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I was pressed down by my mother-in-law to sit at the table. Her enthusiasm made me feel embarrassed. I sat on the chair like I was sitting on pins and needles.

I don't know how Grandma found out that I was pregnant, but I looked at Chu Yi Bai behind me.

He looked solemn and did not speak.

Of course, the news of the pregnancy couldn't have been told to Grandma by Chu Yubai.

At this time, the happy grandma completely ignored the son that he normally treasured. She just let Chu Yibai stand there with his tall and upright body, just like how I was her biological daughter.

If only I had borne the child of Chu Yibai, then everything would have been flawless.

It was a pity that it wasn't!

The detestable Huangfu Ming!

Grandma beamed as she looked at me, who was confused, and showed an apologetic expression. "Shan Shan, when Mom was cleaning up your study last night, she accidentally saw your pregnancy test report." But, this is a joyous event, why would even Mom and Dad hide it from us? "

The study was originally where Chu Yibai worked, but because I usually liked to read books, the study became our common place. The materials and books I needed to keep were placed on my bookcase or shelf in the study, including the pregnancy test form.

He had placed it casually in the study, planning to burn it some day, but he didn't expect his mother-in-law to see it.

I was annoyed.

"Mom, Shan Shan and I have something to do, so we'll be leaving first!" Chu Yi Bai took my arm and led me outside as he said this.

Grandma stopped me for a long time, but Chu Yubai didn't say anything. He just pulled me along and left.

"Yi Bai, be careful. Shan Shan is still pregnant. No matter how urgent —"

The granny's warning was gradually left behind as they walked further and further away …

I followed Chu Yi Bai into the car. Along the way, Yi Bai kept his silence. He didn't say a single word. The atmosphere in the car was extremely cold.

To tell the truth, Yubai had pulled my arm, and I didn't know if he was doing it on purpose or not, but I did know that he was feeling terrible. I wanted to comfort him, but I didn't know how to say it.

The car drove out of the villa complex and passed through the busy city. When it reached the old city district, it stopped in front of an old and dilapidated district.

Chu Yibai, a gentleman, brought me out of the car. There were a few children playing with the wooden block.

A little girl with a ponytail ran past us just as another child called for her to stop. The little girl didn't stop in time and fell forward.

Chu Yibai quickly supported the little girl. The little girl panicked as she stood still. She looked at Chu Yibai and said, "Thank you, Big Brother. Wow, Big Brother is so handsome!"

"You're welcome, little sister. Be careful when you play. Thank you for your praise!" Chu Yibai bent his body down and stroked the little girl's head with a smile, "Quickly go and play!"

I looked at Chu Yibai, who stood up straight and smiled as he looked at the little girl running far away.

So it turned out that Chu Yi Bai also liked children a lot.

My heart felt a wave of desolation. If the child in my stomach was Chu Yibai's, how good would it be, I think he would be tired of me every day and would tell the story to the child!

I shook my head helplessly. In the end, I wasn't his child, and in the end, I broke his heart. Instead of hating Huangfu Ming, I hated myself even more at this time.

His stomach suddenly tightened and hurt.

I frowned, snorted, and put a hand on my stomach.

"Shan Shan!"

Chu Yibai knew that something in my stomach was making a ruckus again. He took my hand and tightened his grip, a murderous look appearing in his eyes.

The old compound had only five floors and no elevator, and the person we were looking for happened to be on the top floor, so we had to walk up.

Stepping on the gray concrete stairs, I felt as if I were wearing shoes filled with several kilograms of sand. I didn't even take a single step when I felt a heavy, deep footprint in my heart.

The corridor was a bit messy with most of the walls shedding skin and looking unsightly. There were even some small advertisements posted in many places, making people feel even more confused.

When we finally reached the top floor, Chu Yibai knocked on the door. There was a skinny young man of about 16 or 17 who opened the door and warmly welcomed us, "It should be Mr and Mrs Chu, please come in, please take a seat, drink some water first. My master is here to pay his respects to the ancestor.

The living room was not big and the decorations were quite normal. It was just like a normal house, with tables, stools, sofas, TV sets, etc. One could not find any traces of them doing that.

I looked around, then looked at Chu Yibai. When he saw me looking at him, he tightened his grip on me and whispered, "Shan Shan, don't be nervous!"

I nodded, my palms sweating.

A short while later, a man dressed in a yellow Daoist robe came out from the back room. He was of medium height, thin, and had the scent of a candle. His mustache was pointed at the base of his nose, making him look a bit comical, just like the clown version of Lin Zhengying.

The Daoist Priest stepped forward and introduced himself with a bow, "This humble one is Dao Master Ziyang. I presume this is Mister Chu Yibai, and this is your wife?"

Chu Yubai nodded, "Is there a way for you to help us?"

Sage Ziyang sized up everyone from left to right, his thin hand stroking his moustache. "Please come in!"

Chu Yubai and I were invited to the room that Sage Ziyang came out from.

As soon as he entered, he smelled a strong scent of incense mixed with an inexplicable scent.

Chu Yi Bai and I couldn't help but cover our noses.

The room was covered with yellow talismans and some Taoist props. There was a altar directly in front of it.

