A master of metaphysics is farming.

At night, Xiang He left the house carrying a cloth bag and a large umbrella.

The cloth bag swayed a few times, and Xiang He placed the palm mirror close to her body. "Speak."

[Is the Taoist priest going to find that...ghost infant?]

"Okay, let's see what's going on. I'm not here anymore, so make sure that family doesn't get hurt."

It's strange that a perfectly healthy bride would have a ghost baby by her side.

The streets were deserted at night. Relying on the aura of the ghost infant from the daytime, Xiang He wandered through the maze of streets until he reached a small alley.

The palm mirror in his arms trembled violently, and Xiang Zhong's figure suddenly appeared beside him. "That ghost infant... is not far ahead..."

"Are you scared?"

"It's not that I'm scared, it's that I feel...very eerie."

Although the ghost infant only bothered them that night and didn't actually harm them, they could sense that the ghost infant was definitely not simple.

Xiang He continued walking, "Fifth Uncle, you go back to the house. I can handle things here."

"Be careful in everything you do..."

Xiang Zhong's figure disappeared again. Xiang He looked at the corner ahead, where a chilling aura emanated, and the stench grew stronger and stronger, truly unbearable.

【Master, please be careful in everything you do…】

Xiang He patted her chest lightly, "Don't worry, you guys hide well and don't let it find you."

【Yes. 】

With the surroundings quiet, Xiang He opened the large umbrella in her hand and held it over her head, chanting, "The energy of heaven and earth, place it upon my body... Hurry, hurry, as the law commands."

Her aura suddenly weakened, leaving only the energy of the night sky and earth.

She approached the gloomy aura step by step, letting the energy pass through her body. Although it was somewhat uncomfortable, it was much better than approaching rashly.

As she walked around the corner, she was immediately surrounded by the laughter of babies.

The sound was so loud that if she hadn't heard it with her own ears, she would have thought she was hallucinating.

Following the sound, they arrived at the outside of a courtyard wall, where the laughter was coming from. There were houses on both sides of the courtyard, and Xiang He could sense that there were people there, but they could not hear them.

Xiang He glanced at the top of the wall, took a few steps back, swooped down, and leaped onto the top of the wall.

It was pitch black inside, but laughter came from one of the rooms, and a figure was swaying in the moonlight. The figure fell outside the window, and its slender shape looked quite strange.

She clung to the wall, a large umbrella obscuring her figure, and the ghost infant could not detect her presence.

After a while, a person came out of the room. It was Xiang Lianmei. She was holding a box in her hands. Her loose hair covered her face, and her expression could not be seen at all.

As she walked into the courtyard and sat down, she opened the box in her hand, and a thick, yin energy suddenly rushed out. She carefully took out the contents of the box.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be exactly the same as the minced meat sitting on the stone table!

Her eyes lit up as she looked at the minced meat, and she took a big bite!

Her stomach churned violently, and Xiang He turned her head away to relieve it. When she looked back, she saw Xiang He eating bite after bite, completely oblivious to the foul smell of the meat, as if she were enjoying a delicious meal...

Xiang He couldn't help but curse under her breath; it was disgusting.

Suppressing the nausea rising in her heart, Xiang He carefully examined the mass of flesh. One was half a head sticking out, and the other had four protrusions.

A bad feeling rose in my heart; that minced meat... was actually a fully formed fetus.

The reason it was in such a terrible state was because Xiang Lianmei had bitten it.

After watching her take a few bites, put the baby back in the box, lock it tightly, and walk back into the room, the baby's laughter immediately stopped, but the yin energy still lingered.

Xiang He lightly jumped off the wall and quickly left the place.

After walking a long way, Xiang He gasped for breath, "My God..."

Hearing her soft gasp, Mirror Flower Water Moon appeared beside her, "Daoist Master, what...what is that woman eating...?"

The uncertainty in Jinghua's words revealed that she had also noticed it.

Xiang He looked up at the sky and sighed, "I've gotten myself into trouble again..."

"Why don't you just ignore her?"

"No, if that thing really causes trouble, it won't just be her who dies."

Xiang He could roughly guess what was going on, but she would have to ask her fourth aunt again tomorrow to see if she could get any other information from her.

Only by understanding the problem clearly can we find the right solution.

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The next day, a light rain began to fall, and the cold weather added to the chill.

Xiang He sat outside watching the shop. Few people walked by outside. Xiang Dayong returned carrying a bamboo basket.

Seeing her sitting there lost in thought, I handed her the bamboo basket. "This rain came just in time. The land behind us has been cleared, and it's perfect for soaking the soil."

The three families handed over all their land in the village to the village chief for allocation. They only needed to receive 20% of the harvest, and then anyone else could use it as they pleased.

The large open space behind it, if it belongs to the registrar, can be developed into a vegetable garden.

Fourth Aunt and Third Grandma were busy tending to the vegetable garden in the back, and Xiang Dayong also brought back some vegetable seeds from outside.

Xiang He carried a bamboo basket to the back to find Fourth Aunt and helped her boil water. "Fourth Aunt, do you know about Xiang Lianmei?"

"What's wrong? There's nothing your fourth aunt doesn't know."

He stuffed it into Hejiachai's hand, asking, "Has she ever had a miscarriage?"

"You just found out?" Fourth Aunt stirred the porridge in the pot. "But it's normal for you young ladies not to know. Xiang Lianmei had a miscarriage half a year ago, and I heard that her husband's family doesn't like her anymore."

"Oh... has she done anything unusual?"

With her hands still busy, Fourth Aunt frowned and thought for a while before saying, "I heard she cried for quite a while, but then I don't know what happened, she recovered completely and was even willing to go out and see people again."

Upon hearing this, Xiang He Saichai paused for a moment, "Around when?"

"Just...two months ago?"

Having obtained the exact time, Xiang He's fingers, which were resting on her knees, twitched slightly. Judging from the baby's appearance, it was indeed about six months old.

Under what circumstances did she encounter that ghost baby?

With her mind preoccupied, Xiang He didn't stop cooking. Seeing the pot boiling, her aunt quickly stopped her, "Oh dear! Too much!"

Xiang He was slapped on the hand and then came to her senses. She quickly stood up and walked to the side.

"What are you thinking about? Go outside and think about it!"

Knowing he almost caused trouble, Xiang He shrank back, "Okay!"

She hurriedly fled the "disaster" scene, grabbed a large umbrella, and ran towards the alley from the previous night.

The large umbrella had been dyed black, which puzzled passersby, since no one usually uses a black umbrella.

Xiang He turned the umbrella handle; the gloom of last night seemed much stronger now that there was no sun and only drizzle.

The people who hurried past were oblivious; they only felt the chill and attributed it to the weather. But these people looked rather pale, suggesting they had suffered some harm.

If this continues, it may harm innocent people in the future.

Xiang He dared not delay any longer; he should deal with the minced meat first, otherwise all the residents of this alley would be implicated.

With a firm resolve, Xiang He turned and left the alley.

As night fell, she returned to the alley, where the yin energy was even stronger.

Tonight, Xiang He made no attempt to conceal her presence and boldly walked over. She was discovered by the ghost infant inside as soon as she appeared around the corner.

She pricked her fingertip, drawing blood. The ghost infant smelled the blood and appeared in a flash.

Compared to how it looked before, it's missing something.

Xiang He smiled and asked, "Want a drink?"

The limbless ghost infant had only a head, with a green eye gleaming with greed, as if nodding. It raised its hand and turned to He, saying, "Then you'll have to keep up, won't you?"

After saying that, she immediately ran towards the outskirts of the city.