We exchanged a greeting.
I then said to Li Shiyao, "Wait for us here for a while. Lao Mo and I will be back soon!"
After speaking, Lao Mo and I exchanged a look and walked into the woods.
The group of people blocking our path now made way.
Before long, we entered the forest.
It was pitch black all around, making it difficult to discern the path with the naked eye.
Lao Mo and I each drew an "Eye-Opening Talisman" and quickly activated our heavenly eyes.
Lao Mo said, "Master said it was one man, one woman, and one child. It must be a family."
"Mm, there's no Yin煞气 around. They should just be ordinary spirits, at most malevolent spirits."
We quickly exchanged opinions and began searching the forest based on our experience.
Lao Mo also took out his Feng Shui compass and drew a talisman on it with his sword finger. Using the Feng Shui compass, we could quickly track nearby spirits.
Looking at the compass needle, it pointed northwest. The northwest direction was also where the Yin energy was strongest.
So, we walked northwest. The further we went, the heavier the Yin energy became. However, it was only relatively heavier; compared to the spirits we had dealt with before, this amount of Yin energy was nothing. This indicated that the spirits appearing here should only be minor ones.
After tracking northwest for about seven to eight hundred meters, we arrived at a secluded dirt slope. Under our heavenly eyes, the source of the Yin energy came from the edge of the slope, at a collapsed small mound. Although the area was secluded and surrounded by weeds, the half-collapsed mound looked like a grave.
As expected, the "Sky Demon" crew must have provoked something in this grave.
We proceeded at a steady pace, even lighting up cigarettes. When we reached the grave, we found that only this spot was filled with ghostly energy; the surroundings were rather empty. This led us to believe that there must be a lingering spirit beneath the mound.
Then, I spoke, "Will you come out on your own, or shall I invite you out?"
My voice was not loud, spoken casually. However, there was no movement from within the mound.
Lao Mo became a bit impatient, "If we have to take action, don't blame us for being impolite."
With that, he stomped on the ground. He directly flung out a talisman. The talisman flew out and stuck directly onto the grave. With a "buzz," it exploded. The ghostly energy of the grave was instantly scattered. Following that, three wisps of green smoke emerged. Then, we saw a man and a woman, holding a child, floating above the grave. It was indeed a family.
The three of them faced us with gloomy expressions, glaring at us. Upon observation, they were all ordinary ghosts; their eyes were gray, not black or white.
At the same time, the male ghost spoke, "You are bullying us too much." His tone carried some anger.
Lao Mo and I were puzzled. How could this be? They were the ones harassing the "Sky Demon" crew, and now they were accusing us of "bullying them too much"? Could there be some hidden reason behind this?
With that thought, I spoke to the grave again, "My friend, we brothers are here to handle the matter between you and the 'Sky Demon' crew. You hid inside, and that's why we used the talisman. If there's been a misunderstanding, we are meeting now, and we can discuss and resolve it. It's not good for you to harass the crew like this and constantly cause trouble. It's fortunate that no lives have been lost yet. If someone had died, the three of you might not be able to bear the consequences."
As soon as I finished speaking, the female ghost replied, "They deserve it. Look at our house, how it's been ruined. They even broke a hole in our child's urn. We were just scaring them to vent our anger; we didn't harm their lives."
"They are all bad people, and if you help them, you are bad people too," the little ghost girl also said, pointing at us.
Hearing these words, Lao Mo and I exchanged glances. It seemed that the crew being haunted by ghosts had its reasons. Moreover, in the eyes of ghosts, their graves and ancestral tablets were extremely important. Ghosts are not like humans who can change houses or rent them. If their graves are destroyed, especially if their urns are damaged, they will endure wind and rain. Over time, they will become lonely wandering spirits. Therefore, offending graves and the deceased is something highly taboo.
Understanding the reason, I extinguished my cigarette and became serious, "So, it's because the crew destroyed your seal and your child's urn that you've been haunting them?"
"Nonsense, otherwise why would we risk our Yin lifespan to haunt them? Look, our child has been freezing like this for the past month," the male ghost said angrily.
We looked at the little ghost girl. Her complexion had turned sallow, and there was some white frost on her hair and eyelashes. She did indeed resemble a wandering spirit. With Lao Mo's and my cultivation, killing them would be as easy as flipping our hands. There would be no need to dawdle with them.
However, we are white-sect Taoists and practice the righteous path. If ghosts have grievances, we will manage them if we can. Therefore, I said to the three ghosts, "My three friends, if this is indeed the case, then the crew indeed acted improperly. Here, please accept our apologies first. Afterward, I will have them come over to handle this properly, to offer a sincere apology. Of course, you can also state your conditions. As long as you no longer haunt the 'Sky Demon' crew, everything is negotiable..."