Qin Manjiang held Little Yang in his arms, turned, and darted backward.
The two "Living Corpses" snapped savagely, their features twisted out of place, and lunged again.
No one had expected this sudden turn of events. Only because Qin Manjiang had already "seen" the true forms of everyone present and been on his guard had he been able to react in advance.
Zuo Xian, a step too late, now gave off a faint glow. It was not intense, yet it forced the two roaring, lunging "Living Corpses" back step by step.
She had also seen what had happened in the cave and said with a bright laugh, "You didn't expect this, did you, Bai Gu? Nobody in this world is a fool. You tricked this Village Chief into sacrificing an entire village to nurture this Guanyin, but never expected this Guanyin to emerge early. Do you still not understand why?"
Bai Gu had been knocked to the ground and remained silent at her words. All the skin on the Old Village Chief's body had turned bluish, and his pitch-black fingernails sent chills down the spine.
He raised his right hand and plunged it straight down.
With a squelch, the Old Village Chief's right hand pierced Bai Gu's abdomen.
"Grandpa!" Little Yang struggled violently in Qin Manjiang's arms, the tears he had been trying so hard to hold back pouring out.
Qin Manjiang finally understood what was going on.
It had all begun because [Its] tomb lay hidden beneath Guanyin Village. Though called a tomb, it was actually more like a nest.
The Bai family wanted to steal [Its] power completely.
They had fashioned a Guanyin Statue and had the Old Village Chief bring it back to Guanyin Village and erect it there to draw out [Its] power continuously.
Yet for