Ruan Yu was stunned by Nan Yuanman's unpredictable behavior, and even forgot to scold her for trespassing into a private residence. She subconsciously asked, "What did I lose?"

The next second, a pitch-black ghostly figure flew out of the small coffin in Nan Yuanman's hand, crawling rapidly on the ground while screaming and crying, "Mommy, Mommy, she's so scary, Mommy! Help me, Mommy!"

Ruan Yu: "!!!"

Cheng Yi: "!!!"

"Mom, be careful!" Cheng Yi instinctively kicked away the dark figure crawling towards Ruan Yu and shielded her.

Ruan Yu looked at Nan Yuanman in shock and disbelief. Wasn't this the brat she sent to kill Meng Lei?! How did she end up in this child's hands?!

She thought that after escaping from the little devil's clutches, she would be greeted by her mother's warm embrace, but instead, she was met with a big, smelly foot.

The little girl was furious. Her eyes were bloodshot, filled with hostility and resentment as she looked at Cheng Yi and Ruan Yu, and she questioned, "Mom, didn't you say that you only have two children, me and my brother? Didn't you say that you would love me forever?"

"Who is this person?! Why does he call you 'Mom' too?! Why didn't you stop him when he hit me?!"

"Mom..." Her angry, shrill voice gradually turned into a plaintive lament: "Don't you love me anymore?"

This was the first time Cheng Yi had ever encountered something so bizarre. His body trembled slightly with fear as he asked, "Mom, what is this thing? Why is it... calling you Mom?"

Ruan Yu's face turned pale: "I...I..."

"She's not your mother!" the little devil shrieked jealously, crawling quickly on the ground as he approached Ruan Yu. "She's my brother's and my only mother! I won't allow you to call her that!"

"Mom, it's okay, I forgive you, we'll be together soon." The little devil appeared in front of Ruan Yu in the blink of an eye, his dark hands tightly hugging her legs.

The heavy aura of yin and resentment emanating from her instantly enveloped Ruan Yu and Cheng Yi.

Ruan Yu cried out in terror, "No—!"

Nan Yuanman glanced at it indifferently, ignored it, and ran quickly into the villa with her short legs.

Those who raise evil spirits must be prepared to be devoured by them.

This is the cause and effect between Ruan Yu and the little devil; she won't interfere.

-

At that time, the villa's attic was in complete chaos.

Jia Ping'an was bound by the dark yin energy and hung up. His hand, which had touched the jar, was twisted into an unnatural arc. Yin energy pierced through his chest, and he opened his eyes wide but was no longer breathing.

Meng Lei shielded Meng Qinian and huddled in a corner, while Master Zhang and his second apprentice, Wen Yongkang, were chased all over the room.

"I'll kill you! I'll kill you all! You damned, stinking Taoist priest!!"

Master Zhang ran as fast as he could, tears and snot streaming down his face. Wen Yongkang scrambled to catch up with him, crying out, "Master! Please think of something!"

Meng Lei's face turned ashen, and he said anxiously, "Master Zhang! Please deal with it quickly!"

"Master has no other choice!!" Master Zhang was on the verge of tears. He anxiously pulled out talismans from his bag and threw them at Zhuangzhuang on the ground like a shower of flowers. He chanted urgently, "Heaven and Earth, Mysterious Ancestor, Root of All Qi, Four Spirits, Heavenly Lamp, Six Jia and Six Ding, help me destroy the essence, and the demons will perish!"

The talisman landed on Zhuangzhuang, but had absolutely no effect.

Master Zhang: "!!"

"When a person moves, the person dies; when a ghost moves, the ghost perishes. I obey the command of the Supreme Lord Laozi, may this be done swiftly!"

It still didn't work.

Zhuangzhuang let out a mocking laugh: "Are you cheering for your death? How funny!"

Master Zhang: "..."

His face was filled with despair, "I'm doomed!"

Using Meng Lei as cover, Meng Qinian shakily pulled out his phone to call Nan Yuanman, only to discover, with equal despair, that Nan Yuanman! She! Didn't! Have! A phone!

It’s over!

This is completely over!

In the blink of an eye, Zhuangzhuang had caught up with Master Zhang and his apprentice, using his Yin energy to hang them up, twisting their necks into an unnatural arc.

Meng Qinian trembled all over, took a deep breath, and took out the peace talisman given to him by Nan Yuanman, throwing it at the two of them.

The amulet ignited instantly upon contact with the yin energy, burning away all the yin energy binding Master Zhang and his disciple.

Zhuangzhuang groaned in pain, his scarlet eyes glaring hatefully at Meng Qinian, and angrily flung a cloud of dark energy at him: "You're asking for death!"

Meng Qinian's pupils shrank dramatically: "!!"

Meng Lei quickly pulled Meng Qinian into his arms, using his back to block the ball of yin energy that Zhuangzhuang was throwing at him.

The ball of yin energy hit him, and Meng Lei felt a burning sensation on the spot where the amulet was placed on his chest.

