Holding a lantern, guiding souls across, Lady Hou comes from the underworld.

The ghost baby's laughter was ethereal and pervasive.

Yu Lang escaped a disaster because Yan Zhengchu covered his eyes in time.

But Xiao Xizi, who was following behind, and several Golden Feather Guards were not so lucky.

"The eyes of a ghost baby can steal souls."

As soon as Yan Zhengchu finished explaining, he saw several people behind him walking into the darkness with blank stares.

Seeing this, he could only take out a few protective talismans from his body and strike them at the "possessed" people.

However, the talismans can only temporarily protect their bodies, but cannot awaken their controlled minds.

Left with no other choice, he took out the bell rope he had previously used to "summon the souls" from his pocket, and he and Yu Lang each held one end, temporarily trapping the group together.

The sound of the bells was just enough to drown out the laughter of the ghost baby, making them difficult to control.

Yu Lang gripped the bell tightly, afraid to let go, and asked nervously, "Taoist Master, what is a ghost infant? How could there be a ghost infant here?"

Yan Zhengchu glanced at the skeleton beside him and explained, "Remember? When Madam Du disappeared, she was about to give birth."

"so?"

"The child in her womb was born with resentment, and naturally became a ghost baby."

Yan Zhengchu added, "Moreover, this ghost infant must have absorbed a lot of yin energy, making it even more evil than ordinary malevolent ghosts and vengeful spirits."

Yu Lang became increasingly horrified as he listened, and dared not look around.

But soon, he noticed something amiss: "Master Yan, have you noticed? Miss Xia seems to have disappeared!"

Master Yan was so focused on the "possessed" group that he didn't notice Xia Ximo at all. It was only after Yu Lang reminded him that he remembered her.

"Yes, we just saw her following behind us, how did she suddenly disappear?"

Yu Lang said, "Could it be that Miss Xia has also been possessed by the ghost infant?"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Yan Zhengchu knew Xia Ximo's abilities and wasn't worried. He only speculated, "Miss Xia always prefers to act alone. She must have discovered something unexpected. There must be other evil spirits hiding in this secret room. You must stay close to me and not get separated."

Upon hearing this, Yu Lang quickly tried to get closer to Master Yan.

Xia Ximo was indeed following behind the two of them.

However, once inside the secret chamber, the scattered souls within the Soul-Crossing Lamp began to tremble restlessly, and if one was not careful, they would escape from the lamp.

Wuyou reminded, "It must have sensed the location of the main soul. Let's follow it; perhaps we'll find some clues."

So, without alerting anyone, Xia Ximo followed the wisp of soul.

The secret room was larger than she had imagined. Instead of blindly following along, she walked around while roughly sketching out the layout of the palace in her mind.

Estimate the distance from Ning'an Academy to Zhaoyang Academy, and then to Zhenxia Academy.

It turns out that the underground area is also interconnected, just like another "royal palace".

After walking a long way, the faint sound of a baby crying could be heard from the empty passageway.

Upon hearing the crying, even the scattered soul was momentarily stunned.

Then, they began to follow the sound.

Wuyou added, "It's a ghost baby."

Xia Ximo immediately realized the connection between the two.

When Du disappeared, she must have been imprisoned in this underground place. Therefore, this ghost baby must be her child.

Therefore, even if only a wisp of a soul remains, it will still be moved when it hears a child crying.

However, just then, footsteps sounded behind them.

Xia Ximo subconsciously turned around and, by the light in her hand, could see a familiar figure standing not far away.

It is Ren Fengjue.

"Miss Xia?"

The other person called her name and then quickly walked out of the darkness.

Upon seeing his face, Xia Ximo felt somewhat relieved and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Ren Fengjue explained, "Just now, I was waiting in the room for Yu Lang and Daoist Yan to return when a demon, impersonating you, lured me here..."

Xia Ximo frowned slightly: "Impersonating me?"

"If I hadn't been impersonating you, I probably wouldn't have fallen for it."

As Ren Fengjue spoke, he pointed in a direction: "Miss Xia, I think there's an exit ahead. Please follow me..."

With that, he turned around and began to lead the way.

Xia Ximo was still pondering the meaning behind his words when she realized what he meant and said, "We're not going out now."

Ren Fengjue paused slightly, turned around, and asked, "Didn't you come to see me?"

Xia Ximo explained, "The princess and Princess Wu are both missing. I suspect they are here too."

"Really? But I haven't found any trace of them along the way."

Xia Ximo didn't answer, but when she turned her head, she found that the wisp of soul was gone. She immediately asked Wuyou, "Where is that wisp of soul?"

Inside the Soul-Crossing Lamp, Wuyou trembled as she replied, "Mo...Gu, the person next to you...isn't the young marquis..."

Upon hearing this, Xia Ximo subconsciously looked towards "Ren Fengjue"...

The other person revealed a sinister smile, and then their entire face became blurry, and their features disappeared as well.

Wuyou exclaimed in surprise, "It's the Faceless Ghost!"

Xia Ximo frowned. Seeing the other party suddenly transform into a ferocious form and attack her, she grabbed the other party without hesitation and threw him against the wall.

The faceless ghost crashed against the wall, but then transformed into a black shadow and disappeared.

Wuyou immediately said, "This faceless demon is extremely cunning and adept at transformation. It can transform into the appearance of the person you wish to see, depending on your thoughts. Be careful to identify anyone you encounter later, and don't fall for its tricks again."

Xia Ximo pretended not to hear, but a strange feeling lingered in her heart.

She didn't want to admit that she had just been thinking about Ren Fengjue.

She didn't want to admit that she was being played by ghosts because of him.

I'm even more reluctant to admit it, but it's precisely because of enough trust that I lower my guard...

But then I thought, could it be that Ren Fengjue disappeared because he was tricked by this faceless ghost?

"Do you think you can find the Du family?"

Xia Ximo was already feeling somewhat irritated.

Wuyou sensed that she was in turmoil and dared not provoke her, only saying, "There are too many wronged souls here, I can't tell which one is her."

"Then just pick one."

"No need to look anymore." Wuyou suddenly changed her tone and said in a trembling voice, "...They're all here."

"Who's here?"

"Many ghosts are approaching this area, be careful!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a strong, eerie wind swept through the passageway, and fog began to rise beneath their feet.

Xia Ximo subconsciously squinted, and saw countless shadows slowly appearing on the wall.

A dark mist swirled before them, and as the mist drew near, a familiar yet eerie aura of malevolent energy swept over them.

She could clearly remember feeling it on the evil spirit in the Eastern Palace, dreaming about it on Yunhe Mountain, and also at the Zhong Mansion in Beiding County…

This familiar feeling instantly ignited the hatred in her heart.

So, before the ghost could get close, a mark appeared on her forehead, and the next second, a murderous intent appeared in the corner of her eye.