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

"it's me."

Inside the secret room, Zhao Wan's voice was cold and filled with intense hatred.

Ren Fengjue did not know why Du Shi suddenly possessed Zhao Wan, but he guessed that it must be related to the broken jade pendant.

As he pondered how to ask her questions, "Zhao Wan" leaned forward first and said viciously, "I see that this girl and that poisonous woman both like you quite a bit. Since you're someone they value, then I'll kill you first!"

She reached out and lunged at Ren Fengjue.

But the opponent was prepared and quite skilled; with a quick dodge, he easily avoided the attack.

However, Ren Fengjue's physical strength was already unusual because he had inhaled too much of the smoky smoke emitted by the red candles.

Although he had dodged the attack, he was clearly exhausted.

He hurriedly asked, "Ten years ago, you disappeared without a trace. There must be a hidden story behind it. What exactly happened that night? Tell me..."

Du didn't listen to anything and didn't give him a chance to catch his breath. She pounced on him again and grabbed his neck.

Ren Fengjue's breath hitched, and he said, "I know you harbor resentment, and I can help you!"

Du sneered, and before he could finish speaking, she stretched out her other hand and increased the pressure...

Just as she was about to strangle him to death, a white light emanated from Ren Fengjue's body, forcing Madam Du to let go and temporarily avoid the attack.

Then, the white light transformed into a pure white jade sword, which blocked his way.

Although Du was not afraid of his pure yang body, she still felt fear when she saw this sword that was used to slay demons and evil spirits.

She couldn't help but ask, "Who exactly are you?"

Ren Fengjue was nearly strangled to death by her; he coughed for a while before recovering.

Knowing that his uncle was helping him, he breathed a sigh of relief and said to Madam Du, "Since you can't kill me, you might as well tell me your grievances. As long as I can get out, I will definitely reveal the truth to the public."

Du hesitated for a moment, then said coldly, "You can't get out. I've been trapped in this place for ten years, and even my soul can't get out."

"Where exactly is this place?"

"Underground of the Prince's Mansion."

Du said self-deprecatingly, "I've been in the Prince's mansion for so many years, thinking I was favored and would enjoy endless wealth and glory in the future, but I never imagined that after I die, there wouldn't even be anyone to collect my body..."

As she spoke, she slumped down beside the boulder and began to reminisce about the days when she first entered the Prince's Palace.

Everyone knows that King Wu was a womanizer, especially after he made military achievements and was granted the title of king.

Although he married Princess Wu, he continued to take concubines.

When the princess was seven years old, the inner quarters of the royal palace already had a large number of wives and concubines.

Among the concubines, Lady Du was the youngest and the most charming.

King Wu doted on her, so not long after she entered the palace, she moved into the best-located courtyard in the inner quarters, Zhenxia Courtyard.

At that time, the innocent and carefree Du also had a very good impression of Princess Yang, the wife of Prince Wu.

She always stayed quietly in her own courtyard, neither vying for favor nor showing off. She was gentle to others and never made things difficult for the concubines.

The prince often praised his wife, calling her a "virtuous wife" who was hard to come by.

However, behind this seemingly harmonious facade lies a shocking conspiracy.

When the princess was seven years old, the princess suddenly fell ill with a strange disease, but at that time, Lady Du became pregnant.

The inner quarters had not received such good news for a long time. The prince was overjoyed and spent his days lingering at Zhenxia Courtyard, neglecting his ailing wife.

Feeling guilty, Lady Du often reminded the prince to visit the princess more often.

The day of delivery arrived quickly.

That night, Mrs. Du lay in bed, her mind hazy with pain, her only wish being that her child would be born safely.

However, when she suddenly opened her eyes and looked around, she found that the midwife, maid, and nanny who had been guarding the room were all gone.

A wave of fear washed over her, and she hurriedly called out the name of her personal maid.

Just then, the door creaked open, and Madam Du saw a familiar figure walk in.

It was King Wu.

At that moment, she felt a little relieved, as if she had found a lifeline.

"Your Highness, where is the midwife? My stomach hurts so much, I feel like I'm about to give birth, please go and call the midwife in!"

Du urged the other party to find someone quickly, but the prince remained calm and even seemed somewhat indifferent.

After a while, he picked her up and said in a cold voice, "I'll take you to find a midwife."

Du didn't understand the prince's intention, but by then, her water had broken, and she was in so much pain that she had no strength left and couldn't even speak.

She could only let him carry her as they left Zhenxia Courtyard.

She didn't know how much time had passed when she found herself in Ning'an Hospital.

Princess Wu sat under the eaves, watching her coldly.

Du felt the atmosphere was strange, and she was at a loss. Suddenly, she realized that the prince was not taking her to find a midwife...

Then, she looked in horror at the person beside her, only to find that the person holding her was not King Wu at all!

To be more precise, it is not a human at all.

Instead, it was a monster without facial features!

Du struggled and cried out to Princess Wu for help: "Your Highness, please save me! Save my child!"

Princess Wu, standing in the corridor, remained unmoved; in fact, a hint of sneer appeared on her face.

Then, she gently waved her hand, and Du was thrown directly into the bottomless underground chamber by the faceless ghost.

The room was pitch black. The moment Du fell, she knew that the child might not survive.

In a moment of despair, she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, and her consciousness gradually faded.

In the end, she gave birth to the child with all her might, but then she died.

After Du died, her soul quickly left her body, and her child became a stillborn infant.

She was both shocked and furious, and transformed into a vengeful spirit. She knew that all of this was the scheme of Princess Wu, and wanted to take revenge on her, but found that she could not leave the secret room at all.

Not long after, the faceless monster appeared and shattered her soul.

Meanwhile, the number of wronged souls in the secret chamber is increasing. They are trapped here, their souls are scattered, they gradually lose their self-awareness, and there is no way out.

"I only learned after my death that the seemingly amiable Princess Wu was actually such a vicious and venomous person!"

"She didn't want the prince to have children with other women, so she cruelly murdered them. To prevent us from seeking revenge, she even colluded with ghosts, trapping our souls here!"

"She killed so many children, did she ever imagine that one day her own child would fall into my hands!"

"Today, no matter what, I will kill her daughter!"

As Du spoke, she was filled with hatred that she had nowhere to vent, and she wished she could kill Zhao Wan on the spot.

However, Ren Fengjue calmly said, "The truth is probably not what you think."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Du became even more agitated: "Everything I said is true! I saw it all with my own eyes!"

"If Princess Wu wanted to protect her daughter, she wouldn't have locked her and me in this secret room, giving you an opportunity to take advantage of us."

Ren Fengjue deduced, then countered with, "Don't you think there's some other conspiracy hidden behind this?"