You were made to take the blame and go to jail, but you weren't made a master of both medicine

Two hours later, Qin Ran and his two companions arrived at Yongshou Village.

It is surrounded by mountains on all sides and is located in a very remote area.

Qin Ran looked toward the big mountain behind the village.

A cloud of black miasma swirled above the mountain.

His intuition told him that this was not a good place.

Qin Ran and the Ma brothers entered the village.

Soon, the village chief received the message.

He hurriedly came to greet him.

"Hello, are you exorcists from the Ma family?" the village chief asked.

Ma Jitao replied, "Yes, this is my younger brother Ma Jisong, and this is my brother Qin Ran."

"I've been waiting for you for so long! Please come with me, all three of you."

Qin Ran and the other two followed the village chief to his house.

The house was a typical bungalow, simple but clean inside.

The village chief invited Qin Ran and the Ma brothers to sit in the main room, and he busied himself making tea.

When the villagers learned that the Ma family's exorcist had arrived, they all came to the village chief's house.

Then, the group started chatting.

"Village chief, you mentioned on the phone that a series of strange things have happened in your village recently, and you have a premonition that you are about to face annihilation. Could you please tell me what these things are?"

The village chief had spoken with Ma Jitao by phone before.

But the old man was vague on the phone, only saying that many strange things had happened in the village, without specifying what they were.

He just urged the Ma brothers to come over quickly over the phone.

The village chief sighed and said, "Our village is an ancient village with a history of more than a hundred years. Over the years, the village has been very peaceful, but recently, many strange things have happened."

"There is a family at the east end of the village. The head of the household is named Zhou Dalong, and his son is named Zhou Xiaolong. This boy is ten years old today."

"A few days ago, he seemed to be possessed. He kept shouting and making strange noises at home, and his eyes looked particularly fierce."

"Moreover, his appetite has become very large. He eats seven or eight meals a day, and he complains of being hungry after eating."

"His father took him to the hospital for a checkup, but they couldn't find anything wrong with him after the entire examination."

"When the doctor examined him, he kept saying some nonsensical things, which scared the doctor half to death."

"The village elders said that Zhou Xiaolong was likely possessed by something unclean, so I brought you here."

The village chief sighed after he finished speaking.

Qin Ran and the Ma brothers both looked thoughtful after hearing this.

This doesn't sound so simple.

The village chief was right.

Xiaolong seems to have been possessed by something dirty this week.

Qin Ran asked, "Besides this, is there anything else?"

The village chief continued, "This is even stranger. There's a reed field behind our village, and these past few nights, we've been hearing strange noises coming from it."

"One, two, one, one, two, one, it sounds like they're training."

"The night before last, a few brave young men from the village went to that reed field. They saw pairs of eyes that were flashing blue light inside. They said that ghost soldiers were training inside."

"Those young men were so scared that they ran away with their families the next day."

"I don't know why so many strange things have suddenly started happening in the village."

Qin Ran touched his chin.

Judging from the village chief's description and his expression, he was very scared.

He probably didn't exaggerate.

These strange events happening one after another are certainly not accidental.

Qin Ran then asked, "Before this, did anything happen in your village, or was there any omen?"

"No, nothing happened, there were no warning signs, these strange things just started suddenly."

Qin Ran nodded and didn't ask any further questions. He looked at Ma Jitao beside him and said, "Just now at the village entrance, I noticed a black miasma swirling around the back mountain. This is not a good place."

Ma Jitao said, "According to the village chief's description, things are not that simple. Fortunately, we called you here. More people mean more strength."

"So what are you planning to do next?"

Qin Ran came here this time also to experience the Ma family's exorcism magic.

Ma Jitao did not answer. He looked at the village chief and said, "Village chief, take me to Zhou Dalong's house now."

"Let's go now. It's almost lunchtime. Why don't we eat first and then go?"

"It's not too late to eat when we get back."

"Okay, then follow me."

The village chief led Qin Ran and the other two to Zhou Dalong's house.

The villagers followed.

A few minutes later, they arrived at Zhou Dalong's house.

At this moment, Zhou Dalong was smoking a cigarette with a sense of helplessness.

Zhou Xiaolong sat cross-legged by the door, gnawing on a pig's trotter.

"Da Long, the people I invited have arrived."

Zhou Dalong immediately came forward to greet him.

After exchanging pleasantries, Qin Ran and the Ma brothers both turned their attention to Zhou Xiaolong.

This kid was sitting on the ground shirtless, gnawing on a pig's trotter.

He was very thin.

They could be described as skin and bones.

At the same time, Qin Ran noticed something was amiss.

Zhou Xiaolong's actions of gnawing on pig's trotters were very strange.

He didn't chew; he just swallowed it directly.

Ma Jitao walked up to Zhou Xiaolong with his hands behind his back.

Zhou Xiaolong suddenly looked up at Ma Jitao and bared his teeth: "Get out of my way, don't disturb me while I'm eating."

Ma Jitao noticed that Zhou Xiaolong's pupils were a very strange black.

He soon found out what was going on.

