As night fell, Qiusheng and Wencai wandered the streets carrying tofu, hoping to attract ghosts. They roamed for most of the night without much success.

Qiusheng found a place to rest, but just then, the female ghost Xiao Li, who had tricked them before, appeared.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Li asked curiously.

"Oh, it's Xiao Li. We're selling tofu," Wencai quickly responded, eager to impress the pretty Xiao Li.

"It smells so good, I want to eat some. Give me a piece," Xiao Li said, her appetite piqued by the tofu's aroma.

"No, you can't eat it. This tofu is spiked with ingredients to lure out the escaped ghosts. It's specially prepared for them," Qiusheng and Wencai hurriedly stopped her, revealing the truth without a second thought.

Unbeknownst to them, a large group of ghosts had already gathered behind them and overheard everything.

"Oh, you're trying to deal with those..." Xiao Li started to say.

"Shh, don't let them hear," Wencai quickly interrupted.

"Hehe, they've all heard you. Look behind you," Xiao Li teased with a mischievous smile.

Qiusheng and Wencai turned around in confusion, only to see a massive crowd of ghosts staring at them, suddenly rushing towards them.

Frightened, Qiusheng and Wencai turned and ran, with the daring Qiusheng not forgetting to take Xiao Li along, heading towards where their master had set up a formation.

"Xiao Li, we're almost at the formation my master set up. You can't go any further," Qiusheng warned, panting heavily.

"Oh, then I'll leave for now and find you later," Xiao Li understood the power of the Maoshan Daoists.

"Xiao Li, how can we find you?" Wencai and Qiusheng hurriedly asked.

"I'll teach you a spell. Recite it, and I'll appear. How about that?" Xiao Li was about to say more...

At that moment, the Eight Trigrams Demon Sealing Formation rapidly expanded, enveloping all the ghosts, Qiusheng, Wencai, and Xiao Li.

All the Daoists acted in unison, capturing and imprisoning the ghosts. However, on Shi Jian's side, lightning and thunder struck, scattering the ghosts' souls.

"Senior Brother, capturing and imprisoning them is enough. Why destroy their souls?" Uncle Nine hurried over to stop him.

"They're just demons and monsters. What, are you going to stand against me for their sake?" Shi Jian, surrounded by lightning, was arrogant, deliberately destroying the ghosts to prevent Uncle Nine from meeting the quota for the Ghost Messengers.

"Senior Brother, leave the rest to us," fellow Maoshan Daoists intervened to prevent a conflict.

Yet, the arrogant Shi Jian ignored everyone and continued attacking the ghosts.

Especially upon seeing the female ghost Xiao Li with Qiusheng and Wencai, he immediately unleashed the Lightning Bolt Thunder Fist, striking towards them.

Uncle Nine hurriedly blocked the lightning, or Qiusheng and Wencai would have been gone.

"What, Old Nine, are you going to attack me for the sake of ghosts and monsters?" Shi Jian shouted angrily, trying to show their fellow Daoists that Uncle Nine was siding with ghosts, thus undermining his authority.

"Senior Brother, if I hadn't blocked your attack just now, Qiusheng and Wencai wouldn't be standing here. Is this how you treat your juniors?" Uncle Nine, angry, sternly reprimanded Shi Jian.

"Fine, very well. Now tell me, how do you plan to deal with that female ghost enticing your disciples?" Shi Jian pointed at Xiao Li beside Qiusheng and Wencai.

Uncle Nine, left with no choice, stepped forward to capture and imprison Xiao Li.

"Master, let Xiao Li go."

"Yes, Master, Xiao Li hasn't harmed anyone. She's a good ghost."

Unexpectedly, Qiusheng and Wencai stepped forward to protect Xiao Li.

"Step aside," Uncle Nine pushed them away, only to be entangled again.

In the end, Xiao Li managed to escape the formation's seal thanks to Qiusheng and Wencai's intervention.

Uncle Nine and Qiusheng and Wencai faced the strange looks from their fellow Maoshan Daoists.

The numerous ghosts were captured by the Daoists, and the Eight Trigrams Demon Sealing Formation was lifted.

Uncle Nine handed the ghosts over to the Ghost Messengers, finally bringing the matter to a close.

Afterwards, Uncle Nine arranged a feast to reward the fellow Daoists, who gradually left Ren Family Town.

However, Shi Jian and his disciple hadn't left yet and even set up a Daoist hall in Ren Family Town, perhaps targeting Uncle Nine.

Today, Uncle Nine took Wencai to a restaurant to discuss a feng shui business.

While negotiating the price, Wencai interjected with a high price.

Unexpectedly, Shi Jian was also dining at the restaurant.

"Old Nine, you're something, charging such high fees. Has the cost of living gone up, and so have the fees?" Shi Jian feigned surprise.

"Senior Brother, the child doesn't understand," Uncle Nine tried to explain.

But Shi Jian waved him off.

The client discussing feng shui with Uncle Nine noticed and joined Shi Jian's table, chatting with him, as Shi Jian was Uncle Nine's senior brother.

