Unlike the others, Qian Huailin became a bound spirit of the courtyard because he was buried there.

Qian Huailin had been wandering in that courtyard for hundreds of years. At first, he would chat with the ghosts of passing servants, which is how he learned about the outside world.

Until one day, Liu Dazhuang, who was closest to Qian Huailin, said that he had seen the second young mistress, who was Qian Huailin's wife.

Qian Huailin was overjoyed and immediately asked Dazhuang to pass on his message. Dazhuang was a simple farmer who had come to the city to work, and he patted his chest and agreed to Qian Huailin's request.

Qian Huailin waited expectantly for several days, but Dazhuang still hadn't returned.

Finally, Qian Huailin couldn't wait any longer and asked another servant who was passing by to inquire about Dazhuang's whereabouts.

As a result, the ghost never came back.

For a period of time afterward, Qian Huailin seemed to be trapped in a vicious cycle, with every ghost he asked for help eventually disappearing mysteriously.

Even if Qian Huailin was stupid, he realized something was wrong at this moment, so he stopped asking other ghosts for help and focused solely on cultivation.

After decades of effort, Qian Huailin's time away from the courtyard has finally increased from one second to half an hour.

Because of the bizarre events that had occurred, Qian Huailin did not launch a large-scale search for his wife, but instead cautiously sneaked into the backyard.

As soon as he floated to the backyard gate, Qian Huailin saw his wife, Wan Niang, gnawing on his elder brother Qian Huaiwen's head.

A headless female ghost was floating beside Wan Niang. Judging from her clothes, Qian Huailin guessed that she should be Qian Huaiwen's wife.

Seeing that his elder brother Qian Huaiwen's soul was about to be completely devoured, Qian Huailin rushed forward to stop him, but was slapped against the courtyard wall by Wan Niang.

At the same time, Qian Huailin felt a piercing burning sensation on his face, but he couldn't care less about that now, because Wan Niang had finished eating Qian Huaiwen and was rushing towards him.

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Qian Huailin closed his eyes and prepared to die. Suddenly, he felt a pulling force on the back of his neck. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in his own courtyard.

After this incident, Qian Huailin dared not easily step out of the courtyard again until Ji Qian and the others arrived.