This was the first time Mingzhuo had ever heard someone say that she was not skilled enough; it was truly a novel experience for her.
"You won't admit it? Fine, then I won't hold back."
Aunt Lian panicked a little, but then she thought to herself that there were no surveillance cameras in the village, so what was there to be afraid of?
"Since you are offering sacrifices at the lake, why don't we invite the spirit to possess us and ask the lake god what exactly happened?"
Mingzhuo acted immediately, grabbing the sorceress and bringing her over. Luckily, there was an incense table ready, saving her a lot of trouble.
The sorceress, though outwardly fierce, was actually quite weak: "What are you trying to do? I won't help you, let me go!"
She clearly possessed some genuine skills. When the villagers saw the sorceress being detained, they were all filled with righteous indignation and demanded that Mingzhuo release her.
Mingzhuo didn't care. She lit a summoning talisman, made a hand seal and chanted silently. Soon the lake water started to splash, as if something was responding to her.
The sorceress suddenly shuddered, her eyes changed instantly, and her forehead turned dark, clearly indicating that she had been possessed by something.
Li Wenhe immediately became alert. Was the thing in the lake really okay?
Fortunately, the thing that possessed him didn't waste any words. When Mingzhuo asked it what was going on, it pointed to Aunt Lian without hesitation.
"It was this old woman who sold the child to the sorceress for ten thousand yuan! She wasn't after the money; she wanted her daughter to adopt her grandson so that all the money in her son-in-law's family would go to the grandson!"
After saying that, the thing spat a mouthful of phlegm onto the old woman's face, "You heartless old bastard, you have no conscience, you deserve to die a horrible death!"
It was quite unique; after saying that, it didn't linger, closed its eyes, and collapsed.
The sorceress slowly awoke, her face filled with terror. She could feel something possessing her and suppressing her will.
"Lake God! There really is a Lake God!" the sorceress cried out in alarm, trembling with fear.
The villagers who were watching were also frightened and retreated to hide.
Aunt Lian knelt down with a thud, hugged her daughter's legs, and cried bitterly, "Miaomiao, I did it all for you!"
Hu Miao trembled with rage: "So it really was you! Get out of here, you're not my mother!"
The old lady was about to say something when suddenly a police siren sounded. She looked up and exclaimed, "Oh my god, the police!"
Ming Zhuochong smiled at the panicked group: "Here's a silver bracelet for each of you. No need to thank me."
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The police who received the report also found it unbelievable. In this day and age, it's one thing for people to buy and sell children, but to actually use a living person as a sacrifice to a lake?
It sounds incredibly unbelievable, yet it happened in such an absurd way.
Aunt Lian was still crying when the police car took the suspects away; she looked quite pitiful.
Fang Linxiao couldn't help but sigh, wondering if she had some unspeakable secret, or if she was too naive to have been deceived.
The village chief finally arrived belatedly after receiving notification from the villagers.
He looked at Mingzhuo with surprise, "Teacher Ruan, are you really a psychic?"
Mingzhuo: "Is that strange? I'm a teacher, it's not difficult for me to invite spirits to possess me."
Zhuang Xun: "..."
Is it not difficult? It's very difficult! There's a powerful array suppressing things on the lake, preventing anything from coming up, yet she summoned one up so easily.
Village Chief: "I never expected that sorceress to do such a thing. Luckily, Teacher Ruan, you acted bravely! Saving a life is a great deed; you are a hero!"
Mingzhuo was very happy to be praised: "I also think I am a hero! I helped the village prevent a murder. I wonder if the village will give me a reward."
This topic caught the village chief off guard, leaving him stunned. "A reward?"
Mingzhuo asked curiously, "Didn't the village pay compensation for Hu Zhigao's son's matter? I saved the little girl and helped you avoid so much trouble! I don't need much, just half of the compensation will do."
Fang Linxiao never expected Ming Zhuo to have this kind of personality; he immediately demanded money from her, which was quite shameless.
Li Wenhe thought to himself, "Here we go again. Last time, Ming Zhuo was such a shameless money-grubber, and in the end, he was completely fleeced. He regretted provoking this big devil."
He Wangyao also recalled that night in the abandoned factory, when Mingzhuo forcibly gave him 100,000 yuan, earning him his first extra income.
None of them spoke; at that moment, silence was golden.
The village chief understood; was this an admission that money was being asked for? He smiled knowingly and said, "Definitely, definitely."
Just then, someone rushed in to report, "Village chief, Teacher Shen and the others dug up Hu Mazi's body in the small pond behind the village!"
The group hurried toward the small pond behind the village, and on the way they encountered Shen Boyuan and his group.
It's unclear who found the coffin, but it was covered with countless talismans for warding off evil spirits. Ji Yong and Shen Boyuan were chanting incantations to ward off evil spirits beside it.
Mingzhuo glanced at the group; they were all covered in mud and injured. It seemed they had fought the fierce corpse for a while and finally subdued it.
Chu Yuqi had really made a name for herself this time, and she couldn't hide her excitement. "Teacher Ruan, you're a step too late. The problem has already been solved."
Mingzhuo raised his hand to cover his nose and took a step back, his disdain obvious: "If you're going to talk, just talk. Why are you standing so close to me?"
Chu Yuqi: "..."
What do you mean by that? I may stink, but that's because I slept with the evil spirit! I'm still better than a useless piece of trash like you who only knows how to slack off!
She was furious; she had never seen such an impolite person.
Shen Boyuan: "It's not completely resolved. This corpse exudes a terrifying aura. If we just send it on its way, something unexpected might happen. I still need to hold an exorcism ceremony."
As he spoke, he frowned. The weather was bad today, so it wasn't really suitable for transporting spirits.
Although the rain had stopped, fog had risen, casting a shadow over his heart.
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