Chapter 194: Chapter 194: Today, I Will Purge You, Foul Spirit!

“Hah, simple! To break this spell, all I have to do is recite an incantation, and I guarantee she’ll be perfectly fine!”

Seeing Song Lianhe’s look of absolute certainty, Zhong Shimin let out an almost inaudible, mocking scoff.

“She’s lying! She must be lying!” Nanny Gui refused to believe a word this woman said. It didn’t matter if she was just putting on an act; even if she really did know witchcraft and sorcery, she couldn’t be allowed to succeed!

Song Lianhe rolled her eyes, spun around, and put her hands on her hips to face her. “Nanny Gui, you were the one who said I use sorcery, and now you’re the one saying I can’t break the spell! So you get to have it both ways, and whatever anyone else says is wrong? What, is Sui Ning City going to be renamed after the Gui family now?”

“You…”

“Insolent!”

Luo Fubang’s sharp rebuke made Nanny Gui’s face turn deathly pale.

“Old Master, you must not listen to her nonsense…”

“Heh heh, ’must not’?” Song Lianhe wasn’t intimidated in the slightest. She stared at Nanny Gui with a cold smile. “From the sound of it, Nanny Gui, you’re suggesting that the great Warlord of Sui Bei, the Heir North King enfeoffed by the Holy Emperor himself, the ruler of this Sui Ning City, must listen to a mere wet nurse?”

Nanny Gui’s eyes were practically splitting with rage as she glared at Song Lianhe. “Song Lianhe! Don’t you dare slander me!” With a THUD, she fell to her knees and crawled forward to grab Luo Fubang’s sleeve. “Old Master, please see the truth! This servant has never had the slightest thought of overstepping my bounds! I am completely loyal to Sui Ning City…”

Luo Fubang said nothing, only casting a cold glance at Nanny Gui.

Song Lianhe said impatiently, “Cheng Xidian only has half an hour left. Is Nanny Gui going to continue trying to prove her innocence here? Or are you going to save your precious goddaughter’s life?”

“You… I…”

Nanny Gui’s eyes flashed with panic. ’After what’s been said, if I don’t clear my name right now, I’m afraid the Old Master will grow suspicious of me! But Xidian…’

Luo Fubang suddenly called out, “Shimin!”

Zhong Shimin understood. “This subordinate will take Miss Song to see Thousand Commander Cheng now.”

Seeing Song Lianhe swagger off with Zhong Shimin, Nanny Gui grew anxious. “Old Master, she’s the one who released the snake! How could she possibly be trying to save Xidian? She must be using this as a chance to take her life!”

“If that’s the case, then let’s go and watch together,” Luo Fubang said slowly. “If she dares to try anything, she can accompany Xidian in death!”

“Old Master…”

For some reason, Nanny Gui was overcome with a sense of foreboding.

On the way to see Cheng Xidian, Zhong Shimin watched the slender woman walking ahead of him with an unreadable expression.

“Are you confident?”

Song Lianhe didn’t turn around, simply letting out a laugh. “Do you hope I am, or that I’m not?”

“…”

’Right,’ he thought, ’I’ll just pretend I never asked.’

“Don’t worry. We just formed a partnership. I won’t be meeting King Yan so easily.”

News that Song Lianhe was going to use witchcraft to save someone spread throughout the entire Prince Si Mansion in an instant.

As if intentionally trying to make a scene, Song Lianhe suddenly had Zhong Shimin order people to carry Cheng Xidian into the courtyard and prepare a variety of props.

Next came her solo performance.

Luo Fubang stood on a high platform, watching her every move carefully.

Nanny Gui didn’t dare to breathe, her hateful eyes staring daggers, wishing she could bore two holes right through Song Lianhe.

Song Lianhe first tossed the five grains to the sky. Then, chanting incantations under her breath, she began to shake a copper bell with her eyes closed. Next, she took a mouthful of wine and spat a long tongue of fire over a flame.

In short, she had perfected the routine of a folk shamanistic ritual.

