After I stopped being a lady from a rich family, I fought all over the capital

Chapter 383 Forgetting
"How can this be!"

The crab spirit stared at Song Lan in disbelief, as if it had heard some earth-shattering joke.

"Even if you want to slander my benefactor, you should at least come up with a better reason."

"Making lies that are so obvious and obvious only makes you look stupid..."

Song Lan said calmly, "I can let you meet your savior."

"It's the benefactor who lost his footing and fell into the water because he released you."

The crab spirit was stunned upon hearing this.

After a long while, she came to her senses and murmured in disbelief, "Are you serious?"

"You didn't lie to me?"

Song Lan scoffed lightly and asked in a rather annoyed tone, "Why would I go to such lengths to deceive you?"

It really doesn't.

The crab spirit thought this to itself, its gaze toward Song Lan filled with complex emotions.

"But you didn't have the heart to remind me that I need to be used or deceived."

The crab spirit, heartbroken, revealed the truth that was very likely to be true.

Song Lan raised an eyebrow, not expecting that someone as foolish as the crab spirit could think of such things.

"Looks like you're not so stupid after all."

Crab Spirit: ...

She pouted and said angrily, "Thank you so much!"

Then, she looked at Song Lan with great vigilance: "Just as you said at the beginning, you don't want anything from me, and nothing about me attracts you."

"So why are you telling me all this?"

"It can't be because you're simply a good person, can it?"

After the crab spirit finished speaking, it laughed at itself.

She couldn't see in any way that Song Lan seemed like a good person.

"Why can't I just be a good person?"

Song Lan sneered, her tone full of sarcasm.

How funny!

Heaven says she possesses merits from a hundred lifetimes and is a person of great virtue, therefore her soul cannot be annihilated.

Now I just want to do good deeds, but I don't seem like a good person anymore.

The crab spirit seemed stumped by the question and remained silent.

Yes! Why can't Song Lan just be a good person?

She doesn't know either.

After thinking it over and over, the crab spirit finally concluded that she was probably just prejudiced.

Having taken a stand in protecting their benefactor, they felt that Song Lan had ulterior motives, which was why she came over and said these slanderous things about their benefactor.

But what if what Song Lan said is true?
...And if Song Lan really had no ulterior motives, then why did she come all the way here to tell the truth? Wouldn't that make her a truly good person?
The crab spirit couldn't help but think, what if she hadn't been prejudiced, believing that her benefactor was a good person and Song Lan, who told her the truth, was a bad person, and hadn't imagined all of Song Lan's actions as evil, malicious, or with ulterior motives?

Would she still be so suspicious of Song Lan and so wary of him?

The crab spirit didn't know the answer, or perhaps it didn't want to think about it.

Because she felt she wouldn't...

They wouldn't doubt Song Lan.

The crab spirit was silent for a moment: "I need to see the little girl who saved me before I make a judgment."

Song Lan scoffed lightly, seemingly unconcerned about the crab spirit's suspicions.

She raised her hand and casually waved.

Before long, a cold wind swept up from the corner of the courtyard, and then the little girl who had been standing outside the Zhang family's haunted house during the day appeared.

The little girl was clearly still somewhat confused after being led astray.

Song Lan waved to her.

The little girl walked over in a daze, and after a while, she recognized Song Lan.

"You are... a beautiful older sister."

Song Lan's smile softened slightly: "Come here."

The little girl obediently took a few more steps forward.

Song Lan pointed to the crab spirit beside her: "Do you know her?"

The little girl looked in the direction of the sound.

After carefully examining it for a long time, he finally shook his head: "I don't remember."

She doesn't remember anything.

He doesn't remember who he is, why he died, or where he should go.

Later they all said that those who had no one to offer sacrifices to and who did not go to the underworld to report were wandering ghosts.

So she wandered around with her fellow wandering ghosts.

But she didn't know why she was wandering around here.

But things are much better now!
She met a beautiful woman who asked them to be ghost servants and clean the house.

She spent the whole day tidying up and felt very happy.

"You don't remember me?"

The little girl doesn't remember the crab spirit, but the crab spirit remembers her.