At this moment, the restaurant owner's daughter served tea and snacks to Shi Jian's table.

Shi Shaojian, seeing the girl's fair complexion and beautiful appearance, secretly took a strand of her hair.

Wencai happened to see Shi Shaojian secretly taking the girl's hair but didn't expose him, planning to reveal his true nature later.

This didn't escape Uncle Nine's keen eyes, who secretly gave the girl a talisman.

At night, Wencai and Qiusheng followed Shi Shaojian outside the town and saw him using the hair as an anchor to perform a spell, then his soul left his body to commit misdeeds.

"Qiusheng, this guy's soul is out doing bad things. We should teach him a lesson," Wencai prepared to retaliate against the arrogant Shi Shaojian.

"Hey, look, we don't need to do anything," Wencai patted Qiusheng, pointing at Shi Shaojian's body being dragged away by wild dogs.

"What should we do? Should we help him?" Qiusheng was unsure of what to do in this situation.

"Why help him?" Wencai was displeased.

"If we weren't here, it wouldn't be our concern, but now that we are, we might get into trouble if we don't help," Qiusheng explained, considering they were fellow disciples.

"Fine, let's go find his body," Wencai reluctantly agreed, and they went to search for Shi Shaojian's body.

After searching for a while, they couldn't find it. Qiusheng and Wencai used the spell Xiao Li had taught them before to summon her for help, finding the body already damaged by wild dogs.

Meanwhile, Shi Shaojian, trying to ruin someone's reputation, was injured by a talisman and hurried back to his body, only to find it missing.

"Where's my body? Who did this?" If he couldn't find his body before dawn, he would permanently lose the chance to return to it, and his soul would become a wandering ghost.

"Damn it, argh!" Shi Shaojian shouted in frustration and anxiety.

Shi Jian's other disciple watched everything from the shadows.

"Shi Shaojian, Shi Shaojian, I've taken you to many places, seen many beauties, yet you can't change your ways. You've really fallen this time," Hua Wensong remarked indifferently, showing no brotherly affection.

Since arriving in this supernatural world with a system and becoming Shi Jian's disciple, he had been cultivating quietly, growing stronger, knowing Shi Jian was a ruthless and demonic person.

Over the years, he had diligently cultivated, completed many system tasks, and received numerous rewards, rapidly increasing his strength. Now, even facing Shi Jian, he felt confident.

...

Qiusheng and Wencai brought Shi Shaojian's body back to Uncle Nine.

Uncle Nine was fooled by them and, suspecting nothing, returned Shi Shaojian's body to Shi Jian's Daoist hall.

After inspecting his disciple's body, Shi Jian requested Uncle Nine to find coffin fungus to repair Shi Shaojian's body.

Qiusheng and Wencai agreed on the spot, leaving Uncle Nine no time to stop them, once again causing trouble for their master.

...

Outside Ren Family Town, Xiao Yu and Ren Tingting finally arrived.

"Brother Yu, do you think we're too late? Has Uncle Nine already taken care of everything?" Ren Tingting looked at the bustling Ren Family Town, doubting if they had missed the event.

"If everything's done, that's even better," Xiao Yu's telepathy sensed that this return would bring great upheaval, though he wasn't sure if it was good or bad.

Not seeing any fellow Daoists in Ren Family Town suggested that the matter had been resolved, and they had all left.

"Tingting, let's go home and see if your father knows anything," Xiao Yu suggested visiting Tingting's father, even though Master Ren had many magical artifacts for protection, Wencai had released many ghosts, and he wasn't sure if there were any issues.

"Okay, let's go home," Ren Tingting and Xiao Yu headed to the Ren residence.

At the Ren residence,

"Daughter, dear nephew, you're back," Master Ren hurried over after being informed by the servants.

"Father."

"Uncle."

"Uncle, do you know what happened in the town?" Xiao Yu immediately inquired.

"Recently, many Daoists came to Ren Family Town, all heading to Uncle Nine's place. Not long after, they all left," Master Ren replied, unaware of the details.

"Uncle, I'll go check with Uncle Nine," Xiao Yu decided to gather information first.

Read the most updated version of this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at "pawread dot com"

"Alright, come back for dinner later," Ren Fa invited politely.

Xiao Yu accepted the invitation.

He then went to Uncle Nine's house, but no one was home. After waiting for a while without seeing anyone return, Xiao Yu had to go back to the Ren residence.

The next morning, Xiao Yu went to Uncle Nine's house and happened to meet Uncle Nine with Qiusheng and Wencai preparing to go out.

"Uncle, Senior Brothers, where are you heading so early?" Xiao Yu greeted them.

"Xiao Yu, you're back," Uncle Nine said with a hint of joy.

"Yes, I arrived yesterday. I came by last night, but no one was home, so I returned. I came early today to check."

"Uncle, did something happen?" Xiao Yu asked knowingly, wanting to understand the situation.

"You must have received the paper crane message to return. It was Qiusheng and Wencai who caused trouble, but it's been resolved. Who would have thought they'd get into more trouble?" Uncle Nine explained as they walked, recounting the events to Xiao Yu.

