“Stone statues have no heart. Even if they cultivate spiritual awareness, they still need the guidance of a master to prevent them from going astray.” Jiang Shumiao spread out her hand, and in her palm lay a faint light, which was the spiritual awareness of the stone statue. “Since you have such good fortune, it is clear that you have an affinity with Taoism. I hope you can remember the devout worship of the people below the mountain, be a guardian deity of this area, and not fall into evil ways.”
As soon as he finished speaking, his spiritual consciousness flew back into the stone statue's body.
The originally gray stone statue seemed to come alive; it blinked its eyes.
"Thank you for your guidance, God."
The stone statue is in the form of a young girl. Because it was formed naturally, it is not perfect, and even the facial features are somewhat blurred. It is in a flying posture, resembling the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, and is therefore revered and worshipped by the villagers.
Now it seems that his mind has not yet been corrupted by that evil spirit.
Jiang Shumiao said to the mountain god, "Now that the matter has been resolved, you don't need to report to the Heavenly Palace anymore, to save yourself the trouble."
The mountain god, puzzled, mustered his courage and asked, "May I ask your title, Your Excellency?"
Jiang Shumiao smiled.
"I am the God of Chaos, the Holy Venerable of the Azure Lotus."
The mountain god looked up in shock, but Jiang Shumiao had already vanished without a trace.
The stone statue, its spirit having just returned to its physical form: "..."
She almost managed to snag the most powerful man in the world, and just like that, all that youthful beauty was gone.
The regret of Shi Sheng.
Ghosts like to stay in extremely yin places, such as deserted villages, abandoned houses, dilapidated ancient temples, under bridges, ponds at night, and deep pools of lakes and rivers, especially places where people have drowned, where they are likely to become water ghosts.
Of course, cemeteries are indispensable.
Another one is the Shade-Gathering Locust Tree.
As Jiang Shumiao passed by a house, she sensed an eerie atmosphere. Her gaze penetrated the wall and she saw an old locust tree growing in the back garden. Looking around, she saw that the surrounding houses were all closed, and several were completely uninhabited.
She used her divine sense to cover a radius of a hundred miles around her, recalling all the major and minor events of the past five years.
The youngest son of the family on the east side talks to himself all day long and laughs at the air, saying that someone is playing with him. The elders in the family are terrified, thinking that he is possessed by evil spirits. They invite a Taoist priest to perform a ritual, but it turns out that the Taoist priest is a charlatan who has no real skills at all.
Seeing their son becoming increasingly 'crazy', the parents quickly moved house.
The elderly man in the house to the west fell ill and became delirious, shouting things like "Don't come near me" and "Go away," before passing away not long after. On the day of the funeral, the white banner was inexplicably blown away by the wind.
Then this family moved away too.
The family across the street had a wife whose appetite increased after she became pregnant, but at first the family didn't take it seriously.
After all, pregnant women are carrying two babies, so it's normal for them to eat a lot.
But gradually, something went wrong.
She not only ate a lot, but she even wanted to eat raw meat. If she wasn't given any, she would go crazy. Doctors couldn't help her, and they were afraid of being scammed by a Taoist priest. The family was even more frightened when they thought about the other families who had moved away one after another.
Finally, at six months, the woman went into premature labor.
Strangely, the six-month-old fetus was perfectly healthy.
The woman also returned to normal.
The family found the whole thing too strange, and before the baby was even a month old, they packed their bags and moved out overnight.
Within three years, the alley was almost completely emptied out.
Except for the house on the very edge.
So Jiang Shumiao knocked on that door.
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