The past events have long been forgotten. Even the people in the village have gradually stopped talking about her and those events. She was no longer the same person as before.

How could these outsiders know who this madman was and what her relationship was with them?

When walking into the village, some villagers who were enjoying the shade in front of their homes and playing cards under the trees saw this strange combination, and they looked around as if they were seeing a new world.

Wu Feng scolded: “What are you looking at? Are the food in your home ready, and your work is done?”

He seemed to be very prestigious in the village. After being yelled at by him, many villagers who were watching the excitement shrank their heads.

Only an old man wearing a dirty coat and holding a half-lit cigarette butt came over. He was dark, thin, and short. As soon as he got closer, he looked around at the three female contestants with squinting eyes, which was disgusting.

Gu Zhisang’s eyes narrowed slightly, while Xi Haihong and Daisy could also feel the meaning of the old man’s gaze. They couldn’t help but frowned and glared back.

The old man grinned, revealing his black and yellow teeth, showing his vulgarity. He winked at Wu Feng and said:

“Wu Feng, they are so beautiful. Where did you find so many beauties?”

As soon as Wu Feng saw the notorious gangster and scoundrel in this village, he knew he wanted to do something bad. He said angrily: “Fourth Uncle, don’t open your mouth and talk nonsense. Don’t ruin the reputation of our village! These guys are reporters from the TV station!”

He deliberately emphasized his tone to remind the old man not to say anything he shouldn’t.

The wretched old man understood the meaning of his words. He was not so confused that he said something he shouldn’t have said. However, he did not shut up when his stubbornness got the best of him. Instead, he curled his lips with disdain:

“So what if they are from the TV station? They are also a woman, they have to marry a man and listen to their husband! Today’s young girls have learned bad things. Each one is more vain than the other and worships money. They abandon their hometown where they grew up and despise the poverty in the mountains. They all go to big cities, and then marry a rich man…”

After hearing these words, Wu Feng’s blood rushed to his face, and he wanted to go up and block this old man’s mouth. Unfortunately, this old man was very sharp-tongued and did not give him a chance to interrupt:

“If you ask me, these women just need to be taken care of. Let us honest men do it and keep them at home…”

Before he finished speaking, two villagers took him away at Wu Feng’s signal, “Fourth Uncle, are you confused? What are you talking about!”

After forcibly taking him away, Wu Feng was exhausted and explained:

“Don’t get me wrong, we people in Xiaoyan Village don’t have this idea. This fourth uncle is a bachelor in the village. He is over 50 years old and his wife ran away with him. He is a bit cynical. The other villagers are very friendly.”

Gu Zhisang said in a good temper: “It’s okay, Village Chief Wu, we understand.”

After experiencing the trouble caused by this old scoundrel, Wu Feng did not dare to delay any longer. He was afraid that on the way he would encounter some unknown gangster in the village who likes to talk nonsense and leak some information, so he took the person to the village committee without any delay.

After arriving at the place, Gu Zhisang looked as usual:

“Village Chief Wu is very busy, right? Don’t worry about us. The medical spiritual master, who came with us, will try his best to cure this eldest sister.”

She said so, so Wu Feng couldn’t wait to leave.

He winked at several villagers and said: “Then I’ll trouble you all, masters. I’m afraid this crazy woman will cause trouble and hurt you, so I’ll leave two villagers to watch her.”

Gu Zhisang didn’t care about this, just pretended not to hear it: “Let her go.”

The two villagers who pressed the mad woman on the stool hesitated and said: “As soon as we let go, she will bite people like a mad dog!”

“Release her.”

Gu Zhisang’s tone was not serious, but the aura around him made the two villagers feel nervous. They muttered for a long time: “You ask us to let go, don’t blame us when you get hurt!”

As soon as the two of them took their hands away, the mad woman, who was no longer suppressed, immediately jumped up and rushed in the direction of Xun Yiqing and He Mitu.

Gu Zhisang put her hand on the crazy woman’s shoulder and pushed her down. Her buttocks that she had just raised were pushed back onto the bench.

No matter how hard she struggled, making the bench creak, her face turned red and brown, she could not move at all. She could only stare at Gu Zhisang resentfully with her cloudy eyes.

Gu Zhisang pressed her palm against the crazy woman’s shoulder and released her strength.

As soon as her palm touched the crazy woman’s shoulder, a powerful sinister force rushed straight into her palm!

This feeling was the same as it had been many times before.

Gu Zhisang was certain that the ‘black mist’ on this woman was very heavy, completely covering her appearance and aura.

