"Fairy Ma?" Su Hua frowned slightly.
She had only heard of the Ma Family Immortals in Northeast China and the Maoshan Taoists in the South, but she had never heard of any Ma Xiangu.
"That's right, Fairy Ma is a famous ghost-catching and demon-slaying master in the county!" Aunt Zhou wiped the sweat from her face. "When we went back just now, we ran into people walking this way. Mudfish Mother and Barley Mother were dragging them away. Hua'er, you hurry up and go into the mountains, or it will be too late!"
"You want to capture my Hua'er?!" Upon hearing this, Madam Su Bai almost fainted from anger.
Fortunately, Zhao, who was nearby, reacted quickly and caught him.
A breath caught in his throat. "Meng Yun'er asked the Fairy Ma to catch my Hua'er?! Isn't the Fairy Ma a ghost catcher?! What does she have to do with my Hua'er? Catch her grandma's leg, my foot..."
Upon hearing this, Su Dahu suddenly realized, "These copper coin talismans must have been made by Meng Yun'er."
After saying that, he pulled Su Sanhu over and said, "Sanhu, you're strong. Now, protect Hua'er and head into the mountains. Don't come out until this is over!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Hurry up and go, second brother and third brother, you all come together!" Madam Su finally reacted and pushed Su Erhu and Su Sanhu in front of Su Hua. "Remember, no matter what happens on the mountain, you must protect your sister, understand?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Hua felt a warmth in her hand.
Looking down, I saw that both of my hands were being held tightly by the two brothers.
"Don't worry, Mother. As long as we have a breath left, we will never let Hua'er lose a single hair!"
“Yes, and us too, we’ll go with Auntie too.” The three little boys nodded vigorously.
Every single one of their little faces was extremely tense.
Seeing the anxiety on the family's faces, Su Hua felt a warm glow in her heart, and smiled. "Since I am a ghost or a demon, why are you telling me to hide in the mountains and even daring to hold my hand? Aren't you afraid of being possessed?"
"Pah! What nonsense are you spouting!" Upon hearing this, Madam Su Bai immediately spat out, "What kind of ghost or demon is this? You can't just say things like that."
Aunt Zhou added, "We don't know if this Fairy Ma can really catch ghosts. We're just afraid that she might turn someone who isn't a ghost into one!"
Meng Yun'er's intentions are clearly hostile this time. Hua'er, you'd better hurry and hide in the mountains until things calm down.
"I'm afraid it's too late." Su Hua shook her head and looked at the narrow path leading to the end of the village.
A figure shrouded in moonlight led the way, followed by a large group of people; it was almost the entire village that had come out.
In no time at all, we arrived in front of them.
At the front, Meng Yun'er wore a moon-colored dress with a pale yellow jacket over it. Her long black hair was styled into a high, flowing bun with a silver hairpin. Her full moon face was covered with powder, her cheeks were flushed, and her lips were painted with bright red lipstick. She had clearly dressed up carefully.
Beneath her willow-leaf eyebrows, a pair of watery eyes gleamed with a determined, dark light.
Beside the girl stood a thin old woman dressed in a dark robe and wearing a blue-purple headband. She had a pair of cloudy, triangular eyes with her eyelids turned up, and her gaze swept over Su Hua and her group.
Meng Yun'er curtsied to the old woman beside her and timidly pointed to Su Hua standing by the fence, "Ma Xiangu, this is the vengeful ghost. Half a month ago, she possessed my best friend and has been running rampant ever since, bullying the villagers and committing all sorts of evil!"
I hope that Fairy Ma will quickly subdue this evil spirit and bring my poor little sister Hua'er back to life!
"My daughter... my daughter is worried that if this vengeful ghost gets away with it, not only will Hua'er be gone, but the entire Shanghe Village will be skinned alive and tortured to death by this ghost."
"Bullshit! You're the one who's skinning and tearing out the tendons, your Meng family from top to bottom are all evil spirits!" Hearing these buckets of filth being poured on Su Hua, Su Bai felt her heart clench with pain.
He rushed forward in one stride.
He slapped Meng Yun'er across the face.
Snap!
The blow knocked the person off balance.
Her powdered face quickly swelled up in large patches.
"You!!! You!! How dare you hit me?" Meng Yun'er covered her face, not caring about the pain in her carefully prepared makeup, and looked at Su Baishi with a cold gaze.
Although she had never been favored at home and was often beaten and scolded, she had never been slapped in the face by anyone outside. How dare this old hag bully her like this?
The girl's hands, which were hanging down in her sleeves, suddenly clenched.
Okay, very good.
After she gets rid of Su Hua, that vengeful ghost, her next target will be the old hag.
"So what if I hit you?! You dare to bully my Hua'er and smear her? A slap is too lenient. Today I'll just tear your mouth off so you won't have to dump filth out every day." Su Bai looked at Meng Yun'er, her anger already raging.
All these years, Hua'er has treated her like a close sister.
But she not only stole Hua'er's food, clothes, and belongings, but in the end, she even stole the marriage that Hua'er had arranged before she was even born.
Now, they're even using some kind of fairy talisman to slander Hua'er as a ghost and try to catch her!
She's clearly a complete ingrate, single-mindedly trying to kill her Hua'er.
Su Bai's eyes turned bloodshot with rage, and her large hand was raised in the air, bringing with it a sharp gust of wind.
However, before he could touch Meng Yun'er's mouth, the man accompanying her, who had just realized what was happening, grabbed his hand firmly. "Sister-in-law Su, what Yun'er said makes sense. If Hua'er is really possessed by a vengeful ghost, if we don't get rid of it quickly, won't Hua'er be replaced by this vengeful ghost?"
Upon hearing this, many villagers echoed his sentiments.
"That's right, being possessed by a vengeful ghost is no joke!"
"The first one was Hua Yatou, who knows which one of us will be next?"
"Anyway, we've already invited Fairy Ma. If Ruohua is really possessed by a vengeful ghost, we'd better deal with it quickly. Don't scholars always say that... delay will only lead to more trouble?"
"..."
The discussions grew louder and louder, almost to the point of saying that Su Hua was possessed by a vengeful ghost.
Su Bai was so angry that her eyes turned red, but she couldn't move her hands, so she stretched out her nails and scratched at the man's hands, "Pah! You worthless wretch, you sores on your heads and pus flowing from your feet, I think you are all the real ghosts..."
Upon seeing this, the three Su brothers immediately pulled Su Baishi back from the crowd and protected her behind them.
"A ghost?" Su Erhu laughed, pointing at the girl who had been standing quietly in the light. "Tell me, can there be such a beautiful ghost in this world? And one that doesn't vanish even when standing in the sunlight?"
Su Sanhu pointed at Meng Yun'er, his tiger eyes flashing with cold light, "They actually said that Hua'er is tyrannical, bullies the villagers, and does all kinds of evil. Isn't that a joke?"
These words are clearly referring to your Meng family! Some are robbing, some are in jail, some were recently haunted by the King of Hell's ghost lantern, and this morning they were doing *that* kind of thing in the house.
Compared to the Meng family, my Hua'er is truly the best of the best!
"I can tell you're just jealous of my Hua'er, and you deliberately orchestrated this to harm her!"
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