After we left the park, I was worried that Senior Shu wouldn’t be able to deal with Zhang Yan alone. I untied Li Mazi and told him to drive away to find Feng Yuanzheng.
Then, I turned and ran back to the park. Li Mazi grabbed me. He spoke up for the first time. In a low and dark voice, he said, “Feng Yuanzheng is dead.”
“What the heck?” I was stunned.
Li Mazi nodded. “When Feng Yuanzheng’s betrayal was discovered, Zhang Yan was so angry that she killed him.”
“You mean, Zhang Yan led us here? This was a trap?” My heart sank, but I couldn’t figure out the matter yet.
“Don’t you think it’s too late now?” Li Mazi beamed a strange, sinister smile.
“What do you mean?”
A very bad premonition arose in my heart as I looked at Li Mazi’s strange countenance. I knew it was too late.
Li Mazi took out a dagger and directly stabbed me in the stomach. He coldly hissed, “Die!”
I felt something press against my stomach, but I didn’t feel any pain. I stooped and saw that Li Mazi’s dagger had just stabbed the compass I’d always brought with me.
Since his ambush had failed, he withdrew his dagger and tried to cut his throat. It seemed he was bewitched. The spirit knew that it only had one chance. Now that its chance was gone, it wanted to kill him.
“Damn you!” I grabbed Li Mazi’s wrist with one hand while pressing the index finger and the middle finger of the other hand together, swiftly poking his glabella.
Li Mazi’s eyes rolled to the back of his head, and he lost consciousness shortly after. I was afraid that the spirit would come back again, so I grabbed the Sirius Whip and cautiously watched around.
Five or six minutes later, Senior Shu panted and walked out of the park.
“She escaped,” he announced with a long face.
“It’s all right. I didn’t want to kill her tonight, anyway.” Senior Shu was back, and Li Mazi and I were safe. I exhaled in relief. “Do you know what’s causing the trouble here?”
“It’s a green shadow. I can tell it’s a woman wearing a green dress, but I didn’t see anything else. She was too fast…” Senior Shu then looked at Li Mazi and the dagger on the ground. He said faintly, “Kid, you have great luck!”
I smiled embarrassedly and pulled Li Mazi to the car to return to the hotel. To prevent Zhang Yan from coming and troubling us again at midnight, Senior Shu and I arranged a few defensive formations in Li Mazi’s room. If anything happened there, we would be alerted.
Normally, after a struggle with a spirit, I would be able to fall asleep quickly. However, even though I had rolled around on the bed for quite a long time, I couldn’t sleep. I thought I had forgotten something.
It wasn’t too late, so I texted Yin Xinyue and asked if she was sleeping. She called me immediately.
“Why are you not sleeping yet?” She was worried about me.
There was so much background noise on her side. It seemed she was shooting night scenes. I didn’t want to tell her about the situation here.
“Honey, you should try to finish early and not go to bed too late.” Then, I ended the call.
Although we were married, things weren’t much different from before. We were both busy with our careers. We had a sweet moment just now, but it wasn’t a good way to live like this. After this case, I would spend one or two years escorting her to anywhere she wanted to go. We would enjoy the skies and the waters. With this thought, I couldn’t help but smile.
The message ringtone suddenly sounded. I thought Yin Xinyue had sent me another text. I checked the phone and saw it was from Feng Yuanzheng!
Feng Yuanzheng!
I now knew why my mind couldn’t rest. Li Mazi told me that Feng Yuanzhang was murdered. However, he just sent me a text! What was going on?
Of course, Zhang Yan could have texted me. I directly called his number, but the call was declined. Then came another text: Master Zhang, I can’t receive calls now. I texted you to tell you that I think I know who that thing is!
“Who?” I shot up from my bed.
However, there was no reply from him for a long time. After pondering about the matter, I had no way to verify if the real Feng Yuanzheng had sent me the texts.
If he was in danger and we went there, it wouldn’t be different from entering the net ourselves. But if we didn’t go, I wouldn’t be able to rest my mind. Eventually, I knocked on Senior Shu’s door.
I explained the situation and asked, “What should we do?”
Senior Shu rubbed his head. “We’ll go. Why wouldn’t we?”
I was somewhat surprised. Soon, I understood his meaning. We didn’t care if it was a trap as we needed to see the face of that spirit to proceed further.
I questioned myself and thought that my courage had shrunk after getting married.
I called Li Qiushu to come to the hotel and take care of Li Mazi. I didn’t want to be worried about him while working. Then, I drove Senior Shu to Feng Yuanzheng’s house.
We arrived at the neighborhood entrance. I was about to call him when I heard a weak voice from behind. “Master Zhang, I’m here.”
