After returning from my cultivation journey, I built a farm through fortune telling.

Chapter 46: If you can't beat them, you need to call for reinforcements.

"afraid!"

Director Yang blurted it out, then realized he was being too cowardly and added, "With the master here, it's not so scary! Besides, we can't leave the master here alone. I've had someone look at the building..."

He stopped there, intending to say, "I consulted a master about this building; I can tell you about its contents!"
But if finding that master is useful, what need is there for this new master?
He had no choice but to shut up in frustration.

The egret chuckled softly, but didn't say anything.

"You know my surname is Wang? Master, do you know me?" When people are afraid, they always unconsciously try to make conversation. Director Wang followed closely beside Bai Lu, looking left and right, as if afraid that something might rush out: "Did Bai Xiao mention me to you?"

The egret looked around at the ancient building and casually replied, "No, that's not it."

But to Director Wang, it sounded like—she didn't know him, but she could figure him out!

Grandmaster!

A truly capable master!

This ancient building has three floors and a floor area of ​​200 square meters. It is a wooden structure with carved beams and painted rafters, but it is not well preserved. It is dilapidated and covered with cobwebs. There is a courtyard in the middle and a well. There is also a large courtyard outside the ancient building.

There were no other houses nearby.

Bai Lu shook her head: "The village chief already told you there's a problem here, but you people just won't listen to advice."

Director Wang shuddered. The master even knew that the village chief had warned him. He quickly said, "It's true that I didn't listen to advice. Although I believe in this stuff to some extent, I've never actually encountered it before. Who knew that I would actually encounter it this time!"

Speaking of this, Director Wang was extremely frustrated: "When we started filming, I specially performed a grand ritual, and after the incident, I performed another one. There are so many fake Taoist priests, how come I had to encounter them all? Master, I know you are capable, do you have a way to break this? I understand the rules, as long as you can resolve this matter, you can name your conditions, as long as I can do it!"

Director Yang was filled with regret!
I should have listened to the village chief!
In the past two years, romantic suspense dramas have become very popular. He was originally unwilling to film this kind of novel IP, since many novel plots cannot be presented in TV series, and he would be scolded to death by the fans of the original work. However, the investors offered too much!

So they asked the author to step aside and revised the script again and again until it was finally acceptable, and then they started preparing to film it.

He initially chose this building because it was grand and could create a certain atmosphere after some renovations. However, Village Chief Wang tried to dissuade him, saying that there was something wrong with the building.

But he wouldn't listen, he just wouldn't listen!

Moreover, the owner of the building was willing to rent it out, and no matter how much the village chief tried to stop him, it was to no avail. He was even accused of being unable to stand seeing others make money!

Who knew? Problems started happening one after another as soon as the machine was turned on!

The master he invited for the opening ceremony was a regular in their industry, and nothing had gone wrong for years. Who knew this time—

This is the worst luck imaginable.

The entire crew is here today, from actors to stagehands, nearly two hundred people. If they all died here, they would truly die with regrets!
Bai Lu nodded: "There is naturally a solution. As for the conditions, we'll see your sincerity after things are resolved."

Director Wang choked, cursing under his breath. He preferred to quote prices directly rather than with hints or insincere gestures!
But now that the other party is the boss, he can only nod and bow in agreement.

Having been a director for so many years, this is the first time that Director Wang has ever been so humble to a "master," a treatment he didn't even receive from the fake master who performed the ritual at the opening ceremony.

After all, they have prices; the opening ceremony starts at 100,000, and the demon-slaying ceremony starts at 1 million.

Bai Lu led Director Wang on a tour of the entire building. Director Wang started to regret it when they were going up the stairs to the second floor, but he was stuck in this awkward position. He didn't dare to go back downstairs alone, nor did he dare to go to the lounge to find everyone. He could only grit his teeth and follow Bai Lu, almost tugging at her clothes.

Fortunately nothing happened.

The egret's fingers gently touched the walls of the ancient building, the rough texture penetrating through its fingertips.

After going around once, she had a better understanding of the situation. She returned to the first floor and casually cast a spell. The doors and windows, which had been as solid as a fortress, opened one after another, and sunlight shone in, as if a seal had been broken. Even the dark courtyard was filled with light.

Director Wang shielded his eyes from the blinding light with his hand: "If you hadn't pulled this stunt, I would have thought it was already midnight—it's causing trouble before it's even dark, how fierce must this thing be!"

"The snake spirit has become a malevolent force."

"A snake spirit? That fake exorcist told me it was a thousand-year-old male ghost! He said he wanted to find a wife! I burned a hundred or two hundred beautiful women down there—no, a snake spirit… a snake spirit burning beautiful women would be just right!"

