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

When Xia Ximo and Ren Fengjue returned to the Prince's Mansion, Yan Zhengchu and the others had already collected all of Xiaoyun's other soul fragments.

Yu Lang was drinking tea to calm his nerves while complaining about Master Yan.

The souls that others found all seemed normal, but the one he was looking for, the "evil soul," was the most ferocious and terrifying.

Moreover, the evil spirit even went to the Ning'an Courtyard where the princess resided...

When Yu Shaoqing entered the room, his legs felt slightly weak.

Suddenly, he saw a blood-covered, disheveled figure rushing towards him, and he almost threw the "soul-guiding candle" in his hand.

I was both shocked and terrified at the time, but fortunately I remembered Yan Zhengchu's instructions and didn't make a sound.

He was chased back to the backyard by that wisp of "evil spirit"...

The moment Yu Lang returned the soul-guiding candle, he really wanted to give Yan Zhengchu a piece of his mind.

The other party smiled and said, "I knew it; only Yu Shaoqing could accomplish this!"

Yu Lang: "..."

At this moment, Xia Ximo returned and handed Xiaoyun's main soul over to Yan Zhengchu.

Everyone was very curious; the area outside the Prince's mansion was so vast, how did she manage to find it in such a short time?

Zhu Peng knelt down and thanked him profusely, looking extremely grateful.

However, Xia Ximo coldly replied, "I didn't find it; someone brought it up."

Everyone was startled.

Zhao Wan's first question was: "Who is it? Do you know them?"

Xia Ximo looked at her, "It was the Third Holy Son who said he sent it because of you."

Zhao Wan was also surprised.

However, she was not pleased with this. Instead, she snorted coldly, "What does this mean? Are you trying to curry favor with me, the princess?"

Yu Lang put down his tea and analyzed, "That doesn't make sense either. How did he know we were looking for Xiao Yun's soul? Could it be... he has spies in the Prince's mansion?"

Zhao Wan, however, was fiercely protective: "Impossible! The servants of my Prince Wu's mansion are all well-known; how could just anyone sneak in?"

Xia Ximo didn't want to say too much.

Ren Fengjue then spoke: "It was indeed sent by the Third Holy Son..."

He then recounted everything he had seen and heard on the street.

Upon hearing this, everyone reacted with varying expressions.

Zhao Wan immediately scoffed, "What face do I need him to give me? He's far too arrogant!"

Yan Zhengchu then said, "The people of Liangzhou City have been greatly misled by these three holy sons; they've become so arrogant!"

Yu Lang added, "If this continues, won't we have to build a temple for him and create a statue to enshrine him?"

A-Xia couldn't help but wonder, "Do these three holy sons really have such abilities? It sounds like they conspired beforehand to fool people?"

Everyone expressed their opinions, but Xia Ximo calmly said, "He does indeed have real skills."

Yan Zhengchu was taken aback.

He had never met anyone who could earn Miss Xia's praise of being "capable".

Xia Ximo truthfully stated, "When the woman carried the baby to find the Third Holy Son, the baby was surrounded by an aura of death, a sign that the soul of a dying person was about to leave the body."

"After he made his move, the deathly aura dissipated, and the baby immediately cried, indicating that it was out of danger and had come back to life."

These are invisible to the naked eye, but Xia Ximo can see them.

Amidst the shocked expressions of the crowd, she continued, "Later, when the old man brought his granddaughter, there was indeed a shadow under the girl's feet. After the shadow was whipped, it disappeared."

"The black water that the girl vomited was the shadow in disguise. After being pierced by the iron ruler, it immediately dissipated."

Yan Zhengchu's face was terribly grim. "Hearing Miss Xia say this, he really can catch ghosts and exorcise evil spirits, and even bring people back to life? This...won't the human world be thrown into chaos?"

"Something's not right!" He still felt something was amiss. "Life and death are predetermined; otherwise, wouldn't the Book of Life and Death in the underworld be just for show? There must be something fishy going on here!"

Yu Lang then said to Ren Fengjue, "My lord, although we entered Liangzhou City concealing our identities, we certainly can't hide this from the Marquis of Zhenbei. What should we do next?"

Ren Fengjue smiled and said, "When we chose to come to the Marquis's residence, we never intended to hide it. Next, we may have to go to Zhu Family Village first, and then find some time to personally pay a visit to the Marquis of Zhenbei."

"As for the Third Holy Son, he has a close relationship with the Marquis of Zhenbei. He will understand once he meets Jiang Ting."

After hearing their words, Zhao Wan immediately guessed their true purpose in coming to Liangzhou City.

"Ren Fengjue, could it be that His Majesty sent you to the Northern Border to investigate Jiang Ting?"

Ren Fengjue replied, "No, it's because of some cases that I came all the way to Liangzhou."

Zhao Wan immediately lost interest in investigating the case.

Suddenly, the sound of firecrackers came from afar, and she remembered her business. "I've been busy for so long that I forgot we haven't had our New Year's Eve dinner yet! This princess is starving."

She immediately called out to everyone, "Let's put aside even the most important case for now and go to the West Warm Pavilion!"

Before leaving the backyard, Zhao Wan suddenly stopped, glanced at the group from Zhu Family Village, and then turned to Steward Sun and instructed, "Take them with you to your New Year's Eve dinner later."

Steward Sun immediately responded.

The snow began to fall silently again.

Inside the West Warm Pavilion, a table of delicious dishes has been prepared.

Zhao Wan called for a servant to bring over a jar of wine, and immediately poured several bowls of it. Yu Lang and Yan Zhengchu, who were standing nearby, were secretly alarmed.

"Princess, what about this wine?" Yu Lang wanted to ask, but was afraid of mentioning the Princess and upsetting the princess.

Zhao Wan immediately understood, "The wine my mother brewed has long been disposed of; this is Tusu wine."

Tusu wine, also known as "New Year's wine", is made by soaking various medicinal herbs.

This wine can be drunk on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day to ward off evil spirits and prevent plague.

Moreover, there is a specific order to drinking New Year's wine, from youngest to oldest.

After pouring the wine, the princess immediately said, "Now let's start with the youngest!"

She immediately asked Xia Ximo, "Are you the same age as me?"

Xia Ximo was slightly taken aback.

Ren Fengjue glanced at her, but answered for her, "She's sixteen this year."

This time, Zhao Wan was slightly taken aback. She first mocked Ren Fengjue, "You remember that clearly! Are you that thoughtful?"

Then, with a beaming smile, she said to Xia Ximo, "Then I'm the older sister. I'm a year older than you, so you're the youngest here and you have to drink first."

Xia Ximo glanced at him but didn't reply.

Wuyou laughed from inside the Soul-Ferrying Lamp, "Mogu, you are clearly the eldest among them!"

Although her age at birth is unknown, she existed as a spirit for a hundred years.

Zhao Wan handed her the wine directly, saying, "Drink up, you can't back out now."

Xia Ximo was always decisive; he picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing how readily she drank, Zhao Wan followed suit and tilted her head back to drink it all in one gulp.

However, her alcohol tolerance was not as good as Xia Ximo's; after finishing her drink, she immediately started coughing violently.

Yu Lang wanted to laugh, but quickly suppressed it. He then picked up the wine bowl with an air of seriousness and continued, "Next is A-Xia, then me, then Lord Ren, and finally Daoist Yan..."

Snowflakes flew freely outside the window, and the eve of the Lunar New Year passed quietly amidst laughter.

After a firecracker explodes, the New Year arrives.