The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 66: One in the Light, One in the Dark

Chapter 66: One in the Light, One in the Dark

Instantly, the vengeful aura of the woman in red spread rapidly, enveloping the surroundings.

The world seemed to plunge into endless darkness.

This was the first time Nanli had encountered such a formidable and persistent ghost, but she remained composed and swiftly threw two exorcism talismans.

The talismans broke through the vengeful aura and flew straight towards the woman in red.

To her surprise, the woman in red sneered coldly and emitted even more vengeful energy, successfully blocking the talismans. In no time, the talismans turned into ashes.

"Little girl, with your limited skills, dare you come here to meet your doom?" The woman in red grinned maliciously, exuding an indescribable malevolence.

Nanli raised an eyebrow, realizing that this ghost had been well nurtured and ordinary talismans would not be enough to subdue her.

The vengeful energy attacked once again.

With the Xuanyue Sword in her hand, Nanli skillfully slashed through the vengeful energy one by one.

The woman in red swiftly approached, her long nails aiming to scratch Nanli’s face.

Nanli blocked with her Xuanyue Sword, causing the woman in red to recoil, leaving burn marks on her hand.

The Xuanyue Sword was a treasure of the Xuanyue Sect, even a thousand-year-old ghost king would be wary of it.

The woman in red had underestimated herself, daring to engage in close combat with Nanli.

In the next moment, Nanli grabbed the woman’s shoulder and struck her abdomen with a sword.

The woman in red screamed in agony, and at the same time, two or three souls escaped from her mouth.

Nanli raised an eyebrow, as she had suspected, although these souls had been absorbed, the woman hadn’t had time to digest them.

Once Nanli cleared away the ghost energy on them, they would be able to return to their rightful places.

The woman in red grew increasingly furious and immediately retreated.

However, no matter where she ran, Nanli pursued relentlessly and struck her with another sword.

Even the emitted vengeful energy was easily purified by Nanli.

There were not many souls left in her abdomen.

"Have you... had enough?" The woman in red felt her empty stomach and her body covered in wounds.

"Not yet," Nanli replied coldly.

She hadn’t seen her third brother’s soul, so it was best for the woman to spit out all the souls.

With another strike, the woman in red expelled all the remaining souls.

Nanli’s eyes gleamed with determination.

She intended to capture the woman in red, but at that moment, a dark tide surged forth.

It was the students on the ground, controlled by an unseen force, protecting the woman in red.

This made it impossible for Nanli to take action.

Nanli furrowed her brows, feeling a sense of alarm.

These dark tides contained various vengeful energies that had already been refined and were not easily purified.

The woman in red smiled slowly, "No one can stop the master’s dark tide."

The ferocious dark tide surged towards Nanli, aiming to take her life.

Nanli’s agile figure evaded the attack.

Although these dark tides were fierce and could corrode one’s soul, their numbers were not overwhelming, and she could easily dodge them.

However, evasion was not a long-term solution. If she didn’t destroy the dark tides, she would eventually exhaust her strength.

Summoning two talismans, Nanli quickly formed a powerful talisman formation, trapping the dark tides within.

However, the dark tides thrashed about, and cracks appeared in the formation after a short while.

Nanli was about to reinforce the formation when unexpectedly, the dark tides broke through, but instead of attacking Nanli, they swiftly fled.

The woman in red, seeing this, changed her expression and transformed into a wisp of vengeful energy, following suit.

Nanli regained her senses and murmured, "What is happening?"

In the tranquil woods, Ye Siheng had already anticipated that it was the doing of Crown Prince Qi.

According to his characteristic, he would never venture into the academy; he preferred to observe from afar.

Ye Siheng, concerned for Nanli who ventured alone, instructed the Black Armor Guards to search the vicinity.

Sure enough, Prince Qi was hiding in a nearby manor.

Prince Qi, who controlled the dark tide, initially intended to directly take Nanli’s life, but suddenly, an arrow was shot from a distance.

Startled, he ceased his control, only to suffer a backlash, spewing a mouthful of blood.

"Your Highness!" his attendants exclaimed in shock.

Clutching his chest, Prince Qi raised his hand towards the cauldron, summoning back the dark tide and the female ghost.

However, now weakened and coughing blood, he lacked the energy to control them.

Gritting his teeth, he asked, "Who dares to interfere?"

"It’s Ye Siheng’s Black Armor Guards!" one of the attendants replied anxiously.

"That damned Ye Siheng, he is the bane of my existence," Prince Qi sneered.

Taking the cauldron, he ordered, "Withdraw immediately."

Nanli and Ye Siheng had repeatedly thwarted his plans, truly despicable.

Prince Qi had brought only a few people with him this time, and they were all occupied with resisting the Black Armor Guards.

He fled through the back door, accompanied by only two attendants.

But as they reached the foot of the mountain, several Black Armor Guards blocked their path.

Unable to proceed, Prince Qi had no choice but to use his last teleportation talisman, disappearing into the forest without a trace.

The Black Armor Guards swiftly exterminated or captured the undercover agents of Qi.

The captives were brought before Ye Siheng.

Seated in his wheelchair, Ye Siheng remained composed, a table set before him as he asked, "Did you capture Crown Prince Qi?"

"I saw it, Your Excellency. Prince Qi used some kind of talisman to escape," one of the Black Armor Guards replied.

This was within Ye Siheng’s expectations; he had heard that Prince Qi had studied the art of ghosts since childhood and had subordinates like Ni Kun who possessed such escape talismans.

However, Prince Qi’s current state of disarray allowed Ye Siheng to finally breathe a sigh of relief.

When the time came to take his life in Mu Country, he would have to assess his opponent’s strength.

Ye Siheng glanced at the Qi undercover agents and ordered, "Take them away and interrogate them rigorously."

The Black Armor Guards acknowledged and dragged the captives away. Subsequently, Ye Siheng proceeded to the White Egret Academy to assess the situation.

By now, Nanli had already activated the talisman formation, purifying the lingering resentment left by the female ghost.

She cleansed the lingering ghostly aura that had tainted the souls, and with a gesture, those souls automatically returned to their respective bodies.

Several students began to awaken.

Seeing Nanli still cleansing the souls and noticing the peach wood sword on her back, they instantly understood that these young ladies had sacrificed themselves to save them.

Although Nanli was dressed plainly, her delicate features and charming appearance caught the attention of one student who approached her, stuttering, "Did you save me, miss?"

Nanli, never one to be modest in such matters, replied, "Indeed."

The student lowered his gaze, his cheeks reddening.

"For such great kindness, I don’t know how to repay you, except..."

Nanli interrupted with a wink, "Money will do."

The words "repay with my life" were stuck in the student’s throat.

He awkwardly smiled and said, "Of course, of course."

With the academy now secure, students and teachers emerged from the rear courtyard.

One of them spotted Nanli and exclaimed in surprise, "Little Sister!"

It was Chu Huan.

He hurriedly approached, supporting Nanli’s shoulder, his face filled with concern.

"Why did you come? Are you alright? Did you get injured?"

The students were all astonished.

They never expected the girl who saved them to be Chu Huan’s sister.

Since she was Chu Huan’s sister, she must be the daughter of the Marquis Mansion of Chu family.

How could she have learned such Daoist arts?