Yuan Qi watched as Zhu Quan Hai earnestly recounted the events to the local deity and felt it was unnecessary, but she didn't stop him. Instead, she and Wen Zhu Jun searched for traces left by the evil spirit in the forest.
Yuan Qi was certain that this was the work of an evil spirit.
After studying for a while, Wen Zhujun also discovered the traces left by the evil spirit: "It's really strange. If the evil spirit is harming people, why does it only harm the bride? Other people's souls are also good cultivation resources for the evil spirit, so why doesn't it eat them as well? Besides, what use is a living person's body to the evil spirit? Why did they kidnap the bride?"
Yuan Qi stared at Wen Zhujun and felt that Wen Zhujun had indeed made great progress and was indeed intelligent.
What do you think?
Wen Zhujun pondered for a moment, stroking her chin: "I think this evil spirit might know the bride. He kidnapped the bride not for cultivation, but for the bride herself."
Yuan Qi nodded approvingly: "That's what I thought too. Now we just have to see where those evil spirits take the bride."
The two walked toward the land.
Over there, Zhu Quan Hai was weeping and begging the local landowner to think again and provide some clues.
Yuan Qi also mocked the local deity: "You usually enjoy plenty of offerings from the people, so why can't you handle such a small matter? Be careful, or I'll complain to the Jade Emperor and have him dismiss you from your post."
The local deity panicked and humbly begged Yuan Qi, "Master, please don't do this. I remember a very handsome ghost kidnapped the bride and went southwest. There's a mass grave a hundred miles away, where many evil spirits are said to gather. Why don't you go and take a look?"
"That's more like it." Yuan Qi glanced at him and warned him, "You'd better be careful when you're on duty in the future. Other celestial masters aren't as easy to talk to as I am."
The local deity was so frightened that he quickly thanked him, saying, "Alright, alright, I will definitely remember the Heavenly Master's words."
Zhu Quan Hai didn't believe in supernatural phenomena, but after seeing the local deity today, he had no choice but to believe. However, the thought of his bride being abducted by an evil spirit terrified him: "Taoist Master, has my bride really been abducted by an evil spirit?"
Zhu Quan Hai was somewhat at a loss, looking completely bewildered.
Yuan Qi hummed in agreement, feeling some sympathy for Zhu Quan Hai. Not only did he lose his bride on their wedding day, but he was also very likely to be cuckolded by her.
Zhu Quan Hai knelt down before her: "Please, Taoist priest, help me find my bride. I'll pay any amount of incense money! Hui'er and I have been childhood sweethearts. We have promised each other that we would only love each other for the rest of our lives. I can't live without Hui'er."
"You're quite devoted. Alright, get up, let's go find your Hui'er now."
Jiang Junyu also came over and whispered to Yuan Qi, "He's right. Brother Zhu is a man who values ​​relationships. For his beloved, he didn't even share a room with anyone. He's a very rare and good man I've ever met. Seventh Sister, I saw that you seemed to have discovered something in the woods just now. I have a question for you: Is the bride alright?"
Yuan Qi stared into Jiang Junyu's eyes. Did he mean she lost her virginity when he said something? Based on her judgment, Zhu Quan Hai's relationship with the bride shouldn't be that good, right?
"Probably not, evil spirits and humans can't do that..."
Jiang Junyu nodded repeatedly: "I understand..."
He felt he might have asked an inappropriate question; his seventh sister was only ten years old, and it didn't seem right to ask her such things. He looked at Yuan Qi, who didn't seem to care about his question.
His sister cannot be viewed as an ordinary person.
The group mounted their horses and headed towards the mass grave in the southwest.
Yuan Qi used the technique of shrinking the earth to an inch, and arrived at the mass grave in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
This is a small locust grove. Those buried here are either people who died far from home, or widows and orphans from nearby villages. There is even a deep pit further in, where some bones have been thrown, but no one has buried them.
As soon as Yuan Qi entered the locust grove, she felt a sinister aura. Perhaps because of her arrival, the evil spirits sensed the danger and hid. Yuan Qi did not see any evil spirits, but only felt a strong ghostly aura.
Yuan Qi sensed that the evil spirits lurking in the shadows were about to make a move. Just in case, she gave Jiang Junyu, Zhu Quan Hai, and the Zhu family servants who were going to meet him each a talisman.
Yuan Qi walked at the front, and Wen Zhujun walked at the back to ensure everyone's safety.
Wen Zhujun also reminded everyone: "Be careful, the ghostly atmosphere here is very strong."
Zhu Quan Hai followed closely behind Yuan Qi. He too felt the chill of the surrounding environment. Logically, it was almost June, and even if it was cool in the forest, he shouldn't feel cold, but he did. He couldn't help but worry about Hui'er.
"Master, will Hui'er be alright?"
"Here we are, aren't we?"
The ghosts hiding in the shadows were so frightened that they trembled and none of them dared to come out.
The golden light of merit emanating from Yuan Qi was so dazzling that no one dared to come out and risk their life.
Yuan Qi walked to the edge of the deep pit and saw that there were many white bones inside. He didn't know how many people had died and been thrown here without being buried. The place was filled with resentment, no wonder evil spirits hid here.
"Come out!" Yuan Qi took out a whisk from his cloth bag and waved it casually. Puffs of black mist emerged from the dark corner.
Zhu Quan Hai and Jiang Jun Yu stood back to back. Jiang Jun Yu was a little better off. It wasn't the first time he had seen something evil. He was still holding his amulet, so he wasn't too scared, though he felt a chill run down his spine.
But this was the first time Zhu Quan Hai had ever seen something supernatural. He was terrified and clung tightly to Jiang Jun Yu's sleeve, asking, "So many ghosts! I wonder where my Hui'er is. Aren't you scared...?"
Jiang Junyu calmly reassured him, "Don't worry, my sister is here, she'll be fine. My sister is very capable."
As he spoke, Yuan Qi lightly waved his whisk, and a gust of wind swept past, causing the ghosts to tremble as they stood before him.
Yuan Qi discovered that the ghosts here were all ordinary ghosts without any ghostly power, and they were not capable of abducting a living person. So she asked, "Did you abduct a bride yesterday? Where is she?"
"In there!" A ghost pointed to a rock about the height of a person lying at the bottom of the mass grave. The rock was covered with holes, looked dark, and had black mist coming and going.
Yuan Qi could see clearly that although these ghosts did not possess any supernatural powers, they were not good people and had harmed people over the years. With a sweep of her whisk, a gust of wind blew the evil ghosts away and they vanished into thin air.
Yuan Qi understood. The rock at the bottom of the pit was an entrance, and there should be a larger space inside. She unleashed a gust of wind and roared, "Hand over the person! Or I'll raze your lair to the ground!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the black mist on the rock became even thicker, almost completely enveloping the rock.
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