If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1048 Catch the adulterer
"Old man, who are you? Why do you say my husband is with a ghost? Is he a spirit of the dead?" Li asked.

Xiaoyu slowly said, "I am the Old Mother of Qiushan, the mother of the land of China."

We are not meant to be, so I shouldn't have appeared in your dream.

However, that damned fellow is a 'local deity,' and now he has acted recklessly, tarnishing the reputation of my 'Earth God Religion.' He must be punished!"

Li asked blankly, "Mother, I don't understand. What Earth God Taoism? Who is the dead ghost?"

Xiaoyu said, "Your husband is in your bed, right next to you, fooling around with someone else, do you know that?"

Li's expression changed several times as she murmured, "I asked him, but he ignored me."

I wanted to argue with him, but suddenly I couldn't move my body. It felt like sleep paralysis, and it was very uncomfortable.

I'm scared, I don't dare to get involved anymore.

"Are you a dumpling? How can you be so cowardly!" Old Madam Qiushan said with exasperation, "You are the matriarch of the Sun family and the eldest daughter of the Li family. Show some of the demeanor of a lady of the house!"

Li lowered her head and said weakly, "I can't see her, I don't understand what's going on, what can I do?"

Xiaoyu asked, "Have you ever thought about finding a Taoist priest to exorcise demons?"

Li shook her head, "My husband told me not to meddle in other people's business."

Xiaoyu asked again, "Have you noticed that your husband's complexion is getting worse every day?"

Humans and ghosts are different, and the one he mates with is not a human, but a ghost.

His vital energy is rapidly depleting due to prolonged contact with ghosts. Sooner or later, his lifespan will be exhausted, and he will fall ill and die.

Then you'll be living the life of a widow!

"Plop~~" Madam Li knelt down, kowtowing and pleading, "Mother-in-law, you can see that she is a ghost, so you can definitely help me and save my husband, right? Please have mercy and help me."

Xiaoyu shouted, "Look at me carefully!"

Li was puzzled, but still stared at her with wide eyes.

"Remember what I look like, and then silently pray in your heart, 'Old Mother of Qiushan, Ancestor of the Divine Land, protect me and subdue demons,'" Xiaoyu said.

Li imprinted the image of the Old Mother of Qiushan in her heart, and recited along with her, "Old Mother of Qiushan, the ancestor of the land of China, protect me and subdue demons."

"That's right, that's it. Recite my divine incantation and receive my protection. In a moment, you will hear the female ghost's voice; continue reciting, and you will also see the female ghost's appearance."

Once you can see her face, immediately grab her right wrist and shout, "Cui Biluo, why don't you submit to the law?"

If you call her name three times, she will be stunned and at your mercy.

At that moment, you took the opportunity to drag her into the yard, shouting loudly to call over all the neighbors.

Ghosts are not afraid of those who walk alone, but they can harm those who are separated.

But even ghosts fear the yang energy of a large group of people gathered together.

After giving some instructions, the old woman from Qiushan disappeared.

Li recited the "divine incantation" repeatedly.

With each recitation, the image of the Old Mother of Qiushan in my mind becomes more concrete, profound, and full of charm.

In fact, the appearance of "Old Mother of Qiushan" was not something Xiaoyu fabricated.

It wasn't a sudden impulse on her part that led her to become an "older version of Yu Fengxian".

What's the point of becoming "Old Phoenix Fairy"? People who know Phoenix Fairy will still recognize her.

Her current appearance as the "Old Mother of Hills and Mountains" embodies the power of a "stepmother," combined with her own understanding of the Way of the Earth and the true forms of the Five Sacred Mountains. This image naturally evolved from the combination of authority and spiritual cultivation.

It is somewhat similar to her "Tianpeng Spirit Body" and "Five Thunder Generals Spirit Body".

Tianpeng's appearance is somewhat similar to Xiaoyu's, but his temperament is clearly aloof with a touch of allure.

The appearance of the Five Thunder Generals leans towards "majestic and unapproachable".

The true form of the Five Sacred Mountains lies in their external shape and spirit, concealing the profound principles of the Great Dao; conversely, the "Old Mother of Hills and Mountains" is the form and spirit that evolved from the profound principles of the Great Dao.

Frequently visualizing the image of "Old Mother Qiushan" in one's mind can be treated as a "Heart Sutra" to cultivate mental power and even comprehend various minor supernatural abilities.

"Old Mother of Qiushan, Ancestor of the Divine Land, protect me and subdue demons!"

Before she knew it, Li, lying on the bed, opened her eyes, feeling an unprecedented peace and tranquility in her heart.

Her five senses were clearer and sharper than ever before. She heard someone breathing heavily beside her, calling "darling" and "da da".

A moment later, she heard her husband panting and say, "You're really amazing! This afternoon, I went into the Luo family's pear orchard and sure enough, I dug up a jade bottle at the spot you mentioned."

The bottle broke, and a bead the size of a longan rolled out from inside.

"Look, this is it, isn't it the Water Elemental Pearl?"

A soft, alluring female voice said languidly, "That's right, it's this bead."

