At this moment, the old lady put down the food in her hand and tore off the tablecloth in one go. All the plates on the table crashed to the ground and shattered. Leaning on the table with both hands, her eyes were blood - red as she let out strange growls that sent shivers down one's spine.
She stared at Wan Ruo. Disdain filled her eyes as she thought that a yellow - haired girl dared to show off. Looking to the side, she felt the powerful spiritual pressure from Bai Chen and was somewhat intimidated. She then said to Wan Ruo, "Yellow - haired girl, don't think you can meddle in other people's business just because you have someone backing you up!"
Someone backing me up? Who? Him? Is he backing me up? What nonsense! How did you figure that out? Just because he sits there like a big shot? I, the young lady, am also capable, okay! Wan Ruo was quite indignant when she heard what the evil spirit said.
"Stop spouting so much nonsense! You starving ghost, state your demands quickly. If I'm in a good mood, I might even burn some offerings for you! You'd better be sensible!" Wan Ruo threatened.
The evil ghost let out a series of mocking laughs and said eerily, "Demands? I have none. I have no memory. I don't know how I died, but I always feel so hungry, so hungry, so hungry. I guess I must have starved to death. How pitiful I am! So I just want to take revenge on this unfair world. Why can they feast on delicacies every day, with endless food and money? Why?"
A ghost without demands is the most difficult to deal with. If it had demands, one could satisfy them and drive it away, but for a ghost without any, one could only...
As soon as the evil ghost finished speaking, Wan Ruo quickly made a dart - like motion and nailed a talisman paper on the old lady's forehead, forcefully peeling the evil spirit out of her body.
Unexpectedly, this girl was quite capable. Bai Chen watched with great interest from the side.
Accompanied by howls of pain and anger, the evil ghost quickly rushed towards Wan Ruo. Wan Ruo took out a purification talisman and slapped it on the ghost's forehead, chanting the incantation, "Disciples' souls, guard my true self. Disperse!"
However, to her surprise, the purification talisman didn't work. Before Wan Ruo could react, the evil ghost was about to pass through her body, but was unexpectedly knocked back by something on her body and slammed heavily into the wall!
"Ah? What's going on?" The starving ghost seemed to be injured.
Wan Ruo's fox - shaped birthmark on her chest glowed red as if it had been cracked and then disappeared. It was as if a mysterious power in her body was awakening, and she became weak and fainted.
Just as Wan Ruo was about to fall, Bai Chen caught her in his arms. He gently pushed aside the stray hairs on her forehead. Somehow, the long - lost flame mark had appeared between her eyebrows!
"Why does she have such a powerful force in her body?" the starving ghost asked in confusion.
Bai Chen didn't even look at it and coldly said, "Is this something you should know? ... But I might even have to thank you. The seal on her body was accidentally broken by you!"
"What?"
Bai Chen said coldly, "It's useless to say more! She gave you a chance. Since you didn't cherish it, just disappear!"
As he spoke, he raised his palm, and a blue fireball instantly formed in it. As soon as he finished speaking, the blue fireball hit the evil ghost directly, and it instantly turned into ashes, leaving only a shrill scream!
After the calm returned, Bai Chen picked up Wan Ruo. A mysterious force snapped open the door, and Bai Chen walked out slowly, shocking Si Hongxi outside.
The servants of the Wangfu were hiding in the corners, observing the situation inside the room but not daring to get close.
Seeing that Wan Ruo was unconscious, Si Hongxi quickly stepped forward and asked with concern, "What's wrong with her? Is she okay?"
Seeing Si Hongxi's concern for Wan Ruo, Bai Chen coldly said, "She's fine. I'm here! You'd better worry more about the one inside!"
Hearing Bai Chen's words, Si Hongxi suddenly remembered that the imperial concubine was still inside and he didn't know how she was. He quickly rushed into the room.
At this time, the old imperial concubine was still lying on the dining table. Her figure had returned to normal. Seeing this, Si Hongxi quickly shouted, "Someone! Hurry up and summon the imperial physician!"
Not long after, Physician Li rushed over with his medicine chest and began to feel the pulse. Si Hongxi was very anxious when he saw the complicated expression on the physician's face. After feeling the pulse, Physician Li respectfully said, "Your Highness, may I have a word with you privately?"
"Physician Li, how is the imperial concubine now?"
"Your Highness, the imperial concubine's pulse is extremely weak. She is very frail. This must be the result of a serious illness. The imperial concubine is old, and after this ordeal, she's almost half - dead. I can only prescribe some tonics for her qi and blood first and see how it goes!"
Si Hongxi listened to the doctor's advice, nodded, and quickly ordered the servants to take the doctor to prescribe and decoct the medicine.
As for Wan Ruo, she was still unconscious. Bai Chen took her back to his residence and stayed by her side.
Yun Jiu took good care of her and asked worriedly, "My lord Bai Chen, will Miss Wan Ruo be okay?"
"The power of the inner core is very powerful. She can't fully accept it for the time being, so it's normal for her to fall into a coma. She just needs time to adapt! But it won't kill her. Don't worry!" Bai Chen replied as he looked at Wan Ruo.
At this time, Yun Yi happened to overhear their conversation outside the door. "Inner core? She's really not an ordinary person! This Bai Chen guy!" His brows furrowed as if he understood something, and a sly smile appeared on his lips.
Bai Chen seemed to sense the person outside but didn't pay any attention.
At night, Bai Chen calculated that the imperial concubine probably wouldn't survive the night. If the imperial concubine died like this, it would be a bad outcome after trying to save her.
"Yun Jiu, you stay here and take care of her. I'll go out for a while!" Bai Chen instructed.
"Okay."
Bai Chen transformed into a white fox and leaped across the rooftops in the dark night. He came to the Pingnan Wangfu. He removed a tile on the roof and observed the situation inside the room.
He saw that there were many servants guarding the imperial concubine's room, and even Si Hongxi was there.
Bai Chen blew a puff of immortal breath into the room. Suddenly, the candles in the room began to flicker non - stop. In a trance, everyone began to feel sleepy and fainted in a daze!
At this time, Bai Chen transformed back into a human form and entered the room. He looked at the imperial concubine lying on the bed. Her breath was very weak. He immediately injected spiritual energy into her body.
The imperial concubine's pale face gradually improved, and Bai Chen finally felt relieved. He then turned around and disappeared.
Bai Chen returned to Wan Ruo's residence. She was still unconscious, sweating profusely on her forehead. He sat down quietly and gently wiped the sweat from her forehead with his sleeve. This scene was just seen by Yun Jiu who had just returned from outside.
My goodness! What am I seeing? Did I see it right? Lord Bai Chen is wiping her sweat with his own sleeve?
Yun Jiu widened his eyes in disbelief. He was a person with a cleanliness fetish. Usually, if someone touched him, that person would end up in a really bad situation!
Is this what they call double - standards? "Tsk tsk tsk!" Yun Jiu was still sighing outside the door.
The next morning, Wan Ruo got up from the bed as if nothing had happened, as if she had just had a very long sleep and was feeling exhausted all over.
Seeing Bai Chen sitting by her bedside, she was very surprised. Why am I here? Wasn't I in the Wangfu?
Her head ached slightly, and Wan Ruo couldn't help but let out a soft cry, "Ah?" She shook her head.
At this time, a cold hand held Wan Ruo's wrist, and a soft voice said, "You're awake!"
Wan Ruo looked up and saw that Bai Chen was already awake. Before she could ask any questions, a servant's voice came from outside the door, "My lord Bai Chen, the Pingnan King is here to see Miss Wan Ruo!"