Especially considering that so many years have passed, the little girl still looks exactly the same as she did the year she saved her.

Seeing the little girl's bewildered expression, the crab spirit transformed back into its original form.

"me!"

"When you were five years old, you released me into the water and accidentally fell in and drowned when you turned around."

The little girl was terrified when she saw a perfectly normal person suddenly turn into a talking crab.

She stared wide-eyed at the crab spirit that had transformed into its true form on the table, and finally burst into tears.

"Waaaaah..."

The crab spirit was at a loss because of the little girl's crying, and looked to Song Lan for help.

The little girl shrank into Song Lan's arms, looking at the crab spirit's true form with fear in her eyes—a super-sized crab.

Song Lan glared at the crab spirit, signaling it to change back.

Then she dismissed the little girl, saying, "Go play by yourself!"

The little girl hesitated, glancing timidly at the giant crab that had turned back into a human, worried that she would be eaten.

Song Lan chuckled and patted her head: "Don't be afraid."

"She doesn't eat ghosts."

The little girl nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Then he ran away.

Grandpa said that when adults are talking to guests, they, as ghost servants, must remember to be observant and stay away in time to avoid hearing things they shouldn't hear.

This must be the time Grandpa was talking about, a time to avoid.

The little girl obediently ran away.

As soon as the crab spirit and the others left, she immediately grabbed Song Lan anxiously and asked, "Why doesn't she remember me?"

Song Lan gave her a cold look.

The crab spirit immediately felt its hand go numb and painful.

"What kind of sorcery is this? It's burning my hand... Ouch!"

Before the crab spirit could even utter its curses, it felt a sharp pain on both sides of its face.

She glared at Song Lan, moved her lips a few times, but in the end dared not speak out.

Song Lan raised an eyebrow, looked at the crab spirit for a while, and then felt a headache coming on.

She calmed herself down in no time.

Forget it, why bother arguing with an idiot.

Song Lan took a deep breath and was about to speak when she saw the crab spirit sneaking over and cautiously reaching out to her, gently massaging her legs.

His face wore an unnatural, ingratiating expression. Song Lan raised an eyebrow.

He thought to himself: It seems he's not entirely a fool.

They do know a bit about human relationships and social etiquette.

When you need to ask someone for a favor, you should adopt a humble attitude.

"...That's how wandering ghosts are. They gradually disappear over time, leaving not even the slightest trace of themselves in this world."

"Naturally, you won't remember many things."

Even if you remember, you will gradually forget as time goes by, until you yourself completely disappear along with the memory.

"No one remembers themselves, and they don't remember others."

"There will be nothing related to it in this world anymore."

The crab spirit's voice trembled slightly: "Death?"

"Correct!"

Song Lan said calmly, "The ultimate fate of wandering souls is annihilation."

"Unless one has a great destiny and gets the chance to enter the cycle of reincarnation again."

"Otherwise, given the turbidity she has accumulated in the mortal world, even if she were lucky enough to be saved by someone or sent to the underworld, she would not have the chance to be reincarnated."

"At most, they will reach the River of Oblivion, and then they will shatter into dust."

The crab spirit cried out anxiously, "Why is this happening?!"

"No, that's not right... Why did she become a wandering ghost?"

The crab spirit considered a possibility and became even more alarmed: "Is it...is it because of me?"

"Is it because you saved me, defying the will of Heaven, that you are unable to enter the underworld and the cycle of reincarnation?"

That's the only reason the crab spirit could think of.

Song Lan remained silent.

"I said, the demise of wandering ghosts is oblivion."

"They are both wandering ghosts who have forgotten the past and have no one in the human world who remembers or cares for them, which is why they have become wandering ghosts."

The crab spirit frowned: "How could it be that no one in the human world remembers or cares about you anymore?"

Isn't she a human being?
Oh, she's not human, she's a crab.

But isn't a crab's memory also a form of memory?

“I remember! I’ve always remembered, I…”

Song Lan chuckled and interrupted her, "Are you sure you still remember?"

“If you really remembered, she wouldn’t have forgotten the way she came in such a short time.”

The crab spirit shouted, "Of course I remember!"

