Chapter 21

Chapter 21

Fang Nanan shook off her hand, his eyes suppressed with rage as he said coldly, “The facts are right before us, and you still want to make excuses?

“You used my son’s body to create a formation and caused Yuhan so much suffering. Once Yuhan’s soul returns to her body, I will definitely settle this debt with interest!”

If he weren’t in such a hurry to have his wife’s Soul Body return to its place, he would have loved to send this insane woman to hell right now!

After speaking, he turned to leave, but Secretary Zheng lunged forward again, hugging him tightly from behind and wailing, “Nanan, I did all of this because I love you! You can’t be this heartless to me!

“That bitch Wu Yuhan is already old and fading. Why are you still staying with her?!

“She’s already in her forties. This miscarriage was a sign from the heavens that they don’t want her to carry on your lineage!

“She definitely won’t be able to get pregnant again. You’ll never have children if you stay with her. Why don’t you accept me instead? I’ll bear you a son!”

Wu Yuhan had physical issues and had been unable to conceive for many years.

However, Fang Nanan had never cared about such things. How could he listen to Secretary Zheng’s nonsense?

Fang Nanan shook Secretary Zheng off again. His upbringing prevented him from hitting a woman, so he only roared in anger, “Even if Yuhan has lost the ability to bear children, she is still my wife.

“If you speak ill of her again, I’ll throw you off this balcony right now!”

Hearing him defend Wu Yuhan so fiercely, Secretary Zheng’s jealousy and hatred for her grew even stronger. She screamed like a madwoman, “You want to kill me? If you’re not afraid of going to prison, then do it!

“If you don’t do it today, I’ll dare to do it again next time! Next time, I’ll definitely find a way to kill her directly so you’ll never find her again!”

“You!”

No matter how good Fang Nanan’s temper was, he felt a murderous intent at this moment.

Xia Sheng saw what he was thinking and reached out a hand to stop him. “Mr. Fang, don’t be impulsive.”

She didn’t object to Fang Nanan dealing with Secretary Zheng, but killing her directly would lead to legal accountability, which would be disadvantageous for him.

Fang Nanan clenched his fists tightly but did not move.

Seeing him stop, Secretary Zheng suddenly laughed maniacally. “What, don’t you dare? Are you a coward?

“Fang Nanan, you’ve spurned my feelings. Sooner or later, I’ll make sure you and Wu Yuhan go to hell together!

“If I can’t have it, Wu Yuhan shouldn’t even dream of having it!”

Xia Sheng watched Secretary Zheng’s madness expressionlessly and asked coldly, “Have you forgotten that you aren’t the only one here who can kill without leaving a trace?”

Secretary Zheng sneered and said, “Are you trying to say you can draw out a soul just like I did?

“In order to make Wu Yuhan’s Living Soul leave her body, I turned her stillborn child into a Curse Fetus. I only succeeded in capturing her soul by acting when her mind and body were at their weakest.

“You haven’t made any preparations. Do you think you can just extract my soul directly?”

Xia Sheng raised an eyebrow. “Coincidentally, I happen to have that ability.”

Secretary Zheng’s entire body stiffened.

Xia Sheng continued eerily, “You must have been born with Yin-Yang Eyes and can see ghosts, right? Has it felt good these past few months, watching Wu Yuhan suffer as if her flesh were being sliced off bit by bit?

“You must be quite dissatisfied with the power of your half-finished product, right? Would you like to experience how painful a complete Soul-Locking Formation is?”

The Soul-Locking Formation Secretary Zheng had set up was merely a fragmented version she had scavenged from a stall on the Ancient Street. A true Soul-Locking Formation was far more powerful than the half-finished one she had laid out.

Hearing this, Secretary Zheng’s expression changed slightly. “Aren’t you a master? Aren’t you people of the Mystic Sect afraid of shortening your lifespan by doing such wicked things?”

“This isn’t wicked.” Xia Sheng raised her hand and placed it on Secretary Zheng’s brow, a strange, faint smile curling her lips. “This is called karmic retribution.”

She had originally intended to leave the aftermath for Fang Nanan and his wife to settle themselves.

But Secretary Zheng’s behavior was truly nauseating.

