Ming Mingzhong was somewhat stunned after hearing that. He glanced at the beautiful girl sitting in the passenger seat and asked in puzzlement, "That girl has no spiritual power. She shouldn't be someone in the field of metaphysics. What tricks could she play on the Yang family?"
The elder brother spat out a sunflower seed shell and said sorrowfully, "Alas, who knows! In my opinion, the two elders of the Yang family are really unlucky. Their younger brother drowned in the pond for no reason, and their son has cut off ties with them. Their family is on the verge of collapse! If there were a knowledgeable master here, maybe he could help the Yangs!"
Yu Nian squinted her eyes and sized up the mother - daughter pair in the car for a moment, then strode towards the center of the commotion.
The elder brother, who had been enthusiastically gossiping just now, was dumbfounded and quickly asked, "What is she doing?"
A proud look appeared on He Zhiping's face. "A knowledgeable person has come."
Yu Nian walked behind the Yang family. She saw an old man with blood - shot eyes smashing the car door with a brick again and again, scolding the mother - daughter pair in the car, "If you don't give me an explanation today, you won't be able to leave this villa!"
He had painstakingly raised Yang Qi, but this young girl, Tang Ruo, had lured him away with just a few words!
Since the elder Mr. Yang had refused Yang Qi's request to marry into the Tang family, Yang Qi had seemed to be a different person. The way he looked at his parents was like looking at enemies, and he often spoke harsh words to them.
There seemed to be only one thing left in his mind - to marry Tang Ruo.
Yu Nian looked at the old man and noticed that there was a dark cloud of gas above his head, invisible to the naked eye. It was like a dark cloud covering his entire glabella, silently sucking away all his good luck.
Inside the car, Tang Ruo was obviously frightened by the Yang family. Her face was as pale as a sheet and she was constantly trembling. She looked pleadingly at the well - dressed middle - aged woman beside her.
Li Qinshuang patted Tang Ruo's hand soothingly. Although surrounded by a group of people, her expression remained calm throughout.
Li Qinshuang just smiled in the face of the elder Mr. Yang's threat. There was a glint of cold light in her eyes. "Brother - in - law, why do you have to do this? Young Master Yang will marry into our family in the future. It won't look good for everyone if things get too tense. You also know how deep the feelings between Ruo Ruo and Young Master Yang are, right? If Ruo Ruo frowns slightly, Young Master Yang will be heart - broken. If he knows that you're hurting Ruo Ruo like this, will he still recognize you as his father?"
The elder Mr. Yang's hand that was about to smash the car froze in mid - air. His face was as pale as a dead man's. After a long, stiff moment, he slumped to the ground weakly and hugged the elder Mrs. Yang, wailing.
Li Qinshuang took in the painful expressions of the Yang family and sneered with satisfaction. "Brother - in - law, since you're fine, I'll leave now. I'll inform you when the two children get married."
At this moment, a clear voice drifted over slowly. "Young Master Yang has been cursed. If the curse isn't lifted, the entire Yang family will be in danger of losing their lives."
Yu Nian's voice wasn't loud, but it could be clearly heard by everyone.
Everyone was stunned. The elder Mr. Yang turned around hopefully, but his hopes were dashed the moment he saw Yu Nian.
The girl in front of him was young and beautiful, obviously a student still in school. Even the most powerful geomancer in their county couldn't solve this problem. How could this young girl see through it?
But he still asked awkwardly, "What is a curse?"
Yu Nian explained, "Casting a curse is an evil witchcraft, usually used to harm others. A wizard proficient in curses can kill people from thousands of miles away, coming and going without a trace. They may even take revenge by killing people."
The art of curses is divided into three types: "medicine curse", "flying curse", and "ghost curse".
Among them, the "medicine curse" is the first step that all curse - casting wizards must learn. It is very similar to the "gu poisoning" prevalent in the Miao areas.
The Miao girls in the Miao areas put the five most poisonous insects - poisonous snakes, centipedes, poisonous spiders, green scorpions, and toads - into a jar. They are left to attack, bite, and kill each other. When they are all dead, rotted, and dried, they are ground into powder. This is the so - called "gu poison". Putting the gu poison on the person to be harmed can make the person go crazy, become delirious, or suffer unbearable physical pain until death.
