My God of Wealth is a Short-lived Ghost

Chapter 264 Thank you for saving my life

Zhao Jinghua laughed heartily after hearing this but did not answer Wan Sutong's words, "Hahaha, I knew that with your intelligence, you would definitely be suspicious."

Wan Sutong narrowed her eyes slightly, looking like a cunning fox at this moment. "Why don't you answer my question? Are you feeling guilty?"

Zhao Jinghua was silent for a long time after hearing this. Just when Wan Sutong thought that Zhao Jinghua was going to remain silent, Zhao Jinghua chuckled with a mixture of helplessness and relief. "Madam's eyes at this moment are as if I am a prisoner about to be interrogated... Alas." As Zhao Jinghua finished speaking, a butterfly landed on the wooden table between the three of them. After a moment, he spoke again, "Since the barrier has been set up, what do you want to know? Feel free to ask."

When Wan Sutong heard this, she looked at Feng Ming and asked her to ask first. However, Feng Ming shook his head repeatedly and said, "I dare not."

Zhao Jinghua sneered and spoke with a helpless tone, "It's okay to say it. I know you are curious about where I have been for the past half year."

Feng Ming chuckled and scratched his head awkwardly, "After all, everyone is curious, hahahaha." Feng Ming's laughter was extremely stiff, making the atmosphere in the room even more awkward.

Seeing this, Ye Mianwan groaned and tried to break the awkward situation, "That Tongtong is older than me, so I'll just call you brother-in-law."

Zhao Jinghua only hummed and did not speak.

0533 saw this situation and chose to be the first to ask, "Host's husband, Yuwen Songyue really doesn't know you?"

Zhao Jinghua sighed and was silent for a moment before slowly speaking, "He recognized me..." At this point, Zhao Jinghua hesitated, but after a moment he spoke again, "When the Ji family was wiped out, I should have stood by and watched, but after all, I knew Ji Yun. At that time, the backyard of the Ji family was on fire..." At this point, Zhao Jinghua fell into memories.

Seeing the thick smoke billowing from the Ji family, Zhao Jinghua walked into the courtyard without any hesitation. He saw that the Ji family, which was originally peaceful, was now a river of blood and corpses were piled up like a mountain. Zhao Jinghua's pupils suddenly shrank and he quickly bent down to look for the corpses, fearing that he would see that familiar face.

After searching for a while, Zhao Jinghua breathed a sigh of relief, and then rushed into the backyard that was already engulfed in flames. He searched room by room, calling out loudly, "Ji Yun! Ji Yun!"

Finally, Zhao Jinghua heard Ji Yun's faint cry outside the ancestral hall that was about to collapse, "Master, I'm here!"

Zhao Jinghua kicked open the burning door and walked into the house without caring about the risk of collapse. He saw Ji Yun kneeling in the house, protecting the unconscious Ji Shuheng in his arms. His shoulders and back were covered with knife wounds, and his arms were covered with blood blisters from the fire.

Seeing this, Zhao Jinghua quickly stepped forward, took off his outer robe and put it on Ji Yun. At this time, blood was constantly flowing from the corners of Ji Yun's mouth. He looked at Zhao Jinghua with a trace of disbelief in his eyes, "Why are you here?" Zhao Jinghua did not answer but took Ji Shuheng from his arms and squatted down with his back to Ji Yun

Seeing this, Ji Yun spoke with a hoarse voice and tears of gratitude, "Thank you very much for saving my life, young master." Then he stood up with great effort and lay on Zhao Jinghua's back.

Zhao Jinghua remained silent after he stood up. He used Qinggong to jump up and took the Ji brothers away from the Ji family, where the flames were soaring into the sky.

At this point in his recollection, 0533 interrupted him and said, "According to what you said, the person who was burned was Ji Yun, so how could this person today be Yuwen Songyue? He was also burned? He is definitely Yuwen Songyue!"