It had been a long time since she had been this angry.

Secretary Zheng instinctively tried to dodge Xia Sheng’s hand, only to find that her entire body was unable to move.
The next moment, a powerful suction hit, and she let out a cry of agony.

However, she only managed to utter a single syllable before her Soul Body was forcibly ripped from her physical form-a pain akin to having her flesh carved and bones stripped.

Xia Sheng controlled Secretary Zheng’s Living Soul with one hand while quickly setting up a formation with the other, tossing the Soul Body directly into it.

A sharp, shrill scream echoed in the room. Trapped within the formation, Secretary Zheng’s Living Soul twisted into a bizarre, grotesque shape.

Fang Nanan and Jiang Zhongqing, possessing no cultivation, could not see Secretary Zheng’s situation. Nevertheless, they felt a wave of icy coldness that made them shudder.

Jiang Zhongqing asked, “Little Celestial Master, what are you doing to Secretary Zheng?”

Xia Sheng replied, “I am simply making Secretary Zheng experience what Wu Yuhan went through, but doubled.”

“Will she die?”

“No. The formation will break automatically in two months. At that time, Secretary Zheng’s Soul Body will return to her body on its own.”

“You mentioned earlier that my sister-in-law’s body might not be the same after her soul returns. What about Secretary Zheng?”

“With my supplemental treatment, Madam Fang’s body will certainly return to its previous state. As for Secretary Zheng, at best, she will be plagued by chronic illness; at worst…”

Xia Sheng did not finish her sentence, but both Jiang Zhongqing and Fang Nanan already had the answer in their hearts.

Neither felt the slightest bit of pity for Secretary Zheng. After all, her actions had been too cruel. Xia Sheng was merely making her suffer the same harm she had inflicted upon Wu Yuhan.

The three of them left Secretary Zheng’s home. On the way back to the hospital, Fang Nanan called his subordinates, telling them that Secretary Zheng had suddenly fainted and instructing them to take her to the hospital.

Since they intended to fake a normal coma, they had to play the part fully.

Back in the hospital ward, Xia Sheng guided Wu Yuhan’s Living Soul back into her body. She then burned a piece of Talisman Paper, mixed the ashes with water, and had Fang Nanan feed it to her.

A few minutes later, Wu Yuhan slowly opened her eyes.

Seeing her husband holding her, Wu Yuhan’s vacant gaze gradually regained focus.

After a long moment of daze, her eyes slowly blurred with tears.

“Nanan…”

She had little memory of what had happened over the past few months.

She only vaguely remembered being trapped somewhere, where every second felt like the pain of being torn apart by chariots.

Now, lying in the warm hospital room with her husband by her side, a sudden sense of stability and security caused her to burst into tears instantly.

She wanted to tell her husband about her ordeal, but she didn’t know if it had been a dream or reality, and for a moment, she didn’t know where to start.

Hearing his wife’s voice again after three months, Fang Nanan felt as if he were dreaming. He wept with joy and pulled his wife into a tight embrace.

“Yuhan, you don’t need to say anything. I know. It’s my fault for being useless and letting you suffer all this time…”

Fang Nanan told Wu Yuhan everything that had happened today. After listening, Wu Yuhan remained silent for a long time, her heart a whirlwind of emotions, and she couldn’t help but cry again.

“Nanan, I finally managed to get pregnant this time, and the baby was already seven months old… If only I had been more careful, nothing would have happened to the child…”

At the thought that her child had been turned into a Curse Fetus by Secretary Zheng to use against her after its death, her heart felt as if it were being gouged by a knife.

Fang Nanan held his wife and comforted her, “It’s okay. If you really want a child, we can go to an orphanage and adopt one.”

Fang Nanan didn’t actually care much about having children, but Wu Yuhan loved them and had always wanted a complete family.

When she became pregnant this time, Fang Nanan had been worried about the dangers of her giving birth at an older age and had initially wanted her to have an abortion.

But Wu Yuhan had insisted on keeping the baby, so he could only agree.

In the end, they still couldn’t keep it.

Wu Yuhan knew there was nothing to be done about it and could only nod in agreement.

Xia Sheng suddenly spoke up. “You will have a child next year.”