TL: Moonlit

Shen Ye also remembered that his own man couldn’t read faces and hurriedly said, “Do you remember Shanqing Daoren? He is Yang Yuhang’s master. This person is Shanqing Daoren’s eldest senior brother, Wuwei Daoren. I heard that he is most skilled in the art of cursing.”

Previously, Shen Ye had speculated that there must be a Taoist priest residing in Dahe Village. Otherwise, with the amount of evil deeds committed by the people in the village, it wouldn’t be so peaceful.

Now, it seemed that Wuwei Daoren was indeed up to no good.

Ye Ze naturally remembered Shanqing Daoren. Shanqing Daoren and his other two senior brothers had committed numerous evil acts and had already been defeated by Shen Ye. Shen Ye’s peach wood brush, cinnabar, and peach wood sword were obtained from those three Taoists.

“Yes,” Ye Ze nodded, looking at Wuwei Daoren.

This Wuwei Daoren had a face full of wrinkles and didn’t seem like a cultivator.

Shen Ye explained, “This old man is the village chief of Dahe Village. I suspect that he was killed by Wuwei Daoren a long time ago, and Wuwei Daoren’s soul has attached itself to this old man.”

That old man was also involved in many evil deeds and deserved what he got by being killed by Wuwei Daoren. However, Shen Ye felt a bit dissatisfied. How could that old man have died so easily? He wanted to capture him and torture him.

So, it was a possession.

Ye Ze withdrew his gaze, no longer paying attention to Wuwei Daoren.

On the other hand, Shen Ye clapped his hands and said, “I’ve been wanting to find this old Taoist. I didn’t expect him to live at the foot of Qi Lian Mountain. It’s really effortless to obtain him.”

Ye Ze touched his face without saying a word.

“Did you see the smoking pipe in his hand?” Shen Ye gestured for Ye Ze to look over. “That’s what he fished out from the deep pool. It should be a whisk, transformed into a smoking pipe by him. This whisk, just like the peach wood brush and cinnabar, is a good item.”

Seeing Shen Ye’s eyes shining, Ye Ze couldn’t help but smile.

It seemed that the kid had taken a liking to that whisk.

Shen Ye stroked his chin and said, “Actually, even if I have the whisk, it’s not really useful. But it’s still a good item, so I’ll keep it for now.”

After all, Wuwei Daoren would soon be defeated by him, and the whisk would eventually be his.

While Wuwei Daoren possessed the old man, his appearance still showed that of the old man. That was why Shen Ye could tell that the old man had committed numerous evil acts. But even without seeing Wuwei Daoren’s true appearance, Shen Ye knew that he had taken many lives. Several decades ago, Wuwei Daoren had already killed innocent people, so Shen Ye would never let him go.

Moreover… now Wuwei Daoren had cursed Dahe Village and set up an array to refine vengeful spirits. If Shen Ye arrived half a month later, Dahe Village would become a gathering place for vengeful spirits, and all the villagers would be refined by Wuwei Daoren.

Unfortunately, most of the villagers in the village were wicked people. If they turned into vengeful spirits, it would only be more terrifying.

In addition, with the abundant spiritual energy at the foot of Qi Lian Mountain, vengeful spirits would either be purified or devour the spiritual energy to become even more dreadful existences. Clearly, Wuwei Daoren wanted the vengeful spirits to devour the spiritual energy and eventually be used by him. He was cultivating the path of ghosts.

If that happened, not only would the surrounding villages be affected, but even the entire Qi Lian Mountain Range would suffer.

Shen Ye looked up at the sky above Dahe Village.

When he came, he didn’t sense anything wrong there because the village was covered by a layer of spiritual energy. It was only now that Shen Ye saw the intense black aura emanating from the village. Those black auras were gnashing their teeth and claws as if they were about to pounce on him at any moment.

Shen Ye waved his hand, dispersing the black aura.

At the same time, Wuwei Daoren spat out a mouthful of blood.

It was Wuwei Daoren who was up to no good just now, attempting to attack Shen Ye using the village’s grudges.

“You want to ambush me? Take a look at whether you’re capable or not,” Shen Ye sneered, a talisman paper striking Wuwei Daoren and restraining him. “I’ll deal with you later!”

Wuwei Daoren had cursed the entire Dahe Village and planned to seize the spiritual energy of Qi Lian Mountain. Shen Ye would definitely not let him go.

