultivating, and helping catch malicious spirits. So you carry a trace of Buddhist virtue. The Daoist who helped you trap your soul in someone else’s body must be one who practices evil. His talisman will harm Chen Muhe."

"Liuzhu, don’t believe her words. She’s just trying to break us up!"

Chen’s eyes flashed with furious red light, and shadows flickered on his face, turning into a strange man’s, "Liuzhu, we’ve overcome so much to be together, I love you!"

Hearing Chen’s confession, Liuzhu’s heart fluttered, almost ready to rush back to him.

"With your love-obsessed mind, it’s no wonder he killed you!"

Yu Nianzhao held onto Liuzhu’s spirit, otherwise, she would have flown over, "Liuzhu, do you know why he wants to hold a ghost marriage with you?"

Liuzhu was taken aback, "Of course, it’s because of his feelings for me!"

Really, a hopelessly delusional lover!

Yu Nianzhao flicked the ghost’s forehead, "His soul was never stable, couldn’t last long. To escape a scattered soul’s fate, he needs someone willing to sacrifice their soul for him, then he can break free of his shackles, swallow souls to strengthen himself. So you’re the unfortunate one chosen for sacrifice. He killed you once, brought you back just to kill you again and scatter your soul, you foolish wretch."

After Yu Nianzhao’s scolding, Liuzhu’s worldview began to collapse.

Liuzhu asked painfully, "Chen, is what she said true?"

Chen, however, was not fazed. He had faith in Liuzhu’s love, and continued weaving his tale, "Liuzhu, it’s all for our future. In this world, only you love me the most. Don’t you want my soul to gather? Just our souls together for eternity, it doesn’t hurt at all. Once I’m strong, I’ll find a way to bring you back, then it’ll be my turn to look for you."