Li heard her husband say, "It came too easily. I didn't even have to dig up the Luo family's ancestral graves. I just dug a small pit about three feet deep under the pear tree and found this bead."

A soft, charming female voice laughed and said, "This is a wonderful destiny prepared for those who are destined to be together."

There will likely be military activity in Sishui County this summer or autumn.

Luo Family Pear Orchard is located on the southern slope of the mountain.

The mountain has 'Dangshan pears' that can quench thirst and satisfy hunger, and the mountain is surrounded by streams, making it a good place to set up camp.

At that time, a person with good fortune discovered this Water Element Pearl while digging a ditch and building a camp on the southern slope.

After consuming it, one can break through their bottleneck in one fell swoop and become a top-tier immortal, helping King Chen Sheng conquer cities and establish the Great Chu.

Mr. Li asked curiously, "Do you know whose opportunity this is?"

"Isn't this your opportunity right now?" a soft, charming female voice chuckled.

Li blinked, and finally she could see the two people on the bed clearly!
A naked, pale body lay writhing in her husband's arms.

“That’s true.” Her husband chuckled, holding a bead in his hand, and asked, “How do you take this?”

Should it be stuffed directly into the mouth and swallowed, or should it be combined with medicinal bait to be refined into an elixir?

The woman raised her slender, jade-like arm and gently stroked the bead, saying, "It's fine however you like. If you find it troublesome, you can wear it as an ornament."

This spirit pearl is one of the five elemental spirit pearls, and its spiritual power is the most gentle and harmless.

Even in the Water Palace, it would be considered a precious spiritual object.

As she raised her arm, Li suddenly reached out her right hand, grabbed the jade-like arm tightly, and squeezed it hard.

"Cui Biluo, why don't you submit to the law!" she shouted.

"Oh dear, you~~" the woman exclaimed, but before she could even struggle, golden runes appeared in Li's palm. The woman was immediately dumbfounded and lay there motionless like a piece of wood.

"Cui Biluo, why haven't you submitted to the law yet?!"

Li shouted twice more, and the woman's face turned deathly pale, her eyes and face filled with panic.

Seeing her frightened, Li became even bolder.

Young Master Sun was shocked. "You shameless woman, what are you doing?"

"This person is a ghost, sucking your life essence!"

Li sat up in bed, ignoring that she was only wearing undergarments, and pulled the land goddess outside.

At first, she saw that the Earth Goddess was tall and had a large bust and wide hips, and thought she was very heavy, so she was worried that she couldn't pull her.

But when she actually pulled her, Li felt as if she were holding a paper figure in her hand, and could hardly feel its weight.

—This seductive vixen is indeed a demon! She felt a little scared again and could only recite the "Qiu Shan Lao Mu Mantra" even more devoutly.

Strangely enough, once I focused on the mantra, a great deal of courage and strength immediately welled up from my heart, warm and full of energy.

"A beautiful ghost has broken into the Sun family home, intending to harm my husband! A beautiful ghost has come to the Sun family to commit evil; everyone come quickly to catch the ghost!"

Stepping out of the courtyard, Li immediately started shouting at the top of her lungs.

First, she woke up the Sun family. Her mother-in-law saw that she was shirtless and holding a naked woman, and was so frightened that she quickly took out two blankets to wrap her up.

Just as they were about to wrap the Earth Goddess up, Li stopped them, saying, "Grandma, this is a ghost! Touching it will bring great misfortune!"

Look, there's no shadow beneath her; and look again, I can lift her up with one hand!

Many of the Sun family members who arrived at the scene carried oil lamps and candles.

Upon closer inspection, they saw that under the candlelight, the Earth Goddess's skin appeared even more tender and alluring, but beneath her was only empty candlelight, without a shadow.

The candlelight shone directly through her body.

Moreover, Li indeed held the Earth Goddess up and down, left and right, and swayed her back and forth as if she were holding a lamp wick.

"Oh dear, it really is a ghost!" Everyone was horrified.

"She's not a ghost, Li, let her go!" Young Master Sun rushed over, his face flushed with anger, and shouted, "Biluo is a goddess! You're blaspheming! You're all blaspheming, and you'll be punished!"

"My son, you've been bewitched by a female ghost!"

Before Li could speak, Sun's parents-in-law grabbed their son from both sides.

Young Master Sun exclaimed excitedly, "Biluo is really not a ghost! I know her! She is the local deity of Heron Pavilion, forty miles away!"

"Boom~~ Crack~~"

A thunderous roar swept across the sky, leaving the Sun family and their neighbors dizzy and disoriented.

"You harlot, what a fine thing you've done!" A sharp shout followed by thunder rang out at the gate of the Sun family's residence.

Everyone was startled by the thunder, but Li, who was usually very timid, showed no reaction to it at all.

She clearly saw the source of the sound: in the threshing ground in front of the Sun family's house, a plume of black smoke suddenly rose from the ground, and in the smoke was a middle-aged "ancient man" with an angry face.

Yes, at first glance, Li felt that the other person's clothing was very old-fashioned.

In the eyes of the middle-aged ancient people, in addition to emotions such as anger, shame, and regret, there was also a divine light.

