CHAPTER 93: CHAPTER 92: BACK FROM THE DEAD!

Mu Hongxuan forced a smile, unwillingly explaining, "No... there’s nothing. I will go report to the Prince that the princess has arrived."

He turned to leave.

"Wait!" Yu Nianzhao called out to him, "It’s just a few steps away, let’s go find him together."

Mu Hongxuan was on the verge of tears, he stopped in his tracks, and secretly gave Dongfang Chenyuan a glance.

Dongfang Chenyuan looked confused, thought for a moment, and returned two flirtatious glances.

Mu Hongxuan’s face turned livid, "..."

He really wanted to give this guy a good beating!

"Please, Princess, the Prince is in the interrogation room, but it’s quite bloody there, with corpses, so... otherwise, let me inform them first to spare the Princess from going inside."

As they approached closer to the interrogation room, Mu Hongxuan clasped his fists in front of her to stop her.

"Mu Hongxuan, there’s a fierce ghost pressing on your shoulder," Yu Nianzhao startled him with her words.

Mu Hongxuan froze in place, feeling as if his shoulder carried the weight of a thousand pounds.

"Princess, is it... really true?" He swallowed hard, unable to straighten his back.

"What do you think?" Yu Nianzhao calmly retorted, bypassing him to push open the door of the interrogation room.

Creek!

Stuffy humidity mixed with a strong smell of blood rushed towards them, a dazzling array of torture devices were all hanging on the walls and wooden racks, creating a sense of severity.

Yu Nianzhao glanced and saw Mr Chen hurriedly getting up while Xie Jiuxiao had his back to her, quickly dressing himself.

"Xie Jiuxiao, are you injured?" Yu Nianzhao frowned deeply, stepping forward to check his wound.

Xie Jiuxiao tightened his clothes, saying calmly, "I’m fine, it’s just some blood stains on me."

Yu Nianzhao stared at his white undergarments, clearly seeing the contours of his abs, snorted lightly, "Just changing clothes? Who would believe that? Then why is Mr Chen here?"

Mr Chen awkwardly chuckled, "I am here to..."

"To assess the injuries of the deceased."

"Oh, yes, yes, yes!"

"Haha... isn’t that the job of a coroner? Whom are you trying to fool here?"

Yu Nianzhao was not easy to deceive, in front of everyone, she ignored Xie Jiuxiao’s obstruction and lifted the hem of his clothes, revealing the dressed wound on his abdomen.

"Is this what you call not injured?" Yu Nianzhao pouted, instantly losing the mood to gather evil qi.

"It’s just a small wound, it doesn’t matter." Xie Jiuxiao’s cold gaze revealed some helplessness, knowing he couldn’t hide it for much longer.

"A small wound? If it was really just a small wound, would you not return home at night? Do you take me for a fool?" Yu Nianzhao looked at Mr Chen and asked, "Mr Chen, what exactly is the injury he sustained, just tell me honestly. I can’t understand what’s the point of hiding an injury, it’s better to just say it, it’s not like knowing will make me lose anything."

Mu Hongxuan dragged his heavy body inside, defending his Prince, "The Prince wanted to hide it initially to avoid worrying the Princess."

"Worry about what?" Yu Nianzhao raised an eyebrow.

"Uh, since the Prince is injured, naturally the Princess would be worried..." Mu Hongxuan nearly faltered.

"True! It’s something to be concerned about!" Yu Nianzhao lightly furrowed her brows, scrutinizing Xie Jiuxiao, "You belong to me, how can I allow others to harm you? No matter what, only I can hurt you!"

Her big supplement, if he gets damaged, then who’s going to provide her with evil qi?

Oh ho...

The guards who didn’t know better thought this was the Princess declaring her sovereignty, secretly laughing.

Xie Jiuxiao’s dim eyes flicked over, seeing clearly that Yu Nianzhao had no other feelings in her eyes, feeling both hurt and blocked.

Mr Chen was holding the medicine case, ready to flee at any moment, "The Prince’s abdomen looks clawed by some animal, the wound is not deep, but it’s worsening quickly, as if infected, the flesh is rotting very fast, and within a short time, I’ve already changed the Prince’s medication several times but the wound only gets worse. This is why the Prince didn’t return home last night."

"What? There’s actually such a thing?" Dongfang Chenyuan exclaimed in surprise, "I didn’t even know about this, no wonder Mu Hongxuan was giving me looks earlier."

Mu Hongxuan was speechless, holding his forehead, his glances had significance beyond the Prince’s injuries.

"Where’s the wound? Let me see." Yu Nianzhao immediately reached out, trying to remove the bandages on his wound.

Her fingertips touched Xie Jiuxiao’s firm muscles, Yu Nianzhao didn’t feel anything, focused on examining the wound, while Xie Jiuxiao tensed his body, proudly displaying his upright posture.

"This wound... has issues."

Seeing the dead qi attached to the wound, Yu Nianzhao furrowed her brows tightly, "The one who hurt you is no animal, but a corpse ghost!"

"Corpse ghost?" Dongfang Chenyuan’s eyes widened, "Is there still such a thing existing now? I remember hearing the ancestors say, corpse ghosts are the ones whose bodies have died, yet become fierce ghosts due to strong unwillingness and resentment, controlling their rigid bodies to wreak havoc."

"Commonly known as zombies!" Yu Nianzhao said, "These creatures are indeed rare, even if they exist, they should be in some wasteland or old tombs, even if they cause trouble, they need a chance that gathers nature’s spiritual energy to come out and do evil, unless... someone is deliberately practicing to create a corpse ghost, or it’s a corpse ghost that hasn’t fully formed yet."

"I wonder who has such courage to refine a corpse ghost?"

"The corpse ghost you’re talking about is right there!" Xie Jiuxiao casually pointed, Yu Nianzhao saw the body placed in the corner.

Yu Nianzhao took one look and realized there was something wrong with the body.

"The soul of this body is missing."

"Missing? Was it taken by ghost servants?"

"No! It was forcibly taken by someone."

Yu Nianzhao walked forward, carefully inspecting the body, discovering its form very peculiar.

She raised her hand to form a seal, a golden talisman appeared in mid-air, slowly descending onto the body.

Then...

Under a chilling cold wind, the body started undergoing astonishing changes.

The previously stagnant hair began to grow rapidly, hanging nails also extended quickly, the nails were black, as if stuffed with mud.

More terrifying was that the body’s originally closed eyes suddenly opened, staring dead at the beam, startling the nearby guards who immediately collapsed to the ground.

"This... this... this is a resurrection!" The guards were scared to death, wishing they could turn and run away.

Yu Nianzhao calmly asked, "Is this the gatekeeper who was killed?"

"Yes, he was found dead silently on the city tower during his night shift." Xie Jiuxiao walked forward, pulling off the white cloth covering the body, "Moreover, his heart was removed."