The mountains behind Huaining Village were deathly silent, without even a breath of wind.
The trees were still, and the chirping of insects had faded away.
A full moon pierced through the clouds, casting a pale, eerie light that made the atmosphere even more unsettling.
The village chief's son, Wan Xin, was in his thirties and looked honest and simple. He rubbed his arm, swallowed hard, looked around, and shrank back, asking, "Don't you guys feel it's getting colder?"
Ji Nanshu, engrossed in playing with the baby girl in his arms, didn't even look up. "I don't think so."
Xu Yongnian said with a smile, "Mr. Wan, aren't you dressed too lightly?"
From the way Wang Chuan looked at the Wan family father and son, he knew that the village chief wasn't telling the truth at all; there must be something fishy going on. What did it matter to him whether it was cold or not?
Wu Rushuang glanced at Wan Xin coolly and said sarcastically, "Are you cold? Perhaps Mr. Wan is not feeling well?"
As she spoke, Wu Rushuang's gaze swept back and forth across Wan Xin's chest and thighs several times, directly breaking Wan Xin's defenses. "I'm perfectly healthy!!!"
Wu Rushuang: "Oh."
Others: Hold it in, don't laugh for now.
Wan Xin: Damn it!! This woman is absolutely despicable!!!
Wang Chuan gave Wan Xin a sinister look, his voice hoarse. "We've arrived."
The area around the tomb was very clean, and candles and offerings were placed in front of the tombstone. There was a photo of Xu Xiu in her lifetime, smiling brightly. She was clearly a girl who had been surrounded by happiness since childhood.
Xu Yongnian and Ding Huarong stepped forward and carefully examined the tomb. Ding Huarong said, "Captain, it seems to be a seal, but something's strange. There's something extra... I haven't seen it before."
"It is indeed a bit strange. The sealing and suppression... here, it's drawn wrong. And they didn't use cinnabar, it's..." Xu Yongnian paused, seemingly examining the sand he picked up with his fingers, then his expression suddenly turned extremely ugly, "It's Black Sand!"
So-called Black Sand is refined from the Yin energy of the Ghost King level. Its function in drawing arrays is mostly used in sinister and poisonous techniques, and it also has the effect of enhancing Yin energy.
Si Dai exclaimed, " Black Sand?!"
" Black Sand... wasn't the method for refining Black Sand lost?!" Shu Cheng's face was extremely ugly.
Chen Anbang: "So they hired a wicked sorcerer with ulterior motives?"
Pei Huai and You Shiyan scratched their heads. They weren't good at formations and didn't know much about Black Sand, so they couldn't offer any opinions.
Of the group, only Ji Xingyu looked completely bewildered: What is Black Sand? Can it be eaten... no, what can it be used for? He looked utterly astonished no matter what.
Thinking this, Ji Xingyu asked, "What is Black Sand?"
Ji Nanshu placed the baby girl in Ji Xingyu's hands and explained, " Black Sand is made from cinnabar as the raw material, and it is soaked in the Yin energy of a Ghost King level for forty-nine days. Cinnabar is meant to suppress Yin energy, and the pain of putting cinnabar and a vengeful ghost together will greatly enhance the resentment in the ghost's heart. Even if the refining process fails, the Yin energy in this Black Sand will be more than twice that of an ordinary vengeful ghost."
Hearing this, Wan Xin understood almost perfectly. He looked terrified. "You mean... not only did we fail to seal Xu Xiu, but we actually fueled her yin energy?!"
Ji Nanshu smiled happily, "You guessed right, but there's no reward~"
Wan Xin's fear caused him to inadvertently let slip that Wan Xin was also one of the perpetrators of Xu Xiu's death.
Wang Chuan squatted in front of Xu Xiu Xu Xiu's tombstone, gently stroking her photograph. His movements were tender and affectionate as he murmured, " A-Xiu, I've brought Wan Xin to you. Don't worry, even if Wan Xin were to survive today, I would make him come down to atone for your sins..."
Even though Wang Chuan spoke softly, the mountain was so quiet that, combined with the other man's slightly eerie movements and tone, Wan Xin couldn't help but shiver. He involuntarily took two steps back, fell to the ground, and after a few seconds of stunned silence, crawled to Xu Yongnian's feet, pointing at Wang Chuan and shouting, "Arrest this man!! He's trying to kill me! I... I can't die! If I die, my dad won't let you get away with it!!! Kill him!! Kill him!!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a strong wind suddenly arose in the mountains, making the trees rustle. A woman dressed in a red Xiuhe wedding dress suddenly appeared in front of Xu Xiu's grave. Upon closer inspection, it was indeed Xu Xiu.
Xu Xiu's face was ashen, and two bloody tears were visible at the corners of her eyes. She extended her sharp fingernails and aimed them at Wan Xin's neck.
Xu Yongnian subconsciously drew the copper coin sword from his back and swung it at Xu Xiu, but it was deflected by a golden talisman that suddenly appeared. Similarly, Xu Xiu's attack was also blocked.
"You're going to stop me?!" Xu Xiu's eyes flashed with a terrifying killing intent, startling Ji Xingyu into instinctively raising his peach wood sword to block Ji Nanshu.
Ji Nanshu did not answer Xu Xiu, but instead said to Wan Xin on the ground, "Your father doesn't seem to be telling us the truth, so your life is in your hands. Now, I want to know the truth."
Wan Xin, relying on the fact that Ji Nanshu and the others were sent down from above, believed they would never stand idly by and leave someone to die. He stubbornly retorted, "What truth?! It's that Xu Xiu was a promiscuous woman who seduced men everywhere! Now that she's dead, she still comes looking for trouble! She killed so many people in our village, doesn't this slut deserve to die?!"
"You're talking nonsense!!!" Wang Chuan was furious and grabbed Wan Xin by the collar, punching him repeatedly until Wan Xin screamed in pain.
Officials from the relevant department: The moon is so round tonight, oh no, it's wonderful!
Seeing that Wang Chuan had beaten him enough, Ji Nanshu stopped him, saying, "If you hit him any harder, he'll die."
"He deserves to die!!!" Wang Chuan's eyes were so red they were almost bleeding.
Ji Nanshu stared at Xu Xiu not far away and said only, "His hands are not yet stained with blood, and you still have a daughter to raise."
Xu Xiu then stopped Wang Chuan.
Ji Nanshu spoke coldly to Wan Xin, "Tell the truth, or you could die here today and no one would care."
Wan Xin retorted defiantly, "Die? You came here on a mission. Even if you don't care, don't you think your companions do? Can they just stand by and watch an innocent person die? If I die, my dad will never let you off the hook, and you won't get away with it either!"
"Innocent? You really dare to say that? Do you really think we can't see through it?" Ji Nanshu began to lose his patience, raising his hand to cast a Truth Talisman, "If I, Ji Nanshu, want you dead, no one can stop me!"
Xu Yongnian and the other two stared in astonishment at Ji Nanshu, who was drawing talismans with Spiritual Power. Damn it!! Who could stop this nineteen-year-old at the Innate Realm?!
The next second, Wan Xin started chuckling strangely, cursing, "Hahahaha, Xu Xiu, that woman, who told him to have such a big penis and wander around all day? Isn't she obviously trying to seduce me?! So..."
Hehehe, I went out to play and now I'm updating, so sleepy.
Kids, don't follow my example, remember to go to bed early!