More than one Taoist priest from Maoshan came, but only the female protagonist, Jiang Yuxuan, actually came into contact with the Chen family. At first, she didn't want others to know that she was a Taoist priest; the idea of catching ghosts and hunting corpses made people feel a little uneasy.
She simply seized an opportunity, pretending to be hit by Chen Boteng's car, and was thus brazenly taken into Chen's mansion. Because of her family's poverty, Chen Boteng took pity on her and allowed her to work as a maid in the mansion temporarily.
The supporting female character, Chen Baiying, is innocent, but she has been spoiled by her older brother since childhood. At first, she was very dissatisfied that the female lead had taken away her brother's affection, so she caused trouble for the female lead in various ways.
At the beginning of the story, this character was a villainous female supporting character. However, as the story progressed, she was kidnapped by the gangsters and later rescued by her brother and the female lead. From then on, she changed her attitude towards the female lead and became a great help to her brother.
Chu Nian temporarily stayed at a small inn not far from Chen Mansion, using her mental power to investigate the situation inside Chen Mansion. It was like watching a TV series all day long. It wasn't particularly boring, but she was frustrated that she couldn't get in and strangle Chang Fenglin directly.
Jiang Yuxuan probably knew about Luo Nian's cause of death all along, and because of Chu Nian's involvement this time, she may have obtained more information from Zhang Pengju. Therefore, she has been secretly observing Chang Fenglin.
What's most infuriating is that Chang Fenglin was also secretly cursed—probably by Jiang Yuxuan. Chu Nian couldn't cast a spell on him when he was out. How infuriating!
However, after keeping a close watch for a while, Chu Nian discovered that these talismans had a time limit and would become ineffective after a certain period. So, Chu Nian finally caught an opportunity—the saying "It's not the thief you should fear, but the one who has his eye on you" is indeed very true.
That night, Chang Fenglin was probably discussing business with clients and returned home very late. In addition, both of the family's cars were occupied by Chen Baiteng and Chen Baiying, so he had to take a rickshaw home.
When the rickshaw arrived at the mansion, he got off, paid the fare, and the driver pulled the rickshaw away. Because it was late, there were few pedestrians on the street. Just as Chang Fenglin was about to open the door, he caught a glimpse of a red figure in the distance to his side.
He turned his head sharply and was shocked to see Luo Nian standing there in a bright red wedding dress, looking incredibly beautiful and forlorn, smiling at him. He was so startled that he cried out "Ah!" and almost lost his balance, dropping his briefcase to the ground.
Fortunately, he managed to grab the gate railing of the mansion in time, preventing him from falling to the ground.
He quickly grabbed his keys to open the door, but before he could even open it, he dropped them in his panic. He could only ring the doorbell and shout frantically into the mansion. But no one answered him.
Just then, he heard a sudden screech of brakes behind him. He turned around in shock and was horrified to see two beams of bright headlights shining in his face.
Someone got out of the car. He couldn't see clearly because of the glare from the lights, only recognizing a woman by her figure. Thinking it was Luo Nian, he was even more terrified and screamed hysterically, "Don't come any closer! Don't come looking for me! I didn't want to kill you! It was Chen Boteng! It's all Chen Boteng's fault! Go find him, he forced me to..."
"Feng Lin, Feng Lin, what's wrong with you?" Chen Baiying, who had just gotten out of the car, had only taken a few steps toward him when she noticed that Chang Fenglin was screaming hysterically and wildly slapping her with his hands, as if afraid that she would get too close. She was also very frightened and could only anxiously call out and ask him what was wrong.
Just then, another car stopped at the door. It was Chen Baiteng, who had just returned from a banquet. He was bewildered by the scene at the door and asked in confusion, "Baiying, what happened? Why don't you go in?"
He really didn't want to pay attention to Chang Fenglin, who was practically sitting there blocking the doorway, but he could only scold him, "Fenglin, what's wrong with you? Get up right now, what will people think of you?!" It would make the Chen family look bad!
Perhaps Chen Boteng's past reprimands had a profound impact on Chang Fenglin, so much so that they had penetrated his heart. Chang Fenglin was somewhat jolted back to his senses by Chen Boteng's reprimands and couldn't help but look up at him.
However, out of the corner of his eye, Chang Fenglin clearly saw Luo Nian's eye-catching bright red wedding dress again. So, before he could see Chen Baiteng clearly, he unconsciously turned his head slowly, trembling, and saw the bright red wedding dress under the strong headlights not far away.
"Ah..." Chang Fenglin screamed in extreme terror and turned to flee into the distance.
Seeing this, Chen Baiying called out to him and chased after him.
Chen Boteng was annoyed by Chang Fenglin's state, so he quickly ordered the servants who had come to open the door after hearing the commotion to go and check. He didn't care whether Chang Fenglin was dead or alive, but he couldn't let anything happen to his silly sister!
Jiang Yuxuan also came out, but instead of chasing after Chen Baiying like the other servants, she looked around and surveyed her surroundings. As one of the most outstanding young people in Maoshan, she naturally sensed that something was amiss in the atmosphere.
Chen Baiteng turned around and saw her looking around with a serious expression. Thinking of Chang Fenglin's strange behavior just now, he also looked around curiously. Unexpectedly, his gaze fell on a bright red in the darkness. He was so shocked that he almost cried out and instinctively shrank back.
Jiang Yuxuan followed his gaze and saw the bright red wedding dress, which was exactly as Zhang Pengju had described when he came to Maoshan.
Her eyes sharpened, and she raised her hands. In a few swift movements, several eerie blue lights wrapped around Chu Nian's entire body.
"Did you destroy the Corpse Witch Clan?" Jiang Yuxuan demanded.
Chu Nian chuckled softly twice.
Jiang Yuxuan tightened the blue light controlled by her fingertips slightly and said, "As long as you obediently follow my orders and leave this corpse to be reincarnated, I can forgive and forget about the destruction of the Witch Corpse Sect."
Chu Nian smiled helplessly, "You talk as if you're the one in charge." Whether or not someone should be punished for wiping out their entire family before reincarnation should be decided by the King of Hell!
Jiang Yuxuan was only trying to coax her into agreeing to reincarnate and not linger in the mortal world, but Chu Nian turned the tables on her. She said helplessly, "I'm doing this for your own good."
Chu Nian said, "If it were someone else, it might really benefit him. But if it were me, forget it." She wasn't really Luo Nian. She wasn't even sure if the King of Hell would care about her!
Just then, a commotion arose in the distance, and the sound came from the direction of the small inn.
In fact, it wasn't just Chu Nian who stayed at that inn during this period; several Taoist priests from Maoshan who had set up protective barriers also stayed there. However, to avoid attracting too much attention, they all changed into casual clothes when they came out.
They probably heard ghostly cries coming from the mansion, and those with good eyesight should also be able to see the blue light emitted by Jiang Yuxuan binding someone, so they all left the hotel and arrived here in no time.
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