System: The Path of a Mortal Being Stronger Through Being a Mother

Lin Miao bowed to the county magistrate and said, "That's right."

I thought to myself: In this world, normal people, even officials, have to call a Taoist priest "immortal" when they see him.

Calling someone a Taoist woman is disrespectful and is not recognized by the orthodox tradition.

She is an old woman who walks around the streets and the back houses.

The original owner had no real skills and had never performed any real rituals, so it was normal that he was not respected.

The county magistrate said, "Old man Qian and his wife from Qianjia Village sued you for kicking their daughter Qian Xiaomei yesterday, causing her sudden death last night. Do you admit it?"

Lin Miao shook her head and said, "The county magistrate should have asked the coroner to examine her injuries. She didn't have any injuries. I only kicked her lightly yesterday. It was only because she wanted to attack me that I reacted instinctively to protect myself."

"She was just pretending at the time. Later, a doctor was called in to see her and he confirmed that she was not injured. Saying that she died because of my kick is a false accusation with no basis at all."

The county magistrate was also puzzled: "She had no injuries and had never been sick, so why did she die suddenly?"

Lin Miao said, "Master, I am a cultivator. You are from a noble family. Have you ever heard of this evil art of capturing living souls to replace the dead?"

The county magistrate took a deep breath. To be honest, he had actually heard of this before. However, he had always thought it was nonsense.

He frowned and said, "Things about ghosts and gods are just hearsay..."

Lin Miao shouted, "County Master, please be careful with your words. Our Qi State Taoism is orthodox. I don't know if the Imperial Master in the capital will agree with what you said."

The county magistrate shuddered. How could an official like him be so careless?

He felt that he was being humiliated by a Taoist woman. "Then, Immortal Master, please tell me what is going on with this Qian Xiaojie. Your talk of a substitutionary death is just your wishful thinking, right? How can people believe it without any evidence?"

Lin Miao said bluntly: "The county lord is indeed calculating. Do you have any evidence? She is not injured, so what does her death have to do with me? If you want me to help, you have to be able to afford the price."

She had no leverage, and taking the opportunity to establish her authority was indeed her purpose, but it was not possible to make her work in vain.

County Magistrate Wu sneered in his heart: I don’t know if this Taoist woman has any spiritual power, but she is so shameless to ask for money.

However, he himself came from a noble family, so how could he be stumped by her?

County Magistrate Wu then stood up and saluted: "I am rude. Please help me, Immortal. If you can find out the truth, I will offer incense and money."

Lin Miao breathed a sigh of relief.

According to the original owner's memory, this world is very devout in Taoism and respects people who practice cultivation, but there are not many real practitioners, and there are many fake Taoists walking around in the world.

This is a world of low spiritual power.

Practice is difficult.

However, there is a great master in Kyoto. No one knows his name, but it is said that he is very knowledgeable.

In the Qi Kingdom, Taoist priests have a very high status. Even a fake Taoist priest like Lin Dahua would not be provoked by anyone unless she can be proven to be fake.

The reason why she was beaten some time ago was because she was helping someone to settle a matter, but the person who paid the money didn't escape the disaster and died.

It's not unfair that you get beaten because you have no skills and just accept other people's orders without thinking.

Lin Dahua had been in poor health for many years, and had a conflict with her in-laws over the matter of her second daughter, so she died inexplicably.

However, she died without knowing why. In the original owner's memory, the other party did not hit her hard enough.

Her soul could not let go of her two daughters, her younger son who was studying, and her lost older son, so she became the wish-maker of the system.

Now, if Lin Miao wants to stick to her Taoist persona, she has to find a way to change the perceptions of those around her.

She, Lin Dahua, is a real Taoist priest, a capable practitioner, she is not a liar!

This incident is a risk as well as an opportunity, which is why she is waiting for Qian Xiaomei's accident.

Mrs. Qian will definitely falsely accuse her.

Even though Mrs. Qian knew what was going on!

A highly skilled coroner can make a corpse speak, which is an artificial interpretation based on the characteristics of the corpse.

The Taoist priest used magic to make the corpse speak, and it was real speaking!

Today, let’s broaden their horizons and establish our authority.

County Magistrate Wu ordered his men to place Qian Xiaomei's body in the charity cemetery.

Even if Mrs. Qian disagrees, it won't work. Since you have come to file a complaint, you no longer have the final say over the deceased's body.

Mrs. Qian knew that her daughter's death was probably not caused by Lin, but might have been caused by that family who found a scapegoat.

But she was angry at themselves and hoped that they wouldn't be able to find out, so she filed a complaint.

Old Man Qian did not support his wife's complaint, but he thought it would be nice if he could get some more money from Lin as compensation, as the amount was too little last time.

This is the inadequacy of the human heart.

In the middle of the night, Lin Miao followed the county magistrate and his runners into the charity cemetery.

This place is filled with negative energy, resentment, and grievances, which make people extremely uncomfortable.

Lin Miao took out a black mask and put it on her face. Seeing County Magistrate Wu looking at her, she endured the heartache and bought three more from the system mall and gave them to County Magistrate Wu and the two yamen runners.

This broken thing used to cost one dollar each, but now it costs one tael of silver each in the mall. I forgot about this when I was preparing supplies in the original world last time.

1 tael of silver is worth 500 yuan in the original world.

The bailiff removed the black cloth covering Qian Xiaomei.

The girl under the cloth seemed to be frozen, her face was pale and scary to look at.

Lin Miao covered her eyes with spiritual energy and looked at Qian Xiaomei.

She breathed a sigh of relief.

