Sang Qian was startled and rushed forward, calling out, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"

Unfortunately, no matter how much she called out, Zheng Dan continued to writhe in pain and showed no sign of waking up.

Zu An quickly stopped her, then grasped Zheng Dan's hand and slowly channeled his warm vital energy into it.

Sang Qian was now so engrossed in their physical intimacy that she could no longer care about anything else. She was just anxiously watching Zheng Dan, wondering if she would feel any better.

Zuan continuously channeled his vital energy into Zheng Dan's body, but unfortunately, the other party showed no improvement whatsoever.

He frowned, puzzled, when he suddenly sensed a chilling, bone-deep aura emanating from the other person's body.

Because of Chu Chuyan, he was quite familiar with ice elements and immediately recognized that this strange chill was not ice element, but something else familiar—ghosts or spirits.

In his previous experiences in the secret realms, he had encountered undead creatures several times, and even encountered top-tier beings like Xu Fu who had existed for thousands or tens of thousands of years. The feeling was almost identical. Of course, compared to those powerful figures, the yin coldness within Zheng Dan's body was much weaker at this moment.

Having understood this, Zu'an hurriedly switched to running the "Primordial Chaos Scripture," channeling the Primordial Chaos Qi into Zheng Dan's body. The Primordial Chaos Qi was most effective against evil spirits.

As expected, upon sensing the primordial energy, the sinister aura seemed to encounter something terrifying and instantly retreated into the depths.

Zuan naturally gave chase, and then he seemed to hear a scream, and the sinister aura vanished instantly.

Zuan, however, was not happy, because he felt that he had not succeeded in eliminating the opponent, but instead let it escape.

This is understandable. The undead creatures he had encountered before were almost all sentient beings with their own physical forms. But this thing was too weak, formless and shapeless, making it impossible for him to grasp it.

Just then, a soft moan came from her arms. Zheng Dan had slowly woken up, but her forehead was covered in fine sweat, and even her back was soaked with sweat, which showed how weak she was.

Sang Qian considerately took out a handkerchief to wipe her sweat and hurriedly asked, "Sister-in-law, are you feeling better?"

Zheng Dan hummed in agreement, but still looked shaken.

Zuan hurriedly asked, "What exactly happened just now?"

“I’m not quite sure either,” Zheng Dan said, her eyes somewhat unfocused. “I seemed to fall asleep quickly with you by my side, but then the terrible nightmare started again… I tried to open my eyes, but I couldn’t, as if countless hands were pulling me into an abyss.”

"What exactly was the content of your nightmare?" This time, Zuan didn't let any details slip by.

“I dreamt that…” Zheng Dan blushed, glanced at Sang Qian secretly, and hesitated to speak.

Sang Qian was both amused and annoyed. She thought to herself, "It's not even convenient for us sisters-in-law to talk about this, but we have to tell an outsider."

She stood up expressionlessly: "I'll go inform Father and trouble Brother Zu to take care of Sister-in-law here."

"Okay." Zu An couldn't help but admire how understanding this girl was.

After Sang Qian left, Zheng Dan looked worried: "It seems that Xiao Qian knows about what happened between us."

"Don't overthink it, it's okay." Zu'an patted her hand to comfort her. Actually, he had a vague guess, but it was better not to talk about things. "Tell me quickly, what kind of nightmare did you have?"

A blush rose on Zheng Dan's pale face, and she gave him a coquettish look: "Isn't it because I dreamt that our affair was discovered, and then we were dragged to be drowned in a pig cage, and everyone was pointing fingers and cursing us behind our backs, even the Zheng family suffered..."

Zuan: "..."

Do you dream of vengeful ghosts or anything like that?

"How do you know?" Zheng Dan exclaimed in surprise. "Usually in our dreams, after we finally manage to escape from prison, everyone around us turns into ghosts and comes to catch us."

Zu An thought to himself, "Just as I thought: Why didn't you say these things just now?"

Zheng Dan was a little embarrassed: "How can I say something like this in front of Xiaoqian? Besides, at first I thought things like ghosts were absurd and there was no need to talk about them."

“But that’s probably where the problem lies,” Zuan said gravely.

Just then, footsteps sounded outside. Sang Hong had been notified and had arrived. Zheng Dan hurriedly got up from Zu An's arms. After all, she was still the daughter-in-law of the Sang family, and she still had to maintain appearances.

"Ah Zu, what exactly happened?" Sang Hong asked from the outer room after entering the house, avoiding suspicion by not going into the bedroom.

Zu An was also a little embarrassed, so he gestured for Zheng Dan to go out with him, and then briefly explained what had just happened.

After hearing his description, Sang Hong was shocked: "It sounds like a curse."

"The art of cursing?" Zuan had never heard of such a thing.

Sang Hong explained, "It's a kind of evil and unorthodox practice that uses curses to suppress people or things."

Zuan suddenly realized that it must be something similar to witchcraft in his previous life.

"This technique is extremely insidious and vicious. In the early days, it often appeared in the struggle for favor in the harem, with everyone resorting to any means necessary. Later, it was strictly prohibited by the court. Any book or person related to the art of cursing was killed without mercy once discovered. So the art of cursing had disappeared from the capital for a very long time. How come it has suddenly reappeared now?" Sang Hong said with a solemn expression.

"Is there a solution?" Zu'an asked hurriedly.

Sang Hong shook his head worriedly: "Because it has been missing for so long, very few people know about this thing now, let alone how to solve it. There are many hidden talents in the capital, and there must be some people who know how to solve it, but this is a taboo. Considering the punishment from the court, even those who know it dare not admit it."

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