"It's my fault, Cui. I've made Mother, Father, and Brother worry," the young girl's voice was clear and melodious, like pearls rolling, but everyone in the Shen Mansion was stunned.
Shen Zanghai was the first to react. His eyes widened in disbelief. "Cui, you... you can speak!"
Cui had been born with a weak soul since childhood. Over the years, no matter how many divinations they had done, the results always showed that Shen Cuiyu was missing two souls. They never expected her to regain her lost souls one day. They only hoped that she could live a peaceful and happy life. Who would have thought that after this incident, Cui's soul had unexpectedly returned to her body! It was truly a blessing in disguise!
Shen Mu'an was overjoyed. He pushed open the door and shouted the good news to everyone.
Seeing that the girl had woken up, Liu Jinyan also let out a sigh of relief. He had brought Liu Ruyan here today, hoping to make a good impression on Shen Zanghai. If Ruyan could cure Miss Shen, the Liu Mansion would surely rise to glory in the future. But he didn't know where he and his sister had offended Shen Zanghai. He refused to let Ruyan get close to Miss Shen. Now that Shen Cuiyu had woken up on her own, at least Shen Zanghai wouldn't blame him.
Thinking of this, Liu Jinyan quickly said, "Congratulations, Prime Minister Shen! Miss Shen is safe and sound. She will surely enjoy a long and prosperous life."
Hearing this familiar voice, Shen Cuiyu's body suddenly stiffened. She followed the sound and saw two people standing not far away. They were actually Liu Ruyan and Liu Jinyan!
She never expected to meet them again so soon. The feeling of despair from struggling in the darkness came over her again. Shen Cuiyu almost instinctively clenched her fists, trying hard not to let the hatred in her eyes show.
When she looked up at Liu Jinyan again, Shen Cuiyu suddenly noticed something strange. Liu Jinyan seemed to be in a very bad state. His face was pale, and there were dark circles under his eyes. He would shrug his shoulders from time to time, as if there was something very heavy on his back. Looking closely, she could see a faint black aura coming from his body. And on his back, there was a female ghost lying on it...
The female ghost was wearing a red dress and was soaking wet. Water was constantly dripping from her body. Her long hair, like seaweed, almost reached the ground. Her face was swollen and blurred, but her resentment was extremely heavy. Her hands were loosely wrapped around Liu Jinyan's neck, and her feet were wrapped around his waist, as if she wanted to lock him firmly...
It seemed that the female ghost noticed Shen Cuiyu's gaze. She slowly turned her head. At the moment of eye contact, the female ghost was slightly stunned. Then she slowly hooked the corner of her mouth and put her index finger, which had already shown white bones, on her lips, making a "shh" gesture.
Shen Cuiyu:...
Before she was locked in the cave in her previous life, there was no such dirty thing on Liu Jinyan. It must have attached to him within the past six months.
Shen Cuiyu's expression was unclear. She originally didn't want to interfere in Liu Jinyan's fate. After all, this person had personally locked her in the cave and starved her to death in her previous life. She wasn't that kind - hearted to return good for evil. But Liu Ruyan happened to be here too. This was interesting.
In her previous life, every time she went to the underworld, Liu Ruyan was either not on the scene or stood by silently. But every time she finally finished her underworld journey and was about to reveal the results, Liu Ruyan would suddenly appear and tell all the results, which were exactly the same as what she had learned from her underworld journey!
This couldn't be a coincidence. Liu Ruyan must have stolen the results of her underworld journey!
Shen Cuiyu even suspected that Liu Ruyan was a demon or evil spirit who could hear her thoughts. But no matter how she verified it in her previous life, the result was always the same - Liu Ruyan was just an ordinary person.
Now that she had been reborn, would Liu Ruyan still be able to steal the results of her underworld journey after she had completely changed her identity?
Shen Cuiyu's eyes gradually became clear. She suddenly let out an "eh" sound, then smiled at Liu Jinyan and said,
"Brother, why do you have a sister in red on your back? Is she your bride? You two have such a good relationship!"
The room suddenly fell silent. Although it was the hot summer, many people got goose - bumps because of Shen Cuiyu's words.
