When they arrived at the courtyard where they had rested previously, before they entered, they saw Ning Lingyun's maid and the older female servant who was in charge of guarding the door, standing at the door, as if in a trance. They were staring with horror at whatever was inside the room, and shouting loudly.

The shrill cries even could be heard clearly in the courtyards nearby, not to mention the courtyard here.

"What's the matter?" Ning Lingyun forced herself ...