"There is indeed another ghost here, but it's not a thousand-year-old male ghost, it's a thousand-year-old female ghost, and she's having an affair with a snake spirit!"

"Huh? I knew it!" Director Wang exclaimed in shock, "These demons and monsters are really going all out! Ghosts and snake spirits... they must have reproductive barriers!"

Egret: "...You're surprisingly good at biology!"

"Where there!"

Egret: "..."

She ignored him and instead parted her lips slightly, saying, "Will you show yourselves, or should I give you two lightning-summoning talismans to loosen your muscles?"

Ghosts and monsters are most afraid of lightning, a powerful and yang force. If struck by lightning, they will be seriously injured at best, and their souls will be scattered at worst.

The egret held the two talismans between its two fingers and began counting: "One, two..."

Her voice echoed in the empty ancient building, sounding like a death knell to some.

Just as Bailu finished counting to three and was about to drop the talisman, a cold wind blew by, and a laugh that was neither male nor female echoed throughout the ancient building. Bailu picked at her ear in disgust.

The people in the lounge immediately shrank back, and Lin Saisai clung tightly to Bai Xiao's arm, refusing to let go.

Bai Xiao: "..."

She once dreamed of becoming a big star one day, surrounded by admirers!
Until today, she discovered that being the center of attention wasn't a pleasant experience; she was practically being squeezed to death!
"Young lady, why are you so hostile as soon as we meet? Why don't you talk to your older sister nicely? Fighting is no good!"

As they were talking, a fiery red figure suddenly appeared on the second-floor railing. She was dressed in a phoenix coronet and wedding gown, with a golden crown on her head. She had a beautiful face and wore a pair of embroidered shoes with mandarin ducks playing in the water. She was flirting with Bailu while waving her handkerchief.

The only flaw was that she had bulging eyes, a long tongue sticking out to her neck, and didn't retract it when she spoke; instead, it kept flicking back and forth, and there was drool dripping from her.

Most obviously, a black and white python was wrapped around her neck, and the python was flicking its tongue at the egret.

“A cultivator’s soul and flesh are highly nourishing. If I eat her, I will be able to cultivate a physical body very soon!” “You’re burdened with karmic obstacles and you still want to cultivate a physical body?” Bai Lu laughed in exasperation.

From the moment they appeared, Bai Lu knew that blood was about to be shed.

This ghost and this snake have harmed countless lives!

Not to mention the female ghost, whose cultivation was only used to devour her own kind and kill people to turn them into her own kind before devouring them.

The python spirit was no less impressive. Although it was already dead, its soul, now solidified as if it were a real body, was entirely made up of human lives.

"Humph!"

Without wasting any more words with the egret, the python spirit broke free from the female ghost's neck and charged straight at the egret, as if it wanted to swallow her whole immediately.

The enormous serpentine shadow seemed to fill the entire small building, its eyes gleaming with an eerie green light, filled with malice and greed.

However, Bai Lu simply waved his hand and threw out a lightning-summoning talisman. If his strength wasn't enough, he would make up for it with props.

The python spirit had lived for so many years and knew its stuff. Upon seeing the talisman, it knew something was wrong. A hint of fear flashed in its eyes, and it quickly dodged to the side. However, the talisman seemed to have a fixation on it and couldn't stick to it. If the lightning didn't strike it, it would be a loss!
The python spirit, which had no physical form, was eventually struck apart by lightning, letting out a sharp scream. Although it was quickly reformed into a snake shape, its body was noticeably smaller!
"what!"

"My cultivation!"

The python cried out in pain and immediately shrank back into the female ghost's wide sleeve. It said to the red-clad female ghost with her long tongue sticking out, "Wan Niang, help me kill her! Same as always, her body is mine, and her soul is yours!"

Just like a spoiled child who calls for backup when they can't beat someone!
A hint of caution flashed in the stepmother's eyes. Hearing this, she did not act rashly, but instead hesitated and tossed her handkerchief at Bailu again: "Little girl—"

However, before she could finish speaking, Bailu interrupted her: "Shut up! Can you please stop making such an ugly face? You're scaring this young girl!"

The stepmother paused in her handkerchief-flicking motion, and her entire demeanor became displeased.

Bailu continued, "She was supposed to be a daughter of a prestigious family, how come she's been dead for a thousand years and still has the airs of a brothel owner?"

Wan Niang was stunned for a moment, as if she hadn't expected that a thousand years later, someone would call out her identity, which she had almost forgotten. She tucked her handkerchief in, straightened her clothes, and put away her protruding eyes and tongue. A bright and beautiful classical woman appeared in front of the two of them.

