The old lady's room was simply furnished. On the windowsill sat a plain glass vase with only one flower inside. The scientific name of the flower was unknown, but a faint, pleasant fragrance wafted from the doorway. The room exuded a warm and inviting atmosphere.
Li Chuan squinted her old eyes, her gaze lingering on Yan Chiyu's face for a moment before slowly shifting to Wu Yue. "The two young ladies stay here. The rest of you can wait in the outer room. Xinian, go outside with your uncle and have some pastries."
"Okay." Her voice was sweet and her expression was obedient, which made people feel happy and affectionate.
Before leaving, Yan Chiyu glanced at Wu Yue, who gave him a reassuring and calm look. Only then did Yan Chiyu turn and leave.
Only three women remained locked inside the room.
"Hello, Madam. I am Wu Yue, and this is Mu Liuguang."
Wu Yue understood that the people who were able to persuade Old Madam Xiang to meet them must have something that the other party needed. After all, she wasn't doing charity work, and with Xiang Dongshu acting as a go-between, Old Madam Xiang had finally agreed to meet them.
By keeping the two of them, it's clear that half of the agreement has already been granted.
Lichuan shifted her gaze from the golden-glowing Wuyue, secretly clicking her tongue in amazement. She then looked at Mu Liuguang.
Black and blood-red aura swirled around the girl's forehead, and a faint blue luster enveloped her chest; this must be the reason she was able to live.
Only on her neck, thick red veins, like threads, spiraled outwards, gradually fading into the distance...
Seeing that Madam Xiang's gaze lingered on her neck, Mu Liuguang explained, "Back then, I committed suicide."
Kurikawa nodded slowly, then suddenly realized, "No wonder."
Finally, she said, "I understand the situation, and I can help. However—I need Miss Wuyue to agree to one condition for this old woman."
"Please go ahead." This development was within Wu Yue's expectations, and she smiled as she met Li Chuan's gaze.
Li Chuan looked solemnly into her eyes and said slowly but firmly, "I ask you and Yan Chiyu to protect the Xiang family for the next hundred years. Especially the child Xinian."
"you……?"
"The Yan family's strength is undeniable, and I've also heard a little about the Wu family. But I wonder if Miss Wu Yue would be willing to agree to the condition of having you take care of this child?" Li Chuan played with the jade ring on his hand, seemingly calm, but his heart was pounding.
Under Kurikawa's watchful gaze, Wuyue relented: "No problem."
She smiled gently, raised her hand and pointed at Mu Liuguang, "Please lend a helping hand, Madam."
Li Chuan stood up from the chaise lounge and spoke slowly and deliberately: "Miss Mu has always existed in this world as a soul. The physical body she has created cannot support her to live in human form for too long, so I need to replicate a body for her and let the two merge."
Wu Yue nodded slightly. "Is there anything I can do?"
Kurikawa said, "Yes. I will set up an array afterward. If it attracts evil spirits, please ask Miss Wuyue to drive them away for me."
"……good."
Evil spirits shouldn't be the same as ghosts... right?
Lichuan took out several talismans from his sleeve. Wuyue glanced at them briefly and noticed that they were somewhat different from Yan Chiyu's exorcism talismans.
Immediately afterward, talismans flew out from her rough palms, hovering around Mu Liuguang like troops in formation. The talismans were spaced evenly apart, totaling five talismans.
Kurikawa's hands moved swiftly, forming hand seals with agility and speed unlike that of a man in his sixties. He chanted incantations, "Hurry, hurry, as the law commands! Shikigami, appear!"
A faceless woman appeared.
Wu Yue was slightly surprised. This old lady Xiang was actually an Onmyoji? And what she controlled were shikigami.
Shikigami are servants controlled by Onmyoji. The word "shiki" often means "to command" or "to control," and a shikigami is a spirit or deity that obeys the command of the caster.
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