The "medicine curse" is the same as the "gu poison". The indigenous women in the Nanyang region often use the medicine curse to deal with unfaithful lovers. To prevent the other party from deceiving their feelings and breaking the promise to marry them, they put the medicine in the food before the other party leaves, so that the other party eats the food mixed with the medicine. If the other party comes back as promised, the indigenous woman will give him the antidote; if the other party changes his heart and breaks the promise, the curse medicine will take effect, causing the person to rot and fester all over and die. Therefore, some people also use the curse medicine to threaten and control others, making the other party completely obedient to them.
When Li Qinshuang heard the word "curse", her pupils suddenly shrank. Her tense expression relaxed the moment she saw Yu Nian. She squinted and said with a smile, "Little girl, I think you've listened to too many ghost stories. I don't know why you're spreading rumors here. I guess it's for money, right? Tsk tsk, it's really pitiful. At such a young age, you've learned to be so money - grubbing. Well, I'll give you money. Don't come out and disgrace your parents anymore."
Saying that, she took out her purse, pulled out a few banknotes, and casually threw them out of the window.
Yu Nian wasn't angry but rather smiled. She said slowly, "There is a connection between the person who casts the curse and the person who is cursed. With some special methods, it can be seen. So I'll ask you one last time. Is there any connection between the death of Uncle Yang and you?"
Li Qinshuang sneered. She was about to sneer at Yu Nian, but she was slightly stunned when she saw Yu Nian's eyes.
Yu Nian's jet - black eyes suddenly turned cold, and a powerful and shocking aura emanated from her body. Li Qinshuang was momentarily at a loss for words.
When Li Qinshuang came to her senses, she was suddenly shocked.
Damn it! She had seen all kinds of storms, but she had actually shown timidity in front of a little girl!
Li Qinshuang immediately pulled a long face. Without caring that Yu Nian was still standing in front of the car, she stepped on the accelerator hard!
But Yu Nian didn't dodge at all. At this moment, she had so much spiritual power that she didn't know where to use it. Li Qinshuang had just walked right into the trap.
Yu Nian casually raised her left hand. The car that had been moving forward suddenly trembled, as if it was being clamped by a powerful force and could no longer move forward an inch.
Yu Nian seemed to let out a soft laugh. The moment she flipped her wrist, there was a loud "crash", and the windshield shattered.
Li Qinshuang looked up in horror and saw Yu Nian neatly throw out a yellow talisman.
The moment the talisman hit her, a sense of panic suddenly rose in Li Qinshuang's heart.
"Tick, tick."
The clear sound of dripping water rang in her ears, and a chill slowly climbed up her back.
Li Qinshuang slowly turned her head and saw Uncle Yang, who had drowned, lying straight on the car seat. His swollen face was tightly pressed against hers. At the moment their eyes met, two lines of bright red tears flowed down Uncle Yang's pale skin!
"So cold... so cold..."
Uncle Yang's lips, which had been bitten by fish and shrimp, opened and closed. The cold air and the stench of the corpse sprayed directly on Li Qinshuang's face.
"Ahhhh! There's a ghost!"
The mother - daughter pair in the car hugged each other tightly, and their screams pierced through the entire road.
Uncle Yang's completely black eyes stared straight at the two of them. Suddenly, he let out a shrill scream, "Why did you harm me? Why?! Give me back my life!"
After saying that, several strands of barbed waterweeds penetrated Uncle Yang's flesh. In the blink of an eye, they spread to every corner of the car and rushed towards Li Qinshuang and Tang Ruo.
Seeing the life - taking waterweeds getting closer and closer, Li Qinshuang could no longer maintain her dignity. She scrambled under the car like a coward.
"I... I didn't kill you. You've got the wrong person!"
This seemed to completely anger Uncle Yang. The slippery and tough waterweeds wrapped around her calf and pulled Li Qinshuang out of the car forcefully, making her fall flat on her face.
The whistling wind roared in her ears. Seeing Uncle Yang floating towards her full of resentment, Li Qinshuang was finally scared. She quickly waved her hand and said, "Don't kill me! I didn't mean to. I asked the wizard to cast a curse on your family just to scare you. Who would have thought that your fate was so weak that you were cursed to death!"
The moment her voice fell, Uncle Yang and the surrounding terrifying scene disappeared. The mother - daughter pair were still sitting safely in the car, and in the middle of the road stood Yu Nian, smiling faintly.