Pei Yunzhi was truly frightened. Her eyes moved as if she had caught hold of a life-saving straw and shouted, "Yu Nianzhao! Right, just now Yu Nianzhao said the Lord was possessed by a water ghost, that’s why she’s . It’s not my fault, really."
Princess Zhaohua furrowed her brows tightly, her sinister gaze directed at Yu Nianzhao, coldly saying, "Yu Nianzhao, what are you talking about with these demon tales in broad daylight? How could my daughter’s body have a water ghost? Stop speaking nonsense."
Yu Nianzhao glanced at her, then suddenly squinted, "When I last saw you, your forehead was dark, indicating signs of bad luck. Looking now, it seems almost resolved, which is truly strange."
"Hmph, such nonsense, don’t think you can get carried away simply because you’re the royal Princess Consort Su. I am your elder..."
Seeing her made Princess Zhaohua irate, unable to resist a few words of accusation.
"The more nonsense you spout, your beloved daughter is about to die." Yu Nianzhao’s abrupt statement pulled Princess Zhaohua back to reality.
"Quick, find someone to save Yanyan."
"The doctor is here."
The elderly doctor was brought over, wiped off the cold sweat, and began examining Xia Muyan.
The doctor hesitated, "Indeed, this young lady showed symptoms of choking after falling into the water, but there’s no illness in her body."
"The Lord is freezing all over, how could there be no problem?"
"That’s the truly strange part. Could it be a cold infection?"
The doctor tried to check Xia Muyan’s eyes.
"Cackle, cackle, cackle..."
Suddenly, Xia Muyan’s eyes rolled back, her spine curved into a bizarre position, her mouth constantly spewing putrid lake water, emitting an eerie sound.
Others were terrified, Xia Muyan’s symptoms were just too frightening, like a living corpse.
"This...this...this...doesn’t resemble epilepsy either, forgive my incompetence, please find an exorcist Daoist!"
The elderly doctor was startled into crawling backward.
Princess Zhaohua looked at Xia Muyan crawling in a weird posture with disbelief, finally having to accept it, "Why would there be a water ghost in the lake? How could it happen to attach to Yanyan?"
In broad daylight, the water ghost couldn’t manifest, but due to Yu Nianzhao’s previous actions, its sinister face flashed briefly on Xia Muyan’s face, enough to frighten everyone present.
"There really is a ghost! Saw a ghost!"
Many were scared, fleeing, only Xie Yunzhe and others stayed, vigilantly watching Xia Muyan.
Pei Yunzhi looked at Xia Muyan confused and afraid, trembling all over, could it be the ferocious shadow she saw at the lake’s bottom was the water ghost?
Seeing Xia Muyan crawling toward her, Princess Zhaohua shouted in horror.
"Why scream?" That’s your dear daughter, anyway, you don’t believe in any water ghost, why not try using love to convert her?"
Yu Nianzhao plugged her ears, remaining calm, with no intention of stepping forward to help.
"Convert? Are you mad!"
Princess Zhaohua almost started cursing, if it were a common person, she’d have the guards arrest them immediately, but her beloved daughter possessed by a water ghost, she couldn’t bear to harm her.
"Yu Nianzhao, aren’t you very capable? Aren’t you coming to help?"
"Is that the attitude for asking for help?" Yu Nianzhao smirked.
"Then what do you want?" Princess Zhaohua was seething.
"I charge quite a bit..."
Princess Zhaohua gritted her teeth, "After it’s done, I will surely give you money."
"Hm, that’s more like it!"
Yu Nianzhao nodded in satisfaction, stepped forward, grabbed Xia Muyan’s hair, forcing her to show her face.
She opened her mouth, revealing her teeth, eyes rolling skyward, ready to pounce on Yu Nianzhao.
Nan Guili, who had been observing her, had a tight knot in his heart at this moment.
Xie Yunzhe calmly said, "Don’t worry, she won’t be harmed."
He spoke with certainty, Nan Guili looked at him deeply, clenched his fist, watching with concern.
Yu Nianzhao casually slapped a talisman on Xia Muyan’s forehead, ’crackle’ sounds emerged, wisps of green smoke drifted from her forehead. Xia Muyan cried out miserably, her clothes became puffed, leaking streams of lake water.
The water ghost, unable to withstand the power of the talisman, emerged from Xia Muyan’s body.
Princess Zhaohua, in that instant, saw the terrifying appearance of the water ghost, her eyes nearly rolled back in a faint.
Yu Nianzhao grabbed the water ghost, coolly said, "In broad daylight, a water ghost harming people would lose its soul."
The water ghost begged, "Sir, it wasn’t deliberate to attach to her. I lived by this lake for so many years without harming anyone, otherwise, this lake would have been filled long ago."
Yu Nianzhao tilted his head at him, "Really?"
"True, truer than gold!"
"Har, are you trying to tell me she forcibly had you possess her?" Yu Nianzhao scoffed.
"Uh-huh, kind of like that." The water ghost nodded vigorously, with a bit of grievance on his darkened face.
"When you were on the boat earlier, that arrogant expression was fake?" Yu Nianzhao questioned suspiciously.
"Uh...haven’t possessed a normal person in a long time, got a bit carried away." The water ghost’s expression stiffened, awkwardly admitted.
"Whether what you say is true or not, I will decide."
Yu Nianzhao’s fingertip tapped on his forehead, a faint green light enveloped it.
[Master, this water ghost is not evil.]
[What he said should be true, green light indicates a solitary soul drowned.]
[Master, should I eat him to see if he’s lying?]
Jiu popped his head out of the shadows, startling the water ghost.
Everyone watched Yu Nianzhao’s hand pause in mid-air, rivulets continuously flowed down, like a small waterfall.
Princess Zhaohua rubbed her temples, just as she started feeling better, she looked up at this scene and felt dizzy again.
"Oh no, I’m hallucinating, right?"
"There really is a water ghost, Zhaozhao is on it, fear nothing!" This update ıs available on novel★fire.net
Song Caiwei, a little fan girl, clasped her hands, gazing at Yu Nianzhao with starry eyes.
Luu Shaoqi excitedly said, "Indeed, if I’d seen this before, I’d have fled, but with Miss Yu here, I’m feeling unprecedentedly secure."
Luu Shaochen thoughtfully glanced at them, his palm fiddled with the talisman he took from his waist.