She smiled at Bai Lu and said, "Little Celestial Master is so amazing."

Her charming appearance made her seem like a naive and innocent noblewoman.

Hiding behind Bai Lu, Director Wang couldn't understand how a beautiful woman could bear to become that grotesque creature.
Don't you scare yourself when you look in the mirror?

Oh!
wrong--

Ghosts have no shadows!
The egret showed no mercy whatsoever: "Do you need me to send you to hell?"

Evil spirits, who harm countless living beings, have absolutely no chance of being reborn as humans.

"Little Celestial Master is joking."

The stepmother laughed so hard she nearly fell over: "Since the little celestial master can see through my past life, doesn't he sympathize with my plight? I am the daughter of a high-ranking official, the Empress Dowager's own niece, and I married the heir of a lowly marquis's family, thinking he was a good man. But who knew that his family was so ambitious and treacherous, slaughtering all 478 members of my family, my aunt the Empress Dowager, who was raped to death, and even I became a military prostitute. I am so pitiful, how can you bear to send me to hell?"

The egret watched her quietly as she put on her act.

"The emperor is cruel, the empress dowager is extravagant, and the taxes are exorbitant, causing unbearable suffering to the people. It's not just the Marquis of Dingyuan's mansion that wants to rebel. As for you, you are ruthless and cruel, and you killed four maids before you were even ten years old. The Marquis of Dingyuan's heir exiled you to the army, but you escaped and hanged yourself while wearing your wedding phoenix coronet and embroidered robe. The immense resentment turned you into a vengeful ghost, and you immediately slaughtered the entire Marquis of Dingyuan's mansion, devouring all their souls to strengthen yourself."

"You're all equally bad, how dare you talk about others like that?"

"If it weren't for the Taoist priest who suppressed you back then, the entire imperial court would probably have become your nourishment!"

"Ha ha ha ha--"

The stepmother laughed wildly, her bright face contorted in rage.

"I really underestimated you. I thought you only had some skills, but I never expected you to be so powerful. That's right, if it weren't for that stinking Taoist priest stopping me, those traitors would all be dead! As subjects of my Great City, they actually chose a new master. Giving them a whole corpse is already a blessing!"

"Alright, I'm done talking to you. Since you're already dead, go in peace!"

As Bai Lu spoke, he threw out several lightning-attracting talismans, and bright purple lightning bolts chased after Wan Niang, followed by a huge thunderclap above the ancient building.

The maid quickly dodged, but a hole was cleaved out where she was standing, and the charred wooden planks began to emit white smoke. If she were hit by this, she would be severely injured, if not killed.

Although Wan Niang's cultivation was profound, lightning has always been the nemesis of these spirits and demons. Bai Lu didn't even need to do anything; a stack of talismans was enough to turn a person into a bear.

The stepmother was slashed and had to hide here and there, looking extremely disheveled.

Who exactly is this little girl? She's throwing around lightning-summoning talismans like they're free!
You have to understand that since the spiritual energy on this continent began to thin out five hundred years ago, very few people have been so generous, let alone now!
Even the Taoist priest Qingxu of the Sanqing Temple couldn't subdue her. He never expected to suffer such a huge loss on his own turf!
The stepmother's eyes hardened, and with a wave of her hand, black steam began to rise from the well in the courtyard. A rustling sound came from within the well, and when they saw what was climbing up…

Director Wang covered his mouth tightly, even wanting to slap himself twice—

Why are you showing off? You should just go and stay in Lindsay's dressing room!

Ahhhhh!

What the hell is this? How can there be so many bones in this well?!

He recalled how, when they first saw water in the well, they used a very primitive method—tying a rope to a bucket and dropping it down to bring up a bucket of water. Although they couldn't drink it, it was still disgusting to wash their hands with it!

And because there is no running water here, they use the well water quite frequently!
vomit--

Director Wang is disgusting.

One skeleton after another crawled out of the well, stood firm, and rushed towards the egret. The egret's face darkened. This female ghost had harmed countless lives!

She casually picked up a wooden stick, imbued it with spiritual energy, and with one strike, shattered the skeletons into pieces that could not be pieced back together.

She didn't want to play with the ghost and snake anymore, so she threw out a series of talismans, including illusion talismans and binding talismans, trapping the female ghost in one place. Finally, she used eight lightning-attracting talismans to guard eight directions, leaving Wan Niang nowhere to hide. She was struck by eight bolts of lightning, and wisps of black smoke rose from her body as she let out screams.

(End of this chapter)