The zither's melody in the grave was already half-buried by the soil, the red dress on her upper body covered in mud.

The way she sat in the grave was just like the first time I saw her, so quiet, dignified, yet also nervous and expectant.

She was waiting for someone to take her away.

I knelt on one knee in front of Qin Yun and whispered, "Why bother? You're already about to leave, yet you risked your life to save me. Do you even know if I'm here to kill you or save you?"

Zhao Yuezhu stood behind me and said, "I think Qin Yun is a good girl. She... she doesn't seem like a resentful corpse."

I said again, "You saved my life."

"You wanted me to see your face, you have an unfinished wish."

"I, Shushi (Taoist priest) Li Po, hereby swear that I will fulfill your wish in my lifetime, even if it means turning the world upside down."

After I finished speaking, I gently lifted Qin Yun's veil, revealing a delicate face. There were still tear stains on her face, but the corners of her mouth were curved in a smile.

"This is..." I couldn't help but frown, "What's going on?"

Logically, shouldn't I have seen Qin Yun leave a note, or waited for her to say something? Why did I only see Qin Yun's face?

While I was wondering, I suddenly heard a clear, cold voice behind me, "Do you regret bringing me out?"

"Qin Yun!" When I turned around, Qin Yun, wearing a plain dress, was looking at me not far from the grave.

Qin Yun said with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, "I'll ask you that question again: Do you regret it?"

I laughed, "There's no point in regretting anything. You didn't kill me, nor did you do anything to me, so why should I regret it?"

Qin Yun frowned, "Perhaps I didn't express myself clearly. What I mean is,"

"I am a resentful corpse, one that is not tolerated by the righteous path. If, after I leave the mountain, I kill innocent people indiscriminately, causing rivers of blood to flow and untold suffering within a hundred miles, would you regret it?"

"Hahahaha..." I looked up to the sky and laughed, "I never believe in legends, I only believe in my intuition."

"You may have killed people, perhaps you slaughtered that village on the Liantian Bridge. But, I didn't see any of that, nor are there any wronged souls seeking justice from me, so why should I believe you are irredeemably evil?"

Qin Yun suddenly waved her hand, and hundreds of wronged souls appeared on the mountain peak opposite Liantian Bridge. These ghosts, old and young, male and female, were clearly the appearance of an entire village being massacred.

Hundreds of wronged souls knelt down neatly and cried out, "Don't let her go!"

"Make her pay for our lives!"

"The old and young in the entire village couldn't escape her clutches, you can't let this sinner go."

"Kill her..."

"No, lock her with Soul Refining Nails, make her wish she were dead."

Qin Yun looked coldly at those wronged souls, constantly sneering, but she was talking to me, "What about now? Do you still not believe I'm a resentful corpse?"

I looked at the ghosts on the mountain with my hands behind my back, "Actually, I also want to ask you a question. Since you are a resentful corpse, why are Zhao Yuezhu and I still alive?"

Qin Yun answered irrelevantly, "I killed so many people, shouldn't I be Soul Refined?"

I turned my head and said, "Do you remember, you asked me a question before? Who are you? I can tell you now, I am a Shushi, and also a Jianghu (martial world) person."

"People are different. Some people are wholeheartedly pursuing justice, some people are just talking about justice, and some people don't even know what justice is."

"Shushi are people who don't know what justice is. I only know that I repay kindness with kindness, and revenge with revenge. Kindness is repaid three times, and revenge is repaid ten times."

"I saved you as a business transaction, you saving me is a kindness. I accept your karma!"

Qin Yun shook her head again and said, "You still don't understand what I mean. I'm asking you, why are you so sure that I won't kill innocent people indiscriminately?"

I turned my head and said, "Why should I treat you as a demon? The people in this world who are identified as demons and monsters are not necessarily vicious people. Some people are just pushed to the execution ground."

The person who said these words wasn't me, but Jiu Gui (Nine Ghosts).

In life, Jiu Gui were all notorious figures, and even after death, they were still criticized. But how did they embark on the evil path of Jianghu?

Some people have told me about the past, while others have never mentioned a word.

I know that their stories are forever missing one person, a person who is willing to stand up for them. And there are always a group of people who impose crimes on them.

At least five of the Jiu Gui were forced into the evil path!

I paused slightly and said, "Of course, I also tested you. There was almost a life-and-death contest between you and me, do you know that?"

Qin Yun smiled slightly, "Was it when I put my hand on your head, or when you carried me on your back?"

I said bluntly, "When I was pulling out the nails for you."

At that time, I seemed to be gambling with my life, but in reality, I had a backup plan. As long as Qin Yun dared to kill me at that time, I would make her pay the price.

However, when I carried her out, I had already given up this vigilance.

Qin Yun smiled again, "Anything else?"

I hesitated for a moment before saying, "There's also the fact that you can cry!"