"Although the Goddess of Fertility is terrifying and possesses superhuman power, she has a fatal weakness: she must rely on my daughter's body. Recently, her control over the body has been greatly weakened because my daughter's body can no longer withstand it."

“I had been planning and searching for what kind of person could deal with the Goddess of Fertility until I found out that there are some extraordinary people in this world who have the power to fight against evil spirits.”

Granny Shi coughed.

Wang Qing suddenly realized: "So you're the one who spread the news about the evil spirits in the deserted village? No wonder my master heard about it and sent me here!"

This old woman is quite something to have managed to get the message to her master! It's just a pity that she encountered such a thing.

Granny Shi nodded: "That's right. I thought there would be many extraordinary people coming, but it turns out there's only you."

"It's too risky for one person to deal with the evil spirits. It's not that I don't trust you, but out of caution, I can't put the entire desolate county in danger. I have to make sure this matter is foolproof."

"So later, you deliberately revealed a flaw so that the authorities would notice?" Xu Rurong understood; this old lady was truly clever!

Granny Shi nodded with a smile: "I know you are the newly appointed magistrate. I noticed you as soon as you arrived in Huang County."

“You are different from those good-for-nothings. You have passion in your heart, are willing to contribute to this county, and are willing to think about the people. Of course, I will not let go of the power of the government.”

If it were still the former magistrate, Granny Shi wouldn't even consider it, because that guy never asked any questions and was completely unreliable.

She continued, "One extraordinary person and government officials are not enough. You have never seen the Goddess of Fertility, so you have no idea how terrifying she really is."

"If it hadn't wanted to lie low in the early stages, it probably could have slaughtered all the nearby villages with those little monsters."

"I also need an extraordinary person with absolute strength who can quickly subdue the Goddess of Fertility."

"When I saw Cui Ying make the little monster tremble with fear with just a small wooden carving, I knew then that I had finally waited for this moment!"

As he recalled this, the old man's eyes lit up.

Cui Ying raised an eyebrow. She had said that the old man's expression was strange, as if he had seen through everything.

It turns out they had indeed discovered everything all along.

“I used the excuse of the Goddess of Fertility to bring the children that people had begged for here, locked them in wooden coffins, and then chose the day when the Goddess of Fertility was at her weakest to let you all in.”

Granny Shi let out a low laugh.

"I finally did it! I avenged my daughter and those women!"

Luo Yong scratched his head. It turned out that the old woman had discovered it long ago; he had thought he had hidden it very well.

"My wish has been fulfilled. Thank you, Mountain Goddess. Thank you for your help in pulling my daughter out of her suffering."

Even though the Goddess of Fertility was gone and her daughter would die, Granny Shi still felt very at ease.

Because her daughter's body will no longer be tormented and can finally rest in peace!

"Madam An, I have one last request. May I bring out the statue of the Mountain Goddess so that I may worship her?"

Granny Shi looked at her with pleading eyes.

Lin Anniang nodded and placed the wood carving in front of her.

Granny Shi knelt before the statue three times with a devout expression before finally showing a relieved look.

"Now that I've come this far, I have no regrets. Go ahead and arrest them; I'm going to reunite with my daughter!"

As she spoke, she quickly drew her dagger and stabbed it into her own chest.

"You, tell the Mountain Goddess to be careful, that evil spirit from Stone Village..."

As she spoke, Granny Shi slowly collapsed.

Granny Shi left herself one last wooden coffin, which she had prepared for herself.

From the very beginning, this old woman had no intention of continuing to live; she missed her daughter.

"Sigh." A faint sigh drifted through the air, echoing in everyone's ears.

"Madam An, bring them all over here."

"They came to the desolate mountains carrying a wooden coffin."

Before anyone could react, Lin Anniang quickly went to the forest in the backyard and carried one wooden coffin after another.

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The plot of these two chapters will be revised; some parts are not quite right. Parts of the entire book's plot will be modified; if anything doesn't match up, it means it has been changed.