The uncle borrowed some merits, and the princess drew the talisman fiercely

When Lu Zhaoling first heard the name Xiaoyao, she thought that she was one of the former concubines of the retired emperor.

"Your mother originally let her leave the palace. She also said that she would find a reliable husband, have children, and live a happy life. How come her daughter is now working as a maid in the royal courtyard? And such a thing has happened."

After hearing what Zhou Shiyue and the others said, the emperor's face became a little solemn and he was obviously in a bad mood.

And Lu Zhaoling also figured out who Xiao Yao was from his previous questions.

It is obvious that the maid who was forced by Buhanda to stay with him and witnessed his bizarre death was Xiaoyao's daughter.

"Alright then. You can keep Shui Xin, the maid, in the palace for now. After all, her mother used to serve your mother wholeheartedly. You can also have someone investigate the situation in her family and find out why they let their daughter become a maid again."

"But if you find out that she's having a hard time, redeem the girl."

The emperor sighed after saying this.

Then he met the gazes of Lu Zhaoling and Yin Yunting.

He paused.

"that......"

"Master Ling, I heard that Buhanda's soul has been controlled and possessed by that poor maid. Will this affect her health? Also, will Buhanda harm that maid?"

The emperor is now feeling a little worried.

Long'er wanted Xiaoyao to live a good life back then, and he had long forgotten the existence of such a palace maid over the years. But now that he has met her this time, he has to protect her a little, out of consideration for the friendship they had in the past.

"We haven't seen anyone yet, so it's hard to say."

Lu Zhaoling frowned and said, "Buhanda, or the people who are controlling him, chose this person to possess. They must have some plan."

"Until the matter is accomplished, we will not put this girl in danger for the time being. However, if they are discovered, or if their matter is accomplished, it will be hard to say for sure."

"They might just kill the girl. That would make it easier for Buhanda's soul to escape and erase all traces of them. It also depends on how long he possesses her. If it's more than two weeks, the girl will be somewhat weakened and prone to illness in the future."

"If it lasts longer than 49 days, her chances of survival will be halved, and her luck will become very bad. For example, she will be more likely to encounter bad luck and ghosts."

Lu Zhaoling analyzed the matter very objectively.

It's just that when I was saying this, something suddenly came to my mind -

Zhou Shiyue took the maid to Prince Jin’s Mansion?

Yin Yunting listened for a moment and then spoke.

"The ghost officer is arresting souls. Can you pull Buhanda out directly? After all, we already know that he is possessed by that girl."

Just capture the soul directly.

After thinking about it, Lu Zhaoling felt convinced. The judge actually asked him?

However, she also felt it was quite fresh to suddenly find herself becoming the eldest sister of the Judge of the Underworld.

"It's definitely possible to pull Buhanda out directly," she said. "Master can do this, but it depends on whether the girl has any intention of resisting."

When the emperor heard her words, he was stunned.

"Who still disagrees with this?"

Who wants to be possessed by a ghost?

"Because they haven't found out whether this maid has any relationship with them."

After all, Buhanda's death was strange. He had had the soul-exorcising talisman in his body for half a year, which means that the person who drew the talisman may have come up with this plan a long time ago.

Buhanda himself might not know what the talisman was used for, and Lu Zhaoling felt that his cultivation level was not that high.

If the person behind the scenes originally planned to use him as a tool and the person to be possessed was also chosen, then who can guarantee that the possessed maid named Shui Xin is not an accomplice?

After all, she would actually be able to notice if there was something wrong with her body. She might go see a doctor, a Taoist priest, or a monk. There was always a chance that the soul in her body would be discovered.

"That's impossible. That child is Xiaoyao's daughter. How could she possibly be colluding with evil cultivators?"

However, the emperor was unwilling to believe this possibility.

He waved his hand and said, "Xiaoyao is a very kind woman, otherwise Long'er wouldn't have liked her so much back then."

"That's her mother," Lu Zhaoling added, "and that was Xiaoyao from twenty years ago, not the current one."

People's hearts are fickle, who knows?

They had previously believed that Aunt Yao had gone off to live a good life, and they didn't believe her daughter had sold herself into slavery again. Who knew if there had been any unexpected events?

"Master Ling, I don't understand something," the Emperor said. "Weren't you able to just beat out the demons that possessed those people before? Why is this Buhanda so much more troublesome now?"

"When a person dies suddenly of fright, after leaving their body, for a short while they remain only a soul, unconscious. In other words, they cannot yet be called a ghost."

Lu Zhaoling patiently explained, "That soul-exorcising talisman is meant to seal it in this state. So what's in that maid's body now is only Buhanda's soul, not the real, conscious ghost of Buhanda."

"If the person who drew the talisman is very skilled, the soul-exorcising talisman will have a certain power, which is to glue Buhanda's soul and the soul of the possessed person together. In this way, if he is expelled brutally, it will feel like the soul is being torn apart. During this process, the maid will feel excruciating pain."

She paused, emphasizing the description, "It will be so painful that it's unbearable, almost like dying. If she resists, it will be even more painful. So it must be her own will, and she must not resist in the middle of the process, for it to go smoothly."

Lu Zhaoling added, "My master is very kind-hearted. If he saw the girl crying in pain, he might not be able to use force."

Ah this...

The emperor immediately felt that this matter was tricky.

"Can you tell them this?"

What if Master Yin doesn’t know?

"Just tell me, my master should know this. He taught me this, how could he not know?"

The emperor quickly passed these words to Huaiyuan.

"Ayue, it sounds like that girl is going to suffer a great deal. Have someone take good care of her. If she knew there was an extra soul in her, she would definitely be very scared."

"Poor thing. She was already scared because she was forced to accompany Buhanda and watched him die. You should comfort her when you go back, okay?"

The voice of the retired emperor came from the tablet, and Rong Jingjing looked at Zhou Shiyue.

The other people present were all men, and they didn't think there was anything wrong with what the emperor said.

But Rong Jingjing was not happy.

Shui Xin was pitiful, and she sympathized with him, so—

"Your Highness, would you like to bring Shui Xin to Huai Garden? Miao Miao and I can comfort her."