When Mrs. Wang heard that the immortal her son said was coming, she went out to greet him happily. However, when she saw Shen Qingqing's young and beautiful face, her smile suddenly froze.
He turned his head and glared at the little girl next to him, "Is this Fairy Shen? Are you mistaken?"
The girl shook her head, "Yes, that's her."
Mrs. Wang still didn't believe it and looked at Shen Qingqing suspiciously, but refused to let anyone in.
In the past, if she met such a person, Shen Qingqing would turn around and leave.
Believe it or not, I will not serve you!
But today is different from the past. Now she is poor and has to find ways to make money to support her family.
"Is it okay? You'll know if you try it. If you look at it this way, you can't see the trick."
When Mrs. Wang thought that this was indeed the case, she was about to invite people in. The old Taoist in the corner who had been lying by the door for a long time rushed out in a hurry.
"Old madam, don't be deceived by this woman! The most important thing in our profession is cultivation and understanding. Like me, I practiced at the Taoist temple for twenty years before I came down. She is a young man, and she is not as old as I am. Chang, what can you understand?"
"Don't talk about catching ghosts. It'll be fine if the ghosts don't catch her!"
Shen Qingqing raised her lips, looked into his green bean-sized eyes, and said with a chuckle: "The Taoist priest is so powerful, but he has to show his hands to let the juniors learn more."
"Since you said so, then I will show you what the true Taoism is!"
The old Taoist shook his sleeves, straightened his back, and walked to the main room with dignity, "Open the altar and practice!"
The tributes, incense sticks, water and other items in the house were all prepared. The old Taoist went into the house and washed his hands with clean water, then lit the incense sticks, knelt in front of the futon and kowtowed several times, and finally picked up the mahogany sword and began to practice.
After chanting for a long time, it was time to burn the talisman again. Everyone in the Wang family stared at the yellow talisman in his hand, not even daring to express their anger.
Shen Qingqing was smiling and leaning against the door to watch the show. She looked up and caught a glimpse of the white figure at the door of the east room, her expression condensed.
The hand that was holding on to the door frame swelled several times as if it were inflated. It was pale in color, and the flesh and blood under the skin seemed to be able to break through the barrier at any time and burst out.
Only half of her face was exposed. Her hair was wet and stuck to her forehead. There was a piece of rot on her forehead. Black pus oozed from the wound and flowed into her eye sockets. The two eyeballs were black and bright, and they were rising. There was something indescribably weird about the burning incense.
Noticing Shen Qingqing's probing gaze, the female ghost flashed a trace of panic in her eyes and quickly retracted her body.
The old Taoist over there had finished burning the charms, and proudly stroking his beard and said to Mrs. Wang: "The evildoer has been suppressed by this Taoist. The old lady only needs to sincerely worship for three days to completely eliminate the evil spirit."
"Great!" Mrs. Wang was so excited that her eyes filled with tears, and she even ordered the people around her to get some silver.
At this time, Shen Qingqing suddenly passed through the crowd and rushed into the east wing.
There was only one Wang Mazi lying sickly on the bed in the side room, and the female ghost who had peeked just now had disappeared.
Wang Mazi groaned and opened his eyes. When he saw Shen Qingqing, his face was obviously more energetic, "Fairy Shen, Fairy Shen, you are finally here. I have been waiting for you so hard!"
"Shut up!"
Shen Qingqing uttered two words indifferently and took out the compass from the bag.
The compass detected the yin energy in the room, and the pointer flew around, eventually pointing to the wardrobe placed beside the bed.
It seems that the female ghost is hiding in the closet.
The old Taoist got the money and happily ran to Shen Qingqing to show off: "Little girl, can you see clearly, how is my Taoism?"
"It's a little early for you to be happy."
Shen Qingqing glanced at him sideways, took back the compass, stepped forward to open the wardrobe, and dug out a plain silver hairpin from a pile of tattered clothes.
The shape of the hairpin is very simple, without even a pattern. Two small characters are engraved on the tail of the hairpin: Li Xiu.
When Wang Mazi's wife saw that Shen Qingqing had touched her silver hairpin, she hurried over and snatched it away, "What's wrong with you, woman? Why are you rummaging through other people's things?"
Shen Qingqing looked at her with a dark expression, "Is this your thing?"
"The things you dug out of my closet are not mine. Could it be you..."
Before she finished speaking, a woman appeared out of thin air in front of her.
A woman is like a completely soaked dried vegetable, every inch of skin and flesh is filled with moisture, and her tattered white clothes cling tightly to her body, as if they will explode at the slightest touch.
The talisman between her eyebrows blocked her eyes, her nose seemed to have been chewed by something, it had rotted and turned white, and her plump lips were parted, revealing yellowed teeth.
"I'm so cold..."
The woman shrank, murmured a sentence, and turned to look at Wang Mazi, who was lying on the bed, as if she wanted to snatch the quilt back.
"Ghost!"
Several screams sounded in the room.
Wang Mazi was so frightened that he rolled his eyes and fainted.
The old Taoist who was proudly holding the money just now knelt on the ground, kowtowed to the female ghost, and murmured words such as "no offense".
Shen Qingqing smiled and glanced at him, "Didn't you already collect the monsters? Why is there still a fish that slipped through the net?"
Mrs. Wang reacted and quickly grabbed the old Taoist's clothes and urged: "Taoist Master, hurry up and catch the ghost, hurry up and catch the ghost!"
"Don't pull me!" The old Taoist cried and moved to the side, "How dare I..."
He is a charlatan. He deceives everyone he meets. He relies on his acting skills to catch ghosts and exorcise evil spirits. How can he have any real ability?
Mrs. Wang subconsciously asked, "Why don't you dare? Didn't you catch a ghost just now?"
"I know how to catch hammer ghosts!" The old Taoist broke the jar, shouted, turned around and ran away.
He just wanted to make some money, but he didn't want to risk his life!
Mrs. Wang was not willing to let him go, so she pounced on him with a squeak, and the two of them fought like mad dogs.
"You damn liar, give me back my money!"
"Why should I pay you back the money I earned based on my ability?"
Seeing that the old man was not doing anything, everyone in the Wang family could only pin their last hope on Shen Qingqing, crying and begging: "Girl, no, Fairy Shen, please take this female ghost away!"
Shen Qingqing leaned against the cabinet in a leisurely manner, playing with the hairpin in her hand. She turned to the female ghost and said, "Stop pulling it off. The quilt can't cover you. Does that make sense?"
"But I'm cold, I'm so cold..."
The female ghost lowered her head and cried, "The water is so cold, my bones are about to freeze into ice. Can any of you save me?"
After a person dies, all the pain during life will disappear, but the female ghost keeps crying out cold. Judging from the condition, it should be because the body is soaked in water.
Since ancient times, it has been emphasized that the coffin is sealed and buried in peace.
The female ghost died unjustly, and her body was not properly placed after death. Over time, resentment accumulated and she could not be reincarnated. Her wandering and helpless soul came to Wang Mazi's house along with the hairpin she wore during her lifetime, crying every night.
For a kid like this who has never harmed a human life, Shen Qingqing would usually help him fulfill his lifetime wish, and then use a spell to send him to the underworld for reincarnation.
So now she just needs to find the female ghost's body and bury it properly.
Shen Qingqing interrupted the female ghost's cry, "Lead the way, I'll have someone fish you out." This chapter has been completed!