One afternoon, Pei Yun was sitting in his room practicing when he heard the doorbell ring outside.

"Why are you here?" She came to the living room on the first floor and saw Qin Nan walking in with two acquaintances, Xu Qinghong and Li Ke, so she asked with a smile.

"Master Pei."

"Senior Pei."

The three of them bowed to her respectfully, and Pei Yun invited them to sit down.

"Master Pei, isn't my uncle here?" Qin Nan often visited the villa and knew that Pei Yun was easy-going and spoke in a familiar manner, unlike the other two who were a little reserved.

"Senior Qin and the Venerable went to the Special Management Bureau to ask Fellow Daoist Qu some questions..."

The mastermind behind the movie theater incident must be caught before they leave, otherwise, not to mention Qin Meng, they will also have trouble feeling at ease. "How did you and the two Taoist friends find time to come here?"

"Master Pei, do you still remember the female ghost we met on the way to City B when we left Dangshan Canyon?" Qin Nan asked with excitement and gossip on his face.

"What? Have you found the information of this female ghost?" Pei Yun raised his eyebrows and looked at the three people curiously.

"I didn't find out. It was Old Xu who actually received the order from this ghost girl's husband!" Qin Nan slapped his thigh excitedly and turned to Xu Qinghong, "Old Xu, please tell us what's going on. How could it be such a coincidence!"

"Friend Pei, this is what happened. A few days ago, Xiao Ke and I took an order from an old client to help his company with feng shui. Unexpectedly, we met the husband of this female ghost in his company to discuss business..."

Xu Qinghong paused and continued, "I didn't know that the man was the ghost's husband. Unexpectedly, he revealed that his wife had passed away in the past few years and he had been unable to sleep well. He felt that his wife was by his side, so he wanted to invite a master to come and see him and perform a ritual so that his wife could leave in peace. The old customer introduced me to the man, and the man found a photo of his wife on his phone. When I saw it, I realized that this was the ghost we met on the way."

"Senior Pei, you and I both saw with our own eyes that this female ghost was trapped at the scene of the car accident, and her soul died not long ago. How come her husband felt that his wife's ghost was by his side?" Li Ke asked.

"If you ask me, I would say it's because the man is guilty! We all saw it at the time. This female ghost is also a pitiful person. She got angry because she saw her husband being intimate with another woman, so the accident happened..." Qin Nan said with contempt.

"Friend Xu, did you accept his invitation?" Pei Yun looked at Xu Qinghong.

"I told him that I'm not free to come over for now, and I haven't made up my mind yet." Xu Qinghong shook his head. "In fact, Xiaonan and I have similar ideas. I guess this man knew that he had cheated on his wife, which led to his wife's death in a car accident. So he is worried and anxious, and he did something bad but he is timid, so he has hallucinations..."

"How about this, Fellow Daoist Xu, you contact him and go to his place tomorrow. I will go with you. Even if there is no supernatural event, I want to bring the words that the woman said before her soul disappeared to her relatives. We should be able to find out where the woman's family is through him..."

The three of them nodded, and Qin Nan volunteered to pick them up tomorrow.

After chatting for a while, the three of them stood up and said goodbye. A moment later, Qin Meng and Luo Rufeng came back.

Qin Meng handed a thick stack of information to Pei Yun and sighed, "It turns out that this guy is the one I arrested 20 years ago. Those idiots in the Special Management Bureau actually let him escape from prison. I think they should have killed him directly back then..."

"Wang Yuanmao, 82 years old, in the middle stage of foundation building, a formation master, often hangs out with wealthy people at home and abroad and serves them. He has a mysterious treasure and escaped from the Special Management Bureau's high-level prison 20 years ago. Over the years, he has killed countless ordinary mortals to collect their souls. The Soul Wood Statue case is also suspected to be related to him. He is now wanted by the Special Management Bureau..."

"These are various tasks that are suspected to be related to him and issued by the Task Department of the Special Management Bureau. The Special Management Bureau wants us to select and take on the tasks from them and help them capture this Wang Yuanmao..." Luo Rufeng handed her an important document in his hand.

"Your Excellency, what did you and Senior Qin see? What mission did you choose?"

"We checked some and selected a few tasks. Among them, the cruise ship case involves a formation. Senior Qin and I both think it is very likely. Fellow Daoist Qu said that in seven days, the Xingyue cruise ship will set sail from the dock of City B. The sea journey will take half a month. He has already reported it for us..."

Pei Yun nodded and was about to say something when Qin Meng on the side teased them: "It's a good opportunity for you two to travel together and relax. Don't bury your heads in cultivation all day. Young people should learn how to combine work and rest!"

Hearing this, Pei Yun's cheeks flushed. She picked up the information, not daring to look at Luo Rufeng who was sitting next to her, and stood up and walked up to the room on the second floor.

Luo Rufeng felt a faint joy in his heart, but his face remained calm as usual. He stood up and went back to his room. Xiaobai and Feng Yi immediately pestered Qin Meng and asked him to play games with them.

The next day, Pei Yun followed Qin Nan and the other two to the residence of the ghost woman's husband.

