In the seventh lunar month, a crescent moon shone in the dark sky, reflecting the passing of ships and creating a shimmering water wave.

Even though it was autumn, the narrow cabin of the small boat was still hot and humid. Ting Lan took a round fan embroidered with gold butterflies and stood to fan the girl who was resting by the tea table.

The dim yellow candlelight swayed under the strength of the wind, reflecting on the face of the girl who was resting with her eyes closed.

She looked to be no more than seventeen years old and was petite; she huddled beside the tea table, with the back of her fleshy hand against her face; a jade bracelet fell on her snow-white wrist, and she was wearing a bright yellow gauze skirt and a shawl. The candlelight made her eyes look dazzling; her long eyelashes trembled a few times, before she opened her cat-like almond eyes.

She had an extremely beautiful face.

She had red lips, an up-turned nose, almond eyes, an oval face with a hint of baby fat, and skin as white as jade from a life of luxury, especially between her eyebrows, where she was born with a blood-red cinnabar mole, which was breathtakingly beautiful.

But her temper was as good as her beauty.

“Stop fanning me; it’s annoying!” As soon as the girl spoke, the calmness brought by the cinnabar mole on her face was completely destroyed. “You’re sightless.”

Ting Lan silently held the round fan; she was used to being scolded, so she silently stood aside and nodded.

The girl made another “tsk” sound.

Ting Lan’s body stiffened as Hua Zhuo impatiently spoke, “I told you that you have no vision. Do you really have no vision? What are you doing standing there? You are blocking the light of this princess!”

Ting Lan thought: You are not reading; how am I blocking your light?

She slowly found a place to sit.

As soon as she sat down, her slightly sore legs finally got a chance to rest. Ting Lan let out a sigh of relief and couldn’t help but steal a glance at the pretty girl curled up on the couch. Just as she was doubting something, she saw Hua Zhuo glare at her with her almond-shaped eyes, then she yelled, “What are you looking at!”

Ting Lan quickly lowered her head, feeling insane. How could she be considered kind? “Ting Lan is worried that Her Highness is seasick again.”

“It’s almost time to get off the ship; what are you worried about? Don’t worry,” the girl pushed the glass plate with cherries in front of Ting Lan.

Ting Lan didn’t understand her meaning. “Your Highness…”

“Eat; use this to block your mouth.”

This thing was so precious, Ting Lan dared not touch it. Hua Zhuo had already got down from the soft couch, and gently stroked the shawl as she spoke, “I’m going out for a walk. When I come back, if you haven’t finished eating ten, watch out for your skin.”

“Your Highness…”

“Don’t follow me; eat your cherries. I’ll go find Brother Ruyi.”

The sky was as dark as a curtain, with the crescent moon obscured by dark clouds. The young girl in a bright yellow dress carried a purple sandalwood hexagonal palace lantern and walked on a slightly unstable wooden board.

“How am I doing?”

She mentally asked the system.

“Xiao Bao, you did an exceptionally good job!”

Hua Zhuo smiled with curved eyes, revealing her small tiger teeth and a clear sense of foolishness.

After just a few days of getting along, the system found her cute.

“Zhuozhuo, the male lead, is watching the scenery on the deck at the end.”

Hua Zhuo nodded, and the emerald green ribbons hanging from both sides of her flying fairy bun swayed lightly. She quietly responded, “Got it.”

The girl looked like a little moon rabbit coming down from the moon; she briskly walked to get to the male lead, Xu Ruyi.

The system didn’t understand why she always seemed so carefree and happy.

But Hua Zhuo thought to herself, she had already died in her previous life, and she could still open her eyes with her original memories. Wasn’t it worth being happy?

This was comparable to winning a hundred million lottery tickets!

Three days ago, Hua Zhuo was trapped in this body by the system while suffering from vomiting and diarrhea due to seasickness.

For three days, she had been reading the novel she had transmigrated into, titled “Encountering Ghosts”. Although many parts of the story were blurred, she could still understand it.

In this world, there were people and ghosts, and the ones walking at this boundary were the Ghost Tamers.