However, when faced with Song Lan's all-seeing gaze, the crab spirit felt inexplicably guilty.

But she really hasn't forgotten.

She always remembered who saved her.

That is why they spare no effort and are willing to sacrifice their own virtue to repay the kindness of their benefactors and their family.

How could she possibly forget?

"You remember?"

Song Lan scoffed lightly: "You're busy all day helping your benefactor earn money to support his family and pay for his medical treatment. Do you really have time to remember that?"

“If she really remembered, she wouldn’t be like this now, having forgotten everything.”

"Forgetting is the beginning of disappearing."

"Now even she herself doesn't remember, so the day she disappears is naturally not far off."

The crab spirit was about to retort.

Song Lan said directly, "Although the Heavenly Dao is often blind, resulting in many spies escaping its net, it is still fair and just most of the time."

The warning sounds that were about to rumble in the sky were silenced by Song Lan before they could even be heard.

"Why..." The crab spirit still couldn't understand.

She looked at Song Lan, as if she really wanted to know an answer.

"I clearly remember her... Besides, if it weren't for her, why would I destroy my own cultivation and take away my own crab roe? You know, those are all my children!"

As a result, she has very few children left.

"Abandoning the essential for the trivial."

Song Lan said four words in a calm voice.

The crab spirit was slightly taken aback: "What?"

“I’m telling you, you’ve got it backwards!” Song Lan sneered. “You think your way of repaying a debt of gratitude, your way of remembering her, is to dedicate everything you have to her family and help her family.”

"But little did you know, as time went by, your love for her extended to her family, and you began to forget your roots... even if you helped her family because of her."

"But as time goes by, the things you did to help her family were no longer because of her."

"You just haven't realized it yet!"

"What's more..."

Song Lan sneered: "You keep saying you remember her, but did you go to her grave or burn paper money for her during Qingming Festival?"

"Did you offer sacrifices to her during the Ghost Festival?"

"Since you keep saying that she is your benefactor, then the grace of saving your life is equivalent to giving you a second chance, right?"

"It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she's your second parent, would it?"

"But how did you actually do it?"

"All these years, you have never paid your respects to her...not even once!"

Song Lan said indifferently, "If you or her family had ever thought of her even once, she wouldn't have become a wandering ghost at such a young age, forgetting even where she came from and who she was."

The crab spirit was stunned and speechless.

"Now, do you still think you remember her?"

The crab spirit was speechless.

She thought, she might have really forgotten...

Seeing that she seemed to understand, Song Lan spoke again, delivering a heavy blow to the crab spirit's mind.

"Originally, you were a demon favored by fate, and with her help, you were spared a life-threatening ordeal."

"For at least the next five hundred years, your cultivation path will be incredibly smooth."

"If you are truly willing to remember her, then she will exist for a very, very long time, long enough for your time to come."

"But now, you have defied the laws of Heaven, shortened the lifespan of mortals, and aided and abetted evil. It won't be long before Heaven punishes you."

"By the time……"

Song Lan sneered: "In this world, there will be absolutely no one who will remember her anymore."

Even if you realize it now, it's too late.

The crab spirit could not accept this fact.

"No, no, that's not it..."

Song Lan added insult to injury: "However, I guess you probably don't care about your savior as much as you say you do."

"Otherwise, how could it be that after all these years, there isn't even a grave for your savior!"

"If she could have a grave to rest in, or if someone reported her death, the underworld might take her down there and arrange for her to be reincarnated."

The crab spirit was stunned: "What do you mean? What you're saying..."

What means?
She suddenly felt a little timid and dared not think any further.

"It means exactly what it says!"

Song Lan's voice was indifferent: "Your savior's remains have been submerged in water for many years."

"It's the place where you were released."

"However, now there are probably only a few scattered bones left. The flesh and skin have long since become fish food or rotted away."

The crab spirit's eyes widened, and it instinctively exclaimed, "That's impossible!"

"This is absolutely impossible!!"

How could that be? The benefactor's family clearly knew how their benefactor drowned in an accident, so how could they not even be able to retrieve the body and give it a proper burial?
This is absolutely impossible! ! !