"***, why did this place get even stranger when those Bird-men showed up today? Were we tricked? Does that spell of yours even work?
"If it still doesn't work, we're probably going to die here."
The bang, bang, bang of pounding on the door woke more than just the innkeeper. Many people along the street heard it, and it left them deeply uneasy.
"It's not a Ghost knocking. There's no yin energy out on the road. Someone actually dared to come out this late at night? Don't they fear death?"
Ever since their group had arrived after hearing the news, the whole town had actually grown increasingly Uncanny.
These seasoned veterans weren't all fools.
It wasn't as though no one had tried to leave.
Every person who tried to leave eventually returned to town and became a guest of the Jin Family.
They had even seen old friends at the entrance to the Jin Family Grand Mansion, leaning against the doorway and peering outside.
When questioned, those friends merely smiled.
If questioned again, they went inside the Jin Family Old Residence.
Under those circumstances, who would dare enter the Jin Family Old Residence?
Others who made their living through shady means had stayed here only a short while before inexplicably suffering ominous misfortunes.
For some time now, every night had brought inexplicable, Uncanny happenings, and people had disappeared.
As a result, some Youzhi that should not exist lingered here, walking the roads at night.
If a living person encountered them, the consequences would be unthinkable.
"Let's go out and take a look."
The fortune-teller spoke, but the two carpenters waved him off.
"Stay here and keep quiet! Have you forgotten those people who died at night?"
One carpenter said viciously, "The watchman's clapper sounded wrong tonight. Didn't you hear it?