As the female ghost's form gradually materialized, Ji Qian threw the kitchen knife in her right hand, which struck the ghost squarely between the eyebrows.
As a wisp of black smoke drifted out from between the female ghost's eyebrows, her shrill scream pierced the ears of every living person around her.
Ji Qian forced herself to look at Ying Xu, and upon receiving her gaze, Ying Xu quickly threw the wedding dress in her hand into the brazier, and then immediately took out a handful of incense and lit it.
Ying Xu held the incense stick in his hand and began to circle around the brazier, chanting "Qian Handuo Shou" as he did so.
In fact, the proper procedure for burning paper money is to first burn paper money for the wandering ghosts in the surrounding area to prevent them from robbing the place.
However, since Ji Qian had stuffed almost all the local wandering ghosts into physical forms, Ying Xu simply skipped this step.
Sure enough, as the wedding dress in the basin gradually burned out, the female ghost was also covered with a bright red dress, which made her already pale face even more eerie.
Upon seeing this, Ji Qian instinctively took a half step back, held her twin swords horizontally in front of her chest, and looked at the female ghost with a wary expression.
The female ghost had calmed down and was staring blankly ahead, showing no trace of her previous ferocious appearance.
Mrs. Qian looked at Ji Qian, and after receiving an affirmative answer, she immediately ran over to hug her daughter.
Before Madam Qian could even take a step, Qian Handuo, still in a daze, was smeared in the face with a red cloth strip that fell from the sky.
Seeing the familiar marks on the red ribbon, Ji Qian quickly looked at Ying Xu by the brazier and, as expected, received a particularly guilty smile from Ying Xu.
The unexpected little incident did not stop Madam Qian's steps; what truly hindered her running speed was the stiff paper doll body.
Watching Mrs. Qian and Mr. Qian waddle along like wind-up duck toys, Ji Qian felt a pang of conscience for the first time.
Ji Qian thought: If I had known, I would have found them a body with joints.
Madam Qian and Mr. Qian staggered to the side of the female ghost. Madam Qian immediately tried to hug her daughter, but unexpectedly missed.
Ji Qian then remembered that Madam Qian, whom she had stuffed into the paper doll's body, had a physical form, so she couldn't touch Qian Handuo in her soul state at all.
She looked around but couldn't find a suitable container for Qian Handuo, so she quietly nudged Mi Yesi beside her and whispered:
"Do you still have the spirit talisman I gave you before?"
Although she didn't understand Ji Qian's intention, Mi Yesi obediently took out the two yellow talismans she had kept in her bag:
"These are all that's left."
Actually, there are three left, but that one is the first talisman that Ji Qian drew for her, and she plans to take it back, seal it, frame it, and hang it up.
"It's okay, two are enough."
Ji Qian had no doubts whatsoever. After taking the two talismans from Mi Yesi, she turned around and handed them to Master Qian and Madam Qian.
With the help of the talisman, Madam Qian carefully pulled off the red cloth from Qian Handuo's head before embracing her daughter.
At this moment, Qian Handuo finally regained her senses, but unfortunately, because she hadn't spoken for so long, she started to stutter.
Ji Qian also escorted Qian Huailin and Qian Hanying, who were unable to move easily, over there, and then turned and walked into the courtyard.
Han Mengyao thought she was going back to get something, but Ji Qian turned back at the door and beckoned to them:
"Let's eat first, they'll probably be chatting for quite a while!"
Just as Mi Yesi was about to say something, she was unexpectedly bumped by Zhao Chengyuan next to her. She looked at Zhao Chengyuan in confusion and realized that he was staring blankly at the tombstone that Ji Qian had moved.
Mi Yesi followed his gaze and saw that a small, hidden black dot had appeared on the character "Han" in Qian Handuo's name.
Because the surrounding area was covered in black ink, it was impossible to tell that it was a camera unless you looked closely.
Even Zhao Chengyuan had to look at it several times before he noticed it.
Although they didn't know what Ji Qian was up to, everyone else decisively chose to cooperate.
Only Mi Yesi, that simpleton, was still shedding tears for the Qian family's affection, completely unaware of the camera's presence. Luckily, Zhao Chengyuan reacted quickly and stopped her.
As everyone entered the courtyard, Han Mengyao closed the gate and was about to talk to Ji Qian when she saw this guy rush to the dining table.
"No, you're really planning to eat?" Ying Xu was stunned. He thought that eating was just Ji Qian's excuse.
And judging from the expressions of the others, they clearly all shared the same thought.
Ji Qian did want to talk about the Qian family, but she was also really hungry.
She hadn't eaten enough at noon because she was in a rush, and then she did a lot of physical labor all afternoon.
If she didn't eat soon, Ji Qian estimated that she would have to go find Xu Qi and lie down on the board together.
Moreover, Ji Qian said, "Let's eat and chat, we still have a tough battle to fight tonight." After saying that, she quickly stuffed her mouth full again.
"What tough battle?" Mi Yesi asked, puzzled. She thought the Qian family's matter was over.
"According to Qian Huailin, there's a vengeful ghost in the backyard that's been around for a hundred years and has swallowed dozens of wronged souls. We have to go and take care of her tonight."
"Is 'getting rid of'... another way of saying 'deliverance'?"
Han Mengyao actually already had the answer in her heart, but she had never seen Ji Qian kill any ghost in the past few days.
Even with the Qian siblings who had aggressive intentions, Ji Qian chose to turn enemies into friends.
Ji Qian has his own understanding of this:
"She is different from the other members of the Qian family. Don't be fooled by Qian Huailin's many scheming thoughts; he has never committed murder."
As for Qian Handuo, she probably never even left that wooden box before she met us, let alone did anything wrong.
If what Qian Huailin said is true, then the one in the backyard has already harmed at least a dozen people.
Moreover, once a ghost has eaten another ghost, it can never return to its original form; it is destined to remain only an evil ghost.
For evil spirits, harming people is instinctive. If I don't take action, she will definitely hurt people again in the future.
After speaking, Ji Qian looked up and met Han Mengyao's large, complex eyes. She immediately understood Han Mengyao's worries and quickly comforted her:
"It's alright. Aren't I the 'promotion ambassador'? I can take this opportunity to demonstrate to the audience the eighteen self-defense methods against evil spirits."
Mi Yesi, who had been quietly observing from the sidelines, excitedly came over upon hearing this:
"Wow, such a thing really exists! Can I learn it?"
Ji Qian looked her up and down and said, "It should be possible. I've only taught Xu Qi, and he's already learned it."
Mi Yesi felt like she had been scolded, but then again, she didn't. She thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so she could only awkwardly sit back down in her original seat.
After finishing her meal, Ji Qian wiped her mouth and turned into the monitoring room next to the door. Director Liu was so startled by her sudden intrusion that he jumped up from his chair.
"What are you doing?!"
Ji Qian didn't understand why Director Liu was reacting so strongly. She gave him a strange look before turning her gaze back to the screen.
"Let me see how the camera inside the rock is recording."
"What kind of camera is inside the rock?"
Director Liu, completely unaware of the situation, was dumbfounded. However, the assistant director skillfully zoomed in on a certain camera's image and considerately turned on the speed-up function.
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