Zhong Shimin stood behind the crowd with his arms crossed over his sword, watching her put on a show.

After circling Cheng Xidian once, Song Lianhe suddenly shouted, “Release!”

Cheng Xidian immediately let out a breath, and her eyes shot open as she sat up bolt upright. It was like a corpse jumping back to life, giving everyone a fright. Then, as if exhausted from a long struggle, she went limp and collapsed again.

“Wh-what’s going on?”

“Yeah, didn’t she wake up? Why did she collapse again?”

“Does this mean… she can’t be saved?”

On the high platform, Luo Fubang’s attention was also captured. Even if it was just a fake performance, this Song Lianhe seemed to have some real skill.

“This…”

Nanny Gui pointed down anxiously. “What happened to Xidian…”

Luo Fubang abruptly turned and walked down from the platform.

Nanny Gui hurried after him. When they reached the courtyard, she stood to the side, glaring daggers at Song Lianhe, waiting to see what other tricks she had up her sleeve.

At that moment, Song Lianhe took out a needle pouch and removed three silver needles. She inserted them into acupoints on Cheng Xidian’s head, throat, and chest. Then, she sprinkled some incense ash and, after another round of chanting, shouted, “Vile spirit, depart at once!”

Following this, Cheng Xidian let out another soft cry, and this time, she finally regained full consciousness.

“She’s awake! She’s awake!”

“Look, Thousand Commander Cheng is awake!”

“It’s a miracle!”

“Does she really know witchcraft?”

As Cheng Xidian opened her eyes and pushed herself up with her arms, the murmuring from the crowd grew louder.

Zhong Shimin’s lips curled into an ambiguous, mocking smile.

Nanny Gui was dumbfounded. “This… this…”

’Could it be? Does Song Lianhe really know sorcery?’

Luo Fubang watched impassively. ’How could this little girl’s petty tricks possibly escape my eyes?’

’The three needles were the key, as was the incense ash. The rest was just an act.’

’Still, to be able to neutralize the venom of a Five-step Snake with no preparation… she certainly has some ability.’

Before Cheng Xidian could even react, Song Lianhe took a bowl of black dog’s blood mixed with incense ash and dumped it right over her head. “You audacious evil spirit! How dare you possess the Thousand Commander’s body and use her to harm others! Leave at once! Or don’t blame me for being merciless!”

As she spoke, she grabbed a locust tree branch in each hand and began to whip Cheng Xidian ferociously!

“AHH—”

By the time Cheng Xidian realized what was happening, she had already been struck several times. She wanted to fight back, but whether it was because the snake venom hadn’t been fully purged or because this woman had done something to her, she was as limp as a pile of mud. Even trying to raise a hand to block the blows was a struggle.

“Thousand Commander!”

Her maidservant tried to rush forward to shield her, but Song Lianhe’s face hardened. “What, you don’t think your Thousand Commander has done enough evil deeds? If this spirit isn’t expelled today, she is certain to suffer a backlash in the future!”

Song Lianhe spoke in such a dead-serious tone that the maidservant shrank back.

Others might not have known, but Cheng Xidian knew perfectly well!

’There’s no evil spirit! This woman is just getting her revenge on purpose!’

After the whole ordeal, Cheng Xidian’s body was covered in welts from the branches. Song Lianhe had at least a shred of conscience and hadn’t aimed for her face. Even so, not only was Cheng Xidian injured, but she had also been publicly humiliated. Her hatred for Song Lianhe had reached its peak!

And with this “exorcism,” Song Lianhe cemented her identity as a “Witch Doctor.” Her fame skyrocketed in the Prince Si Mansion.

From then on, anyone with so much as a headache or a fever would immediately seek help from the “Witch Doctor.”

And Song Lianhe would only have to offer a little guidance, and their ailments would be cured instantly—more effective than any of the resident physicians in the city’s pharmacies!

For a time, no one remembered that she was the Young Master’s wife. They only knew her as the Witch Doctor from Ling’an City.

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