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

The woman who entered through the door was Miss Changting, the daughter of Governor Weng.

The fox-eared woman, dressed in red, entered carrying a pot of fragrant hot soup.

Ximen Qing got up and welcomed him in, making sure to open the main hall doors wide.

With the original owner's experience as a cautionary tale, it's best not to get involved with married women! Although I know Changting definitely didn't come for these things.

But he still took precautions.

Perhaps sensing Ximen Qing's "warning," Changting didn't waste any words and directly placed the hot soup in his hand on the ground, saying, "Young Master Ximen, please don't misunderstand. This was sent over by your concubine, Miss Aji, on my way here."

"Oh! I see."

Ximen Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

"May I ask, young lady, what brings you here? And where has Brother Shi gone?"

He looked behind the pavilion but didn't see Shi Zhipu, so he couldn't help but ask.

Judging from Brother Shi's past behavior, he probably won't leave so easily.

"That's why I'm here. Zhi Pu went out of the city to take my sister A Wan... who is now Hong Ting, and the other sisters who have become half-demons."

"Oh?"

Ximen Qing raised an eyebrow and looked at her.

Previously, in order to create momentum, the monk Qing'an tricked the adults in the city into bringing back the half-demons from outside the city.

That was to control these people, to blackmail the important officials of Qingzhou, and to achieve the goal of promoting Lianye Temple.

So what is Changting's purpose in doing this now?

Moreover, she was actually able to persuade Shi Zhipu, a man who regarded Yan Chixia's entrustment as the ultimate truth.

Under Ximen Qing's gaze, Changting calmly sat down in front of him and solemnly said:

"Young Master Ximen, there's no need to look at me like that. The situation has changed. Originally, the enemy was in the open while we were in the dark, so of course we could disperse and delay the fox demon. But now, we have been exposed to the entire population of Qingzhou and can no longer hide. It would be better to let these sisters return to the city as soon as possible."

"That reason is far-fetched."

Ximen Qing shook his head. Even if the enemy was in the dark and he was in the light, it was still unreasonable to involve these innocent women in this matter.

"Yes! That's only one reason. The most important thing is that I hope Young Master Ximen can use the secret technique of summoning the spirit of Monk Qing'an at the city gate to perform a soul-summoning ceremony for my sister and the many half-demon sisters who have become vegetative!"

With that, Changting bowed deeply, then declared resolutely, "If we succeed, I will repay your kindness with my life's blood!"

"Ahem, there's no need for that..."

Upon hearing these misunderstood words, Ximen Qing waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that there was no need for any "lifelong repayment".

"However, the evil magic on you... let's just call it evil magic for now. It was the work of that fox demon. I don't know if the souls of these women are still in their bodies, or if they can be summoned. I really can't guarantee anything!"

Ximen Qing had to admire Changting's ingenuity.

Even he himself hadn't expected to pull such a bizarre stunt as summoning the souls of those half-demon women who had become vegetative.

"It's alright! All it takes is for Young Master Ximen to give it a try! This is the only way I can think of to save my little sister and the others."

Changting shook his head, his face full of sorrow.

"In a few days, Fairy Zhou's father will arrive. He is a powerful figure with cultivation on par with Judge Yan. You can wait a little longer! Besides, Judge Yan should also be returning in a few days, I think..."

"Judge Yan had seen it before, and he was at a loss..."

Changting's words silenced Ximen Qing's remaining words.

"Alright, let's try anything, even if it's hopeless. If it doesn't work, then there's nothing I can do!"

Ximen Qing waved his hand, indicating that he agreed.

The fox ears on Changting's head trembled slightly, his shoulders shook slightly, his eyes were filled with tears, he bowed again before leaving the main hall.

Only Ximen Qing's long sigh remained in the quiet room.

They're all pitiful people!

Silent all night.

The next day, Simon Da excitedly led the remaining servants to the street to buy servants and men from the slave traders.

This Lianye Temple is very large, more than five times the size of his family mansion in Guobei County.

Although a large portion of the area was occupied by the towering pagoda, the remaining space left the Ximen family short-handed.

During the morning sweeping, the monk's body, which the state soldiers had not yet collected, was discovered, causing quite a stir.

Therefore, the old man chose to quickly expand the workforce.

Of course, part of the reason is that since we have made up our minds to open up Black Wind Mountain, we definitely don't have enough manpower right now, so we need to buy more people!

When he left, Ximen Qing handed over the armored soldier and cloak from the storeroom to him, and also asked him to take Hua Baoyan with him.

Although the people in the city had never seen Simon, there was no doubt that some opportunists might have ill intentions, so it was best to be careful.

Cui Ji and Chunmei both came to see Ximen Qing, but he sent them away. Their resentful and bitter smells could be smelled from afar when they left.

Although his second brother was invincible, his poor health prevented him from enjoying it.

Zhou Qingyun then secretly selected some captured materials to maintain his flying sword.

In her words, the flying sword needs to be carefully protected.

Nie Xiaoqian, however, actually went into "seclusion" with Zhou Qingyun, leaving Ximen Qing completely baffled.

Zhou Qingyun is a legitimate second-generation immortal, what are you doing jumping around like this?

If I don't understand, then I won't do it.

Coincidentally, he also wanted to go to Governor Weng's house today to see the traces left by that fox demon.

Maybe you'll encounter one or two wandering ghosts and get some clues from them?

However, just as he was about to leave...

Shi Zhipu, weary from his journey, has returned to the main gate of Lianye Temple.

Several horse-drawn carriages followed behind him.

Shi Zhipu is also a powerful demon hunter, with strength around the mid-stage of the Acquired Realm, and has already reached the edge of the late-stage of the Acquired Realm.

But the man who appeared before Ximen Qing now was a man with his tongue sticking out and a scruffy beard. If he hadn't still been wearing his clothes, Ximen Qing would have almost mistaken him for someone else.

"Brother Ximen! Regarding the matter at the long pavilion..."

"Leave it to me! Brother Shi, you should go and rest!"

Thank you!

Shi Zhipu gratefully cupped his hands in greeting before pointing behind him and saying, "When we entered the city, several families had already taken their daughters back, saying they didn't want them to be humiliated by outsiders. I didn't stop them. The rest are daughters that their families no longer wanted."

After Shi Zhipu finished speaking, he saw Changting walking over from the side and quickly changed his words, saying, "That's not what I meant..."

"It's alright. Since my name has already been changed, from now on, I will only be your wife, Shi Zhipu."

The fox-eared girl touched Shi Zhipu's forehead, and the two smiled at each other, as if countless pink bubbles were rising.

Ximen Qing, watching from the side, felt as if he had become a bright light bulb.

He hurriedly interrupted, "Brother Shi, Sister-in-law! Let's bring these people in first!"