The next second, after the scorching heat subsided, came extreme cold.

Zhuangzhuang appeared behind him without him noticing, his small hand turning into a cone shape, and he stabbed Meng Lei hard in the back.

Meng Qinian's eyes widened in horror: "Dad—!"

At the critical moment, a coffin fell from the sky, about to hit Zhuangzhuang, when Zhuangzhuang's entire body instantly turned into black mist and dissipated.

Zhuangzhuang: "!!!"

"Who goes there?!" Zhuangzhuang growled in a menacing manner, his eyes filled with vigilance.

"I'll take your people!" A clear, sweet child's voice rang out from the coffin lid. Nan Yuanman tossed the lame Xiaocao out: "Xiaocao, go!"

The little grass rushed straight towards Zhuangzhuang. Zhuangzhuang let out a sharp cry and fearlessly pounced on the grass, his tiny hands turning into sharp claws, trying to tear the grass apart.

The little grass somersaulted 360 degrees in mid-air, and its other intact leg kicked Zhuangzhuang hard in the back.

With a powerful impact, Zhuangzhuang's body was suddenly sent flying backward.

Nan Yuanman cooperated by opening the coffin lid and placing the astonished Zhuangzhuang into the small coffin: "Done!"

The man and the scarecrow worked together seamlessly, and in the blink of an eye, they had captured Zhuangzhuang.

Meng Qinian, dumbfounded: "...!!"

Holy crap!

These days, scarecrows have become sentient!

Nan Yuanman patted her soft little hands, put away the shrunken coffin, and turned to ask Meng Qinian with concern, "Brother Qinian, Uncle Meng, are you alright?"

"It's nothing..." Meng Qinian breathed heavily, his legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground.

Meng Lei was also terrified and broke out in a cold sweat. He looked at Nan Yuanman gratefully and said, "Yuanman, thank you for coming in time. We're alright."

He turned around and looked at Master Zhang, who was stunned by the yin energy, and Jia Ping'an, who was already lifeless: "It's... Master Zhang and the others..."

"Master my foot! That guy is a fraud!" Meng Qinian exclaimed excitedly after regaining his composure, "I told you to find Yuanman a long time ago! You wouldn't listen, and now look what's happened, someone's died! Let's see how you clean this up!"

Meng Lei chuckled awkwardly, not daring to say a word. He just thought that adults were more reliable, didn't he?

Who knew that the person they found was a scammer...

“Perfect, what exactly happened? Where is that ghost?” Meng Qinian asked.

Nan Yuanman jumped off the coffin, her fingers slightly spread, and the coffin shrank back into her hand: "I've taken him in. He and the little devil I caught yesterday were raised by a woman in this villa."

"Oh right, when I first arrived, I saw that she seemed to be trying to run away, so I let out yesterday's little devil to play with her."

Nan Yuanman tilted her head: "They must be having a lot of fun right now, right?"

Meng Qinian's expression was indescribable: "..."

He suddenly felt that perfection seemed more terrifying than ghosts.

-

After regaining his composure, Meng Lei called his assistant to clean up the mess.

Before his assistant arrived, he and Meng Qinian carried the unconscious Master Zhang and Wen Yongkang, as well as Jia Ping'an's body, down from the attic.

Afterwards, they went to the front yard of the villa with Nan Yuanman to see who was the person who had raised a ghost child to harm them!

When Meng Lei arrived at the front yard, he was completely stunned to see the two people lying unconscious on the ground: "How could it be them?"

After a moment of surprise, Meng Qinian showed no sign of being taken aback. He sneered, "I knew this mother and son had ill intentions. Now look what's happened, we've let the wolf into the house."

Meng Lei was filled with mixed emotions. He opened his mouth and looked at Nan Yuanman: "Yuanman, can you wake Ruan Yu up? I... want to ask her."

Nan Yuanman nodded, and with a wave of her hand, she summoned the little ghost who was curled up in Ruan Yu's arms.

The little devil instinctively glared at the newcomer with displeasure, but when he saw it was Nan Yuanman, he shrank back and dared not utter a sound.

Freed from the little devil's control, Ruan Yu let out a soft moan and slowly opened her eyes.

When she saw Meng Lei's gloomy face and Meng Qinian's mocking expression, she instantly realized that they had discovered her.

She looked at Meng Lei with a panicked expression and a weak, innocent face: "Brother Lei, those brats forced me to do it! I didn't want to, I didn't want to hurt you!"

"I love you so much, how could I possibly hurt you?"

"You're lying!!" The little demon in Nan Yuanman's hand instantly became agitated. She glared fiercely at Ruan Yu with resentment: "It was clearly you! It was clearly you who gave me the order to kill this man!"

Ruan Yu's face changed drastically, her expression turning ferocious: "Shut up!"

The little devil bared his teeth: "I won't!"

Her face was full of malice: "You wicked woman! You're the one who made me kill this brother's mother! All the sins on our bodies come from you! You'll never get rid of us in this lifetime!"