Before the six of them split up, they had brought up the matter of a recognition code.
The code was meant to guard against ghosts impersonating other people to deceive them.
But they could not say the code outright. If they did, the ghosts might learn it.
So the five of them had agreed that, whenever they encountered someone else, they would call out a random line that everyone from Great Xia knew and have the other person supply the next line.
It could be the first half of a verse, a popular rhyme, or something similar.
That was why Luo Sheng had called out that rhyme inside the house earlier.
Yin Yu had failed to supply the next line, and Luo Sheng could hardly gamble their lives on him.
Glancing at the body on the ground, Luo Sheng dragged him under the eaves to keep the Spirit-Sealing Talisman from getting wet in the rain.
"Luo Sheng, what do we do next? Should we go over to the Clan Elder's place?"
Luo Sheng looked at Yin Yu's body before him and shook his head gravely.
"No need. Since it was Yin Yu's corpse that came here, that place has probably already fallen completely."
"Let's secure this place before worrying about anything else."
"Help me carry Yin Yu inside. We can't leave him here."
Then the two of them carried Yin Yu's body into the room.
Lin Xiurou's parents-in-law, who had been glaring at Luo Sheng and Ren Chuan, began trembling uncontrollably when they saw the two return from a brief trip outside carrying a corpse.
Only now did they understand how serious the situation was.
A trace of contempt appeared in Luo Sheng's eyes.
"Now you're scared? Why didn't you think to speak up when Lin Xiurou was drowned in