"On the sixth day of the fourth month of the year Gui Si, Liu Yuan'an, please come back soon—"

"On the sixth day of the fourth month of the year Gui Si, Liu Yuan'an, please come back soon..."

The door to the house was wide open, and Yun Shu was completely hidden behind the door, calling out to the door incessantly.

This was what Aning had instructed her to do: only let her voice be heard, not her body, so that whatever came would not see her.

Fearing that her son's spirit would not return, Yun Shu was very nervous, and her body trembled uncontrollably.

But soon, Liu Yuan'an, who was completely transparent, appeared at the door and peered into the house!

Yun Shu's voice trembled with excitement as she suppressed the urge to rush out and asked, "Liu Yuan'an, when is your birthday?"

Liu Yuan'an at the door replied, "The sixth day of the fourth month of the year Gui Si."

Upon hearing this, Yun Shu's expression changed drastically. She calmly said, "Go in quickly," while frantically giving Qiao Wan, who was by the bedside, meaningful glances.

Qiao Wan understood and clenched the talisman in her sleeve.

When I first saw something that wasn't human, my heart started pounding with nervousness.

When "Liu Yuan'an" approached, Qiao Wan extended her hand and said calmly, "An'er, it's been a long time. Auntie will take you inside."

Liu Yuan'an was only up to Qiao Wan's waist. He tilted his head back and reached out to hold her hand.

But the moment their hands clasped, Qiao Wan squeezed his hand tightly and quickly pressed the talisman onto his body!

Liu Yuan'an let out a scream, his body suddenly growing taller and larger, transforming from a small boy into a hunched old man in an instant, staring intently at Qiao Wan with his dim yellow eyes!

Qiao Wan felt a chill run down her spine, but she still held its hand tightly and pressed the remaining two talismans onto its body before it could react!

"Liu Yuan'an" winced in pain, his aged face contorted in pain, and he soared into the air as if to pounce on Qiao Wan!

The speed was too fast and the distance was too close; Qiao Wan had no time to dodge!

Just as its sharp claws were about to scratch Qiao Wan's face, a flash of golden light appeared, and it instantly turned into a wisp of smoke and vanished completely...

Qiao Wan stood there, clutching her chest, feeling a wave of fear wash over her.

Just then, another transparent Liu Yuan'an appeared at the door.

Qiao Wan immediately became alert.

Ah Ning only gave her three talismans, which she had just used up. If this person in front of her wasn't the real Liu Yuan'an...

Yun Shu's throat tightened, and she asked in a hoarse voice, "Liu Yuan'an, when is your birthday?"

Liu Yuan'an replied: "The ninth day of the eleventh month of the year Gui Chou."

Upon hearing this, Yun Shu's eyes instantly filled with tears, and she covered her mouth while nodding to Qiao Wan with difficulty.

Qiao Wan understood, took a few steps back, and moved further away from the bed.

Yun Shu's voice was muffled, with a slight sob: "Go inside quickly."

With permission, Liu Yuan'an walked step by step to the bedside and then darted into the thin, bony body on the bed.

Immediately afterwards, the person on the bed slowly opened her eyes. Although she was very weak, she managed to squeeze out a "Mother" before completely fainting.

Yun Shu rushed to the bedside immediately, trembling as she held her son's cold hand, sobbing uncontrollably.

Qiao Wan couldn't help but tear up as she watched the heartwarming scene before her.

Before leaving, Aning had given instructions, saying that Liu Yuan'an had lost one soul and four spirits, and his body was now just an empty shell. There might be wandering ghosts nearby trying to take over his body.

So Yun Shu was asked to call out to the spirit at the door and give a false birth date.

If the "Liu Yuan'an" who enters gives the exact same birth date as Yun Shu, then it's fake and must be driven away; otherwise, the real Liu Yuan'an won't be able to return to her body.

Fortunately, the second one to return was the real Liu Yuan'an.

"Mother!"

