Chapter 144 Pursuit

  The night wind was very cool, especially on such a strange night, with a female ghost standing in front of me, the coolness of the wind suddenly increased even more.

  "Are you waiting for someone?" Zhou Yuxiao hesitated for a long time before asking aloud, amidst the somewhat astonished gazes of the other three people.

  The female ghost's gaze shifted away from the wind between her fingers. In fact, the wind was invisible and intangible, so how could she see it?

  The female ghost looked at Zhou Yu Xiao and said slowly: "Yes, I am waiting for someone."

  Everyone frowned, and at this time, Shen Chengfeng's words made a group of people feel strange again: "Your clothes are not the attire of my Great Zhou Dynasty."

  As soon as this was said, Zhou Yuxiao and Huo Qimeng only noticed that the female ghost's costume was indeed different from the Great Zhou Dynasty. As for Yang Yu Xi, although he had discovered this point early on, he had long been frightened by the word "ghost", who would have thought to say this?

  The female ghost seemed to have not heard Shen Chengfeng's words, but instead raised her head to gaze at the moon, as if she was really waiting for someone to walk out of the moon.

  Zhou Yu Xiao turned her head and asked Shen Cheng Feng in a low voice: "Uncle Cheng Feng, what dynasty is she from by her clothing?"

  The one who answered Zhou Yu Xiao was Huo Qi Ma, and Huo Qi Ma's tone was very certain: "Chen Chao."

  "Chen dynasty?" Zhou Yu's eyebrows furrowed.

  On one side, Shen Chengfeng looked at Huo Qima with suspicion. All along, he hadn't paid much attention to Huo Qima, his focus had been on Zhou Yuxiao and Yang Yuexi, and in his heart, he didn't think much of Huo Qima. Only now, after hearing Huo Qima's confident words, did he start sizing her up, wondering why someone as young as Huo Qima knew about the Chen Dynasty.

  Chen Dynasty was the last unified dynasty before the Great Zhou, but there were still several hundred years of warlordism between them. Even Shen Chengfeng, who had read extensively on history, couldn't give a definitive answer for the time being, even though he suspected it might be the Chen Dynasty.

  But Hu Qiema said the answer with absolute certainty, how could Shen Chengfeng not be surprised.

  How could Shen Chengfeng have thought that Hu Qiema was a descendant of an ancient noble family, and the long years of the ancient noble family had witnessed the rise and fall of many dynasties, including the Chen Dynasty.

  Shen Chengfeng withdrew his gaze from observing Huo Qiema and looked at the female ghost again, but in his heart, he was secretly sighing.

  It seems that people around the princess are indeed not simple!

  In Shen Chengfeng's consciousness, Yang Yuxi and the other two were still led by Zhou Yuexiao, after all she was a princess.

  "Who are you waiting for?" Zhou Yu Xiao asked again.

  The female ghost this time only gave her a faint glance, but her body swept up to the sky, riding the wind far away, her hair fluttering behind her, just like the infinite flying thoughts in her heart.

  Zhou Yu Xiao watched as she gradually disappeared into the distance, furrowing her brow.

  Huǒ Qí Mǎ stepped forward and fixed her gaze on the horizon, saying: "We'll follow them!"

  "What?! No way!" Yang Yu Xi, who had been silent the whole time, immediately spoke out in opposition upon hearing this. He couldn't wait for that female ghost to get further away, let alone be willing to approach her voluntarily.

  "Idiot." Huo Qiema glanced at him, her face written all over with "protest invalid", and continued to say to herself, "The secret of Fenghui Town is probably on this female ghost's body. I want to figure it out, and...I always feel that it's not that simple in between, maybe there are other secrets."

  Zhou Yuxiao nodded slightly and said, "What you say makes sense."

  "What the hell does it have to do with you?! Can't you just mind your own business and not be so nosy, especially about a female ghost?!" Yang Yu Xi shouted loudly.

  Shen Chengfeng did not say a word, he wanted to hurry back to the capital as soon as possible, but it had to be said that the secret of Fenghui Peak also piqued his interest.

  As for ghosts and all that, he wasn't very concerned about it; after all, he had seen his fair share of dead people.

  "If you're afraid, then just stay here by yourself." Huo Qiema said lightly, then she suddenly turned her head back, the moonlight couldn't find her face, her face was shrouded in a gloomy aura, giving off an illusion that was even more terrifying than a ghost, "However, I don't guarantee that there aren't other ghosts on this mountain..."

  It's as if heaven is playing a trick on Yang Yu Xi, the woods behind her suddenly made a rustling sound.

  Yang Yu Xi's whole body trembled with fear, and he hastily turned his head back, only to see a huge dog head poking out from the bushes, barking happily at him. It was the little black dog that had disappeared earlier.

  "Hmph..." Zhou Yuxiao covered her mouth and smiled lightly, causing the moonlight to lose its color.

  "Damn it!" Yang Yu Xi cursed in frustration and embarrassment, scolding Xiao Hei.

  Huǒ Qí Mǎ let out a cold laugh and suddenly moved her body, dashing towards the distance.

  Yang Yu Xi's face turned black, but he couldn't bear to stay here any longer. He stomped his foot and transformed into a purple light that followed Huo Qi Ma as she left.

  Zhou Yuxiao held Xiao Hei in her arms, and Xiao Hei was originally very large. When she hugged him like this, he almost completely covered Zhou Yuxiao. Zhou Yuxiao said to Shen Chengfeng, "Uncle Chengfeng, let's follow them too."

  Shen Chengfeng nodded, but there was a hint of doubt in his eyes. He asked, "Your Highness, why did those two leave before you?"

