A master of metaphysics is farming.

By the time they arrived at the Wang family mansion, night had already fallen.

He Sui'an left the carriage for Xiang He, saying, "It's dangerous to go home at night. Xing Ji will personally take you back after he's done with his work."

"Excuse me."

She had ridden a horse, but never driven a carriage, so it was certainly not something she could easily attempt.

Xing Ji led the reins to the side and said, "Miss, I will wait for you here."

"it is good."

This trip lasted a whole day, and Wang Rongxing was already impatient. "Hurry, hurry, are you hungry? I'll have the kitchen prepare a meal for you."

"Of course I'm hungry. I haven't eaten lunch or dinner."

Xiang He followed him into the mansion. The layout inside was truly grand, befitting a wealthy merchant's residence, with the best wood used in the renovations.

She picked up her cloth bag, followed Wang Rongxing's steps, passed through the front hall to the back hall, and then came to the large courtyard in the east wing, where many maids were waiting outside the door.

One of the elderly women standing outside the door saw Wang Rongxing and hurriedly stepped forward to bow and greet him, "Greetings, young master. The old lady has been talking about you."

Wang Rongxing simply nodded, "Go and prepare some food for this Miss Xiang."

Xiang He poked her head out from behind him, "There has to be meat!"

The old woman paused for a moment, then came to her senses and said, "Yes."

After the old woman walked away, Xiang He took a few steps back and looked up at the eaves. The lanterns below illuminated the roof, while the moonlight above cast shadows on the dark tiles. Smog, invisible to the naked eye, was spreading everywhere.

Xiang He frowned, "They're quite the troublemakers..."

Hearing her soft murmur, Wang Rongxing felt uneasy. "Is it serious? Come in with me quickly and see Grandmother."

Xiang He didn't move, but just stared into the doorway. "Let everyone come out." She took out a cloth bag, took out several folded talismans, and stuffed them into Wang Rongxing's hand. "One for each person, give one to everyone inside."

Seeing her cold expression, Wang Rongxing didn't dare to delay even a moment and immediately ran into the house, "Grandmother! Father, come out with me quickly."

"What's wrong? Didn't you go out to see some girl? Why are you back so late?"

"The girl is right outside. Let's leave this aside for now and get out of here. This house is eerie!"

"What nonsense are you talking about, child..."

Although the old lady was scolding, Wang Rongxing still helped her out, followed by several servants.

As soon as the group came out, Wang Rongxing handed out the amulets in his hand, saying, "Tell the young lady that each of you should take one, and that Grandmother should take it carefully."

The old lady took it with trembling hands, her gaze falling on Xiang He, who stood straight. Her coarse clothes made her look like an ordinary girl. Why did her grandson bring such a girl?

His eyes were full of doubt, "Young lady, are you a Taoist priest?"

“Exactly,” Xiang He carefully examined the old woman’s face. “Has the old lady touched anything? Has she made any promises?”

The sudden question deepened the wrinkles on the old lady's face, and she slowly shook her head, "No."

She looked Xiang He up and down, a hint of inquiry in her eyes. "Young lady, you don't seem like a Taoist priest to me. Could it be that you're planning to..."

The implication is self-evident.

Xiang He smiled indifferently, raised her eyes to look at the main gate of the house, "The old lady touched a statue and said some words, which the statue overheard, and then followed you back."

"Varied……"

Before she could say anything, a sudden gust of wind arose behind them, bending the bamboo in the courtyard and whipping up dust. Everyone covered their faces with their sleeves, squinting to see clearly.

Xiang He gently nudged Wang Rongxing, "All servants, step back. Remember, don't lose the talisman in your hand; it's for your safety."

That's not just a simple peace charm, it's a protective amulet.

A strong wind swept through the large courtyard. Wang Rongxing and his father hurriedly helped the old lady back, and the servants also swarmed together, pulling and tugging at each other to get out of the courtyard. They even thoughtfully closed the gate, as the wind was unusually strong, and they were afraid of being blown away.

