At nightfall.
After Pei Wende had arranged all the things to be done and asked Sun County Lieutenant to take the old woman to the county government office to rest tonight, he slowly reopened the closed courtyard door.
At this moment, there was no sound of people in the silent streets.
In fact, when this neighborhood started to be haunted, quite a few people moved away.
Those who stayed were either the old, weak, sick or disabled like the old woman, or those residents who really couldn't find a place to live temporarily.
But what was different tonight was that while Pei Wende was chatting with the old woman and reminiscing about old times, Lao Zhao arranged for his servants to force the residents here to leave the streets.
Until now, when the moon rises and darkness falls, the streets and alleys have become a quiet, no-man's land.
"hiss!"
Quietly emerging from Pei Wende's collar, Xiaoqing, who is extremely sensitive to evil spirits, narrowed her eyes and concentrated on feeling the strange atmosphere spreading in the streets.
Just like the evil spirits that Pei Wende encountered in the past, the gathering of evil spirits is a precursor to the appearance of the evil spirits.
But when Pei Wende walked through half a street and arrived at the door of the owner's house, he was surprised to find an old man with white hair and beard appearing in front of the haunted house in advance.
Not to mention that the old man appeared in this strange place at this strange time.
The way the other party is dressed now is enough to show that this old man's appearance here is no accident.
Because the old man was dressed in simple ceremonial clothes, carrying an old medicine basket on his back, and in his hand was a wooden stick made of unknown wood.
The most important thing is that Pei Wende felt the aura of Wu Zhu in this old man.
The old woman who trained her lover into a flying corpse had the aura of cultivating heretical practices in her body.
But compared to the original Miao witch, the spirit of witchcraft in the old man was purer and gentler, and even had an awe-inspiring aura that was not inferior to the righteous way.
"It seems that you are the new people hired by the government."
Unable to tell whether it was disappointment or regret, the old man turned to look at Pei Wende and Qing She, whose specific expressions were still unclear on his wrinkled face.
"I thought that even if Qintian Prison was short of manpower, after learning the appearance of those who died tragically, they would pay more attention to the situation here."
"But judging from the current situation, they obviously underestimated the threat here and did not send any regular 'monster hunters'."
Raising his eyebrows slightly, Pei Wende instantly heard the implication of the old man's words.
The old man in front of me seemed to not only know about the hauntings happening here, but also had some specific information in his hands that even the government didn't know about.
"Now that demons are raging in Tanzhou, it makes sense that Qin Tian Jian can't take action."
"After all, in their eyes, this is just an innocent soul who died with hatred."
"Even if this evil spirit has started killing people, as long as it hasn't been upgraded to the 'disaster' level, it's not worth making a fuss about."
Pei Wende decisively took over the old man's words and said with compassion on his face.
"Compared to an evil ghost who is destined not to cause much trouble, those monsters that cause trouble are truly worthy of their all-out efforts."
"In this case, only a mediocre practitioner like me would handle this matter."
He nodded understandingly. After listening to Pei Wende's words, the expression on the old man's face couldn't help but change from disappointment to helplessness.
"Yes! In the eyes of the adults in Qintian Prison, what appears here is just an evil ghost..."
"As long as this evil spirit doesn't make too much noise, its priority will be far inferior to those monsters that may cause natural disasters."
"It's just that they never imagined that the potential of this evil ghost is actually not inferior to those of the famous demons."
As soon as the old man said this, not only Pei Wende showed surprise, but even Xiaoqing under his collar couldn't help but look at him sideways.
Those monsters that can be "taken seriously" by Qin Tianjian are at least those monsters like Xiao Qing who have been practicing for hundreds of years.
But in the old man's opinion, the evil ghost transformed by the stone girl seemed to have the potential to be more terrifying than these big monsters?
"Old man, why do you say this?"
Asking questions when you don't understand is a good habit Pei Wende has developed throughout his life, and this time is no exception.
The old man now knew far more information than Pei Wende knew, and he felt that he might be able to get more useful clues from the other party.
"Hunter, do you know how evil spirits are born?"
Facing the old man's question, Pei Wende answered naturally.
"It depends on what kind of evil spirit it is."
"Ordinary evil ghosts are nothing more than those who hold on to their grievances after death, and spend the first seven soul days seeking revenge for the unfair treatment they encountered during their lifetime."
After a normal living being dies, the life soul attached to its body will gradually dissipate.
However, some creatures with deep resentment still have a trace of obsession after their lives dissipate.
Therefore, in the first seven days after his death, the earthly soul returning from the underworld will inherit this obsession and turn into a crazy and cruel evil ghost.
Theoretically speaking, as long as the evil ghost can vent his grievances, the earthly soul will naturally return to the underworld and wait for the next reincarnation.
"Yes! The evil ghost's strength depends on the resentment it had during its lifetime."
"Then do you know what kind of torture the girl in this family suffered during her lifetime?"
Before the old man finished speaking, Pei Wende suddenly fell into silence.
Because he remembered what the loyal steward had said to him before, about the suffering that this "stone girl" suffered during her lifetime.
Even in the 21st century, where technology is advanced, similar surgeries require huge risks and may not be successful.
It is conceivable that in today's Tang Dynasty, where even basic surgical medicine has not yet been perfected, the "stone girl" Sun Xiaoya endured great risks and pain.
"So, here I am."
After taking a deep breath, Pei Wende came back to his senses and said categorically.
"Sun Xiaoya is a good girl and she deserves a good home."
"Although I couldn't help her while she was alive, I couldn't help but watch her become a ghost after her death, and lose her qualifications for reincarnation."
Pei Wende knows that there is a theory of "reincarnation" in this world, but he never thinks that people after reincarnation have any connection with their previous lives.
The only exception was today, because he truly believed that Sun Xiaoya deserved a better future.
"Reincarnation...?"
Sighing softly, the old man looked at Pei Wende with firm eyes and sighed sincerely.
"If she still had her own will during her lifetime, she might indeed take the initiative to go to the underworld!"
"It's a pity that although the evil ghost has her resentment, she is no longer the kind girl she once was."
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