Performing the Ritual

Mo Chen traveled all the way to the county seat, silently pondering the matter of the prefect's daughter being possessed by evil.

Though he had not seen the evil entity with his own eyes, the description in the letter suggested that Netherworld ghosts might be behind this.

The prefect's daughter's symptoms strongly resembled ghost possession. She slept unconscious during the day, yet became frenzied and bloodthirsty at night, constantly running out to dig up graves and unearth corpses.

Moreover, she had swallowed the nearby chickens, ducks, dogs, geese, and other animals alive.

It was said that several servants had died at the beginning, their deaths exceedingly gruesome. Their internal organs had all been dug out, and they had been sucked dry.

Fortunately, the prefect had reacted swiftly, dispersing the crowds in advance and finding an eminent monk to perform a ritual and confine his daughter. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

Upon reaching the county seat, Mo Chen headed straight for the county yamen.

County Magistrate Li had long been waiting outside the yamen. The moment he saw Mo Chen arrive, he hurried forward to greet him.

"Daoist Wang Chen, you have finally arrived! Are you confident about the matter at the prefect's residence?"

Mo Chen said, "I have yet to see the person concerned, so I do not yet know the full situation. But this poor Daoist will certainly do his utmost."

"Good, good, good!" County Magistrate Li promptly arranged a carriage for Mo Chen and had his eldest son personally accompany him to the prefect's residence.

Along the way, Li Shen continuously told Mo Chen about the prefect's daughter, his tone full of sighs.

"The prefect has only this one daughter, whom he has always treasured like a jewel. Now that this has happened, if it is