  Zhou Yu Xiao smiled slightly and looked at Shen Cheng Feng, saying: "Uncle Cheng Feng, these two are not my subordinates, nor am I their leader. To be honest, it's actually me and Huo Qi Ma following Yang Yu Xi - wherever he goes, the two of us will follow."

  In the end, Zhou Yu's gaze had shifted from Shen Chengfeng's face to the vast expanse above, to that purple light spot flashing with thunder.

  Shen Chengfeng's face changed, although Yang Yuxi was not simple, he never thought that he would be the main character among these three people, and from the princess's tone, he was willing to follow him.

  Shen Chengfeng raised his head to look at Zhou Yuxiao, and at this moment he could only see Zhou Yuxiao's side face, but saw that in one of the autumn waters, threads of light were surging.

  It may be an illusion, but Shen Chengfeng felt that this gaze was somewhat similar to the gaze of the female ghost Wang Yue he saw earlier.

  The princess is also fourteen or fifteen years old this year... It's a lovely age...

  Shen Chengfeng hadn't had time to think further when his whole body shook, and he broke out in a cold sweat for no reason. He silently cursed himself: How dare I make such reckless guesses? It's simply unbearable!

  "Uncle Shen, what's wrong?" Zhou Yuxiao looked at Shen Chengfeng with some surprise.

  "Ah, nothing." Shen Chengfeng came back to himself and replied, "Princess, let's go too."

  "Uh-huh."

  …………………………

  The female ghost's cultivation was not as good as Yang Yuxi and others, but her flying speed was extremely fast. In fact, it didn't seem like she was flying at all, but rather the wind of the entire mountain was carrying her forward on its own accord. She was so light that it seemed as if she didn't exist at all.

  Huǒ Qí Mǎ Zhōu Yǔ Xiāo had to use all her strength to keep up, while Shěn Chéng Fēng was simply not powerful enough and was now being carried on the back of Yáng Yǔ Xī.

  Yes, it was Yang Yu Xi who carried him, Yang Yu Xi had cultivated the "Nine Heavens Step" given by Sha Huang, and his speed far surpassed Huo Qi Ma and Zhou Yu Xiao. So Huo Qi Ma very domineeringly threw Shen Cheng Feng on his back.

  Even carrying Shen Chengfeng on his back, Yang Yuxi's speed was no slower than Zhou Yuqiao Huojimama, which shows the power of "Jiuyitian Bu".

  The female ghost finally landed on the top of Fenghui Peak, Huo Qi Ma rushed over at full speed, Zhou Yu Xiao followed closely behind, and Yang Yu Xi, who had been flying in the front all along, fell to the last.

  "Yu Xi, what's wrong?" Shen Chengfeng asked from behind.

  Yang Yu Xi gave him a white eye, he didn't fawn on Shen Cheng Feng just because he was the Minister of War, Yang Yu Xi said in a bad tone: "Uncle, we're going to see a ghost, not a beauty, why are you in such a hurry?!"

  Shen Chengfeng: "......"

  "Really, really, women are just trouble!" Yang Yu Xi muttered to himself, although he was reluctant to get close to the mountain top, but the wind returned peak itself is not big, and the distance is not far, he dragged his feet, but still quickly arrived at the mountain top.

  Yang Yu Xi immediately saw three women on the ground, if female ghosts are also considered women...

  He deliberately chose a place far away from them to land and didn't move an inch in that direction for half a day.

  "What are you following me for?" The female ghost asked faintly with her back to the crowd.

  In front of the female ghost was an ancient well. The ancient well had already grown a thick layer of green moss, and the mouth of the well was shrouded in a faint white mist.

  "I want to ask you, are the strange occurrences in this village caused by you?" Huo Qiema asked, turning her face to look at the female ghost's back after giving Yang Yuxi a few disdainful glances.

  The female ghost was silent for a moment, then said: "Yes."

  "It's you after all." Huo Qiema's eyes slowly turned cold, but in fact, she wasn't driven by any sense of justice. She simply wanted to understand one thing.

  By her side, Zhou Yu Xiao's beautiful eyes showed some unwillingness to believe, she asked softly: "Why harm those civilians?"

  For some reason, Zhou Yuxiao always felt that the female ghost was not an evil being, so she didn't really believe that she would do those things.

  The female ghost fell silent for a moment, then slowly turned around, her indifferent eyes staring at Zhou Yu Xiao. After a long time, she slightly lowered her head and said, "That was the mistake I made when I couldn't think straight in the past. Now that I want to make up for it, there's no way."

  "Can't think of it?" Zhou Yu asked with a frown.

  Yang Yu Xi also followed Shen Cheng Feng over at this time, and upon hearing these words, he too became interested. He tilted his ear to listen, but still didn't really want to look at the female ghost.

  The female ghost's long eyelashes were covered with moonlight, each strand of which was so sorrowful. Her voice sounded like the most mournful erhu playing: "Girl, do you have a crush on someone?"

  Zhou Yu's heart suddenly skipped a beat, her pulse quickened for no reason, and her breathing gradually became rapid.

  Do you have someone in mind?

  Who is the person who flashed through your mind at this moment?

  Huǒ Qí Mǎ turned her head to look at Zhōu Yǔ Xiāo, who had grown up in a declining aristocratic family and was much more mature than people of the same age. At a glance, she understood what was going on.

  Then, Huo Qiema's gaze turned to the other side, looking at a certain idiot with a frightened face.

  At this time, the white idiot also seemed to have taken an interest in the female ghost's question. He carefully moved around the road and crept beside Zhou Yu Xiao, as if afraid of startling the female ghost.

  Then he stretched his neck, tilted his face and looked at Zhou Yu Xiao with a very gossipy tone and whispered:

  "Who do you like, Xiaoyu?"