Liu Jinyan frowned slightly. Obviously, he didn't believe it.
This Shen Cuiyu was just a fool who had just regained her sanity. How could the words of a fool be taken seriously?
Liu Jinyan forced a smile. "Only my sister Ruyan and I came here today. Where is there any other sister? Miss Shen, don't make fun of me."
Only the people of the Shen family stared at Shen Cuiyu, and they could hardly hold back their smiles.
The Shen family was a family of exorcists. If it weren't for Shen Cuiyu's weak soul in her early years, Shen Zanghai would have already passed on all his skills to her. Could it be that after waking up this time, Shen Cuiyu had accidentally opened her third eye?
Shen Zanghai's eyes almost sparkled. He hurriedly encouraged her, "Good girl, keep talking. What else do you see?"
Shen Cuiyu blinked her eyes and looked for a while. Then she said seriously, "The sister said that she accidentally fell into the lake and drowned this spring. No wonder she is all wet. How pitiful..."
Liu Jinyan got goose - bumps all over his body.
He had indeed felt very strange these days. He often felt a chill on his back, and he would often feel out of breath when sleeping at night. He originally thought that he had caught a cold. Now that he thought about it, could it be that he had really encountered a dirty thing?
But if there really was a ghost on him, Ruyan would surely have told him long ago. Why wait until now?
Liu Jinyan was extremely scared at this moment. He quickly whispered to Liu Ruyan, "Little sister, is what she said true?"
After asking for a long time, Liu Ruyan didn't respond. Liu Jinyan turned to look at his little sister and saw that Liu Ruyan's eyes were tightly fixed on Shen Cuiyu. Her fingers were constantly rubbing the jade bracelet on her wrist. He didn't know what she was thinking.
Shen Cuiyu got out of the bed and asked the people around her, "Can someone get me three incense sticks?" As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Zanghai went out in person. When he came back, there were three incense sticks in his hand. He eagerly handed them to Shen Cuiyu.
The sandalwood was lit. Suddenly, it got cold in the courtyard where there was no wind. The white smoke rose slowly and then gathered into a wisp. It suddenly floated towards Liu Jinyan!
"Ah!"
Liu Jinyan let out a scream and trembled all over. He felt that his clothes were getting heavier and heavier, as if they were soaked in water. He fell to the ground with a thud!
Shen Cuiyu stood still ten steps away from Liu Jinyan. Her eyes were sharp, and she was chanting some incantations that no one could understand.
For a moment, no one dared to make a sound. Everyone was holding their breath and looking at her.
The people of the Shen family were standing by, watching happily. They nodded from time to time, with admiration and pride in their eyes.
I don't know how long it had passed. The incense suddenly broke. Shen Cuiyu looked up and asked, "Did you pick up a jade pendant wrapped in red paper when you passed by the river three months ago?"
Liu Jinyan was stunned for a moment and then quickly nodded. "Yes! After the spring banquet this year, when I passed by the lake in the evening, I accidentally picked up a jade pendant. The jade was extremely rare. I... I originally wanted to hand it over to the government, so I picked it up and took it home. I forgot about it after a long time... Could there be an evil spirit attached to this jade pendant?!"
Just as Shen Cuiyu was about to speak, Liu Ruyan, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly stepped forward and said before Shen Cuiyu, "Brother, this jade pendant was originally the female ghost's personal item. Her parents felt sorry for their daughter's early death, so they wanted to find a husband for her. This jade pendant is the token of the engagement. You picked up this jade pendant, so the female ghost thought you were interested in her. That's why she has been following you since the spring banquet!" Liu Ruyan paused for a moment and then said, "It's easy to solve this problem. Just send the jade pendant to the nearest City God Temple, express your feelings, and burn some paper money to send away the ghost."
The room fell silent again. Shen Cuiyu composed herself and thought to herself, as expected.
Mrs. Zou was a little unhappy. She gave Liu Ruyan a cold look and then whispered to Shen Cuiyu, "Baby, keep talking."
But Shen Cuiyu just stared at Liu Ruyan for a moment and then lowered her head and shook it.
"She's right. It's exactly the same as what I saw."