Chapter 33 Peony Soul Incarnation
On the other side, Liu Mingyuan sneaked up to a room. He stood in front of the door, looked around, and after seeing that there was no one else, he rubbed his hands together, pushed open the door, and went inside.
As soon as he stepped inside, he closed the door, braced his back against it, and scanned his surroundings.
He had specifically asked Dafu beforehand, and this was Madam Yin's room.
The room looked like it had many more red peonies, and the red gauze curtains hanging from the ceiling swayed gently, with a shadowy figure moving behind them.
Upon seeing this, Liu Mingyuan's eyes lit up immediately. He walked over excitedly, reached the gauze curtain, and immediately put his arm around it.
"Hehe, little darling, your little master is here! Come and let your little master give you a kiss!"
As he spoke, he reached out and pulled back the red gauze curtain that was covering the person.
Then, his eyes met a man's face, a face he recognized—it was Dafu.
Before Liu Mingyuan could react, Dafu, whom he was holding, opened its mouth towards him, and red peony flowers rushed out of its mouth.
"ah!"
Liu Mingyuan screamed in terror and instinctively pushed Dafu, whom he was holding, away.
Dafu fell to the ground with a thud and was quickly covered by red peony flowers.
At this moment, Liu Mingyuan's gaze swept over Dafu's feet, and then he saw the foot wearing an embroidered shoe. He was very familiar with the embroidered shoe; he had the same red embroidered shoe in his arms.
With trembling hands, he took out another red embroidered shoe from his bosom. He saw that the shoe quickly became wet, with red liquid dripping down, and large red peony flowers emerged from inside the shoe.
"ah!"
Startled, Liu Mingyuan immediately threw off his shoes, scrambled to his feet, ran to the door, opened it, and ran out.
Stumbling and falling, I was caught off guard when I turned a corner and collided with someone walking in the opposite direction, then fell to the ground.
He looked up and saw that the person he had bumped into was Leng Zhijie.
"Brother Leng, there's a ghost! Run!"
Liu Mingyuan got up from the ground and pulled Leng Zhijie to keep running.
But Leng Zhijie didn't follow him. Liu Mingyuan looked at him in confusion and asked, "Brother Leng?"
Leng Zhijie stared at him expressionlessly, then stiffly tilted his head, revealing a strange smile: "Is this what you mean by ghosts?"
As soon as he finished speaking, red peony flowers appeared from his mouth, nose, eyes, and ears.
Liu Mingyuan immediately tried to let go of Leng Zhijie's hand, but Leng Zhijie grabbed his wrist and he couldn't break free.
A body with a peony-shaped head slowly approached, and Liu Mingyuan was so frightened that he fainted.
Leng Zhijie kicked Liu Mingyuan, but he didn't move and seemed to be dead.
Once he was certain that Liu Mingyuan had indeed fainted, Leng Zhijie sneered, reached out and plucked the peony from his head, throwing it to the ground.
"Hmph! Coward!"
Then, he pulled Liu Mingyuan by the foot and disappeared into the darkness.
Having failed to find anyone, Shao Yanzhe and Zhou Jiming returned to Chen Yunhe's room. They glanced at Chen Yunhe, who was fast asleep, exchanged a look, and Zhou Jiming picked up the teapot on the table.
The teapot has been sitting for quite some time, and the tea inside has long since gone cold.
Zhou Jiming lifted the lid of the teapot and poured the entire pot of tea directly onto Chen Yunhe's face.
"Pfft! It's raining!"
Chen Yunhe immediately sat up, clearly somewhat disoriented.
Then, he tried to lie down again, but Zhou Jiming rolled his eyes, grabbed his shirt by the chest, and shook him violently.
"Brother Chen! Wake up! Wake up quickly, something terrible has happened!"
Chen Yunhe was so dizzy from Zhou Jiming's dazzling display that he couldn't shake off the dizziness.
He quickly reached out and grabbed the hands that were clutching his chest: "I'm awake! I'm awake! Stop shaking me!"
Upon seeing this, Zhou Jiming finally released his grip.
Chen Yunhe shook his somewhat dizzy head, and his rationality finally returned.
He glanced at Shao Yanzhe and Zhou Jiming standing by his bed, then looked out the window to confirm that it was still dark and that he hadn't overslept.
"What serious incident has occurred?"
Zhou Jiming crossed his arms and glanced at him, saying, "You're about to die, isn't that a big deal?"
Chen Yunhe paused in his wiping motion, then said with a displeased expression, "Brother Zhou, I'm perfectly fine, how could I be about to die? Can't you watch your mouth? Stop cursing people to death all the time!"
Zhou Jiming pursed his lips and said, "If you don't believe me, ask Brother Shao."
Chen Yunhe's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly looked at Shao Yanzhe, believing that Shao Yanzhe wouldn't fool around with Zhou Jiming.
Shao Yanzhe nodded: "What Brother Zhou said is true. You are poisoned by the Floating World Ephemeral. If you cannot get rid of it within seven days, you will really die."
Chen Yunhe's hands immediately trembled, and his face turned extremely pale.
"Then, what is this Floating World Ephemeral? I've never heard of it before. And how did I get poisoned by the Floating World Ephemeral?"
Zhou Jiming sneered: "That depends on whether you've touched anything you shouldn't have, or eaten anything you shouldn't have."
Chen Yunhe immediately stood up, bowed to Shao Yanzhe and Zhou Jiming, and said, "Please, brothers, save me!"
Zhou Jiming snorted coldly, clearly very dissatisfied with Chen Yunhe's earlier disbelief. He said gloatingly, "Can't save him, just wait to die!"