I turned and saw Feng Yuanzheng crawling out of a flower bed. He moved slowly as though he was hurt. I hurried to help him up. The man had a pale face. His body was covered in flowers and dirt. It seemed he had been there for quite a long time. There were finger marks on his neck and dabs of blood on his collar.
“What happened?”
“I hid the truth from her, but your brother suddenly disclosed everything…” Feng Yuanzheng’s tone was full of blame toward Li Mazi.
Embarrassedly, I told him, “My brother was bewitched. Please forgive him.”
“Yeah? Zhang Yan strangled me. Look at my neck. I couldn’t wiggle off her reach. She was strangely strong at that time.”
Feng Yuanzheng was strangled until he lost consciousness. He was then thrown into the bathroom. When he woke up, he crawled out and found that the TV in the living room was on. He carefully tiptoed there and saw Zhang Yan sitting on the sofa, watching TV. While watching, she was wiping her tears. She looked sad and strangely different. Her aura also changed as though she was another person.
“What program was she watching?” I asked.
Feng Yuanzheng didn’t think much and answered, “Feiyan of Han Palace. That television drama is too old. I have never seen her watch it before. But it seems she has been watching it over and over these days. I didn’t really pay attention to it at first. But now that so many things have happened, I think it could be a clue to the problem.”
I searched “Feiyan of Han Palace” on my phone. It was a soap opera about the love between Emperor Cheng of Han and his favorite concubine, Zhao Feiyan. It was also the story about the sisters Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede.
According to the legend, Zhao Feiyan was one of the most famous beauties in ancient times. She was a maid in Princess Yang’s residence. Emperor Cheng of Han happened to see her during a private visit. He was enchanted by Zhao Feiyan’s mesmerizing eyes and beautiful voice.
Moreover, with her slender and petite figure, she could perform various difficult dances. Legend has it that she could stand and dance in someone’s palm. It was also the reason Emperor Cheng of Han’s desire for conquest was aroused. The emperor visited her every night and didn’t want to leave her bed.
Later on, Emperor Cheng of Han heard that Zhao Feiyan had a younger sister called Zhao Hede, who was even more charming. He brought Zhao Hede to his harem. It turned out Zhao Hede was a lewd but smart woman. She seized Emperor Cheng’s heart, which put pressure on her older sister. In the end, she successfully took the position she coveted, leaving her sister to live in loneliness.
After reading the document, I linked the information to the iron swallow and Zhang Yan’s current nasty personality. I thought it was Zhao Feiyan’s spirit that had troubled us. “Senior Shu, what should we do now?”
“Do you still need to ask? Go beat her!”
Senior Shu took the lead to the neighborhood. The two of us scurried after him. When we reached their house, Senior Shu and I put on some Yang Concealing Talismans. Feng Yuanzheng showed us the way to climb up the water pipe to reach their bathroom.
Then, I heard a woman crying in the living room. I peeped through the door slit. It was as Feng Yuanzheng had described. Zhang Yan was watching “Feiyan of the Han Palace” with tears in her eyes.
Her body was emitting green gas, which made the temperature of the room drop sharply.
Ever since we had accepted this case, we hadn’t seen the face of the spirit yet. Finally, there was a trace of her. I hurriedly smeared some drops of ox tears on my eyelids. A petite woman wearing a green dress sat next to Zhang Yan, watching TV. Her eyes were full of desperation.
After I confirmed that she was Zhao Feiyan, I retreated and asked Senior Shu, “Do you want to storm over there?”
“Just stay in this toilet. I’m going over there. Together, we’ll clamp her.” Then, he crawled out through the window.
“No matter what happens later, you have to stay here. If she comes near you, use this to hit the nape of her neck!” I typed my advice on my phone and showed it to Feng Yuanzheng. Then, I gave him the Peach Soul Flower.
Zhao Feiyan thought that Feng Yuanzheng was dead, so she wouldn’t be aware of him. Since she was using a human body, she inherited its weaknesses. If Feng Yuanzheng were able to hit Zhang Yan with the Peach Soul Flower, he would be able to exorcise Zhao Feiyan’s soul!
Feng Yuanzheng understood my idea. He laid down. I didn’t mind him anymore and was ready to take action with the Yin and Yang Umbrella in my hands. After a few encounters, I already knew that it was impossible to use the Sirius Whip to deal with Zhao Feiyan.
Zhao Feiyan was still crying, and Senior Shu hadn’t done anything yet. I became anxious as the effective time of the Yang Concealing Talisman was almost over.
After around ten minutes, Zhao Feiyan suddenly shot a look at the toilet. My heart sank. I lowered my head and found that the Yang Concealing Talisman’s power was gone, which exposed my Yang energy!
For the time being, I didn’t know what to do. Then, the door of the bedroom behind Zhao Feiyan suddenly sprang open. Senior Shu jumped out and shouted, “Evil creature! Today is your death day!”