On the altar were three statues of the Taoist grandmaster: the white-haired, white-bearded, white-whiskered Cheng Yi, Old Lord Taishang, the grey-haired, blue-bearded Yuanshi, and the black-haired, green-bearded, red-clothed, heaven-defying, red-robed, and emerald, Empyrean Lingbao.

Each and every one of the ancestor masters had the air of a fairy, benevolent countenance and good eyes.

In front of the statue, there was a small incense burner with smoke rising from it. Next to it, there was a candle, as well as some fruits and pastries.

As soon as I entered the room, my stomach began to feel uneasy. It didn't hurt or itch, just inexplicably uncomfortable.

My breathing was a little tight and my whole body felt a little uncomfortable.

Chu Yibai and I sat opposite Dao Master Ziyang, near the wall. There was a table between us, and Chu Yibai and I were a meter away from the table, so Dao Master Ziyang could clearly see my entire body from behind the table.

Spiritual Master Ziyang continued to size me up, a troubled expression on his face.

Chu Yibai hurriedly asked if there was any problem.

Adept Ziyang didn't say anything, his face still filled with difficulty.

Chu Yibai understood and took out a bulging red packet and handed it over, "It's a small token, I hope you don't mind."

Spiritual Master Ziyang's eyebrows shot up. He remained calm and collected. However, his disciple hurriedly came over to take the red packet from Chu Yibai and then jogged over to Sage Ziyang's side.

When I looked at the red packet, I don't know how long Chu Yi had been stuffing it. The red packet, which was the size of a hundred yuan note, was almost bursting.

"Mr. Chu is too polite. I can see from Mrs. Chu's situation that she is indeed not a very optimistic person. The ghost embryo has already been secretly bound, and it will not be easy to get rid of it. "However …" Spiritual Master Ziyang paused for a moment, then looked at Chu Yibai's face and said, "But it's not like there's no other way. This humble one will do his best. Don't worry, Mr. and Mrs. Chu!"

"Thank you, Taoist Priest!" Chu Yi Bai was very humble, as if he had found his lifesaver. Whether it was useful or not, as long as there was a glimmer of hope, he would treat it very seriously.

Next, Spiritual Master Ziyang asked me if I wanted to go to my birthdate. He wrote one of the yellow talismans on a piece of yellow talisman and burned it into ashes, letting me drink it.

I was very unwilling. Chu Yibai gave me an encouraging look from the side. I had no choice but to drink that cup of water into my stomach. The moment I finished drinking the water, I almost vomited again.

Chu Yibai hurriedly helped me to calm down, and only then did I restrain myself from vomiting.

"Please excuse yourself, Mr. Chu!" After Sage Purple Sun said this, he motioned for his disciple to invite Chu Yi Bai out.

I nervously grabbed onto Chu Yi Bai's hand. I didn't want him to leave, so I looked at him with reluctance and fear.

Chu Yi Bai pulled me into his embrace. "Shan Shan, don't be afraid. I'll be waiting for you outside."

He kissed me lightly on the forehead, lightly, then left.

I took his hand, from the wrist to the palm of my hand to the last fingertip. My heart felt like it was being wrenched out of me, and I felt uneasy.

The door was closed.

In that small room, only I and Spiritual Master Ziyang were left.

I sat back down in my chair, and Sage Ziyang rose from behind the table. He waved his hands, and a gust of wind blew, and the long yellow charms fell from the four walls, covering the windows and blocking out the sun. The two of us were surrounded.

Even the eight trigram diagram above his head had appeared.

I suddenly felt it difficult to breathe as I was surrounded by Dao talismans from all directions, causing me to be unable to catch my breath.

Spiritual Master Ziyang took out four bronze mirrors from the magical equipment cabinet behind him. He threw them in all directions, and the bronze mirrors stuck to the center of the yellow glyphs.

In the center of the bronze mirror was a concave mirror, and around it were the eight trigrams.

In the concave mirror, I could vaguely see my reflection, but it was deformed and could not be seen clearly.

Just as I was focusing on all of this, a thick cloud of smoke suddenly appeared before my eyes. I felt dizzy, and before long, I lost consciousness.

In that moment of darkness, my heart skipped a beat. Fear was like thousands of ghost hands, each of which had their fingers spread wide with five white bones, waving and rushing to my side from all directions.

When I opened my eyes again, all around me was darkness. I was surrounded by four giant Dao talismans, and they started to revolve faster and faster. It was so fast that the four Dao talismans seemed to connect together to form a single Great Yellow Talisman.

Golden light slowly seeped out of the yellow talisman.

The golden light grew brighter and brighter.

I was in the golden light, my eyes stung.

The sound of chanting suddenly reached my ears, making my head feel like it was about to explode.

His stomach began to ache, as if it were going to give birth.

I clutched at my stomach and rolled on the ground in pain, beads of sweat dripping from my forehead and sweat pouring down my body.

I want to stab myself with a knife, or a wall that I can run into, or bite my tongue and kill myself!

No knives, no walls, but I can bite my tongue!

With that in mind, I tried to put my tongue in the middle of my teeth, but I didn't even have the strength to bite off my tongue and kill myself.

I was struggling to live, my stomach was tearing, and I could almost hear it being ripped open.