"My surname is Zhao, you should have heard of me."
Master Zhao?! Cai Kuo is a household name!
Since it was the legendary Master Zhao who revived the Bodhi tree in Lingyun Temple, he was definitely not a bad guy. Cai Kuo suddenly calmed down and said respectfully, "So it's Master Zhao. I have heard of your great name for a long time. I wonder what brings you here this time?"
"I was originally cultivating in my cave, but suddenly I felt something in my heart. I calculated with my fingers and realized that a disaster was about to happen in Fengchi County."
Cai Kuo's heart was shocked, "Really?"
Xue Huan glanced at him calmly, "Do you think I'm free and I'm deliberately trying to trick you with something like this?"
Cai Kuo smiled awkwardly and explained, "Please don't blame me, Master. I was just shocked to hear this news and was speechless for a moment. May I ask, Master, where exactly will the disaster appear? And what will its appearance be?"
Xue Huan stood up and said, "Come with me."
An illusion was cast on her, and only Cai Kuo could see her.
As he walked out, seeing that no one reacted to Master Zhao, Cai Kuo felt more and more that this Master was very capable.
Following Master Zhao's instructions, Cai Kuo personally went out, followed by a team of yamen officials, and the group headed towards Shanghe Village in a mighty procession.
As for Xue Huan, after telling Cai Kuo the destination, she disappeared without a trace in front of him.
She would not rush to travel in the scorching sun. After entering the space, she held a plate of iced fruit and ate it leisurely, glancing at the broken illusion from time to time.
After Cai Kuo and his party arrived at Shanghe Village, the village chief and several prestigious elders came out to greet them and knelt down to pay their respects to Cai Kuo.
"Okay, everyone, get up."
The village chief and his companions stood up in fear and trepidation, but they still half-bowed their bodies and did not dare to look up at Cai Kuo's face.
At this time, Xue Huan came out of the space.
When Cai Kuo saw her suddenly appear in front of him, he barely managed to avoid screaming, and tried his best to maintain the dignity of a county head.
Xue Huan performed a ritual in a similar manner, pointed in the direction of Old Xue's house, and said solemnly, "This way."
Cai Kuo hurriedly followed, and the yamen runners also followed closely.
When the villagers learned that the county magistrate was coming, they rushed over to see the novelty, but they did not dare to follow too closely and followed behind at a distance.
A large group of people came to Old Xue's house, and the people in Old Xue's house were the last to know about it.
Boss Xue was dozing off in his study when he heard someone outside shout, "Great! The county magistrate is here! Where's he? Why don't you come out to greet him?"
He woke up with a start and went out to see a crowd of people outside. The leader was wearing a black gauze hat, a green round-necked robe, and a plain silver belt around his waist. Wasn't he the county magistrate?
He hurriedly straightened his clothes, stepped forward and bowed deeply, "Your Highness, I greet you."
Cai Kuo responded with a nasal tone and a very cold attitude.
Xue Huan said, "In the northeast room, two feet and three inches underground, that's where the evil is hiding. Dig it out quickly."
Cai Kuo immediately waved his hand and ordered the servants to enter the northeast house and start digging.
Boss Xue was confused. "Sir, what are you doing?"
Cai Kuo was not as cautious as he was with Master Zhao when he was talking to him. "Do I need to explain my actions to you?"
A group of yamen runners rushed into Old Xue's house like hungry tigers and went straight to the northeast room.
The person living in this house is Old Mrs. Xue.
She was not at home, but out doing farm work.
Both daughters-in-law, Chen and Li, went there as well.
Nowadays, the conditions of Old Xue’s family are far worse than before. They can no longer afford to hire people to work, so their own family members have to work hard under the scorching sun.
However, Xue Lao Da, the only able-bodied male in the family, ignored the hard work of the women in the family and stayed at home as a parasite under the pretext of studying.
When Old Mrs. Xue got the news and rushed back, she saw that a huge pit had been dug in the house where she lived, and the few pieces of furniture in the house had been randomly cleared out and piled outside.
However, facing the county magistrate standing in the yard, she didn't dare to say a word, and was afraid of being noticed by the county magistrate. After coming in, she didn't dare to make a sound. She shrank next to Boss Xue like a quail and quietly asked him what was going on.
Xue Huan, who had used magic to become invisible, saw this scene and sneered in her heart.
"Sir, we found it!" The team leader this time was Bao Ming, who came to report to Cai Kuo.
Cai Kuo's face twitched and he glanced at Xue Huan. Xue Huan walked in first and Cai Kuo hurriedly followed.
When the yamen official who was digging a hole in the house saw the county magistrate coming, he hurriedly retreated and gave him the space.
I saw a strange red and black object floating at the bottom of the big pit in the house, half real and half virtual, emitting a cold and fishy smell.
Xue Huan took one look and her expression changed. She blurted out, "Ghost!"
Cai Kuo asked, "Master, what is a vengeful spirit?"
"A vengeful spirit, a demonic creature that feeds on human resentment. Once it fully grows, the consequences will be disastrous! You must quickly lead your men out, and I will try to trap this thing."
When Cai Kuo heard this, he immediately led his men to retreat outside the yard. He valued his life very much.
The reason why he brought people here this time was not out of any love for the people, but because he was afraid that the evil that Zhao Zhen mentioned would really get out and endanger his own life and official reputation.
Xue Huan set up an illusion array inside, creating a scene of a battle with evil spirits. Strange lights and sounds came out of the window from time to time.
The people outside were watching, surprised and confused.
At a certain moment, Xue Huan exclaimed, "Not good!"
Immediately afterwards, a red-black shadow shot out of the house like lightning and fled in a certain direction.
Xue Huan chased out in a somewhat embarrassed manner. At this time, she revealed her true form in front of everyone, as if she could no longer maintain her invisibility because of the battle with the vengeful spirit.
"I've severely injured that evil spirit. It can't get far. Quickly send people to surround the village and don't let anyone escape!"
Xue Huan gave a quick order, and then her figure flashed past and soon disappeared from everyone's sight.
Cai Kuo waved his hand towards Bao Ming and said, "Hurry up and do as Master Zhao said!"
When the villagers heard the words "Master Zhao", they were shocked.
"Is that the legendary Master Zhao who brought the Bodhi tree in Lingyun Temple back to life?"
"Hey, what's that vengeful spirit Master Zhao just mentioned?"
"Could it be that Master Zhao was fighting the evil spirit in the room just now?"
"What is that vengeful spirit? It doesn't sound like it's anything good."
"The vengeful spirit came from Old Xue's family. Could it be related to Old Xue's family?"
A villager made such a guess, and in an instant, everyone looked at the people of Old Xue's family with strange eyes, and kept their distance from them, as if they were afraid of being contaminated by something dirty.
But Xue Huan chased the "vengeful spirit" all the way to the Liu family, finally caught up with it, and fought with it.
Everyone rushed over and formed a circle from a distance, looking at the scene in front of them in fear and surprise.
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