The uncle borrowed some merits, and the princess drew the talisman fiercely

Chapter 1655 Catching the Evil Spirit

Just then, the sound of a horse-drawn carriage approached from behind.

The group was shocked by the commotion. Who would come here at this hour?

They all turned their heads and saw a carriage speeding towards them. After stopping in front of them, a young man quickly jumped off the carriage and ran towards them.

Prime Minister Shen looked closely and recognized the person as Yu Xu.

His expression changed, and he shouted, "What are you doing here? Didn't I tell you all to go back?"

Upon seeing Prime Minister Shen, Yu Xu glided over and knelt down before him.

"hiss."

Lord Chen gasped in shock.

"Oh my, Prime Minister, you and Young Master Yu, could it be that you have some kind of illicit relationship?"

Lord Chen simply couldn't control his mouth; the moment he saw something like this, he immediately started gossiping.

He glanced at Prime Minister Shen, then at Yu Xu, as if searching for any similarities in their appearances.

His eyes conveyed so clearly that anyone could understand his meaning at a glance.

Prime Minister Shen was so angry that his face turned black.

"What nonsense is Lord Chen spouting?"

He then turned sharply to Yu Xu and asked in a deep voice, "Young Master Yu, what do you mean by this? Get up at once!"

Has Yu Xu gone mad?

Everyone had already left, but he not only ran back, but also inexplicably knelt down before him.

Prime Minister Shen's heart sank suddenly, a bad feeling creeping over him.

Upon seeing Prime Minister Shen, Yu Xu exclaimed with great excitement and sincerity, "Prime Minister, I intend to marry Miss Shen, and I will marry no one else but her in this life! I beg Prime Minister Shen to grant me Xiang'er in marriage!"

"Tsk, tsk tsk tsk!"

Lord Chen's eyes lit up.

Unbelievable! To find something like this in the middle of the night.

"Prime Minister Shen, Young Master Yu has already called Miss Shen by her nickname, could it be that there's something between them...?"

Lin Rong glanced at Lord Chen and thought he was somewhat sleazy.

However, he was also somewhat shocked.

I've never heard of any prior interaction between Yu Xu and Shen Xiangjun.

However, although Lin Rong was also curious, he wouldn't be as cheeky and gossipy as Lord Chen.

Given the current situation, Lord Chen actually forgot about the current predicament as soon as he heard there was some juicy gossip to be had, and could still gossip about it with great relish.

Lin Rong ignored it and continued to look at the lake, but he found that the lake had calmed down, as if the surging waves before were just their illusion.

"Master Yu!"

At this moment, Prime Minister Shen was reprimanding Yu Xu.

He reached out and pulled Yu Xu up, saying, "You'd better go home now, don't cause any more trouble here!"

As Prime Minister Shen finished speaking, he turned his head and glanced at the lake. He was stunned, for he too saw the lake surface suddenly become calm.

The pleasure boat was now much farther away from them, having drifted far away until they could only see a faint shadow of it.

Prime Minister Shen was a little flustered, unsure of the situation on the pleasure boat. Yu Xu, however, persisted in saying to him, "Father-in-law, I will definitely marry Xiang'er. Please, beg you to grant me her hand in marriage."

"They've already called him father-in-law?" Lord Chen clicked his tongue again.

Prime Minister Shen was so annoyed with him that he wished he could have the guards push Lord Chen into the lake.

Following Prime Minister Shen's gaze, Yu Yu looked at the painted boat that had already drifted away. Suddenly, his expression changed, and he asked, "At this time, is Xiang'er on that boat with Prince Jin?"

Prime Minister Shen frowned and glanced at him.

"Young Master Yu, this really has nothing to do with you."

Yu Xu stared at the painted boat with a sinister look in his eyes, and said through gritted teeth, "I will bring Xiang'er back."

After saying that, he rushed over and jumped into the lake.

"Master Yu!"

"Hey, what are you doing?!"

"Pull him back quickly!"

The expressions on their faces changed, and they all cried out at the same time.

Aoki and the others also wanted to stop Yu Xu, but Yu Xu's actions were too sudden, and no one expected him to do this.

So, by the time they realized what was happening, Yu Xu had already swum out.

Lord Chen was closer, but he had no martial arts skills and was quite old, so he certainly couldn't stop Yu Xu.

Aoki and the others hesitated for a moment.

Because Yu Xu wasn't someone they needed to protect or risk their lives to save. The situation on the lake was unclear; they should be watching the pleasure boat or the water, not trying to rescue Yu Xu.

After only a short hesitation, Yu Xu had already swum quite far.

Aoki and the others were somewhat surprised, not expecting Yu Xu to be such a good swimmer.

It was too late to pull him back, and everyone could only watch helplessly as Yu Xu swam towards the pleasure boat ahead.

Lord Chen exclaimed in amazement, "Can he swim such a long distance?"

Then he looked at Prime Minister Shen and said with emotion, "I didn't expect that Young Master Yu and your daughter have such a deep relationship. He was even willing to risk so much to save Miss Shen. It seems that this marriage is not bad at all."

Prime Minister Shen gritted his teeth, his gaze was deep, and his face was dark.

He couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to Lord Chen.

Even Prime Minister Shen himself was extremely puzzled as to when Yu Xu and Shen Xiangjun had developed such deep feelings for each other.

Besides, is he stupid? Can he even swim that far?

But as they watched Yu Xu in the water, they realized that in just a short while, Yu Xu had already swum a considerable distance.

He not only had excellent physical strength, but also very good swimming skills. And by now, the lake had returned to calm, with only slight ripples, and it seemed there was indeed no danger.

The crowd felt a little relieved; for now, they could only wait.

They were unaware that the danger lay on that pleasure boat.

At the other end of the pleasure boat, Yin Yunting and the two envoys, one in black and one in white, also pulled a dark figure onto the boat.

"The eldest sister is on the painted boat."

After Xiao Hei came aboard, he sat on the deck and caught his breath. He felt relieved when he sensed Lu Zhaoling's presence.

Xiao Bai then kicked the figure.

"This guy really took a lot of our effort; we almost let him escape."

If it weren't for the fact that the Judge has now recovered most of his cultivation, this time, they probably would have had to watch helplessly as the evil spirit slipped away right in front of them.

This evil spirit has committed immense sins and is cruel and murderous. If he gets away, who knows how many more lives will be harmed by him.

If we hadn't caught him even a day later, many lives would have been lost.

Having just caught him, both the Black and White Envoys let out a huge sigh of relief. They both instantly felt that they were about to gain merit.

But who could have known that someone would actually gain merit at this moment, and that person was Zhou Shiyue.

When Zhou Shiyue landed on the shore, Sheng San Niangzi hissed and suddenly let go.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Shiyue asked.

This is like losing a baby chick.