Chapter 207: Chapter 207

Yu Nianzhao tore Zhaohua’s hand away and asked, "Where is Xia Muyan?"

"She, she..." The thought of the scene in the room made Zhaohua bend over and vomit uncontrollably.

"The county princess is in the room at this moment. She killed the Zhaohua’s lover, and even... cut off that thing of his. The scene is quite unpleasant. Zhaohua usually had some fondness for that lover, so seeing such a scene, she’s naturally uncomfortable."

The handsome man gently patted Zhaohua’s back and took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth, answering for her kindly.

"And who might you be?"

"I am the current husband of Zhaohua, named Tang Jing!"

"Oh..." Yu Nianzhao elongated the tone, indicating understanding.

She looked Tang Jing up and down, then gracefully stepped into the room.

The stench of blood filled the air, and the floor was sticky with fresh blood, with bits of flesh visible.

A male corpse lay on the ground, eyes wide in death. His clothes were half-off, his pants stained with blood, and the mangled area was a painful sight for Yu Nianzhao to behold for long.

Xia Muyan, disheveled and with hair falling on her shoulders, huddled in a corner, alternating between crying and laughing, resembling a madwoman.

"Yu Nianzhao, look closely, is there really no water ghost on Yanyan? Did the water ghost not leave and is controlling Yanyan to kill?"

Zhaohua, for her daughter, endured the nauseating scene and walked in, anxious, "She hasn’t married yet. If this gets out, what will she do in the future?"

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Yu Nianzhao said calmly, "Was this lover someone Zhaohua loved?"

Zhaohua sighed deeply, "This is Liu’er, who has been in the princess’s mansion for two years now and served well by my side. There was some affection, but he can’t compare to my daughter. What’s more, in the dead of night, why did he sneak into Yanyan’s room in such attire? He must have had evil intentions!"

Tang Jing frowned, "Actually, there’s something I’m not sure if I should mention."

"It’s okay, go ahead."

"The county princess never got along well with the lover in the mansion, though it was manageable on the surface. But Liu’er... although he ostensibly served the Zhaohua, he’d often create opportunities to ’bump into’ the county princess and always flirted with her. I’ve actually witnessed it once." Tang Jing’s expression was somewhat embarrassed.

"What? This happened before? Why didn’t you tell me sooner?"

Rage flared in Zhaohua’s eyes, "Such an ungrateful scoundrel, living off me while harassing my daughter—greedy much? He truly deserves death!"

"The county princess has always been gentle; she didn’t want to upset you, and neither did I." Tang Jing said helplessly, "I’m sorry, Zhaohua, if I had told you sooner, maybe this wouldn’t have happened."

Seeing the melancholy on his handsome face, Zhaohua’s anger subsided immediately. She raised her hand to gently caress his cheek, "This is Liu’er’s fault, not yours or Yanyan’s. It’s my failure to see his true nature!"

The two exchanged a mutual gaze, an ambiguous atmosphere growing between them.

Yu Nianzhao turned away, unable to bear it, and called out Xia Muyan’s name.

Xia Muyan seemed startled and ducked in terror, yet glared viciously at Zhaohua and Tang Jing.

"Save me, save me..."

She continuously uttered cries for help.

"Who are you really? Who exactly should I save?"

Yu Nianzhao blocked her path and grabbed her arm, sticking a talisman on her chest, "Two souls in one body? No wonder, when Xia Muyan fell into the lake, she was haunted by a water ghost. So it’s you causing mischief? Get out at once."

An eerie female ghost’s face surfaced on Xia Muyan, twisted in agony, then changed to a strange face after a few seconds.

"Sir, we didn’t mean to possess her. She was trying to help us, we didn’t want to harm anyone."

"Sir, please spare us. We appeared to save the county princess because this man had sinister intentions."

The two female ghosts pleaded in agony, possessing Xia Muyan.

"Did Xia Muyan allow you to possess her?" Yu Nianzhao raised an eyebrow, surprised by the situation.

Though their expressions were ferocious, their eyes seemed sincere enough.

Yu Nianzhao called out, "Xia Muyan, is what they say true?"

The two ghosts quieted down, and Xia Muyan strained to reply, "Yes... it’s true, Yu Nianzhao, please... save me and my mother..."

Her speech was intermittent, but her will to survive was strong.

Finding something amiss, Yu Nianzhao calculated with her fingers.

"Ha... so that’s how it is."

Yu Nianzhao turned and stared directly at Tang Jing, a cold smile on her face, "So, there’s a malicious spirit hiding here. No wonder there’s something off about his scent."

[A malicious spirit? Is there a malicious spirit here?]

[Master, it’s this man? Why can’t I see the malicious spirit on him?]

[Something must be hiding it, he has a detestable scent about him.]

Yu Nianzhao squinted, "No wonder I noticed the scent on him when we first met, but couldn’t see any lurking malicious spirit. He has a special talisman that wards off ghostly retribution and obscures the ’truth’ about him."

She called out loudly, "Tang Jing, you’re really deceitful. You know full well how many lives you’ve taken."

"Yu Nianzhao, what do you mean by this? Tang Jing is my husband, since when did he harm anyone?"

The ambiguous atmosphere shattered, Zhaohua looked at her, bewildered.

"When I was at An Nan Royal Mansion, I warned before that Zhaohua had a darkened forehead, suggesting misfortune was imminent. Now I see all your misfortune has been transferred to Xia Muyan."

Yu Nianzhao locked eyes with her, speaking deliberately, "Which means, Xia Muyan diverted a major calamity from your life, and this matter is linked to Tang Jing. This man is not a good person."

Tang Jing pressed his lips innocently, "Miss, you were invited here by the Zhaohua, yet you’re spouting nonsense. It’s quite peculiar, what wrong did Tang commit to be accused thus?"

Yu Nianzhao was uninterested in arguing further. She scrutinized him quickly and targeted the sachet on his waist with her fingers, igniting a flame that reduced the sachet to ashes.