Upon hearing this name, Xie Huaiye's eyes widened in surprise:
"Seven-Star Soul-Suppressing Nails? How could they be here?"
Yan Ning nodded, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes:
"That's right, the Seven Star Soul-Suppressing Nail is an extremely evil magical artifact used to suppress the souls of the dead."
"Once nailed to a certain place, it will attract the surrounding yin energy, and may even imprison a person's soul within it."
Pointing to the symbols on the nails, she continued, "These symbols represent the arrangement of the Big Dipper, signifying the power of the seven constellations."
“Each star represents a powerful curse, and the entire nail brings these curses together to form an extremely powerful soul-suppressing array.”
"Soul-Suppressing Array?"
Xie Huaiye's face grew increasingly grim, and he muttered to himself:
"Could this be the reason why Xiaozhu has become like this?"
Yan Ning nodded, her tone firm, "It's very possible that once the Seven Star Soul-Suppressing Nail is activated, it will release powerful Yin energy, affecting those around it."
“Xiao Zhuo is young and her soul is fragile. She may very well be corrupted by the curse on this nail.”
She raised her head, her gaze sharp and intense, looking directly at Xie Huaiye:
“We must get rid of this nail immediately, or the situation will only get worse.”
Xie Huaiye nodded, a resolute glint in his eyes:
"Okay, whatever you say, I'll do it."
Yan Ning bit her tongue, and blood gushed out instantly.
The blood drawn from the tip of the tongue is extremely laborious, and Yan Ning hasn't used it in a long time.
She endured the pain and sprayed her blood onto an exorcism talisman.
The talisman, soaked in blood, emitted a faint red glow.
Then, she quickly stuck the talisman onto the nail.
The talisman made a slight "sizzling" sound the moment it came into contact with the nail.
"Come on, help me pull it out!" Yan Ning's voice was tinged with urgency.
Xie Huaiye stood behind her, his eyes filled with nervousness.
He reached out and grabbed the nail, pulling hard to pull it outwards, but the nail wouldn't budge, as if it had become one with the wall.
A powerful backlash came from the nail, and Xie Huaiye's arm was jolted and ached.
"How come it can't be pulled out at all?"
Xie Huaiye gritted his teeth, but couldn't budge the nail an inch.
"No, let me try." Yan Ning said, reaching out to pull out the nail.
The moment her hand touched the nail, a powerful force instantly knocked her back.
She swayed and almost fell, but Xie Huaiye quickly reached out to support her.
"Yan Ning, don't be stubborn. I'm a man, let me do this kind of physical work."
Xie Huaiye's voice carried a hint of concern, but Yan Ning shook her head.
“This nail is shrouded in evil energy, only I can pull it out. An ordinary person can’t do it. You should stand back a little.”
As Yan Ning spoke, she reached out again to pull out the nail.
This time, she concentrated all her strength, fusing the power of the talisman with her own internal energy.
A powerful surge of air erupted from her body and rushed straight towards the nail.
The nail began to wobble slightly, as if struggling, and the surrounding air became distorted.
A bead of cold sweat appeared on Yan Ning's forehead, and her body trembled.
Finally, through her persistent efforts, the nail was slowly pulled out.
"puff--"
As the nail was pulled out, a black mist emanated from it, instantly filling the entire room.
"Yan Ning, be careful!"
Xie Huaiye shouted and held Yan Ning tightly in his arms.
The black mist, as if alive, surged towards them.
However, the talisman in Yan Ning's hand emitted a dazzling red light, enveloping them and preventing the mist from getting close.
The fog lingered in the air for a while before slowly dissipating under the sunlight.
Yan Ning raised her head, looked at Xie Huaiye, a teasing smile on her face, and said in a clear voice:
"I never expected that an ordinary person like you would actually think of protecting me. Aren't you afraid of being corrupted by the dark energy?"
Xie Huaiye's eyes flickered slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "I didn't think that much about it."
Normally, Yan Ning would definitely tease Xie Huaiye a bit more, but now there was no time for idle chatter. She frowned and continued:
"We need to find the other six nails quickly, or Xiao Zhu will be in danger."
Yan Ning took a deep breath, her voice tinged with exhaustion, sweat trickling down her forehead and dripping onto the ground.
She bit her lip, trying to stay awake.
This mission was much more difficult than she had anticipated; for every nail she found, her strength was depleted.
She took out the special compass, its pointer trembling slightly, as if sensing the energy fluctuations around it.
Yan Ning gripped the compass tightly and began searching around the villa.
Xie Huaiye's villa is particularly large.
It has not only gardens and sports fields, but also attics, and nails may be hidden in every corner.
"We need to speed things up; I feel like I'm about to run out of energy."
Yan Ning's voice carried a hint of urgency. Her eyes were slightly unfocused.
The search for nails was draining her "blue bar," and she knew her time was running out.
"I'll help you, we'll look for it together."
Xie Huaiye's voice carried a hint of determination.
They found another nail under a large tree.
This time, Yan Ning used the same method as before, biting her tongue and spitting her blood onto the talisman before sticking it to the nail.
As the talisman flashed, the second nail was slowly pulled out.
This time it wasn't as difficult as before, but Yan Ning's strength was gradually waning.
Then they found other nails behind the bookshelves in the study, in the rockery in the garden, and under the stove in the kitchen.
The removal of each nail was accompanied by a strange fluctuation of power.
They quickly found six nails.
But the last nail seemed to have vanished; no matter how hard we looked, we couldn't find it.
"Give me the blueprints for this house," Yan Ning asked in a deep voice.
Xie Huaiye immediately ran back to his study, found the architectural blueprints of the villa, and handed them to Yan Ning.
Yan Ning took the blueprints and carefully compared every corner of the house with them.
Her fingers moved slowly across the drawing, her brow furrowed.
"wrong……"
Suddenly, she stopped at a spot where the blueprints showed a wall, but Yan Ning felt something was off.
"There's a problem here."
Xie Huaiye followed her finger and saw an ordinary wall that looked no different from any other wall.
"There seems to be another room behind this wall."
As Yan Ning spoke, she walked to the wall and gently tapped it with her hand.
"Thump..."
The wall emitted a hollow sound, indicating that there was indeed space behind it.
Xie Huaiye's eyes widened in surprise:
"How is this possible? Our family has lived here for so long, and we've never noticed there were any other rooms here!"
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