Le Yao pressed her cherry-red lips together, relief showing on her lovely face. Since marrying into the Wan Family, this was the first time she had felt so secure and at ease.
Worried that Wan Changchun might grow suspicious, Hu Xiaotian dared not linger and hurried out of the courtyard.
Seeing him emerge, Wan Changchun asked in surprise, "So soon?"
"This is a place steeped in trouble, with far too much baleful energy," Hu Xiaotian said. "Even I dare not stay too long."
Hearing his grave tone, Wan Changchun believed almost every word. He glanced fearfully at the courtyard gate, then hurried away alongside Hu Xiaotian. After a few steps, he could not resist asking, "Lord Hu, what do you mean by too much baleful energy in that courtyard?"
"You're an ordinary mortal. Naturally, you can't see the mysteries within." Hu Xiaotian stopped and pointed toward Le Yao's courtyard. "Though the sun is shining brightly today, black energy coils above that courtyard, with gloomy clouds hanging over it."
Wan Changchun opened his eyes wide, but saw neither black energy nor gloomy clouds.
"The Wan Family has suffered so many misfortunes lately because wronged spirits linger here and refuse to leave," Hu Xiaotian said. "Unless they're driven away soon, I fear everyone in the Wan Residence will suffer terribly."
Wan Changchun shuddered at how serious he made it sound. As steward of the Wan Residence, he knew its affairs inside out. Seizing this opportunity, he asked quietly, "Can you break this predicament, Lord Hu?"
"What truly puzzles me," Hu Xiaotian said, "is why there are so many wronged spirits in the Wan Residence."
That single remark frightened Wan Changchun pale. The change in his expression did not escape Hu Xiaotian's eyes, and a thought stirred in his mind. Had someone besides