Bai Youhui felt truly indignant on behalf of his friend and complained about it the whole way.
"Until the wedding, the Feng family had never met Miss Fu. They had only heard rumors that Miss Fu Lingxi was proficient in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and that she was also incredibly beautiful and a first-rate housekeeper. The Fu family praised their daughter to the skies. The Feng family had been dealing with the Fu family for many years and were familiar with and trusted each other, so they didn't investigate the matter in detail."
Yuan Qi chuckled: "The two families have been on good terms for many years, and the family members must see each other often. Hasn't the Feng family ever wondered why their daughter-in-law never shows up?"
Bai Youhui chuckled, sighed, and shook his head.
"It's not that she's never shown her face. When she does, we always see her profile, and it's from a distance. When we see her up close, Fu Lingxi is always wearing a veil or curtain, so we can't see her face clearly. On the day of their wedding, when my good brother saw his wife for the first time in the bridal chamber, he was dumbfounded. He shouted that she was too ugly and ran away from the bridal chamber without even having a bridal chamber."
Yuan Qi chuckled.
Bai Youhui couldn't laugh at all. In the past six months, Feng Zhaolin had complained to him a lot about Fu Lingxi.
He complained, "People are in such a state, and you can still laugh."
Yuan Qi's smile vanished, and he asked with utmost seriousness, "Weren't you so scared that you became impotent and can never get it up again?"
Bai Youhui was utterly astonished. Are kids these days so open-minded? They even know this? The other person's innocent smile was completely at odds with what they were saying.
He seemed unable to speak, and Yuan Qi didn't feel that he had said anything he shouldn't have.
He continued, "The bride was naturally heartbroken, spending her days in tears and locking herself in her room. She sent a message through her maid, saying that the other half of her face was actually quite beautiful, truly stunning. Feng Zhaolin, of course, refused to believe it and insisted on divorcing her, almost causing a major falling out between the Feng and Fu families. They got married in September before the new year, and it's been almost half a year now, but Feng Zhaolin hasn't stepped into the bridal chamber even once. He's left the bride alone in her empty room."
"To be honest, this bride is truly exceptional. Aside from being a bit ugly, she's one in a hundred, one in a thousand. She's also kind-hearted. Last year, during a heavy snowfall in Kyoto, many people froze and starved to death. The bride even used her dowry to buy grain and set up a shed in front of her house to cook porridge and provide relief to the victims. She's also filial to her parents-in-law and helps her mother-in-law manage the household. She's a real whiz at everything. It's just that she's really ugly, and my good brother simply can't accept it."
"Just half a month ago, the bride's face suddenly recovered. The birthmark on her face disappeared, and she looked radiant. Naturally, Feng Zhaolin treated her differently than before, and the two consummated their marriage. Originally, this was considered a perfect ending, and both the Feng and Fu families were happy."
"Who knew that the bride's personality would change drastically. Not only did she become disrespectful to her parents-in-law, but she also fought with her husband. Yesterday, Feng Zhaolin was almost strangled to death by her."
The Feng family arrived shortly afterward.
Bai Youhui frequently visited the Feng family, and the Feng family welcomed him. Although Bai Youhui was somewhat of a playboy and idle, he came from a good family. The Bai family was one of the four great families, far superior to the Feng family, so the Feng family was happy to let Feng Zhaolin associate with him.
Feng Zhaolin's father was the Vice Minister of Rites, a high-ranking official and a member of a noble family. Now, things are in complete chaos.
As soon as Yuan Qi entered the second gate, he saw a woman dressed in yellow holding a short whip, chasing Feng Zhaolin all over the courtyard.
The maids and servants helped Feng Zhaolin escape and blocked Fu Lingxi's path. Fu Lingxi's eyes were extremely fierce, and she didn't care about the lives of the servants at all. She lashed out with her whip, and blood immediately appeared on the face of one of the servants.
"Stop right there!" Fu Lingxi pushed aside the servants in her way and chased after him.
Yuan Qi noticed that the woman was surrounded by a heavy ghostly aura and malevolent energy. Her soul and body were not in harmony, and her powerful ghostly energy was severely limited, making it impossible for her to exert it. With the slightest effort, her soul would leave her body.
Otherwise, that servant's head would have been split in two, and Feng Zhaolin would not have been able to escape from her.
But the Feng family couldn't tell; they only noticed that Fu Lingxi was walking unsteadily and swaying as if she were drunk.
Bai Youhui shouted at Feng Zhaolin, "Come over here quickly, Taoist priest!"
The Feng family looked on with hope, but where was the Taoist priest?
Vice Minister Feng and his wife hurried over, but after looking left and right, they could not find the expert that Bai Youhui had invited. There was only a little girl, who was wearing a Taoist robe, but was she a Taoist priest?
Vice Minister Feng was somewhat doubtful: "Young Master Bai, where is the Taoist priest you invited?"
Bai Youhui pulled Yuan Qi out from behind him: "This is her. Didn't you see she was wearing a Taoist robe? She's such a big person, didn't you see her?"
Minister Feng anxiously pulled Bai Youhui aside: "What time is it? We're in a real crisis! Stop making fun of this old man! Sigh!"
By this time, Feng Zhaolin had already circled around to Yuan Qi's back. He grabbed Yuan Qi's shoulder, hunched over behind her, and quickly explained the situation: "Little Taoist priest, is she possessed? These past two days, she's been hitting me whenever she sees me, calling me a heartless and fickle man, saying I should go to the eighteenth level of hell, and that no man in the world is any good. She's like a completely different person. Do you think she's possessed?"
When Vice Minister Feng and his wife saw that their son trusted this tiny little girl so much, they were speechless.
Indeed, some people are exceptionally talented and achieve great things at a young age, but seeing it in person is a first for me.
"Tsk tsk, that's pretty pitiful." Yuan Qi felt sorry for Feng Zhaolin. He had been whipped several times, each lash drawing blood. His clothes were torn to shreds, revealing the skin underneath.
Mrs. Feng was heartbroken and held her son tightly.
"I'm coming! I'm coming! Little Taoist priest, save me..."
Yuan Qi dared not underestimate it. A ghost that could possess another's body, seize it, and be reborn, and that could openly show itself under the sun, was no ordinary ghost.
She formed a hand seal, and a talisman appeared in the air. She chanted, "Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Zhen, Lie, Zai, Qian, Xing, Taishang Laojun, ji ji ru lü ling, chi!"
The talisman struck the female ghost, who was already somewhat incompatible with Fu Lingxi's physical body, and was immediately expelled.
"What kind of ghost or monster has possessed another's body? Hurry up and go to the underworld to be reincarnated!"
A thick cloud of black mist swirled in the air, and in the center of the mist, one could vaguely make out a woman in green with disheveled hair, bloodshot eyes, and fingernails that were half a foot long. The temperature around her dropped considerably; the bright spring weather felt as cold as an ice cellar.
The female ghost laughed wildly, and the thick black mist churned even more violently: "She willingly offered herself as a sacrifice, so it's only right that I take over her body! Little girl, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business."
The Feng family members looked at Yuan Qi as he spoke into the void, their legs trembling with fear. Could there be a ghost ahead?
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