Chapter 195: Ziwei is reborn, auspicious clouds surge
After Zhan Xiao received a pigeon message from Qingzhou Prefecture about the remnants of the Japanese pirates, he secretly thought that it was not good, and he set off overnight to Qingzhou Prefecture. Unexpectedly, when they passed Yongzhou Prefecture, they encountered a landslide caused by heavy rain. After escaping death, they had to take a detour to continue on their way. When they finally arrived at Baiyun Villa, Eunuch Cao said that Shen Zhi went up the back mountain. At this moment, Zhan Xiao heard a loud noise from the mountain. Almost at the same time, he felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if he was hit hard by a heavy hammer. A strong sense of uneasiness surged in his heart. Could it be that Shen Zhi was in trouble?
Zhan Xiao jumped on the horse, squeezed her legs against the horse's belly, and ran towards the mountain. When she found Shen Zhi, she had already fallen in a pool of blood. Her face was pale, and her once bright eyes were now tightly closed.
Zhan Xiao walked slowly towards Shen Zhi with trembling legs and carefully held her in his arms. When his hand touched her cold cheek, his tears flowed involuntarily.
Mr. Sun and the secret guards arrived shortly after and were also distressed to see this scene. Mr. Sun checked Shen Zhi and found that he was already cold, so he was afraid that he had been gone for a long time.
"Master, please accept my condolences." Mr. Sun advised.
In the Prime Minister's Mansion, the sudden death of the Second Young Lady made everyone grief-stricken and heartbroken, with cries echoing in every corner of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Mrs. Xue even fainted from crying several times.
"Master, Master Dehui from Yulong Temple wants to see you." The housekeeper suddenly came to Wutong Garden to report.
Prime Minister Zhu and Master Dehui had some personal relationship, but Master Dehui seldom came down the mountain, let alone visited him.
"Butler Wang, please bring Master Dehui to the hall. I will be there soon." Prime Minister Zhu had lost his beloved daughter and had no intention of entertaining guests. However, because the man was Master Dehui, he calmed down and prepared to go out.
"No need, I will come myself." A loud voice was heard, and then a monk in simple clothes walked in. He walked with steady steps and held a string of ancient prayer beads in his hand. As he walked, the prayer beads made crisp sounds.
Master Dehui looked at the people immersed in grief, clasped his hands together, and said in a steady and peaceful voice: "Dear donors, please do not be too sad. Life and death are determined by fate."
Prime Minister Zhu raised his head with red eyes, looking at the monk in confusion: "Master, my daughter is gone, how can I not be sad?" Master Huikong shook his head slightly: "Crape myrtle is reborn, auspicious clouds are surging, this is a sign of good fortune." Everyone looked at each other, although they had doubts in their hearts, but when they looked out the window, they were all shocked by the scene before them.
Outside the window, colorful clouds were surging like a dream, and the gorgeous colors were intertwined, as if it was a sign of good fortune from heaven. Everyone was deeply attracted by this wonder. When Sister Qiao was born, there was such a sign, and now that she is gone, there is such a sign again.
Prime Minister Zhu looked at the colorful clouds outside the window and prayed silently in his heart, hoping that his daughter could rest in peace in paradise. However, just as everyone was immersed in this mysterious scene, a miracle happened.
The second young lady, who had already passed away, suddenly opened her eyes, and everyone was stunned.
"Mom, Sister Qiao is not dead. She opened her eyes." Zhu Mingyue shouted with surprise in her voice.
Xue thought she had misheard, but when she looked up, she really saw Sister Qiao's eyes were open, and there was a light in her eyes that had never appeared before.
"Sister Qiao," Xue rushed over and threw herself on Zhu Mingqiao and burst into tears.
Prime Minister Zhu burst into tears, "My sister Qiao, you are back."
Zhu Mingzhe and Zhu Mingyue also cried with joy that their sister was back.
Master Dehui looked at this heartwarming scene with a pleased smile on his face: "Good, good, this is a gift from heaven, and all donors should cherish this fate."
Prime Minister Zhu stood up immediately and bowed respectfully to Master Huikong: "Thank you for your guidance, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't have had this opportunity."
Master Dehui waved his hand slightly: "Everything is destined. When Ziwei first came to the mortal world, she had no mind. Now she has returned to complete the human world. I am just following the will of heaven."
After Master Dehui finished speaking, he said goodbye and left despite Prime Minister Zhu's attempts to persuade him to stay.
Zhan Xiao held Shen Zhi for a long time and refused to let go. When the people from Baiyun Villa heard the news, they all rushed over. They had been with Shen Zhi for the past few months and had become close friends with her. No one believed that she was gone. Especially Eunuch Cao and Lord Sun, they couldn't believe it when they heard the news. They seemed to have aged ten years.
Everyone surrounded Shen Zhi for a long time, unable to calm down, and their eyes were red.
Not long after, Song Shijie also came with his men. They took Xingzi's body away and hung it on the city gate.
Shen from Shitou Village was also restless today. She was worried that something had happened to her daughter, so she rushed to the Memory Photo Studio early in the morning. But Shen Zhen also said that her right eyelid had been twitching all day. The two of them rushed to Baiyun Villa without stopping. As soon as they arrived, they learned the bad news that Shen Zhi had an accident. Shen fainted on the spot. Liu Zhuangtou quickly asked Ruyi to help Shen into the room to rest, and he went to ask a doctor. Ruyi was also crying at this moment. Shen Zhi was usually very kind to her and saved her life.
Shen Zhen suppressed her grief and followed Ke Meng up the mountain. The moment she saw Shen Zhi, she could no longer hold back her tears. She hugged Shen Zhi and cried heart-wrenchingly, moving everyone present.
Shen Zhi was soon taken back to Shitou Village by Shen's mother and daughter, and the village head brought the villagers to see her off. The Shen family cried uncontrollably, and Zhan Xiao stayed in front of Shen Zhi's coffin without saying a word.
Shen recalled the time when Shen Zhi was beaten to death by Mei, and was struck back to life by thunder. She knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the sky, praying for another heavy rain to strike Shen Zhi back to life by thunder. Shen Zhen followed Shen in kowtows, and the two were bloody and were forcibly pulled up by Ke Meng and his men.
Everyone at the scene was in tears. The mother and daughter were so shocked that they were talking nonsense. How could lightning kill people?
Shen cried so much that she fainted again. Shen Zhen had no choice but to accompany Shen to rest. She was afraid that her mother would be upset, so she had to stay with her all the time.
Shen Zhen was guarding her mother, lying beside Shen's bed in a daze.
At this time, Shen Zhi came over, looked at them with a smile, and said to them: "Mother, sister, God let me come here to eliminate the Japanese pirates. I have completed my mission. The last Japanese pirate is dead, and I am leaving too. Mother, sister, don't be sad. I have been reborn. Wait until August 15th, when the flowers are in full bloom and the moon is full, it will be the day of our reunion. On that day, the person you see wearing a butterfly bead hairpin is me."
"Xiaozhi, don't go." Shen woke up and shouted.
Shen Zhen also stood up with a start.
"Mom." Shen Zhen quickly supported Shen who was struggling to get up.
"I dreamed of Xiaozhi. She came to me in my dream." Shen breathed heavily.
"I dreamed of her too, and she was smiling at us." Shen Zhen said with tears in her eyes.