Unorthodox methods, cultivating immortality relies on rich women

Tang Shaoyou's first question was why his son, Tang Yonghui, mistook Xue Xiaozhou's grandmother for Wang Jianguo.

"Because his memories were altered," Shen Qingzhou said.

As the three walked out, Shen Qingzhou explained to them.

"A ghost's memories, having lost the support of a physical body, are like rootless duckweed. Over time, they easily become confused and can be easily altered. Since they don't have the ability to correct their mistakes, this situation naturally arises..." Shen Qingzhou patiently explained to the two.

The two of them then realized what was happening.

"So, Yonghui's memories were altered by Granny Zhang?"

Tang Shaoyou wasn't stupid; he immediately understood the point, and the Granny Zhang he mentioned was Xue Xiaozhou's grandmother.

"If nothing unexpected happens, that should be the case," Shen Qingzhou said.

"But... but why is this happening? Granny Zhang was a very good person when she was alive." Even with the facts right in front of him, Tang Shaoyou still found it hard to believe.

The reason for this is that Granny Zhang was a very kind person when she was alive, and she took good care of Tang Yonghui.

"When Yonghui was little, my husband and I were busy with work, so Grandma Zhang would often pick up all three of us from school, and we would often have dinner at her house..."

"Yonghui truly treats her like his own grandmother. Every year during the Lunar New Year, he brings gifts to visit her and offer his respects..."

"When she passed away, Yonghui had just started junior high school. He was so sad that he barely ate for several days..."

"I really didn't expect that Granny Zhang would harm him..."

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Tang Shaoyou's tone was full of disbelief. At this moment, they were on their way to Xue Xiaozhou's house, which was in the building across the street. They could see Xue Xiaozhou's window from the corridor.

"But no matter how good she is to your son, he's not her own grandson," Jiang Haichao said.

Upon hearing this, Tang Shaoyou turned to look at him, and Jiang Haichao continued, "She may not have wanted to harm your son, but she had no choice but to do so for the sake of her grandson."

"Is...that's how it is?"

"Isn't it obvious? Your son likes Wang Jianguo, and I think that Xue Xiaozhou probably likes him too. But your son is more outstanding than him, and he even got into university. Who do you think Wang Jianguo will choose between the two of them...?"

Tang Shaoyou was a bit blinded by his own involvement, but Jiang Haichao pointed it out to him, and he instantly understood the key point.

"So she ruined my son, all so that Wang Jianguo could only like her grandson and marry Wang Jianguo as his granddaughter-in-law..."

Tang Shaoyou found it extremely ridiculous, and a smile that looked even uglier than a grimace appeared on his face.

"Although I've long since lost contact with the Wang family, I know that Wang Jianguo's daughter did not marry her grandson, Xue Xiaozhou..."

"How could she be so stupid? How could she be so cruel? Yonghui always called her grandma, how could she do that..."

Tang Shaoyou was somewhat distraught, feeling that it was utterly absurd and ridiculous that his son had gone mad for over a decade because of this.

"It's possible that this wasn't her intention," Shen Qingzhou said, offering a word of comfort.

"Master, what do you mean by that?" Tang Shaoyou looked at him, somewhat puzzled.

"Have you ever heard the saying 'Living environment shapes one's temperament, and nurturing one's body shapes one's constitution'?" Shen Qingzhou asked.

Tang Shaoyou and Jiang Haitao nodded slightly. They were both cultured people, so how could they not know, and even know the origin of the saying?

Shen Qingzhou continued, "The environment can change a person's temperament, but a person can also change the environment."

The two nodded again, agreeing that this made sense, and that they had even met people like that before.

"So if ghosts can influence people, then people can also influence ghosts..."

Shen Qingzhou looked at Jiang Haichao: "I told you before, ghosts are a kind of magnetic field with strong emotions. The greater and more extreme the ghost's emotional fluctuations, the faster the magnetic field changes, thus generating a wave that spreads outward, somewhat similar to electromagnetic radiation, thereby affecting the people around it..."

"You didn't tell me any of this," Jiang Haichao said softly.

"Huh? No? Then who did I tell? Oh well, that's not important." Shen Qingzhou waved his hand dismissively and continued, "People are actually the same way. There's a scientific explanation called the herd mentality, which is basically the same principle..."

"So it's possible that Xue Xiaozhou's jealousy and hatred towards your son affected his grandmother's ghost, causing her thoughts to become distorted, leading her to harm your son..."

Upon hearing Shen Qingzhou's words, the two immediately felt that this conjecture was quite plausible.

"However, it's clear that the old woman really likes your son."

Shen Qingzhou let out a laugh.

"Master...why...why do you say that?" Tang Shaoyou asked worriedly.

"Because if she simply wanted to harm your son, she could have just kept him immersed in the past; there was no need to alter his memories. Isn't what she's doing just an attempt to replace Wang Jianguo's image in your son's mind?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Shaoyou felt nauseous.

Hearing this, Jiang Haichao couldn't help but say, "He really is old in years but young in spirit."

"What's so surprising about that? There are many such examples in real life."

Shen Qingzhou comforted him, "If you think about it this way, your son is so outstanding that women of all ages, from eighteen to eighty, like him. Does that make you feel better?"

Tang Shaoyou didn't feel comforted at all; instead, his heart was filled with even more hatred. And was that really the case? It was all just their speculation.

In short, whatever the reason, his son was harmed by the Xue family, and that much is certain.

Jiang Haichao, who had been silent the whole time, thought of another reason that made him gasp after hearing Shen Qingzhou's words, but he dared not say it because it was really insulting.

At this moment, Tang Shaoyou was more worried about another problem.

"Will my son still be affected after he regains his senses?"

"Yes, but the impact will be minor. His physical body will correct and supplement his memories. It's roughly similar to having a very long dream; over time, the memories after the soul leaves the body will gradually fade..."

This is why some people who have experienced separation from their soul cannot clearly describe their experiences during that period after returning to their body; their memories are very vague.

The Xue family lived on the fifth floor. Tang Shaoyou led the two of them upstairs, his steps appearing particularly heavy.

"I wonder if Xue Jiawang and his wife know about this, or if they are involved in it as well," Tang Shaoyou said.

The Xue Jiawang he mentioned was Xue Xiaozhou's father and Zhang Po's son.

"The Xue family is prosperous, the Xue family is prosperous, but our Tang family almost suffered ruin and death..."

"Master, there is a saying that a gentleman does not leave a grudge unavenged, and a human being does not live without seeking justice. They have harmed my Yonghui like this, and this grudge cannot go unavenged. Since Granny Zhang has already turned into an evil ghost to harm people, you can just kill her. As for that child Xue Xiaozhou, I don't want his life. I just want him to be like my son, insane for more than ten years. Otherwise, I will never be able to swallow this anger..."

"Sure, sure, you're the boss, you call the shots..." Shen Qingzhou said with a grin.

Scholars always have such nice words. If you want revenge, just do it. They make it sound so fancy.

As they were talking, they arrived at the Xue family's gate.