Chapter 18: CH 18

Xue Fu entered the imperial residence for three days, and then she never stepped out from it. Qian Lu cried for days and nights as he recalled everything about Xue Fu--- their first encounter, their wedding, their love, Xue Fu's happy smile, the satisfaction on her face when she ate food, the tears she shed for him, and the sacrifice she made for the Qian Family. Everything swept across Qian Lu's mind like a tornado. Eventually, Qian Lu lost his sanity and made a song, singing it in front of the imperial residence every day like a madman, "Building a palace, the Emperor arrives. The Emperor arrives, the Emperor wants to sleep, the Emperor wants everyone's wives..."
At this point, they were only waiting for the Emperor's order to execute the entire Qian Family, including the servants, for singing such a song in front of the imperial residence. The imperial guards soon arrested Qian Lu and put him in jail. Qian Dagui couldn't save him no matter how much he was willing to bail out his son. Every hope turned into dust, and Qian Dagui thought he was also dead on the inside. The strange thing was that the Emperor gave out two orders--- the first order was to behead Qian Dagui, Qian Lu, and everyone in the Qian Family; however, the second order was only to behead Qian Lu. It was odd, and everyone discussed the reason behind it. They couldn't figure out why and they all went to see Qian Lu's sentence. As the executioner swung his giant sword, fresh blood gushed and splattered from Qian Lu's broken neck. His head rolled on the ground to the side with his eyes still open.
Qian Dagui drowned in pain and sorrow after losing his son at an old age. He picked up his son's body but not the head because Qian Lu's head was hung on the stone gate in the south of the town as a warning sign for others. Qian Dagui buried his son's body in a grave and went to the south side to visit his son's head. He always felt like his son was still alive because his eyes were still wide open, glaring furiously towards the front. Everyone thought that place was haunted, and no one dared to walk past that area at night.
One night, a strange woman appeared. She stood under Qian Lu's head and stared at it for a long time. Eventually, she spoke without any feelings, "Don't blame me. If there is anything to blame, it's because you're Qian Dagui's son." As soon as she finished speaking, Qian Lu closed his eyes as if he had nothing else to say.

You are reading story Strange Tales of the Ghosts at novel35.com

The Zhou Family finally knew that their daughter went crazy after Qian Lu died. In a moment, the Zhou and Qian Family were making a huge scene. Qian Dagui no longer had the energy to argue with the Zhou Family, and he paid no attention to them, no matter how much the Zhou Family tried to provoke him. He was the same as a dead man other than the fact that he could still walk a few steps. One of the most prominent families in Pingshan Town died down just like this. As no more murder happened after the Qian Family's downfall, everyone flattered the Emperor, saying that the Emperor's arrival saved them and that the monster was scared of the Emperor's dragon aura. The Emperor was extremely pleased and changed Pingshan Town's name to Longxi Town, meaning the dragon resides here and no monster should dare to harm the people.
When the entire town was celebrating, another strange thing happened in the imperial residence; the Emperor's Concubine Snow went missing. No one knew where she went, whether she died or alive. Although the Emperor didn't want to give up on her, he must return to the Imperial Palace and leave Longxi Town.
After the Emperor left, everything returned to normal. Compared to before, now the town had some worth celebrating events from the tragedy since all the things the Emperor touched were listed as the town's treasures. The only difference from the rest of the current town was the Qian Family. All the servants left, the almighty Qian Residence was empty, and Qian Dagui was alone. The fallen leaves scattered all over the ground, but there was no one to clean them. All the furniture and objects covered in dusks, even the wild birds that couldn't find food made a stop in the yard. Qian Dagui no longer cared about anything, and he sat in his son's room every day as if he had dementia.

You can find story with these keywords: Strange Tales of the Ghosts, Read Strange Tales of the Ghosts, Strange Tales of the Ghosts novel, Strange Tales of the Ghosts book, Strange Tales of the Ghosts story, Strange Tales of the Ghosts full, Strange Tales of the Ghosts Latest Chapter