Liu Ruyan did not answer. She merely shot Chu Xuan a cold glance.
There was little emotion visible in those clear, frigid eyes, yet Chu Xuan inexplicably felt a chill run down his back.
If not for his master's wife standing beside her, given Liu Ruyan's hatred for him, she would likely have had Elder Feng break all four of his limbs long ago and personally drag him off to recover the scattered remains piece by piece...
Chu Xuan did not dare make excuses.
Suppressing his still-unsettled injuries, he slowly pushed himself to his feet against the broken wall and, under everyone's watchful eyes, headed once more toward the bridge culvert he could not bear to remember.
The farther inside he went, the stronger the lingering scent of burned candles became.
Messy yellow talismans lay scattered across the muddy ground. The crooked Magic Array remained as it had been before, while several stark white bones had been casually arranged in different places.
When he had been affected by the Bewilderment Card, Chu Xuan had not found anything wrong with this scene.
In his eyes, those cold white bones had always been the living, breathing "Su Su."
But now, the illusion had been dispelled.
Returning here and looking at the absurd scene he had arranged with his own hands, Chu Xuan's vision darkened in waves. He wanted nothing more than to turn around and flee this damned place at once!
Yet he could not leave.
Only he knew whether the Liu Family ancestors' remains were complete.
"There is another piece here..."
Chu Xuan's voice was hoarse as he raised a hand and pointed at a clump of weeds beside the Magic Array.
A Liu Family attendant immediately stepped forward, wearing white gloves, and carefully removed a piece of bone buried beneath