Then, he said with great interest, "Do you know why this Floating World Epiphyllum is called Floating World Epiphyllum? It's because anyone who is infected by this Floating World Epiphyllum will bloom brilliantly within seven days, and at the moment when the last bloom is in full bloom, their life will be completely swallowed up and they will turn into a pile of bones. That's the origin of the name Floating World Epiphyllum."
Chen Yunhe was so frightened that he trembled like a leaf and knelt down with a deathly pale face.
He immediately grabbed Shao Yanzhe's leg, crying, "Brother Shao! You must save me! I don't want to die!"
Looking at Chen Yunhe, who was crying and sniffling, Shao Yanzhe felt disgusted. He wanted to tear him apart, but he didn't expect that he couldn't tear him apart at all.
"Brother Zhou, quickly help me get Brother Chen away!"
"Brother Chen, let go first, let's talk this out!"
After watching Shao Yanzhe's disheveled appearance for a while, Zhou Jiming stepped forward and tore Chen Yunhe off.
"Waaaah, Brother Shao, you have to save me! I haven't lived enough yet! I still have a family fortune waiting for me to inherit!"
Chen Yunhe wiped away his tears with trembling hands, and continued sobbing, "If Brother Shao saves my life, I will immediately go to the bank to withdraw 100,000 taels of silver for you when we get to the provincial capital!"
Zhou Jiming, never one to shy away from a good spectacle, exclaimed, "Wow! One hundred thousand taels! I didn't expect Brother Chen to be so wealthy! But is your life only worth one hundred thousand taels?"
Chen Yunhe glared at him and immediately retorted, "My life is priceless, of course! But I can only offer 100,000 taels!"
"Alright, Brother Zhou, stop teasing Brother Chen." Shao Yanzhe had a headache; he was quite impressed that they could still argue at a time like this.
"Brother Chen, pack your things first. We'll go find the person who can lift the curse for you later."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yunhe was immediately delighted. He casually wiped his face with his sleeve and said, "I'm all ready. We can leave now!"
Without hesitation, Shao Yanzhe took the lead and went back to his room. He picked up Xuan Yao, who was dozing with his eyes half-closed, and then left the room.
"Brother Shao, why are you bringing a cat with you?" Chen Yunhe asked, puzzled.
Shao Yanzhe smiled mysteriously and said, "Of course it will be of great use!"
He stroked Xuan Yao's smooth back and coaxed, "Once we find Madam Yin, you can have as many dried fish as you want!"
Upon hearing this, Xuan Yao, who had been lazily swishing its tail, immediately perked up. It stood up and sharply surveyed its surroundings with its heterochromatic golden and black eyes.
In the dimly lit illusion, the cat's eyes emitted a faint green glow.
Upon seeing this, Chen Yunhe was so frightened that she hid behind Zhou Jiming.
"It's just a cat, what are you afraid of?"
"Well, I'm not afraid. I'm just giving it space so it can perform," Chen Yunhe said stubbornly.
Xuan Yao quickly found the way and led the three of them to the courtyard of the mansion. Mao Tong looked at the huge peony in the middle of the courtyard.
Seeing this, Shao Yanzhe also looked at the huge red peony.
The courtyard in front of us is also planted with many peonies, but in the middle of the courtyard, there is a peony that is three meters tall, with lush green leaves growing on its thick branches, and a bright red peony blooming at the very top.
“This peony is huge! If I were to present it to His Majesty, I would surely receive a great reward,” Zhou Jiming exclaimed, looking at the peony.
“Yes, if my dad were to sell it, he could definitely make a lot of money!” Chen Yunhe chimed in.
Looking at the enormous peony, Shao Yanzhe said, "I think it understood."
Zhou Jiming and Chen Yunhe looked at him, their eyes asking, "Really?"
Shao Yanzhe nodded firmly: "It's true, this peony should be the incarnation of Madam Yin."
"What! Isn't Madam Yin a ghost?" Zhou Jiming asked in surprise.
"Who told you that?" Shao Yanzhe asked back.
After pondering for a moment, Zhou Jiming said, "Okay, no one told me this, I just thought so myself."
"Um, I have a bad feeling. That peony seems to have mutated," Chen Yunhe warned in a trembling voice.
Shao Yanzhe and Zhou Jiming immediately turned to look and saw the leaves of the huge peony plant trembling.
The next moment, countless roots emerged from the ground, wantonly destroying the surrounding buildings, and even uprooting the peonies that were blooming nearby.
The three of them hid behind a pillar, watching what was happening, all feeling somewhat terrified.
"She probably didn't notice us, right?" Chen Yunhe asked in a low voice.
"It shouldn't be. Judging from the current situation, it seems like she rioted. She must have eaten quite a few people, and her mind is now clouded by resentment, which often causes her to lose her temper," Zhou Jiming said with certainty.
Shao Yanzhe looked at him with surprise: "You know quite a lot."
"Of course! As the heir apparent of the Marquis of Changping, I am destined to inherit the marquisate. If I don't even know these things, how can I inherit the marquisate?"
"Then you must know how to calm her down, right? If we let her keep making a scene, we'll definitely be in trouble." Chen Yunhe looked at Zhou Jiming expectantly, waiting for him to unleash his power.
Zhou Jiming looked at the sky and the ground but not at him, as if Chen Yunhe hadn't said anything at all.
Shao Yanzhe realized that Zhou Jiming was a giant in theory but a dwarf in practice, and it seemed that they could only rely on him now.
He immediately revealed a confident smile.
He reached into his pocket, and the smile on his face froze.
No, where's my calligraphy brush?
After searching everywhere with both hands for a long time without finding it, he realized that his calligraphy brush was really lost.
Then, his gaze fell on the jade hairpin pen on Xuan Yao's neck.
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