Birth ghost possession

"Legend has it that among the heavenly soldiers and generals there was a general who was very popular, named Cang Shen. His immortal status was highly controversial. Because he ascended to heaven after massacring a city, some people believed that he was guilty of murder and should be sent to the Eighteen Levels of Hell. However, he massacred the city and saved the rest of the world. It wasn't until hundreds of years after his ascension that public opinion gradually subsided."

Chi Xun mentioned General Cang Shen for no reason, but no one except him had ever heard of this general's name.

"It is said that after he ascended to heaven, he was escorted to the underworld Fengdu for trial within half an hour."

"What's there to argue about? It's just jealousy. The general you mentioned massacred the city, but he did so to protect the rest of the people. Furthermore, after ascending to heaven, he relied on his own abilities to ascend to the position of general, the leader of the Heavenly Soldiers."

"Whether he was at fault or not, neither you nor I know. After all, the one who judged Cang Shen was the Lord of Fengdu in the underworld. However, the land Cang Shen slaughtered was in the Western Frontier, and the timeline matches."

Upon hearing this, Yuanli was stunned. The words and actions of these two people, and even the rumors and stories they told, did not seem like those of ordinary people with clear memories.

Qi Heng snorted coldly, "How can it be the turn of the Lord of Fengdu in the underworld to make arbitrary conclusions about the immortal gods in the heavens? Besides, Cang Shen has become a heavenly general and cut off all ties with the mortal world. What does his past have to do with the affairs of Qingshui Ghost Town?"

"There's a type of ancient god known as the Fallen God. Most of them have gone astray due to evil thoughts or obsession with the past, or they've committed grave mistakes and been stripped of their immortal or divine status. Perhaps, Cang Shen is one of them."

Qi Heng looked displeased, and the two were about to start arguing when Yuanli stopped them and raised her chin to indicate the green outside the door.

The fat lady's face suddenly changed, and she hid behind Yuanli tremblingly, leaving with one eye looking at the green outside the door in horror.

"Yes, he is the lady's spy."

"Didn't you say she would never come here?"

As soon as Yuanli finished speaking, the three men immediately became alert and drew their swords slightly.

"My lady, I absolutely did not lie to you. This is where the young lady died. She did not want to recall the pain of losing her son, so she would never come here. Those are just plants that the young lady controlled to keep an eye on her. They are not life-threatening."

No one knew when the stalking vines appeared outside the door, nor did they know how much the Willow Demon had heard behind the scenes. Everyone was in a state of great headache.

The fat lady's weak voice came from behind: "Girl, if you want to avoid the eyes, you have to go to the backyard."

Yuanli tilted her head slightly and caught a glimpse of the fat lady's sincere eyes. After hesitating for a long time, she still chose to follow the fat lady towards the backyard.

The whole house was filled with the smell of gray mold, spider webs covered the beams, and there was a strong smell of blood, but there was no sign of a rotting corpse on the ground.

Fearing it was a trick, Yuanli hesitated to take a step.

"Miss, please go with peace of mind. Those rotting corpses cannot be completely eliminated, but this old servant will clean them up and pile them in the side room every morning. You won't step on them."

Yuanli and her people looked at each other knowingly, and everyone understood what she meant except Xiangyao who was a little silly.

There was no vegetation in the yard, not even a dead flower or plant. The door of the west wing at the corner was locked tightly. Yuanli stopped and went forward to check.

With a light poke of his finger, a hole appeared in the linen on the door. Looking inside through the hole, it was pitch black with only a faint light.

She had no choice but to poke a few more holes in the door to let the light from outside in. With the light that came in, Yuanli could see clearly that there was a grave mound in the middle of the room.

Two irregular, broken wooden boards stood in front, with large, crooked characters written on them in black ink.

Ordinary families would set up their graves in a Feng Shui treasure land. At worst, even poor families would not build a grave in the middle of their house, let alone the wealthy Liu family.

Yuanli was about to push the door open to find out what was going on when the fat lady quickly stepped forward and reached out to stop her.

"This place has a strong yin energy, so it's better for you not to go in."

"Why don't you explain why there are two graves in the middle of the Liu family's house? And who are the people in those graves?"

As she spoke, Yuanli grabbed the fat lady's hand that was blocking her, stepped to the side and grabbed her neck. The fat lady had difficulty breathing and her eyes were full of disbelief.

"Tell me, what exactly is the purpose of bringing us here?"

During the questioning, Yuanli slightly loosened her grip so that she could breathe some fresh air and still be able to answer the questions.

Stunned, the fat lady put away the doubt in her eyes and grinned fiercely, "I am a demon. It is ridiculous for a mere mortal to think of threatening me. You can't strangle me to death, so it's best to just listen to my orders."

"I can't kill you, can I?"

The sun had completely set. Yuanli smiled and increased the strength in her hands. The fingers that were trapped around her neck slowly tightened. The fat lady's expression became more and more painful, and her chest was breathing more and more heavily.

"Now, do you still think I can't strangle you to death?" The brighter Yuanli's smile was, the greater the fear in the fat lady's eyes.

"You can't use your magic power anymore, right?" Yuanli said, looking at the fat lady's twisted and struggling hands.

"How could this happen? Who are you?"

"That demonic power isn't yours to begin with, you lowly parasite! Yet you're trying to use it to fight back. Who's the one who's being ridiculous?"

