That sudden slap stunned everyone present.

Zhang Agu didn't say a word, just flicked her hair, lowered her head, and sat silently.

The blurry, fierce shadow in front of her cursed repeatedly, extremely vicious. The voice went from clear to muddled, and finally disappeared, but the chilling intent that shook the heart still lingered in everyone's minds.

Everyone around saw it, but no one dared to speak out, afraid of being noticed even if they moved.

Zhang Agu remained silent. When the fierce shadow completely disappeared, she chanted a spell in a low voice, drawing back the souls of the carter and the shop assistant, who had been frightened out of their bodies. They returned to their bodies, and then she used a little cinnabar, dabbing it on their foreheads.

Watching the unconscious carter and shop assistant, foaming at the mouth, go from clenching their teeth in a coma to a deep sleep, their faces gradually returned to normal.

Everyone knew that the two should have been rescued, but because of the changes just now, no one dared to relax.

"Don't just stand there, pack up."

At this time, Hu Ma, sensing Zhang Agu's embarrassment, suddenly spoke in a low voice, instructing the idle shop assistant.

Then he said to Steward Zhou, "Take a look around, see if there's anyone suspicious."

"That old woman might have cast her spell near us. She must be injured now. See if you can find her."

"..."

Steward Zhou reacted and hurried away.

Hu Ma took a few steps forward, squatted beside Zhang Agu who was silently packing things, and said in a low voice, "What just happened?"

"The first time setting up an altar to invite spirits is the most important step for a zou gui ren (spirit walker)."

Zhang Agu didn't look up at Hu Ma, her voice low, "I had a problem when I was inviting the spirit."

"The one who was just invited... is engaged to me."

"I wasn't willing, but the first time I invited him, he forced me to marry him. My mother gave her life to help me fight for nine years of life. Now, there's only one year left..."

"..."

"Ah?"

Listening to her calm words, Hu Ma was stunned.

Thinking of the evil spirit's ferocity, and looking at Zhang Agu's bruised cheek and the sorrow she was trying to hide, Hu Ma suddenly felt sorry for her, and wanted to ask more about what was going on.

But Zhang Agu sighed and stopped him: "Shopkeeper, don't ask anymore, this is my fate. People from other sects can't interfere..."

Hu Ma pursed his lips, took a deep look at Zhang Agu, and temporarily resisted asking any further questions, but he wrote down what she said.

"Found it..."

But at this moment, Steward Zhou's shout suddenly rang out in the distance, and everyone was startled and hurriedly got up.

Following him, they saw a broken spirit tablet on the slope outside the forest, with a crooked paper sedan next to it. This paper sedan was strangely shaped, with paper figures carrying it in front and behind, exactly the one Cui Gan Niang (Matchmaker Cui) was sitting in when she appeared.

There were also some traces of burning incense around.

Hu Ma confirmed what he had thought, looked around, and said in a low voice, "Sure enough, she was hiding beside us casting her spell."

"This spirit tablet is considered a magic weapon."

Zhang Agu also squatted down, glanced at the broken spirit tablet, and said in a low voice: "I don't know which family or clan this belongs to, but this was originally used for people to worship their ancestors, but she used a poisonous method to nurture it, refining the ancestors of that family into vengeful ghosts."

"In our sect, this is called yang tang gui (raising ancestral hall ghosts)."

"It's an extremely yin-damaging and heaven-defying method, but it's also particularly powerful."

"It seems that the other party is actually very anxious. She rushed up hurriedly and used such a powerful thing to deal with us."

"..."

Hu Ma nodded, deeply agreeing.

Seeing this Cui Gan Niang, he believed that the Gui Dong Zi (Ghost Cave) Li family was indeed formidable. What kind of state was Cui Gan Niang scared into, that she chased after them overnight and immediately resorted to ruthless methods.

It seemed that the two sides had not been fighting for long, but it was because they had immediately used powerful moves.

But her being so anxious was actually a major taboo in the martial world: attacking without knowing the enemy's details. Of course, it was also possible that she really believed in the power of that nest of ancestral hall ghosts, and underestimated the Da Zou Gui (Great Spirit Walker) Zhang Agu.

As he spoke, he looked up at the deep night sky and said in a low voice: "But I'm afraid she will come again."

The more certain he was that the other party was anxious, the more it showed that this matter would not pass so easily. That Cui Gan Niang would definitely come again, and when she came again, she would be serious.

"But I..."

Hearing this, Zhang Agu's expression showed a hint of difficulty, and she lowered her head. She was holding a black bone in her hand, which she usually carried with her, and many spells relied on this bone to be cast, but now, there was already a clear crack in this bone.

"I asked it to come over to deal with the ancestral hall ghosts, and it got angry."

She said in a low voice: "If I ask it again, I'm afraid it won't come. If that matchmaker still has such insidious methods, then I'm afraid I won't be able to deal with it..."

"Can't invite it anymore?"

Everyone thought of the scene where the fierce ghost Zhang Agu had invited had been unstoppable, breaking Cui Gan Niang's spell.

It was precisely because the thing she had invited was powerful that Cui Gan Niang had suffered a loss.

