The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 296: Another Trick Up Her Sleeve

Chapter 296: Another Trick Up Her Sleeve

Immediately, Nanli rummaged through her bag again, trying to find more newly created symbols to test one by one to see how effective they were, so that she could improve them.

Qing Feng swallowed hard, thinking to himself that these evil ghosts were on their own.

The evil ghosts, having been defeated twice in a row and seeing Nanli not only unafraid but also excited, felt a shiver down their ghostly spines. In the middle of the night, the dense forest was either illuminated by flashes of lightning or by flickering flames.

The evil ghosts went from being fierce to being fearful, from attacking to dodging, and from spewing curses to begging for mercy.

Unfortunately, they were trapped in the Soul-Locking Array and couldn’t escape, so they had to let Nanli conduct her experiments.

If they were guilty, they could just be struck by a bolt of heavenly lightning or be slain with a sword. Why torment them like this? The Taoists guarding the eight directions furrowed their brows, as they could vaguely hear the wailing and howling of ghosts.

What was going on?

What was the situation inside?

Until one of the evil ghosts, on the verge of being dispersed, reached one of the Taoists and shouted, "Please, please, let me out!"

The ghost looked transparent and lightweight, obviously severely injured.

At first, the Taoist didn’t take it seriously. However, not long after, more and more evil ghosts gathered at the edge of the array, crying and begging the Taoist to remove the array.

It wasn’t just one Taoist; all eight of them were being begged like this.

They were horrified. These were the evil ghosts they had spent so much time subduing and refining. How could they have been so easily forced into this situation by Chu Nanli now!

It seemed like there were hardly any evil ghosts left.

Someone freed up their hands and used a messaging symbol:

"These evil ghosts are useless. Should we still maintain the array?"

"Maintain what? Wait for her to finish dealing with the evil ghosts, then it’s our turn!"

"Run?"

"Run!"

The eight of them reached a unanimous decision and quickly gathered their power, preparing to leave this place.

Nanli was still pondering which way to go when she saw the array’s light diminish and disappear, her expression suddenly turning grave.

"These eight troublemakers..."

Before she could finish dealing with the evil ghosts, they removed the array. Wouldn’t this allow these evil ghosts to roam freely? What if they harmed ordinary people? However, the evil ghosts, in order to evade her, had already scattered in the forest, making it almost impossible for her to subdue them one by one.

Nanli ground her teeth in frustration, and immediately summoned three thunder symbols.

Immediately, the sky near dawn became filled with dark clouds, with streaks of lightning flashing across.

Nanli’s fingers merged, controlling the thunder. Nine consecutive thunderbolts struck down, causing loud noises to echo through the mountains.

The ground trembled repeatedly, and rocks rolled down.

It wasn’t until the dark clouds dispersed that the mountains returned to calmness.

Nanli let out a long breath, but using three thunder symbols in succession and summoning nine thunderbolts still consumed a considerable amount of her power.

She wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "I’ll send you back to the capital. You go capture the Duke of Jin, I need to go find the prince."

Qing Feng said, "The Duke of Jin has revealed his identity. The situation is not right now; he must have fled immediately."

"Just go out of the city boldly with the Black Armor Guards and say you’re going to dig up his son’s grave. Can he resist showing up?" Nanli suggested.

Qing Feng wanted to praise her idea, but then he looked troubled. "Princess, the soul of the Crown Prince of Jin is gone. Is it really appropriate to dig up his bones now?"

Nanli gave him a disdainful glance. "The Crown Prince of Jin has already paid the price, and I’m not that heartless. Just use a little scare tactic on him, considering how much he loves and spoils his son."

Qing Feng breathed a sigh of relief; it wasn’t such a difficult task after all.

The Duke of Jin dared to show up just now, thinking this trap would succeed.

Who would have thought that not only did Princess Nanli scare off the evil ghosts, even the eight Taoists didn’t dare to confront her head-on and ran away without a trace.

Princess Nanli was truly formidable.

Nanli quickly finished drawing the teleportation symbol and sent Qing Feng back.

As the sky began to lighten, after she rested for a while, she whistled, and a fine horse trotted over, bending its head slightly and obediently waiting for Nanli to mount.

After mounting the horse skillfully, Nanli didn’t rush to leave but took out five copper coins instead.

"Which way should I go? Please show me the way!"

With that, she tossed the copper coins into the air and deftly caught them with her right hand.

After examining the hexagram, she understood and put away the coins, then took the reins and rode out of the dense forest.

Ye Siheng had many external injuries and had expended a lot of internal energy. He also had to endure the cold wind of the wilderness.

In the middle of the night, he quickly realized that his body was burning hot and he felt a bit weak. Even though he was still somewhat groggy, he knew he had a fever.

Ye Siheng immediately began to meditate to restore his internal energy, so that the fever could subside. Just half an hour later, he heard footsteps.

By the sound of it, there were at least seven or eight people. From their aura, the newcomers were not friendly.

Ye Siheng had only recovered a little of his internal energy, but in this situation, he couldn’t continue to use his techniques. A

s soon as he gathered his internal energy, the air began to vibrate violently. He closed his eyes but extended his fingers and caught the approaching sword blade.

The man holding the sword was shocked; he hadn’t expected Ye Siheng to react so quickly.

As Ye Siheng raised his eyes, he had already used force to break the long sword. The powerful force made the long sword hum and vibrate, and the man was forced back a few steps.

His arm went numb, and he almost couldn’t hold the long sword.

"Master!" The servants behind him exclaimed, rushing forward to either support the man or cautiously watch the front.

Ye Siheng stood up. Even though his black robe was stained with blood and torn, he still exuded an air of nobility.

His facial features were exquisite and charming, with a slight blush on his cheeks, causing the eyes of those around him to reveal amazement.

Ye Siheng heard them address him as "Master," and guessed the identity of the newcomers. He raised his chin slightly, with a hint of disdain.

"To be able to invite Master Yue of the Red Leaf Villa, it seems that the employer has paid a high price."

The Red Leaf Villa was quite famous in the martial arts world. It was not known for martial arts prowess, but rather for being an assassin organization.

There was no one they couldn’t kill as long as the price was right. I

t seemed that the person who trapped him here had hired Master Yue to cover all bases.

Master Yue chuckled. "To survive under the siege of death warriors, the Ninth Prince’s accomplishment is truly admirable. However, there are over a hundred mouths to feed in the villa, so I hope the Ninth Prince can understand."

He dared to take on this business because Duke Jin said that if Ye Siheng hadn’t died, and if his internal and physical strength had been depleted, he would definitely be an easy target.

Although Master Yue was surprised when Ye Siheng broke his sword just now, he could also see that Ye Siheng was indeed at the end of his strength. Most likely, Ye Siheng couldn’t even handle his next three moves.

Ye Siheng’s face was cold.

"Whatever the price he offered, I’ll pay double." Master Yue frowned. "If I agree, the Red Leaf Villa will be despised in the martial arts world, and we’ll have no business in the future."

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