Everyone present stared in amazement at Yuanli, whose whole body exuded a powerful aura that was different from before, and her tone of voice was full of an undeniable attitude.

"Aren't you also a parasite living inside that little girl? You and I are of the same kind, so why kill each other? If she dies, this body will be yours..."

Before she could finish her words, a mouthful of thick, sticky dark blood overflowed from the corner of the fat lady's mouth. She raised her hands, and the red line extending from her fingertips had broken.

The fat lady tilted her head and glanced evilly behind her for a moment. "How could I dare to harm you with him here? I was just trying to survive and fighting hard. Do you have to kill me so quickly?"

"Since you know he is here, I must kill you."

In the dark night, as soon as Yuanli finished speaking, he grabbed the red thread that emerged from her fingertips and pulled it out suddenly until the red thread reached the bottom. Yuanli tightened the squirming red thread in her hand like winding wool, muttering an incomprehensible spell.

After the spell was finished, Yuanli pulled again and pulled out a female ghost with a bulging belly from the fat lady's body. She floated in the air and the fat lady's body quickly withered.

The ghost's messy long hair reached its ankles, with some hair circles wrapped around its arms and calves. Its eyes were scarlet and had no pupils. The corners of its mouth were raised to its ears, and its sharp teeth were not like those of an ordinary person.

Xiang Yao took half a step forward, drew out his broken sword, and protected his young master behind him. "I don't know what that woman the young lady pulled out is, so you'd better be careful."

Chi Xun glanced at the dagger in his hand, then turned back to watch Yuanli fighting with the ghost.

"It's just a birth ghost. It often appears beside women who have just given birth. It looks just like an ordinary person and is difficult to spot. There are red threads of blood and erbium running down its fingers or throat. It uses these threads to enter the woman's belly and connect to the fetus, hindering delivery. The woman who is killed in childbirth becomes a new birth ghost, and the cycle of revenge continues."

After he finished explaining, Yuanli began to rip all the blood lines connecting her body. As those lines broke, the midwife breathed her last and died.

Yuanli did not stop and kicked the door open. The door panel broke into several pieces with the amazing force. The yin energy emanating from the room seemed to be frightened and restrained.

The three of them followed behind her. The defenseless Xiang Yao walked in front of Chi Xun and Qi Heng. The dust that hit his nose made him cough violently.

However, Yuanli, who entered the room first, showed no reaction. After Xiangyao had finished coughing and adjusted himself, no longer irritated by the dust, Chi Xun covered his nose with his sleeve and entered.

There was a thick layer of dust in the house, as if it had never been opened in the thirty years since the town was destroyed. The dirt and dust obscured the ink words on the tombstone, making them difficult to see clearly.

Yuanli struck out with her palm, blowing away the dust on the wooden tablet, revealing the word "tomb". Everyone then understood that the twin daughters of Liu Yao and Liu Fengjun were buried in the west wing.

In the darkness, Qi Heng took out the fire starter from his waist and illuminated the room with the tiny candlelight. A black shadow quickly flashed before his eyes.

Before the three of them could react, Yuanli took a step and leaped towards the black shadow, but was intercepted by the Willow Demon who appeared halfway.

A bright green light emerged, and countless willow leaves swayed and fell to the ground, forming an oval leaf ball.

Yuanli used her palm wind to strike it again. The willow leaves were blown away by the wind, and they flew towards her in a disorderly but regular pattern.

Yuanli and Liuye were fighting each other. Qi Heng and Xiang Yao wanted to step forward to lend a hand, but they were stopped by Chi Xun just before they took half a step forward.

"She can do it."

"That's easy to say. She's just a weak woman. How can she fight against that evil creature? Since she's not yours, you naturally don't have to worry."

"That's because you haven't tried to fully understand everything about her. If you had trusted her a little more, it wouldn't have been like this."

Qi Heng was displeased and dazed, staring at him blankly. Chi Xun looked at her nimble figure and said proudly, "Now she can fight a hundred people alone."

Chi Xun stepped sideways and tapped his acupoints to release puppet body powder. The two men were instantly unable to move or speak. They could only stare at what was happening before their eyes, powerless to do anything.

At this moment, Yuanli's fight seemed to be more strenuous than when she dealt with the birth ghost just now. The willow leaves were invisible, and the power-based skills hit it weakly, like cotton bouncing back.

Liu Ye began to show her true strength in the fight where she had a slight advantage. After figuring out the pattern, Yuanli temporarily changed her tactics to deal with it.

The Willow Demon gradually found it difficult to cope, with numerous flaws appearing, and was gradually falling into a disadvantage. However, Yuanli's expression was exceptionally relaxed, and she became more and more excited as the battle went on.

"I've had enough fun, it's time to send you on your way." After saying that, Yuanli attacked quickly and fiercely, and every move was deadly.

The room was pitch black, and the fire starter in his hand was extinguished. The only sound he could hear was the gusts of wind from Yuanli's punches and the whistling wind from her clothes. Only then did he realize that she was safe and sound.

As the last punch landed, willow leaves fell to the ground in piles, forming the shape of a woman sleeping on her side.

Several balls of blue flame suddenly appeared in the corner of the room, illuminating everything in the room, and the time passing outside the room also quietly stopped.

And a beauty crawled out from the pile of willow leaves.