Zhao Jinghua sneered after hearing this, as if he was mocking 0533 but also as if he was mocking himself. "He is Yuwen Songyue. The burns are just an illusion created by spiritual power. What's more, I only said half of the words just now. He recognized me, but he has never seen the real me. And if we don't speak when we are wearing masks, Shuheng can't tell us apart."

As soon as these words came out, Wan Sutong looked at 0533 with pride, "See, I said Ji Shuheng couldn't tell..." Before the word "clear" came out, Wan Sutong reacted, and then quickly looked at the butterfly that Zhao Jinghua had transformed with his spiritual power, "You mean Qiyue Pavilion is yours!"

Feng Ming's eyes widened in disbelief and he said, "So it was you who wiped out the entire Haotian Sect!"

0533 covered his mouth with both hands and said in shock, "So Ji Yun has been dead for a long time! How did you manage not to be exposed? Even this system couldn't detect anything wrong! And how did you hide your death from the world and Ji Shuheng for three years!"

Zhao Jinghua sighed after hearing this, and then patiently answered their questions one by one, "Yes, I founded the Qiyue Pavilion, and it was me who wiped out the entire Haotian Sect. Not long after Ji Yun left the Ji family due to severe injuries, he passed away. Before he died, he told me that it was the adopted son of the head of the Ji family, his second uncle, who wiped out the entire Ji family, and he entrusted Ji Shuheng to me."

After hearing this, Wan Sutong's mouth twitched and she began to doubt Zhao Jinghua's original train of thought. "So you pretended to be Ji Yun?"

Zhao Jinghua sighed helplessly, "It's not what you think, there are reasons for it..."

At this point, the memory went back to nine years ago. Zhao Jinghua was kneeling in front of Ji Yun's grave wearing a mask, holding Ji Shuheng, who was crying, in his arms, patting his back to comfort him.

Ji Shuheng turned around and hugged Zhao Jinghua's waist tightly, tilting his head back and sobbing, "Big brother, will I be like you in the future? But I don't want to die. I haven't avenged my parents and brother yet."

Zhao Jinghua raised his hand to wipe away the tears on both sides of Ji Shuheng's cheeks. "No, I will protect you in the future."

At this time, a burst of hurried footsteps came from the woods in the distance. Zhao Jinghua hurriedly stood up and protected Ji Shuheng behind him. Not long after, Yuwen Songyue, covered in blood, stumbled out of the woods. When he saw Zhao Jinghua and Ji Shuheng, he hurriedly called for help, "Save me," and then fainted.

When Ji Shuheng saw this, he saw his parents lying on the ground covered in blood. His pupils suddenly shrank and he screamed "Ah!"

Zhao Jinghua quickly squatted down, held Ji Shuheng in his arms and patted his back, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

Ji Shuheng's scream was so piercing that it quickly attracted the pursuers behind Yuwen Songyue. When the leading pursuer saw Yuwen Songyue lying on the ground, he said with a snickering tone, "Found it! Here!"

This statement may have made Ji Shuheng fall into memory. He looked around in horror, then covered his head tightly and fainted after a while.

The pursuers wanted to kill the unconscious Yuwen Songyue, but Zhao Jinghua suddenly turned around and looked at them with murderous intent. The next moment, Zhao Jinghua waved his sleeves and dozens of silver needles flew out of his sleeves. Before the pursuers could come to their senses, they were pierced in the forehead by the silver needles and died instantly.

"After Ji Shuheng woke up, he forgot that his family had been wiped out for some reason, and mistook me, who was wearing a mask, for Ji Yun. I had no choice but to go along with it." Zhao Jinghua's tone was full of helplessness. After a sigh, he spoke again, "Later, although he knew that his family had been wiped out and his parents had died, I couldn't bear to tell him that he was alone and had no relatives or friends."

Feng Ming nodded in sudden enlightenment after hearing this and said, "No wonder you changed so much. It is said that a child can change a cold heart. It seems to be true."