Stunning Poisonous Doctor Princess Chapter 374 - Fright Amidst the Pond

Chapter 374 Fright Amidst the Pond

Lin ngya held the pouch to her chest and a contented smile appeared on her face.

Despite the complicated process, she felt she had not made this trip in vain.

If there was nothing special about this dical book, it would naturally not be so painstakingly hidden at the bottom of the pond.

Moreover, the ginseng seal on her mother’s clothes was surprisingly the key to unlock the chain around the dragon turtle. Such an ingenious design sufficiently went to show how precious the dical book ought to be.

Perhaps she would find information on the use of Tranquil Lotus as well as things that her mother had not been able to accomplish recorded in here.

“Shush, quickly hide. It seems that soone is coming this way.”

Lin ngya was still in the state of elation when to her surprise, Baizhi covered her mouth all of a sudden.

After the two quickly hid behind the rockery where it was dark and hidden from sight, so they were not being discovered.

Lin ngya, who had been imrsed in joy, lost all vigilance. She was lucky to have the witty Baizhi by her side.

As Lin ngya glanced at Baizhi, who was squatting and observing what was going on around them, Lin ngya could not help but felt comforted and reassured. The girls had matured and so had she herself.

She wished they would one day beco independent power won by her side.

From the angle behind the rockery, they saw a few people acting suspiciously as they headed toward where she entered the water a mont ago.

Could soone have discovered her action just now?

Lin ngya’s chest tightened, but she put away the thought as quickly as it ca. If they were being found out, they would have been caught in the act a mont ago when there were many flaws.

If these people were trying to sneak up to them, the only possibility was that she had coincidentally gone into the water before they did.

Lin ngya could not see the features of those n clearly under the dim light at night. In the sa token, if those n had spotted Lin ngya unexpectedly, what they saw would have been a blur.

There was no way the moonlight would go through the rockery to lit up the area behind. Lin ngya and Baizhi could only stay put and open their eyes wide as they watch those n went about their business.

“Are you very sure that thing is really in that pond?”

One of the shadowy figures inquired softly.

“The mistress says the late Mrs. Lin had instructed that maid never to fill up the pond with soil. For this reason, I believe there must be sothing valuable in the pond.”

So it was the return of Ms. Tian and Tian Ning that had triggered the suspicion in Shangguan Qing.

Lin ngya finally felt relieved and the corner of her lips curled up into a relaxed smile.

She had not locked the padlock just now. She was puzzled as to why the dragon turtle had been so friendly towards her. Nevertheless, she knew these n would definitely get into trouble with the dragon turtle.

She once heard people say that a full-grown turtle dragon in the wild could break the neck of a human with one bite. The dragon turtle in the pond was at least as big as a millstone and its shell was very hard. She could gauge that it was an adult dragon turtle.

Just as she expected, the mont the n went into the water, they could not wait but started going all around the pond to search for the treasure.

However, two n were stood at the bank, waiting anxiously for the result of their search.

“How is it going? Did you manage to spot any treasure?”

Even though those two n did not dare to raise their voices, the anxious and impatient tone in their voice could not be mistaken.

Lin ngya waited patiently for the mont when they would et with trouble with the dragon turtle, which had a strong territorial nature. Even she was almost overco with fear at first.

“Not yet... ah... what’s this? Sothing had bit my leg! Help!”

Suddenly, a blood-curdling scream echoed from the pond.

Baizhi was filled with trepidation. Thank goodness the commotion at the pond had attracted all the attention so much so that no one had noticed them.

“What’s all that screaming? Get up here if you can’t find it!”

The person calling out was obviously worried that the commotion would alarm the people in the mansion, so he tried to hurry the n in the pond.

However, little did they expect that the n who scread struggled and splashed in the water for a while, then he sank into the water and disappeared.

The rest of the n in the pond who witnessed everything that just happened were stunned.

Thereafter, they scrambled as hard as they could to get out of the pond, each fearing that he would be left behind and beco the next victim.

“What, what just happened?”

A chilly breeze blew onto the n who were soaked through and they sneezed.

They never expected their companion to lose his life in an ordinary-looking decorative pond.

Baizhi shaken by what she witnessed, held on to Lin ngya’s hand when the fear set in.

If her master had been unlucky just a mont ago, she would have ended up like that man...

The scene was too horrible to even think about.

“What happened? Where is he?”

Those n standing at the bank only heard the man’s cries, but they actually did not see what exactly happened in the pond.

Trembling with fear, one man standing on the huge rocks by the pond and refused to get into the water again.

“There’s a ghost in the water!” he stamred.

No one expected him to answer in this way.

