Chapter 35: Not Even a Single Punctuation Mark Was Exaggerated

Mu Yunzhe and several bodyguards were lying on the ground, their faces ashen.

The four Taoist priests remained unconscious.

Yan Jue, Shen Zhiyin, and Assistant Ling, who were in the car, were unharmed.

Yan Qiao quickly walked over and first helped lay down Madam Mu.

Li Xiao immediately checked their condition.

Finding that they were still breathing, he silently let out a sigh of relief.

Someone had just attacked them.

Without wasting a single second, Yan Qiao sat down cross-legged at once.

After putting the person down, Yan Hao walked over to the car to check on his older brother.

He tapped on the car window. Yan Jue opened the door immediately.

“Big Brother, are you all okay? What happened to Young Master Mu and the others? Did you see someone attacking them?”

Yan Jue looked serious and shook his head. “I didn’t see anyone. They were talking, and then suddenly they just collapsed.”

“I wanted to get out and check what was going on, but I remembered Ah Qiao said no matter what happened, I must not get out of the car.”

He now felt extremely guilty, with a sense that he had stood by and done nothing while others were in danger.

“If it wasn’t people who attacked them, then it must have been some unclean things. Getting out wouldn’t have helped either.”

“They’re still breathing. Ah Qiao will definitely be able to save them! And they also had protective talismans on them,” Yan Hao comforted, likely having seen the guilt on his older brother’s face.

The car they were in was a safe space because earlier Yan Qiao had applied several talismans to it—inside and out.

Those ghosts and resentful spirits had no way of getting close.

Yan Qiao’s spiritual power was strong, and the talismans she drew were powerful too.

“Did everything go smoothly on your side?”

“Did you retrieve your sister-in-law’s soul?” Yan Jue asked with concern. This was about his fiancée’s life.

“Big Brother, the way you asked that made me a bit upset. Ah Qiao is so amazing—if she’s the one doing it personally, how could she not succeed? She’s already got it back, and she’ll come over in a bit to return it to Sister-in-law.”

Then Yan Hao enthusiastically described everything that had happened when they entered the village, speaking with lively gestures and vivid detail.

Watching his expression and listening to him, Yan Jue had a hard time believing it. Was it really that dramatic? Are you telling a story or what?

Sensing his brother’s skepticism, Yan Hao immediately explained seriously, “Big Brother, don’t doubt it. Not a single punctuation mark in what I just said was exaggerated. Ah Qiao is seriously amazing! She’s my idol now!”

Yan Jue pressed his lips together. “Mm, I believe you.”

“Ah Qiao is that amazing. I’m really happy too. At least now no one will dare to bully her.”

“Anyone who tries to bully Ah Qiao will have to step over my dead body first!” Yan Hao clenched his fist.

Yan Jue was a little troubled. Having such a dramatic little brother was honestly a headache. But seeing how calm and composed his little sister remained made him feel relieved.

Meanwhile, after checking on Mu Yunzhe and the others, Yan Qiao confirmed that they had been attacked by resentful spirits.

The spirits wanted to drain their life force or possess them.

But the protective talismans she had given them saved their lives.

Yan Qiao chanted a spell, then told Li Xiao to tap each of their foreheads three times. They suddenly woke up.

Their expressions looked like they had just woken from a nightmare, shocked and terrified, with sweat covering their foreheads.

“Are you alright? What happened?” Li Xiao frowned slightly.

He couldn’t understand why they had been attacked.

It didn’t seem like a distraction tactic either—waiting for Yan Qiao to enter the village and attacking while no one was guarding the rest. The Taoists were heavily injured and unable to defend themselves.

Mu Yunzhe’s previously dazed eyes finally started to regain focus.

“Ah Xiao, what happened to me? Did I see ghosts again?” Mu Yunzhe looked terrified. Why was he so unlucky?

“We just got here. I was about to ask you that. What happened before?” Li Xiao’s voice was low.

“I can’t remember clearly. We were just waiting here for you all to come out. Don’t know how long it had been, and then suddenly there was a strong gust of wind, the sky darkened, and I felt an icy chill.”

“At that moment, I knew something was wrong. I’ve felt this before.”

“But maybe the thing was really powerful. It wasn’t long before I felt something approaching me. Then, somehow, I blacked out.”

Yan Qiao listened calmly the entire time, without expressing any opinions.

“Go check on your parents.”

“I’m going to return your sister-in-law’s soul,” Yan Qiao said, standing up.

When Mu Yunzhe heard “parents,” he immediately got up. At that moment—plop—several protective talismans on him suddenly fell off.

Mu Yunzhe looked down and his face changed drastically.

All his protective talismans had faded in color.

That meant they had been used.

A chill ran down his spine. If it weren’t for these talismans, he didn’t know how many times he would have died.

But now was not the time to think about that. He had to check on his parents.

Yan Qiao also stood and walked over.

“Ah Qiao, what do you think happened to Yunzhe and the others just now?” Li Xiao asked curiously.

“It was those Taoists who escaped. They didn’t dare show themselves, and couldn’t beat the bodyguards. They might even get shot. So, they released the resentful spirits they had captured.”

“But the talismans on them gave the spirits little room to act.”

Yan Qiao rarely explained things so seriously. Every word was calm and clear.

To her, it seemed like none of this was a big deal.

Li Xiao pressed his lips together, his expression darkening. Looks like they would need to conduct a serious investigation into those people later.

Yan Qiao walked over to the car and spoke in her cool voice, “Lay her down flat on the ground.”

Yan Jue didn’t dare delay for even a second. Shen Zhiyin’s condition was getting worse by the minute.

Yan Qiao took out one soul and one spirit from her universe pouch.

Then sat down cross-legged and began reciting the soul-calling spell.

Yan Jue stood anxiously nearby, not daring to interrupt her.

“Big Brother, don’t worry. Once Ah Qiao makes a move, it never fails!” Yan Hao comforted again.

“Mm.”

After Yan Qiao finished chanting, she lit a talisman.

It looked very much like she was performing a ritual.

A few minutes later, once the talisman had burned completely, she finally stood up. “It’s done.”

“She might wake up in one or two hours.”

“In that case, let’s get going. The sky’s getting dark fast!” Yan Hao suggested.

Driving at night in a place like this was terrifying just to think about.

Even though Ah Qiao had already dealt with the ghosts in the village, there might be others lurking.

That inn back in town was already creepy enough.

“Mm, let’s leave as soon as possible.” Yan Qiao nodded coldly.

Meanwhile, they carried the four Taoists back into the car. Luckily, there were still a few empty seats in the bodyguards’ vehicle.

Yan Jue drove their car, and Assistant Ling drove the other one.

He hadn’t gotten out of the car earlier either.

Those two were in the best condition.

“Ah Qiao, let’s head straight back to Jiangcheng, okay?”

“Yes.”

“Daoist Yan, when will my parents wake up?” Mu Yunzhe asked worriedly.

“Noon tomorrow.”

“Alright.”

“Once they wake up, will they be able to describe what those bad Taoists looked like?” Yan Hao asked curiously.

Unexpectedly, Yan Qiao coldly denied it: “No.”

“Why not?