Lucky Farmer Girl: I rely on metaphysics to support my family

Chapter 715 Barely
As Mr. Wan listened, the professional smile on his face gradually disappeared.

This situation just doesn't sound quite right.

He pressed on calmly, "Strange wounds? What exactly do they look like? And that fishy smell, how long has it lasted? Besides being locked up in the Buddhist hall, has she exhibited any other unusual behavior?"

Madam Luo thought back carefully: "The wounds were thin and long, and didn't look deep, but they were located on the upper part of her wrist, and there were more than one. The fishy smell only appeared in the last ten days or so. If there's anything unusual, she seemed to cherish a small statue of a deity that was newly enshrined in the Buddhist hall. It was dark and its face was not visible. She brought it back from somewhere herself and wouldn't let anyone touch it. I felt that was a bit strange."

Not knowing that Mrs. Luo felt something was wrong, Mr. Wan also felt something was amiss, so he continued to ask, "Has there been any obvious changes in her body?"

Madam Luo and Luo Yun exchanged a glance. Madam Luo slowly said, "Her body is changing. Her face is getting paler and paler, but her eyes are frighteningly bright, sometimes like a ghostly glow in the night. Is this a change in her body?"

"Yes!" Boss Wan said confidently, but his brows furrowed slightly, clearly indicating that the situation was somewhat complicated. He then asked, "Is there anything else unusual at home?"

After a moment's thought, Madam Luo hesitated and said, "The two big guard dogs we keep in the manor died mysteriously a few days ago. They had small wounds on their necks, as if they had been sucked blood by something, but I can't be sure."

"Blood sucker?" Boss Wan's voice suddenly turned cold.

He barely managed to suppress the turmoil in his heart, regaining his composure, and said to Madam Luo, "Madam, what you said is indeed somewhat strange. Once the master returns, I will inform him immediately and ask him to determine as soon as possible whether it is necessary to personally inspect the matter. This matter should not be delayed."

Seeing Mr. Wan's solemn expression, Mrs. Luo knew that things might be more serious than she thought. She quickly left her address, said a few more words of thanks, and then left with her daughter.

After seeing the Luo family mother and daughter off, Boss Wan immediately turned around and hurried towards the backyard of the shop. He took the bell he used to contact Tang Wan and spoke to her.

Tang Wan, who was resting with her eyes closed, was somewhat surprised to receive the bell from Boss Wan.

Before Tang Wan could ask anything, Boss Wan said in a very serious tone, "Master, I'm afraid something has happened! The lady you met at the door just now said that her daughter-in-law has been acting strangely lately. She has a lot of bloodstains on her arms, she cherishes a dark Buddha statue, and her dog died inexplicably, as if it had been sucked of blood."

Upon hearing these descriptions, Tang Wan suddenly recalled a book she had once read, which described an evil god that required worshippers to feed it with their own blood and even the blood of living creatures. Initially, the wounds would be mostly on the arms and wrists. As the evil god's power grew, it would eventually turn against the host, turning the host into a walking corpse or the sacrifice itself!
Tang Wan's expression instantly turned cold. That Wu family! How dare she provoke such a thing!
Considering the Wu family's previous vicious methods against the Tang family, it's hard to say that the Wu family might be raising this creature to deal with the Tang family.

Thinking of this, Tang Wan hurriedly asked, "Is there anything else unusual about Luo's daughter-in-law? Is her gaze sinister, or even somewhat bloodthirsty?"

Mr. Wan immediately sat up straight and asked in surprise, "How did you know, Master? That's how they described it. I didn't think that was that important, so I haven't told you in detail yet!"

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be that the evil god was nourished with blood. But once the evil god is nourished, it's fine in the early stages, but later the evil god will turn against the host," Tang Wan explained in a serious tone.

Tang Wan paused for a moment, then continued, "Then Madam Luo's daughter-in-law spread rumors about our family a while ago, sending people to cause trouble on the mountain, injuring many of our servants! We later had to ask the head of the Luo family to resolve the issue. So the Luo family and the Tang family have some disagreements."

After hearing Tang Wan's explanation, Boss Wan suddenly understood. Otherwise, he would have noticed that the master was unwilling to talk to the mother and daughter. "So that's how it is. No wonder Madam Luo said that her daughter-in-law was reflecting on her mistakes in the Buddhist hall a while ago. Later, she found a Buddha statue from somewhere and locked it in the Buddhist hall every day. This situation has probably been going on for a while."

Tang Wan said calmly, "If those two dogs were indeed sucked to death, it has been a while, but not too long. After all, we can probably guess how long she was confined in the Buddhist hall to reflect on her mistakes."

After a moment's hesitation, Boss Wan asked, "So, Master, what do you mean by this—should we get involved or not?" Normally, the Master would definitely intervene in this matter, but he hadn't expected that the Luo family and the Master had a past conflict, so he didn't know what the Master was thinking.

Tang Wan did not reply immediately.

To answer or not to answer?
The reason for not answering was naturally due to personal grudges.

The reason is sound: the Wu family's worship of the evil god is the Luo family's business. Their relationship with the Luo family is already on the verge of falling out. If they go themselves, the Luo family might think they are acting out of personal motives and settling scores, and they might exaggerate the situation.

Moreover, exorcising an evil god is far more risky than exorcising evil spirits, capturing a minor ghost, or breaking a formation. Even if one possesses strong Xuanmen power, the evil god is unpredictable and the risk is extremely high. Staying out of it is the safest course of action.

However, as members of the Xuanmen (Taoist sect), it would be a violation of ancestral precepts to ignore such a matter.

Moreover, although the Tang and Luo families were not close friends when they both served as officials in the capital, they were colleagues. After they both returned to the capital, their fathers would likely have frequent interactions.

Moreover, if they were to turn a blind eye now, and the Luo family were to suffer a backlash and the entire family were to be harmed, and they had the ability to stop it but instead stood by and did nothing, what would the people of the capital think of the Tang family once the news reached them?

Thinking of this, Tang Wan slowly said to Boss Wan, "I'll take this order! But Boss Wan needs to come with me."

If I go to the Luo family myself and they don't believe me, and I think I'm fooling them or spreading alarmist rumors, it will be even more troublesome if it delays stopping the evil god.

Mrs. Luo had met Boss Wan before, so she naturally knew that he was the owner of the shop, and going together would be more convincing.

When Boss Wan heard that Tang Wan had accepted the order, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. As for going along, that was no problem at all, so he readily agreed: "Yes, Master, I will follow your instructions!"

He often accompanies the masters to various places, and he is actually quite willing to go. Although he is not very knowledgeable now, he has at least seen a lot.

Hearing that Boss Wan readily agreed, Tang Wan said, "Then I'll come to the shop tomorrow to inquire, and then we'll go together. Just pretend I only found out about it tomorrow."

“Alright, then I’ll be waiting for you at the shop tomorrow!” Boss Wan said readily, knowing full well the master’s concerns.

After all, it's not easy to do business with acquaintances, let alone acquaintances with whom you have some past conflicts.

“Okay!” Tang Wan replied in pain, “But don’t say that the shop is our joint venture, just say that I am the master you hired for the shop.”

Boss Wan naturally had no choice but to agree.

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