Cuixiang Comes to Claim a Life

"Wei Youchang greets both sirs!"

Upon arriving at the Wei Family, Wei Youchang and his wife were already waiting at the gate.

Upon meeting, they were greeted with great enthusiasm, as if they had seen a savior!

"I apologize for disturbing you, Master Wei."

Ma Daren clasped his hands in a fist salute and chuckled.

Upon entering the Wei Mansion, a banquet had already been prepared, awaiting Qin Yan and his companion!

They also encountered a monk!

"Amitabha Buddha, greetings to the two benefactors!"

This was a monk with a rugged appearance, yet he possessed an air of refinement, like a highly accomplished monk.

"Master Zhixing!"

Upon seeing this, Wei Youchang clasped his hands together and bowed with a devout expression!

"My lords, this is Master Zhixing. He saved my family's lives last night."

Wei Youchang introduced it with great enthusiasm.

"To my shame, my spiritual cultivation is meager. I could barely protect Master Wei's family, but I was helpless against that evil spirit."

Master Zhixing looked ashamed.

"Master, please don't worry about it. That Evil Ghost was ferocious; it wasn't your fault!"

Madam Xu quickly said, "If it weren't for the master yesterday, my whole family would probably have been killed."

Several people took their seats!

The dishes laid out in front of Master Zhixing were vegetarian food!

"Master Zhixing, you fought that evil spirit last night. I wonder how strong it was?"

Ma Daren drank a glass of wine and immediately began to inquire.

"Amitabha! This evil spirit is probably about to evolve into Fierce Ghost. It harbors immense resentment and possesses considerable intelligence. With my limited cultivation, it is difficult for me to convert it."

Master Zhixing chanted a Buddhist prayer and immediately began to explain it to the two of them.

However, these words frightened the Wei Family couple so much that their faces turned pale.

"Master, you mean that if this evil spirit were to evolve into Fierce Ghost, wouldn't we be in even greater danger?"

Wei Youchang hurriedly stood up and immediately knelt down before the three men. "I beg you all to save my Wei Family. My son is being haunted by that Evil Ghost and is now in imminent danger."

That's the only son in three generations of my Wei Family.

Ma Daren happily put down his wine glass, a half-smile on his face, "Evil Ghost, it seems the other party harbors quite a deep hatred for your Wei Family!"

"Amitabha!" Master Zhixing put his hands together and said, "Benefactor Wei, at this point, you should not hide anything. If there is any grudge between you, we will do our best to resolve it."

Otherwise, no one can save you.

"This...!"

Wei Youchang hesitated for a moment, exchanged a glance with his wife, and only sighed when she nodded.

"This matter may be related to a maid in the manor named Cuixiang. This girl is pretty, but she often tries to seduce my son Wei Xu."

My wife was afraid that the maid would affect my son's chances of passing the imperial examinations, so she sold her to a slave trader. That very night, news came that the maid had hanged herself.

Madam Xu's tone was full of resentment.

"Even after someone dies, she still won't let the Wei Family go. The three of you must help us get rid of this girl and prevent her from harming anyone else."

"This humble monk confirmed that I did indeed encounter a female ghost yesterday."

Master Zhixing said, "Both of you must be experts from the Demon-Suppressing Bureau. With the two of you here, we should be able to deal with that female ghost quickly."

"This humble monk is willing to assist you two, hoping to resolve this matter as soon as possible!"

"Master Zhixing!"

Ma Daren clasped his hands slightly and said, "Eliminating evil spirits is also the duty of our Demon-Suppressing Bureau, there's no need to be so polite."

At night!

Qin Yan and Ma Daren sat facing each other.

"The resentment here is extremely strong; given that level of resentment, it's impossible for the Wei Family to have lived this long."

Ma Daren took the cup of tea poured by Qin Yan, took a sip, and said calmly.

"That's what I find strange too, but I sensed two malevolent auras."

Ma Daren was taken aback. "A-Yan, are you telling the truth?"

Qin Yan nodded very seriously. "How could I possibly talk about such a thing carelessly?"

The two auras were of different strengths, one strong and one weak.

One of the auras was from Wei Youchang, though very faint, I could still sense it!

"It seems the other party isn't entirely honest."

Ma Daren whispered, looking at Qin Yan with even greater surprise.

