The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 299 A quick calculation brings business to your door.
Although she didn't fully understand the details of her background from Judge Cui, Lang Jiuchuan was still somewhat happy to know that Lang Zhengfan had entered the Reincarnation Platform and was waiting to be reincarnated. She wasn't afraid of anything else, but she was afraid that he would end up like Mr. Ninglong, whose soul was suppressed and he didn't get a good ending. After all, he had already died a miserable death, and it would be too tragic if his soul was still imprisoned.

Fortunately, he wasn't that unlucky.

Lang Jiuchuan was so happy that he offered an extra portion of wine, food, and incense to Judge Cui. Only by keeping this great god happy could he visit him more often, right?
Whether Judge Cui is happy or nervous upon receiving the news is his own business.

The bond between the family and the nation must not be broken; she is a sensible person!

Lang Zhengfan's soul has already gone to the Reincarnation Platform and will likely be reincarnated soon. Then, all that's left for him is revenge. She no longer needs to worry about the Marquis of Zhenbei holding his soul hostage.

While waiting for Lang Zhengping to compile Lang Zhengfan's list at the Marquis of Kaiping's residence, Lang Jiuchuan cultivated and, in his spare time, drew up a blueprint, instructing Fu Qi to have someone renovate and repaint the back courtyard of the Wanshipu (a shop in Kaiping). He also took some jade and tourmaline from his treasure trove, carved some jade talismans, and nurtured them in the spirit-gathering array in his study, intending to use them to create a five-element spirit-gathering feng shui arrangement for the back courtyard.

In addition, Lang Jiuchuan took the materials he obtained from Tongtian Pavilion and made a new paper body for Fuqi. The paper was made with special materials and was impervious to water and fire. What Lang Jiuchuan had to do was to use flexible and unbreakable willow branches to carve the paper in the shape of bones, then perform a water and fire repelling incantation, and then add the spirit, so that Fuqi could have a place to live.

Willow branches are inherently yin, making them more suitable for ghosts to inhabit than bamboo or other materials when used to make paper dolls. Lang Jiuchuan is protective of her own and generous to her own people, especially since Fu Qi gave her such a large amount of treasure. Therefore, she made this paper doll so lifelike that even Jiang Che was envious.

It also wants to have a body.

Lang Jiuchuan then sent it to the deep mountains and forests to see if there were any tiger cubs that it had a connection with. After all, it was just a wisp of spirit. If there was a compatible one, it could enter the body with its spirit, which would not be considered possession.

Jiang Che thought it made sense, but before going, he still asked Lang Jiuchuan for a divination and gave her a piece of gold the size of two fists as a reward, not knowing where it came from.

Lang Jiuchuan took the money and did the job, casting a divination for it. After it left, he read the divination results: it had a near-death experience, but once it returned safely, its future was promising.

She didn't point out to Jiang Che that cultivation is something that depends on oneself. No matter how dangerous it is, one must move forward. Those who are afraid of death should give up on cultivation as soon as possible and just live a mediocre life.

But if you want to cultivate the Great Way, even if there are thorns and swords paving the way, you still have to walk through them.

While Lang Jiuchuan was staying at the Marquis's residence, he was not idle. He made paper figures, carved jade talismans, and even carved a string of flowing beads for himself and personally consecrated it. The string of beads was carved with jewels given by Fu Qi, and each bead was engraved with Taoist runes. After being consecrated, the beads became more and more crystal clear. When he raised his hand, there was a stream of light that flashed and a little bit of golden light.

Taoist beads, if well-carved and nurtured, can become protective amulets.

Lang Jiuchuan's bracelet, with 108 beads, perfectly complemented her overall demeanor.

Before long, half of February had passed. Lang Jiuchuan obtained a list of the former personal guards of Lang Zhengfan from his uncle Lang. Excluding those who had died, he compiled a list of those who were still alive, and it was detailed in terms of what official positions they had held since Lang Zhengfan's death, what their current positions were, who their families were, and who their in-laws were, all in a small booklet.

The most detailed account comes from Marquis Zhenbei, Xie Zhenming.

Lang Jiuchuan glanced at her uncle, who had been watching her the whole time. When he saw her look away, he felt a heavy, painful, and bitter feeling in his heart.

Sometimes, silence is the answer!

Lang Jiuchuan had already given him the answer. Uncle Lang took a deep breath and said, "The Marquis of Zhenbei's residence is about to hold a wedding, but we are in mourning, so we won't go. Sending a gift will suffice."

In fact, if it weren't for Lang Jiuchuan saying that they shouldn't alert the enemy, he wouldn't even have wanted to send a gift. Would Xie Zhenming even be worthy of it? Wouldn't he be afraid of being struck by lightning?

“We won’t go to the wedding banquet, but your father holds a Taoist ceremony every year. This year, they’ve been saying they want to hold it earlier. What do you think?” Uncle Lang frowned and said, “We’ll hold it ourselves. We don’t owe them any favors.”

"This isn't gratitude, it's him begging for forgiveness," Lang Jiuchuan said calmly. "Let them do what they want. Anyway, those who need to be settled will be settled. As for my father, he's about to be reincarnated."

Uncle Lang grabbed her hand and said, "What did you say? Your father, you've seen him?"

Lang Jiuchuan used a little force to break free from his hand and said, "No, I just asked the gods."

Uncle Lang's eyes welled up with tears. He rubbed his hands together and asked, "Really? Do you know where they'll be sent? Will they be a good family?"

"Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed, so I do not know either. But he was a general in his previous life, with merits and virtues, and he did not do evil in his previous life, so he should be able to be reborn into a good family, at least he will have no worries about food and clothing."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Lang wiped his eyes and smiled happily.

Seeing that he still wanted to ask for clarification, Lang Jiuchuan made an excuse to send him away before taking the list into the study. He looked through the list and then tapped the table lightly.

Xie Zhenming, like Ling Wu, was one of those who directly attacked Lang Zhengfan. Ling Wu is already crippled, so it should be his turn next. As for the others who were involved?
One at a time, no rush!
Lang Jiuchuan put away the list, suddenly did some calculations with his fingers, then packed up Fu Qi's paper body and some other things. After thinking for a moment, he went to say goodbye to Cui Shi, and took Jianlan out of the mansion to the Wanshi Shop.

She felt that business had come to her door that day.

Sure enough, as soon as they arrived at the general store, they saw Fu Qi receiving guests.

Lang Jiuchuan looked at the person, who was dressed as a servant. She looked somewhat familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before.

The other person looked at her, blinked, and said, "Are you the ninth young lady of the Marquis of Kaiping's mansion?"

Lang Jiuchuan asked Jianlan to put the things away: "I am, and you are?"

“I am the wet nurse of the eldest mistress of the Xue family’s younger sister, known as Wang Xi’s wife. My master’s family is the Cheng Le Earl’s Mansion. I saw you once at the Xue family’s house when I was delivering gifts to the young master of the Xue family on behalf of my young mistress.” Wang’s wife bowed to Lang Jiuchuan and said, “I didn’t expect to meet you here again. Could it be that this Wan Shi Shop belongs to you?”

"I am the owner of this place." Lang Jiuchuan nodded, his gaze sweeping over her as he asked, "Are you here for your young mistress?"

Granny Wang clapped her hands in delight: "What a coincidence! After all this trouble, you still managed to find me here, young lady. I came here precisely because of my young mistress. But how did you know, young lady? Did Madam Xue also go to invite you?"

Lang Jiuchuan was taken aback. Someone from the Xue family had gone to find her?