The male lead Xu Ruyi was a prince who had been lost to the mortal world. He joined the Ghost Taming Sect and met his junior sister, the female lead Meng Qiuci. They were partners all the way, with a love-hate relationship from time to time. There were so many male and female supporting characters who fell in love with them that they fought each other until they were bloody.

And the original owner’s identity was Xu Ruyi’s half sister; she had an extremely noble status. She was the legitimate princess raised by the empress of the Great Qiu Dynasty. However, at the first sight of Xu Ruyi, she developed inappropriate feelings for him and decided to follow him through the rivers and lakes.

Hua Zhuo: Hmm…

Hua Zhuo was summoned by the original body’s resentment. If the original body’s wishes were fulfilled, Hua Zhuo could accumulate Yin virtue and be resurrected in the original world.

There were four wishes:

1. Be filial to my parents.

2. Tell Xu Ruyi my feelings.

3. Survive the crisis and pass away peacefully.

4. Go and scold that bitch named Liang Shanyuan every day and don’t let her feel happy!

Hua Zhuo didn’t even feel the original owner’s jealousy towards the female lead, Meng Qiuci.

Why did she hate Liang Shanyuan so much?

Because the original body had an extreme hatred for a woman named Liang Shanyuan, Hua Zhuo carefully flipped through the plot about Liang Shanyuan in this incomplete book and exclaimed: Wow.

Liang Shanyuan was the fifth young miss adopted by the magistrate’s family in Liyang County; she appeared in the third volume of Liang Mansion Ghost Story. Her importance wasn’t in the plot, nor was she the big boss of this story.

Her importance was her beauty.

She was so beautiful that it captivated both men and women. Men took a glance at her and went crazy, and women took another look and also went crazy. Even the male lead Xu Ruyi, who had never been close to women, couldn’t help but stare at her again and again, instantly arousing the original owner’s jealousy.

Hua Zhuo: …

“Does that sister know that Liang Shanyuan… is a murderer?”

System: “I don’t know, dear.”

“How can this be? Won’t you tell her?”

This was a murderer; couldn’t she change her wish?

“I can’t tell her, Zhuozhuo, the original body summoned you and then went into the path of reincarnation.”

Hua Zhuo could only handle this headache-inducing task. She observed that for now, completing the task of ‘surviving the crisis and dying peacefully’ was the top priority, and everything else could be done slowly.

After all, the original body died in the Liang Mansion Ghost Story.

Although this incomplete novel hadn’t accurately disclosed it, her intuition suggested that her death may have been related to Liang Shanyuan—

Her thoughts gradually faded, and she looked up.

In the clear night, the young man in white wore a dark red exorcism badge around his waist, and the woman behind him with the same white clothes and a beautiful face, were about to return to the cabin.

It was the seventh lunar month, so there weren’t many people on the deck late at night. Hua Zhuo, holding a rosewood hexagonal palace lantern, took small steps up and held onto Xu Ruyi’s hem; she smiled up at him and exclaimed, “Brother!”

Xu Ruyi was handsome; he was clearly a ghost tamer, but he had a clear and literary temperament. He was dressed in white and had a quiet but cold nature. He looked at his sister and nodded lightly.

“Zhuo’er, the ship is about to dock, and we will arrive at Liang Mansion tonight. Do you still feel uncomfortable?”

“I don’t feel uncomfortable, brother. I feel much better after seeing you.”

Meng Qiuci had a gentle nature and knew that the girl in front of her was the famous third princess of the current imperial court. She came with her identity hidden and was the half sister of her senior brother. She wanted to get along well with her, but somehow she always encountered obstacles.

The third princess didn’t like her.

Meng Qiuci thought that the princess was different from the straightforward sisters and junior sisters in the sect. Xu Ruyi saw her standing and turned back curiously.

“Qiuci, didn’t you say you found a mint sachet and wanted to give it to Zhuo’er?”

Seeing the girl in the bright yellow dress not looking at her kindly, Meng Qiu lowered her head and let out a “hmm.”.

