Xiao Zhen had finally obtained a healthy body and excellent luck. At this moment, he was sitting cross-legged on the bed cultivating "Ten Thousand Ghosts Paying Homage to the Forest" when he suddenly felt his body gradually returning to its previous sluggishness and becoming weak.
Furthermore, the little bit of ghostly power that had just been accumulated was rapidly dissipating.
"Oh no!"
He watched his life slip away, and soon after, a sharp pain shot through his chest.
"puff--"
Blood spurted from his mouth and then flowed out continuously like a stream. His limbs began to twitch, and all his strength was draining away.
He knew that Kong Ling's supposedly foolproof method of planting a life-giving foundation had failed, and he was really going to die.
At the Bai family home, Bai Fujun discovered that his strength had returned, and the feeling of weakness and exhaustion disappeared quickly, which made him very happy.
After Yuan Qi finished his steps, Bai Fujun stood up from the ground and spun around in front of Yuan Qi twice: "Seventh Sister, I'm done."
Yuan Qi smiled sweetly: "Sixth Young Master, you've been tricked. If I'm not mistaken, the female Taoist who treated your wounds is a prominent disciple of Wuji Palace. This person is utterly wicked; not only does she aid and abet evil, but she also disregards the Bai family. She even dared to scheme against you. Doesn't she know you are the heir of the Bai family?"
The Bai family was filled with righteous indignation. Although they knew that Yuan Qi was telling the truth, they still felt that Yuan Qi was trying to sow discord.
Regardless of what Yuan Qi said, the Bai family was determined to seek revenge. They could find any capable Taoist priest if they were willing to pay; they refused to believe they couldn't handle a female Taoist. Even if the Wuji Palace was powerful, they had ways to deal with them.
Yuan Qi kindly pointed out several capable Taoist priests to the Bai family, such as Master Tianyi of Jinhua Temple and Master Buchen of Baiyun Temple, who were all highly accomplished.
Sects like Wuji Palace, which are lackeys of the imperial court and commit countless evil deeds, deserve to be punished by everyone.
Yuan Qi took the money for the incense oil and left the Bai family. Bai Youhui offered to take her home.
Yuan Qi, however, asked Bai Youhui to take her to Wuji Palace, as she suspected that Xiao Zhen was hiding there.
On the one hand, Xiao Yi sent people to search everywhere, and no other place dared to take in Xiao Zhen. On the other hand, the city gates were heavily guarded, and Xiao Zhen could not escape on his own.
However, she couldn't rule out the possibility that someone from Wuji Palace had used a teleportation talisman to take Xiao Zhen out, so she wanted to confirm whether Xiao Zhen was in Wuji Palace or not.
Knowing that Wuji Palace was dangerous, Bai Youhui advised her, "Let's not go. Wuji Palace has a large and powerful force. What if you can't defeat them and can't escape?"
Yuan Qi rolled his eyes at him: "How can you be so spineless? I have teleportation talismans and instantaneous teleportation talismans. If I can't win, can't I just run away?"
Bai Youhui gave an "oh," still worried, but he didn't feel comfortable letting Yuan Qi go alone, so he gritted his teeth and went with Yuan Qi, since Yuan Qi was his seventh sister.
Yuan Qi estimated that he was now remembered by the people of Wuji Palace, so he didn't dare to enter through the main gate. He had Bai Youhui park the carriage not far from Wuji Palace, and the two of them used a teleportation talisman to enter Wuji Palace.
Even so, the two were discovered by the people of Wuji Palace.
The people of Wuji Palace had long anticipated that the government officials would come to investigate, so they sent people to keep an eye on things. As soon as any suspicious person approached, they would immediately use a sound transmission talisman to inform the people inside.
The people of Wuji Palace never expected that the people who came today would be Yuan Qi and the Bai family.
However, Yuan Qi had already noticed that someone was watching from the shadows, but she wasn't afraid. The two of them strolled around casually. Because of the incident at Wuji Palace a few days ago, there were very few worshippers. The huge Sanqing Hall was only guarded by two Taoist priests, and there wasn't a single worshipper.
Yuan Qi and Bai Youhui were so conspicuous that they couldn't even hide themselves.
Fortunately, Wuji Palace has many halls and pavilions, and not all places are watched. Yuan Qi took out two paper figures from his cloth bag, infused them with spiritual power, and threw them out. The two paper figures instantly transformed into Yuan Qi and Bai Youhui.
He even bowed to the two of them.
Bai Youhui was overjoyed: "My goodness, how does Seventh Sister know this? The paper doll can actually turn into me, and it looks exactly the same! It's amazing!"
Bai Youhui circled the paper figure several times, pinching and touching it. Everything about it felt real, even the voice and expression were exactly the same.
Yuan Qi took out two invisibility talismans, and the two of them became invisible. Yuan Qi then had the two paper figures wander around Wuji Palace while they searched for Xiao Zhen's soul.
Bai Youhui is actually a playboy who loves this kind of thing the most; it's exciting and fun.
To make things easier, Yuan Qi also opened Bai Youhui's Yin Eye, making it easier for him to help.
Bai Youhui asked curiously, "What do you want with Xiao Zhen? Didn't you already hint to my grandfather and uncle to do this? Could it be that you've taken too much money and your conscience is bothering you?"
Yuan Qi glanced at him sideways: "I also have a grudge against Xiao Zhen. She ruined the reputation of my two older sisters and set traps to harm me several times. Naturally, I will make sure he is dead beyond any doubt."
Bai Youhui expressed disbelief, feeling that Yuan Qi must be hiding something from him.
He snorted: "If you wanted to cause trouble for Xiao Zhen, you would have done it long ago, you wouldn't have waited until now. With your abilities, killing him would be easy."
Yuan Qi laughed: "You seem pretty stupid, but I didn't expect you to be smart at times."
Bai Youhui was very unhappy: "Where did I become stupid?"
Yuan Qi wanted to visit Kong Ling's residence, but couldn't find it. There were no little ghosts to ask in Wuji Palace. The two searched for a long time before finally finding a pavilion where Kong Ling came out from her afternoon nap.
Yuan Qi quickly pulled Bai Youhui aside and covered Bai Youhui's mouth.
After Kongling left, the two of them looked around and, seeing that no one was around, secretly pushed open the door and went inside.
"Why are we looking for a secluded place? Do you think Xiao Zhen's soul would be here?" Bai Youhui raised his voice when he felt no one was outside.
Yuan Qi was quite bold, speaking to him frankly: "Yes, would the Imperial Preceptor or Xuan Qing personally collect a villain like Xiao Zhen?"
Bai Youhui disagreed: "I think that with Xiao Zhen's temperament, he would definitely not be willing to be imprisoned in one place. He might have gone wandering around."
Yuan Qi was searching the house for mechanisms to see if there was a secret room.
Bai Youhui was examining those bottles and jars, wondering if they were magical artifacts that could hide a person's soul.
The two were busy with their own things. Bai Youhui discovered a large box and felt there was something inside, but the box was locked. So he secretly checked it, found a sword, and slashed fiercely at the lock.
The box was opened, revealing a collection of bottles and jars: "Wow, these must be treasures!"
Yuan Qi walked over and picked up each of the bottles and jars to examine them: "Some are pills, some are poisons. Do you want them?"
Bai Youhui nodded twice: "Since we're already here, we can't go back empty-handed."
He found a bag in the room and stuffed everything from the box into it. As for which was poison and which was medicine, he'd figure that out later when they were needed.
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