Upon hearing this, Nanli couldn’t help but sigh repeatedly, realizing that her second brother and Xie Beihan had increasingly unfortunate luck.
However, it also proved that there was a higher power at play, as today happened to be the day she could repay the debt owed to Lu Yanyan.
Chu Shuo chid in, saying, "Even if she has rits, so what? With her spoiled temperant, whoever marries her will be unlucky."
Fourth and fifth brother naturally remained silent on the matter.
Nanli carefully observed Chu Shuo and suddenly said earnestly, "Second brother, it seems that you have encountered so romantic opportunities recently."
"Really?" Chu Shuo’s spirits lifted instantly.
"Take a closer look, where are my romantic opportunities?"
"It’s not sothing I can accurately determine, but your peach blossom palace is flushed, indicating that the destined person has appeared in your vicinity. You must be more attentive," Nanli calculated with her fingers.
"After you get married, your luck will change. It won’t be as low as before." Chu Shuo nodded eagerly, keeping this in mind.
In late autumn, the wind had beco refreshingly cool.
Chu Huan was on his way back to the capital.
Just monts ago, the sun was shining brightly, but now dark clouds covered the sky, accompanied by strong winds.
The carriage could no longer proceed, so the coachman spotted a dilapidated temple where they could seek shelter from the wind and quickly drove the carriage there.
"Young master, be careful," the coachman warned as he led Chu Huan inside.
"It’s going to rain heavily soon, so let’s take cover here for now."
As soon as they stepped inside, a strange sensation washed over them.
What they saw before them was no longer a temple, but a warm room filled with the scent of incense.
Several beautiful won were chatting and laughing, and upon noticing their arrival, they beckoned with their fingers, saying, "Childe, co over here quickly."
The coachman’s eyes glead with desire, and he eagerly walked towards the won.
Chu Huan, too, felt tempted, but the protective talisman in his embrace suddenly grew scorching hot, instantly snapping him back to reality.
Sixth sister had ntioned that a burning talisman indicated the presence of sothing impure nearby.
It was clear that despite the temple’s appearance from the outside, the interior was adorned too beautifully to be true.
He urgently shouted, "Uncle Li! It’s dangerous, co back!"
The coachman couldn’t hear his voice at all, already engrossed in rrint with the two won.
Chu Huan was filled with fear, but before he could retrieve the talisman to save the coachman, one of the won approached him, her nails unnaturally long, attempting to grab hold of him and prevent him from leaving.
However, as soon as she touched Chu Huan, a golden light flashed, and the woman scread in agony, instantly reverting to her true form—a terrifying female ghost!
The ghost’s hand felt as if it had been burned, the scorching sensation lingering.
She realized how powerful the talisman on Chu Huan was.
Enraged, she imdiately commanded the other ghosts to charge at Chu Huan, determined to break through the talisman’s protection.
The other ghosts had diocre strength, and as they collided, their screams grew incessant, their bodies faintly turning transparent, indicating that their ghostly forms were being dispersed.
Chu Shuo, witnessing the onslaught of nurous ghosts, was filled with terror.
Fortunately, having experienced such events at the academy, he managed to keep his composure, quickly taking out the cloth pouch containing the talismans, intending to use the exorcism talisman.
However, to his dismay, the leading ghost unleashed a fierce gust of wind.
Most of the talismans in the pouch were scattered, including the exorcism talismans!
"I will drain your vitality!" the leading ghost declared, seeing that the protective talisman’s color on Chu Huan had already faded, and she lunged at him once again.
Chu Huan was filled with imnse fear, stumbling backward, but just as he was about to fall, a figure appeared behind him, reaching out to support him and brandishing another exorcism talisman.
The ghosts were frightened and scattered in all directions, but the exorcism talisman quickly dispersed them all.
The screams echoed endlessly.
The fierce wind gradually subsided.
Chu Huan gradually regained his senses and turned his head to see a young Taoist nun, appearing to be in her twenties.
"Sir, are you alright?" the nun’s expression was gentle.
"Fortunately, you had a powerful talisman on you, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to subdue them so easily."
Quickly standing up, Chu Huan expressed his gratitude with a bow.
"Thank you for coming to my rescue, esteed lady."
The female ghosts dispersed, and the dilapidated temple returned to its forr state.
The dark clouds that had covered the sky vanished, leaving behind a chilling breeze.
The coachman, confused and with his spirit slightly damaged, lay unconscious on the ground.
The nun smiled and said, "Fate has brought us together, there is no need for gratitude. I have urgent matters to attend to, so I must bid you farewell."
Chu Huan expressed his thanks once again and watched as the nun departed.
After leaving the temple, the nun continued eastward and soon encountered a small group of mounted n.
The leader imdiately stepped forward and bowed.
"Immortal nun Zhou, was the mission successful?"
"When I take action, success is assured," Zhou Min replied, extending her hand with a strand of hair resting in her palm.
The leader of the guards still had so doubts and concerns. "Is a single strand of hair enough?"
"Talisman drawn by others may not be effective, but those drawn by my master are guaranteed to work," Zhou Min sneered.
"Make the necessary arrangents. This ti, we must take the life of Ye Siheng."
Upon hearing this, the leader of the guards remained silent, no longer daring to speak further.
Sensing that Chu Huan’s talisman had malfunctioned, Nanli quickly used a paper crane to guide her to soone who could help.
On the way, she encountered a person.
"Third brother, are you alright?" Nanli quickly dismounted.
"Little sister?" Chu Huan lifted the curtain and looked.
"I’m fine, I’m fine. Why have you co?" Nanli explained the reason and asked, "Did you encounter anything on the road?"
Chu Huan replied, "I encountered several female ghosts, quite fierce. Fortunately, a female Taoist master ca to my aid, allowing to escape unscathed."
"A female Taoist master?" Nanli was slightly surprised.
Chu Huan nodded. "That female Taoist master was as formidable as my little sister. With a single talisman, she dispersed the female ghosts."
Nanli found it sowhat strange, but after inspecting Chu Huan’s condition and finding nothing amiss, she let it go.
Upon returning to the mansion, Qing Feng had been waiting for so ti.
He had co to deliver news about Ye Siheng.
"The master on Canglan Mountain is in seclusion and cannot be seen.
He is already on his way back to the capital," Qing Feng reported.
While Nanli felt a bit regretful, she also felt a sense of joy. I
t had been nearly half a month since she last saw Ye Siheng, and she had never known what it felt like to miss soone until now.
She nodded. "When will the prince arrive?"
Qing Feng smiled and replied, "In about three or four days. Once the master’s legs have healed, he will be able to ride a horse on his own, saving ti on the journey."
Nanli agreed, already planning to go to the city gate to welco him.
Ye Siheng had traveled with a team of covert guards.
Returning empty-handed, he felt sowhat guilty towards Nanli.
She had helped him with everything, and now that he finally had a chance to help her, he couldn’t et the gentleman from Canglan Mountain.
Although he didn’t see the gentleman, he received a ssage: "The ti is not yet right."
When will the ti be right?
As they neared the capital, Ye Siheng still hadn’t figured out the aning behind those words, so he put the matter aside for now.
At this mont, a covert guard ca to report, "Prince, it seems there are bandits causing trouble ahead. So civilians have been injured or killed!"
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