"I went to check on the land first thing this morning," Widow Liu said, her voice trembling with tears. "I found that the land we had just leveled had been turned over and ruined by someone else with hoes! And the experimental field we were using to grow medicinal herbs is full of salt!"

Chen Yuanbao's face immediately turned ugly.

Sprinkle salt?

This is one of the most vicious methods used in rural areas. Salt is sprinkled on the land, and nothing can grow there for three years.

"Sister-in-law, don't be nervous." Chen Yuanbao took a deep breath and asked, "How is Li Fugui doing?"

"Li Fugui is very honest; he stays home every day," Widow Liu paused before saying, "Yuanbao, I don't think it's Li Fugui; it must be... someone else."

Whom do you suspect?

"I don't know..." Widow Liu's voice was very soft, "but it seems like a few strangers have been sneaking around the village these past few days."

Chen Yuanbao narrowed his eyes.

stranger?

This is interesting.

In places like Sanshui Village, where there are usually no ice cream vendors, if someone suddenly comes, it must be because they're there for him.

Who is it?

Lu Zhenbang had just reached a settlement with the other party; there was no reason for him to take action so quickly.

Li Fugui had already been "defused" by him, so he dared not make any more moves.

Who else is there?

Chen Yuanbao suddenly thought of someone.

Among the wives of the provincial capital that Su Qingyan mentioned, besides Lu Yuqin, there were several other wives with whom she had a good relationship. They all had powerful backers and were not to be trifled with.

Could it be that after what happened to Lu Yuqin, someone started causing trouble behind his back?

Thinking of this, Chen Yuanbao said to Widow Liu:

"Sister-in-law, don't go to the back mountain now, just stay at home. I'll be back tonight."

"Okay, sure."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yuanbao packed his things and asked his assistant Zhou to drive him back to Sanshui Village.

Su Qingyan was also very nervous after learning about this:

"Boss Chen, how about I send someone with you?"

"No need," Chen Yuanbao shook his head and said, "I can go back by myself. Please take good care of things in the provincial capital."

"Yes, don't worry."

Four hours later, Chen Yuanbao returned to Sanshui Village.

As soon as I entered the village, I felt something was wrong.

Under the old locust tree at the village entrance, old ladies usually gather around this time, cracking sunflower seeds and chatting. But today, there's no one there.

The alleys in the village were very quiet; there wasn't even a dog barking.

Chen Yuanbao narrowed his eyes and used his spiritual eyes to look around.

If you didn't know, you'd be shocked when you saw it.

Four people lived in an empty house at the east end of the village.

All four men exuded a strong sense of malice, just like the thugs under Lu Zhenbang in the provincial capital.

Chen Yuanbao's lips slowly curled up.

Quite a few people came.

Without alerting the four people, they went directly to Widow Liu's house.

The moment Widow Liu saw him, her eyes welled up with tears.

"Yuanbao, you're finally back! Your sister-in-law has been so worried these past few days that she hasn't been able to sleep..."

"Sister-in-law, it's alright now," Chen Yuanbao said with a smile, patting her shoulder. "I'll take care of it."

He sat at Widow Liu's house for a while, and only got up to go home when it got dark.

Back in his mud-brick house, Chen Yuanbao closed the door and took out a cloth bag from under the bed.

The cloth bag contained more than a dozen talismans that had been drawn in the past few days.

There are mind-control talismans and immobilization talismans, but the best one is the "soul-terrifying talisman".

This terrifying talisman was a small item that Fairy Xuanqing brought with her when she was teaching the art. Once burned, it will cause intense fear in people within a ten-meter radius, making them perceive everything they see as demons or monsters.

After putting away the talisman, Chen Yuanbao sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) with his eyes closed, resting quietly and waiting.

Around 11 a.m., four dark figures appeared in the empty house at the east end of the village.

Their goal was clear: Chen Yuanbao's house.

Four dark figures moved one after another along the wall toward Chen Yuanbao's house.

The person walking at the very front was tall and walked very lightly, like a cat.

He was an "expert" sent by the provincial capital.

These four men were all Scarface Dragon's subordinates.

After leaving Chen Yuanbao's house that night, Scarface Long was haunted by a memory of seeing Lu Yuqin having an affair with another man. He dared not tell Lu Zhenbang, nor did he dare tell Lu Yuqin, so he kept it to himself.

Later, Lu Zhenbang reconciled with Chen Yuanbao, ensuring that Scarface would never dare to touch Chen Yuanbao again. However, Scarface couldn't swallow his anger, so he led a few of his brothers to Sanshui Village to cause trouble.

He didn't dare to go directly to Chen Yuanbao, so he went to Chen Yuanbao's underlings first, wanting to teach Chen Yuanbao a lesson.

Chen Yuanbao is back now, but he has no intention of letting this go. Now that he's back, that's perfect, he'll teach this brat a lesson.

Four dark figures approached Chen Yuanbao's courtyard.

The leader waved his hand, and the people behind him jumped over the wall and inside.

The leader was waiting outside the wall, holding a pistol.

The three people who jumped into the yard crouched down and slowly walked towards Chen Yuanbao's house.

Suddenly, a cold wind swept through the courtyard.

"call……"

The wind blew on the three men, making them shiver.

Immediately afterwards, the moonlight in the courtyard suddenly became eerie. The shadows on the ground twisted and stretched, resembling menacing ghosts.

"Holy shit..." someone muttered under their breath.

"Don't be afraid, it's just an illusion," another person whispered.

Just as they were talking, a woman's mournful cry came from the dry well in the southwest corner of the courtyard.

"Waaaaah..."

"I died a terrible death..."

"Who pushed me down the well...?"

All three of them were so frightened that their scalps tingled.

"What...what is this?!"

"Run! Run!"

As the three turned to run, they realized they couldn't move their legs.

He was nailed to the ground.

Inside the house, Chen Yuanbao slowly burned one talisman after another through the window.

The sound of a woman crying gushing from the dry well was caused by the spiritual spring water at the bottom of the well being shaken out by a spirit-guiding incantation.

As for why the three people's legs couldn't move, it was because the immobilization charms he had secretly placed in the yard had taken effect.

The three people in the yard were shouting together, looking quite crazy.

"Help! There's a ghost!"

"I won't do it again, please spare me!"

"Mother, I shouldn't have come!"

The people outside the wall looked grim after hearing the commotion inside the courtyard.

He had a pistol in his hand, kicked open the gate to the yard, and rushed inside.

As soon as he rushed in, he saw his three brothers sprawled on the ground, terrified and in a panic.

"What are you doing?!"

The leader roared.

As he was yelling, Chen Yuanbao came out of the house.

Holding a cup of hot tea, I slowly walked into the courtyard, as if taking a stroll.

"Oh dear, what brings you all to my house in the middle of the night?"

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