Dark clouds filled the sky, and rain poured down.
Having altered their appearances, Ren Ye and his two companions waded through the standing water and quietly slipped into Lust Village.
Things were much the same as the previous night. Sounds of fighting still rang out frequently nearby, and many Players had come out to search for clues after nightfall. Xu Qingzhao also noticed a detail: some of the Remnant Souls killed last night had revived today.
In other words, most of the Remnant Souls here could not be killed. They revived every night, repeated the same lines, and continued making trouble for the Players.
However, this did not matter to Ren Ye and his companions. Their team's approach was to follow the clues they already had all the way through. Biting off more than they could chew and chasing every lead might ultimately leave them with nothing.
With a clear objective, the three soon found the dry well beside Courtyard No. 18. Xu Qingzhao remained responsible for perimeter security, hiding somewhere concealed to observe in secret, while Ren Ye and Apu jumped into the well together.
They landed at the bottom, where a damp chill struck their faces and standing water covered the ground beneath their feet. Ren Ye looked up at the sky, estimating that the shaft was five or six meters deep, then turned to survey his surroundings. The space at the bottom was only slightly larger than an ordinary farmhouse vegetable cellar.
"There's a body."
After changing his appearance, Apu wore gray hemp clothing, trousers cinched at the ankles, and cloth shoes. He looked no different from a manual laborer.
Whoosh!
Ren Ye took out a firelighter, shielding it from the falling rain with one hand while directing its light toward the southern side of the well