The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 291: Burned by Ghost Fire

Chapter 291: Burned by Ghost Fire

Chong Jiu’s figure was nimble, standing in front.

The guard cursed inwardly, wanting to end the man’s life with a sword, but Chong Jiu’s martial arts were not bad, and he also had talismans in his hands. After a few moves, the guard was already at a disadvantage.

In this short time, Nanli naturally completed the array.

The guard’s face was gloomy. Although he was unwilling, he had no choice.

Since he couldn’t stop it, he didn’t want to continue fighting either. He immediately left the scene.

The ghost fire had been burning for some time. Even if Nanli’s array was completed and extinguished the fire, it was impossible for everyone in the Chu family to be safe.

That would be enough.

Chong Jiu was only there to prevent anyone from disturbing Nanli. He didn’t pursue to save time and energy, and he also needed to take this opportunity to hide.

Otherwise, when Nanli recovered, she would come after him again.

With Nanli’s current strength and without the support of Spirit Pearl, it was naturally difficult for her to drive this powerful array that could extinguish ghost fires.

However, she had infused her blood into the array.

The array received her blood, and the runes on it rotated, emitting even more intense golden light, which fell directly onto various parts of the Anyang Marquis’s Mansion.

Even with Nanli’s seal, the array could only last for a moment, but that was enough.

The ghost fire, which had been burning vigorously just now, gradually weakened, and eventually, it was completely extinguished.

Chu Shuo and Zhi Mi rushed in to rescue people as soon as they saw the ghost fire extinguished.

As the array completely lost its effect and disappeared, Nanli fell exhausted to the ground.

Her face was slightly pale, and before she could catch her breath, she hurriedly used a teleportation talisman and arrived in Xiao Wanyi’s courtyard.

The maidservants were already inside, in a panic.

"Miss, what happened to you?"

"Did you inhale too much smoke?"

"What should we do? Shall we call the doctor?"

The senior maidservant accompanying them had also fainted in the room, so none of these second or third-tier maidservants could make a decision.

"Move aside quickly." Nanli entered the room and pushed all the little maids aside.

Because it was ghost fire, unlike ordinary fire, it didn’t destroy objects but could roast a person’s body and soul.

So when the mansion caught fire, it sealed off the inside and outside. People couldn’t get in, nor could they get out.

"Miss Six!" The maidservants saw Nanli coming and even the most chaotic hearts calmed down.

Xiao Wanyi had fainted on the ground, her face pale, her hands protecting her belly.

Nanli directly carried her to the bed.

Whether it was Xiao Wanyi or the child, their souls were intact. Fainting like this was probably due to shock.

It was also ridiculous. If it weren’t for Nanli’s talisman protection, ordinary fire might have caused a disaster.

But everyone in the Chu family had her talisman protecting them, so even though the ghost fire was fierce, the talisman could hold out for a moment.

However, Xiao Wanyi still had some contractions, and Nanli was afraid she would bleed, so she immediately took out her acupuncture kit and gave her acupuncture to stabilize the fetal position.

Before she could start the treatment, there were already various sounds outside the room. It seemed that everyone from the Chu family had come.

First, the old lady asked tremblingly, "How is my daughter-in-law? Is she okay?"

Shen and the others also asked, "Where is she? Did you call the doctor?"

Qian and Liang comforted them on the side, telling the old lady not to worry too much, that Miss Six would definitely be fine.

Before the maidservants could answer, Chu Shuo and his brothers also arrived, and even Chu Hanming, who usually spent his leisure time in his own courtyard, came with Tian.

The not-so-big courtyard was crowded with people, appearing cramped.

The old lady was the most authoritative. She raised her voice, "Stop making noise. Let the maidservant speak."

Everyone quieted down.

The second-tier maidservant was finally able to speak now, "Miss Six said that the Madam is fine, just a momentary fright, and Miss Six is currently giving acupuncture to the Madam."

Nanli had come so quickly?

Although everyone was puzzled, they also breathed a big sigh of relief.

As long as everything was fine.

Nanli was finishing up the acupuncture and walked out. The sky had completely darkened, and everyone looked somewhat disheveled.

"Tongtong!" The old lady carefully examined Nanli, making sure she was fine, before asking about Xiaowanyi and the baby’s condition.

Nanli assured them both were fine, and they finally let go of their worries.

"Fifth Brother." Nanli had intended to take a break, but with a quick scan, she noticed that Chu Yan’s soul was very weak. "Were you burned by the ghost fire?"

Chu Yan had already heard from Chu Shuo that it was ghost fire.

He was naturally introverted and didn’t like to trouble others with his problems, so he didn’t mention that his hand had been burned by the ghost fire.

But he didn’t expect that Sixth Sister would notice it at a glance.

"I... I..." Before he could finish, Nanli had already walked over to him and grabbed his right hand.

His hand, which used to have distinct joints, was now blurred because of the burns from the ghost fire, emitting a faint black smoke.

Nanli frowned tightly. "This is very serious."

The old lady and Shen felt distressed. "Wu Lang, why didn’t you say anything just now?"

Chu Yan lowered his head and said, "Grandmother, mother, I’m not in much pain. I should... be fine."

"With it being like this, how can it not hurt? How can it be fine? This is your right hand. How are you going to read and write?" Shen couldn’t help wiping her eyes after speaking.

She didn’t want to say more. She quickly asked Nanli if there was any way to treat it.

"First, we need to disperse the Yin evil black mist left by the ghost fire, then we can treat it with conventional methods." Nanli said as she began to draw symbols with her Tianxing pen. "Fifth Brother, you have my protective talisman on you. These ghost fires shouldn’t have hurt you. What’s going on?"

Chu Yan’s gaze flickered. "It probably malfunctioned. I don’t know what happened either."

Chu Shuo’s first reaction was, "How could Sixth Sister’s talisman malfunction?"

Chu Huan and Chu Yan also found it strange, but they chose to remain silent, lest they make things more chaotic.

Chu Yan’s forehead began to sweat, obviously nervous.

He felt choked up and didn’t know how to explain.

Nanli noticed his dilemma and embarrassment. After dispersing the ghost fire’s lingering aura with symbols, she said, "Let me apply medicine and bandage it for you first, Fifth Brother."

Chu Yan had narrowly escaped a disaster, but he still felt uneasy.

After much thought, he pursed his lips and finally said, "Sixth Sister, your talisman is excellent and didn’t malfunction."

As Nanli applied burn ointment to his hand, she didn’t lift her head, saying, "I know. You transferred your talisman to the attendants around you."

Chu Yan was a little surprised at first, but then he felt it was normal. After all, she was his Sixth Sister. She must be able to see where her talisman was.

"Why did his talisman disappear?" Nanli asked again.

Her abilities were limited, so she couldn’t draw such exquisite symbols on every servant. So these servants carried paper talismans, which could still withstand the ghost fire for a while.