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Yu Niang choked, her words stuck in her throat.

"You go back first." Shui Qingyan turned around and walked in the direction of the cemetery.

Yu Niang came back to her senses as she stared blankly at Shui Qingyan's back as she gradually blended into the forest. How could the look in her eyes be so sharp? She didn't seem like a lady at all.

Although Yu Niang thought this in her heart, she still didn't dare to let Shui Qingyan go to the cemetery alone, so she immediately lifted her skirt and followed her.

The cemetery.

At night there were mad dogs looking for food, and there was a strong smell of rotting corpses.

Shui Qingyan was looking for the body of Sixth Senior Servant, the wet nurse, in the Windy Ridge. Yu Niang, on the other hand, had vomited to the point that she couldn't puke anymore.

With a "pu pu" sound, Shui Qingyan stomped her foot on the stomach of a rotten corpse, and a foul stench instantly came out. Shui Qingyan frowned, raised her foot, shook the maggots wiggling on her foot, and stepped on the head of another person, continuing her search.

As for Yun Niang, who had just finished puking, she turned around and saw this scene. She immediately clutched her chest, turning around to puke.

Shui Qingyan couldn't find Sixth Senior Servant's corpse after searching everywhere. She couldn't help but frown.

Right at this moment, the sound of dogs fighting came from afar. Shui Qingyan raised her head and looked over. Not far away, a few dogs were fighting over the ownership of a corpse.

Shui Qingyan glanced at the corpse. It had been bitten so hard that it had become unrecognizable. Intestines were all over the floor and there was no more meat on one of its legs.

Shui Qingyan looked away and was about to continue searching, but she suddenly raised her head and stared at the corpse in the distance.

There was a mole the size of a fingernail on the sole of the corpse, and Sixth Senior Servant's foot also had one.

At that moment, Shui Qingyan's hands and feet were ice-cold. Sixth Senior Servant had followed her for a lifetime, serving her like her own daughter. In the end, she had actually died without a complete corpse!

Shui Qingyan walked towards the corpse step by step, as if she was possessed by a demon. Her eyes were fixated on the corpse, each step containing an aura of death that could destroy the heavens and the earth.

The mad dogs, who were fighting, also noticed Shui Qingyan, and they immediately started growling at her, gritting their teeth as they watched her get closer and closer.

"Miss! "Be careful!" Yu Niang looked at Shui Qingyan, who was getting closer and closer to the mad dogs, and shouted in fear.

"Woof woof woof!" A few mad dogs pounced on Shui Qingyan. With a flick of her hands, three bamboo sticks emerged from each of her sleeves. With a cold smile, she raised them into the air, turned around, and shot sharp bamboo sticks into the eyes of several mad dogs.

The howls of the mad dogs rose and fell in succession in the chaotic cemetery, adding to the gloomy atmosphere of this place.

"You still want to leave alive after eating something you shouldn't have!" Shui Qingyan looked at the fleeing mad dogs and sneered. She lifted her head, took off the hairpin on her head, and chased after the three fleeing mad dogs.

"Miss!" Yu Niang was so frightened that she sat paralyzed on the ground. The darkness of the night engulfed Shui Qingyan's figure who was chasing after the mad dog.

Yu Niang could not imagine everything that had happened today. She also could not understand why the Miss had gone crazy. Could it be that the ghosts here had possessed her? As she thought about it, Yu Niang's eyes widened as she looked at the maddened dog that was fighting over the corpse. When she saw the large mole on the corpse's foot, she cried out, "Sixth Senior Servant!"

Yu Niang crawled over to the corpse that no longer had a face to look at while crying. Looking at Sixth Senior Servant's bloodied body and blurry face, Yu Niang covered her face in pain. How could she let Hong Hua and Cui Hua bury Sixth Senior Servant here? She should have buried Sixth Senior Servant herself!

After a while, Shui Qingyan came back with the tails of three mad dogs in her hands. From the fatal wounds of the three dogs, it could be seen that it was a fatal move. The golden hairpin pierced through the necks of two mad dogs and then stabbed into the heart of the third dog.

