HLnovel Chapter 16 Our Servants
Chapter 16 Our Servants
"Roar!!!"
The menstrual spirit turned its head and roared at Zhao Taohua, its pale face pressed against Zhao Taohua's cheek.
Her screams were sharp and piercing, like thousands of steel needles piercing people's eardrums at the same time. Everyone lowered their heads and covered their ears, but the pain was still unbearable.
Zhao Taohua quickly made a hand seal with her left hand, and a hand seal was cast into the brow of the menstrual spirit.
In an instant, the menstrual spirit, which had been roaring with its mouth open, seemed to become mute, only able to open its mouth but unable to make a sound.
Only then did everyone feel like they had come back to life, and they looked at Zhao Taohua with lingering fear.
"???"
The menstrual spirit looked at Zhao Taohua in disbelief. What was going on? Why couldn't she make a sound?
Zhao Taohua pulled it outside as if tearing a rag.
When Grandma Sun saw her come out, she quickly made way for her from the doorway, as did the others.
Everyone was terrified of getting their menstrual blood on them, but Zhao Taohua grabbed it directly in her hand, making everyone tremble and swallow hard in fear!
"Grandma, I've already gotten rid of the menstrual blood. I'll be going now."
As Zhao Taohua spoke and walked, the menstrual blood, dragged along by her, turned from anger into fear, and sorrowful blood flowed down the blood-red hem of her skirt, a horrifying sight for everyone to see.
When Zhao Taohua noticed, she scolded, "Stop crying!"
"???"
Menstrual blood closed its eyes with a pitiful expression.
Unable to make a sound or cry, she had never felt so frustrated since she became a spirit!
As Zhao Taohua passed by Shen Ming, she said to him, "Brother Shen Ming, come with me for a moment."
Her spiritual energy is depleted again; she needs to replenish it before she can continue dealing with the menstrual essence. For now, she'll take it away first.
Anyway, she really made a name for herself today!
Shen Ming had no suspicions and immediately followed.
Seeing this, Qian also left.
Seeing the overwhelming ferocity emanating from Shen Ming, like surging waves of ink that seemed capable of devouring everything in the world, the menstrual spirit trembled involuntarily. Instantly, it suppressed its aggrieved expression and became incredibly obedient.
At this moment, she truly wished she were a tattered rag!
The next moment, her gaze pierced through the dark aura and she saw that Shen Ming actually had golden light of merit on his body.
She greedily licked her lips; if she were to take a bite, her cultivation would surely increase greatly!
The golden light enveloped his entire body, dazzlingly bright.
She had wandered the world for many years and met many extraordinary people, but she had never encountered anyone with such intense merit and golden light as him.
Such immense merit must have been accumulated through countless good deeds and the saving of countless lives!
She probably can't afford to mess with someone like that!
The initial malice that the menstrual fluid had just generated was immediately extinguished, leaving only a deep sense of awe.
If she were to attack him rashly, she might be punished by the heavens or turned to ashes by his golden light!
Menstrual blood drooped her eyelids, and she dared not look at Shen Ming again. She didn't even dare to breathe loudly, hoping that Shen Ming would get away from her as soon as possible.
"Goodness, did you all see that?"
Although Zhao Taohua had already left, Grandma Feng was still immersed in the shock she had just experienced.
The others said, "I saw it! Peach Blossom actually pulled a menstrual spirit out of Sun's body. That monster was terrifying. I looked at her and I immediately felt our hair stand on end!"
"You're right! Her yelling just now almost killed me!"
Remembering something, the village chief reminded her, "Mrs. Sun, don't pick up things randomly anymore."
First, he found a dead man's clothes, which almost killed Zhao Sanshi. Then he found a piece of menstrual cloth from a very long time ago, and he was entangled by a menstrual spirit. At his age, he still had his period and was tormented to death!
Wang glanced at Grandma Sun, then turned back. She wanted to give Xiao Lei a good talking-to: he had to take a look at everything his grandmother gave him.
She was afraid that Grandma Sun might find something unclean and harm Xiao Lei!
Zhao Xiangping also admonished, "Mrs. Sun, you must get rid of this bad habit. Don't bring home things of unknown origin just because of momentary greed."