A crisp "Mother" reached her ears, and Qiao Wan turned around with delight. Seeing A Ning standing unharmed at the door, the tension in her mind instantly eased.

Seeing her mother squat down and open her arms, Aning broke into a big smile, skipped forward, and jumped into her mother's arms.

My mother's embrace is so soft and warm.

Qiao Wan gently patted the child's head and said softly, "An'er is back. Our Aning is so wonderful."

Ah Ning blinked, smelling the strong medicinal scent on her mother, and suddenly felt a little melancholy. "Mother, my eldest brother is back, but Ah Ning couldn't find the person who cast the curse on you."

"If the curse isn't lifted, Mother's health will only worsen, and even Aning can't help her..."

Qiao Wan smiled gently: "How can you blame Aning? The one who is wrong is the one who cursed Mother, not Aning."

Ah Ning pursed her lips, looking even more unhappy.

Her mother was so kind and gentle, yet she couldn't cure her...

While waiting in this room in the afternoon, Ah Ning had already performed a divination. She originally wanted to find out which direction the person being cursed was in, but she couldn't find out what was missing.

After performing the ritual to release the two ghost infants, she searched again, but the person who cast the curse was no longer in the palace...

Seeing that Aning's moist lips were pouting, Qiao Wan smiled and pinched her cheek, "How come our little Aning is so amazing? If it weren't for the talisman Aning gave me just now, I would have been terrified. Your Aunt Yunshu is also very grateful to you for not mistaking An'er for her."

Ah Ning's attention was immediately diverted, and she tilted her head back to ask, "Was something bad coming by just now?!"

Qiao Wan: "That's right, a wandering ghost transformed into An'er's appearance and tried to possess him, but Mother used the talisman that Aning gave her to drive it away."

Ah Ning's eyes sparkled: "Mommy is so amazing! When Ah Ning first saw those bad things, she was so scared she cried!"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Wan was taken aback.

She couldn't imagine how much hardship Ah Ning had endured to learn all this at such a young age, and how scared she must have been when facing it all alone.

Then, Ah Ning said in a serious tone, "Ah Ning is most afraid of caterpillars. Those bad things turn into lots and lots of caterpillars and crawl desperately towards Ah Ning's feet. There's nowhere to hide!"

Qiao Wan's expression froze for a moment. "So, Aning was scared of a caterpillar, not a ghost?"

Ah Ning blinked her big eyes: "Of course not! The caterpillar is tiny, soft, and it moves. It even tries to crawl all over Ah Ning. Doesn't Mother think that's scary?"

Qiao Wan smiled helplessly and ruffled her hair. "Your mother knew it. Our Aning is very capable."

Ah Ning asked in confusion, "Is being afraid of caterpillars really that bad?"

Unexpectedly, the moment these words were asked, the smile on her mother's face deepened.

"A-Ning..."

Just then, Yun Shu wiped away her tears and came over. "A Ning, just now An'er... he opened his eyes and even called out 'Mother'..."

She choked back tears, "But now he's fainted again. How can we wake him up?"

Looking at her red and swollen eyes, Ah Ning pursed her lips and said:

"Auntie, I can only help my older brother find his lost soul. As for his life that was taken away... that's karma, and I can't do anything about it. In the future, Auntie will need to find a good doctor to help my older brother recuperate and replenish his vital energy."

"As for whether he can wake up, that depends on fate."

Seeing the child's guilt, Yun Shu forced a smile that was more like a grimace: "It's okay, it's okay, as long as you're alive, there's hope."

"Ah Ning, thank you so much... Auntie doesn't know how to thank you enough. If there's anything I can do to help in the future, please let Auntie know..."

Ah Ning nodded emphatically: "Auntie, don't be too sad. Big brother has a good destiny; good people are always blessed. He'll definitely wake up soon!"

Suddenly, something occurred to her, and she looked up and asked, "Aunt Yunshu, does Madam Qian know any very important people?"

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