The cannon fodder heiress trembled with fear after being recognized as a member of her family.

When she reached this alley, Han Cuiyin stopped.

The house in front of them was no different from an ordinary house, but it, along with the house next to it, was shrouded in foul air.

Han Cuiyin wondered, "I clearly cleansed myself once that night when I was drunk at Tingfeng Xiaozhu, so why has it turned into this again so soon?"

The capital city was shrouded in foul air, which was difficult for ordinary people to bear. Getting sick was a minor problem, but serious illnesses could cost them their lives.

After the last purification, some people felt better the next day.

Could these two houses be related to the person behind the scenes?

Just as Han Cuiyin was about to investigate, a bald-tailed fox came out of the house.

Today is the fifteenth of July, and every household is brightly lit.

This house, which didn't look like an uninhabited place, was pitch black.

In the darkness, Han Cuiyin could only make out that the fur of the bald-tailed fox was covered with dust and dark brown stuff, and she could not see its former color.

“Do you recognize a redwood?” she called out, but the bald-tailed fox did not respond.

Just as I took a step closer, preparing to jump inside, an invisible barrier gradually appeared.

"The methods are similar to those over there, so it seems to be the mastermind behind it all." Han Cuiyin had a guess in her mind.

The Ghost Festival is probably not as simple as it has been traditionally believed to be.

The little yellow ball was eager to move, but Han Cuiyin pressed it down directly.

“This is different from the large formations in the woods. Those formations took advantage of the mountains and didn’t use that foul air. You should digest it first before going in. This formation is set up with very concentrated foul air. Luckily, I didn’t force my way in, otherwise I’m afraid it would take me ten or more years to recover.”

After the sound was transmitted, the little yellow ball quieted down.

These words are not a lie.

She knew that forcing her way in in her current state would only result in injury, so it was better to proceed slowly.

The person behind this must have a ulterior motive for using so many lives to fill the formation, something like lifespan or defying fate.

There's plenty of time; we'll eventually find this person.

Perhaps she'll recover in less than a year?

If we force our way in now, not only will we fail to solve the problem, but we'll also alert the enemy.

Han Cuiyin had learned her lesson the hard way about meddling in other people's business, and now she was backing down.

Just as she was about to leave, countless black dots appeared around the bald-tailed fox, which looked particularly different in the darkness.

These black spots have a sheen, making them very easy to distinguish.

Upon seeing the scene in the courtyard, she was even more shocked.

"It really is him! Looks like I wasn't mistaken earlier, I was chasing after him! Lianyao... wait, why is he with Han Yueshi?"

These two getting together won't lead to anything good.

In her past life, she suffered at the hands of Han Yueshi and was later tricked into dying young.

During the Immortal Realm, Lian Yao caused chaos, and for the sake of so-called righteousness, the two perished together.

Having been defeated by the two men twice in her past lives, she has been given a second chance this time, and they are together again. Will she finally have a good life from now on?

It was no coincidence that the two were together on the day of the banquet held at the Han residence.

"Fish, make me invisible so they can't find me."

After quickly transmitting her voice, Han Cuiyin concealed herself in front of the courtyard.

Lian Yao grabbed the bald-tailed fox by the neck. "Did you steal it?"

"It's not me! It's the person in the coffin in the house." The fox flailed about, trying to break free of the control. But the more it struggled, the tighter the grip became. In the end, a look of pain appeared on its face, and a human face was faintly visible on the fox's face.

"You're still a transformed spirit beast, but why are you no different from an ordinary fox? Was your tail also cut off?" Lian Yao suddenly let go, and the fox fell heavily to the ground.

The fox rolled a few times on the ground to release its strength, then stared at Lian Yao in terror. This man was even more powerful than Fan'er's grandfather.

Since arriving here, Han Yueshi has been holding a bottle engraved with auspicious cloud patterns.

As soon as Han Cuiyin's gaze fell on this cheap sister, she noticed the difference.

That bottle was no ordinary object; it also contained space.

At this point, she recalled carefully and remembered that the accessory Han Yueshi had always worn around her neck in her previous life seemed to be this bottle.

It's not surprising that I suffered losses at the hands of this person many times in my past life.

All the foul air went into the bottle.

"I'll clean these up for you, so please don't be angry anymore!" Han Yueshi said in a soft, coaxing tone.

"If you hadn't stopped me, there wouldn't have been so much trouble. If I had taken action on the sacrificial altar, how could I have lost so much?" Lian Yao's eyes were fixed on the fox on the ground, but she didn't forget to reply to Han Yueshi.

Han Yueshi could only stomp her feet, "How would I know any of this? I'm just afraid you'll be exposed. If you get caught, wouldn't that be troublesome? The person behind this has harmed so many guards; they're clearly not someone to be trifled with."

"Alright, go and capture that Fan'er that the fox is talking about, so we can question him later."

Lian Yao ushered Han Yueshi into the house before squatting down in front of the fox. "Tell me, where did you successfully transform into human form?"

"Pinglian Mountains!"

The fox was terrified of this man, who was far more ruthless than Fan'er's grandfather.

It was afraid that if it was too slow, it would lose its fox fur.

"It's the Pinglian Mountains again! Do you know there's a family named Yan there, and that family has a dark-faced girl?" Lianyao learned from Han Yueshi that Han Cuiyin's origin was Yan Family Village in the Pinglian Mountains.

He had previously planned to go there to take a look, but because his strength had not yet recovered, he had not yet set off.

This much foul air might actually help him recover. Perhaps we should go there and see what secrets it holds.

He couldn't see anything amiss about Han Cuiyin, and he had a bold guess in his mind.

She is from the Leaf Village.

Knowing where they came from, they will be able to deal with this highly anticipated Buddhist nun when they return to the Realm of Immortality.

"That dark-faced girl is named Han Cuiyin, and her cousin Yan Ruyi is a good friend of my sister."

Han Cuiyin was taken aback. This was Hongshan's brother, Bai Yuan?

Hongshan left the Pinglian Mountains a few months ago in search of Bai Yuan's whereabouts. Bai Yuan had been captured from the Pinglian Mountains, not long after the people of Yanjia Village had left.

My cousin visited Qingshuang Mountain a few days ago, and the two of them reunited.

Bai Yuan is living a miserable life here. What is it about him that has caught the eye of the person behind the scenes?

Countless mysteries remain unanswered by the people in the courtyard.

Lian Yao had an idea, and his attitude towards the fox on the ground became more friendly, "From now on, you can stay by my side for the time being."

Bai Yuan knelt on the ground, his front legs bent, "Thank you, Immortal! But my sister Hongshan has probably also fallen into that old man's hands. I beg you, Immortal, to save her!"

At this moment, the fox's eyes were filled with tears, and its fur was filthy and disheveled.

"Don't bother using your charm on me, it's useless! Is that red fox here?" Lian Yao asked coldly.

Bai Yuan looked horrified and quickly replied, "I don't know! Fan'er's grandfather hid the redwood somewhere; there's no trace of redwood in these two courtyards."

"Ah~" A figure flew out of the house and crashed into a large tree in the yard.