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"What do you mean by that? You mean Xue Xiaozhou likes Yonghui? How could that be... that's impossible..."

Tang Shaoyou's voice grew softer and softer, because this kind of thing would have been rare more than ten years ago, but now it doesn't seem to be anything special. There's even a flower city now, where chrysanthemums are in full bloom.

"No...no, no...My Xiaozhou is a good boy, he was just confused for a moment...When he gets older, he'll get married...I love him so much...Why doesn't he like me...It's all Wang Jianguo's fault..."

It seemed that this incident also agitated Granny Zhang, causing her soul to fluctuate violently, her body to twist strangely, and something seemed to be trying to crawl out of her chest, which looked extremely frightening.

Jiang Haichao and Tang Shaoyou quickly retreated behind Shen Qingzhou, who then swung her belt and slapped her on the head.

Granny Zhang let out a piercing scream and immediately became obedient.

Then he lay on the ground, sobbing softly, with a mournful cry like that of a young animal.

The surrounding scenery began to ripple, appearing both real and unreal, as if it were about to collapse at any moment.

"What's wrong with her?" Tang Shaoyou asked with some concern.

He wasn't worried about Granny Zhang getting hurt; he was worried that Shen Qingzhou would beat her to a pulp.

"It's nothing, she just absorbed too many beast souls before, and now she's weak and suffered a backlash..." Shen Qingzhou said.

"Beast Soul?"

Tang Shaoyou and his companion looked at the area on Granny Zhang's chest, where they could vaguely see the shape of a cat's face, as if it were about to emerge from her chest.

Shen Qingzhou noticed as soon as he entered the community that there were an unusually large number of cats, dogs, and other animals.

"Yes, there are many, because most of the people living here are elderly people living alone, so many families keep cats and dogs for companionship, and it seems to have gradually become a trend..." Tang Shaoyou said.

This is actually a herd mentality; seeing that everyone is raising pets, some families who didn't raise pets before will gradually start raising one too.

However, the elderly tend to take care of cats and dogs in a rather simple and rough manner, which leads to a higher mortality rate, making this all the more reasonable.

Perhaps Shen Qingzhou had hit her too hard, because Zhang Po's soul was on the verge of collapse. Without further delay, Shen Qingzhou took out a paper figure and stuck it directly to Zhang Po's forehead.

Granny Zhang vanished instantly, leaving only a paper figure that slowly fell from the sky.

The familiar scene before Tang Shaoyou and Jiang Haichao vanished instantly. They were still standing in the dilapidated house, the ground littered with debris, the wind blowing in through the open door, stirring up a cloud of dust.

Tang Shaoyou watched as Shen Qingzhou bent down to pick up the paper figure, and asked in surprise, "Is that all?"

"Or what?"

"I...I thought the process might be more complicated."

Tang Shaoyou didn't know how to describe it. Such a thorny problem seemed to have been solved by the other party in no time. His mind was still reeling from the speed of it.

"That's because Mr. Shen has powerful magic. If it were an ordinary person, it would probably take ten days or half a month for you to buy materials, set up an altar, prepare offerings and props, etc. It would seem unprofessional..." Jiang Haichao immediately chimed in from the side.

"You old man, you always have such a pleasant voice."

Shen Qingzhou didn't care about any of that; he was there to solve the problem, and the process wasn't important.

He reached out and handed the paper figure in his hand to Tang Shaoyou.

"Take this back with you. First, light an incense stick and use the incense to make a hole in each of the paper doll's acupoints: the glabella, the center of the chest, and the perineum. Then you can take revenge as you please—burning, pricking, severing limbs, or even hitting it with a hammer. The old woman Zhang who's been taken inside will feel it. But be careful not to get it wet..."

"Is...this really that cruel?"

Tang Shaoyou seemed a little frightened by Shen Qingzhou's words, but thinking of his son's crazy appearance, he still reached out and took it.

"If... I mean, if I've tortured her enough, what should I do? Will she run away again?" Tang Shaoyou asked again.

"Don't worry, it won't happen. If any problems arise, you can contact me anytime. If you feel you've calmed down and can forgive her, just burn her," Shen Qingzhou said.

"Will she be reincarnated?" Jiang Haichao asked curiously from the side.

"No, their souls will be scattered and their spirits will be destroyed," Shen Qingzhou said.

So that's how you forgive someone?

The two were speechless, but then they thought that if they were really tortured so cruelly, their souls would be scattered, which might actually be a kind of mercy.

"Let's go, I'm hungry..."

Although Shen Qingzhou handled the situation quickly, it was already noon by the time he had to run around to several different places.

"Yes, yes, let's go back quickly. My wife has cooked lunch at home. You can have a simple meal at my place," Tang Shaoyou said hastily.

He couldn't wait any longer when he thought of his son lying in bed like a vegetable.

"But Master, all of this trouble was caused by Xue Xiaozhou. Are we just going to let it go like this?"

As Tang Shaoyou went downstairs, he became angrier and angrier.

"That's easy. When you have a chance, get a strand of Xue Xiaozhou's hair, tie it around the paper effigy's neck, and put an incense burner at home. Place the paper effigy under it and light three sticks of incense in the burner every day. Granny Zhang will naturally haunt her grandson day and night. In a few months, she'll either die or go crazy..."

All of what Shen Qingzhou said is easy to do, the only difficult thing is probably Xue Xiaozhou's hair.

"That's easy, Xue Xiaozhou often comes to visit us at home..."

Tang Shaoyou's face grew increasingly grim as he spoke. He had previously thought the child was loyal and grateful, but now it seemed he was simply after his son.

The thought that they sometimes have to leave their son in his care when they go out makes me feel nauseous. I don't even know if he's "causing trouble."

Tang Shaoyou grew angrier and angrier the more he thought about it.

His anger surged, and he quickened his pace, while Shen Qingzhou, following behind, could hardly contain his laughter; this was truly too amusing.

When the three returned home, Zhang Lijuan had indeed prepared a table full of food.

"Is everything done?"

She seemed to be asking Tang Shaoyou a question, but she was actually looking at Shen Qingzhou with anticipation.

"Just one last step."

Shen Qingzhou didn't waste any words and went straight to Tang Yonghui's room. He was lying on the bed as if he were fast asleep. The sheets, blankets, and even his clothes had been changed, and the chains on his feet had been removed. It was clear that Tang Shaoyou and his wife took great care of their son.

Without saying a word, Shen Qingzhou slapped the paper figure onto Tang Yonghui's forehead.

Then, she pulled out three incense sticks from somewhere, flipped her wrist, and the incense sticks ignited without a flame. Shen Qingzhou circled the incense sticks around Tang Yonghui's forehead a few times, chanting incantations. The runes drawn on the paper figure flowed like water.

Then he straightened up and asked the people standing at the door, "Do you have anything to stick incense on?"

"Yes, yes..." Zhang Lijuan quickly replied.

They quickly brought over an incense burner. "Because my son eats, drinks, and relieves himself in the room, it gets smelly over time, so I sometimes light incense to mask the odor. I wonder if this burner would be suitable?"

"Of course, there's no need to be particular about it." Shen Qingzhou casually inserted the incense stick into the openwork lid of the incense burner.

Then clapped his hands and said, "Eat first. Your son will wake up after these three incense sticks have burned out."

"Yes, yes, let's eat first..."

Shen Qingzhou's words reassured the couple, who quickly and warmly invited him to sit down.

Shen Qingzhou didn't stand on ceremony; he was really hungry, so he picked up his chopsticks and started eating.