Opening his spiritual eye, he discovered several souls huddled together under the tree.

However, their appearances were somewhat tragic, with many missing limbs or being completely disfigured.

"You should leave now, this place is taken." A spirit dressed in a cheongsam with its tongue sticking out floated in front of Hua Xiangyun. "We can overlook your intrusion."

Hua Xiangyun: "So what? You are already souls now, you shouldn't stay here any longer."

This place is now ownerless; someone will come and take it sooner or later. We're just temporarily staying here. I advise you not to cause any trouble and to leave immediately.

"Hehe, this is the funniest joke we've ever heard. The ancestral property accumulated by my Ren family has now become ownerless."

"Young lady, I advise you to leave quickly. Our Ren family isn't extinct yet; sooner or later, our descendants will return."

Another soul, with a full head of white hair and missing both legs, also floated over.

They deliberately made themselves look more ferocious and terrifying, just to scare away this ignorant and arrogant girl.

Hua Xiangyun had seen far worse things than this, and she didn't take them seriously at all. She couldn't understand why someone would make themselves look so shabby when they could become a beautiful ghost.

"You guys are really ugly," Hua Xiangyun said disdainfully. "Do you think I'd be scared away even if you became shabby?"

The Ren family members were speechless. "Oh right, the other party is a Xuan Master, why would he be afraid of them like this?"

On the contrary, they were even more careful. They had heard that these people of the Xuanmen sect took it upon themselves to collect souls. Would they take them away?

Imagine that the various spirits that were originally capable of transformation are now hiding far away. However, with the sun blazing outside, they only dare to hide in the shade or hang under tree branches.

They wanted to run away, but running away would only lead to destruction.

The white-haired old man was clearly the patriarch of the family. Despite the pressure, he restored his appearance from his previous life and stood face to face with Hua Xiangyun.

"Greetings, Master. I am Ren Jinpeng, the owner of this house. I apologize for disturbing you."

It's not that we're trying to scare people, but this house is the result of three generations of our hard work, and we died here because of an undeserved tragedy.

We have no resentment, nor do we seek revenge. We simply want to stay here and wait for the Ren family descendants to return.

Hua Xiangyun: "So you went to scare the villagers away from this area."

The villagers clearly value the land more than their own lives, yet they are unwilling to come here; it must be related to these spirits.

Ren Jinpeng's face twisted for a moment, but then, thinking that the little master would definitely not like to see their ugly appearance, he reverted to his former self, saying, "Our family's fate is inseparable from these ungrateful wretches."

"If they hadn't reported us, my family wouldn't have suffered this misfortune."

Ren Jinpeng had been guarding him for many years. The first time he saw someone, he couldn't wait to express his grievances. "Back in those tough times, they betrayed our whole family in order to protect themselves."

All fifteen people were killed and robbed.

If it weren't for my youngest son studying away from home, he would have wiped out my entire Ren family.

Even so, when my youngest son came back, all our possessions had been taken. He had no choice but to drop out of school and live off this house and a few acres of land.

This is the only son left in my Ren family. How could we bear to leave him?

He was guarding it from this spot, but the heavy yin energy emanating from him prevented him from getting close. He could only hide in this corner and watch from afar.

At this point, Ren Jinpeng's expression, which had been filled with gritted teeth, softened considerably. "That kid is quite capable; he managed to make a living on his own."

With his hard work and ability to endure hardship, he quickly married and had three sons.

We thought that with this land and this house, we could live a peaceful life, and we were preparing to leave.

Who knew these bastards couldn't stand seeing my Ren family breathe? Just when my grandson was about to get married, these people came to our house to smash things up, accusing me of letting my son exploit everyone.

After they took my son and daughter-in-law out, when they returned, they found their bodies cold and lifeless.

At this point, two blood-stained figures appeared behind Ren Jinpeng, looking at Hua Xiangyun with sorrowful expressions.

"..." Here we go again. These people seem to have developed a knack for scaring people. I wonder if Jiang Yi will come today? She needs to wash her eyes.

“I finally managed to keep this one descendant, and they beat me to death. My children and grandchildren have left, scattered and sent to various places on trumped-up charges.”

As Ren Jinpeng spoke, he almost lost control of himself again, but he managed to keep his composure by remembering that Hua Xiangyun seemed to dislike their miserable state. "We want to go and protect them, but we're afraid that if we get too close, it will be a disaster for them. Fortunately, their three grandsons are doing well and have their own offspring. We're useless; we can only stay here and guard them."

Those people who want to seize this house will have to see if the Ren family agrees.

Hua Xiangyun understood. No wonder the villagers had such strange expressions earlier; there was something going on behind the scenes.

“I don’t know why you’ve come here to live, especially since you’re all children, but this is really not a good place. You should leave immediately.” Ren Jinpeng felt the pressure of the Xuan Master emanating from Hua Xiangyun, and his expression became even more respectful. “We’ve been here for decades, and the place is filled with Yin energy. Staying here for a while will be harmful to our health.”

To put it bluntly, their family doesn't like outsiders, and they hope this master can understand and leave with these people as soon as possible.

Hua Xiangyun didn't think the educated youth would agree; they preferred having their own space rather than sharing meals with villagers.

They just walked around the village and everyone could see what kind of houses the villagers lived in. How could mud houses be the same as these brick and tile houses?

"Don't worry, I will help dispel these yin energies, as long as you leave here," Hua Xiangyun said after seeing the souls' expressions change at the same time. "We are just staying here temporarily and will leave in less than a year."

Even if they don't pass the exam and leave, everyone will find connections to return to the city. "I can guarantee you that a year from now, we won't be staying here."

"What guarantees do you have?" Ren Jinpeng had been a man for decades, so he knew all too well the flaws in human nature.

"Just you wait and see. If you stay here safely, will the rest of the village let such a big house go?"

"We finally managed to scare them away, aren't you going to stand up for them then?"

They're making it sound nice to get people to move in, but once they've profited, they won't give it up so easily.

Hua Xiangyun knew that this family was also a victim of the "no catching insects" rule. They had no intention of revenge, only of staying here. Based on this alone, Hua Xiangyun would not lay a hand on them.

"If you trust me, I can tell you very clearly that this house will only belong to the Ren family descendants in the future."