After three whips, Wang Dahua curled up on the ground holding her head and twitching in pain.

Yue Bing whipped the three times with all her might, finally getting revenge for what she had done back then.

Seeing this, Liu Dahe was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and began to tremble. He knocked his head hard on the ground and closed his eyes and prayed, "Don't hit me, don't hit me..."

Yue Bing glanced coldly at the shivering Liu Dahe and whipped him twice.

Liu Dahe also screamed in pain. The clothes he was wearing were torn into pieces and blood was slowly oozing out of his skin. He held his head and closed his eyes, not daring to look straight ahead.

The couple didn't know how long they lay on the ground. Gradually they recovered, but the pain from the whip on their bodies still reminded them that they had indeed encountered a ghost tonight.

Wang Dahua raised her head and found that there was no one else in the room except Liu Dahe and herself.

At this time, the Twelve Guards were in a very good mood and lay on the bed, falling into a sound sleep.

At dawn the next day, the entire village was in an uproar.

"Did you hear that? Wang Dahua's house seemed to be haunted last night. The sound was so shrill?" A woman said in shock.

"I heard it too. I was sleeping soundly when I was suddenly awakened by Wang Dahahua's shouting. I seemed to faintly hear her talking about my sister-in-law..." another woman said with some fear.

Wang Dahua's voice last night was really too terrifying, as if she was crazy. She was so scared that she could only put her ear against the wall of her house to eavesdrop, and she didn't even dare to come to the door.

"Why didn't I hear it?" another woman asked in confusion.

"That's because my house is next door to hers. Your house is farther away, so it's normal that you can't hear it." The woman continued.

"Did you really hear Wang Dahua calling her sister-in-law?"

"I heard it, I heard it. I also heard Wang Dahua crying and begging to let her go, saying that she shouldn't have sold Chunwa and Qiuya. I also heard..." The woman said with a look of fear on her face, as if she had thought of something terrible.

"What did you hear? Tell me quickly, you are making me die of anxiety..." another woman asked hurriedly.

"I heard Sanniang's voice..." the woman swallowed and said.

"What? Ghosts can talk?"

The woman nodded and said, "Yes, I heard it!" As she spoke, she rubbed the stood up hairs on her arms.

The other woman felt a chill in her heart when she heard this.

"You said Chunwa and Qiuya just came back. Their mother's ghost came to visit. It's really a coincidence."

"It must be because Chunwa helped his parents renovate the grave yesterday that the spirit appeared."

"Who knows? Anyway, as long as we don't do something shameful like Wang Dahua, no ghosts will come after us."

Soon, the news spread throughout the village. Some timid children were frightened and cried, while others planned to go to the temple to pray for peace and blessings to ward off evil spirits.

When the village chief heard this, he was extremely surprised.

"Chunwa, did your parents really appear?"

Yueyang shook his head and said, "I don't know either, but there are no ghosts in this world. Don't be afraid, Grandpa Village Chief."

The village chief said, "Why should I be afraid? Your parents must be very concerned about the grievances you and Qiuya have suffered, so they went to find Wang Dahua. If I saw your parents, I would definitely not be afraid. They would not scare good people."

Chunwa laughed and shook his head. It seemed that the village chief really believed the rumors about ghosts.

Not long after, Wang Dahua and Liu Dahe came with Liu Dabao in a panic.

Seeing Yueyang and Yuebing, the three of them immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "I'm sorry, Chunwa and Qiuya. It was my aunt's fault before. Please forgive me. I don't want these thirty taels of silver."

When the village chief saw that the couple were covered in wounds, he became even more convinced that Sanniang's ghost had sought revenge on them last night.

"Oh! If you had known this would happen, you wouldn't have done it. You treated Chunwa and Qiuya like that. Sanniang was kind enough not to take you away." said the village chief.

"Yes, the village chief is right. We know we were wrong. From now on, I will burn incense and offer sacrifices to my brother-in-law and others every year, just asking for their forgiveness." Wang Dahua looked really scared.

When Yue Xiao and the others saw this, they almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Are you really going to return the silver to me?" Yueyang asked.

"Yes, yes, this silver is yours." Wang Dahua handed the silver in her hand to Yueyang without any sign of heartache. To her, this silver was a hot potato. If she didn't return the silver, she was afraid that Sanniang's ghost would come to her at night.

Yueyang took the silver and said, "Go away. I don't want to see you again."

"Yes, yes, I'll go now!" Wang Dahua got up from the ground, pulled Liu Dabao and ran.

Seeing this, Liu Dahe also got up from the ground, lowered his head, and chased after him without saying a word.

"Grandpa Village Chief, we are leaving today. Chunwa will come back to see you and Grandma Village Chief next time." Yueyang said.

The village chief felt a little regretful, but he also knew that he couldn't keep her, so he said, "Okay, Grandpa knows you have things to do. You, Qiuya, and these friends must take care of your health while you're out there."

Yueyang nodded.

After packing up, they said goodbye to the village chief and the village chief's grandfather, mounted their horses, and headed out of the village.

The village chief stood at the door for a long time, watching the backs of several people leaving, sighed, and just as he was about to turn back to the house, he saw the old woman running over in a hurry...

"Why are you running?" the village chief asked in confusion.

"Old man, look..." The village chief's wife spread out the things in her hand in front of the village chief.

After the village chief saw it clearly, he was also shocked and asked, "Is this one hundred taels?"

The village head grandmother nodded and said, "I found it in the room where Chunwa slept last night. It was placed under the pillow on the bed."

The village chief took the silver and said nothing for a long time. After a while, he said, "It must have been left by Chunwa. He must have been afraid that we would not accept it, so he secretly put it under the pillow."

The village head grandmother said, "Yes! This is too much, a full one hundred taels!"

The village chief said, "Chunwa and the others have already left. It's probably impossible to return them. We can't take this money for nothing. In the future, please help Chunwa look after the houses in the village. This is a token of our gratitude."

The village head grandmother nodded and said, "Yeah, not bad."

After Chunyang and his friends left Lianhua Village, they discussed with each other and decided to head west.

…

And the letter that Qibao wrote to Jingchen was also delivered successfully.

It was a quiet night. When the eagle circled above the palace for a long time, it felt a familiar breath nearby. Its eagle eyes kept scanning the scene below. Suddenly, it seemed to see a familiar figure, so it leaned over and rushed down.

Ye Ying had just left Jing Chen's bedroom when she felt a strong wind blowing above her head. Looking up, she saw a pair of gray-brown eagles landing on the roof.

Ye Ying was still wondering why the eagle would land in the palace, a place always crowded with people.

When the owl saw the nighthawk staring at it, it made two dull, cooing sounds from its throat.

Yeying and Owl Eagle stared at each other for a long time, and felt more and more strange. How could this eagle not be afraid of strangers?