Xiang He stood in the middle of the courtyard. Her small body looked as if she could be blown away at any moment, but her straight back showed determination. She casually took off her cloth bag, with a few yellow talismans between her fingers.

Suddenly, the wind in the courtyard blew in the opposite direction into the house, pouring in violently, as if the open front door was sucking in air. The person behind felt his body gradually become heavy, as if he were being pushed by the wind.

Wang Rongxing gripped the old lady's hand tightly, his eyes half-closed, and shouted, "Miss Xiang! This wind is a bit strange!"

"Don't worry, it'll be over soon."

Xiang He loosened her grip on the cloth bag, which was blown into the room. She slightly lifted her eyelids, her eyes revealing a calm indifference.

He gently pinched the talisman between his fingers, picked out one, and held it between his fingertips to his lips. "Heaven and earth are boundless, the mysterious light guides, countless images appear, reveal your true form."

She murmured softly for a moment, then casually tossed the talisman towards the main entrance with two fingers. The talisman shone with golden light and floated over, settling firmly on the door frame.

In an instant, the talisman exploded with golden light and vanished. As the ashes flew, a black hole appeared in the once ordinary door, the surrounding scenery suddenly distorted, and the entire house changed.

The plaque under the eaves seemed to blink like an eye, and the main entrance turned into a mouth, its corners suddenly curving into a strange angle, "Hehehehe! You little girl, you think you can drive away this god?"

The sudden, eerie sound, the terrifying scene before him, and the screams behind him made Wang Rongxing's hands tremble uncontrollably. "Grandmother..."

The old lady was even less likely to see such a man-eating house in all her years of life, especially since it was the house she had lived in for so many years!

Her finger trembled as she pointed, then exclaimed in shock and disbelief, "This...this is that idol!"

She finally remembered that she had found a statue under the shade of the mountain where she was resting. It had one eye and one leg and looked strange, but there was a memorial tablet for it.

Thinking it was some other kind of god, he wiped the dust off the god's body and casually said, "It's a pity that this old woman doesn't recognize the divine vessel. Perhaps I should enshrine you in my home."

It's a pity that we didn't bring the memorial tablet or the statue of the deity with us when we set off, but instead, this "god" followed us.

Upon hearing her grandmother's words, Wang Rongxing immediately understood what Xiang He had just asked. She only glanced at her grandmother and at the house before she knew the reason!

His eyes reflected the slender figure, and his initial fear turned to excitement. "Miss Xiang is truly amazing..."

Everyone watched this scene with different expressions.

Xiang He took a step forward, a half-smirk playing on his lips as he casually lowered his gaze. Several talismans floated on the fingertips of his raised right hand, light as a feather, yet sharper than blades.

He spoke calmly, "Your true form is truly ugly."

His words were full of provocation, and he opened and closed his mouth wide as he said, "This little girl's outspokenness is blasphemous and she should be taught a lesson."

"Who do you think you are?" Xiang He held three talismans to his lips again, "Golden light shines everywhere, vanquishing evil without a trace... So be it!"

He tossed the talisman toward the open mouth, his hands quickly forming hand seals, and the talisman was successfully affixed to three spots on the doorway. With a soft shout, "Break!"

The three talismans burst open with a golden light, causing the entire house to shake a few times, and the mouth trembled in an extremely distorted way.

The eyes on the plaque flashed with anger, then curved upwards as if laughing, "A mere talisman cannot shake this god even slightly!"

Xiang He had closed her eyes at some point, but upon hearing this, she slowly raised her eyes and chuckled softly, "Is that so?"

Such a contemptuous laugh angered it, and its gaping maw, like a black hole, opened even wider, and a strong suction swept over it once again.

Wang Rongxing felt the suction in front of him intensify. He grabbed his grandmother with one hand and the swaying bamboo with the other. His father was already holding onto the bamboo and dared not move.

"Miss Xiang! What's going on?! A force is pulling me inside!"

Xiang He didn't respond to him. She pulled out a talisman and bit it between her lips, then quickly formed hand seals in front of her, "One zhang in diameter and seven chi in space..."