A master of metaphysics is farming.

Construction on the bridge resumed, and the craftsmen who dared not go any further were finally persuaded by the stinky Taoist priest early in the morning to bravely go down the bridge again.

And that stinky Taoist priest didn't even need to be looked for; Xiang He came to his door.

He was staying in a simple inn, and as soon as he saw Xiang He coming, he hurriedly went over to welcome her into his room.

"Grandma, it's early already?"

Xiang He took a seat with a large umbrella. "There's going to be something interesting later, wanna go check it out?"

"Of course I'm going!" The stinky Taoist priest fawned over, serving hot tea. "Grandma, I managed to get some information out of you last night. The magistrate values ​​the study in the inner quarters the most. Is that useful?"

"Okay."

Although my guess was pretty close.

Xiang He reached out his hand, and the stinky Taoist priest immediately took out the silver. "I gave you a hundred taels, this is sixty taels. Please calculate it carefully?"

Xiang He merely weighed the money in her hand before putting it away, saying, "No need, I'm leaving."

Seeing her so anxious, the stinky Taoist priest immediately slung his cloth bag over his shoulder and followed closely behind, saying, "Grandma, who is your master? I would like to pay him a visit."

"Stop," Xiang He glared at him coldly, "Don't call me 'Grandma.' After today's show, we'll never see each other again. Remember that?"

"W-This is so sudden?"

He hurriedly followed her out of the inn. The people saw a middle-aged Taoist priest following a young girl, and the girl was behaving very humbly. They couldn't help but speculate about the relationship between the two.

But they left so quickly that there wasn't enough time to find out anything.

The two walked in a hurry, and the stinky Taoist priest had no idea where she was going until they were almost at their destination, at which point he could see where they were.

They actually arrived at the bridge, the very place where they had caught the ghost the night before.

At this moment, a lot of people were standing here, and there were craftsmen repairing the bridge under the bridge. In the middle of the circle was the county magistrate from last night, and two other officials dressed in official robes.

The smelly Taoist priest asked in a low voice, "Th-that's someone you invited?"

"No."

Xiang He strode over to one of the people and shoved the large umbrella in his hand into his, saying, "Use this umbrella for a while, so you don't get sunburned."

"it is good."

He Sui'an looked behind him with the large umbrella. In the distance, under the shade of the trees, stood a woman with a pale face. It was the female ghost from last night. Beside her was her father, his eyes full of worry.

Xiang He remained hidden in the crowd. He Suian walked towards the woman, opened the large umbrella in his hand, and shielded her head, allowing her to walk over with him.

A person and a ghost walked over, with an uncle following closely behind. The woman immediately knelt before an official. When the magistrate saw the woman's face, his pupils contracted, and he immediately looked at the person beside him. The person shook his head in fear and confusion.

"Your Excellency, my daughter wishes to file a lawsuit against the magistrate of Liangcheng County."

The highest-ranking official here is the Prefect.

The prefect standing to the side didn't dare to make a sound, his face plastered with a fawning smile, while he glared at the county magistrate, whose eyes flashed with fear as he stiffened his neck and shook his head.

He Sui'an observed the expressions on the two men's faces, bowed slightly, and said, "Your Excellency, I wish to file a complaint against the magistrate of Liangcheng County for corruption along with the prefect of Liangcheng."

The prefect glared at him, "Explain in detail!"

He met with someone last night, explained the reason, and rushed to Liangcheng overnight.

Although it is unknown whether this is true or not, the fact that the bridge has never been repaired caught his attention.

Then, late at night, someone else came and said that the bridge could be repaired today. The fact that the two sides were so close at the same time was so unusual that there must be something fishy going on. This made me even more determined to go there myself!

The prefect, standing to the side, gritted his teeth and bowed, "Your Excellency, these people are spouting nonsense; do not believe them easily..."

"What's wrong with listening?" The prefect glanced at him sideways. "I'm already here. If they really are spouting nonsense, I will punish them severely."

The implication was clear: if they said anything more, even if it wasn't said aloud, it would raise suspicion.

The magistrate was anxious and immediately glanced at the person beside him. The person understood and turned around to squeeze out of the crowd. Zhu Nan, who was standing outside the crowd, quietly followed.

Xiang He stood under the shade of the tree, watching, while Shui Yue stood beside her, asking, "Is my sister alright?"

"Don't worry, we have the Yin-Yang Umbrella."

The umbrella was made by her own hands. Each rib was blessed with a talisman when it was completed, and it was locked in a yin-yang balance. In addition to defending against external enemies, it could also protect the body.

Under the umbrella dwell spirits and spirits, and the large umbrella will shield them from the scorching sun, neither harming their bodies nor destroying their souls.

The female ghost had no physical body to use; she possessed the body of a mirror flower. The mirror flower could materialize, which allowed the female ghost to appear under the bright sun.

Xiang He looked up at the sky and saw that the sun was shining on the area today, which was a good day.

The kneeling female ghost and the old man recounted their experiences, but it was not mentioned that she was already dead, but was rescued by her father and luckily escaped with her life.

Upon hearing the accusation, the county magistrate hurriedly tried to explain, but was interrupted by the prefect, who demanded, "Bring the craftsmen up here!"

The craftsmen working below were puzzled and, when asked about the amount of silver they had received, answered truthfully.

This enraged the prefect who was distributing the official silver. "You're saying you only received one hundred taels?!"

“Every word I said is true! There are ledgers recording the amount of silver collected for each repair…”

"Somebody come!"

A group of soldiers stepped forward, knelt on one knee, and clasped their hands in a fist salute, saying, "Please give the order, sir!"

"Search both prefectures!"

Upon receiving the order, the officers and soldiers all stood up and went. The prefect was anxious, but appeared very calm.

His gaze lingered on He Suian's face, feeling that he was very familiar with him, but he couldn't quite place who he was.

He was more worried about the mansion at this moment, and his mind was constantly calculating how to escape. However, the prefect acted quickly, and he didn't know if his people had been properly arranged.

The people standing nearby were talking amongst themselves, never expecting that such a big scene was related to corruption.

"So that's why this bridge hasn't been repaired for so long, there's something fishy going on!"

"Looks like I guessed right, they've embezzled a lot! They only do repairs once a year, how much must they have eaten!"

"Greedy!"

"Of course! That one that fell into the river earlier was truly innocent."

Everyone was sharp-tongued, but Shuiyue found it comforting. "If Mr. He hadn't exposed this, how much more money would they have embezzled from the people!"

"It's fortunate that the male ghost was cunning. The yin energy he released corroded the wood, which is why the beam broke. It seems he unintentionally did a good deed?"

"Then why did you burn him..."

Last night, the male ghost was obsessed with beautiful women even in death, and harassed the female ghost for several days. He wasn't a good person in life either. He got drunk at night, walked onto the bridge, and fell off. That was his fate.

Being sent away by Xiang He was his fate.

"Is Sanqiu already waiting over there?"

“They’re keeping an eye on them,” Shuiyue winked playfully. “The Taoist priest is wise; he arranged for them to keep an eye on things early on. Even if these corrupt officials want to hide, they’ll have three autumns and four winters to attract the attention of the soldiers.”

"Well, you've done a good deed, so I'll reward you properly tonight."

"Thank you, Taoist Priest!"

Xiang He's voice was drowned out by the noise, and even if some people saw her, they just thought she was watching a play.

Xiang He's gaze was fixed on He Suian at this moment. Regardless of where he got the information from, if this matter could be resolved perfectly, he could be considered a hero.

He won the first battle to make a name for himself.