Stop pretending, the fake heiress is actually a master of metaphysics.

Shen Yingjia said, "When I was about seven years old, I fell into the artificial lake belonging to the Shen family."

"You know that lake? It's said to be man-made, but it's actually very deep. I can't swim, and I almost drowned in it when I fell in."

"That time, it was Shen Yingwei who saved me."

Shen Nian raised an eyebrow: "You want to ask if Shen Yingwei was the one who saved you back then?"

"right……"

Shen Yingjia couldn't understand it.

She jumped into the lake to save herself, nearly losing her own life in the process.

Why is it like this now...?

Was it because she changed after growing up, or because it wasn't actually her who saved her?

He was disoriented underwater at the time and only heard the servant say that Shen Yingwei had saved him.

"It was indeed her who saved you."

Shen Nian said.

Shen Yingjia let out a breath, unsure whether to feel joy or sorrow.

"However, she was the one who made you fall into the lake."

"She tampered with the lake."

Shen Yingjia choked on her breath again.

His face changed instantly, turning red and white in a spectacular display.

"...I understand. I'll transfer the money to you in a bit."

After saying this, Shen Yingjia hung up the phone.

He didn't ask Shen Yingwei why she did that.

He wasn't so simple as to not understand something—what else could it be for? For his unwavering protection and affection over the past seven or eight years, and for her more secure position in the Shen family.

The Shen family is also restless tonight.

Because someone had died, the butler specially arranged for twice the usual number of people to patrol the night.

However, strange things continued to happen one after another.

More than one servant saw the embroidered shoes that appeared in various places in the Shen family home.

Suppressing their fear, someone tried to put the embroidered shoes into the safe, but the shoes vanished into thin air the moment they were placed inside.

Faintly, one could still hear the mournful singing.

It gave people the creeps.

In Shen Yingchuan's room.

He lay motionless on the bed with his eyes closed and gauze wrapped around his forehead.

A pale white figure leaned against the headboard of his bed.

She stared intently at Shen Yingchuan, who lay unconscious on the bed, her eyes filled with both pain and resentment.

At the same time, everyone in the Shen family unanimously fell into a bizarre and fantastical nightmare.

Apart from Shen Zhaoxin and Shen Yingjia.

One of them had a calming talisman given by Shen Nian, and the other had a peace plaque drawn by Shen Nian.

I slept soundly without any dreams until dawn.

When the two went downstairs for breakfast, they saw that everyone in the Shen family, from the servants to the masters, had dark circles under their eyes and pale faces, as if their life force had been drained by something.

"What...what's wrong with you guys?"

Shen Zhaozhang asked in surprise.

Third Aunt said weakly, "Fourth Sister, we suspect that something unclean has entered the house."

"We're going to invite a few experts to take a look later. Didn't you have any nightmares last night?"

Shen Zhao thought to himself, "No, you know, ever since I used the talisman Nian Nian gave me, my sleep has been excellent."

Third Aunt said, "Do you think the spirit of that dead maid is still in the house, lingering and restless?"

Uncle said, "Don't talk nonsense. The maid's death has nothing to do with our family. The police have already investigated and concluded that she committed suicide."

"No matter what, it's really bad luck that something like this happened in the family. After we finish eating, I'll go and invite Master Chen over."

Master Liaochen was Shen Yingwei's master.

At this point, Shen Zhao thought to himself, "Are Yingwei and Yingchuan feeling better?"

They all knew that the eldest branch of the Shen family had gone to find Shen Nian yesterday, but had returned in disgrace.

Shen Yingwei's injuries looked frightening, but after calling a doctor, they turned out to be just some superficial wounds.

When someone asked Song Daiqing about Shen Yingwei's injuries, Song Daiqing paused for a moment and said, "She staged it herself; she fell down on her own."

In order to frame Shen Nian.

Song Daiqing didn't say this.

However, the Shen family is very clever, and considering that Shen Nian was unwilling to come back, they could easily guess what was going on.

Shen Yingchuan's injuries were actually more serious.

He hasn't woken up yet.

If Shen Nian were here, she might be able to see something.

The talisman that Shen Yingwei gave to Shen Yingchuan will not only bring disaster to Shen Yingchuan, but also some of the disasters that Shen Yingwei herself suffers will be transferred to Shen Yingchuan.

This is why Shen Yingwei described it as looking miserable, but in reality it was only a few superficial injuries.

It's similar to the method of exchanging lives, but not as thorough, and it's also easy to break.

Just throw the wooden sign away.

pity.

If you don't listen to the old man, you will suffer.

As for the owner of those embroidered shoes, they had nothing to do with Shen Yingwei.

However, if it weren't for Shen Yingwei, Shen Yingchuan would have been seriously injured and his breath would have been weak, or rather, his yang energy would have been weakened, and the female ghost wouldn't have been able to enter the Shen family and get close to Shen Yingchuan.

One link leads to another, each link is interconnected.

Shen Nian had no intention of getting involved in the Shen family's affairs, but the Shen family's problems came knocking on her door first.

That evening, she had just finished her live stream and was about to go to the dining room to eat the late-night snack she had asked the kitchen to make—rock sugar lotus seed soup—when she pushed open the door and entered a gray, ghostly realm.

A pair of snow-white embroidered shoes lay quietly behind her.

The Ghost Realm is a domain created by powerful ghosts. Unless one's strength far exceeds that of the Ghost Realm's master, one will be trapped within the Ghost Realm until death.

She heard hurried footsteps, as if something was running at full speed, followed by Gu Yuncheng's voice: "Master!! Brother!! Where are you?"

"Shen Nian?"

That's Gu Qiwen's voice.

Shen Nian frowned.

It seems this thing not only pulled her into the ghost realm, but also pulled Gu Yuncheng and the others in.

Strangely, despite being in this small space, they were unable to see each other.

The purpose is to make them anxious and panicked, so that they can't escape the ghost realm.

"What brings you here, sir? Why don't you come out and have a chat?"

No one answered her.

After waiting for a long time without seeing anyone, Shen Nian lost her patience. She took out an antique-looking peach wood sword from her storage ring and waved it around.

"break!"

The next moment, the entire ghost realm shattered like broken glass, and Shen Nian finally saw the two people trapped in the ghost realm.

They returned to the courtyard walkway.

Shen Nian formed hand seals and continued chanting the incantation: "Gather!"

A snow-white figure fell in front of the three like a rag, but made no sound, as if she had no physical form.

Shen Nian reached out and lifted her up, sneering, "Finally decided to come out?"

Gu Yuncheng's eyes widened: "Master, you know her?"

"I don't know him. We only met once."

Shen Nian said, "You were the one who trapped Shen Yingjia in the corridor that day, right?"

"You've already thrown the Shen family into chaos, what are you doing here now?"

Or is it that these days, vengeful ghosts don't need to cultivate; they can improve their cultivation simply by scaring people out of their wits?

"I……"

The female ghost stammered, "I have a request, and I hope the Immortal Lord will grant it."