Uncle Nine: Scattering beans to create soldiers? I'm using plants and trees to create soldiers.

After Tan Baiwan treated everyone to dinner, it was already completely dark.

Night fell over the Tan residence.

The occasional chirping of insects outside the courtyard wall only made the whole courtyard seem even quieter.

Mao Shanming did not delay and began preparing the things needed for the ritual after the meal.

Following his instructions, the servants of the Tan family moved the long table, incense burner, candles, clean water, glutinous rice, and other items into the courtyard.

About half an hour later, the altar was finally set up.

A long table covered with a yellow cloth was placed in the center of the main courtyard. An incense burner was in the center of the table, with red candles lit on both sides. Talismans, magic seals, peach wood swords and the Three Pure Ones Bell were arranged in order.

Everyone followed Maoshan Ming's instructions and retreated to the rear.

Lin Xuan stood at the back with Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai, while Xiao Jin sat quietly on his shoulder, its round little eyes curiously looking around.

Further back were Tan Baiwan, Tan Hao, Chen Nan, and several of the bolder servants of the Tan family.

Everyone fell silent, and only the faint crackling of the candlelight filled the courtyard.

As time passed, a faint, ethereal aura began to emanate from the depths of the courtyard.

At first, the yin energy was very weak, but as the night deepened, the surrounding temperature began to drop rapidly.

Tan Baiwan rubbed his hands together and hugged his arms. "Why... is it suddenly so cold?!"

Zhang Nan also felt the change in temperature and became nervous. He remembered that the same situation happened when the zombies emerged from the well that night.

"It's possible... that vengeful ghost is... about to appear!"

Upon hearing Zhang Nan's words, Tan Baiwan and the others' expressions all changed.

Then they looked ahead, and Lin Xuan and his two junior brothers were still standing calmly in the same place, their expressions without the slightest fluctuation.

Lin Xuan's gaze fell on the houses directly opposite the courtyard, from which the yin energy was emanating.

The ghosts have finally shown themselves!

Behind the altar, Maoshan Ming, who had been sitting cross-legged on a prayer mat, slowly opened his eyes at that moment.

He raised his head and looked at the dark door, his expression calm.

"Since you're here..."

"Then stop hiding."

"Come out!"

The words fell.

call--

A sudden gust of cold wind swept through the courtyard.

The two red candles, which had been burning peacefully, began to flicker.

The ground was covered with a white veil, and wisps of mist kept escaping from the gaps between the blue bricks.

boom!

The tightly closed door was suddenly blown open by a cold wind.

In the pitch-black room, a white figure silently floated out.

She was a young woman dressed in white.

Her feet did not touch the ground; the hem of her long dress hovered half a foot off the ground, her long black hair fell over her shoulders, and her face was so pale that it was almost bloodless.

With her appearance, the yin energy in the courtyard suddenly intensified.

Tan Baiwan and the others instinctively took a half step back.

Tan Baiwan, in particular, had a slight twitch on his face the moment he saw the female ghost.

The thing that had been moving the family out of bed these past few nights was clearly this very thing.

Maoshan Ming also stood up from the futon, put his hands behind his back, and glanced around at the female ghost.

"Are you the only one? Why aren't the rest coming out?"

The white-clad female ghost did not answer the question.

She simply looked at Mao Shanming, a clear hint of apprehension flashing in her eyes.

The aura of the person before him was completely different from that of the fake Taoist priests the Tan family had previously invited.

Although those people set up altars, drew talismans, and chanted incantations, making it seem quite professional, they didn't actually possess much Daoist energy.

But this Taoist priest in front of me is different!

Even though his aura was somewhat weak, he still carried a magical aura that made the spirits instinctively uncomfortable, clearly indicating that he was a person with genuine cultivation!

The white-clad female ghost remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking, "May I ask, Taoist Master, what brings you here today?"

Maoshan Ming remained calm. "This humble Taoist has naturally come to see you off."

Upon hearing this, the white-clad female ghost's expression changed slightly, and the yin energy around her involuntarily surged.

"Since you are a member of the Xuanmen sect, you should naturally be able to see that our resentment is extremely weak!"

"My family has remained here since my death, living peacefully and never harming a single person."

"Why must you, Taoist priest, relentlessly pursue and exterminate us?!"

The female ghost's tone carried a hint of sorrow and resentment.

Mao Shanming shook his head, his tone still firm, "Whether you have harmed anyone is one thing. But for a wandering spirit to linger in the mortal world and absorb the yang energy of the living is another matter entirely."

