Wang Douhua complained to Yuan Qi with lingering fear, "I've seen this strange thing several times. Now I'm afraid to be home alone. When my husband isn't home, I sit on the stone at the entrance of the alley and stay there all day until he comes back from the Hanlin Academy. Only then do I dare to go home. Little Taoist priest, you are very capable. Can you help me get rid of this scourge?"
Yuan Qi nodded: "No problem, it's a piece of cake. It's just two ghosts causing trouble. You have a talisman on you, so they can only scare you and can't hurt you. Don't worry, I will definitely get rid of these two ghosts for you."
Wang Douhua felt somewhat comforted and thanked Yuan Qi.
Yuan Qi wasn't in a hurry to catch the ghost; instead, he was waiting for someone.
When will your husband be back?
When Wang Douhua talks about her husband, she says with pride, "He finishes his shift at 1-3 PM and gets home before 1-3 PM. Little Taoist priest, do we have to wait for my husband to come back before we can exorcise the ghost?"
Yuan Qi hummed in agreement: "These two ghosts have a deep connection with your husband, so it's more appropriate for him to be present."
Wang Douhua smiled slightly and said politely, "I haven't had lunch either. How about this, I'll make some wontons, and we can make do with that?"
Yuan Qi readily accepted: "Then I'll have to trouble you, sister."
The female water ghost and the little water ghost sat by the well. Both ghosts could hear what Yuan Qi was saying. The little water ghost grabbed the female water ghost's arm in fear, but the female water ghost was not afraid. She had died a miserable death and had not harmed anyone, so what was she afraid of?
The female water ghost watched Wang Douhua busy in the kitchen, always keeping a distance that was neither too close nor too far from Wang Douhua, and even fearlessly blew air at Wang Douhua.
Yuan Qi noticed the female water ghost's provocative behavior. His gaze turned cold, but he ignored the childish antics of the two water ghosts and began to observe the feng shui inside and outside the house.
Wang Douhua doesn't understand feng shui. She grows some easy-to-care-for flowers and plants in her yard. Although the location isn't ideal, it doesn't affect the overall layout.
When Yuan Qi had nothing to do, he rearranged the flowers and plants in the yard to optimize the feng shui.
There was a locust tree, about the thickness of a wrist, in the southwest corner of the yard. It was nothing special on ordinary days, but since someone had died in the well in the yard, the locust tree became an excellent helper for two water ghosts to grow and thrive.
"When your husband comes back, cut down this locust tree; it attracts ghosts."
With flour in her hands, Wang Douhua looked at the locust tree at the kitchen door and nodded hurriedly: "Okay, okay, when my husband comes back, I'll have him cut it down right away."
Wang Douhua woke up and went outside to buy meat and scallions, while Yuan Qi waited alone at home.
The female water ghost led her son to Yuan Qi without fear. She could sense that Yuan Qi possessed genuine abilities, but she had a clear conscience: "Did the Celestial Master come to take me away?"
Yuan Qi said, "Yes, you should go to the underworld to report. If you stay in the human world for a long time and keep scaring others, I will consider having the ghost messengers forcibly take you to the underworld."
The female water ghost was indignant: "I was just scaring them, I didn't harm them..."
The female water ghost seemed to have a secret she couldn't tell: "Master, I stayed not to harm anyone, but to stay with Wang Lang. I was a maid in the Wang family, serving my master since I was seven. When my master's family fell into ruin, I was given my freedom, but I still secretly served my master while working to earn money and supporting his studies. Later, when my master came to the capital, I secretly followed him. My master saw my loyalty and took me in. Before the lady came, I ate and lived with my master and even gave birth to a son for him. But when the lady was coming, my master dared not keep me and told me to leave with my son. I couldn't bear it and threw myself into the well."
"Please, Master, don't send me away. I just want to stay with you, Master. I promise I'll never frighten you again."
"no."
Yuan Qi understood the general situation and didn't ask any more questions. Although the female water ghost spoke nicely, she was stubborn. Just now she had openly frightened Wang Douhua. How could you believe what she said?
Besides, this female water ghost has only been dead for three to five months, yet she is not afraid of sunlight and possesses great ghostly power. Keeping her around will only cause trouble sooner or later.
Seeing that Yuan Qi wouldn't agree, the female water ghost had no choice but to sit angrily at the well's edge. After a moment, she and her son retreated back into the well.
After Yuan Qi ate Wang Douhua's wontons, he waited for more than an hour before Wang Qiushu returned from outside.
Yuan Qi was somewhat surprised when he saw Wang Qiushu's letter.
Wang Qiushu was only twenty-four or twenty-five years old, but he was very tall. His dark green official robe made him look quite large.
His complexion was sallow and dark, not the healthy tan of the sun, but a dull, lifeless black. The dark circles under his eyes were very obvious, and his cheeks were thin, with only his eyes still showing some sparkle.
He was so enraged that if Yuan Qi didn't come soon, he would die in a little over a month.
Wang Qiushu was not surprised at all. He had seen Yuan Qi on the street and greeted him politely: "Young Taoist priest, you've worked hard."
"Was Lord Wang always this dark and thin?" Yuan Qi sat down without ceremony, his dark eyes fixed on Wang Qiushu.
Wang Douhua, a virtuous woman, brought tea to her husband and placed it in front of him, her face beaming with a happy smile. She urged him, "The young Taoist priest is asking you a question, so speak up."
Wang Qiushu helped Wang Douhua sit down with great concern: "Madam, please don't bother. I'm not thirsty. Let's sit down and talk to the young Taoist priest about important matters."
Yuan Qi could tell that the couple were very much in love. Although Wang Qiushu seemed to be acting, Yuan Qi could tell that Wang Qiushu was actually a very genuine person.
He then replied, "No, I used to be a very fair-skinned person, and I wasn't this thin. I only started losing weight about half a year ago. To be honest, young Taoist priest, I've also seen a doctor, and the doctor said that I..."
He was too embarrassed to say it to a little girl.
Yuan Qi bluntly stated, "The doctor said you've been indulging in excessive sexual activity?"
Wang Qiushu stared in embarrassment, then nodded with shame: "But I haven't been indulging in excessive sexual activity. My wife is pregnant, how could I keep tormenting her?"
But... he dreams of Cuihua every night, and Cuihua pesters him to do the deed. He wakes up exhausted every day, and he almost makes a mistake while on duty.
Wang Douhua explained from the side, "My husband goes straight home after work every day. He never goes to places like brothels. And since I became pregnant, he has been very disciplined. I don't believe what the doctor said."
Wang Douhua was very worried: "Little Taoist priest, do you think my husband has encountered some evil spirit?"
“It’s a female ghost.” Yuan Qi stared at Wang Qiushu. “How long are you planning to keep your affair with that woman a secret? If you keep it a secret any longer, you’ll lose your life.”
Wang Qiushu was a little flustered. He hadn't expected that this little girl, who seemed so well-behaved, would have such sharp eyes. No wonder so many people said she was very capable.
"Little Taoist priest, she, she's dead, so let's not talk about it anymore. I'm afraid I'll let Douhua down."
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