However, now the most important thing is to solve the problem in Dahe Village.

Although the villagers of Dahe Village have been cursed by Wuwei Daoren, it was their own wicked deeds that caught his attention and caused them to become vengeful spirits.

Shen Ye turned to the county leader and said, “Let me explain the situation in the village now. There are some matters that need to be handled by you.”

Having just witnessed Shen Ye’s ability to summon heavenly thunder, both the county leader and the other police officers were stunned. Upon hearing Shen Ye’s words, the county leader immediately responded respectfully, “Please go ahead.”

Shen Ye nodded and said, “There are two things you need to do. First, you need to arrange for the innocent villagers of Dahe Village, including the 21 households and 32 children, to be relocated out of the village.”

Dahe Village has a total of 192 households with over 1,300 residents. Among them, 30 households, totaling more than 210 individuals, did not participate in any wrongdoing. Additionally, there are 32 innocent children. All these 240+ individuals need to be properly resettled.

In fact, these people have also been cursed by Wuwei Daoren, but Shen Ye can help purify them. Even if they are relocated from Dahe Village, they will no longer be affected.

Shen Ye continued, “Secondly, there is a group of villagers who are not deserving of death. You should take them back for trial.”

There are still over 1,000 people in the village who have participated in criminal activities.

With a glance, Shen Ye could determine who among them was deeply wicked and who could still be reformed.

After listening, the police leader did not immediately respond. He spoke in a low voice, “May I ask, Master Shen, how many villagers are not deserving of death?”

He was somewhat worried that the local detention center would not be enough.

Shen Ye replied, “There are about 300 people, roughly.”

He didn’t have an exact count, but it should be close.

The police leader immediately found himself in a dilemma. It seemed that the local detention center would indeed be insufficient.

Shen Ye could clearly see what he was thinking and said, “Don’t worry about the prison issue. You can send them to the provincial authorities. They will take care of it.” He turned to Ye Ze and said, “Darling, I’m going to trouble you again.”

It would require Ye Ze’s involvement at the provincial level.

Ye Ze held Shen Ye’s hand and said, “I’ll contact the relevant authorities immediately.”

Shen Ye leaned over and gave him a kiss. “Thank you for your hard work, my love.”

The police leader and the dozens of officers behind him watched the affectionate display between the two of them, feeling somewhat uncomfortable and averting their gaze.

The bodyguards from the Ye family, however, remained calm. They were already accustomed to it.

Once Ye Ze made contact with the provincial authorities, Shen Ye said to the police leader, “You can go with your people now. I will take care of the rest.”

Saying that, he directly used his techniques to identify the innocent people and separate them from the group of offenders.

The police leader hesitated.

According to Master Shen’s words, there were still 700 people in the village who were deeply involved in wicked acts. He knew that Master Shen would not let those people go, and they would surely meet a grim fate. However, having 700 people die overnight would be quite chilling… Although he knew that Master Shen had extraordinary abilities and could hide them from outsiders, the sudden death of 700 living individuals… how would he explain it to his superiors?

After all, the county would still have to cancel their household registrations…

Shen Ye glanced at his face and said, “Don’t worry, my husband is here. He will take care of everything. If necessary, I can erase the memories of all of you, and even erase the memories of the surrounding villagers, making them forget that there was ever a place called Dahe Village, effectively erasing it from history.”

The police leader remained silent.

It seemed that he had underestimated Master Shen’s abilities.

“Alright, I’ll follow your lead,” the police leader finally agreed readily.

He had been given orders to obey Mr. Ye’s arrangements, and any consequences would be borne by Mr. Ye and Master Shen. He had nothing to worry about.

When the 30 households learned that they would be relocated, they initially hesitated to agree. After all, it was difficult to leave their hometown. Despite Dahe Village’s reputation and the unfavorable treatment they received from people in other villages, this place was still where their ancestors had lived for generations. How could they be willing to leave?

However, compared to the other criminals in the village, these 30 households were much more honest. Since they were asked to move, even if a hundred of them were willing to stay, they wouldn’t dare to resist.

After these people packed their belongings, the police escorted them away, one household at a time.

Next was the arrangement for the 32 children.

The parents of these children had committed crimes, and only the children were innocent. In other words, their parents would either go to jail or face Shen Ye’s judgment. Meanwhile, these children would have to go to orphanages or welfare institutions.

It was also a big task.