At this instant, the moon in the sky was coincidentally blocked by a large dark cloud. The pond had returned to its usual calm and the atmosphere was even more bizarre and desolate.

Hiding in the corner, Lin ngya was unable to see the person’s face clearly, but she could clearly hear him swallowing.

“Why, why did this happen? There are no such things as ghosts in this world! This happened most likely because you were careless!”

The man, however, had not given up and strained his voice in a roar.

In the next second, all the n let out a horrible shriek filled with fear.

“God! A Ghost!”

Right at the center of the pond, a lifeless human body floated to the surface of the water.

Lin ngya had a keen sense of sll. Although diluted by the water, the odor of blood was unmistakable and it shot up her nose.

She reached out her hand to cover Baizhi’s eyes to prevent her from letting out a scream at the horrible sight, which would be too much for her.

It was a badly mutilated corpse.

At this mont, the body was standing upside down right at the center of the pond. It bobs up and down in the water but did not fall flat. At the sight, everyone was greatly shaken and terrified.

“So I, I heard... that over a decade ago, the Elder Miss Lin had been frightened by a ghost here!”

Soone blurted out the mansion’s secret with a trembling voice.

The dark cloud dispersed and the silver moonlight shone onto the maid corpse, which appeared even more appalling.

“Run... quickly flee!”

Their sharp and unpleasant cries seed to be forced out of their throat. Thereafter, the remaining n ran off in all directions. They seed to think that lagging behind would cause them to be slain by the ghost.

They were in such a panic that they did not care which way they were headed. One of them almost tripped where Lin ngya and Baizhi was hiding.

Lin ngya and Baizhi felt their heart in their mouth at that mont.

Fortunately, those n had all been so unnerved that none of them noticed that there were other people hiding behind the rockery.

Lin ngya and Baizhi waited for those n to be completely out of their sight before they erged from behind their hiding place.

By this ti, the mangled body had completely disappeared.

“Master, master, are there really ghosts in this world?”

The fear that remained in Baizhi spurred her to tug on her master’s sleeves. Although she had missed that blood-curdling sight, she could more or less guess what happened judging from the how frightened those n were.

“Where’s the ghost? If there really is, it would be in their hearts. Rest assured that nothing will happen with around.”

Lin ngya, not taking this matter to heart, turned around and walked to the side of the pond.

She was pondering over the reason the dragon turtle had acted indifferently towards her.

How was it that it turned savage again? The answer might lie in the seal which was the key to the lock.

Perhaps this dragon turtle was reared by her mother or so professional trainer. If this were the case, he would still be eaten if soone were to go near to the dragon turtle without carrying the key.

At this mont, her belief that the item which her mother had hidden was certainly very precious. With so many layers of protection, even if the secret had been discovered, it would be extrely difficult to lay hands on the item.

However, were the n who ca today here to seek the treasure?

Lin ngya stared at the rippling pond. Her heart was likened to the pond that could no longer revert to its initial calm.

She had hidden the little cloth pouch near her chest in her clothes. All the servants in the mansion did not have the audacity to trail behind to check on her because they were afraid of her.

This way, Lin ngya had escaped much trouble.

After Lin ngya and Baizhi returned to their bedroom, she felt that she had been drained of all energy after a perilous night.

After washing up, Lin ngya went to bed and only woke up around midday.

As Baizhi helped get Lin ngya ready after she got out of bed, she heard the rumor that a few servants in the mansion had suddenly died of illness the night before.

The physicians in the mansion rely explained that they died of strange reasons. However, they assured the people it was not pestilence and there was nothing to worry about. Lin ngya laughed grimly, knowing that those n had only been killed to be silenced. These people were indeed ruthless and cruel.

“Could it be those sa n who tried to get into the pond in search of sothing?”

Baizhi asked softly as she nimbly did up Lin ngya’s hair.

Lin ngya smiled but remained silent. She thought that would naturally be the case. Nevertheless, Lin ngya believed that they were not simply there to look for the treasure. Otherwise, why would they be eradicated after being used for once?

It only showed that they were too stupid and it was feared that they would leak out information. Otherwise, the mastermind could have waited for Lin ngya and Lin Nansheng to leave before getting rid of those n quietly.

“Little Sister, have you heard what had happened in the mansion?”

Lin Nansheng, who had just finished practicing martial arts, was wearing a white long coat with his hair secured with a wooden hair clasp.

Not only was there no longer any sign of fatigue on his handso face, but his eyes were also sparkling with light as he gazed at Lin ngya.

“Hm, I’ve certainly heard about it. Everyone was talking it since early morning as if they were afraid that no one knows about it.”