Stop pretending, the fake heiress is actually a master of metaphysics.

"Hello there."

Shen Nian shook hands with him and handed her the bag of substitute life runes.

"I've already subdued the female ghost; now I just need to deal with these two sorcerers."

Lin Xiyue waved her hand, and immediately someone stepped forward, restrained Shen Yingwei and Master Liaochen, and handcuffed them with specially made handcuffs.

The boys standing nearby were stunned.

Shen Yingjia opened her mouth: "Shen Nian...where are they...being taken?"

He knew perfectly well that Shen Yingwei had indeed done something wrong, but he did not defend her.

"You should come along too."

"...Huh? Do we want some too?"

Shen Nian said to Lin Xiyue, "They all brought those talismans. Could you please check if they have any other problems?"

"Of course."

Moreover, these people are also witnesses, so they will eventually have to go to the guild.

Why don't we take them with us?

Shen Yingwei snapped out of her daze and screamed, "Who are you! What right do you have to arrest me and my master! This is human trafficking and illegal imprisonment! I'm going to sue you!! I'm calling the police!!"

Lin Xiyue sneered and showed her identification: "Excuse me, we are the police."

They're just police officers handling special cases.

"It's fake, it must be fake! You must be swindlers hired by Shen Nian! I'm not going! I'm not going!!"

"Stop struggling. These handcuffs are specially made, designed specifically for people like you who use your supernatural abilities to do evil."

"You really think nobody can control you?"

Master Liaochen stared at the identification document, his face ashen: "You... are from the Xuanmen Guild."

"So you know us."

Lin Xiyue waved her hand: "Get in the car and head back to the guild."

"You guys get on the bus too, I have a few questions for you."

The group was taken to the guild together.

After getting off the bus, Shen Yingwei and Master Liaochen were taken away for questioning. They were treated slightly better, and someone even brought them water and snacks.

Shen Nian told him everything she knew, including their attempt to refine the female ghost at the Shen family's house and their attempt to harm several living people this time.

Zhou Wanqing, whom she had hidden under the umbrella, was also handed over to the guild.

However, since Zhou Wanqing did not actually harm those ordinary people, her most serious mistake was trying to harm Shen Nian—and she had already been tortured by Shen Nian to the point of almost losing her soul.

Shen Nian had no right to interfere with her execution.

"If she wants to continue her revenge, let her. The grievances have their perpetrators, and the debts have their debtors; that's her business."

"But if she dares to involve me again, I wouldn't hesitate to make her disappear completely."

"As for Liao Chen... throughout history, there have only been a few magical artifacts that require the use of vengeful ghosts. Go to his residence and see if there are any soul-summoning banners or soul-devouring beads or the like."

The field team split up, with one group responsible for interrogation and the other going to the dusty Taoist temple, where they found a tattered piece of cloth inside the statue.

It is undoubtedly a banner of a hundred demons.

One of the field agents frowned and asked, "Why is he refining so many vengeful ghosts?"

Shen Nian glanced at the Hundred Ghost Banner sealed in a special box and said calmly, "He wants to refine a Ghost King."

"Hundreds of malevolent ghosts tear each other apart and devour one another within the soul-summoning banner, eventually becoming a ghost king who can command all ghosts."

"Commanding a hundred ghosts—that's a power only the King of Hell possesses. If a mortal had such an ability…"

Shen Nian chuckled: "Unfortunately, he probably won't be able to complete the Hundred Ghosts Banner."

Meeting her was just bad luck for Chen.

It's because every time he tries to harm a vengeful ghost, it seems to have some karmic connection to her.

At the same time, Shen Yingjia and the others' medical reports were also released.

Because they removed it in time, the substitute talisman wouldn't have much of an impact on them.

They won't encounter disasters or be in mortal danger like Shen Yingchuan.

The guild members asked Shen Nian what to do with the Hundred Ghosts Banner.

Shen Nian thought for a moment: "There's a simpler way, which is to use a lightning talisman to burn it directly. However, the downside is that the ghosts inside will not be able to reincarnate."

"If you wish to preserve their souls, you must perform a ritual and have a high-ranking monk chant sutras to guide them. The decision is yours."

Wang Jingxing pondered for a moment, then asked, "Fellow Daoist Shen seems quite knowledgeable about this Hundred Ghost Banner. Have you perhaps seen it before?"

Shen Nian glanced at him, knowing what he wanted to ask.

What Wang Jingxing wanted to ask was whether she also possessed a similar magical artifact.

Of course she... has.

After the sect was destroyed, she collected all the souls she could find from the entire sect and sealed them into the Hundred Ghost Banner—the deep red ancient costume she wore when she died—thus preserving their souls.

She died too suddenly to send them into the cycle of reincarnation. When she awoke again, the hundred ghosts in the banner told her that they did not want to enter the cycle of reincarnation.

I am willing to rebuild the sect with her.

In the case of the ghost marriage, the person she sent out was the child of a couple from her sect.

After that, she never used the Hundred Ghosts Banner again.

Especially after learning of the existence of the Xuanmen Guild.

As the saying goes, one should always be wary of others.

Her sect is left with only a few scattered wandering souls, and she will protect them no matter what.

Shen Nian smiled and said, "The Hundred Ghost Banner is a rare thing now, but it wasn't before. I've not only seen it, but I've also destroyed many of them with my own hands."

At that time, ghost cultivators used the ability to forge the Hundred Ghost Banner as proof of their strength.

Unfortunately, the Hundred Ghosts Banner is now in the hands of a wicked sorcerer.

Upon hearing this, Wang Jingxing nodded: "Those kids can leave now. The guild has placed a silencing spell on them, so they can't reveal the guild's existence to ordinary people who are unaware of it."

So that's why the guild has been able to remain mysterious and unknown to the public.

"I understand. I'll take them away then."

However, even within the guild, when facing ordinary people, those non-human creatures do not show any difference from humans.

The silencing spell is just an extra layer of protection.

Shen Nian glanced at the slightly pale faces of the group of boys, and considering that they had also helped her hold back Shen Yingwei and Liao Chen, she put on a rare gentle expression and asked, "Are you hungry? Is there anything you want to eat?"

During the inspection just now, another discovery was actually made.

That is, Shen Yingwei and her group of netizens from all over the country, even though they have different birth dates and times, they all coincidentally share the same fate of being destined to be alone.

It's not that they are all orphans, but that most of them have weak family ties and strained relationships with their parents.

Perhaps this is why they would travel thousands of miles to Jinghai just for a few words of concern from Shen Yingwei.

This was the first time Shen Yingjia had seen Shen Nian so amiable, yet she was addressing a group of complete strangers, and she felt a little uneasy.

"Shen Yingwei will be investigated here. She will be allowed to go home after the investigation is over."

As for the investigation results, how much she was involved, and whether she meets the criteria for sentencing... that's another matter entirely.

Perhaps considering that she has only recently come of age, it is possible to negotiate a reduced sentence.

Shen Nian only learned today that the Xuanmen Guild also has its own set of laws.

Its level of sophistication is even comparable to that of laws that are widely known to the public.

Therefore, the law decides how to judge the case.

Shen Nian said, "I'll take you away first."

The guild is located in the center of Jinghai City, next to a bustling commercial building.

Several boys looked at the reviews on their phones and discussed which restaurant to eat at, ultimately deciding to let Shen Nian decide.

Shen Nian: ...

Are you going to let someone who doesn't need to eat decide what to eat?