Chapter 620: Chapter 620 Enormous Pressure

After soothing Huang Wan with a few words, Yi Huai left the room and then headed to the adjacent room.

Ever since Huang Wan had aged so much, they had started sleeping in separate rooms. He really didn’t want to see Huang Wan’s appearance. Or to be more precise, he couldn’t accept that the woman he once deeply loved had become like this.

Of course, he couldn’t say that outright. His reason for sleeping separately was that he wasn’t feeling well, suffering from occasional bouts of discomfort, and he was afraid of disturbing Huang Wan’s rest.

Returning to the room next door, Yi Huai sat at the desk, his eyes dim and unclear, seemingly pondering something.

At this moment, his heart was in turmoil, unsure whether he should take Huang Wan’s advice and actually seek that person. That woman was no pushover, and if things didn’t go smoothly, his fate could end up even worse than now.

But that woman was mysterious and possessed a great amount of power. If she were willing to help him, then this crisis he faced could definitely be resolved with ease.

After a long while, a hint of determination flashed in Yi Huai’s eyes. He stood up and went to a cabinet on the far side, then crouched down and pulled open the bottom drawer. Finally, he took out an antique wooden box.

Holding the wooden box, he returned to the desk and sat down again. Then, taking a deep breath, he slowly opened the box, revealing a brocade bag inside. The bag’s color had faded a great deal due to age, looking somewhat white.

Eventually, Yi Huai grit his teeth, took out the brocade bag, opened it, and took out a piece of yellow talisman paper.

Unlike the old brocade bag, the talisman paper showed no signs of fading, looking as new as ever. The dark red color on the talisman paper did not even seem like vermillion but more like blood, emitting a strange and eerie glow.

Taking a deep breath, Yi Huai pulled out a lighter and set the talisman paper on fire.

Upon encountering fire, the talisman paper burned immediately, and the smoke seemed to rise with intent, not dissipating. As the talisman paper burned to nothing, amidst the curling smoke, a blurry figure appeared in midair, and a cold female voice rang out, ethereal and pleasant, yet the indifference in her words was enough to send a shiver down one’s spine.

“Who are you? Why have you summoned me?”

Hearing that the other party had even forgotten who he was, Yi Huai didn’t know whether he should feel happy or sad. However, thinking of his purpose, he immediately put aside his mixed feelings.

He then spoke respectfully, “My lord, I am Yi Huai. It was you who helped me take vitality from Baili Lele’s body, allowing my wife to live for so many more years.”

As he finished speaking, the woman remained silent. After a long time, she finally spoke, “So it’s you! After all these years, I didn’t expect you to seek me out again. How is it? Having taken so much vitality from Baili Lele and even her talents, your life with your wife should be very blissful by now. What brings you to find me?”

“My lord,” Yi Huai hesitated for a moment before speaking, “The matter has now been exposed. Baili Lele has woken up, and her daughter, Zhong Niangyao, now seeks vengeance for her parents.”

“What?” The female voice on the other end carried shock followed by rage, “Yi Huai, you idiot, what have you done?”

A simple sentence carried an immense pressure, causing Yi Huai’s straightened spine to buckle involuntarily.

Although he was sitting there, he could feel a great pressure coming from behind, enveloping him entirely, even making breathing difficult.

It was only after some time that the anger on the other side subsided, and the cold female voice spoke up again, “Tell me exactly what happened. If you dare to hide anything, you know the consequences.”

Despite being only a few light sentences, Yi Huai could sense a deadly intent within them. He immediately recounted the recent events.

As he narrated, his heart grew bitter.

He couldn’t help but think back to the events from over twenty years ago.

Back then, he and Baili Lele were childhood sweethearts. However, he only saw her as a sister, his affections were for Huang Wan.

But deep down, he knew that given Huang Wan’s status, along with her lack of talent in witchcraft despite coming from a family of witches, his father would never agree to their union.

After discussing with Baili Hengyuan, his father arranged a marriage between him and Baili Lele. Before he could find a way out of this marriage, he learnt that Baili Lele had fled from the wedding.

He was secretly delighted when he heard the news.

However, his joy did not last long, for Huang Wan fell ill.

For some unknown reason, Huang Wan suddenly became sick. While no cause could be found, her body grew weaker every day.

Huang Wan was not favored in the Huang Family, and they did not care much about her illness. He wanted to help her, but dared not do anything openly, so he covertly consulted all the ancient texts and even sought famous doctors outside, trying to find a cure for Huang Wan, but to no avail.

Later, he accidentally discovered in one of his family’s ancient books a method for extending Huang Wan’s life with someone else’s vitality. However, the method was too harsh, and though he knew how to do it, it was impossible for him to carry out.

Later, Baili Lele returned, pregnant, and the two families agreed to annul the marriage engagement.

Originally, he had planned to go along with his father’s wishes and dissolve his marriage with Baili Lele.

But at that time, a mysterious woman approached him, saying she could help him. She proposed using Baili Lele’s vitality to extend Huang Wan’s life. Moreover, even Baili Lele’s talents could be taken and given to Huang Wan.

He was initially very hesitant. Although he felt no romantic affection for Baili Lele, their sibling-like bond was real. Taking advantage of Baili Lele to save Huang Wan was something he truly couldn’t bring himself to do.

However, the development of events left him with no opportunity for hesitation.

Huang Wan’s condition deteriorated rapidly, and it seemed she would succumb if nothing was done.

In the end, he agreed to the woman’s plan. When Baili Lele was weakened during childbirth, he tampered with her, using magic to transfer the vitality to Huang Wan continuously.

Afterwards, Huang Wan’s health gradually improved.