The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 203 I'm Going to Ruin His Good Deeds
Inside the temple, the clay sculpture of the Earth God is damaged but still retains its form. On the ground in front of the temple, there are many incense sticks and wax, some new and some old, indicating that people have come here to worship.

She looked ahead and saw smoke rising from chimneys. It was a small village not far from here. Just as the ghost had said, it was just a place for passersby or villagers to come and pay their respects. It was indeed inconspicuous.

But the more inconspicuous something is, the more likely it is to be sinister. Who would notice that such a slightly dilapidated little earth god temple has a prayer tablet carved from a stone slab mixed with the birth chart of a living person?

She brought out the local earth god statue from the small temple, looked at the half-closed, expressionless clay figure, tossed it aside, and then took out a spirit tablet behind it. Looking at the four pillars of destiny mixed in with the prayer tablets, she sneered.

The deeper Lang Jiuchuan dug, the more he felt that Cong Bian was a madman, daring to think and act, yet somehow managing to get away with it.

That's incredibly bold!

"Eek, what is this thing? How could the Earth God have such a strange appearance?" The ghost rushed over, his hair in a mess, as if he had just been fighting someone, and his breathing was all ragged.

"Lost?" Lang Jiuchuan raised an eyebrow, then nodded to Jiang Che: "These days of raising him were worthwhile."

Jiang Che stood tall and proud, beaming with pride.

While Lang Jiuchuan was recuperating in the Little Nine Pagoda these days, it didn't go anywhere else. Instead, it stayed there to rest, cultivate, and comprehend, and made some progress.

The ghost jumped up: "Who lost? I just don't stoop to the level of a loser. I can fight it for three hundred rounds!"

He roared and charged forward, eager to start another fight.

Lang Jiuchuan stopped it: "Stop fooling around, business is more important."

Jiang Che then gave up, snorted, and rolled his eyes at A Piao, deciding to let her off this time.

Ah Piao was a little angry. If he could see where that thing was, how could he have been at a disadvantage?
He didn't bring up this weakness, but looked at the local earth god and frowned, saying, "The more I look at this earth god, the more irritating and unsettling he becomes."

Looking at it again, he felt like smashing it to vent his anger.

Lang Jiuchuan stared at the faint dark red and bloody aura hidden in the clay sculpture and said, "This earth god was made by mixing human blood and essence with it. There is also a spirit tablet behind it for people to burn incense and worship. Over time, it will generate evil energy, so you will feel that it looks sinister and your mind is restless."

This is the same principle as the Red Lotus Evil God back then, except that one directly sealed a person's corpse inside, offering sacrifices day and night, accumulating vows and power, thus giving rise to the evil god.

This local earth god, whose image is formed by mixing mud with blood and essence, and whose four pillars and eight characters are engraved on the prayer tablet, is treating himself as a god, offering himself up for worship, and stealing the people's faith and wishes.

As the ghost listened to her explanation, its expression changed several times, and it said, "It can be like this?"

"Actually, it's not much different from offering longevity tablets," Lang Jiuchuan said calmly. "It's just that he's bolder and more greedy, daring to portray himself as the Earth God."

"Then these eight characters..." Lang Jiuchuan looked at the words carved in the stone and smiled: "There is a destiny in the dark, this is indeed true, Heaven has eyes."

The pattern she drew on the collar of the Hundred-Fold cloth earlier wasn't entirely certain, but now, comparing it with the pattern mixed in here, it's definitely clear.

"From Gong?" Lang Jiuchuan spat on the ancestral tablet, his face showing disgust, and said, "It's that madman Cong Bian."

It was rare for Ah Piao to see her angry and even spit, which made him a little surprised. Even a little girl like her has her moments of injustice.

"Why would he put up a clay statue here? If he really wants to be a god, wouldn't it be better to go to a big temple with incense offerings?"

Lang Jiuchuan sneered: "Does he dare? Large temples are usually managed by monks and Taoists who meditate and seek enlightenment. Someone will always notice something is wrong. But this rural wilderness is different. No one will care about a dilapidated little temple in the countryside. After all, it's so small that it's not even suitable for people to stay in, let alone discover the hidden secrets inside. It's actually safer."

She stood up, closed her eyes slightly, and sensed the five elements of feng shui in this place. She said, "Furthermore, this is a treasure land where wind and energy gather. Look at the location of this earth god temple. It backs onto the imperial city and echoes it. I have read the geography and mountain range of Wujing. The imperial city is built in the heart of the dragon vein, and the undulating mountain range beneath our feet is right at the neck of the dragon's head. Building a temple and enshrining statues here is not only to draw on the power of faith, but also to steal the essence of the dragon vein and its fortune, cutting off the vein to protect the body. This is why he has been able to steal people's lifespan and extend their lives all these years without suffering any backlash."

A Piao remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "No wonder he's so arrogant and thinks he can lead his family into the ranks of the Xuan Clan. Isn't his brain better than most of the idiots in the Xuan Clan right now?"

Lang Jiuchuan also sighed and said, "So we don't know who his master is, and the real masters here are probably hiding in the city, unknown to people."

She subtly suppressed her disdain, lest she be misled and end up harming herself.

"The net of Heaven is vast, yet nothing escapes it. No matter how meticulous his calculations and how skillful his deception, people have still discovered this secret. This is the will of Heaven." The ghost looked at the ancestral tablet and clay statue on the ground and said, "Now we can basically confirm his scheme. Whether he wants to seize that child himself or make Conggui take the reincarnation, it's not a good thing. What are your plans?"

"His scheme succeeded because he hid it well enough and was patient enough to wait until today. Now that this conspiracy has fallen into my hands, I naturally cannot ignore it or miss it."

The ghost crossed its arms, glancing sideways at the coldness creeping onto her face, and asked, "What do you do?"

"Of course I'm going to ruin his plans." Lang Jiuchuan maliciously ground the spirit tablet with his toe and said, "This person is exceptionally talented and daring. Such a person will not be content with defeat and waiting to die. In a hundred years, he did not hesitate to steal the lifespan of others to extend his own. He has schemed and plotted. He would never be satisfied with just waiting for evil spirits to be born. He will not just wait for time to pass by. Instead, he is accumulating strength to achieve his goals and will unleash his power when the time is right."

So what if one's cultivation level regresses? As long as one is not dead, there is a glimmer of hope to climb out of the mud and reach the summit again. Especially if one has great ambitions, one should prepare for this even more.

“During these years of waiting, he probably hasn’t neglected his cultivation, and he’s probably practicing extremely sinister techniques.” Lang Jiuchuan said calmly, “In that case, should I wait until he succeeds before killing him? Naturally, I should take advantage of his unfinished plans to break his schemes and weaken his strength.”

The girl was no more than the age of marriage, yet she possessed a profound inner world, and her eyes shone with a resolute and proud spirit, as dazzling as the stars.

"You're planning to use his birth date and time to your advantage?" The ghost glanced at the clay statue on the ground, then remembered the small garment she was holding, and vaguely guessed her intentions.

Lang Jiuchuan nodded, then looked at the earth god temple again, his voice as cold as frost: "He dares to build a temple here to pretend to be a false god and intercept the earth's essence and fortune to protect himself, then I will make him suffer the evil consequences of the earth's essence backlash."

I firmly believe that you can't take care of a kid without a lot of energy. Yesterday, I took the kids on a spring outing, and it exhausted my old bones. I slept the whole way back, and I almost couldn't write my article last night! Damn it, hurry up and write!