The Double

Jiang Yuanping at least spoke for her, but Jiang Yuanxing from the third branch and Lady Yang didn’t say a word from beginning to end. It was even less likely that Jiang Yuyan would take the initiative to speak under such circumstances. It always seemed that Jiang Yuanxing had become even more silent and taciturn since the incident with Jiang Yue. Lady Yang, looking over here, even had a schadenfreude gleam in her eyes.

The third branch and the first and second branches were completely alienated from each other.

Just as I was thinking this, I heard Chongxu Daoist Master’s voice begin, "This young master only knows one side of the story, not the other. In the pure lands of the Buddhist Place, it is not that impurities cannot arise. On the contrary, many who retreat into the monastic life, with their senses not yet purified, are prone to provoke inner demons. At this moment, Evil Spirits take advantage of the void and make the living their host. However, in the pure lands of the Buddhist Place, even if there are Evil Spirits, they dare not come out to do evil—they merely hide within the host, waiting for an opportunity. Once they leave the Buddhist Place and come to the marketplace, the Evil Spirits can grow without limit. Since the Miss has previously stayed at the temple, her return to the residence now may very well be due to this reason."

Jiang Jingrui still didn’t believe it, "The good and the bad, everything is said by you. Whether we believe it or not by your mere words, what does it matter?"

"I am not speaking without basis. The most likely manifestation of being affected by Evil Spirits is a drastic change in temperament, becoming a completely different person. As the common saying goes, a person’s nature doesn’t change overnight. Even if the temperament changes, the past habits and essence will still retain the appearance of old times. Has this Miss undergone such a drastic change in character, very different from before?"

At these words, the people in the courtyard fell into silence once more.

Wasn’t Jiang Li exactly someone who had drastically changed after returning from Green City Mountain? Thinking back to the former Jiang Li, before she was sent to Green City Mountain, she was hot-tempered, proud and unrestrained, and someone whose emotions were always written on her face, prone to crying. Time quickly passed, and upon her return, Jiang Li became inscrutable to all in the residence who knew her.