Fortunately, with Ye Ze’s help and his communication with the provincial authorities, proper arrangements would be made for these children.

Before the children boarded the vehicles, Shen Ye glanced at their faces.

Most of the children were under the age of six and were still naive, unaware that their parents had done something wrong and clueless that they would never see their loved ones again after this departure.

Shen Ye pondered for a moment and decided to tell them the truth. He said, “Your grandparents and parents have caused harm to others and done many bad things. Some of them will go to jail, and some will… be sentenced to death. You won’t see them anymore in the future. I hope that when you grow up, you won’t harbor resentment and won’t follow in their footsteps. Remember, it was your grandparents and parents who made mistakes first, which led to their punishment.”

The children continued to gaze at him, still confused about his words.

A few slightly older ones, upon hearing that they would never see their family members again, started crying softly, saying, “I want my parents, I want my grandparents…”

Shen Ye: “…”

He had never interacted with children before and didn’t know how to comfort them. He felt somewhat at a loss.

In the present society, guilt by association was no longer popular, and he didn’t think these innocent children were at fault. He had only wanted to give them the right to know. Unexpectedly, a few words made the children cry.

In fact, the police leader was not in favor of revealing the truth about their families to the children right away. Usually, they would wait until the children were older to inform them of the truth. So when Shen Ye spoke earlier, the police leader wanted to intervene. However, Ye Ze did not speak up, and in the end, the police leader remained silent.

Now, seeing the children cry, the police leader hurriedly said, “Master Shen, please don’t worry. We will take care of the follow-up work on our side.”

Shen Ye scratched his head, feeling like he had made a mistake.

He hesitated and said, “Should I erase their memories?”

The police leader was also unsure.

The crying children had been comforted by the police officers. It was unclear whether they understood the implications of their parents’ crimes.

Ye Ze gently stroked Shen Ye’s head and said, “No need. I will arrange for psychologists to provide counseling for them.”

Those children would eventually learn the truth, and to be honest, around ten of them were already around six years old and had memories of their parents. It wouldn’t be long before they found out.

Shen Ye couldn’t help but hold Ye Ze tightly around the waist and said, “Uncle, you’re so kind.”

Every time, it was Ye Ze who handled everything, and Shen Ye felt useless.

Ye Ze kissed his forehead and said, “Don’t overthink it.”

In terms of worldly matters, Shen Ye was certainly not well-versed. He had focused solely on cultivation in the past and had been pampered by his sect’s elders. After coming to this world, he quickly adapted to the intricacies of human society, which was already commendable.

In Ye Ze’s heart, his husband was kind, just, and powerful. No one could compare to him.

He affectionately kissed Shen Ye’s lips and then turned to the police leader, saying, “Contact me if you need anything.”

The police leader quickly agreed.

After the 30 innocent households and the 32 innocent children were taken away, only the criminals who didn’t deserve death remained at the scene.

Due to the large number of people, the police cars were not enough, and they had to be taken away in batches.

In order to completely eliminate the evil thoughts of these people, Shen Ye decided to punish the most heinous offenders in front of them.

Among the remaining criminals, there were over 20 thugs, including the four beasts, who had planned to silence him. Over the past decade, they had worked together to insult and murder more than ten girls from other villages, using particularly cruel methods.

These people certainly couldn’t be let off so easily. They had to experience a living hell where they begged for their lives but couldn’t seek death.

Shen Ye used his techniques to single out these 20 or so beasts and slammed them hard on the ground.

“Filthy animals like you should have that thing cut off to feel the pain.” Shen Ye didn’t mince words and directly severed their genitals through their pants.

Soon, a chorus of screams filled the air, sounding like piglets being castrated.

Even though they couldn’t see, the over 20 individuals rolled on the ground, clutching their lower bodies. Blood even seeped out from their pants. It was enough to make anyone feel a chill down their spine.

Even the young police officers watching couldn’t help but squeeze their legs tightly together.

But it wasn’t over yet. When those beasts were in pain and on the verge of passing out, Shen Ye used his techniques to revive them. The next second, he repeated the castration, and the individuals started writhing on the ground again, with blood flowing from their pants.

All the onlookers: “…”

Not only the police officers but even the criminal villagers had pale faces.

