"Curse the poison to kill the ghost?"
Although Bai Zheng didn't know much about Taoism, when she heard the incantation chanted by the white - browed Taoist priest, an inexplicable sense of unease welled up in her heart.
By this time, Zheng Yan's coffin had been lifted up, and the crushed strongman had been moved out.
Someone took out a long, blood - stained straw rope. Two Taoist priests stepped out of the encirclement, each holding one end of the blood - rope, pulling it taut. They flicked it along Zheng Yan's coffin bit by bit, leaving one blood mark after another.
As more and more blood marks were left on the coffin, from afar, Zheng Yan's coffin looked as if it had been tightly bound, which was truly shocking.
The wind had only subsided for a while. As the Taoist priests' actions became more and more coordinated, it came back again, even more violently than before.
The Marquis of Gaochang covered his face with his sleeve and frowned tightly. Despite the increasing wind blowing towards him, he still tried his best to keep his eyes open, staring intently at the Taoist priests' actions.
The long robe of the white - browed Taoist priest fluttered violently. He held the paper talismans, his body trembling more and more severely, and the speed of his lips moving became faster and faster.
Suddenly, a blue flame leaped up from the paper talisman. With the help of the strong wind, it instantly turned into a glaring golden color, burning all three paper talismans in the Taoist priest's hand to ashes.
Bai Zheng watched coldly. She roughly understood the Taoist priest's intention, and a sneer also appeared on her lips.
Strangely enough, after the paper talismans burned out, the originally strong wind also subsided. This allowed all the Taoist priests around the coffin to take out the paper talismans from their sleeves at the same time. The talismans were almost the same pattern as the one in the white - browed Taoist priest's hand just now, and they chanted in unison.
"I contain the heaven and earth. The curse of poison kills the ghost... The cursed god binds itself, the cursed ghost kills itself... The cursed poison disperses itself, the cursed curse extinguishes itself!"
This time, because the wind had died down, the Marquis of Gaochang finally clearly heard the content of the incantation chanted by the Taoist priests.
"Curse the poison to kill the ghost? No, this is..." In the distance, the Marquis of Gaochang's face suddenly changed drastically. He trembled violently all over. The Princess of Pingyang beside him was so angry that her eyes were about to burst. She shouted,
"You old Taoist priest, you actually use the spell to curse ghosts? You're going to make my Yan'er's soul be annihilated!"
But before they could step forward to stop them, the Taoist priests all raised the paper talismans in their hands and slapped them hard against the coffin in front of them.
"Rebellious fierce ghost, disperse and extinguish yourself!"
"No—" The Princess of Pingyang watched them firmly stick the paper talismans on Zheng Yan's coffin and let out a shrill scream.
"Yan'er!" The Marquis of Gaochang couldn't bear the shock. A sweet taste rose in his throat, and a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out of his mouth.
At this time, there was no one left in the courtyard. Even the servants of the Marquis of Gaochang's mansion had all fled.
The Princess of Pingyang had fainted, and the Marquis of Gaochang also collapsed on the ground after spitting out a large amount of blood.
Seeing this situation, Bai Zheng had no time to care about the Taoist priests. She had to run to the Marquis of Gaochang first and take out a handkerchief to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth.
"Yan'er..." But the Marquis of Gaochang opened his eyes and stared fixedly at Zheng Yan's coffin.
Following the Marquis of Gaochang's line of sight, Bai Zheng turned her head and found that the white - browed Taoist priest was holding a torch in his hand at some point.
The Taoist priest seemed to notice the Marquis of Gaochang's gaze. He showed a mysterious smile at him, and at the same time, he threw the torch onto Zheng Yan's coffin.
"Yan'er!" The Marquis of Gaochang suddenly got up and rushed forward a few steps. Then, like a mountain collapsing, he fell to the ground with a thud.
Bai Zheng quickly got up and watched coldly as the Taoist priests left. She said loudly, "Put out the fire!"
As soon as her voice fell, black figures came from all directions. The fierce fire on the coffin was quickly extinguished.
"Miss Bai, what should we do with these two? We didn't prepare a doctor." Lan Xun's gentle voice sounded behind Bai Zheng. There was a bit of helplessness in his voice.
Bai Zheng stood with her hands behind her back. Her ink - like hair fluttered in the wind. She stared into the distance at the increasingly thick dark clouds: "Have you delivered the message I asked you to?"
Lan Xun replied, "Mo Lian should be here soon."
Bai Zheng lowered her eyes. There was pity in her eyes as she looked at the Princess of Pingyang and the Marquis of Gaochang: "We've helped them this much. You can go back first."
"What about those Taoist priests..." Lan Xun couldn't help asking.
Bai Zheng waved her hand: "Don't interfere. The Marquis of Gaochang's mansion is not so useless that they can't handle such a small matter."
"Miss Bai, the fire has been put out." A black - clothed man knelt on one knee and reported.
"Is the coffin okay?" Bai Zheng looked back at the coffin. The originally gorgeous golden - silk nanmu had completely lost its original appearance. It was completely black and still emitting wisps of green smoke.
The black - clothed man lowered his head: "This nanmu is very flammable. Fortunately, the coffin is thick and the fire was put out in time. Although the outside has been burned, Miss Zheng's body inside is intact."
"That's good." Bai Zheng nodded.
As a modern person who was already used to cremation, Bai Zheng didn't care whether Zheng Yan's body had been burned or not.
But for the people of this era, cremation was unacceptable no matter what. Especially for the Marquis of Gaochang and the Princess of Pingyang, who had already lost their beloved daughter and felt full of guilt towards her, it would probably completely crush them.
But the Marquis of Gaochang couldn't fall. This pawn was sent to them by Feng Linche on his own initiative. If they didn't accept it and make good use of it, and wasted this good opportunity, they would really deserve to be struck by lightning.
"They're here!" Lan Xun listened quietly for a while and suddenly said.
"You can go." Bai Zheng nodded. Just as she was about to step forward to help the Princess of Pingyang up, a figure appeared in front of her.
"My Lord Marquis, Princess!" Mo Lian gasped for breath. Obviously, he had rushed here without stopping.
As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, his tightly - knitted eyebrows widened in disbelief when he saw Zheng Yan's coffin. His body staggered suddenly, and his eyes were instantly filled with a layer of blood - red. He trembled and stretched out his hand, trying to touch the still - warm coffin: "M, Miss..."
"Your miss is okay. You'd better come and take a look at the Marquis and the Princess first." Bai Zheng reminded calmly.
Hearing this, Mo Lian stopped his outstretched hand in mid - air. He turned his head. When his gaze swept over the unconscious Marquis of Gaochang and the Princess of Pingyang, he was shocked again.
"My Lord Marquis!" Mo Lian quickly stepped forward to help the Marquis of Gaochang up. He ordered the people who had followed him in, "Quickly carry the Marquis and the Princess into the room and go and invite a doctor."
"There aren't any good doctors in Yongding City." Bai Zheng kindly reminded.
Mo Lian paused and added, "Go and invite the imperial physician!"
Then he turned back and bowed deeply to Bai Zheng: "The Marquis of Gaochang's mansion will never forget Miss Bai's kindness today."
Bai Zheng watched as everyone in the courtyard of the Marquis of Gaochang's mansion was busy but not in a mess after Mo Lian came back. She couldn't help but smile: "I'm relieved now that you're back. I've met Miss Zheng a few times. I just helped her a little. It's not worth mentioning."