She wanted to give it away, but when she saw Hua Zhuo, she retreated and didn’t know what to do.

Seeing Meng Qiuci’s actions, Hua Zhuo felt a little sad and clenched her fingers. During the silence, she mentally apologised to Meng Qiuci many times.

Meng Qiuci was different from other women because she had a simple and kind personality. But she couldn’t break the rules of the world; she had to do the same things the original owner did. However, Hua Zhuo was naturally kind-hearted.

“I don’t want anything given by outsiders. What good things can they give me?”

Hua Zhuo grabbed Xu Ruyi’s arm, but when she met Xu Ruyi’s disapproving gaze, she snorted at Meng Qiuci, who was rather listless behind him, and said the lines that the original body said, “It seems that you have never used good things.”

Hua Zhuo endured her heartache and handed over the emerald night pearl on her body. Facing Meng Qiu’s stunned gaze, the girl in the bright yellow dress coquettishly spoke, “What are you looking at? Go on! I’ll give it to you.”

“Zhuo’er…” Xu Ruyi was a little dissatisfied.

His younger sister was clingy, coquettish, and obedient to him, but she was domineering and disrespectful to outsiders. A few days ago, he received a letter from the palace, which revealed that Hua Zhuo was even more domineering in the palace. Beating and scolding servants were common, and it seemed that Hua Zhuo only listened to him.

He was worried about Meng Qiuci’s displeasure and was about to scold Hua Zhuo, but Hua Zhuo had already let go of him and handed over the rare emerald night pearl to Meng Qiuci.

Meng Qiuci’s eyes widened for a moment. The emerald night-shining pearl felt warm to the touch. She was afraid that it would break. “I, I don’t want to—”

As soon as the words fell, Hua Zhuo stared at her fiercely.

“You don’t want it?”

“I… I want…”

The arrogant girl snorted coldly with both hands around her chest, then she turned around, and went back, leaving Meng Qiuci holding the emerald night pearl, then she looked up at her senior brother with a bewildered expression.

This princess was indeed arrogant and domineering.

But somehow, she was hard to hate?

Hua Zhuo returned to the cabin.

Her thoughts were very simple.

Since she had to stick to her original behavior, she couldn’t help but feel uneasy; giving more gifts would make her happy.

Seeing that Ting Lan had indeed eaten ten cherries, Hua Zhuo nodded in satisfaction and directed Ting Lan to use the Qiankun bag to pack her things. Ting Lan had just eaten delicious food and had more energy to pack her things. She kept calling her “Third Princess” and only calmed down after getting off the boat, then she referred to her as “Third Miss.”.

If Hua Zhuo hadn’t been there, the brother and sister would have walked, taking an entire night to get there. But with Hua Zhuo around, the noble lady hired two luxurious carriages with a wave of her hand.

Hua Zhuo was served by Ting Lan all the way, and she forced Ting Lan to eat a lot of delicious food. Ting Lan got out of the car with a grin, unable to hold back her joy, and held the noble lady with her soft hands as she escorted her out of the carriage.

Hua Zhuo’s white moon-embroidered shoes stepped on the gravel ground; she felt a gust of cold night wind blowing past and as she looked up, she saw a mansion standing quietly before her in the darkness.

The vermilion gate was like thick red blood, and at night, the two white lanterns were like two bright tears, reflecting the black and upright characters on the wooden plaque.

——Liang Mansion.

Hua Zhuo pursed her lips slightly, feeling a little uneasy. Fortunately, Xu Ruyi arrived with Meng Qiuci at the right time. The four of them stepped up the stairs, and Xu Ruyi rang the doorbell.

Someone quickly opened the door with ease.

“Who is it?”

The servant yawned, rubbed his eyes, and looked around dazedly but saw the four good-looking people at the door under the moonlight. He was stunned for a moment, then he slapped his forehead and said, “Wait a moment, I’ll go call the master!”

“Okay.”

Xu Ruyi responded, and within a short while, the servant ran back with light and agile steps. This time, he was clearly much more alert and had a happy expression on his face.