After we left the park, I was worried that Senior Shu wouldn’t be able to deal with Zhang Yan alone. I untied Li Mazi and told him to drive away to find Feng Yuanzheng.
Then, I turned and ran back to the park. Li Mazi grabbed me. He spoke up for the first time. In a low and dark voice, he said, “Feng Yuanzheng is dead.”
“What the heck?” I was stunned.
Li Mazi nodded. “When Feng Yuanzheng’s betrayal was discovered, Zhang Yan was so angry that she killed him.”
“You mean, Zhang Yan led us here? This was a trap?” My heart sank, but I couldn’t figure out the matter yet.
“Don’t you think it’s too late now?” Li Mazi beamed a strange, sinister smile.
“What do you mean?”
A very bad premonition arose in my heart as I looked at Li Mazi’s strange countenance. I knew it was too late.
Li Mazi took out a dagger and directly stabbed me in the stomach. He coldly hissed, “Die!”
I felt something press against my stomach, but I didn’t feel any pain. I stooped and saw that Li Mazi’s dagger had just stabbed the compass I’d always brought with me.
Since his ambush had failed, he withdrew his dagger and tried to cut his throat. It seemed he was bewitched. The spirit knew that it only had one chance. Now that its chance was gone, it wanted to kill him.
“Damn you!” I grabbed Li Mazi’s wrist with one hand while pressing the index finger and the middle finger of the other hand together, swiftly poking his glabella.
Li Mazi’s eyes rolled to the back of his head, and he lost consciousness shortly after. I was afraid that the spirit would come back again, so I grabbed the Sirius Whip and cautiously watched around.
Five or six minutes later, Senior Shu panted and walked out of the park.
“She escaped,” he announced with a long face.
“It’s all right. I didn’t want to kill her tonight, anyway.” Senior Shu was back, and Li Mazi and I were safe. I exhaled in relief. “Do you know what’s causing the trouble here?”
“It’s a green shadow. I can tell it’s a woman wearing a green dress, but I didn’t see anything else. She was too fast…” Senior Shu then looked at Li Mazi and the dagger on the ground. He said faintly, “Kid, you have great luck!”
I smiled embarrassedly and pulled Li Mazi to the car to return to the hotel. To prevent Zhang Yan from coming and troubling us again at midnight, Senior Shu and I arranged a few defensive formations in Li Mazi’s room. If anything happened there, we would be alerted.
Normally, after a struggle with a spirit, I would be able to fall asleep quickly. However, even though I had rolled around on the bed for quite a long time, I couldn’t sleep. I thought I had forgotten something.
It wasn’t too late, so I texted Yin Xinyue and asked if she was sleeping. She called me immediately.
“Why are you not sleeping yet?” She was worried about me.
There was so much background noise on her side. It seemed she was shooting night scenes. I didn’t want to tell her about the situation here.
“Honey, you should try to finish early and not go to bed too late.” Then, I ended the call.
Although we were married, things weren’t much different from before. We were both busy with our careers. We had a sweet moment just now, but it wasn’t a good way to live like this. After this case, I would spend one or two years escorting her to anywhere she wanted to go. We would enjoy the skies and the waters. With this thought, I couldn’t help but smile.
The message ringtone suddenly sounded. I thought Yin Xinyue had sent me another text. I checked the phone and saw it was from Feng Yuanzheng!
Feng Yuanzheng!
I now knew why my mind couldn’t rest. Li Mazi told me that Feng Yuanzhang was murdered. However, he just sent me a text! What was going on?
Of course, Zhang Yan could have texted me. I directly called his number, but the call was declined. Then came another text: Master Zhang, I can’t receive calls now. I texted you to tell you that I think I know who that thing is!
“Who?” I shot up from my bed.
However, there was no reply from him for a long time. After pondering about the matter, I had no way to verify if the real Feng Yuanzheng had sent me the texts.
If he was in danger and we went there, it wouldn’t be different from entering the net ourselves. But if we didn’t go, I wouldn’t be able to rest my mind. Eventually, I knocked on Senior Shu’s door.
I explained the situation and asked, “What should we do?”
Senior Shu rubbed his head. “We’ll go. Why wouldn’t we?”
I was somewhat surprised. Soon, I understood his meaning. We didn’t care if it was a trap as we needed to see the face of that spirit to proceed further.
I questioned myself and thought that my courage had shrunk after getting married.
I called Li Qiushu to come to the hotel and take care of Li Mazi. I didn’t want to be worried about him while working. Then, I drove Senior Shu to Feng Yuanzheng’s house.
We arrived at the neighborhood entrance. I was about to call him when I heard a weak voice from behind. “Master Zhang, I’m here.”
