From the beginning of this turbid world, the Taoist priest descended the mountain.

Recently, quite a few major events have indeed occurred in this town of Shama.

Take the Zhou family, the richest family in the country, for example. At night, they could always hear soft sobbing. They initially thought it was just their ears playing tricks on them, until a blue handprint appeared behind the eldest patriarch, Zhou Ping'an.

He often dreamt of an infant, a blue-white infant carrying an aura of death. The infant slowly approached him, recounting a foolish affair from his youth.

"Could you elaborate on that absurd incident...?"

Lin Ye glared at Sanbao, thinking, "Is this something you can say to someone's face?"

Don't wait until you're closed at night to scare him into paying more before using it.

This is also why Lin Ye didn't bring his senior brother along; Mei Lingyun is obedient enough to listen to whatever he says as if it were an imperial edict.

But the eldest brother was too kind-hearted. In the past, when he worked with his master, he could always negotiate the price of the lighter down to the cost price.

This won't do!

After Zhou Ping'an finished speaking, he led Lin Ye toward the Zhou family's residence.

Looking around at Shama Town and the townspeople who had gathered to watch the spectacle, I noticed that their clothes were tattered and worn, even worse than those of the villagers in Qingshi Town.

Most of them looked pale and thin, and they looked like they could be blown away by a gust of wind.

Lin Ye turned to look at the well-dressed Zhou Ping'an, a smile appearing on his face.

"Boss Zhou, it seems everyone in Shama Town is doing quite well."

Zhou Ping'an's expression froze. He looked around and realized that the forestry department must have misunderstood something.

He immediately explained, "Second Master, it's not what you think. Master Huang collected the land tax for Goose Town thirty years ago. In this town, in the villages, and even in Goose Town itself, who isn't Master Huang's tenant farmer? My Zhou family couldn't stay here any longer, so we thought of going to seek refuge with our relatives in a distant place."

Even Mei Lingyun, standing beside Lin Ye, explained, "Brother, that's true. In the entire Goose City area, only Qing Shi Town is doing relatively well. That's only because Uncle Zheng is there; Huang Silang doesn't dare to use any underhanded methods."

Lin Ye narrowed his eyes slightly and slowly said, "Isn't there a new county magistrate?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ping'an let out a cold laugh.

"The previous six county magistrates who took office either went to the provincial capital to live a life of luxury if they obeyed, or died without even knowing how. This current county magistrate, who has only been in office for a few days, has already lost his wife and godson."

Lin Ye remained silent, nodding inwardly. No wonder the new county magistrate sent Ge Wu to win over his master; it turned out he truly had a blood feud with Huang Silang.

The sky over Shama Town was a dull yellow. Soon, the group arrived at the Zhou family residence, and Zhou Ping'an led everyone directly to the backyard.

Upon entering the Zhou family's residence, Lin Ye felt the surrounding air become several degrees colder.

Even Mei Lingyun felt a slight stinging sensation on her skin.

This chilling feeling was just like the first time I had a facial ulcer.

Therefore, whenever Lin Ye has this feeling, he can almost certainly be certain that there is an evil spirit in the vicinity.

It's just that we don't know which evil spirit is causing trouble in the Zhou family.

The meal was ready, and Zhou Ping'an personally accompanied them.

In fact, as the owner, he didn't need to act like this. A bunch of good-for-nothings from the mortuary would be looked down upon by everyone under normal circumstances.

But times have changed. The reputation of Lin Erye, the forestry master of Qingshi Town, is much worse than that of his master.

After being chased away by the forestry department, the brothers Mei Renxing and Mei Daoyi went around telling everyone that their niece, Mei Lingyun, was having an affair with the forestry department. When the forestry department heard this, they broke her legs and hung her on a large locust tree at the junction of Qingshi Town and other places.

Based on his previous experience in handling various matters, people called him "Brother Lin" in public. In private, however, he was known as Master Lin of Qing Shi Town.

There's no other reason than that he simply took action.

Furthermore, Lin Ye saw through the blue handprint on his body the moment they met, which shows his skill is truly remarkable.

Indeed, a person's reputation is well-deserved.

After a few drinks, Sanbao looked at the forestry department.

He saw his second brother calmly drinking wine and eating food, without saying a word. His eyes swept over everyone and finally stopped on Zhou Ping'an.

It made everyone's skin crawl.

After a long while, Zhou Ping'an finally couldn't bear Lin Ye's interrogative gaze and spoke with a hint of sorrow in his voice.

"Second Master, what exactly happened in my family? Please tell me."

Lin Ye smiled, put down his chopsticks, and poured a glass of wine towards the southeast.

"Your family's graves are all in the wrong place. Your elders can't live in peace in those graves, and you younger generation still want to live a life of luxury."

Lin Ye's words not only changed Zhou Ping'an's expression, but also caused the servants beside him to show strange expressions.

Just then, a woman dressed in a blue-and-white floral gray dress walked in.

"Sir, I've been listening for a while now and it seems something's off. This kid's just a charlatan, why are you being so respectful to him?"

This woman was Zhou Ping'an's concubine, who had been eavesdropping outside. Now, upon hearing Lin Ye's words, she was so angry that she came out to speak up for her master.

Mei Lingyun stood up abruptly, leaving her back to Lin Ye.

Lin Ye glanced at the concubine who was walking over, baring her teeth and brandishing her claws, while Sanbao beside her was extremely anxious.

They'd only just started eating, hadn't even discussed business yet, and they were already arguing like this! How were they supposed to collect payment now?!

Lin Ye calmly took a sip of his drink and pointed to the spot next to him where he had spilled the alcohol.

"Boss Zhou, with such a bad family reputation, no wonder dirty stuff comes in."

Following the direction Lin Ye pointed, everyone saw a grayish-blue baby lying in the same spot, licking the wine on the ground.

It slightly raised its head, and inside its eye sockets, there was no white in its eyes, only pitch black.

He bared his teeth at everyone, revealing a row of sharp teeth that sent chills down the spines of everyone present.

Upon seeing this thing, Zhou Ping'an collapsed to the ground.

"That's it, that's it!"

Zhou Ping'an pointed at the thing, his face filled with terror, his eyes brimming with fear and unease.

As for the concubine who had just scolded Lin Ye, she collapsed to the ground, too afraid to speak. They had initially thought the master was having a fit of hysteria and wouldn't live much longer.

I was even planning to get some for my youngest son.

It turns out there really is a ghost in this house!

At this moment, Lin Ye was the only one among everyone present who remained calm. He glanced slightly at the ghost baby who was adding wine.

This ghostly thing was brought here by him. The Five Ghosts Knocking on the Barrier technique disrupted the "qi" here. When he splashed the wine, a ball of yin water energy gathered there.

The Five Ghosts Knocking on the Barrier Method: Bind the Five Elements, Control the Five Elements!

Therefore, the ghost baby wasn't licking the wine on the ground, but rather the yin energy below.

Lin Ye smiled and raised his hand, a beam of white Gengjin divine light shooting out from his fingertip.

The Ferocious God General's Ferocious Killing Technique!

The ghostly figure was instantly blasted into a wisp of green smoke, which slowly rose from the ground.

Zhou Ping'an immediately felt his shoulder relax. He pulled open his clothes and saw that the bluish-black handprint on his shoulder had indeed disappeared.

Upon seeing this, he immediately looked at the forestry department with a shocked expression.

"No problem, this ghost baby is just an extra. Your family's affairs are quite troublesome."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ping'an flew into a rage and slapped the concubine across the face with a loud "smack."

"What are you looking at? Kneel down and apologize to Mr. Lin!"