And after Cui Gan Niang left, when she returned, she would definitely be better prepared than before, but their most powerful helper could not be invited.

This...

"It's okay."

But at this moment, seeing Zhang Agu's predicament, Hu Ma suddenly said in a low voice: "Then let me do it."

"You..."

Zhang Agu was a little surprised, looked at Hu Ma, and shook her head: "It's easy for a shou sui ren (year guardian) to protect himself. Shopkeeper, if you want to leave, she can't stop you, but if you want to fight her and protect people, the shou sui ren is prone to suffer losses."

"Then use the zou gui ren's abilities."

Hu Ma smiled and said to Zhang Agu, "We're not really outsiders. I told Agu that my grandmother-in-law is also a zou gui ren."

"Actually, I've always been very curious about the zou gui ren's abilities. Why don't Agu teach me, and I'll deal with her?"

"..."

Seeing Hu Ma's seriousness, Zhang Agu was a little surprised. After a long time, she slowly shook her head and said in a low voice: "Shopkeeper, I can see that you've been inquiring about the zou gui ren's methods and rules all the way. I'll tell you what you want to know."

"Zou gui ren don't mind this. The more people who understand, the more people will help to cure evil spirits."

"But when it comes to setting up an altar, that won't work. Especially when dealing with such powerful spirits, you not only have to set up an altar, but also invite a spirit. It's too dangerous!"

"I..."

"..."

Speaking of this, she paused slightly, obviously wanting to use herself as an example.

"I know."

Hu Ma could also understand what Zhang Agu meant.

To outsiders, his words sounded somewhat ignorant.

Inviting spirits is one of the most important methods of a zou gui ren. Just like when he entered the door of a shou sui ren, how much suffering he had endured and how much blood food he had spent. It would be a joke to say that inviting spirits was so easy.

But he understood all this in his heart, so he didn't waste any time, but smiled and said to Zhang Agu: "But if I'm confident..."

"...that I can definitely invite a spirit over?"

As he spoke, he took out a short section of red incense and said to Zhang Agu, "And I can invite a powerful one, a very wild one."

"In this case, can I use the zou gui ren's abilities?"

"..."

Hearing this, Zhang Agu's expression suddenly became a little surprised.

Hu Ma was slightly proud. Our Hong Deng Niang Niang (Red Lantern Goddess) still has some small status...

...

...

At the same time that Hu Ma and others realized the seriousness of the problem and began to prepare, in Dongchang Prefecture, there was a black sedan, tightly covered, being carried by two strong women, turning into a small alley.

Inside the sedan, there was an occasional weak "Ai yo," "Ai yo" sound, and then it arrived in front of a small black door in the alley.

After knocking on the door, the old woman inside the sedan shouted, "Ai yo, old brother, come save my life..."

The small black door suddenly opened automatically, but no one could be seen. Only in the courtyard, there was an old man sitting at a stone table drinking tea. He was wearing a loose silk shirt, looking like a wealthy master who enjoyed a comfortable life.

But there was a scar on his face, from top to bottom, almost cutting his face in half, which made him look more fierce.

With some surprise, he looked at the black sedan and smiled: "Cui Gan Niang, what's going on? How did you, with your great ability, end up in such a pitiful state?"

"With that nest of ancestral hall ghosts of yours, how many people in Pingnan County are enough for you to torment?"

"..."

"Used it already..."

Cui Gan Niang opened her mouth weakly: "This matter is important. I was worried that something would happen, so I didn't hold back. The first thing I offered was that spirit tablet. I didn't expect to capsize in the gutter, and a whole nest of ancestral hall ghosts was lost in it."

"I have no choice but to ask my old brother for help..."

"..."

"Asking me for help?"

The old man with the scar on his face changed his expression slightly and said: "Who is the sister going to deal with?"

Cui Gan Niang in the sedan said weakly: "Just a kid who uses a knife, plus a half-baked trickster, and a slightly more powerful zou gui girl. It's not that the girl is so capable, it's just that I didn't expect her to invite the Five Fiends."

"If the old brother takes action, he will definitely be able to capture them easily."

"..."

"Hehe..."

She was flattering him, but the old man with the scar on his face didn't care. He sneered, "If you really didn't have a few tricks up your sleeve, how could you capsize in the gutter?"

"Old brother, don't ask anymore..."

Cui Gan Niang didn't answer, her tone sounded pitiful, but it implied a threat: "When you were interested in the Miss Ren from that tea shop, wasn't it me who trained her well and sent her to your bed?"

"Now that the person has been tortured to death by you, is she still locked in your cellar?"

"You cultivate the art of gathering yin to replenish yang. The sister helps you with whatever you need. With so many years of friendship, can you bear to see me suffer?"

"..."

Hearing this, the old man with the scar on his face immediately became a little colder. After a long time, he suddenly laughed again: "That's right, when do you plan to take action?"

"Don't worry..."

Cui Gan Niang also laughed: "I've already had the children keep an eye on them. They can't run away."

"Wait until I invite Black-Heart Carpenter Lao Li and Snake Charmer Wang Lai Zi, and we'll clean up those guys together..."

(End of this chapter)