"And look, Auntie, I caught a really big fish!"

Baili Wanwan showed Zhang Xiu the fish behind her, but Zhang Xiu didn't care about fish at all at that moment.

The surrounding villagers were also shocked to see Baili Wanwan return unharmed.

Everyone seemed to find it hard to believe, but with this living, breathing Baili Wanwan standing there, they had no choice but to believe it.

Zhang Xiu held Wanwan and cried for a while, then suddenly remembered what had just happened.

So she pulled Baili Wanwan to the Taoist priest and said to him, "Didn't you say before that you could make the demons reveal their true forms? Now that the person has returned unharmed, why don't you start now, Taoist priest!"

The Taoist priest glanced at Baili Wanwan, his eyes showing a hint of guilt.

"Today is not the right time, and besides, I haven't brought any magical artifacts, so I can't cast a spell..."

Zhang Xiu thought to himself, "Weren't you quite capable just now? Why are you saying you can't now?"

So she sneered and bluntly exposed him: "I think the Taoist priest isn't incapable of casting spells, he just doesn't know how to cast them at all!"

The Taoist priest, startled by Zhang Xiu's question, stammered, "Nonsense..."

Seeing the Taoist priest stammering and no longer resembling a master, many villagers' expressions changed, and they realized they had been deceived.

Seeing the Taoist priest looking terrified, Zhao Damei cursed inwardly and tried to run away while clutching the luminous pearl in her arms.

She had only taken one step back when she suddenly bumped into a wall of flesh.

She was startled, and when she turned around, she found Wan Yuekui hiding behind her, staring at her without moving.

Where do you want to go?

Wan Yuekui saw that Zhao Damei didn't have a good look on her face either, glared at her, and asked.

"You brat! What's it to you! Get out of the way!"

Zhao Damei lowered her voice as if she was afraid that Zhang Xiu and his group would hear her.

As she spoke, she tried to walk around Wan Yuekui.

But she only took one step before Wan Yuekui grabbed her clothes.

Before she could react, Wan Yuekui suddenly shouted, "Everyone, come quick! Someone's trying to escape!!"

At this moment, the villagers were blocking the Taoist priest, demanding that he return the money while chattering and trying to teach him a lesson.

The Taoist priest was already preoccupied with his own problems, and upon hearing Wan Yuekui's words, he became even angrier.

"Well, you were the one who asked me to come here in the first place, and now that things have been exposed, you're quick to run away!"

The Taoist priest was furious and, from a distance, yelled at Zhao Damei.

These words drew the villagers' attention back to Zhao Damei.

"What does this mean... that Zhao Damei knows this fake Taoist priest??"

"I don't know... but something feels off..."

The villagers chattered amongst themselves, their suspicious gazes naturally shifting to Zhao Damei.

Zhao Damei panicked and quickly denied it, saying, "Don't listen to his nonsense, everyone! He just wants to distract you so he can run away when you're not looking!"

Zhao Damei's words directly enraged the fake Taoist priest: "Fine! Since you're kicking me when I'm down, there's no need for me to say anything more to you!"

The next second, the Taoist priest, in a fit of desperation, said, "Let me tell you the truth, this whole thing was arranged by that woman. She sent me to deceive you because she can't tolerate even a child! Isn't that ridiculous!"

The Taoist priest recounted how Zhao Damei had instructed him to deceive the villagers and frame Baili Wanwan as an evil spirit.

Upon hearing this, everyone was furious and began to criticize Zhao Damei.

"You deceived us, and you even went so far as to harm a child!"

"Exactly! That's so vicious!"

"If Wanwan hadn't proven her innocence today, wouldn't we all be like her, executioners!"

For a moment, the villagers' faces were a mixture of anger, fear, guilt, and shame at having once conspired to kill a child. Everyone's expression was extremely distorted.

Humans are truly amazing creatures. Just a moment ago, everyone was deeply devoted to that Taoist priest. Even though Baili Wanwan was a living, breathing person, they showed no mercy and wanted to burn her alive.

Now that the truth is out, everyone is acting like they've been deceived, putting on an act of how wronged they are.

"Kill this vicious woman!! Kill her!!"

Just then, someone in the crowd said something.

Then the women rushed forward, pinned Zhao Damei to the ground, and began tearing and wrestling with her.

The men stood aside, looking at Zhao Damei, who was screaming and begging for mercy, with cold and disgusted eyes.

"Ah!! Murder! Stop hitting him!!"

Zhao Damei's hair was disheveled and her clothes were torn beyond recognition.

She cried and begged for mercy, but no one pitied her.

"Big brother!! Big brother!! I'm your sister-in-law!! Big brother, please save me..."

Seeing that the villagers showed no pity whatsoever, Zhao Damei quickly climbed out and ran to Wan Suizhou for help.

She thought that Wan Suizhou was a scholar with a soft heart, and there was no way he wouldn't save her.

But at this moment, Wan Suizhou only glanced at her indifferently and said in a low voice, "You almost caused Wanwan's death. For that reason alone, I cannot save you."

One sentence plunged Zhao Damei into despair.

Soon, she was dragged out by several women who were still not discouraged.

Amidst screams of agony, the villagers finally vented their anger and left one after another. Zhao Damei lay on the ground, her hair torn and mangled, her body covered in scratches.

Even though she was completely exhausted from the beating, her eyes were still fixed on Wan Suizhou with a fierce look.

It was as if she wasn't the one who started all of this, but rather the Wan Suizhou family.

“From now on, don’t ever show your face near my house again, and I will never be lenient with you again.”

Wan Suizhou stood aside, speaking coldly.

Although she still felt a little sorry for Zhao Damei, that pity vanished when she thought of Wanwan.

However, although Zhao Damei was lying on the ground, she was tightly protecting the luminous pearl in her arms with both hands.

Hearing Wan Suizhou's words, she was angry, but also a little smug.

She thought to herself that since the luminous pearl was in her hands now, once she sold this valuable item, she wouldn't need to beg that old man Wan Suizhou for alms.

Once they have money, let's see how Wan Suizhou and his family can act so arrogantly!

"Don't think you're so great just because you have a few stinking bucks! So what! I don't even care!"

Zhao Damei got up from the ground, smoothed her hair with her hand, and glanced at Wan Suizhou with great disdain.

Enraged, Wan Yuekui was about to attack someone on the spot, but Zhang Xiu stopped him.