Chapter 38

As a result, the teacher was also scared crazy.

The story spread like wildfire throughout the village, and the villagers subsequently invited several healers to try their methods. However, their methods proved ineffective, and the situation only intensified. Perhaps the villagers' actions angered the teacher, but the last healer, on his way out, was struck and killed by an oncoming truck as he passed the area where the teacher had been killed. His body was crushed, leaving the villagers deeply shaken.

After that, the villagers never asked the master to see them again.

But not looking for the female teacher does not mean that she will give up. First, the village party secretary, after drinking at a villager's house one night, was passing by the school on his way home. He saw that the lights in the classroom were on, and on the podium, a female teacher with a clear voice was teaching. It was the dead female teacher.

The village party secretary knew he had encountered a ghost, so he ran home desperately, but he fell into a roadside ditch and choked to death.

The village secretary's family searched all night and finally found his body hanging from an old locust tree on the hillside behind the village. The villagers all said it was the female teacher who was taking his life, and so they all stayed indoors every day after sunset.

The village party secretary's funeral was being held. On the first night, his son was keeping vigil. The whole night was very quiet, without a sound. The next day, his wife woke up and found that he had disappeared. Everyone searched again and found that he had also hanged himself on the old locust tree.

The village secretary's son's death was horrific. His eyes were gouged out, his tongue cut short, and his hands chopped off. When he was found, there was still congealed blood hanging from his wrists. Most importantly, his penis was torn apart by wild dogs.

This was the only male in the village party secretary's family, and he is now dead.

The villagers felt that something was wrong and knew that they had to find a solution, otherwise who knows how many more people would die in the village.

Someone then suggested going to Longhu Mountain to invite the Heavenly Master. Longhu Mountain's Heavenly Master Mansion was a renowned Taoist holy place, and if the Heavenly Master could be invited, he would surely be able to resolve the issue.

Everyone hit it off immediately, found three young men and went to Longhu Mountain.

But it was impossible to summon the Heavenly Master. Zhang Pingyin was often elusive, his whereabouts completely unknown. Several people had died before and after this incident, so it was no small matter. Master Zhang sent Li Danyang to investigate. Erma, unable to hold back at the Heavenly Master's Mansion, also followed Li Danyang.

Arriving in Longkou Village, Li Danyang and Erma quickly noticed something was amiss. The entire village was shrouded in resentment, suggesting the teacher's death wasn't sudden, but rather unjust. People who die suddenly become ghosts, their auras radiating malevolence.

Realizing this, Li Danyang summoned a female ghost at night. After emerging, the ghost thought Li Danyang had come to destroy her, and charged at him with a ghostly aura. However, with Li Danyang's current level of cultivation, even a powerful ghost, let alone a wronged spirit, couldn't get close to him.

Li Danyang's silence didn't mean Erma was silent either. Seeing the ghost dare to attack Li Danyang, she immediately rushed over to destroy her. Only Li Danyang stopped her in time, otherwise the truth might never have come to light.

The ghost girl knew that Erma was very powerful and Li Danyang was even more unfathomable, so she tried to escape. But she was unable to escape and was finally caught by Erma and handed over to Li Danyang.

The magnanimity of authentic Taoists is truly unmatched by those of lesser sects. Li Danyang, undeterred, inquired about the cause of her death and promised to bring justice to her. The female teacher then tearfully confessed her story.

Lin Yu, a 23-year-old recent college graduate, arrived in Longkou Village to teach. The villagers were delighted that the children were now able to attend school and treated her with immense care. Later, another teacher, Zhang Xia, 31, the same one who had been frightened away by the sight of Lin Yu's ghost, arrived. They happened to share a dormitory, and Zhang Xia cared for Lin Yu like a caring older sister.

Lin Yu's lectures were lively and her voice was as melodious as a lark. She was also a simple person, often wearing a ponytail before teaching the children. Education in the village was relatively backward, so both of them taught all subjects. If one of them was busy, they would ask the other to cover for them.

But who would have known that all this beauty was ruined by the village party secretary's family.

One day, the village Party Secretary's son was drunk and saw Lin Yu alone in school preparing for class. He suddenly became lustful. He sneaked into the school and, relying on his strong body, hugged Lin Yu. Lin Yu immediately screamed for help, but the village Party Secretary's son covered her mouth. Afraid of being overheard, he covered Lin Yu's mouth tightly with his clothes, eventually suffocating her to the point of pretending to be dead.

So the village party secretary's son insulted Lin Yu in the classroom.

Afterward, fearing the incident would be exposed, he hurried home to find the village party secretary. Seeing his son commit such a brutal act, the village party secretary beat him up. But after all, he was his own son, and how many people could be so selfless? The village party secretary and his son dumped Lin Yu's body on the road. There were many people driving at night, especially large trucks, and the drivers, not paying attention, ran over Lin Yu's body.

To outsiders, it looked like a car accident.

Later, Lin Yu died with regrets, and first scared Zhang Xia away. Because Zhang Xia took good care of her, she was afraid that Zhang Xia would also be killed by the son of the village party secretary.

After that, he planned to take revenge on the village party secretary's family.

But the villagers still believed she had died a violent death, so they invited in shamans to perform rituals. Some of these shamans were charlatans, while others were truly skilled, which delayed Lin Yu's revenge. But she ultimately succeeded, killing both father and son.

But the evildoer was dead, and her resentment was still there, and she wanted to take revenge on the village party secretary's family. Just the night before Li Danyang came, the wife of the village party secretary's son was insulted by an idler in the village.

After hearing the whole story, Li Danyang and Erma could only sigh that things in the world are unpredictable.

But since the village secretary's family had already received their due, he urged Lin Yu to stop. Lin Yu knew that even though Li Danyang was trying to persuade her, his aura was intimidating without even being angry. She knew that if she continued to forcefully retaliate against the village secretary's son's wife, he would likely take action. Besides, the people who deserved to die were already dead, and her resentment had dissipated considerably.

So Li Danyang held a memorial ceremony for Lin Yu.

Upon hearing that Li Danyang had performed a ritual, the entire village, including her students, gathered at the ceremony to bid farewell to Lin Yu. In the eyes of the parents and children, she was an exceptional teacher. She not only taught the children how to read and write, and the principles of life, but also provided practical advice for the villagers.

At the last moment of her departure, Lin Yu looked at the students in tears and felt very reluctant to leave. But humans and ghosts have different paths, and she was about to be reincarnated.

A gust of cold wind blew, and Lin Yu walked away in the wind.

After the whole ceremony was completed, Li Danyang prayed for Lin Yu's soul to be reborn.

And from the village school, there seemed to be a clear sound of teaching, like a lark.