Sun lowered her head and said sullenly, "I know."
Sigh, not only did she lose face today, but that little rascal Peach Blossom also made two taels of silver off her. Just thinking about it makes her angry!
As everyone left the Zhao family's old house, they were still marveling at the famous scene of Zhao Taohua capturing the menstrual spirit.
"That menstrual fluid couldn't move at all in Peach Blossom's hands, it was like a rag!"
"I'm truly impressed. Zhao Ershu's daughter really has the ability to exorcise evil spirits!"
"With the peach blossoms here just now, I felt inexplicably at ease..."
Hearing the villagers praising Zhao Taohua, Zhao Sanshi angrily closed his courtyard gate.
"Mother, this time that little rascal Peach Blossom actually managed to fool you! She really caught a menstrual blood on you!"
Wang didn't care at all whether Zhao Taohua was praised by everyone; she only cared about the two taels of silver she had given away.
"Mother, we've lost another two taels of silver. What are we going to do with Xiaoyu's wedding dowry and Xiaolei's school fees?" Wang asked worriedly.
The mere mention of this made Old Lady Sun angry. Now that the menstrual blood was gone, Old Lady Sun's voice became full of energy.
"The Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner, and Ershu will definitely be back. I'll talk to him then."
Make him return all twelve taels of silver, and make him teach that vixen Qian Hongyan a lesson!
Zhao Sanshi immediately reminded her, "Mother, you must ask Second Brother for more Mid-Autumn Festival gifts."
The Mid-Autumn Festival only comes once a year, so how can we not take the opportunity to ask for more?
Second brother only had one puppy, Peach Blossom, why does he need so much money?
Unlike him, he has two sons, one of whom is about to get married and the other is going to be sent to school to study and be nurtured, hoping that he will pass the imperial examination and become a scholar, which will also bring him honor!
A ruthless glint flashed in Grandma Sun's eyes as she began to make her plans.
……
After Zhao Taohua returned home, she immediately turned around and grabbed Shen Ming's hand, and her parched body finally regained its vitality.
Shen Ming subconsciously tried to pull his hand away, but she gripped it even tighter.
Just now, I used a hand seal to inject the menstrual spirit's brow at the Zhao family's old house, exhausting her last bit of spiritual energy.
Later, it was only through her imposing presence that she managed to subdue the menstrual spirit. Fortunately, the menstrual spirit behaved itself the whole way; otherwise, it would have been quite difficult to handle.
The moment she gained spiritual energy, Zhao Taohua picked up a brush and drew a sealing rune on the forehead of the menstrual spirit.
In this way, the cultivation of the menstrual spirit was completely sealed. Apart from looking somewhat terrifying, it was no different from an ordinary person.
The reason why the menstrual essence was not destroyed was because Zhao Taohua still had a use for it.
After all, the Zhao family is about to build a new house, and keeping the woman as a helper can save them the cost of a laborer.
Menstrual essence doesn't need to eat, yet it can still work—the best of both worlds!
Before building the new house, let's explore whether the menstrual essence has any other abilities, preferably something that can make her money!
When Grandma Feng and Madam Qian came in, they saw the menstrual spirit standing in the courtyard.
She wore a blood-red dress, a red and white floral crown on her head, and a white cloth draped over her shoulders, exuding an eerie and terrifying aura.
Grandma Feng involuntarily moved closer to Zhao Taohua.
When Shen Ming saw Aunt Qian and Grandma Feng come in, he immediately pulled his hand away from Zhao Taohua's and put his hands behind his back, his ears turning red instantly.
Even though it was Zhao Taohua who held his hand, he felt a sense of theft.
"Peach Blossom, what are you going to do with this menstrual blood you brought back?" Madam Qian asked worriedly.
Just now, she saw Grandma Sun lying in bed looking uncomfortable, and she didn't want her own Peach Blossom to suffer the same pain.
“Mother, I have sealed her cultivation now, so please treat her as our servant. Just ask her to do any chores you need.”
As soon as Zhao Taohua finished speaking, the menstrual spirit's eyes widened suddenly. It looked at Zhao Taohua in disbelief, its heart filled with rage. It wanted her to be a servant in this house?