Shui Qingyan looked at Yu Niang who was covering her face and crying bitterly. She threw the mad dog aside and looked at the unrecognizable body of Sixth Senior Servant before pursing her lips.

After a long while, Shui Qingyan bent her knees. It was for no other reason but because Sixth Senior Servant had given her body fourteen years of maternal love.

"Miss." Yu Niang cried and could not speak. She could only get up and try to pull Shui Qingyan up. In her heart, Shui Qingyan was a young miss. How could she kneel for a servant, even if that servant was her wet nurse?

"Sixth Senior Servant should have received such a great gift." Shui Qingyan pushed Yu Niang away and supported her hand, then gave Sixth Senior Servant a heavy kowtow. "Qing Yan will use their blood to pay tribute to your soul. Nanny, rest in peace."

The wind from the forest carried away Shui Qingyan's vow along with it, along with the stench of corpses and the sound of leaves.

Shui Qingyan stood up. He took off his jacket and wrapped it around Sixth Senior Servant's body. Then, he picked up Sixth Senior Servant and left step by step.

Yu Niang sobbed softly as she followed behind Shui Qingyan. Such a young lady was so unfamiliar, and such a young lady was so comforting.

Shui Qingyan and Yu Niang brought Sixth Senior Servant's mutilated body to the city gate which had already been opened.

"Miss, it's almost time. I don't think we'll be able to enter the gate." Yu Niang said hoarsely.

Shui Qingyan touched Sixth Senior Servant's cold body and said slowly, "It's too cold in March. I've always been afraid of the cold. I can't let myself get frozen."

Yu Niang felt a pang in her heart when she heard this. She then knocked on the door.

"No one is allowed to enter the gate!" The cold voice of the soldiers came from above the city gate.

"We are the family members of Shui’s Marion, please do me a favor." Yu Niang's hoarse voice was blown away by the wind before it could reach the city walls.

"No one is allowed to enter the gate!" The man on the gate shouted again.

Shui Qingyan raised her head, her cold gaze piercing through the tall wall and meeting the eyes of the person on the city gate.

The pupils of the person on the city gate suddenly constricted, and then his eyes became empty.

At the same time, Shui Qingyan's face turned white, then red, and the smell of salt and rust rushed out of her throat.

The Eye Controlling Technique was taught to her by her master. She was told not to use it against others, or else she would suffer a backlash. However, her master had never mentioned this backlash. She had never tried to control someone, but today, she was willing to pay any price for Sixth Senior Servant's sake: "I am Fourth Miss of the Shui’s Marion, Shui Qingyan. Open the door."

"Open the door!" The person on the tower opened his mouth and spat out two words.

Immediately, a burst of noise came from the tower. It sounded like someone was questioning them, but it also seemed like someone was arguing. Shui Qingyan, on the other hand, had her eyes fixed on the person on the city gate tower, and a trace of strange pain could be felt on her face.

With a crunching sound, a small crack appeared on the thick and heavy city gate. A soldier walked over and said, "Hurry, hurry."

Shui Qingyan withdrew her gaze and retreated a few steps. She shook her head to clear it and brought Sixth Senior Servant's corpse into the city with her.

The moment Shui Qingyan averted her gaze, the people on the city gate tower fell down. Whether they were dead or alive was unknown.

Yu Niang followed Shui Qingyan in confusion. She didn't understand why she called that person. That person ignored her, and when Miss called that person, that person opened the door.

After entering the city, Shui Qingyan went straight to the coffin shop.

The shopkeeper was woken up from his sleep and was in a bad mood. He opened the door and scolded, "Who is it, staying up all night?"

"The dead don't sleep at night." The cold voice startled the manager so much that his entire body trembled.

The shopkeeper rubbed his eyes and opened his eyes to carefully search for the speaker. He saw a girl with a face covered in blood, staring at him with a cold glint in her eyes. There was even a faint smell of blood coming from the air.

"Ghosts!" The shopkeeper abruptly closed the door.

