The Double-Chapter 414 - 138 Divine Doctor_2

Jiang Li stood up.

She had been speaking with her head down, but now she suddenly lifted her head with an expressionless face, looking like a fierce ghost as she approached Chongxu Daoist Master step by step. Chongxu Daoist Master was so frightened that he retreated again and again, actually stumbled, and fell to the ground. Both hands propped up his body as he slowly crawled backward.

Jiang Li kept moving forward, step by step toward him. Chongxu Daoist Master seemed to see a person coming to claim his life, his tears and snot streaming down his face in a very sorry state, he said, "I’m just trying to make a living... it was... it was Consort Li who asked me to come to the residence for an exorcism. I never intended to offend anyone, please have mercy, sisters and brothers, and spare me..."

Everyone looked at him in amazement.

What’s going on? The Daoist’s words, do they imply he’s a fake Daoist?

The Jiang family members, however, suddenly understood. What Chongxu Daoist Master implied was that it was no coincidence that Consort Li had sent him to perform an exorcism. Why he came for the exorcism was probably aimed at Jiang Li from the very beginning. This Daoist was indeed a fake, but what he didn’t expect was to encounter real evil spirits today. Although it seemed that this evil spirit was actually someone from the Jiang Residence, or perhaps someone who had been harmed by Ji Shuran.

Suddenly, Jiang Li stopped in her tracks, her body going limp and collapsing. Tonger let out a cry of alarm and hurried over with Bai Xue to help Jiang Li up, only to see that her eyes were tightly closed, as if she had lost consciousness.

"Master, the young lady has fainted. Please, Master, call for a doctor to examine her," Tonger pleaded, crying, "The young lady cannot have any more mishaps."

It was then that Jiang Yuanbai came to his senses and said, "Get a letter, quickly fetch the doctor!" He had already lost one daughter and could not afford to lose another. Moreover, the affair of the past year was his fault; the truth was now out, and he could no longer face Jiang Li. How could he allow anything to happen to her again?

As the dark clouds dispersed, the candles and incense in the courtyard were also blown out by the wind. The wind dispersed the clouds and brought light, brightening the courtyard. The ghostly atmosphere from before was swept away, as if breathing life into the place, with the strange atmosphere vanishing. The brightening made everything seem less scary.

However, someone’s cries persisted.

Maternal Aunt Hu was crying, as was Baoqin. Jiang Bingji’s cries could be heard from afar inside the room, and Ji Shuran was also crying. The entire courtyard, filled with mourning and howling, was very lively. But not a single person felt any joy about it.

Chongxu Daoist Master hid behind a tree, his heart pounding tumultuously with fear. He had not expected that this residence would hold so many secrets. He had performed exorcisms for many noble families, which were actually to rid them of the ghosts in their hearts. As long as those people believed that Chongxu Daoist Master had removed the fierce ghosts for them, those whom they had killed would not come back to claim their lives, and his rituals would be infallible. Even so, Chongxu Daoist Master had never taken the initiative to inquire into the secrets of families.

The more he knew, the quicker he would die. Today, however, he had heard so many of the Chief Minister’s family’s secrets that he feared that even if he promised repeatedly not to reveal them, his life would not be spared. And then there was... his crime of deceiving the Emperor.

He must leave Yanjing City and the Jiang Residence quickly if he was to save his own life.

For the time being, no one paid any attention to Chongxu Daoist Master. Jiang Yuanbai maintained a stern face as he ordered Ji Shuran to be taken down and guarded without leaving her room. Then he went with others to see the doctor and have someone check what was wrong with Jiang Li. Since Jiang Li had already collapsed, the mysterious voice had not reappeared, which meant it had left. Although he did not know if it had left the Jiang Residence, it was not too late to have someone perform rituals later.

There were simply too many events that had unfolded today.

Maternal Aunt Hu was escorted back to her courtyard by Baoqin, staggering as she walked. In her hand, she held the trinket of Jiang Yueer that had been dug out from the flower bed by Jiang Li. Jiang Yuanbai watched her retreating figure, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he just sighed and held back the call to stop her.

After all, he had wronged her. As a husband and a father, he had been too much of a failure.

The doctor who came to see Jiang Li was startled upon seeing her, Jiang Li’s mouth and nose bleeding, which was very frightening. But after taking her pulse, the doctor was very puzzled; there seemed to be nothing wrong with Jiang Li, except that she was weak from loss of blood and appeared to have been frightened. The reason for the bleeding, however, was unclear. After all, it had already stopped by now, and she would be fine after drinking some tonic soup.

But Jiang Li slept for a full day and night.

When she woke up, only Bai Xue was by her side.

The room was filled with a sweet medicinal fragrance—it was not only medicine for nourishing the body, but also sweet and not too bitter. Jiang Li sat up, Bai Xue was dozing off at the table, and upon seeing Jiang Li rise, her sleepiness vanished instantly, she said, "Miss! You’re awake!"