I'm Ximen Qing, living in a ghost story!

As the saying goes, those who have nothing to lose are not afraid of those who have something to lose, let alone Ximen Qing, who has now completely lost all sense of shame.

They can't win a fight, and they can't win an argument.

The matriarch of the Cui family could only vent her anger on the group of women behind her.

In fact, judging from the bloodstains at the scene and the marks on Cui Ji's abdomen, anyone with eyes could see that this could not have been an ordinary incident.

Under pressure from Ximen Qing and the threat of Old Madam Cui searching the entire courtyard, the women finally couldn't hold on any longer.

He confessed, trembling.

"Cousin, why...?"

Cui Ji covered her mouth, looked at the girls on the ground, and her eyes were filled with tears.

"Hmph!! Cui Ji, stop pretending. You're just relying on your good looks, always putting on an aloof and arrogant attitude, looking down on us. What exactly are you so superior about? Last time you..."

The girls kneeling on the ground stiffened their necks and listed out one incident after another.

In short, they simply disliked Cui Ji and acted out of jealousy.

However, Ximen Qing did not believe it.

He bent down, looking past Old Madam Cui, and stared at this eloquent "culprit," saying, "You still have something to say! Demons and monsters are common in this world, but sorcerers are rare. You people don't usually have any contact with the outside world, so where did you find so many ghost infants?"

Ximen Qing hadn't finished asking his questions.

Then they heard Old Madam Cui exclaim in surprise, "A ghost baby really exists?"

Ximen Qing rolled his eyes and looked at her: "Does the old lady think we were just being unreasonable?"

"you!"

Old Madam Cui stumbled back several steps and fell to the ground, startling Ximen Qing, who rushed forward.

Holy crap, is this old woman trying to scam him?!

Fortunately, the old woman was only momentarily stunned by the shock to her blood and qi. When she finally came to her senses, her face turned extremely pale: "Young Master Ximen, I may already know where this external disaster came from. I can tell you, but please keep it a secret for the Cui family. You can take Cui Ji with you, and I can even provide an additional dowry!"

Old Madam Cui gripped Ximen Qing's arm tightly.

"Alright! I will definitely keep my mouth shut!"

Ximen Qing looked at the several women slumped on the ground in the distance and nodded.

Sometimes, family discipline is far more damaging than sending someone to the authorities. I suppose we won't see these people again in the future.

"Although these women don't usually go out, in recent months they've taken to visiting Lanruo Temple outside the city to burn incense, and sometimes even stay overnight there. I've heard that Lanruo Temple is a major sect of unorthodox martial arts, so it's not surprising that they have the ability to control ghosts!"

"You mean, they bought the monks from Lanruo Temple to sell?"

Almost there.

Ximen Qing frowned.

It's that godforsaken place again, and the abbot of Lanruo Temple, Yuantong, is also plotting against him.

Although Old Madam Cui spoke in a low voice, the room was narrow and everyone around could hear her clearly.

The women, whose faces were ashen, heard everything clearly, and the one in the lead suddenly laughed.

"Hahaha! Buy it? Grandmother only gives us two taels of silver a month, barely enough to eat. How could we possibly save up to hire a high monk from Lanruo Temple to do it? Let me tell you the truth, Grandmother, we've already become the high monk's consorts and enjoyed the Blissful Transmission. Otherwise, why would we need to come to that temple to have a stillborn child! This Cui family is only superficially prosperous. Grandmother, you are the one who ruined the family!"

After saying that, the woman rushed towards Ximen Qing and Old Madam Cui.

The next moment, a hand pressed down on her head and slammed her to the ground.

Ximen Qing stopped, his face becoming even more serious.

Meanwhile, Old Madam Cui beside him was already in a daze.

"Xiaoqian, Cui Ji, let's go."

Looking at the desolation and mess around him, Ximen Qing sighed and hurriedly left with the two bewildered women.

Cui Ji's personal maid also hurriedly followed.

The three adults and one child walked back towards the wall they had come from, but this time, the atmosphere was noticeably more somber.

Cui Ji, clutching his lower abdomen, broke the silence and looked at Ximen Qing, saying, "Is the monk the legendary Ximen Qing?"

"What? It doesn't look like it?"

Ximen Qing turned his head to look at her and asked her a question.

"It's not that it doesn't resemble him, it's just... quite different from what's been said." Cui Ji revealed a genuine smile on his face.

"Sister Ji, don't be fooled by his appearance; he's not honest at all!"

Xiaoqian shared her experience: she was caught off guard and this guy took advantage of her.

In addition, just now in the room, in front of so many people from the Cui family, Ximen Qing was about to enjoy the "blessing of having multiple wives." Although it was to save Sister Aji, Xiaoqian also had a lot of resentment in her heart that she had to express.

"By the way, what I just said was merely a temporary measure. If Miss Cui Ji wishes to leave, I can arrange accommodation for you. I, Ximen Qing, would never stoop to taking advantage of someone in distress."

Upon hearing Xiaoqian's words, Ximen Qing immediately responded.

He saved Cui Ji out of compassion, not because of his lower body.

Not to mention, Cui Ji was heavily pregnant and covered in blood just now. Even if she had a pretty face, she couldn't possibly be thinking of anything else.

Upon hearing Ximen Qing's words, Cui Ji's face paled, and she instead looked up at Ximen Qing, saying, "My lord, are you looking down on me?"

Goodness, he claims to have changed so quickly? Ximen Qing was speechless for a moment.

Seeing that something was wrong between the two, Xiaoqian quickly changed the subject and asked, "I'm a little confused. What do those women mean by 'Consort Ming' and 'Paradise'? Why would becoming Consort Ming allow her to hire those monks to harm Sister Aji?"

Hearing Xiaoqian's question, Cui Ji also became curious and looked at Ximen Qing.

She felt that this man knew everything.

Sure enough, Ximen Qing sighed and began to explain.

Mingfei was actually the monk's dual cultivation partner. He didn't understand where the ghost infant came from before, but since it was from Lanruo Temple, it made sense.

Lanruo Temple also offers services such as granting children, and given that the monks are so open-minded about both meat and vegetables, it's no wonder that countless female worshippers flock to it.

The ghost infants in the temple could probably form a reinforced regiment.

No wonder Lanruo Temple later became a habitat for demons like tree spirits; it turns out there was a reason for it.

"Snapped!"

Xiaoqian slammed her hand on the wall and cursed, "A bunch of bald monks! I'll have my father shut down Lanruo Temple right now!"

"Stop yelling, just jump down already! My arms are getting sore from holding it up!"

Ximen Qing stood on one side of the county government office with his hands raised and shouted.

"I understand! Ah! Father?"

Xiaoqian was about to bend down when she suddenly saw a familiar figure. She lost her footing and ended up on top of Ximen Qing.

Fortunately, Ximen Qing reacted quickly and caught her in a princess carry.

In the distance, the county magistrate, who was watching, saw Ximen Qing and Xiaoqian embracing and whispering sweet nothings to each other, and slapped his forehead with a "smack"!

Oh no! My little darling is already someone else's shape!