After her power penetrated the crazy woman’s body, it was like a stone sinking into the ocean. It couldn’t hit a splash. Instead, a powerful force hit her palms.

This sticky, evil force was extremely powerful. It kept attacking her even if her cultivation was almost ‘Earth’ level, and her body was being protected by a powerful soul.

In a place where everyone couldn’t see it, her palms that were placed on the shoulders of a crazy woman, a layer of skin was directly corroded by this sinister force!

A sharp stinging pain came from her palms. Gu Zhisang knew that her palms must have been scorched.

There was no pain on her face, the corners of her lips even curved into a smile, but her eyes were cold.

It turned out that this ‘black mist’ was targeting her!

The evil power hidden in the body of the crazy woman came from the same source as the one that hindered her cultivation.

The burning pain in her palms continued, and Gu Zhisang could feel the sinister energy still frantically drilling into her body and veins.

But her soul was extremely powerful, and she had a layer of soul power to protect her body, which blocked the black energy outside her body. She only suffered some harmless skin injuries.

What shocked her even more was that in addition to the thick ‘black mist’ that obscured the secrets of heaven, this crazy woman also carried a force of cause and effect that could not be ignored.

This was what made Gu Zhisang hesitate.

The power of cause and effect just proves that her guess was correct.

This crazy woman was the breakthrough point linking the two villages and even the entire mountainous area of Southern Province!

Even though the ‘black mist’ obscured the secrets of the entire southern province and made it difficult for Gu Zhisang to move like a ‘blind man’, she still found the node from the clues.

As long as this ‘node’ was revealed, all mysteries will be solved.

But because the incident behind this crazy woman involves the entire Southern Province and the fate of countless people in the world, the consequences of uncovering the truth will inevitably change the lives of many people.

That’s why she has such a powerful power of cause and effect.

It was precisely because she was aware of this that Gu Zhisang hesitated.

In her previous life, she was not involved in the world and did not care about things. Firstly, she was not interested, and secondly, she did not want the cause and effect of the mortal world to interfere with her spiritual practice.

In the sect, Gu Zhisang was the aloof and unsullied sect leader, and the first disciple of the human immortal Junhong;

Should she change things and people’s destinies this time?

During the two to three seconds of holding her breath, Gu Zhisang thought a lot. The staff and two villagers behind her were just amazed at how powerful her slender, boneless arms were, which could easily suppress the crazy woman.

But other contestants with spiritual senses felt the faint magical aura around her.

After a moment, Gu Zhisang let out a long sigh of relief. Her eyes were dark and her expression was a little complicated. She seemed to have changed a little, but nothing had changed.

With a snap of her fingers, a simple small formation rose under her feet, and she turned to look at the people behind her:

“I need you to do me a favor.”

Several people looked serious and stood up straight. Xun Yiqing said in a determined tone: “What did you find?”

Gu Zhisang’s eyebrows were indifferent and he said: “I said that there is no ‘effect’ without a ’cause’ in the world, and there is no love or hate without a reason. Whether it is based on hatred, jealousy, or other things, there must be a basis. And this woman’s hatred came too suddenly and strangely.”

“There is no need to tell fortunes. Just by looking at her current miserable and crazy ending, you can tell that she must have suffered in the past, and it was probably inflicted on her by this village. But her mind has completely collapsed. Even if she sees the people in the village who beat, scold, and humiliate her, she just acts stupid and indifferent.”

“But isn’t it strange that such a ‘crazy woman’ feels so resentful and wants to eat you alive when she sees you and He Mitu, two strangers?” “

He Mitu frowned: “It’s indeed strange, but what does this prove?”

Gu Zhisang glanced at him and said: “The only thing you and Xun Yiqing have in common, and the only thing that is different from everyone else, is that you dress strangely, and you look like an outsider at first glance.”

The two looked at each other. One was wearing a Taoist priest’s uniform, the other was wearing a robe and mantle, and the other players were wearing ordinary clothes.

That’s true!

“So…” Xi Haihong’s tone suddenly dawned: “So this woman doesn’t hate them, but hates people wearing such clothes? Could it be that she went crazy because she was harmed by a Taoist Master?!”

Xun Yiqing said: “It’s a bit far-fetched to use this as evidence alone. Even so, how does it connect with the case we want to investigate?”

Gu Zhisang shook her head gently and looked at Bai Ci: “Can you calm her down? Her thoughts are too confused, and her mind is in a mess.”

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