Baili Wanwan answered honestly, "He insisted on giving me something strange, but I refused. Then he tried to attack me, and that's when you came, brother."
"Hmph! I think Wan Qiusui just wants a beating!" Wan Yuekui watched Wan Qiusui's retreating figure and regretted not catching up with him and giving him a few more beatings.
Seeing his indignant expression, Baili Wanwan quickly coaxed him, "Alright, brother, let's not worry about him, let's go home."
At this moment, Zhang Xiu had already prepared the meal and was calling out to the two of them to come home for dinner.
Wan Yuekui then followed Baili Wanwan home.
However, he was still upset about what had just happened, so he mentioned it during dinner.
The Zhao family was like ghosts, always around, so Zhang Xiu didn't say much, only telling the children to avoid provoking them.
Wan Suizhou sighed, lost in thought.
That evening, Wan Suijin sneaked to the shore, left something there, and then went home.
The next morning, the village was in an uproar. People were saying that someone had found many dead fish on the shore while at sea, and that the dead fish looked like they had been bitten by some monster, and looked bloody and terrifying.
At first, the villagers thought the fish had been killed by a large animal, such as a shark, and then washed ashore by the waves.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Damei sneered and suddenly said, "What if there's some kind of monster hiding in the village? You won't even have time to cry then!"
The villagers were so frightened by her words that they fell silent. Although no one showed anything on their faces, Zhao Damei had unknowingly planted a seed of terror in their hearts.
The next day, a Taoist priest suddenly appeared in the village.
Zhao Damei told everyone she met that her family's harvest this year was bad and wanted to ask a Taoist priest to see if they had offended anyone.
The villagers had great faith in ghosts and gods, so upon seeing this, they all put down their work and followed the Taoist priest, wanting him to tell their fortunes.
The Taoist priest pretended to investigate the field, then suddenly frowned and said "not good" three times.
"Master! Is there a problem?!"
Zhao Damei followed closely behind, looking very worried as she asked.
The Taoist priest glanced around and said mysteriously, "I've done some calculations and discovered that your village is surrounded by evil spirits; it seems that ghosts and monsters are hiding here!"
The villagers were somewhat skeptical when they heard this.
"What ghosts? Nothing major has happened recently, how could there be ghosts..." a villager said suspiciously.
Another person chimed in, "That's right. Our Blue Ocean Village has been peaceful for so many years, and nothing strange has happened when we go out to sea. How could there be any evil spirits? It can't be a lie, can it?"
The Taoist priest and Zhao Damei exchanged a glance, then the priest cleared his throat and said in a pretentious tone, "Let me continue with my calculations..."
A moment later, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the villagers around him, saying, "Have there been any disturbances in the village recently, such as chickens and dogs being disturbed, animals dying, or plants withering?"
If you think about what the Taoist priest said carefully, you'll understand that these phenomena, broadly speaking, have a chance of happening, and they are all normal occurrences.
Even dogs bark sometimes, and flowers wither sometimes if not properly cared for.
However, because of the Taoist priest's special status, the villagers tended to believe him more readily.
And after being lured by the Taoist priest's words, the villagers became more and more convinced that the village was strange.
Some people say, "No wonder my dog barks incessantly every day; everyone says dogs can see things that humans can't..."
"That's right, none of the chicks my family bought at the market recently survived, they all died!"
Seeing everyone chattering away, Zhao Damei couldn't resist adding fuel to the fire, saying, "Does everyone remember those headless dead fish on the shore a few days ago? It turns out it was all a premonition!"
This news frightened almost everyone.
"Could there really be something unclean in our village?!"
"What are we going to do?! Will people die next?!"
Zhao Damei and the Taoist priest achieved their goal.
Taking this opportunity, Zhao Damei quickly said, "Everyone, don't worry! We have the Taoist priest now! He's so powerful, he'll definitely get rid of the monster for us!"
Upon hearing this, the villagers all turned their attention to the Taoist priest.
The Taoist calmly stroked his beard, looking completely confident.
"Don't be anxious or afraid, everyone. I have been exorcising demons for many years and will naturally help you."
Having been fooled by the old Taoist priest, the villagers naturally trusted him completely and all surrounded him, asking for his solution.
"Taoist priest, where in the village is this monster hiding? Please use your magic to get rid of it quickly!"
"That's right! As long as this monster isn't eliminated, the village will be filled with fear!"
"Don't panic, everyone. If you're scared, I have some ready-made amulets here. They only cost a few coins and will keep demons and monsters away..."
Taking advantage of the chaos, the Taoist priest took out the amulets he was selling.
After selling all the amulets, the Taoist priest resumed his pretense and began searching for traces of the monster in the village.
Guided by Zhao Damei, the group arrived at the entrance of the Wan family's house and stopped.
After receiving a signal from Zhao Damei, the Taoist priest calculated with his fingers and then suddenly pointed to the entrance of the Wan family's house, saying, "The evil energy is strongest here! The monster must be hiding here!!"
The villagers were both shocked and confused when they heard this.
Thinking to himself that there could possibly be monsters in the Wan family's courtyard, he actually retreated several steps away from the Wan family's courtyard.
"Then tell Wan Suizhou to hand over the monster immediately!"
At that moment, someone in the crowd shouted, and everyone started yelling for the Wan family to hand over the monster.
The crowd gathered outside had already aroused Wan Suizhou's suspicion.
The group went out of the house and saw the unfamiliar Taoist priest and the ill-intentioned Zhao Damei. They then had a pretty good idea of who was behind this trouble.
Seeing that everyone from the Wan family had come out of their houses, the villagers hurriedly asked the Taoist priest, "Master, now that everyone has come out, do you know who the monster is?"
The Taoist priest spoke mysteriously, "Knowing who the demon is is simple; just search them!"
Everyone was puzzled. Why would they need to search someone's body if they were looking for a monster?
The Taoist priest explained, "Although this demon can transform into human form, it must carry its true form with it at all times. Everyone, search them. If you find anything strange on anyone, then she is definitely a demon in disguise!"
The villagers agreed that this made perfect sense and demanded that the Wan family undergo a body search.
Wan Suizhou and the others were naturally unwilling to accept that someone would run to another person's doorstep and accuse them of being a monster, so they firmly refused.
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