“Our young mistress is awake. Four masters, the fifth lady is coming over. She knew that you four might come, so she stayed in the outer courtyard to rest for a night.”

This line was extremely familiar.

Hua Zhuo’s eyes flickered, and she heard a clear “ding dong” sound in her mind.

——Task 4: Go scold that cheap woman named Liang Shanyuan every day; don’t make her happy!

Sure enough.

But every day?

Today, today… did today count as well?

Inside the door, steady and regular footsteps could be heard. The servant turned around and respectfully stepped back but was unable to resist glancing at the passersby.

Because it was dark and time to go to bed, Liang Shanyuan was only wearing a plain long gown, with her jet-black hair draped behind her. She was thin and tall, yet she looked like a piece of thin paper. Her skin was pale, and she was holding a white lantern. She was dressed in white, with only her jet-black hair, black eyes, and red on her lips. She also wore white jade earrings, and as she walked over, she embodied the definition of a sick beauty to the fullest.

Approaching, with a calm aura, she curved her phoenix eyes slightly and bowed softly to them.

No one moved.

Others were amazed.

Hua Zhuo was afraid.

After all, she had never seen a real ghost.

She was sweating profusely and couldn’t help but clench her palms.

Yes, in the horror novel “Encountering Ghosts,” after the first volume of “Ghost Stories in the Liang Mansion,” the protagonist Liang Shanyuan, who remained by the side of the two main characters, was a ghost who had already died.

She had an extremely beautiful appearance and a profound knowledge of Taoism; everything was done based on her interest, which made the two protagonists, as ghost tamers, unaware of any strange phenomena throughout the entire process. Moreover, Liang Shanyuan had feelings for Xu Ruyi. With such a beautiful woman, who could truly refuse? Even if he was cold-hearted, Xu Ruyi was repeatedly seduced by her beauty, leading to the male and female protagonists’ ups and downs along the way.

Until the end. Liang Shanyuan finally dug out Xu Ruyi’s heart.

“It’s me.”

The beautiful woman in white clothes stained with blood raised her head. Her black hair was covered with blood, and strands of it stuck to her bloodstained white cheeks. She stood in a river of blood, her blood-stained hands holding a heart which was still slightly beating. At her feet was Xu Ruyi’s body with a hole where his heart should have been.

“I love eating human hearts the most! Especially… the heart of a royal son… hahaha!”

Heart-eating ghosts, in this world, were extremely vicious.

Although natural justice defeated evil afterwards, Liang Shanyuan’s terror still left a chilling impression.

Her terrifying point was her innate malice towards humans. Standing on a high place, she used her appearance to play around with living humans and then devoured them to the point of bones without flesh.

Hua Zhuo swallowed her saliva, and at this moment, she noticed a hint of inquiry in her gaze.

She met Liang Shanyuan’s pair of pitch-black eyes.

Hua Zhuo instinctively grabbed Ting Lan’s arm; Ting Lan was still sighing in her heart that there was such a peerless beauty in this small remote place. If it weren’t for the ghost master by her side, she would have misunderstood that she had entered the deep mountains and forests and knocked on the gate of a ghost house.

“My lady, Third Miss, what’s wrong with you?”

Everyone looked over at once.

Hua Zhuo felt a chill in her heart. Facing the gaze that she couldn’t ignore the most, she trembled and raised her index finger, snorting coldly.

Her cold snort, for some reason, sounded somewhat weak and powerless.

“Why are you all staring at her? Do you think she’s pretty?”

Hua Zhuo had a fierce look on her face, but with her bright yellow dress and flying fairy bun, she had no idea that in Liang Shanyuan’s eyes, she was like a chrysanthemum-crowned bird flying into the mansion.

She pressed the tip of her slender white thumb lightly on her lips as she looked at the bright yellow with her dark eyes, then she tilted her head slightly and smiled as she kindly opened her mouth to speak.

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I’m so excited for this!!!!!

I’ll update tomorrow with one or two chapters, I can’t wait to see how this goes 🤭