"Master, you say there are evil spirits in my house. Do you have any evidence? If not, I will have you taken to the authorities."
The butler was standing not far away at that moment.
The two had discussed it beforehand, so their plan began as soon as the Taoist priest entered the hall.
The Taoist cleared his throat, pretended to count on his fingers, and then turned his gaze to the steward.
"Has anything strange happened to you in the past few days?"
The butler readily agreed, "Master, you are truly amazing, it is indeed so."
The butler cleverly took advantage of this situation.
Moreover, several people in the mansion witnessed him being so frightened that he lost his mind, so the credibility of the story is naturally very high.
Then, he recounted everything the steward had told him about the affairs of the mansion.
People attributed everything from accidental falls and injuries to evil spirits.
At this point, no one knew that the Taoist priest and the steward were in cahoots. Now, many things he said were true, which made Old Madam Lin panic.
"Master, how can this be resolved?"
Only then did the Taoist priest bring up the main topic. He pretended to be mysterious and did some calculations for a while, then suddenly sighed.
Seeing the Taoist priest's troubled expression, everyone's faces also showed solemnity.
The Taoist priest asked, "Madam, has someone from another family recently come to your household?"
Old Madam Lin thought to herself that the Lin family had always kept their friendships simple and rarely associated with outsiders.
Thinking about it carefully, the only one who recently came to the Lin residence was her beloved Baili Wanwan...
Thinking of this, a trace of worry appeared on her face before she said, "There is one, but she's just a little child who doesn't understand anything..."
"Madam, you are mistaken!" the Taoist priest immediately interrupted her.
"This child is the reincarnation of an evil spirit. If she afflicts you, at best your household will be in turmoil, and at worst your family will be destroyed!"
The Taoist priest described the situation as extremely serious, which immediately frightened Old Madam Lin.
Although she usually loved Baili Wanwan, this kind of supernatural belief was the most likely to break people's hearts.
Without further ado, Old Madam Lin asked, "So what should we do next?"
The Taoist priest smiled mysteriously: "Now we have no choice but to set up an altar and perform a ritual, otherwise disaster will befall us..."
Having come this far, Old Madam Lin naturally listened.
In less than half a day, everything the Taoist priest needed was prepared.
A table with offerings, including glutinous rice, chicken blood talismans, and other items.
The Taoist priest made a big show of it, making it seem like he was really doing something.
With this matter causing such a stir, even if Baili Wanwan is slow-witted, she would know that the Taoist priest was up to no good.
Now, apart from Lin Yang'er, no one else dares to get close to her, and even the old lady Lin, who loves her, has a complicated expression on her face.
The Taoist priest, holding a bell in one hand and a sword in the other, began to perform a perfunctory ritual.
"Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits..."
He muttered to himself and occasionally gave Baili Wanwan a frightening look.
If it were any other child, they would have been terrified and cried long ago, but Baili Wanwan is not human. She has lived for over three hundred years. Although she looks like a three-year-old human child, she is much smarter.
At this moment, the Taoist priest had already taken a talisman, burned it with a candle flame, and placed it in a bowl of water.
He held up the bowl of talismanic water and said to the crowd, "Pour this into her mouth, and I guarantee all evil spirits and demons will be exorcised."
Everyone knew without saying who the Taoist priest was referring to.
At this moment, the steward was the most eager and immediately ran over to feed Baili Wanwan the talisman water.
Baili Wanwan frowned slightly and made a hand seal without making a sound.
Then, in full view of everyone, the bowl of talisman water was splashed on his face.
The Taoist priest was startled by this sudden turn of events. Although he was a little scared, he wiped his face and pretended to be serious, saying, "This evil spirit has already possessed the girl's body. Ordinary methods are no longer effective, and we can only use extreme measures!"
Upon hearing this, the butler, taking advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention, immediately rushed to Baili Wanwan, picked her up, and lifted her above his head, his eyes flashing with a fierce light, as if he were about to throw her to her death.
Old Madam Lin was also startled by the scene.
Exorcising evil spirits is fine, but if it involves killing someone, that would be a much bigger problem.
Besides, this is only a three-year-old child.
"stop!"
Just at this critical moment, Lin Lan arrived with his men and rescued Baili Wanwan from his clutches.
"Butler! How dare you!" Old Madam Lin, still shaken, angrily rebuked him for making the decision without her consent.
"Grandma, I'm doing this for the sake of the Lin family. This girl is a menace; she absolutely cannot stay in the Lin household!"
The butler still didn't realize his mistake; in his mind, he just felt that Baili Wanwan was different from other children.
He disliked uncontrollable children, and he especially hated one who dared to scare him; he was determined to get rid of her.
Lin Lan, who was standing to the side, held Baili Wanwan in his arms and said coldly to him, "Trying to incite people here without any evidence? I think you have ulterior motives and are trying to kill someone!"
Soon, the officials he had summoned entered the mansion and arrested and interrogated him on charges of intentional homicide.
The steward was naturally unwilling to accept this, and he kept shouting that he was wronged as he left.
"Old Madam Lin! I was truly thinking of the Lin family. I am utterly loyal and devoted, and my only wish is to rid the household of evil spirits..."
The Taoist priest standing nearby felt a little guilty seeing the steward being taken away.
But things have already developed to this point, and if he stops now, it would only confirm that he is a fraud.
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