Everyone's Been Controlled?

The old woman rejoined the group, her expression now looking rather grim.

Unable to get Lord Bai the Fourteenth) to back them up due to unknown influences, they were essentially without any backup plan.

If we rely solely on burning incense and borrowing magic, the situation doesn't look very optimistic no matter how you look at it.

After all, in the old woman's eyes, there were only five people present, including two apprentices, who were clearly not reliable.

She turned to look at Lu Bai: "Xiao Lü, what's your opinion?"

"That's right, since the Fourteenth Prince said from the beginning that you would lead this trip."

Incense Master Shi subconsciously rubbed the goosebumps that had risen on his arm. "You have to come up with something, don't you?"

"Anyway, they're not letting us leave, so we might as well wander around the village for now."

Lu Bai remained quite composed, even speaking with a smile.

His composed demeanor calmed the two incense masters present considerably.

"Let's go see how the villagers are doing."

As he spoke, he strode toward Xiao Li's house at the edge of the village.

The old woman and Incense Master Shi exchanged a glance, offered no objections, and followed behind Lu Bai, one in front of the other.

Even if the remaining two fighters had other ideas, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and follow suit in the face of this situation.

In any case, staying with the leaders is safer than wandering around aimlessly on your own.

Passing through the wooden fence surrounding the house, we arrived at the door.

The door was ajar; it could be pushed open with a little force.

As soon as the door was pushed open, a chilling, biting wind rushed in, making one extremely uncomfortable.

The room was completely dark, with no lights on.

This, in turn, draws attention to the God of Wealth Tower at the base of the wall, because faint will-o'-the-wisps flicker within it.

"Did they escape, or...?"

The old woman cautiously approached, but she couldn't sense the presence of the Guardian Immortal from the God of Wealth Tower.

Lu Bai squatted down in God of Wealth Tower: "There were no warning signs before it happened, so I guess they didn't escape."

The so-called Four Great Sects, to put it nicely, are immortals; to put it bluntly, they are just a group of animals that have become spirits.

Evil spirits and deities are essentially the same; the only difference is whether they follow order or are in chaos.

Since they don't follow the rules, Lu Bai wouldn't be surprised if they did something.

"Lu Xiangtou, come out and see right now."

Incense Master Shi stood at the door, a look of horror on her face.

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Lu Bai got up and walked to the door, following Incense Master Shi's gaze.

It turned out that a large group of figures had suddenly appeared on the cobblestone path in the village at some unknown time.

A rough count suggests there are about three or four hundred people.

With so many people crammed onto the not-so-wide cobblestone road, the sheer number of heads made for a rather spectacular sight.

Moreover, some of them looked quite familiar to Lu Bai; they were all villagers from Liu Family Village, though he didn't know why some were missing.

The villagers had lost their previous enthusiasm; everyone was expressionless and walked unsteadily toward where Lu Bai and his group were.

The villagers' eyes were vacant, devoid of any human emotion.

Seeing this, even the old woman, who considered herself well-informed, felt a sense of unease.

The villagers gradually drew closer, and under the cover of night, it seemed as if something was lurking in the crowd, secretly observing them.

Lu Bai breathed a soft sigh of relief, "Go outside first, don't stay in the house."

Normally speaking, although there are many villagers, if they really wanted to be ruthless, the Incense Master Shi and the old woman alone would be enough to deal with them.

The problem is that these villagers are behaving so strangely, clearly under the control of evil spirits, that it's hard to bring oneself to harm these innocent villagers.

The best solution is to find the culprit behind this chaos and eliminate it.

Upon reaching the wooden fence, Lu Bai gestured for Incense Master Shi and the others to follow him around to the back of the crowd.

He jogged along the edge of the village, occasionally slowing down to make handprints and casually toss down a few grains of glutinous rice.

Lu Bai casually asked, "What other methods can you use now?"

"Apart from needing to light incense, everything else is fine."

Incense Master Shi gave his answer without hesitation.

Realizing he couldn't summon Lord Bai the Fourteenth to the scene, he immediately tested his skills.

It can only be said that the restrictions in this area are not as strict as imagined; they will only cause the incense to go out, but the Mana of the immortals can still be borrowed.

"That's right, we still have the strength to resist."

Regardless of what the old woman really thought, at least what she said was quite encouraging.

Lu Bai nodded and turned his attention back to the crowd.

Their actions did not elicit any extreme reactions from the villagers; they merely followed their movements, slowly turning their heads.

The large group of villagers moved like puppets, their steps extremely slow. If that were all, they wouldn't pose much of a threat.

The evil spirits mixed among the villagers seemed to realize this and quickly took corresponding measures.

A strange cry suddenly rang out from the crowd.

The strange scream sounded like fingernails scraping across a blackboard, making it extremely unpleasant to hear.

But as the strange cry rang out from the crowd, the chilling wind suddenly intensified several times over, causing the fence outside the dilapidated tile-roofed house to creak.

In the shadows of the village, something inexplicable and inexplicable seemed to have appeared.

The darkness and coldness surrounding Lu Bai and the others became even more penetrating to their bones, and their joints felt as stiff as if they had been iced.

"... This can't go on."

The old woman even had difficulty speaking, "We can't keep hiding like this; we have to find a way to fight back."

Lu Bai stopped and casually straightened his clothes.

He chuckled and said, "It's time to retaliate."

"You've come up with a solution?" Incense Master Shi's eyes lit up.

Why do you think this evil spirit suddenly intensified its attack?

Before Incense Master Shi could give an answer, Lu Bai proactively stated, "This proves it's in a hurry."

"What's the meaning?"

"Among the Four Great Sects Hu, Huang, Bai, and Liu, only the Hu sect can control so many people at once."

As Lu Bai spoke, he made a hand seal and then held it to Incense Master Shi's lips. "Come on."

Incense Master Shi recognized the handprint and immediately realized Lu Bai's plan.

He took a deep breath. "Oh~ Oh~ Oh~"

He imitated the sound of a rooster crowing, and Lu Bai amplified the volume.

At the same time, similar noises were heard from several other directions in the village.

Since I can't find a rooster, this is the only way I can try.

Is it useful?

Have!

Moreover, the effects are exceptionally noticeable.

As the saying goes, when the rooster crows, the world turns white.

Even a fake chicken is still a chicken.

It was clear that the villagers gathered on the cobblestone road had snapped out of their puppet-like state after hearing the commotion coming from all directions.

Although they did not immediately regain consciousness, they all looked dazed and did not move according to the evil spirit's instructions.