The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 428 Even if she's a demon, I'll accept it.

Knowing that the Rong family head was the key figure who knew the truth about his origins, Lang Jiuchuan became somewhat impatient, wishing he could rush to the Rong family immediately, grab him, and have his soul searched to see what was going on!

Seeing her like this, the ghost immediately said, "You must not be impulsive. The Xuan Clan's territory has a great formation. If you rush in recklessly, you may suffer a great loss. Moreover, I heard that it is protected by the will of our ancestors."

"Can't even ordinary people come as guests?"

"Of course not, an invitation is not considered an invasion."

Lang Jiuchuan's eyes darted around, and he said, "But what if I were a member of the Rong family? Surely the great formation wouldn't attack those with the Rong family bloodline!"

That seems to make sense.

“Trying to gain a big advantage with a small investment could lead to total defeat. The Rong family head is only at the Foundation Establishment stage, and it's his territory. You won't gain much advantage fighting him. If the entire clan joins forces against you, you'll be outnumbered and your energy will be depleted.” A Piao said, “I know you're anxious, but don't take unnecessary risks. There are better ways.”

"Oh?"

"Fourth Master Rong!"

Lang Jiuchuan was taken aback. She knew that Master Rong was a genius, but she had only heard about it. Now that A Piao had mentioned it, she murmured it to herself and quickly figured out what it meant.

"Are you trying to use Master Rong to cause infighting within the Rong family?" she asked, looking at Ah Piao. "He's a member of the Rong family, will he help us?"

"He's not helping us, he's helping himself," the ghost said calmly. "Even though the children were switched, you've been living a good life all this time, only suffering a terrible fate last year. That means that before you possessed her, apart from Madam Cui, very few people suspected her identity. She hid it well. If you're right, you are the child of Fourth Master Rong and Ren Yao. Does he know about this child's existence? If he does, a father wouldn't be completely indifferent, would he? Unless he's completely unaware!"

Lang Jiuchuan remained silent for a long while before chuckling, "How muddled must one be to not know what they've done?"

"You only know about your past life?" the ghost retorted.

Lang Jiuchuan stared wide-eyed: "I've lost my soul."

"What if his memories have also been tampered with, like those around Madam Cui? Why do they all believe that you were born to Madam Cui?"

Lang Jiuchuan didn't speak, but fell into deep thought again. She didn't understand why it would be so complicated to get a child. Why not just cast a spell to fake her death, then create a stillborn infant and steal the child's 'corpse'?

Especially since Cui was just an ordinary noblewoman from a powerful family, and she went into premature labor upon hearing of her husband's death, it was perfectly normal for her to give birth to a stillborn baby. Who would care whether a newborn in a powerful family had died or not?

But the person behind it all insisted on switching the bodies and using magic to deceive everyone, harming so many people. Aren't they afraid that the accumulated karma of killing will backfire on them?

This is foolish and illogical!

She raised this question.

A Piao was rarely stumped by the question. After pondering for a while, he said, "The Xuan Clan considers themselves superior and is arrogant. Perhaps they think that this action will never be discovered?"

Lang Jiuchuan shook his head; it was too far-fetched.

"Then something must have gone wrong, which would lead to a series of mistakes."

This explanation makes more sense. "Manager Piao, the water ghost sent a little ghost back to report that the Lang family has been surrounded by soldiers, and they want the girl to be handed over." Hong Niangzi suddenly appeared at the door of the private room, looking at Lang Jiuchuan with some fear. The girl's aura was even more frightening to the ghost than before, and she dared not get close.

Lang Jiuchuan's face darkened: "Surrounded?"

Well, forget about causing trouble at the Rong family's place; now our own stronghold has been attacked.

The ghost quickly replied, "Ever since the rumors spread that you have a bad reputation as a demon, I've had a water ghost keep an eye on things in the Lang family's area, just in case something happens that might hinder you."

"Your statement that the Lang family is under the protection of your Tongtian Pavilion is more effective than anything else. I'll go back and check first." Lang Jiuchuan got up and left.

The Lang family was in a state of panic, feeling as if disaster had struck them while they were sitting at home.

They were clearly observing mourning, and had just received an imperial edict posthumously conferring honors and rewards. It hadn't even been a month since that day, so why were they surrounded at their residence? The way they were being treated made it seem like they were about to rebel.

That's not right either. Their current crime is harboring evil spirits?

Lang Zhengping felt dizzy. Ever since the rumors started that his niece was a demon, his eyelids had been twitching, and he always felt that disaster was about to strike. Now, the anxiety he had been feeling finally died.

His eldest niece may have a bad mouth, but how could she be considered a demon who would bring chaos to the capital? What makes her so wicked?
Pooh!
He paced back and forth in the flower hall, his mouth blistered with anxiety. When Gao Ping rushed in from outside, he hurriedly asked, "How is it? Is there any news about Ninth Miss? Have you sent anyone out? If you see her, make sure she doesn't come back!"

Gao Ping shook his head and said, "My lord, all the gates are blocked. Our men can't get out at all. Commander Huang said he was acting under orders and refused to accept our red envelopes."

Lang Zhengping's expression changed.

This is troublesome!
At this moment, Cui, who looked sickly and pale, was helped in by two maids.

Lang Zhengping frowned and said, "Sister-in-law, why are you up? Go back and lie down first. You're still not well."

Cui asked weakly, "Brother, how is the situation outside?"

“The situation is not good. I can say that Ninth Sister has gone out to travel, and I am not afraid that they will come in to search the mansion. I am afraid that Ninth Sister will get the news and rush back. Wouldn’t that be walking into a trap?” Lang Zhengping blurted out, but then realized that his words were not right and quickly corrected himself: “No, it is that she has fallen into the trap of those vicious people.”

He smirked and said, "No, I have to go and talk to Commander Huang. How could they surround our manor just based on a rumor? This is too unfair and too unreasonable!"

He hurriedly walked out, but Cui called him back and said, "Brother, why don't you take this opportunity to tell everyone that we have already separated our branch?"

Lang Zhengping paused, turned abruptly, and scolded, "Foolish! When something happens, you say you're sending us out to protect yourselves. In your eyes, am I, your uncle, so useless? If word gets out, what will outsiders think of our Lang family? Or have you also believed the rumors outside and think that Ninth Sister is a demon? Such a good child, even if she is a demon, I'll accept it!"

He stormed out, but just as he stepped outside, a servant rushed in to report, "My lord, several Taoist priests have arrived outside the manor."

Lang Zhengping swayed. This was too much! Were they really going to capture his niece as a demon?

Before he could speak, his youngest son came running up in a hurry and shouted, "Dad, something bad has happened! Ninth Sister is back! I saw her when I crawled through the dog hole to go to the shop to find her."

(End of this chapter)