Chapter 165 already said not to vomit blood.
Yu Zhiyi took out the object that was tucked in the corner, examined it for a moment, and quickly realized in the dim light that it was a pearl.
Moreover, it is a fine Tianhai pearl.
In the Great Sheng Empire, the best pearls are from the South China Sea, followed by pearls from the Tianhai Sea.
Tianhai pearls have a low yield, producing less than 1,000 jin (500 kg) annually.
Of this thousand catties, the best one hundred will be selected and sent to the palace to honor the emperor, empress dowager, and all the concubines, princes, and princesses.
Only the remaining ones will enter the market.
Even if they did enter the market, ordinary people still couldn't afford them.
Not only ordinary people, but even ordinary wealthy people cannot afford it.
It's not that I don't have enough money, it's that I don't have enough status.
Only officials of the fifth rank or above and their families were qualified to wear ornaments made of these celestial pearls.
Yu Zhiyi continued searching the room.
Suddenly, she turned her head and looked towards the door, where she saw the little boy standing under the curtain.
The lighting in the room was very strange. Although you could see the light, the places a little further away seemed to be covered by darkness. Unless you walked over, you couldn't see anything in the dark.
The little boy stood under the curtain, almost blending into the darkness. If Yu Zhiyi hadn't had amazing perception, she probably wouldn't have noticed him.
"Little brother, it's so late, aren't you asleep yet?"
The little boy grinned and, without asking Yu Zhiyi's permission, trotted into the house: "Sister, do you want to be my stepmother?"
Yu Zhiyi raised an eyebrow: "Why should I be your stepmother?"
"You just glanced at my dad several times."
Yu Zhiyi was speechless: "I just happened to glance at your father. I'm married now, so I can't possibly be your mother."
"Then I'm relieved." The little boy's smile widened even further.
Yu Zhiyi suddenly asked, "Why would you think I want to be your mother? Where is your mother?"
The little boy said dejectedly, "My mother was murdered."
Just as Yu Zhiyi was about to ask something, she saw the curtain move and Dali's wife coldly staring at her, her icy gaze like a warning.
When she looked at the little boy, Dali's wife became very kind: "Yaozu, your mother doesn't want you anymore, but your grandmother does. You are my precious grandson, and I love you the most. I will find you another mother."
The child suddenly screamed, "I don't want a stepmother! I don't want a stepmother! I only want my mother!"
Yu Zhiyi pursed her lips and continued searching the room.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Suddenly, her expression changed, and she looked outside.
The inky black night seemed to be startled by something, swirling and rolling in mid-air like the roar of thunder.
The entire village was shrouded in an ominous, dark red night.
The conversation between the little boy and Dali's family came to an abrupt halt, and the two of them suddenly screamed.
Dali's family even confessed, "I was wrong! I was really wrong! Forgive me, please forgive me!"
Yu Zhiyi looked at the churning clouds and her expression turned cold: "More trouble than you're worth!"
A small river encircles the entrance to Caonan Village.
Ever since the murder occurred thirty years ago, the villagers, fearing that a water ghost would haunt them, filled in the river at the village entrance and diverted its course to the back of the village.
The river water, which should have been clear and cool, now showed a terrifying red light, as if blood was slowly flowing.
Looking at the wisps of black mist rising from the scarlet river, even the brave Yu Bingyue felt a chill run down her spine: "Brother Ouyang, is there really something in this river?"
Ouyang Shuo scoffed, "It's no problem. A mere female ghost is as easy to kill as eating and drinking."
You Bingyue breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
Li Changhuai, who was standing to the side, had already unfolded his folding fan: "Miss You, please rest assured, no matter how powerful that evil thing is, I will definitely not let it harm you in the slightest."
When Du Ziheng and Liu Feiyang arrived, all they heard was Li Changhuai's assurance.
And the scene of Ouyang Shuo throwing a talisman into the scarlet river.
"break!"
With a low shout from Ouyang Shuo, the talisman burst forth with golden light, tearing a hole in the black mist.
Everyone felt that the black aura seemed to have weakened a bit.
You Bingyue's face lit up with joy: "The black energy has weakened! Brother Ouyang, you're amazing!"
Ouyang Shuo calmly accepted the praise and took out another talisman: "No matter how powerful that female ghost is, she can't compare to the ghost-slaying talisman of my Longhu Mountain."
"Send a few more sheets, and it will vanish into thin air."
As he spoke, he didn't stop, and flung out a talisman to ward off evil spirits.
Then……
Bang!
The black energy that suddenly erupted from the river tore the talisman to pieces.
The talisman emitted a golden light, but it was instantly swallowed up by black malevolent energy.
Ouyang Shuo felt as if he had been hit hard in the chest, and in the blink of an eye, he was sent flying far away.
A mouthful of blood instantly welled up in his throat.
Just as Ouyang Shuo was about to vomit blood, a cold, deep female voice rang out: "Don't vomit!"
Ouyang Shuo froze, instinctively swallowing hard, trying to spit out the mouthful of blood.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Yu Zhiyi seemingly tearing through the darkness, arriving with holy light.
You Bingyue's face darkened: "If the stagnant blood isn't expelled, it will affect the recovery."
Ouyang Shuo was already barely holding on, and upon hearing this, he could no longer bear it and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Yu Zhiyi's face was ashen: "Idiot!"
You Bingyue wanted to say something more, but she keenly sensed that something was wrong.
Although the atmosphere in the village made her feel uncomfortable, it was only slightly uncomfortable and didn't have a significant impact.
But now, she felt a bone-chilling cold.
Moreover, her body seemed to be bound by something, and she couldn't move.
"What... is going on?"
Even when speaking, he could only squeeze out sounds from his throat.
Ouyang Shuo's expression changed drastically: "This female ghost's power has increased!"
Yu Zhiyi sneered: "Isn't this all thanks to you? If it weren't for your blood containing pure Yang power, the thing in the river wouldn't have shown itself. But now, it has fully awakened!"
A fierce wind was blowing all around, and the wind felt like a knife, cutting cold and painful against my skin.
The surrounding trees looked as if they were about to be blown down, and Li Changhuai and Liu Feiyang felt as if they were about to be blown away.
Upon closer inspection, Du Ziheng and the other two appeared to be about to be blown away at any moment, while Yu Zhiyi remained as still as a mountain.
Of the six people present, she looked the weakest, yet she was also the one who stood the most steadily.
"What's going on...?"
Li Changhuai and Liu Feiyang supported each other, relying on each other's weight to prevent themselves from being blown away.
"I have a feeling this strange wind is going to blow us into the river."
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