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Chapter 174 Haunted

Xia Mansion

Have you finished bathing Niu Niu? I feel like Niu Niu isn't as lively as before since she came back! You guys need to quickly check if anything happened that scared our Niu Niu after her owner took her out.

As servants, it's not appropriate for us to inquire about our master's affairs in private. Why don't you wait until he returns and ask him then?

Just as Madam Xia was about to say something, a maid carrying Hei Niu walked up to her.

Waaaaah! Waaaaah!

Blackie kept scratching at the maid's arm with her little paws, while making whimpering warning noises.

If this black cat weren't the apple of her mother's eye, the maid would probably have thrown it out long ago.

What's wrong? Wasn't Niu Niu being very well-behaved just now? Why is she throwing a tantrum now?

After asking the maid several questions, Old Man Xia picked up Hei Niu and gently patted her thigh with his hand.

As soon as Hei Niu was in Madam Xia's arms, she rubbed her fluffy little head against her incessantly. She was completely different from the cat she had been in the maid's arms just moments before.

Alright! Why is the little one acting all cute and clingy towards me again? Did those clumsy girls hurt you again?

However, the maid who had just been holding Hei Niu instinctively pulled up her sleeves upon hearing Old Madam Xia's words. She was terrified that Old Madam Xia would scold or beat her at any moment, and sometimes she deeply regretted coming to the Xia household as a maid.

Alright! Alright! Little one, are you hungry in your little tummy now? Would you like some of the crucian carp soup I prepared for you?

After asking Hei Niu her question, Madam Xia gently rubbed Hei Niu's belly with her hand. The servant standing beside her immediately understood Madam Xia's meaning and promptly brought the previously prepared crucian carp soup to Madam Xia.

Madam, don't you think it's a bit unlucky for you to be carrying a black cat all day? Besides, we didn't hear anyone singing opera late at night!

Madam Xia used a small golden spoon to scoop a little crucian carp soup from the bowl into the spoon, and then fed the soup to Hei Niu.

What do you mean by that? Are you trying to persuade me not to keep a black woman? Or are you saying that I did many heinous things when I was young, which is why I'm being haunted by evil spirits?

Upon hearing Madam Xia's question, the servants immediately knelt on the floor, trembling with fear.

No, no, no! That's not what I meant! I just wanted to tell Madam Xia that there is no such heresy as ghosts in this world.

After the servant finished speaking to Madam Xia, he saw that the bronze mirror placed in front of him was inexplicably shattered with a loud crash.

Seeing this, Old Madam Xia was so frightened that she trembled and quickly hugged the black girl sitting on her lap tightly in her arms.

Meow! Meow! Meow!

Because Grandma Xia hugged Heiniu too tightly and hurt her, Heiniu kept meowing and scratching Grandma Xia's arm with her little paws.

Do not waste your youthful days! Cherish them while they are in bloom! Pluck the flower while it blooms, lest you break a bare branch when the flowers are gone.

A line of lyrics rang out in the dark room, and then a woman in a red wedding dress was seen walking towards Old Madam Xia.

You! You! Are you a human or a ghost? We have no deep-seated hatred for each other! Why do you keep bothering me?

Old woman, have you forgotten? It was you who sent people to kill me! That's why I died.

You! You! Who are you? How could I, a lifelong Buddhist, possibly commit such a murder? Are you mistaken?

Oh! Is that so? I clearly remember that in my dying moments, I heard the person who stabbed me in the heart say that if I became a vengeful ghost and wanted to haunt someone, I should never go to him! If I really couldn't let go of the resentment in my heart, I should go to the Xia family and find Old Madam Xia.

No, no, no! Absolutely not! How many Xia families are there in this world, and how many Madam Xias are there? Have you already drunk the Meng Po soup? Have you long forgotten who your enemies were in your past life?

As she spoke, Madam Xia took the silver hairpin from her hair and forcefully stabbed it into Hei Niu's buttocks.

Meow! Meow! Meow!

Because it hurt so much, Blackie jumped out of Old Madam Xia's arms and pounced on a dark figure opposite. Strangely, Blackie actually floated in mid-air, and not only that, her two bright green eyes were also bobbing up and down.

Grandma Xia knew that this silly cat was trying to charm and be cute with this devil!

Hey! I really don't know why I impulsively raised this useless piece of trash! Not only did it not protect me in a critical moment, but I also acted cute and cuddly towards this thing that I don't even know if it's human or ghost.

Lights on? Lights on? Lights on? What are you useless bunch of people doing standing here like idiots?

While shouting loudly, Madam Xia forcefully slapped the maid standing beside her. But to her surprise, when the maid turned around, her face turned deathly pale!

Ahhhh! No, no, no, please don't hurt me! But I had no choice but to call some assassins to kill you!

Hahaha! Then let me ask you why you insisted on killing me? I'll tell you it's because the resentment within me was too deep! I can't be reincarnated as a human.

What does this have to do with me? You should go find the person who killed you in your lifetime! Instead of coming to the Xia residence every day to find this old woman who is almost buried.

Hahaha! That servant had no grudge against me, so why did he have to kill me? Wasn't he doing it all at your behest?

Waaaaah! This is all from a past life, why are you bringing it up again? Here's what I'll do! On the Ghost Festival, I'll burn extra gold and silver treasures for you!

Hehehe! You're telling me, since I'm no longer in this world, what use are these material possessions to me?

But what do you want me to do to let me go? Are you still holding a grudge because I always opposed your marriage to my son?

I really don't understand why you were so against me marrying into the Xia family! Was it just because I was a lowly actress?

Upon hearing the question posed by the female ghost, Madam Xia could no longer contain her fear and fainted.

Miss, isn't this Madam Xia too easily frightened? We haven't gotten any reliable information from her yet!