This man has a pair of peach blossom eyes and a handsome face. No wonder he is favored by women.

The man's name was Yao Wei. He specially greeted Pei Yun and others at the gate of the community. He originally thought that only Xu Qinghong and Li Ke came. When he saw Pei Yun, he was instantly stunned by her bright and beautiful face. A gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but move closer to her.

"Master Xu, these two are..." Yao Wei pointed at Pei Yun and Qin Nan, but his eyes were always on Pei Yun.

Pei Yun frowned slightly, quite displeased with his turbid and greasy eyes.

"Mr. Yao, this is Senior Pei Yunpei. She is much more capable than me in terms of Taoism. I specially asked her to come and help you today." Xu Qinghong introduced, "This is her friend, Qin Nan."

"Oh! Master Pei, nice to meet you!" Yao Wei never expected that this young-looking woman in front of him was actually more powerful than Xu Qinghong. He hurriedly and respectfully led them into the house.

There was only one household on the first floor of the community where Yao Wei lived. Pei Yun and his group looked at his house while listening to his nonsense:

"Masters, my wife has passed away for more than three years. I have been grieving and missing her all the time. I even had hallucinations and always felt that she was in this room. But now I want to move on. My wife is gone, and I don't think she would want me to keep reminiscing about the past. Master, can you help me perform a ritual so that my wife can leave in peace?"

Listening to this bunch of lies, the four of them couldn't help sneering in their hearts. People like Pei Yun and Xu Qinghong remained calm and didn't show any strange look on their faces.

Qin Nan showed a look of disdain and said bluntly: "Mr. Yao, you love your wife so much, why don't you put a photo of you and your wife in this room..."

"Yes!" Li Ke said with a "tsk tsk" sound, and then said, "... and Mr. Yao, why are there women's skin care products in your bedroom..."

Yao Wei didn't expect that these two people would not give him face at all. He was embarrassed by their sarcastic words and could only say:

"These skin care products were left by my wife. My wife doesn't like taking pictures. Besides, it's a different era now. Our photos are all stored in our phones. Master Xu has seen them before..."

"Mr. Yao, I checked it out. There is no human soul in your room, and there is nothing unusual..." Pei Yun said.

"But Master... Ever since my wife passed away, I have had trouble sleeping. I dream about her every night, and sometimes I even see her appear in front of me..." Yao Wei explained anxiously, "I also went to see a psychologist and invited many masters to come to my house to see me, but it was of no use."

"There's nothing unusual about this house. Do you have other houses? Or does this happen when you're staying in a hotel?"

"That's true. No matter where I live, I always dream about my wife. But it's more serious when I'm in this house..."

"What about your wife's family? Would they be in the same situation?"

Hearing Pei Yun's question, Yao Wei's face darkened slightly, and the corners of his mouth drooped. After a moment, he said coldly: "I won't hide it from you masters. I just suspect that all this is caused by Yunlan's family's evil spell on me, which makes me so restless..."

"Oh? Why would they do that?"

"…Because they look down on me. Ever since I started dating Yunlan, they thought I was after their money and have always wanted to break us up. On our wedding day, they even said in front of all our relatives and friends that if Yunlan married me, they would not give her any property or money, nor would they give her any shares in the company…"

"…and Yunlan died in a car accident, but they blamed me for her death!"

Yao Wei was immersed in his own thoughts, full of indignation, with a hint of resentment in his excited expression. He did not notice that the four people looked at him with only indifference and mockery, and they looked like they were watching your performance quietly.

Pei Yun noticed that there was a sense of madness in his words and actions, his eyes were dark and bloodshot, and there was indeed something wrong.

"Masters, I..." Yao Wei was about to pray to the people in front of him again.

Pei Yun stretched out two fingers, lightly touched his forehead, and injected spiritual power into his body to explore...

After a while, a blood-colored spell appeared from his body...

Xu Qinghong and the other two beside her were stunned for a moment, and unconsciously took a few steps back, away from this person.

It was the first time that Yao Wei saw the true magical power of a cultivator. He first widened his eyes in shock, his face full of disbelief. When he saw the spell manifesting in his body, he screamed in fear: "Master, help! Help!"

Pei Yun did not help him break the spell immediately. As soon as she withdrew her hand, Yao Wei was so scared that his legs went weak and he fell to the ground.

"Master! Master! You must save me... I said I must have been cursed, and someone from the Wang family must have hired a master to cast an evil spell on me. They just want me to die..." Yao Wei knelt in front of Pei Yun, kowtowed and begged.

Pei Yun took a step back, looked down at the panicked man, and asked, "Why are you so sure that your wife's family cursed you? A curse requires contact, and it can't be completed in a short period of time. After your wife died, did you have any contact with the Wang family?"

Yao Wei was shocked, and after thinking for a while in silence, he regained consciousness: "Indeed, after Yunlan's death, I have no contact with the Wang family anymore... Could it be that someone else wants to harm me?"

"How about this! You take us to meet your wife's family first. I will know if they cast a curse on you as soon as I get to know them..."

"Thank you, Master. Thank you, Master!"

Pei Yun and the other three looked at each other, and followed Yao Wei to Wang's house.

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