"Just as the Roving Exorcist Disciple said, we now have everything we should," Shen Lang added to the analysis. "If there's still an unsolved mystery, it would have to be those crossed-out names in the family register. If we can uncover what happened back then, perhaps we can figure out exactly which link we're missing!"
"The Night Watchman!"
All three brightened at once. "That old man is probably the only person who knows the history of this Ghost Village!"
"Looks like the step we're missing is capturing the Night Watchman and interrogating him!"
"Come on, it's time to wait by the stump for our rabbit!"
Outside the ancestral hall, in the dense woods.
Ye Qianfan, Shen Lang, and Fugui hid separately in the undergrowth!
Because Fugui had trouble walking, he hid closer to Ye Qianfan, so Ye Qianfan could protect him or come to his aid at any moment!
"Brother Ye, do you think the Roving Exorcist Disciple might fail to find the Night Watchman?"
Fugui was a little worried. After all, they had been hiding here feeding the mosquitoes for half an hour. The little monk had even come out of the ancestral hall once, but neither the Roving Exorcist Disciple nor the Night Watchman had shown any sign of appearing. It was hard not to worry.
Ye Qianfan made a shushing gesture instead. "Shh, don't worry! Someone as suspicious as the Roving Exorcist Disciple is bound to notice the questionable details inside the ancestral hall. And that Night Watchman is both curious and cowardly. It would be hard for him not to get spotted by the Roving Exorcist Disciple... here he comes!"
As the two spoke, Ye Qianfan saw an old man with a deeply wrinkled face rush out of the ancestral hall, constantly looking over his