Three thousand yuan is a lot, but I wonder if Sister Ma cut herself while carrying it in her underwear.

Ha! How could that be? Her underwear is big enough! Besides, she's wearing two pairs of underwear today, so carrying ten thousand yuan wouldn't be a problem.

Cui Gu: "…………………………"

The group left Cui Gu's house feeling unhappy. "Bang!" Cui Gu slammed the door shut with a loud bang. Ma Hehua pouted and said, "Mom, we didn't lose out. At least we ate a little something."

"Sigh! Alright, money is getting harder and harder to earn. Prices are rising year by year. Only our Ma family are still honest people. We never overcharge when we catch ghosts." Ma Linghua suddenly felt that her Ma family was more noble and sophisticated.

Ma Lihua also felt that the Ma family was honest. She had also heard Xiao Xin say that those who consulted feng shui masters could easily make thousands or tens of thousands of yuan, and that they made money very quickly.

“Mother, it seems we need to upgrade the filial piety money this year,” Ma Hehua suggested.

“Okay! I think so too. When it’s Chinese New Year, I’ll call you Big Brother, Second Brother, and give me double the bonus!” she said confidently.

Ma Lihua felt a pang of envy. It seemed that when she got married, she would also have to have a few children who would be a financial burden, just like her mother and grandmother, and receive money as a form of filial piety.

Shangguan Wenyan: "…………………………"

Actually... it's not impossible, he can afford to support them.

When the group returned, they saw Shangguan Wenyan writing something. Ma Hehua went over to take a look and saw that it was several large "Fu" characters. To be honest, they were written quite well.

"Shangguan! It's so much trouble for you to write this! We've already bought them, and it only costs two yuan. Auntie will take them out later, and you can just stick them on the door." She said this with a smug look on her face.

Shangguan Wenyan: "……………………"

"By the way, just cook something simple for the New Year! A few dozen meat dishes, three vegetable dishes, and two different kinds of soup..."

The more she talked, the more excited she became, to the point that she was practically drooling.

"Alright, alright, stop being so lewd." Ma Linghua felt a little embarrassed, but thinking about how the Gu Daoist had been eyeing her beauty, she figured that the old man would definitely treat them to a good meal this New Year.

She gave a mysterious smile, glanced at the Gu Daoist, and looked as if she knew everything.

Shangguan Wenyan: "……………………"

I don't know what that woman is laughing at. Neither of them seems very bright. Luckily, Pear Blossom looks like her father.

The three of them took a nap at noon. Shangguan Wenyan was thinking about the sinkhole. He stayed in his room, staring at his hands, revealing a pair of sharp, black fingernails.

"The sinkhole is approaching... the stars are shifting... the seven stars are aligned... Pear Blossom, even if you return to your divine position, you will not escape my grasp. The power of the rules has been corrupted by me. No one in heaven or earth can stop us from being together."

A twisted smile appeared on his face.

The Miao woman inside the cave was writhing in pain, and Shangguan Wenyan certainly wouldn't let her go.

She is now transforming into a snake-person Gu.

Outside, the town was bustling with activity, but inside this deep, sunless cave, a nauseating stench permeated the air.

The darkness seemed to have materialized, pressing down on every inch of space, making it hard to breathe.

In this dark corner, a Miao woman is suffering the most terrible torment in the world, being transformed into a snake-human Gu.

Her body was contorted, and her once beautiful face was now twisted and grotesque by pain.

Her eyes were wide open, filled with endless fear and despair, her pupils flashing with a mad light, as if she wanted to break free from this nightmarish reality.

What she suffered was a thousand times, ten thousand times more painful than the transformation of the snake mother; the snake-human Gu was subjected to inhuman torment.

Her skin gradually lost its human luster, becoming rough and covered in scales, its icy touch feeling like a curse from hell.

Each scale shimmered with an eerie light in the darkness, as if telling of her pain and resentment.

Her limbs no longer obeyed her commands, writhing and twisting like snakes.

The fingers and toes gradually elongated, turning into sharp claws that dug deep into the ground, leaving horrifying marks.

She let out a series of shrill screams, the sound echoing in the narrow cave, like the wailing of a vengeful ghost.

The voice was filled with pain and anger, as if it wanted to tear this dark world apart.

Every howl pierced the eardrums and made the soul tremble.

Her body trembled incessantly, each tremor accompanied by the sound of bones breaking.

Her spine began to bend, forming a bizarre arc, as if it were about to break her body.

Her hair, like a snake's tongue, danced in the darkness, exuding an evil aura.

The Miao woman tried to struggle to her feet, but to no avail. Her body was completely controlled by the Gu poison, and she could only crawl painfully on the ground.

Her movements were slow and clumsy, each movement accompanied by a painful groan.

The dampness in the cave seeped into her body, making her feel a bone-chilling cold.

But compared to the pain in my heart, this coldness seems insignificant.

Her tears mingled with her sweat, sliding down her cheeks and dripping onto the ground with a soft sound.

The surrounding walls were crawling with unknown insects, which seemed to be attracted by her pain and swarmed around her.

Some crawled on her body, while others gnawed at her skin, intensifying her pain.

Her consciousness gradually faded, but the pain remained ever-present.

I started reminiscing about the good old days, those carefree days, and the warm sunshine.

But all of that is gone now. She has been turned into a monster by that perverted man and is trapped in this endless darkness.

Suddenly, her body convulsed violently, and she spat out a mouthful of black blood.

Blood splattered on the ground, making a sizzling sound, as if it were corroding everything.

Her eyes gradually dimmed, and the breath of life slowly faded away.

However, even in the last moments of her life, her suffering did not cease.

Her body was still contorted, as if making a final protest to the world.

Finally, her body stopped moving, and only deathly silence remained in the cave.

Ba Dou (the black snake) watched all this with a cold and indifferent expression. It seemed that its master had failed. This human Gu was indeed not so easy to succeed. It seemed that only special people with special physiques could do it.

It crawled over and swallowed the Miao girl, who was covered in unknown insects, whole; it wasn't even enough to fill a tooth gap.

During the Lunar New Year, the owner doesn't even know to feed it something good. Don't humans eat lots of meat and fish during the Lunar New Year?

It doesn't ask for much; just give it a few hundred cattle and sheep. If they're not alive enough, then a ton of pork will do.

Shangguan Wenyan: "………………………"

Go hibernate! You can have anything in your dreams.