Chapter 127: Reincarnation

Upon hearing the ghost fetus's words, Bai Ranhe’s face turned pale with fear. He turned to me with an awkward, fawning smile and said, "Son-in-law, it was all just a misunderstanding, a complete misunderstanding! Don’t take it to heart. Bai Xiaoli is my only daughter, and sooner or later, this entire household will be yours."

"Master Pi, we really aren't in league with Chen Yetian," the sycophantic feng shui masters chimed in, rushing to explain themselves. "We were just overcome with righteous indignation—yes, pure righteous indignation! We hope you, a man of great stature, will overlook our petty offenses."

I had no real desire to wipe them all out. Looking at these feng shui practitioners, I replied, "It’s fine. Your attendance at my wedding shows me enough respect. As for what just happened, I’ll consider it a non-event. However, there is one more thing you must do..."

"Tell us! Just say the word!" Seeing that I was magnanimous enough to spare them, the sycophants were overjoyed. They let out sighs of relief, looking at me with beaming smiles as they waited for my instructions.

I continued, "You must tell everyone who remains ignorant the truth about how Chen Yetian and his grandfather framed me, as well as their true relationship with Xu Yingying. If anyone twists the facts..." At this point, I glanced at Xiao Piqiu and offered a cold, mirthless smile, adding, "You know what will happen."

"Understood, absolutely understood! We shall take our leave now." The two lackeys scrambled away, and seeing them flee, the other feng shui masters quickly followed suit.

Bai Ranhe cast a glance at me, then pointed toward the corpses of Chen Yetian and his grandfather. "Well, son-in-law, I’ll go find someone to handle this mess. Don't forget, Xiaoli is still waiting for you in the bridal chamber." Before I could even respond, he trotted off, terrified that if he were a second too late, the ghost fetus might come for his life.

Once they had gone, I turned my attention back to the ghost fetus. After consuming the hearts of the feng shui masters, he seemed to have grown significantly; he now looked like a child who had just turned a year old.

"Xiao Piqiu, listen to me. Go back to Grandma Wan and ask her if there is any other way for you to be reincarnated." I still held onto the hope that he could be reborn as a human.

Xiao Piqiu merely snorted. "Uncle Pi, even though I haven't lived as a human for a single day, I can see it clearly enough: you humans are just too wicked. I don't want to be human."

It was truly ironic that even a ghost could see the malice in the human heart. Hearing his words, I found myself unable to offer a rebuttal.

"Fu Sheng Wu Liang Tian Zun," Lu Jiu interjected, his hands cradling a sacred Taoist artifact. He didn't seem as fearful of the ghost fetus as the others. "Little one, that’s not quite right. There are good people and bad people in this world. Look at your Uncle Pi and Sister-in-law Bai Xiaoli—aren't they good people? If you go to be reincarnated now, you might even be born into Sister-in-law Bai Xiaoli’s womb."

Upon hearing that he could potentially be born as my child, the malevolent aura on Xiao Piqiu’s face dissipated significantly. His blood-red eyes fixed on me, filled with excitement and anticipation. "Uncle Pi, is what he said true? Can I be reincarnated as your child?"

The thought of Xiao Piqiu wanting to be born as my and Bai Xiaoli’s child left me at a loss for how to answer.

Who someone is born to is not something I can control, but that did not necessarily mean there was no room for intervention.

Grandma Wan had once told me a story about a couple whose only son, a firefighter, had perished while saving others. After losing their only child, the couple wept daily, feeling that life had lost all meaning and contemplating suicide multiple times. After hearing their story, Grandma Wan had approached them and urged them to have another child.

The couple, utterly despondent, initially refused, but I never learned what method Grandma Wan had used. In the end, they agreed to have a second child. Strangely, the child born to them looked exactly like their deceased son, down to every single birthmark on his body.

When the couple asked Grandma Wan if their son had returned, she replied...