"Yin and Yang are in order, and humans and ghosts are distinct. The living dwell in the mortal world, while the dead return to the underworld."

"Only when everything is in its proper place can the order of Yin and Yang be maintained. This is also the rule of conduct in Maoshan."

Upon hearing this, the female ghost frowned even more deeply, a hint of hurt and grievance flashing in her eyes.

She suddenly raised her pale finger and angrily pointed to the blue bricks under her feet.

"Rules? But this house is located beneath my family's ancestral graveyard!"

The female ghost's voice suddenly rose in pitch, filled with deep resentment.

"The remains of my entire family are all buried in this place! We were living peacefully in our own ancestral graves, but these living people later became tyrannical, forcibly buying the land and building houses on top of our family's graves!"

"They sleep above us day and night, defecating and urinating, making our lives miserable!"

"We couldn't stand the torment anymore, so we moved them off the bed at night. Besides, we just wanted to find a quiet place to get some fresh air."

"Apart from that, we have never taken a single one of their lives!"

At this point, the female ghost's tone carried a hint of sorrow and grievance: "Taoist priest, shouldn't there be a proper order to things? We were here first!"

"Why be so heartless in your actions?"

"Why don't you, Taoist priest, show leniency and let the Tan family move out?"

Upon hearing this, Tan Baiwan's expression immediately turned somewhat unpleasant.

He spent a lot of money to buy this house; if he were to move out, the loss would be enormous!

Mao Shanming naturally understood the meaning behind the female ghost's words. After pondering for a moment, he spoke.

"Since your remains are buried under the house, that's not difficult to deal with."

"I can ask the Tan family to exhume the remains and rebury them in a secluded place."

"We'll hold a ritual then to send you to the underworld for reincarnation. Wouldn't that be better, bringing peace to both the living and the dead?"

However, Mao Shanming had barely finished speaking.

"don't want!"

A clear, childlike voice suddenly came from the thick fog behind them.

Everyone's gaze shifted, and they saw a little boy who looked about seven or eight years old peeking his head out of the mist.

He was wearing an old Qing Dynasty short jacket, and his face was as pale as paper.

Compared to the white-clad female ghost, his ghostly aura was noticeably weaker, and his expression carried a hint of childlike innocence and stubbornness.

The little devil glared angrily at Maoshan Ming.

"Our family is happy together! We don't want to go through reincarnation!"

"After reincarnation, my parents will not be my parents, and my grandparents will not be my grandparents."

"We'll all forget each other by then! I don't want that!!!"

As the little devil appeared, the surrounding mist began to churn again.

One.

Two paths.

Three paths.

......

Four more figures emerged from the thick fog.

A middle-aged man and woman dressed in funeral clothes, their faces ashen, and two older men leaning on canes.

These are the white-clad female ghost and the little ghost's parents, as well as their grandparents!

Six ghosts, representing three generations of a family, all appeared!

A dense ghostly aura instantly enveloped the courtyard, and a thin layer of white frost even condensed on the ground.

When Tan Baiwan and the others saw this scene, they felt their hearts clench violently.

Previously, every time they encountered a ghost, they only saw the woman in white.

But who would have thought that a whole family of six was hiding under this house!

Zhang Nan's face also turned pale. He had originally thought that the water ghost corpse in his backyard was scary enough.

Compared to the Tan family, he was nothing.

There's a whole nest of ghosts living beneath that house!

Unlike Tan Baiwan and the others, whose faces were filled with fear, Lin Xuan remained calm, but his eyes gleamed with excitement.

Among these ghosts, the strongest, the white-clad female ghost, has an aura almost identical to Uncle Ming's, clearly indicating that she is a ghost at the early stage of a mage!

The other old men, middle-aged men, and children had varying auras, but most were around the level of a Taoist master.

If I could collect them all, I would gain six more tyrannical soldiers!

His own troops protecting the fields suddenly became plentiful!

"Moreover, this little devil also said that his family doesn't want to reincarnate, nor do they want to be separated!"

"They're incredibly strong, and they even have families with them! Their team cohesion is extremely high, so there's absolutely no need to worry about them deserting! Once we recruit them, the whole family of six can work tirelessly day and night in my spiritual fields, guarding the medicinal herbs, catching pests, and defending against enemies!"

"These are absolutely amazing employees!"

Lin Xuan took a half step forward without making a sound, his Dao Qi concealed, and he made a decision in his heart.

"We'll have to play it by ear in a moment. No matter what, we must get Uncle Ming to show mercy."

"This whole family of high-level wage slaves, I, Lin Xuan, want them all!"