Uncle Nine and the others arrived at Shi Jian's Daoist hall, where Uncle Nine handed the coffin fungus to Shi Jian.

However, Xiao Yu focused on the disciple behind Shi Jian. Wasn't Shi Jian supposed to have only one disciple, his son Shi Shaojian? When did he get another one?

Hua Wensong also noticed Xiao Yu's gaze, and the two exchanged looks, remaining silent.

After a moment, Shi Jian issued a dismissal order, and Uncle Nine left with his group.

"Senior Brother Qiusheng, Senior Brother Wencai, do you know anything about that disciple of Senior Uncle?" Xiao Yu inquired.

"Oh, him? He's called Hua Wensong, very low-key. Why, is there something wrong with him?" Qiusheng looked puzzled, not noticing anything unusual about Hua Wensong.

"No, just that the two disciples of Senior Uncle are vastly different," Xiao Yu replied nonchalantly.

"Indeed, if Shi Shaojian were like that senior brother, there wouldn't be so much trouble," Qiusheng sincerely expressed, as it was because of Shi Shaojian that they got into trouble.

Xiao Yu confirmed that the anomaly he sensed through telepathy was likely Hua Wensong.

He was highly likely a fellow transmigrator; otherwise, Shi Jian wouldn't suddenly have another disciple.

It was just uncertain how Hua Wensong would react to a fellow countryman.

Meanwhile, Hua Wensong was also inquiring about Xiao Yu in town, learning that Uncle Nine was his uncle, and he was in a relationship with Ren Tingting.

Knowing this, Hua Wensong was over eighty percent sure that Xiao Yu was also a transmigrator, though it was unclear if he had any golden finger systems or such opportunities.

...

Shi Jian used dark magic to repair Shi Shaojian's body.

Shi Shaojian, wandering outside, encountered Qiusheng and Wencai.

Qiusheng and Wencai hurriedly told Uncle Nine the truth, that Shi Shaojian's body had been damaged beyond repair by wild dogs.

Now that Shi Shaojian was perfectly fine, it was certain that other methods, likely dark magic, were used. Uncle Nine began devising ways to verify Shi Shaojian's condition.

At a café, Xiao Yu and Ren Tingting were having tea.

Hua Wensong arrived, sitting across from Xiao Yu, and the two exchanged glances.

Xiao Yu raised his drink in acknowledgment.

Hua Wensong did the same.

An hour later, Xiao Yu and Ren Tingting got up to leave.

"Shall we talk?" Hua Wensong's voice came from behind as Xiao Yu was about to step out.

"Sure."

"Tingting, you go home first," Xiao Yu turned to Hua Wensong, feigning depth.

"Brother Yu, do you know him?" Ren Tingting looked puzzled, having never seen him before.

"He's a fellow Maoshan disciple."

"Tingting, you go home first," Xiao Yu briefly explained, as it was not suitable for her to be involved.

"Okay," Ren Tingting left the café.

...

Xiao Yu approached Hua Wensong, sitting across from him.

"Didn't expect to meet a fellow countryman," Hua Wensong remarked with some emotion.

"Yes, if it weren't for that day, who knows if we would have met."

"What are your plans?" Xiao Yu casually asked, then focused his gaze, sensing Hua Wensong's mental state.

"Plans? No particular plans. I'm after the greatest benefit."

"We probably have the same goal," Hua Wensong stated calmly, as if he were just a passerby.

"In that case, we won't be at odds," Xiao Yu looked at Hua Wensong in surprise.

"No one said it has to be a life-and-death struggle," Hua Wensong replied with an innocent expression.

"That's good," Xiao Yu stood up to leave.

Hua Wensong watched Xiao Yu walk away, his eyes flickering with uncertainty.

The system had just issued a task: capturing Xiao Yu would yield rich rewards and allow him to leave this world immediately, but it also entailed significant danger.

...

Uncle Nine exposed Shi Shaojian as a corpse demon, and Shi Jian, forced into a corner, personally eliminated Shi Shaojian.

After Uncle Nine and his disciples left, Shi Jian reanimated Shi Shaojian as a zombie, planning to go to the mortuary to seek revenge on Uncle Nine.

Xiao Yu arrived at Uncle Nine's house, seeing Qiusheng and Wencai each carrying a chicken, being chased away by Uncle Nine.

"Uncle, what happened?" Xiao Yu feigned ignorance.

"It's a long story. This time, we've thoroughly offended Senior Brother Shi Jian. You should leave too; this doesn't concern you," Uncle Nine said, looking dejected.

"Master, Master," Qiusheng and Wencai hurried back.

"Didn't I tell you to leave? Why are you back?" Uncle Nine saw his disciples return, sharing both joy and hardship, and felt a bit of comfort.

However, upon seeing the large group of ghosts chasing them, the comfort quickly vanished.

"By the decree of the Supreme, flames," Xiao Yu immediately acted, using talismanic magic to turn the charging walking corpses and ghosts into a sea of fire.

At that moment, the sound of thunder and lightning erupted, signaling Shi Jian's arrival.