"Little Fox—" Yan Qing communicated with the Netherworld Brocade Fox in her mind, "Can you help me see where the blood energy is strongest in this courtyard!"
"Yes, Master!"
After Youming Jinli finished answering, a wisp of green smoke flew out from her body and quickly filled the entire courtyard.
Suddenly, a sound came from inside the room as something fell to the ground.
"There!" Accompanied by the soft voice of the Netherworld Brocade Fox, Yan Qing quickly ran to the source of the sound—Zhang Xinxin's bedroom.
As soon as she entered, the huge vase lying on the floor caught her attention. It turned out the sound was coming from there.
"vase?"
Yan Qing was a little puzzled. Although the vase was a bit big, it didn't look like a center with a strong blood energy.
Moreover, the vase was completely empty.
"Master, that's it, that vase. It's the center of all the blood energy in the entire courtyard." As a high-level supernatural being, the Netherworld Brocade Fox was extremely familiar with blood energy.
Yan Qing examined the vase, which was as tall as a person, and was surprised to find that the pattern on the vase also depicted the story of the Fallen Flower Cave Girl.
And coincidentally, the painting depicts the very scene of the ceremony where the woman from the Falling Flower Cave marries the cave god.
The woman in the picture, dressed exactly like Zhang Xinxin, whom she had met on the first day, except that she had an extra pearl-made moon pendant on her headdress, which made her look exceptionally radiant.
However, Yan Qing was puzzled. It seemed that the features of the Fallen Flower Cave Girl had been forcibly scraped off with a knife. But not far behind the Fallen Flower Cave Girl, there was someone who shouldn't have been there.
—This person looks exactly like Chu Jiang!
Yan Qing fell into deep thought. She had actually seen Chu Jiang here as well. Combining this with the legends she had heard before, it was hard for her not to suspect that the kneeling woman from the Fallen Flower Cave was the one who had run away during the ceremony.
This century-old ceremony was abruptly interrupted by the escape of the Flower Cave Maiden. Then, that night, the entire Black Cloud Mountain vanished completely, transforming into a vast lake—Mirror Lake.
The appearance of this vase just confirms the legend from a hundred years ago. But what does this have to do with the bloodthirsty atmosphere that filled the courtyard?
"Master, try breaking the vase!" the Netherworld Brocade Fox suddenly spoke up.
Yan Qing trusted it completely, so without saying a word, she smashed the vase on the ground.
The moment the vase shattered, the entire body broke into pieces. However, the seemingly flimsy bottom of the vase remained completely intact.
A light piece of parchment fell out of the broken vase.
Yan Qing picked up the parchment from the ground. She had originally thought it was the rules for passing the level or some other set of rules, but it turned out to be just a letter.
However, the person who wrote the letter was someone she had never heard of before, but the recipient was someone she knew very well—Zhang Nana.
To my dearest Nana.
I have received your letter, and I understand your confusion and worries. However, the curse of the Zhang family originated from greed, and this is the price they must pay.
The reason you were chosen is simply because you carry her bloodline. After extensive investigation, I have found the rightful owner. You only need to have her find a way to return to the Zhang family's old house in your place, and you will be free.
Remember, having good intentions is certainly commendable, but compared to the constraints of countless lifetimes, the choice is yours.
Finally, I wrote that person's address on the back of the letter; you can see it for yourself.
"I love you—"
The letter was unsigned, and there was no address written on the back.
Yan Qing was puzzled. The letter clearly stated everything, so how could it suddenly disappear? It didn't make any sense!
Yan Qing looked at the envelope several times, but still couldn't find the so-called address. So she could only put the envelope away for the time being and turn to look at the bottom of the vase.
Bending down to pick up the bottom of the vase from the ground, she discovered that it was hollow inside, and there was clearly something moving inside.
She brought the vase close to her nose and smelled it; there was a faint fragrance inside, but from a distance, it reverted to the metallic smell of blood. Yan Qing didn't dare open it rashly; what if it really was liquid and spilled?
At this moment, the Netherworld Brocade Fox suddenly spoke up, "Master, this thing is very useful to you, you should put it away quickly!"
The Netherworld Brocade Fox's voice was somewhat anxious, "Master, there seems to be movement outside!"
Yan Qing reacted quickly. Since she didn't have time to go out, she could only hide under the bed.
Before long, a group of people rushed in, with Zhang Xinxin leading the way, her face full of anger.
The moment she entered the room, she saw the broken vase on the floor, and her anger instantly soared to its peak.
"Fine, so you're all eager to bully me, aren't you! Those lowly outsiders actually look down on me, fine! We'll see! In the end, they'll all just become fertilizer in my yard, you won't be smug for long! -- Ugh, why are you covering my mouth!"
A woman in white beside her couldn't help but smile wryly. "Miss, can you say things like that so casually? If it falls into the ears of those people and they find out about our plan, our entire old house will be doomed! So, you'd better be careful."
Zhang Xinxin was quickly comforted, and several maids in white took turns trying to cheer her up, finally managing to coax the young lady out again. However, this time, two maids in white were specially left behind to clean the house.
Yan Qing lay prone under the bed, not daring to move.
The two maids in white seemed a little bored. One of them glanced at the sky and said with some concern,
"It looks like another sunny day today. Looks like we've come out for nothing again. Sigh!" she began to sigh.
Another maid in white across from her slapped her and said, "You're still better off than those people underground. At least we can come out and see what's going on. Look at those underground, they're like living livestock, there's no way out at all."
"But I'm still a little scared—" The white-clad maid who spoke first seemed to have thought of something.
"I heard that the young lady carries that person's photo with her almost 24/7, she's practically obsessed. That person—"
"Shh—shut up right now! That person is a taboo at the Zhang family's old residence. No one but the eldest young lady can have designs on him!" Another maid quickly stopped her.
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