As an avid fan of wuxia novels, Ye Wudao knew that Li Mochou was not to be trifled with.
Li Mochou was as beautiful as a fairy, and his heart was like a viper. He made people love and fear him. He was a rose with thorns. However, Ye Wudao was just a scholar who did not know any martial arts. It was destined to be as difficult as ascending to the heavens to subdue this vicious beauty and make her obediently bring him to the ancient tomb.
However, Ye Wudao had his own plans.
" Li Mochou's nature isn't bad, but he was hurt by love. That's why love breeds hatred. The one who tied the knot must untie the knot. Only by starting with Lu Zhanyuan can we resolve this ill-fated relationship. However, Lu Zhanyuan has been dead for so long, and has long become a pile of bones…However, this isn't a problem for me.”
Ye Wudao gently closed the window and sat at the table. He took off a pendant from his neck.
In fact, the pendant was just a hemp rope with a black bead tied to it.
This black pearl was the size of a cat's eye. It was neither gold nor silver, neither stone nor jade. It was unknown what material it was made of, but it was extremely ancient and had the charm of the vicissitudes of time.
There were nine stars in the black pearl, and the nine stars were connected end to end, forming a star ring.
Only the first star gave off a faint cold light. The other eight stars were dim, as if the time had not come yet, so they could not shine.
"Today is the Ghost Festival. I'll leave that matter to you.”
Ye Wudao stared at the black pearl with anticipation in his eyes. A faint smile appeared on his lips. He untied the gourd on his waist and pulled out the wooden stopper. Suddenly, a cold wind blew in the room.
……
It was already late at night, and the entire Lu Residence was in a deep sleep.
The night was very quiet.
Mrs. Lu returned to her bedroom and remembered Ye Wudao's advice. She wanted to avoid the Ghost Festival, so she simply washed up and did not comb her hair in front of the mirror. She extinguished the candle and lay down beside her husband.
The room was pitch black.
He could hear the other party's breathing.
On the soft couch, Lu Liding did not even take off his clothes. He lay there with his eyes wide open. He placed his sword beside his hand. As long as there was any movement, he would immediately throw himself into the battle.
Thinking of the bloody handprints on the white wall and Li Mochou's ruthlessness, the husband and wife were worried. They tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
At this moment, Madam Lu turned around and stared at Lu Liding. She said,"Master, Shuang 'er and Cheng Ying are still young. Why don't we send them away overnight? Li Mochou might not be able to discover them.”
Lu Liding sighed and held his wife's hand tightly."If even you can think of it, how could Li Mochou not think of it? I'm afraid that by doing so, I'll anger her and harm Shuang 'er and Cheng Ying.”
After listening to her husband's analysis, tears welled up in Mrs. Lu's eyes.
If she could exchange a life for a life, she would rather die in place of her child. It was difficult to understand a father's feelings for his child unless he was a parent.
" Madam, I've already informed Master Huang Mei of Tian Long Temple. His 'Yi Yang Finger' is so powerful that even Li Mochou has to be wary of it. Tomorrow is the deadline. I hope he can make it in time…"
Halfway through his sentence, Lu Liding suddenly heard something and immediately stopped talking.
Keke--
The strange sound startled him. He jumped down from the soft couch and shouted," Who is it?!" As he spoke, he picked up his long sword and unsheathed it. He pointed it at the dark room and was on full alert.
"Master, what's wrong?"
Madam Lu's internal energy was not high, and her hearing was limited. She did not hear the strange sound, but Lu Liding's surprise gave her a fright.
She knew that her husband was skilled in martial arts. He must have heard something when he suddenly unsheathed his sharp blade. Otherwise, he would not have made such a big move. She roughly estimated that Li Mochou had come to the eighth floor.
"Madam, be careful. It might be Li Mochou.”Lu Liding reminded him softly.
Hearing Li Mochou's name, Madam Lu was shocked and afraid. She hurriedly took out her dagger and became alert, not daring to move.
The room was extremely quiet.
Lu Liding held his sword and was on guard for a while, but he did not find any evil people, let alone Li Mochou. He lit the candlestick and carefully looked around the bedroom, but he still did not find anything unusual.
"There was a strange movement just now. Could it be that I've been too nervous recently and have hallucinated?”
"Master, could it be a mouse or a stray cat?”
"Probably not." Lu Liding shook his head, his eyes clouded with suspicion.
He was sure that the voice was not a stray cat, as stray cats could not make such a scary sound. That kind of eerie and terrifying sound was not even something that humans and animals could make.
Mrs. Lu had been married to him for many years. Seeing her husband's gloomy face, she knew that this matter was not simple. She recalled what Ye Wudao had said before," Today is the Ghost Festival, commonly known as the Ghost Festival. The Ghost Gate is wide open." She immediately felt a little afraid.
She took out the ghost exorcism talisman and suggested gently,"Master, just in case, stick the yellow paper talisman at the door. Today is the Ghost Festival, big ghosts and small ghosts…"
"Ghost, ghost, ghost. I only know ghosts. There are no ghosts in this world.”
Lu Liding snatched the yellow talisman and tore it into pieces on the spot.
He blew out the candle in one breath and said unhappily,"Sleep!"
Madam Lu frowned. She knew that Old Master was upset, so she did not dare to persuade him.
The room was pitch black.
Crack!
The sound of porcelain shattering suddenly rang out in the darkness.
Lu Liding and Madam Lu were stunned at the same time. They were both shocked.
"What's that sound?"
"Did the teacup break?"
There was no one else in the room other than the couple. The teacup was placed on the table, and no one touched it. How could it suddenly break? They all had an ominous feeling.
In the dead of the night, the teacup suddenly shattered. It was really abnormally scary.
"Who's there?" Lu Liding gripped the hilt of his sword with his right hand and shouted into the darkness.
No one answered him in the darkness. The surroundings were terrifyingly quiet.
This strange silence made people feel even more gloomy and terrifying.
Madam Lu hesitated for a moment, then took out a lighter and blew on the flame. She mustered her courage and lit the candlestick. The candlelight dispelled the darkness and lit up the entire room.
Under the dim candlelight, Lu Liding saw the broken porcelain on the ground. It was indeed a broken teacup.
"The teacup was on the table just now. It doesn't have long legs. How did it suddenly break?”
Mrs. Lu squatted on the ground and muttered to herself. She picked up the broken pieces of the teacup and accidentally saw the ghost exorcism talisman that her husband had torn apart and thrown on the ground. Her brows furrowed even deeper.
" Master, the teacup fell off the table by itself and the weird sounds you heard. Strange things happened one after another. Could it be that the manor is haunted tonight as Master Ye said…"
"Don't talk nonsense. There are no ghosts in this world!”
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