However, Shen Ye said, “This is not enough. The girls who were murdered by these beasts suffered far more. They were repeatedly violated and then dismembered and burned to ashes! Today, I will seek justice for them and avenge them! And this is just the beginning. I will make sure these beasts suffer the same pain day and night, undergoing castration every ten minutes until their souls are completely destroyed!”

Of course, whether these beasts’ souls were destroyed was up to him.

Perhaps it would take a few years, or maybe a dozen or even hundreds of years, but these beasts would endure endless torment!

Perhaps frightened by Shen Ye’s words, those beasts cried out even louder, one by one begging Shen Ye for mercy.

Shen Ye, of course, ignored them.

He turned to the group of criminals who were about to be taken away by the police and said, “Remember, when you come out of prison, if you continue to commit crimes, this will be your fate. I am a Taoist priest with great abilities, and I can find you anytime, anywhere. Once I catch you, be prepared to be tormented!”

Those people shrunk their necks. Some showed resentment, some looked frightened, and some lowered their heads, afraid to meet Shen Ye’s gaze.

However, regardless of the situation, no one dared to confront Shen Ye.

If it were the police trying to apprehend them, they would have picked up their hoes and fought back fiercely.

But Shen Ye was a Taoist priest with profound techniques, and these people had no ability to resist. They could only be forced to surrender.

Shen Ye was well aware of their thoughts and couldn’t help but mock, “When you do evil deeds too often, you will always face retribution. I am sent by the heavens to punish you!”

He waved his hand, throwing those twenty or so beasts aside, and then used a technique to castrate them every ten minutes.

The entire valley resounded with terrified screams.

Shen Ye remained calm and said to the police leader, “Finally, there are women and children who were kidnapped and brought here. You have to handle that.”

When the villagers were preparing to confront the police with their hoes, the kidnapped women and children were locked inside their homes, unaware of what was happening outside.

There were a total of thirteen kidnapped women, distributed among several families who couldn’t afford wives. They endured torment every day, and some of them had already been driven insane.

As for the kidnapped children, there were fewer of them, a total of eight. The reason for the low number is that the villagers believed that they couldn’t bond well with children who were not related by blood, and it was better to buy women to bear children.

“Alright, I will report this matter to higher authorities and help them find their families,” said the police leader excitedly.

They had long known that this village was involved in numerous kidnappings, but every time they tried to rescue people, the villagers would confront them with hoes. Engaging in direct conflict would result in the sacrifice of many police officers, and they couldn’t possibly kill all the villagers. So the matter had been dragging on.

The police leader felt relieved yet saddened that after more than a decade, there was finally progress in the case.

Shen Ye nodded and said, “Go and have your subordinates bring the people out now.”

The police leader immediately followed his instructions.

As the police cars took away batches of people, only the old man possessed by the inept Daoist, the twenty-odd thugs, and over six hundred human traffickers remained in the village.

Yes, all those six hundred individuals were human traffickers, and each one of them had personally participated in the trafficking of human beings!

They didn’t just traffic people to their own village; they operated in various places every year. Once they were discovered, they would flee back to the village.

With a quick glance at their faces, Shen Ye discovered that these people had trafficked over six thousand children and women in just five years! And they had blood on their hands too. Some disobedient children were directly thrown into the river to drown, and they didn’t provide medical treatment to those children with high fevers, letting them die…

These numbers were shocking, and the depravity of the people in Dahe Village was unheard of. It infuriated Shen Ye to the point that his eyes almost burst into flames, and he nearly tore apart each and every one of these traffickers with his bare hands.

Even though he had only been living in this world for a little over half a year, he knew that human traffickers deserved to die!

Losing a child was an enormous blow to a family.

Shen Ye had seen the news about some families bankrupting themselves over decades in search of their missing children. It was truly heart-wrenching and pitiful.

So none of these human traffickers from Dahe Village should be allowed to live!

By evening, the police had taken away all the people they needed to. Afterward, Shen Ye instructed the police to withdraw from Dahe Village because he was going to punish these over six hundred beasts and remove the curse placed by the inept Daoist, restoring the spiritual energy of the Qi Lian Mountains.

All of this had to be done covertly, without any ordinary people present.

As for Ding Chunni and Lin Zhihe, they were also sent back to school by the police.

Before leaving, Shen Ye said to them, “I hope you will keep this incident confidential. If you are unsure about keeping the secret, I can erase your memories for you.”

Ding Chunni and Lin Zhihe looked at each other.

