After the arranged marriage, I pampered the sickly regent.

Ye Qingzhu was startled and gripped the half of the jade pendant with even more force.

The sharp edge cut my finger, and blood dripped onto it. The jade pendant shimmered around it, and a cloud of black mist drifted out from it.

Ye Qingwu was astonished; if she wasn't mistaken, this black mist was malevolent energy.

But how could such an evil thing exist in this place?

Just as she was wondering where this malevolent energy was coming from, Ye Qingzhu suddenly launched an attack on her.

Ye Qingzhu's eyes were bloodshot and her face was contorted, as if she were being controlled.

Oh no, we must subdue Ye Qingzhu as soon as possible and expel the evil energy from her body, otherwise, if she escapes, more people will be affected.

Ye Qingwu then took out silver needles from her spatial storage. The silver needles contained a certain amount of spiritual energy, which was exactly the nemesis of these evil spirits.

With the acupuncture points sealed with silver needles, Ye Qingzhu, who was still struggling, gradually lost her strength.

But the crimson in its eyes had not faded, and it let out a sharp scream.

"Let me go! Ye Qingwu, I'm going to kill you!"

Without hesitation, Ye Qingwu took out a rope from her spatial storage and bound Ye Qingzhu tightly until Ye Qingzhu lost the ability to resist.

The next step is to force the evil energy out of Ye Qingzhu's body.

"Your Highness, are you alright here?"

Leng Feng, who was on guard outside, turned back when he heard the fighting.

Just as he was about to step forward, Ye Qingwu stopped him, saying, "Don't come any closer."

Leng Feng paused, perhaps because he was close enough to see Ye Qingzhu's current condition clearly.

The man's face was covered in countless black marks, and his eyes were bloodshot, making him look like a monster.

Ye Qingwu, on the other hand, had a serious expression, and apart from giving the order just now, there was not much emotional fluctuation on his face.

With a puzzled look, Leng Feng asked Ye Qingwu, "Your Highness, what's wrong with this person?"

It wasn't like this when he saw it just now, how could it be different in such a short time? It's really too strange.

Ye Qingwu was in no mood to explain so much to Leng Feng at this moment.

"You leave first, and I'll explain to you later."

Ye Qingwu said.

Once she draws the evil energy out of Ye Qingzhu's body, it will likely seek a new host.

When malevolent energy enters the body, it not only makes people lose their minds, but also increases their strength several times over. Ye Qingzhu is one thing, but she has no martial arts skills, so even if her strength is increased, it won't be much.

But cold air is different.

“But…” Leng Feng hesitated for a moment. Ye Qingzhu’s condition was clearly not right. He had promised his master to protect the princess’s safety. Wouldn’t leaving now be…

"Nothing but."

Seeing Leng Feng still standing there, Ye Qingwu said coldly, "Leng Feng, this is an order. Do you intend to disobey?"

Leng Feng shuddered, cupped his hands in greeting, and turned to leave.

Watching Leng Feng leave, Ye Qingwu breathed a sigh of relief and took out something from her spatial storage that could draw out malevolent energy.

Among them were talismans that she had stored in her previous life's space. It turned out that these things were no longer useful after she transmigrated into the book, but she never expected to use them at this time.

Before drawing out the evil energy, Ye Qingwu pasted a talisman on the door of the room where Zhan Sijing was, to prevent these evil spirits from affecting her.

After doing all this, she prepared to draw out the evil energy for Ye Qingzhu.

A sharp scream rang out, and a cloud of black energy emanated from Ye Qingzhu's body.

"princess?"

Just as Ye Qingwu was about to store the evil energy into her spatial dimension, she saw the person who suddenly appeared and felt a sense of foreboding. Didn't she say not to come over?

Why are you back again? This is such a hassle!

As the cold wind appeared, the black mist seemed to sense danger and rushed towards it like madmen.

Ye Qingwu didn't have time to think much. She immediately used the talismans and chanted the incantation. These talismans had been placed in the space for so long that their effects were already extraordinary.

The moment the talisman was waved, all the black energy was absorbed into it.

Ye Qingwu then burned the talisman paper, and only after doing all this did she breathe a sigh of relief.

We finally managed to extinguish that cloud of black energy.

Leng Feng stood there, dumbfounded by the scene. He only saw something black flying towards him, while the talisman that flew out of the princess's hand floated in mid-air, like a gourd, taking all of those things in.

"Your Highness, what just happened?"

"And what is this...?"

Ye Qingwu remained silent, her gaze icy as she looked at Leng Feng. She wondered if it was because she was usually too easygoing that Leng Feng dared to act this way after receiving orders.

If malevolent energy enters the body and is not dealt with in time, it will eventually absorb all the host's essence until the person dies.

If I hadn't reacted quickly, I would have been killed by that cold wind.

"Cold Wind, do you remember what I just said?"

Sensing Ye Qingwu's dissatisfaction, Leng Feng lowered his head and spoke apologetically.

"Your Highness, I only became worried after hearing the shouts; I never expected this to happen."

Ye Qingwu sighed helplessly, "Do you know that if that black energy flies into your body, you will turn into a monster?"

"That's why I asked you to leave."

Although Leng Feng didn't know what the black mist was, he felt terrified after hearing Ye Qingwu's description.

"Please punish me, Your Highness."

"That's all."

Ye Qingwu raised her hand, and considering that Leng Feng was only worried about her safety, she didn't pursue the matter any further.

"I hope the same thing doesn't happen again, otherwise if it does, I will not let it go easily."

After Ye Qingwu finished speaking, he walked towards Ye Qingzhu. The evil aura was eliminated, and the black marks on Ye Qingzhu's face also disappeared.

The half jade pendant was now just a clump of powder. Ye Qingwu looked grave. According to Ye Qingzhu's previous statement, these things had been snatched from Granny Chang.

The sudden fire in Granny Chang's courtyard must be related to this matter.

It could even be said that the occurrence of the malevolent energy must have been due to something done by Granny Chang.

No wonder she felt something was wrong when she first met Granny Chang; now that the evil aura has appeared, everything makes sense.

However, the presence of malevolent energy in this world signifies that many unrest will inevitably follow.

She feared that unrest would soon break out in the capital.

Ye Qingzhu also woke up from her coma at this time. When she saw that she was tightly bound by ropes and her body was stiff, she panicked.

Upon seeing Ye Qingwu, he immediately shouted loudly at her.

"Ye Qingwu, didn't I just make myself very clear? Granny Chang's matter has nothing to do with me."

"Besides, if you hadn't told me to deal with Granny Chang, I wouldn't be here."

So, it's all my fault now?

"Of course!" Ye Qingzhu said indignantly. "Anyway, I don't care, Ye Qingwu! I've become like this now."