The sorcerer's magic was not very powerful. He summoned Qian Xiaomei's soul, but there was still some soul left in her body.

If the magic of the sorcerer was powerful, she would have to use a more troublesome method today.

Lin Miao took out the low-level magic weapon purchased from the system mall: the Soul Gathering Bell.

He shook the magic weapon, chanted a spell, mobilized his spiritual power, and began to summon Qian Xiaomei.

In a place that ordinary people cannot see, Qian Xiaomei was frightened because she was summoned last night, and her soul was scattered around the corpse.

The scattered souls, summoned by the bell, gathered towards the soul-gathering bell little by little.

The charity cemetery was originally a place where the souls of those who died unjustly roamed. Suddenly, a strong wind blew, which aroused the ferocity of all the surrounding monsters, big and small. They howled miserably and cried out for their injustice and unwillingness.

It can really be described as: ghosts crying and wolves howling.

Magistrate Wu and the two yamen runners were trembling with fear and hid behind Lin Miao.

After a while, a blurry shadow stood in front of Lin Miao.

Lin Miao stopped the soul-gathering bell, and the strange creatures around her were no longer disturbed. They also became quiet and wandered around aimlessly again.

Lin Miao thought she would be scared, but it turned out that she was not scared at all.

This may be related to the inheritance she received. Her understanding of some things has deepened, so she is less afraid.

Lin Miao smeared a bit of spiritual power on the eyes of Magistrate Wu and two yamen runners.

County Magistrate Wu, Yamen Runners: .....

One eye sees the strange, the other eye sees the normal world...

When Qian Xiaomei saw Lin Miao, she wanted to pounce on her with her teeth and claws bared.

Lin Miao sneered. If she hadn’t seen that her soul power was too weak and was afraid that she would dissipate in an instant, she would have punched her.

Lin Miao said: "Ms. Qian, this is the county magistrate. If you don't tell me about your grievances, you will have no chance. If you tell me, maybe the county magistrate will be able to save you."

Qian Xiaomei's soul seemed to be dispersed, as the main part was pressed in the underworld and could not get out, and her mind was not very clear.

She said slowly: "You stinky Taoist priest, you lied to me. You clearly said that you would let Qian Baozhu be the scapegoat, and you gave me 50 taels of silver. Why didn't Qian Baozhu die? Instead, he pushed me into the depths of the netherworld. You lied to me, I will not let you go, you will not die well, I will wipe out your entire clan, wipe them out..."

County Magistrate Wu and Yamen Runners...

If it weren't for the spiritual power that Lin Miao gave them, they would not be able to see Qian Xiaomei's soul or hear her voice.

Now, they just felt the hairs on their bodies stand on end. To their surprise, they really died for others...

No matter how much hatred Qian Xiaomei had, this little bit of soul could not last long, and her soul faded little by little, and faded...

Lin Miao smiled and said to Magistrate Wu: "Mr. Magistrate, do you want to save this little sister Qian? No bargaining price, 1000 taels, I can help you."

"However, I can't guarantee that she will become an idiot if she comes back to life. After all, few people who have been in the Netherworld can be normal. It is not a pleasant place."

County Magistrate Wu waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, this woman deserves it. It's not unfair. I'm not rich, sir."

Lin Miao looked at County Magistrate Wu with a deathly look: What do you mean, do you want to owe her money?

County Magistrate Wu was no longer arrogant and said quickly, "Don't worry, Immortal, the government will reward you for your efforts this time, 100 taels, and I will add another 400 taels for you, not a penny less, and I will send it to your house tomorrow."

What a joke, he is not stupid. If he doesn't take the opportunity to make friends with someone who is really capable, why would he offend him?

Lin Miao clasped his fists and smiled: "Then I'll trouble County Magistrate Wu to take care of it."

After that, she kindly sent the county magistrate and the two yamen runners back to the county government office: "You three should rest here tonight and don't go home. This is a clean and righteous place, with the protection of gods. You are contaminated with yin energy and are likely to attract evil. Tomorrow during the day, you should get more sun and go to a temple to receive incense."

The three of them entered the county government office with many thanks.

Lin Miao did not go home either. She returned to the inn she found in the county town and quietly went back to her room to practice.

What she didn't know was that her village, Nanwan, was in an uproar during the day.

The young wife of the Wang family: "I heard that Aunt Lin was taken away by the government. What happened?"

"I heard that she was cheating outside, and someone found out, arrested her and convicted her."

"I heard that she killed someone from Qianjia Village, and they sued her."

Old Man Zhang’s home in Nanwan Village.

The original owner's parents-in-law were both in their sixties and still in good health.

Since the death of their eldest son, they have focused their attention on their second son and grandson.

The eldest grandson was very talented and could have brought honor to the Zhang family. Unfortunately, he disappeared that year for some reason and was never found.

They are sad too, but no matter how sad they are, they still have to go on with their lives.

They gave up on the first wife and focused all their attention on the second wife's grandson.

The old couple and their second wife's couple supported their second wife's grandson Zhang Laiyin with all their efforts.

This child is two years older than Zhang Jinyan. He is already 2 years old this year. He comes home every day and says that his teacher praises him for having a great future.

But he has not yet entered school and is not even a student.

But how could they give up the beliefs they have held for so many years? They would continue to provide and would not stop until the book was read out.

That day, he heard that his eldest daughter-in-law was arrested by the government for fraud. This was unacceptable as it would affect his grandson's admission to the imperial examination.

At the instigation of the second wife and her husband, the old couple went to the first wife's house to cause trouble...