Three times married to Yama

The young girl scrutinized Xia Zheng with an inquisitive gaze.

Xia Zheng broke out in a cold sweat under the girl's gaze, and looked at me pitifully with pleading eyes.

I reached out and patted the girl's head, saying softly, "Alright, girl, you know he's just my disciple."

The girl still listened to me. After I said that, she glared at Xia Zheng and then returned to my side.

Xia Zheng naturally didn't dare to hug me as enthusiastically as before, and instead walked up to me properly.

"Master," Xia Zheng called out.

"Hmm." I nodded. "How are you feeling physically?"

Xia Zheng scratched his head sheepishly, his smile a little awkward and embarrassed. "After more than a day of rest, I've fully recovered, and I feel great both physically and mentally!"

"That's good." I nodded in satisfaction, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Now we have to get back to work. Are you okay?"

Upon hearing that he had to work, Xia Zheng's eyes showed no sign of weariness, only passion and eagerness for the task.

"Ready! At your command, Master!"

In my hotel room, I leisurely packed my suitcase, which was full of my treasures and props. However, I didn't bring treasures like the Hundred Ghosts Record with me, for fear of being stolen.

In the evening, I received a message from my mother asking me to go to the Pei family's house.

I took Xia Zheng and Tong Nu to the Pei family home. My mother, looking haggard, was waiting for me at the door.

"Ah Yin, who are they?" My mother looked at Xia Zheng and Tong Nu beside me.

I pointed to Xia Zheng beside me and replied, "Madam Pei, he is Master A Yin."

Then I pointed to the virgin girl and said, "She is a virgin girl; you can consider her my niece."

My mother was shocked; she stared blankly at Xia Zheng and the girl.

"Is he Master A Yin?" My mother stared intently at me.

"Yes." I nodded firmly, meeting her gaze.

After a few seconds of hesitation, she replied to me, "I understand."

My mother is indeed a smart person. She didn't ask any more questions and turned around to lead us into the Pei family home.

"Madam Pei, what's the current situation with the Pei family? Have you found out anything?" I asked proactively.

Mentioning this made my mother look even more haggard and serious.

"We got some information, but some specific details still need to be known by people from Old Master Pei's generation."

As we were talking, my mother led us to the side hall of the Pei family's house. There was no one else there except for us.

A lot of food and drinks had already been prepared in the side hall. I glanced at it and saw that they were all my favorite foods. I don't know where she found out about them.

"Ah Yin, you haven't had dinner yet, have you? Just grab something to eat," my mom said, pointing to the food and drinks scattered throughout the room.

"Uh, okay." I hesitated for a moment.

"Let's talk while we eat."

I admire my mother's strong will; even when the Pei family was facing imminent disaster, she could still eat and talk.

However, we haven't had dinner yet, so it would be better to talk while we eat.

"Madam Pei, you can tell me now. What do you know?" I asked slowly as I ate.

Xia Zheng, who was sitting next to him, was eating with great gusto, probably because he hadn't had anything decent to eat in the past two days and was starving.

My mother was heavy-hearted. She took a small sip of hot tea before saying, "I threatened the old man with the Pei family's business before he would reveal some of the Pei family's secrets."

Through my mother's narration, I learned some of the Pei family's past.

Going back a hundred years, the Pei family was not a wealthy or noble family; in fact, they were even poorer than ordinary families.

The turning point came with the generation of Old Master Pei's father. They somehow obtained a secret technique that allowed them to create Yin Wealth Ghosts using living people as a catalyst, which could bring prosperity to their families for a hundred years.

At that time, the Pei family was extremely poor, with two elderly people and five children to support. So, Pei Jian, the father of the old master Pei, made a very bold decision.

He wanted to use living people to create Yin Wealth Ghosts in order to change the Pei family's poverty.

My mother paused here, and said to me, "The old man absolutely refuses to say how he used living people to create the Yin Wealth Ghost, and who... who did it..."

Listening to my mother's words, I looked cold. Using living people to refine secret techniques is inherently immoral and against the natural order. The Pei family has prospered for a hundred years because of this, and only now is it suffering the backlash. It's entirely the Pei family that has profited.

How could the Pei family, who have enjoyed a century of wealth and prosperity, be willing to return to their former poverty overnight?

Therefore, Old Master Pei will definitely use human sacrifice again to ensure the Pei family's continued wealth and prosperity for another century.

But he's only thinking about the next hundred years. Hasn't he considered the current troubles? Or has he already found a solution to the current problems?

"Ah Yin, how can we resolve the current situation of the Pei family? Money is just an external thing; I just hope everyone is alright." My mother looked at me expectantly.

Seeing her haggard appearance, I didn't hide anything from her.

"There are two solutions: one is to find the corpse of the Yin Wealth Ghost and burn it with Yang Fire; the other is for the Pei family to give away all their wealth in order to ensure their safety."

If the goal is to find the corpse of the Yin Cai Gui (a ghost associated with wealth and misfortune), then Old Master Pei will have to tell the truth.

As for giving away all their wealth, I don't think the Pei family would choose that option.

My method shocked my mother. As she frowned in thought, Pei Yu rushed into the side hall.

He looked extremely flustered and nervous; he even lost one of his shoes.

"Mom! Something terrible has happened! Jiayin is missing!" Pei Yu cried out in alarm.

I immediately looked at Pei Yu, a bad feeling creeping into my heart.

At this moment, Pei Yu also saw me, and he immediately slid down to his knees in front of me.

"Sister, sister, Jiayin is missing, is she...?" Pei Yu didn't dare to continue, his eyes filled with helpless fear.

My mother was also surprised to see Pei Yu like this. She asked him, "What happened? Jia Yin is missing? Can't you contact her?"

"Yeah!" Pei Yu nodded firmly. "No matter what we do, we can't get in touch with her. I'm so worried about her, Mom. Do you think Jia Yin might...?"

At this point, Pei Yu slapped his forehead hard again, "Mom, there's something I forgot to tell you..."

Hearing this, my brow twitched. Pei Yu probably hadn't told my mom about his eavesdropping, otherwise she wouldn't have looked like this when she heard Pei Jiayin was missing.

After hearing what Pei Yu said, my mother was so angry she almost slapped him again. "Why didn't you tell me something so important?!"

"I……"

Pei Yu looked at me, a hint of guilt in his expression. He said softly, "As soon as I heard the news, I went to find my sister..."