Yesterday...
Everyone had split up to look for the Old Almanac.
The monk had stumbled upon the graveyard by sheer chance. If he had not accidentally slipped off the cliff while fetching water by the stream, he would never have found the graveyard in this godforsaken place.
It was hidden far too well.
The graveyard lay tucked away in a mountain hollow, but although it was called a graveyard, it was really more like a mass burial ground!
Grave mounds stood haphazardly all over it. Some were even clustered together, with a stone tablet casually planted between them bearing several names, seemingly those of a whole family.
Many graves had simply been covered with a careless heap of dirt, their headstones planted crookedly, without the slightest care.
Some had not even been fully covered, leaving the coffin lids exposed beneath the dirt.
Clearly...
The villagers seemed unwilling to linger here—or rather, they were afraid of this place.
So whether burying the dead or tending their graves, they had hurried through it.
"We're here. This is the place."
The monk pointed at the graveyard as he spoke.
After surveying the mass burial ground, the Roving Exorcist Disciple openly revealed the clue Ye Qianfan had traded him yesterday. "Everyone, help look for Huang Moli's headstone. That's the Evil God's headstone!"
"As long as we bury this Cinerary Urn there, we should pass the test!"
"Sure thing!"
Everyone's eyes lit up at his words.
After all, this place was deeply sinister, and nobody wanted to waste time here, so they quickly split up and got to work.
"How could you do that!"
Fugui was rather angry and wanted to take the Roving Exorcist Disciple to task.
After all, they had agreed to an exchange, and their side had not leaked the clue about