“Don’t worry, we won’t talk about it to anyone,” Ding Chunni felt that everything she had experienced today was magical. Although she had nearly been violated and killed by those beasts, she was saved, and she had witnessed Master Shen’s abilities. She didn’t want to lose those memories at all.

Lin Zhihe had similar thoughts. He admired Shen Ye greatly, and today’s events were enough for him to remember forever.

He wouldn’t talk about it publicly, but he could discuss it with Ding Chunni. It would be an important memory in their lives.

Although they had made the promise, Shen Ye said, “Forget it, I’ll just cast a mute spell on you.”

Whenever they tried to talk about today’s events, they would become mute, ensuring that they wouldn’t disclose anything.

Ding Chunni and Lin Zhihe had no objections. Before leaving, they thanked Shen Ye and Ye Zexie once again.

The police leader was also grateful.

Without Shen Ye and Ye Ze, this cancerous tumor called Dahe Village would have continued to exist. One couldn’t imagine how much more damage it would have caused and how many more lives would have been lost.

With the matter essentially resolved, they watched as the police cars drove away one by one. Shen Ye whispered to Ye Ze, “Sorry, Uncle, we still have more to do.”

The sun was about to set, and the evening glow cast its reddish light over Dahe Village from the mountaintop, causing the layer of black gas to recede slightly.

Ye Ze touched his face and said, “It’s alright.”

Shen Ye sighed, “Punishing these several hundred beasts is simple enough. I can extract their souls and take them away in a magical artifact. However, the inept Daoist has cursed Dahe Village, and if we don’t lift the curse, not only will the surrounding villages be affected, but I fear the spiritual energy of the entire Qi Lian Mountains will also be damaged. But if we want to remove the curse, it will take at least two days…”

The main issue was that the curse and formation created by the inept Daoist were almost complete. It involved the spiritual veins of the Qi Lian Mountains and affected several neighboring villages, jeopardizing the lives of tens of thousands of people. Shen Ye had to handle it with great care.

But he and Ning Shihua drew an agreement to go to Qixian tomorrow to help her resolve the matter with the Immortal Aunt. And in four days, it would be Shen Shimu and Zong Yiming’s wedding banquet. If they stayed here, they might not make it in time…

Ye Ze, who had been with Shen Ye for a long time, naturally knew what he was thinking.

“Let’s leave the purification to Little Golden Dragon,” Ye Ze said as he hugged the child in his arms. “It recognizes me as its master, and you’re my partner and its half-master. It’s only fair that it helps us with these matters.”

Shen Ye: “…”

Indeed, they could also ask Little Golden Dragon for help!

With this thought, Little Golden Dragon recognizing Ye Ze as its master didn’t seem like a bad thing at all!

“Uncle, you’re so naughty, actually squeezing the King of the Dragon Clan,” Shen Ye poked Ye Ze’s waist.

Ye Ze pinched his nose. “Are you jealous?”

“No.” Shen Ye put on a serious face. “I’m starting to sympathize with it now.”

It could be foreseen that in the future, Little Golden Dragon would definitely be oppressed by its owner.

Ye Ze lowered his eyes slightly and glanced at him lightly. “Sympathize with it?”

Shen Ye: “…”

… Ye-Jealousy-Ze is online.

“I’m not, I didn’t,” Shen Ye’s survival instincts kicked in, and he immediately changed the topic. “I was just thinking, how do you summon it?”

Ye Ze: “…”

That’s a good question.

Although Little Golden Dragon said it would appear as long as they called for it.

But he always felt that this kind of mysterious method might not be very effective…

But they had to give it a try.

Ye Ze narrowed his eyes and called out, “Little Golden Dragon.”

He didn’t have much hope, but in the next second, Little Golden Dragon actually descended from the sky on the setting sun, hovering above their heads.

The enormous dragon head of Little Golden Dragon approached them and grumbled discontentedly, “What are you doing? Are you asking me to eat dog food again? Let me tell you, I’m a dragon, not a dog, and I don’t eat that!”

Shen Ye saw that Little Golden Dragon had actually appeared and said in surprise, “I think you’re as cute as a puppy. You come as soon as I call.”

Little Golden Dragon: “…”

It flicked its tail, preparing to kill its master!

Author's Note 6500 words~ There will be another update around 12 o’clock~ Wait for me~

My dog is super cute and well-behaved. It comes running when I call. But apparently, Little Golden Dragon doesn’t want to be a dog…

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