Shui Qingyan reacted quickly and lifted her leg to kick him. The storekeeper failed to close the door and got installed by the door instead. She took a few steps back and sat down on the ground.

Shui Qingyan frowned as she entered.

"No, don't come over here. This little one is only selling coffins. I have never done any heinous things." The storekeeper was still wailing like a ghost as he waved his hand at Shui Qingyan.

Shui Qingyan ignored him and swept her gaze across the room. She saw a row of ordinary coffins on the left side. On the right side, there was only a single coffin. It was made with fine workmanship and a bright color.

Golden Silk Wood, a natural insect-proof material. After sealing the coffin, it could protect the corpse from oxidation. It was the best coffin for rich people.

Shui Qingyan carried Sixth Senior Servant's corpse and walked over.

Yu Niang looked at the shopkeeper and said, "Shopkeeper, we're not ghosts. Let's buy a coffin."

The shopkeeper saw through the gap between his fingers that the one who spoke was a clean and fair woman in her thirties. He slowly lowered his hand and asked, "You, who are you?"

"Go prepare the shroud." Shui Qingyan placed Sixth Senior Servant on the ground and turned around to look at the shopkeeper.

"Ah!" When the manager saw Shui Qingyan's face, he screamed yet again.

Shui Qingyan did not understand.

"Miss! What happened to your face! " Stunned, Yu Niang took a step back as she stared at Shui Qingyan, whose face was flushed red with blood.

Shui Qingyan raised her hand and touched her face. She could vaguely feel the bulging veins.

"Is this the backlash of the Eye Controlling Technique on a person?" Shui Qingyan thought to herself.

"Miss." Yu Niang stared blankly at Shui Qingyan.

"No worries, let's invite someone to go home tomorrow." Shui Qingyan could only comfort Yu Niang like this. The ancients believed in the theory of ghosts and gods the most, so they could only use this to explain the strange look on their faces.

Yu Niang's eyes reddened as she walked to Shui Qingyan's side. She touched Shui Qingyan's face and said, "Miss, if Sixth Senior Servant knew that Miss had done this for her, she would have also died in peace."

Shui Qingyan looked at Yu Niang and pursed her lips, "It's alright. I'll change Sixth Senior Servant's clothes and bury her."

Yu Niang nodded.

After the two of them buried Sixth Senior Servant An, the sun had already risen high in the sky.

There was a small hill fifty miles outside the city that belonged to Shui Family. Shui Qingyan chose this plot of land and buried Sixth Senior Servant.

"Momo, I came to visit you with a generous gift in hand. You have to bless me so that I can complete the mission." Shui Qingyan was asleep and the corners of her mouth lifted into a smile.

Yu Niang followed behind Shui Qingyan. What did Shui Qingyan mean by that? Red Flower and Cui Hua probably wouldn't be able to live for long.

The owner of the coffin shop, whose entire body was covered in mud, sat on the ground. He glanced at the master and his servant before saying helplessly, "I've already dug the grave for you, and I've also given you the coffin. When will the silver you said arrive?"

Shui Qingyan glanced at the shopkeeper she caught in the middle of the night as a strong man. She raised her hand and tore off her skirt with a ripping sound. Then, she bit her finger and wrote a blood-written note. It was signed by the Fourth Miss of the Shui Family, Shui Qingyan.

After writing, Shui Qingyan threw the promissory note she wrote to the shopkeeper. "Find me at Shui’s Marion. If you don't have enough silver, go report it to the official. Tell her that the Fourth Miss of Shui Clan is not paying her debts."

The shopkeeper picked up the note and sighed in his heart doubtfully. Why did he meet these two fiends in the middle of the night? The fourth lady of the Shui clan was as beautiful as a flower and was one of the four beauties of the capital. How could she be the violent fiend before him?

Shui Qingyan ignored the conflicted expression in the shopkeeper's eyes. "If you dare touch Momo's grave, I will use the blood of your entire family to ask Momo for forgiveness for your crimes of alarming you." With that, he left in big strides.

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