"Your perception is far more acute than I expected."

After a moment's hesitation, Ma Daren took out a compass, its needle spinning wildly.

"The yin energy is gathering here; let's find its source first."

Ma Daren touched his forehead with his fingertip, and a faint wisp of spiritual light was drawn out and instantly injected into the compass.

The pointer, which had been spinning wildly, finally stabilized.

"I didn't expect Uncle Ma to carry a compass with him too!"

Qin Yan looked at it curiously and realized it wasn't an ordinary item.

"Hehe, this magical artifact is considered a standard artifact of the Demon-Suppressing Bureau. It can be exchanged for just five merit points!"

Ma Daren chuckled softly, "Once you officially join the Demon-Suppressing Bureau, you'll know how many treasures are inside."

However, all of these things require merit points!

As they spoke, the compass needle began to move, pointing in one direction.

Knowing he was not strong enough, Master Zhixing decided to stay by the side of Master Wei and his wife to protect them!

These days, the servants of the Wei Family stay indoors all night, and it is very quiet under the cover of darkness.

Follow the instructions.

Qin Yan and his companion soon arrived at a small courtyard!

"Have you two discovered anything?"

Upon seeing the two arrive, Master Zhixing immediately stepped forward to inquire.

Ma Daren looked at the compass, which pointed to one of the rooms in the courtyard, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.

"This room should belong to Wei Xu!"

"That's right! The Wei Family couple moved to the side specifically to take care of their son."

Young Master Wei has been disturbed by evil spirits, and his yang energy has been greatly depleted. It will probably take him ten days to half a month to recover.

"There's an eerie aura lurking in Young Master Wei's room; we need to investigate."

Ma Daren whispered!

Upon hearing this, Master Zhixing's expression turned solemn, and he removed his Buddhist prayer beads. "Amitabha! Although my cultivation is weak, I will certainly protect Benefactor Wei and his wife!"

Master Zhixing was very self-aware and not the kind of reckless person who would knowingly do something that was impossible.

"Thank you for your trouble, Venerable Master."

Qin Yan said, and immediately entered Young Master Wei's room with Ma Daren.

The two maids who were watching over the room were drowsy, but when they heard the noise, they immediately looked towards the door.

He looked very nervous, but immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he saw who it was.

"Greetings, Your Excellencies!"

Two maids bowed respectfully.

Ma Daren ignored the other person and looked at the compass needle, which was pointing directly at the unconscious Young Master Wei on the bed.

A glint flashed in his eyes, and he immediately let out a surprised exclamation.

"Young Master Wei is tainted with a very strong evil aura, which probably didn't happen overnight."

A-Yan, what do you think?

Ma Daren countered with a question.

"This person is tainted with extremely heavy evil energy, and is the strongest of the two evil spirits."

Qin Yan released his senses and carefully sensed it.

"A trace of Buddhist aura still lingers here, just like that on Master Zhixing."

The intention was to dispel the evil energy from this Wei Family, but instead of decreasing, the evil energy on him increased!

It seems that thing has been here.

Upon hearing this, the two maids turned pale. "Sir, that thing is still here!"

No need to worry, they've already left.

Qin Yan comforted him.

No sooner had he finished speaking than the sounds of fighting came from next door.

"You wretched creature, how dare you cause such a disturbance right under my nose!"

Qin Yan and his companion exchanged a glance, then instantly burst through the window and escaped.

Master Zhixing then unleashed his prayer beads, which, like an angry Vajra, instantly struck the open space in the courtyard.

Ah!

The prayer beads were thrown into the void, and immediately a figure let out a shrill scream, glaring at the monk with resentment, before fleeing towards the Wei Mansion!

Where are you going?

The blue bricks beneath Qin Yan's feet crumbled, and he transformed into a blur as he chased after them.

A powerful sense locked onto that wisp of soul!

The other party ran extremely fast, all the way to the edge of the village!

The distance between the two closed, and blood-red patterns condensed between their palms as they slammed a palm towards the soul!

This palm strike nearly shattered the opponent.

A shrill scream rang out, and a phantom figure collapsed to the ground, its eyes filled with venom as it glared at Qin Yan.

"I only want revenge on Wei Youchang. You bastards who aided and abetted evil will surely go to hell after you die."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yan was instantly stunned!