The Double-Chapter 403 - 136: The Girl

The Copper Coin Sword went straight for Jiang Li!

Everyone gasped in unison, still unable to react, and Madam Jiang the Elder nearly fainted.

However, Jiang Li stood steadily, the tip of the sword stopping just at the tip of her nose. Although the Copper Coin Sword was not as sharp as a regular sword, the incident was so sudden that she remained unfazed. Still smiling, her face showed not a trace of panic.

Chongxu Daoist Master’s eyes widened in surprise. Before coming here, he had already learned quite a bit about Miss Jiang the Second. On the Inspection Field, she had managed to complete the archery on horseback despite the startled horse, showing her resolute nature, not easily dealt with like ordinary delicate ladies. But today’s incident was different from archery, even if Jiang Li wasn’t scared out of her wits, she should have shown surprise.

But she didn’t.

The girl’s spine was straight as a pen, like a young tree not yet fully grown, slender and fragile, yet with a determination that not even a raging storm could shake.

She even looked back at Chongxu Daoist Master following his gaze and nodded at him.

In that instant, a shiver crawled up the back of Chongxu Daoist Master. Although his purpose today was to brand Miss Jiang the Second with the reputation of harboring evil spirits, at this moment, he couldn’t help but wonder, even suspecting that perhaps Miss Jiang the Second really did possess some malevolent aura. She was too composed to be ordinary.

Jiang Yuanbai finally reacted, his eyebrows furrowed as he said, "Master Daoist, what is the meaning of this?"

The Copper Coin Sword still hovered in the air, its tip pointed unwaveringly at Jiang Li. Jiang Youyao covered her mouth and whispered softly, "This sword is pointing at Second Sister, could it be... could it be that Second Sister is the evil spirit?!"

"Silence!" Madam Jiang the Elder’s eyes flashed sternly: "Youyao, how can you unfairly tarnish your sister’s reputation without cause!"

Jiang Youyao hid behind Ji Shuran feeling wronged, while Ji Shuran comforted her by patting her hand. Lady Lu, watching the mother and daughter act this way, grew suspicious. The Ji mother and daughter were clearly unhappy with Jiang Li and were surely against her. But today, Chongxu Daoist Master was summoned by the emperor’s order, and the commotion in this courtyard was indeed too strange. The bell rang out without any wind, and the sword rose up to point at Jiang Li on its own. Lady Lu’s eyes held a hint of taboo.

Seeing is believing, and hearing is deceptive. If it were merely the reputation of Chongxu Daoist Master, naturally, others would not completely believe that he could truly perform exorcisms. But after he performed a series of actions, people couldn’t help but feel that the abilities of Chongxu Daoist Master were not all mere boast.

Chongxu Daoist Master reached out his hand, and the Copper Coin Sword, as if having eyes of its own, immediately "whooshed" back into his grasp. As if alive, and not an inanimate object. The people around fell silent as cicadas in winter, and Chongxu Daoist Master said to Jiang Yuanbai, "Lord Jiang... this..."

Jiang Yuanbai said, "Master Daoist, please feel free to speak your mind."

"The matter of exorcism need not be so straightforward. However, because the lurking evil spirit in your residence has not yet formed, it is extremely easy to discern. That is..." He looked toward Jiang Li, hesitation and uncertainty flickering in his gaze. That look, in the eyes of the others in the courtyard, instantly made them understand the implication.

"Master Daoist, what do you mean by that?" Madam Jiang the Elder asked.

"This young miss of the residence is now the host for the evil spirits," Chongxu Daoist Master said, looking at Jiang Li.

Now, all the servants in the courtyard turned their gazes towards Jiang Li. She could tell that among those looks were fear and disgust, as well as those treating her like a plague to be avoided.

Although she had warned Tonger beforehand, when Tonger heard this old Daoist starting to slander Jiang Li, she couldn’t help but defend her, saying, "Nonsense! How could our young miss be involved with evil spirits? You’re clearly slandering her!" ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

"Tonger." Jiang Li shook her head at her, then apologized to Madam Jiang the Elder, "My maid is overly protective of her master, I hope the old madam will not blame her."

"It’s all right," Madam Jiang the Elder said.

Ji Shuran watched, her brows imperceptibly knitted. At such a moment, with Jiang Li being accused of being an evil spirit, she was still worried about her maid. Did she really think she could safely extricate herself from this situation? This was no trivial matter.

Jiang Jingrui ignored Lady Lu’s warning gaze and spoke out, "Jiang Li is an evil spirit? Master Daoist, are you sure you’re not mistaken? Our Jiang Li has resided for eight years in the temple on Green City Mountain. That temple is a place of purity; how could an evil spirit emerge from somewhere pure?"

Lady Lu quickly slapped Jiang Jingrui on the arm.

After thinking it over, Jiang Yuanping also said, "Indeed, Master Daoist, my niece is usually very gentle and quiet, not at all like some kind of malevolent spirit."

Jiang Li was surprised that her Smiling Tiger of an uncle would speak up for her. But then she thought that if a monster truly emerged from their house, it wouldn’t reflect well on the Jiang Family’s reputation.