For Justice

Meanwhile, the red sedan that had arrived over the water was stopped by a great net downstream. Dozens of burly men hauled it ashore with ropes. But when they lifted the sedan curtain, everyone was stunned.

The two ghosts were stunned as well, utterly unable to understand how they had been exposed.

They had transformed according to Chu Yi and Jiang Guo's appearances, and that much was true. It should not have been difficult to fool the surrounding townsfolk. But the problem was, the ones who had boarded the red sedan were not those two children at all.

It was like copying the wrong answer sheet. Even if the handwriting was copied exactly, what use was that?

"Drag them out!" someone immediately shouted.

The two ghosts let out a shriek and reverted to their true forms, trying to flee. But security was especially tight today, with cultivators watching from both sides. The moment the two ghosts turned into wisps of green smoke and tried to escape, someone struck and destroyed them.

They probably could not have dreamed of why they had been recognized at a glance.

Someone had already reported the matter to the head of the Xiao Lineage. Xiao Youde pressed a hand to his forehead and shook his head in pain. "Someone caused trouble yesterday, and ghosts are stirring up trouble today. Why has this year's ritual gone so badly? Bring every boat in town over. Everyone, search downstream together! We must find the spirit children!"

"Yes!"

At his command, the people of Spirit Official Town sprang into action, heading downstream to search for the two children.

Amid the chaos, Xiao Youde felt a wave of dizziness. He hurried back to his residence in town to rest, instructing the lineage members to report to him at once if