Lin Yuexian, dressed in a qipao with a beautiful yet understated makeup, her beautiful eyes betrayed a hint of worry.
When she had agreed to gather the Lin family in Fengcheng to make a comeback, she, as the young clan leader, had also given her consent. Now, facing an unfavorable start, she bore significant pressure.
Seeing Chen Jiuyang's face change drastically, Lin Yuexian quickly asked, "Mr. Chen, have you discerned something?"
Chen Jiuyang snapped back to attention and said gravely, "Many people have died here, and their resentful spirits have been trapped by a formation, leading to accidental deaths among those who reside here."
Lin Yuexian's expression shifted. Her Lin family, a scholarly and prominent clan with centuries of heritage, naturally understood certain peculiar matters.
"Mr. Chen, do you have a solution?" Lin Yuexian gritted her teeth. This plot of land was a project she had personally selected and approved. If they were to retreat in disgrace, many within the family would likely not be appeased.
Chen Jiuyang pondered for a moment and replied, "There is a solution, but it will incur some losses. Are you able to accept that?"
Lin Yuexian's eyes lit up. "It's alright. As long as this place is safe and healthy, any losses incurred now can be compensated for when we develop the land later."
"With such a large plot of land, my Lin family can build a school, a shopping mall, high-rise residential buildings, and create a commercial district."
Chen Jiuyang chuckled, realizing she was right. The Lin family was a family of officials and scholars, not lacking in elite talent.
"Very well," Chen Jiuyang said. "It is nighttime now, and all the problematic areas are clearly visible. Have the demolition team come over, and I will help you break this formation."
"Good." Lin Yuexian nodded and turned to call over a group of Lin family members, instructing them to contact the demolition team.
Before long, the demolition team arrived.
Chen Jiuyang pointed to a villa and said, "People died in this house previously, and the resentment is extremely deep. The breakthrough will begin with this house."
Lin Yuexian looked astonished. "The three servants who died accidentally lived in this house. The person who almost jumped to their death tonight was also from here."
"Demolish this house. Ten meters beneath the foundation, there should be a small bottle filled with ashes."
Lin Yuexian instructed the demolition team to proceed as Chen Jiuyang had said. The entire team of demolition workers began by drilling holes in the concrete foundation and then planting explosives.
An hour later, the villa was completely demolished. The excavator dug a ten-meter-deep pit, and indeed, a small glass bottle filled with ashes was unearthed.
Lin Yuexian and the Lin family members looked at Chen Jiuyang with shock. Chen Jiuyang's ability to predict this with just a glance was extraordinary.
Chen Jiuyang instructed, "Have a virgin boy and girl from your Lin family take this urn to a nearby temple or Taoist monastery for enshrinement. Your Lin family members must then pay homage to these ashes daily for forty-nine days."
"Yes, Mr. Chen." Lin Yuexian sent a virgin boy and girl from the Lin family. To their surprise, as soon as they touched the urn, both children fainted.
"Such potent malevolent energy and resentment," Chen Jiuyang's expression changed slightly. In his vision, as the glowing children touched the urn, it erupted with black energy, causing them to faint.
Chen Jiuyang said gravely, "This is more troublesome than I imagined. Prepare black dog blood and rooster blood."
Soon, the black dog blood and rooster blood were brought. Chen Jiuyang smeared the black dog blood on the boy and the rooster blood on the girl. Only then did the pair of children awaken safely.
They then safely retrieved the urn and had it sent to the nearest temple or monastery.
After the urn was removed, the malevolent energy throughout Rongtai Manor became chaotic and violent.
Chen Jiuyang's lips trembled. "This malevolent energy is anathema to heaven and earth."
He quickly expanded his divine consciousness to survey the area, finally pinpointing a villa. No one resided in this villa, and standing nearby, one could feel chilling winds that sent shivers down their spine.
This villa exuded the densest black energy. If Chen Jiuyang were not of the pure Yang body, he would not have been able to approach it.
Chen Jiuyang stated solemnly, "Have ten young men under thirty and nine unmarried girls from the Lin family accompany me into this villa."
The Lin family members quickly produced nineteen individuals, with Lin Yuexian among them.
The twenty of them entered the villa. The exterior was incredibly opulent, but inside, the villa was infested with rats, cockroaches, snakes, centipedes, and other unclean creatures.
The interior was stained with a greenish hue and covered in cobwebs. The lights flickered erratically when turned on, causing a chilling sensation.
Upon entering the main hall, they found a frozen, transparent female corpse. Crucially, the corpse was pregnant with an infant. Her eyes were wide open in death, her face contorted in a grimace. The black energy emanated from her.
This kind of resentment and malevolent energy, if ordinary people were exposed to it for too long, would lead to mental derangement, nightmares, and terrible consequences.
The sight before them made the Lin family members' scalps tingle and feel nauseous, urging them to flee the place immediately.
Chen Jiuyang took a deep breath. "I have a way to resolve the inauspiciousness of this land."
Lin Yuexian trembled and said, "Please tell me, Mr. Chen."
Chen Jiuyang's expression was serious, and his voice was solemn. "Each of you must prick your finger and let a drop of blood fall onto her."
The crowd hesitated for a moment, but Lin Yuexian took the lead, and the rest followed suit.
Chen Jiuyang said with concentration, "You must swear to this lady that you will avenge her and bring the killer to justice!"
"Otherwise, the young men of the Lin family shall have no descendants, and the women of the Lin family shall not be married."
"Only then can her resentment be dispelled."
Lin Yuexian immediately stepped forward and made the oath to the corpse as Chen Jiuyang instructed.
Subsequently, the other Lin family members also swore their oaths.
Chen Jiuyang said loudly, "Kowtow and pay respects!"
Lin Yuexian and the others immediately kowtowed and paid their respects to the corpse.
The next moment, something astonishing happened.
The evil insects, snakes, and rats that had filled the place actively retreated. The flickering lights stabilized, and the intermittent chilling winds vanished.
The terrifying sense of dread also dissipated with the wind.
Chen Jiuyang led everyone out of the villa. When he surveyed the area with his divine consciousness again, the black energy was no longer as rampant. Chen Jiuyang said, "Burn this villa to ashes. All the ashes must be kept by your Lin family for worship until the day you find the killer."
Lin Yuexian's face was pale, and she was covered in a cold sweat. The other Lin family members were also similarly affected, collapsing onto the ground after leaving the villa.
Lin Yuexian asked, "Mr. Chen, is it resolved?"
Chen Jiuyang replied, "The eye of this mother-child reverse malevolent formation has been removed. However, you must find the killer for this lady and avenge her before you can proceed with developing the land."
Lin Yuexian, still shaken, said, "I have noted it just now. My Lin family will surely handle this matter properly."
Chen Jiuyang nodded. "From now on, your Lin family will not encounter any problems residing here. There are still several villas to be demolished and items to be retrieved from them before this place can be considered completely safe."