Chu Nian stood up, smiled and nodded politely to Chen Boteng, as if it were the first time the two had met.
Chen Boteng didn't even know how he got there. When he finally calmed down, he found himself sitting in his previous spot. The woman next to him—no, the corpse—was still chatting happily with Mr. Wu, occasionally letting out giggles.
Chen Boteng remained silent, cold sweat pouring down his face, hoping that Jiang Yuxuan and the others would arrive soon.
Just as he was feeling the powerful yin energy emanating from the female corpse beside him making it difficult to breathe, a little girl's voice nearby diverted his attention: "Sir, would you like to buy a flower?"
The girl was carrying a basket full of flowers when the men at the table she was talking to impatiently shooed her away: "Go away, don't bother us!"
The little girl had no choice but to leave, feeling a bit sad.
"Lanlan, come here!" The female corpse next to her actually waved to the girl.
Chen Boteng was startled. Remembering what the exorcists had said about how these zombies grew stronger by absorbing the aura of living people, he mustered his courage and whispered, "She's still a child!"
Chu Nian gave him a strange look and said coolly, "Boss Chen doesn't seem to be feeling well!"
Just then, Lanlan, the little girl selling flowers, ran over happily and asked, "Sister Niannian, are you going to buy flowers again today?"
Chu Nian nodded and said, "Yes, I love flowers the most. I'll take all the flowers in this basket." After saying that, she took out a few banknotes and put them in the basket.
The girl cheerfully handed the basket of flowers to Chu Nian, and said with a bit of puzzlement, "Sister Nian, so many people give you flowers every day, do you still have to buy flowers every day?"
Chu Nian smiled and replied, "Yes, I already said I love flowers the most." After saying that, she patted the little girl's head.
Lanlan had already put the money away, happily thanked Chu Nian, and then turned and left.
Chu Nian divided Lanlan's flowers in half, tossing them to Mr. Wu and Chen Boteng, and said coolly, "They're yours."
Mr. Wu quickly said, "Miss Niannian, please forgive our imperfections. We should be the ones delivering the flowers..."
Chu Nian interrupted him impatiently: "No need to be polite, I'm not that particular."
After the singer on stage finished her song, Chu Nian stood up and politely said, "Excuse me, my break is over, I have to go on stage now, please excuse me."
“Miss Luo…” Chen Boteng suddenly called out.
Chu Nian asked in confusion, "What is it? Is there something else, Mr. Chen?"
Chen Boteng: "I... just made a phone call to my family."
Chu Nian: "Oh, it has something to do with me?"
Chen Boteng swallowed hard, and then said, "I told one of my daughters, Ms. Jiang, that... there is a Ms. Luo Nian here..." She should know what that means!
Mr. Wu asked curiously, "Mr. Chen, you're keeping a mistress, Miss Jiang, at home! Then why did you specifically mention Miss Nian Nian to her?"
Chen Baiteng didn't answer him, but just stared at Chu Nian and said, "You... understand." No matter how much he suppressed his fear, he was still extremely afraid of Chu Nian. Even though he had just witnessed this female... corpse helping a little girl, and felt that the female corpse wasn't a bad person, he still couldn't help being afraid.
The Taoist priests said that for a zombie to become so powerful, it must have absorbed the life force of many living people.
Chu Nian felt embarrassed, turned around and left, continuing to sing on stage: no one could stop her from earning money!
Chen Boteng continued to break out in a cold sweat, wondering why the female corpse, knowing that the Taoist masters had already learned of her whereabouts and would definitely rush over as soon as possible, showed no sign of panic or wanting to escape.
After he managed to calm himself down, he remembered that night when the female corpse melted the Taoist treasure that Jiang Yuxuan was using, something called Mingying, with a simple touch. He finally realized that those Taoist masters were actually no match for this female corpse.
To be honest, when he first saw Luo Nian, dressed in a bright red wedding gown, appearing at the entrance of the Chen mansion, he felt no fear whatsoever. In his eyes, she was just a pitiful woman who had been wronged by Chang Fenglin.
But after hearing Jiang Yuxuan's detailed explanation of the horrors of zombies, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine when he saw Luo Nian again today.
Fortunately, Miss Jiang and her fellow apprentices arrived quickly. At that time, Chu Nian had not yet finished singing her first song after returning to the stage.
The Celestial Masters simply scattered around, pretending to be ordinary guests, and seemed to have no intention of making trouble for Chu Nian.
Chen Boteng breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
Jiang Yuxuan had already walked over.
Chen Boteng had always been very enthusiastic towards her, but since she came in today, she noticed that he had been in a daze. She suspected that Chen Boteng might have been under some kind of spell cast by the female corpse.
However, when she got closer, Chen Boteng had already realized what was happening, stood up and greeted her with a smile, and introduced her to his business partner, Mr. Wu.
Mr. Wu, however, tactfully smiled and said, "Since Miss Jiang is here, I won't disturb your enjoyment any longer. I'll take my leave now!" With that, he departed.
What Jiang Yuxuan wanted to say was indeed not something Mr. Wu should hear, so it was best that he left. Once they were seated, she went straight to the point: "Mr. Chen, to be honest, my fellow disciples and I are also unable to deal with this female corpse for the time being..."
"Can't she and we really coexist peacefully?" Chen Boteng couldn't help but ask.
It's strange. When he heard Jiang Yuxuan say that they couldn't do anything to Luo Nian for the time being, he inexplicably felt relieved. It was as if he was the one who killed Luo Nian if they had taken her in today. He felt conflicted. He should have known better than to make that phone call.
Jiang Yuxuan remained silent for a long time before asking, "What did Miss Chen say when you talked to her about Luo Nian?"
She always thought that after Chen Baiteng talked to Chen Baiying, he would kick Chang Fenglin out. At that time, the Maoshan disciples were still on tenterhooks.
To be honest, they all shared Zhang Pengju's thought: since Luo Nian died with deep resentment, it must have been Chang Fenglin who strangled Luo Nian.
However, a few days later, Jiang Yuxuan discovered that Chang Fenglin had not moved out of the Chen family home at all, and the servants were spreading rumors that Luo Nian had hanged herself.
Being strangled and hanging lead to completely different paths in the underworld. Jiang Yuxuan wondered if this was why Luo Nian didn't want to be reincarnated in the underworld.
Although Luo Nian's soul was trapped inside her corpse by Zhang Pengju's magic, a Maoshan Taoist priest could still send her to the underworld. Unfortunately, what's currently inside Luo Nian's body isn't her soul, but Chu Nian's.
Jiang Yuxuan's attempt to address the issue from this angle was doomed to failure.
Chen Boteng said helplessly, "You all think that Luo Nian was strangled by Chang Fenglin, but that guy said that Luo Nian didn't want to break up with him, she was threatening to die, and in the end she even hanged herself."
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