"You beast, how dare you speak so arrogantly in front of the Ma family! I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget."

The words fell.

Ma Jitao held out his hand and said, "A bronze mirror."

Ma Jisong quickly opened his luggage.

He took out a bronze mirror and handed it to Ma Jitao.

Ma Jitao threw out the bronze mirror.

This allowed the bronze mirror to be hung in the very center of the main room.

Suddenly, a golden light shone from the bronze mirror.

Golden light shone on Zhou Xiaolong.

Qin Ran clearly saw the face of a little devil appear in the bronze mirror.

It turns out that Zhou Xiaolong was possessed by a demon.

Qin Ran was no stranger to raising ghost children.

Many warlocks raise imps.

Some celebrities in the entertainment industry also keep these things.

Upon seeing that it was a kid, Ma Jitao immediately prepared to take action.

"Hang him up."

Ma Jisong quickly took out the Demon-Locking Rope.

He threw the rope.

The rope quickly wrapped around Zhou Xiaolong.

Then, they tied the other end of his rope to a roof beam.

Zhou Xiaolong was then hung up.

He began to growl and howl, baring his teeth.

He was surrounded by a menacing aura.

Ma Jitao kept staring at Zhou Xiaolong: "Are you leaving or not?"

"I'm not leaving, descendant of the Ma family. I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. The Yinshan Sect is not something you can mess with. If you don't want to die, get out of here now."

Ma Jitao frowned.

Yinshan Sect?

That legendary cult.

Ma Jitao didn't think much of it: "If you don't leave, then don't blame me."

After saying that, the man pulled a black, sharp blade from his waist.

Ma Jitao strode forward and plunged the sharp blade into Zhou Xiaolong's heart.

"what……"

With a scream, a black aura burst forth from Zhou Xiaolong's body.

The malevolent aura dissipated immediately, and Zhou Xiaolong fainted.

Qin Ran's gaze returned to the bronze mirror.

The imp's face in the bronze mirror has disappeared.

Zhou Dalong rushed over: "Son, are you alright? Don't scare me."

Ma Jitao said, "He's fine. He was possessed by a ghost before, but I killed the ghost. He's alright now."

Zhou Xiaolong woke up quickly.

He has finally reverted to his original form.

But he doesn't remember anything that happened before.

Everyone applauded and cheered upon seeing this.

The Ma family's exorcists truly lived up to their reputation.

The problem was solved in one fell swoop.

Afterwards, Qin Ran and the others prepared to return to the village chief's house.

"Brother Qin Ran, did you hear what that kid just said?" Ma Jitao asked.

Qin Ran nodded: "I heard him. He said the Yinshan Sect is someone you can't afford to offend!"

"As far as I know, the Yinshan Sect is a heretical sect."

Qin Ran explained, "The Yinshan Sect is indeed not a legitimate Taoist sect. It is a folk religion that practices Yin magic, and its founder was named Xie Wuyang."

"It abandoned the orthodox path of cultivating yang and instead focused on using yin to cultivate yang, commanding yin spirits, and using the earth's evil energy to complement it. It also incorporated the side branches of Maoshan magic, Lüshan magic, and ancient shamanistic rituals."

"The sect's techniques are inclined towards killing, exorcising evil, changing fate, and capturing souls. They act without regard to calendar rules and are always seen as evil and strange by the world."

"Members of this sect rarely enter the mortal world, but when they do appear, they are often accompanied by strange phenomena such as ghostly soldiers."

Ma Jitao nodded repeatedly.

Qin Ran's analysis was very detailed.

His understanding of the Yinshan Sect was roughly the same as what Qin Ran had said.

However, there was one thing Ma Jitao couldn't understand.

"I don't understand why the Yinshan Sect would target this village?"

Qin Ran frowned and said, "I don't know about that either. They wouldn't attack a village for no reason. There must be a reason."

The two of them walked and talked.

Soon, the group arrived at the village chief's house.

At this time, the village chief's wife had also prepared the meal.

After Qin Ran and his two companions returned, they prepared to begin development.

At the dinner table, the village chief kept praising the Ma brothers' superb exorcism skills.

She even claimed that she hadn't chosen the wrong person.

Qin Ran then asked, "Village chief, think carefully, has nothing unusual happened in your village recently?"

"No, I stay in the village every day. If anything happens, I'll definitely know."

Qin Ran didn't ask any further questions.

This is very strange.

What is the purpose of the Yinshan Sect's attack on the people in this village?

After finishing his meal, Qin Ran left the house.

His gaze returned to the back mountain.

A layer of black miasma still shrouded the mountaintop.

Qin Ran looked at the miasma, deep in thought.

"Hey bro, what are you thinking about?"

Ma Jitao and Ma Jisong also came out.

Qin Ran said, "I'm wondering if there's something the Yinshan Sect wants in this village?"

"That's very likely. A lot of strange things have happened in this village, but no one has died as a result. I suspect that the Yinshan Sect is trying to scare everyone away from the village so that they can reappear and search for what they want."

Qin Ran nodded repeatedly: "Brother Tao, what you said makes a lot of sense."