Chapter 833 The Vengeful Ghost Appears

Shen Wantang smiled and reassured Madam Gu: "Mother, don't worry. I brought plenty of manpower with me this time. Even if that evil spirit dares to appear during the day, it won't be able to hurt me."

Seeing her resolute attitude, Madam Gu didn't say anything more. Moreover, she felt that Shen Wantang's words made some sense. The vengeful ghost wouldn't come out to kill people during the day. After all, it was a ghost. If it appeared during the day, wouldn't it be reduced to ashes?

So, Shen Wantang set off with her entourage.

The journey to the Marquis of Zhongjing's residence went very smoothly, where Shen Wantang received a warm welcome from Gao Yimeng.

After exchanging pleasantries, Gao Yimeng said apologetically, "When I sent someone to deliver the invitation to you earlier, I didn't know that your name was also on Chu Yanluo's blood letter. It was only after that vengeful ghost killed two people in the past two days that I heard from my subordinates that your name was on it."

“That vengeful ghost was so fierce and ruthless that I was thinking of telling you that you didn’t need to come today, but I was afraid that you would think that I was going back on my word, letting you come one minute and not letting you come the next, so I was very conflicted.”

"I thought you might be afraid of that vengeful ghost and wouldn't come on your own, but I didn't expect you to come."

"I am truly sorry. The Second Young Mistress is braver and more committed to her promises than I expected. I am really ashamed!"

Shen Wantang didn't care about this. She had only met Gao Yimeng once, and there was really no friendship between them. As for benefits, there was only a little bit. So Gao Yimeng kept weighing the pros and cons and finally chose the way that was most beneficial to her and did not cancel the invitation.

However, she also needed to use this invitation to set up a scheme.

Therefore, she stayed at the Marquis of Zhongjing's residence for a full day.

Throughout the day, nothing happened at the Marquis of Zhongjing's residence or in the capital; in fact, the calm was somewhat unnatural, giving off an eerie feeling of the calm before a storm.

Shen Wantang understood that Chu Yanluo was waiting because it was inconvenient for her to act during the day, so she was waiting until it got dark.

Shen Wantang was also waiting.

At the hour of You (5-7 PM), the sun had already set more than halfway down, and the sky began to darken.

Shen Wantang took his leave, exited the Zhongjing Earl's residence, and boarded his own carriage.

Inside her carriage, Gu Qianhan was already seated.

When Shen Wantang saw him, she was slightly taken aback: "Didn't you say you didn't need to come? I brought the guards you personally selected, and I also brought enough poison, so there's no problem with your safety."

Gu Qianhan held her hand: "It's only right that I come to pick you up when you go out, Madam. Even if there's no danger, it's still my duty to come and get you, let alone now that there is danger."

Since he was already there, Shen Wantang naturally didn't say anything more. With him around, their safety would indeed be more guaranteed.

Following Shen Wantang's instructions, the carriage slowly made its way to the Duke's mansion.

Because the Duke's Mansion and the Marquis of Zhongjing's Mansion were far apart, and their way was blocked by a group of people fighting and causing trouble, Shen Wantang and her party had been walking for half an hour and still hadn't arrived at the Duke's Mansion.

By this time, it was completely dark.

The capital has been haunted these days, so the darker it gets, the fewer people are on the streets. By this time, there wasn't a single pedestrian left.

In the pitch-black night, the Duke's carriage traveled alone.

The wheels creaked and groaned, and a lantern hanging on the side swayed and flickered.

Accompanied by a mournful and eerie cry, a sword shot out, the lantern fell to the ground with a thud, and the flame was extinguished instantly.

The carriage stopped.

Granny Yan quickly leaned against the carriage wall and coldly rebuked, "Who are you?! How dare you shoot an arrow and injure someone! This is the Duke's carriage, and the second young mistress of the Duke's mansion is sitting inside! You've injured our young mistress, how many lives do you have to pay for it?! Get out here right now!"

Today, everyone who accompanied Shen Wantang was different, except for Granny Yan. Everyone, including the coachman, was skilled in martial arts.

The lines for Granny Yan were also prepared by Shen Wantang long ago. She only needed to change them slightly according to the situation, as long as they could highlight her identity.

The only response to Granny Yan was an even more piercing wail, accompanied by a thick cloud of smoke.

"Playing tricks!"

Granny Yan cursed and shouted coldly, "All of you, come closer! Cover your mouths and noses and protect the young mistress!"

The crying grew closer and the smoke thickened. Even though Granny Yan and the maids covered their mouths and noses, they were still coughing from the smoke and tears were streaming from their eyes.

In no time, the smoke had thickened to the point that people around them could no longer see their faces.

"Giggle giggle."

A sinister laugh rang out: "Shen Wantang, your death is nigh! In your past life, you stole my position as the Crown Prince's consort. In this life, you will pay for it with your life! I, Chu Yanluo, even if I become a vengeful ghost, I will drag you down to hell with me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of arrows flew towards him.

Granny Yan and her maids collapsed to the ground, and even the guards were not spared.

"Hehehe, oh dear, Shen Wantang, your nanny and maids are all dead! And your guards are all useless! Now, there's no one left to protect you, what are you going to do?"

As Chu Yanluo's voice grew closer, a figure slowly appeared.

The figure had long black hair, wore a pale white dress, was barefoot, wore a ghost mask, and had long, blood-red fingernails on its exposed hands.

Shen Wantang lifted the curtain and saw this horrifying scene.

But she remained calm: "You're dressed quite convincingly, but unfortunately, you're not quite up to the task of scaring me."

Chu Yanluo was stunned: "How come you're alright?! Everyone else is so choked by the smoke that they can't open their eyes, how come you're unaffected by my Ghostly Cry Smoke?"

"Ghostly Smoke?"

Shen Wantang looked at her speechlessly: "Did you deliberately come up with a name to scare people? This is clearly just thick smoke produced by burning mugwort and charcoal together. You've already used this trick when you killed people before. Do you think I wouldn't be on guard?"

Chu Yanlu sneered, "So what if you're on guard? You're still going to die today! Ghost Slave, fire the arrows! Kill her!"

Several more arrows flew in.

Shen Wantang didn't move at all, seemingly stunned by fear.

Chu Yanluo had just smiled when Gu Qianhan leaped out of the carriage and blocked all the arrows aimed at Shen Wantang.

At the same time, Granny Yan and her maids, who had been lying on the ground, as well as the guards who had been lying on the ground, all stood up.

Chu Yanluo was shocked: "You guys are still alive?!"

Granny Yan sneered, "You inhuman thing haven't died, so how could we be? We were just putting on an act to lure you closer."