"Zha."

With a roar, Li Xinyan pulled the whip from Xiao Yanbao's waist, and then glared at Xiao Yanbao with a fierce look.

"No, you are not my little bean. My little bean would not hit me. You all deserve to die, you all deserve to die!"

As soon as Li Xinyan finished speaking, the black energy that had been hovering near her right temple instantly spread across her entire face, and then entered her body through her bloodshot eyes. The entire piano room looked as if it had been cut by countless blades, and the luxurious decorations were reduced to rubble, but the antique piano remained completely unaffected.

She seemed to be on the verge of losing all her reason, just like the little fetal spirit before her.

Having already witnessed a scene of a soul going out of control once, this time, Xiao Yanbao remained completely calm.

The little boy stretched out his adorable fingers and kept calculating. After several seconds, he spoke to Li Muhao behind him:

"Third brother, I'll stop her. Look inside that piano and see if there's anything strange about it."

Although Li Muhao was very scared, seeing that Xiao Yanbao had blocked all of Li Xinyan's attacks, he felt that he should do something too.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and carefully approach the back of the piano, searching through the gaps between the keys.

"Die!"

A burst of blood mist exploded from Li Xinyan's hand, instantly enveloping the entire piano room. Xiao Yanbao quickly went to the front of the piano and transformed her bracelet into a transparent dome, enveloping herself and Li Muhao behind the piano.

Just as Li Xinyan continued to attack Xiao Yanbao, the golden light that had previously fallen on Li Xinyan finally erupted, and bluish-gray smoke rose continuously from Li Xinyan's body, while she let out painful roars from her throat.

Xiao Yanbao had already calculated that the female ghost in front of him was not only a member of the Li family, but also an ancestor of the Li family. However, it was unclear which ancestor she was and why she had turned into a ghost with a fierce aura and stayed in the piano room. At present, he could only hope that Li Muhao could find a way to resolve the fierce aura on Li Xinyan's body in the antique piano.

At this moment, Ye Ming, who was waiting outside the library, squinted at the scene that ordinary people could not see. A giant beast whose appearance was unclear was constantly spewing black smoke from the top of the library. The black smoke that was drifting out of the library was mixed with wisps of gold threads that were not easily detected.

Ye Ming knew very well that this was the power within Xiao Yanbao's body. Before long, the giant beast melted away quickly, like ice and snow meeting molten iron, before it could even let out a wail.

After the giant beast disappeared, the building that Li Xinyan had sealed with her power was also released. At the same time, Li Muhao used the index and middle fingers of his right hand to pick out a rusty bullet from the gap between the keys of the antique piano.

"Yanbao, look!"

Li Muhao's eyes sparkled, as if he had discovered a new continent.

I'm so happy that I can finally help out a little!

Xiao Yanbao reached out and took the bullet from Li Muhao. The bracelet, which had turned into a transparent shield, kept flashing with blue light, and the bullet was emitting wisps of bluish-gray smoke. Upon seeing this, Xiao Yanbao immediately used magic to clear the ghostly energy from the bullet...

The woman, who had been desperately striking the barrier in an attempt to attack Xiao Yanbao and Li Muhao, suddenly froze, motionless.

Immediately afterwards, her body began to tremble uncontrollably, as if she had stepped on an electric shock.

Li Muhao felt that the scene in front of him was even more frightening, so he hid behind his sister and trembled.

But a few seconds later...

Thank you!

Li Xinyan seemed to have regained her senses. Her gaze towards Xiao Yanbao became clear, and the cracks on her face were rapidly disappearing. At the same time, Li Xinyan's figure also faded considerably.

Xiao Yanbao hurriedly stopped her spell. She could sense that if the ghostly energy on the bullet was completely removed, Li Xinyan would also be destroyed.

She knew that the reason Li Xinyan was still in this library and refused to return to the underworld was because she still had unfulfilled wishes.

Therefore, the kind-hearted Xiao Yanbao did not intend to completely drive away Li Xinyan.

"What's wrong with her?"

Although Li Muhao couldn't see the dissipating bluish-gray smoke, he could see that the cracks on Li Xinyan's face were disappearing, and he felt that Li Xinyan's figure was becoming more illusory and less frightening.

But Li Muhao only dared to stand behind Xiao Yanbao. Today's game of hide-and-seek had overturned his worldview, and he even thought that if there were ghosts, then there must also be Ultraman Tiga!

Perhaps too many people were calling for Tiga, which is why he didn't appear today. Or maybe Xiao Yanbao is also an Ultraman? An Ultraman who hasn't yet reached his complete form—that must be it!

The third brother is trying hard to brainwash himself...

Xiao Yanbao didn't answer Li Muhao, but looked at Li Xinyan, who walked to the antique piano and stroked it, with a worried expression.

"I'm sorry, I scared you all earlier."

She had a completely gentle and delicate appearance, and every move she made was elegant, clearly indicating that she was a lady from a prestigious family.

"What about my older brothers?"

Xiao Yanbao transformed the bracelet back to its original form and put it back on her wrist. Just as she opened her mouth, she heard Li Xinyan chuckle and say:

"Don't worry, I would never hurt my own family, especially since you are the younger generation. They are just in another room and have temporarily fallen asleep."

Relatives? Juniors?

Li Muhao looked puzzled. He muttered the name Li Xinyan as he searched around the room. The decorations that had been torn to pieces earlier did not provide him with any clues until he saw the antique piano in front of Li Xinyan.

"I understand! This piano is yours, isn't it?"

After shouting those words, Li Muhao pulled Xiao Yanbao to the antique piano and saw the three words "Li Xinyan" on an inconspicuous plaque under the piano.

Li Muhao had always felt that the name Li Xinyan was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before. It was back when Li Muhao was a child that he had seen this nameplate in the piano room, but so much time had passed that he had almost forgotten about it.

"Yes, I've been here for eighty or ninety years. How is the Li family doing now?"

Upon asking this question, Li Xinyan chuckled to herself. Judging from the state of the piano room and the library, the Li family must be even more prosperous than before. Otherwise, who would use an entire building as a place to store books?

"Our family is doing alright now. I'll go and call Grandpa over right now. You might even recognize him."

Upon hearing this, Li Xinyan was slightly taken aback, then smiled wryly and declined Li Muhao's suggestion, lowering her head and telling her story with a bitter smile.

At that time, Li Xinyan was still a young lady in her boudoir. During one of her sneaking out to play, she met a handsome and dashing young man. He was the youngest and most womanizing warlord, but she fell in love with him despite societal norms and family objections...

(End of this chapter)