Night fell once more.
Chen Lin silently watched the two villagers before him. He had knocked one unconscious and tied up the other.
He wanted to see what would happen to them at night.
Time ticked by, and the sky grew darker.
Just like yesterday, once a certain moment arrived, the entire village suddenly fell silent, as though someone had flipped a switch. Every sound vanished, and no lamplight appeared.
At the same time, the bodies of the plump woman and her companion gradually faded and disappeared.
Whether unconscious or tied up, they vanished all the same.
Chen Lin reached out to grab them, but caught only air.
"So that's how it works. What formidable methods!"
Muttering under his breath, he suddenly rose into the air and flew to the courtyard of the plump woman's house.
After studying it for a while, he took out a Foundation Establishment Puppet and directed it inside to open the wooden door. Then he released a Crow Puppet to fly inside and investigate.
His expression changed immediately.
This was completely different from his daytime investigation. The moment the Crow Puppet entered the house, he lost contact with it. Yet there was none of the mental backlash that came with its destruction; it had simply passed beyond his sensing range.
After some thought, Chen Lin sent the Foundation Establishment Puppet inside as well.
Once again, it vanished like a stone sinking into the sea, its connection to him instantly severed.
He resisted the urge to go inside himself and checked the houses on either side. Finding the same situation in both, he waited quietly outside.
The next day.
Everything was just as it had been yesterday. A rooster heralded the dawn, and all things stirred back to life.
This time, however, neither the plump woman