Traces of lightning crackled around him, radiating a chilling aura.

There was a cloud of black smoke beneath him, obscuring his legs.

In a flash, the middle-aged ancient man vanished into the ground, disappearing more than ten feet into the earth. He appeared before her and slapped her across the face, shouting, "You lowly peasant woman, how dare you defile me—"

"Oh dear~~" Li saw it clearly and was immediately frightened. She instinctively released her right hand that was holding the land goddess and put her arm in front of her face.

"Buzz~~" A sacred and vast golden light suddenly burst forth from her palm.

The vast threshing ground was instantly illuminated.

The Earth God crashed into the golden light, like a ball kicked away by a giant. Before he could even scream, he was sent flying hundreds of feet away into the darkness, disappearing from sight.

"Whoosh!" The Earth Goddess seized the opportunity, shrank into the ground, and escaped using earth magic.

"Sun Yaowu, you dare to rape my wife! I'll make sure you die and your family is destroyed!" The local earth god shouted venomously from afar, not daring to approach Li Shi any further, but instead hurling a "landmine" at Young Master Sun.

"Boom~~ Crack~~"

A flash of lightning appeared, and Young Master Sun was struck on the top of the head, half of his body was charred.

The hair and clothes were still burning.

"Ahhh~~" He only had time to let out a short scream before he lay on the ground, his fate unknown.

"My lord, my lord~~ Oh, my lord, you can't die~~"

Li lay beside him, wailing.

Grandson's mother also cried, "My son!"

"Hurry and go to the village entrance to fetch Doctor Cai!" Master Sun shouted anxiously.

"Was that a deity? Sun Dalang was struck by lightning. To be able to control divine lightning to strike people, one must be either an immortal or a god," a villager exclaimed in fear.

"It should be the Earth God, the Earth God of Heron Pavilion. Sun Dalang was right just now, the female ghost that Li dragged out was the Earth Goddess."

"Now that Li has caught them in adultery and is making a public spectacle of it, and Sun Dalang has even revealed her identity, it has alarmed the local earth god," the village head analyzed rationally.

"That female ghost, is she really the Earth Goddess? But she has no shadow beneath her and floats around like a paper doll," a villager said in bewilderment.

"The Earth Goddess is originally a living person who died and whose spirit was enshrined as a deity. Calling her a ghost is not entirely wrong."

"So even the Earth Goddess cheated on her husband, and was caught red-handed! Hehe, her two inches of red and white flesh between her legs were all exposed~~"

"Sun Dalang is so lucky! The Earth Goddess is really something."

Some of the village thugs were grinning lewdly and exchanging winks with each other.

"Are you trying to die?! The Earth God has already used his divine lightning to kill Sun Dalang, and now he wants to kill him and destroy his family!"

The Sun family is finished; they've been cursed by the Earth God and are destined for ruin.

"Not necessarily! Didn't you notice Li's unusual behavior? She was able to capture the Earth Goddess, and just now she was shining brightly with golden light, even knocking the Earth God away."

"Indeed, Li's behavior is unusual! Could she also be a deity? A deity descended to earth, underwent tribulations, and was reincarnated as a human to marry the eldest son of the Sun family?"

"Judging from her appearance, she doesn't have the air of a deity!"

The villagers stood outside the Sun family's house watching the play, and soon Dr. Cai arrived.

Within the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the deafening cries of women echoed from the inner courtyard of the Sun family.

"Is Sun Dalang really dead?" Everyone began to speculate.

After another half a cup of tea's time, Doctor Cai came out looking gloomy.

When asked by the crowd, he simply shook his head and said, "He's already dead, what's the point of trying to save him?"

That evening, the Sun family began preparing the coffin and burial clothes.

After much commotion, the lights and candles were finally turned off, and things quieted down a bit.

Li knelt before her husband's coffin, sobbing uncontrollably, her eyes swollen from crying, and she kept chanting the "Spell of the Old Mother of Qiushan" in her heart.

But she received no response until she was too tired and drifted off to sleep.

"Mother, my husband is dead~~" When Li saw the old mother of Qiushan in her dream, she seemed to be very clear-headed. Without any hesitation, she immediately rushed over, knelt on the ground and wailed.

"Not only did he die, but his soul was also taken to the underworld, where he was beaten with a board, had his fingers pinched, his head chopped off with an axe, and his legs fried in oil. It was a truly miserable experience!" Xiaoyu shook her head and sighed.

Upon hearing this, Madam Li became even more grief-stricken, and her cries grew louder as she cried out, "Mother, please have mercy and save my husband!"

Xiaoyu said, "What are you howling about? Sun Dalang is no good man. He is a lecherous womanizer who brought a female ghost to your bed to commit adultery."

They don't treat you like a wife at all, and they don't give you any face.

You should pick yourself up and find a good man to marry.

Li cried, “If he divorces me, of course I can remarry.”

But he didn't divorce me. I have always been his wife, both before and now.

My original intention was to catch the female ghost so she would stop draining Dalang's life force, not to kill him, and certainly not to destroy the Sun family!

(End of this chapter)