I turned and saw Feng Yuanzheng crawling out of a flower bed. He moved slowly as though he was hurt. I hurried to help him up. The man had a pale face. His body was covered in flowers and dirt. It seemed he had been there for quite a long time. There were finger marks on his neck and dabs of blood on his collar.
“What happened?”
“I hid the truth from her, but your brother suddenly disclosed everything…” Feng Yuanzheng’s tone was full of blame toward Li Mazi.
Embarrassedly, I told him, “My brother was bewitched. Please forgive him.”
“Yeah? Zhang Yan strangled me. Look at my neck. I couldn’t wiggle off her reach. She was strangely strong at that time.”
Feng Yuanzheng was strangled until he lost consciousness. He was then thrown into the bathroom. When he woke up, he crawled out and found that the TV in the living room was on. He carefully tiptoed there and saw Zhang Yan sitting on the sofa, watching TV. While watching, she was wiping her tears. She looked sad and strangely different. Her aura also changed as though she was another person.
“What program was she watching?” I asked.
Feng Yuanzheng didn’t think much and answered, “Feiyan of Han Palace. That television drama is too old. I have never seen her watch it before. But it seems she has been watching it over and over these days. I didn’t really pay attention to it at first. But now that so many things have happened, I think it could be a clue to the problem.”
I searched “Feiyan of Han Palace” on my phone. It was a soap opera about the love between Emperor Cheng of Han and his favorite concubine, Zhao Feiyan. It was also the story about the sisters Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede.
According to the legend, Zhao Feiyan was one of the most famous beauties in ancient times. She was a maid in Princess Yang’s residence. Emperor Cheng of Han happened to see her during a private visit. He was enchanted by Zhao Feiyan’s mesmerizing eyes and beautiful voice.
Moreover, with her slender and petite figure, she could perform various difficult dances. Legend has it that she could stand and dance in someone’s palm. It was also the reason Emperor Cheng of Han’s desire for conquest was aroused. The emperor visited her every night and didn’t want to leave her bed.
Later on, Emperor Cheng of Han heard that Zhao Feiyan had a younger sister called Zhao Hede, who was even more charming. He brought Zhao Hede to his harem. It turned out Zhao Hede was a lewd but smart woman. She seized Emperor Cheng’s heart, which put pressure on her older sister. In the end, she successfully took the position she coveted, leaving her sister to live in loneliness.
After reading the document, I linked the information to the iron swallow and Zhang Yan’s current nasty personality. I thought it was Zhao Feiyan’s spirit that had troubled us. “Senior Shu, what should we do now?”
“Do you still need to ask? Go beat her!”
Senior Shu took the lead to the neighborhood. The two of us scurried after him. When we reached their house, Senior Shu and I put on some Yang Concealing Talismans. Feng Yuanzheng showed us the way to climb up the water pipe to reach their bathroom.
Then, I heard a woman crying in the living room. I peeped through the door slit. It was as Feng Yuanzheng had described. Zhang Yan was watching “Feiyan of the Han Palace” with tears in her eyes.
Her body was emitting green gas, which made the temperature of the room drop sharply.
Ever since we had accepted this case, we hadn’t seen the face of the spirit yet. Finally, there was a trace of her. I hurriedly smeared some drops of ox tears on my eyelids. A petite woman wearing a green dress sat next to Zhang Yan, watching TV. Her eyes were full of desperation.
After I confirmed that she was Zhao Feiyan, I retreated and asked Senior Shu, “Do you want to storm over there?”
“Just stay in this toilet. I’m going over there. Together, we’ll clamp her.” Then, he crawled out through the window.
“No matter what happens later, you have to stay here. If she comes near you, use this to hit the nape of her neck!” I typed my advice on my phone and showed it to Feng Yuanzheng. Then, I gave him the Peach Soul Flower.
Zhao Feiyan thought that Feng Yuanzheng was dead, so she wouldn’t be aware of him. Since she was using a human body, she inherited its weaknesses. If Feng Yuanzheng were able to hit Zhang Yan with the Peach Soul Flower, he would be able to exorcise Zhao Feiyan’s soul!
Feng Yuanzheng understood my idea. He laid down. I didn’t mind him anymore and was ready to take action with the Yin and Yang Umbrella in my hands. After a few encounters, I already knew that it was impossible to use the Sirius Whip to deal with Zhao Feiyan.
Zhao Feiyan was still crying, and Senior Shu hadn’t done anything yet. I became anxious as the effective time of the Yang Concealing Talisman was almost over.
After around ten minutes, Zhao Feiyan suddenly shot a look at the toilet. My heart sank. I lowered my head and found that the Yang Concealing Talisman’s power was gone, which exposed my Yang energy!
For the time being, I didn’t know what to do. Then, the door of the bedroom behind Zhao Feiyan suddenly sprang open. Senior Shu jumped out and shouted, “Evil creature! Today is your death day!”
