She was Yuan Niangzi's mother-in-law, Zhuang Meihua.

“Mother…Mother…” Madam Yuan subconsciously took two steps back.

"You little slut, you're incredibly audacious!" Zhuang Meihua shouted sternly.

“Mother, you lied to me, beat me, and humiliated me first. The whole... the whole Liu family village, except for my husband and me, is full of ghosts. Humans and ghosts are different. If I... if I didn’t invite someone over, I would be the one who died. Mother, you are so vicious, you should... you should be taken away!” Madam Yuan said, mustering her courage.

She's been married into the family for five years, and this is the first time she's said something like that in front of her mother-in-law.

In the past, she didn't dare to utter a sound when facing her mother-in-law, Zhuang Meihua.

"If I had known you were so vicious, I shouldn't have listened to Shen'er and kept your worthless life. I should have absorbed all the yang energy in your body to prolong Shen'er's life." After Zhuang Meihua finished speaking, she stomped her cane hard, and a strong ghostly aura instantly swept towards Ye Xianya and Madam Yuan.

Ye Xianya had subdued many evil spirits, but this was the first time she had encountered such a strong and eerie ghost aura.

This female ghost had already become quite powerful. Luckily, it was her who came today, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Ye Xianya quickly used her mystical arts to defend herself and then summoned the Jade Bone Fan to protect herself and Madam Yuan.

Upon seeing this, Zhuang Meihua was about to put in even more effort when suddenly someone came out of the yard.

Upon seeing that it was her son, Liu Shen, who had come, she quickly withdrew her hand, afraid of accidentally hurting her son.

"Shen'er, what are you doing out here? Hurry up and go back inside!" Zhuang Meihua said anxiously.

The woman invited by my daughter-in-law is really powerful. Not only did she see through the illusion created by my daughter-in-law's magic artifacts, but she also blocked my daughter-in-law's attack. She is different from the Taoist priests I have encountered before and is very difficult to deal with.

If her son stays here, it will distract her.

She has turned Liujia Village into a ghost village for almost thirty years.

This place isn't too far from the capital. Over the years, Taoist priests have come to this small mountain village, but... none of them saw through the illusion; instead, they were all killed by her.

"Mother, please spare Yuzhen. Your son will write a divorce agreement and sever all ties with her from now on. Your son will also listen to you and marry a woman with a pure yang destiny, and try to have a child as soon as possible to carry on the family line. Mother, haven't you always wanted a grandson? Your son will work hard to make your wish come true!" Liu Shen knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice.

Zhuang Meihua hadn't expected her son to say that. She looked at her son, then at Yuan Niangzi hiding behind Ye Xianya, and suddenly laughed.

"So... you actually had a genuine affection for this little wretch. Didn't you promise your mother that you would only care about her for the rest of your life? Shen'er, I paid a great price to give birth to you, lingering in the mortal realm and refusing to return to the underworld. I even gave up my identity as a ghost immortal, all so that I could stay by your side. Is this how you repay your mother's love for her son?"

"Mother, your son... Your son did not give his heart to Yuzhen. She had been by your side for five years and had taken care of you in every way. Your son did not want her to lose her life in vain. Since you want to find me a new wife, then I will divorce her. As long as you use your magic, she will forget what happened today and will not know your true identity. Naturally, she will not cause trouble for you and your mother!"

After he finished speaking, he pointed to Ye Xianya next to Madam Yuan: "As for... as for this Taoist nun, Mother can decide what to do with her."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Meihua burst into laughter, but her laughter gradually turned sinister and eerie.

“My dear Shen’er, this Taoist nun is as beautiful as a fairy, several times younger and more beautiful than that slut Yuan Yuzhen. Any man would be tempted by her. Don’t you want her to be your wife? Her cultivation is extremely high. Even if she doesn’t have a pure Yang destiny, she won’t be affected by the death energy on your body. She will definitely be able to give birth to your child. I will kill that little slut Yuan Yuzhen and leave this Taoist nun for you to be your wife. Is that alright?” Zhuang Meihua held her son’s hand and said softly.

"Princess!" Upon hearing her wicked mother-in-law's words, Madam Yuan quickly shook her head at Ye Xianya, "Princess, please don't concern yourself with my affairs. You should leave now!"

Zhuang Meihua is no ordinary evil spirit, and he fears that Ye Xianya is no match for her.

As for him?

That old hag clearly wants her dead; she probably won't escape today!

Anyway, she had already considered jumping into the river to commit suicide.

After five years of living a life worse than death, death might truly be a relief for her.

However, to her surprise, Liu Shen actually pleaded for her.

In her memory, from the very first day she married into the family, this mother and son never gave her a kind look.

Although Zhuang Meihua usually beats and scolds her the most, Liu Shen will also hit her, especially in front of Zhuang Meihua.

Whenever Zhuang Meihua showed the slightest dissatisfaction with her, Liu Shen would hit her.

He would only refrain from violence once they were back in the house where they lived.

"Please, Mother, spare Yuzhen's life!" Liu Shen said while kowtowing.

"You don't even want this beautiful young Taoist nun, but you insist on pleading for this slut. It shows how much you care about her." After Zhuang Meihua finished speaking, she suddenly swung her cane, and a thick black aura instantly surged out and flew towards Madam Yuan.

"No!" Liu Shen immediately reached out and grabbed Zhuang Meihua's cane, and his whole body was instantly enveloped in ghostly energy.

Zhuang Meihua was so frightened that she quickly stopped. When she saw her son lying on the ground convulsing, she turned pale with anger.

As for Madam Yuan, she was unharmed thanks to Ye Xianya's protection.

She stared blankly at Liu Shen, who was lying on the ground convulsing.

She never expected Liu Shen to save her.

“Mother…you killed Song’er five years ago, and now you want to kill Yuzhen. Does this mean that no matter who your son marries, you will kill her?” Liu Shen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said weakly.

"You dare mention that little bitch? She tried to steal you away from me, of course she deserves to die!" Zhuang Meihua said, glaring fiercely at Yuan Niangzi. "And that bitch, since you have feelings for her, then she deserves to die too!"

Just as Liu Shen was about to say something, he heard Zhuang Meihua's voice again.

"Shen'er, you're getting better and better at lying to your mother. I saw you often beating and scolding Yuan Yuzhen, and you wouldn't allow her to show the slightest disrespect in front of me. I thought you didn't like her at all. But it turns out... you were just putting on a show for me. You're afraid that I'll kill her like I killed Song'er, right?"

Liu Shen didn't say anything upon hearing this, but the next moment he suddenly grabbed Zhuang Meihua's leg tightly and shouted at Ye Xianya and Yuan Niangzi, "Run! Leave Liu Family Village and never come back! My mother can only move within the area covered by the magic artifact, which is only this village and the back mountain. Once you get out of the village, you'll be safe!"

"You wretched child!" Zhuang Meihua instinctively tried to swing her cane, but Liu Shen grabbed it.

"Princess, let's run!" Madam Yuan said hastily, disregarding everything else.