After the feng shui array was set up, Li Anna's luck increased, leading to a sudden surge in popularity and more work. She had to return to her job, leaving Bai Yueguang alone in the village to oversee the completion of the remaining tasks.
Following that, Li Hongyan grumbled about whether the feng shui of the ancestral graves was problematic. Bai Yueguang quickly informed Li Anna of this. Under Li Anna's instructions, using Li Hongyan's birthdate, they cast a curse on him.
At that time, Bai Yueguang was worried about the impact on her karma if she killed someone. Thus, she did not deliver a fatal blow. She merely drove Li Hongyan insane, preventing him from further investigating the feng shui of the ancestral graves in the back mountain of Xiao Li Village.
However, they had not expected that in that impoverished region, there was a genuinely skilled shaman who successfully broke their evil spell, restoring Li Hongyan to his senses.
That incident led to an argument between Li Anna and Bai Yueguang. Li Anna believed that if Bai Yueguang hadn't been so indecisive and merciful, failing to kill Li Hongyan directly, they wouldn't be facing this situation now. Consequently, the subsequent relapse of Li Hongyan's condition and the curse that led to the death of Ding Yun's maternal grandmother was not carried out by Bai Yueguang.
Instead, Li Anna took matters into her own hands.
Initially, she intended to kill both Li Hongyan and the shaman who helped him, eliminating any future troubles. But later, she worried that killing two people at once might attract too much attention and alert the Special Events Bureau.
Therefore, out of caution, she merely caused Li Hongyan to lose a portion of his memory. Her primary focus shifted to dealing with the shaman who had helped Ding Yun's maternal grandmother, as she believed that shaman, being knowledgeable, was more likely to discover their actions. Compared to Li Hongyan, who seemed to have only gleaned some superficial knowledge from a book and possessed no real power, Li Hongyan was deemed less of a threat.
As for why she later targeted the original host, it was mainly due to the nickname "Little Shaman."
With everyone calling the original host "Little Shaman," Li Anna naturally assumed that the original host had inherited her grandmother's skills. She believed the original host would surely recognize that her grandmother's death was suspicious and would pose a latent threat if left alive. Therefore, she decided to eliminate her as well.
And so, the original host was killed.
However, Ding Yun had miscalculated one aspect regarding the feng shui array in the back mountain of Xiao Li Village. Li Anna had indeed not intended to maintain the array indefinitely. Her original plan was to set it up for three to five years and then dismantle it. During these three to five years, she would continuously provide some financial benefits to the villagers of Xiao Li Village to suppress the ill effects.
After three to five years, she would withdraw from the entertainment industry and naturally break the feng shui array.
Although Xiao Li Village would then face misfortune for many years, it was highly unlikely that anyone would suffer a fatal consequence. Li Anna's reason for not pushing things to the extreme was not due to any kindness on her part, but rather the fear that if an entire village were to perish due to misfortune, it would be difficult not to alert the Special Events Bureau and draw their attention to her.
But if it were merely bad luck without resulting in deaths, the Special Events Bureau would not be so idle.
Avoiding deeds that caused particularly severe consequences or large-scale harm was one of Li Anna's key principles for surviving safely without alerting the Special Events Bureau.
Another of her principles was to avoid targeting people with powerful backgrounds.
Understanding this, Ding Yun abandoned the idea of directly killing the two of them. Of course, this did not mean she would let them go. Previously, she had been unaware of the existence of the Special Events Bureau in this world. Since there was an official department, they should naturally be brought to justice.
Therefore, in the next moment, Ding Yun, using Li Anna's memories, directly located the Special Events Bureau's secret website and dialed their official number. Fortunately, they had twenty-four-hour staff.
So, Ding Yun's call was connected shortly.
"Hello, who is this?"
"I am not registered with your Special Events Bureau; I suppose you could call me an unconventional practitioner. My maternal grandmother was murdered, and I have found the culprits. Furthermore, I have already apprehended them. It was only then that I learned of your department's existence. Are you coming to take the culprits? If you don't handle it, I will."
Ding Yun did not engage in a lengthy trial-and-error process with the other party. She stated her case directly, believing any issues could be discussed face-to-face once they arrived.
The operator on the other end, upon hearing Ding Yun's words, recognized her as another hick or old-timer from an unknown background. Such people's claims of handling matters themselves usually meant they would resort to killing the offenders. Thus, they quickly responded, "Don't rush, don't rush, we'll take them. Could you please tell us your current location? I'll dispatch the nearest staff immediately. Also, if possible, could you provide us with the specific identities of the two individuals you've apprehended? I can help verify them. Perhaps they are already on record."
"At Qin Hua Residential Area, Building 4, Unit 305. One is named Li Anna, and the other is Bai Yueguang. The details are long and complicated, so let's discuss them when your staff arrives. I am using my spiritual consciousness to make this call, and it's quite draining. I won't chat idly. We'll talk when your people get here. I'm hanging up now, hurry!"
With that, Ding Yun hung up the phone. Interfering with reality using her spiritual consciousness was far more exhausting than directly attacking another's spiritual consciousness. While this expenditure was not significant given the volume of her spiritual power, the recovery rate of spiritual energy in this world was very slow. Therefore, it was wise to conserve it whenever possible, in case of larger troubles in the future.
On the other side, the operator remained somewhat stunned even after Ding Yun hung up, muttering "Yang Shen" (Yang Soul). To his knowledge, even achieving the Yin Soul realm meant the spiritual consciousness had difficulty interfering with reality. To influence reality, one needed to reach at least the Yang Soul realm. Only then could they freely use a mobile phone to speak like a normal person. If the caller had not been lying, then she was likely an ancient being who had been in seclusion for an unknown period.
With this thought, he immediately contacted his superior to report. The superior then quickly initiated an investigation into Li Anna and Bai Yueguang's information and notified the nearest staff to proceed to the scene. While informing the staff, the superiors specifically instructed them to be polite, as the caller was likely a powerful Celestial Master.
Even so, Ding Yun had to wait nearly half an hour at the location before the staff from the Special Events Bureau knocked on her door. This was understandable, as the Special Events Bureau was not like ordinary police departments; it had fewer personnel and fewer agents. There weren't branches everywhere, so arriving within half an hour was already quite efficient.
At this moment, only Ding Yun in the room was conscious. Therefore, she had to use her spiritual power to open the main door and receive the staff.