Lu Xuan glanced around with dark, deep-set eyes and murmured to himself, "It seems I'll have to wait for the night."
After all, the incidents happened after nightfall, and by early morning the next day, the victims went mad.
Midnight!
Since there had been mysterious deaths in Liugou Village, the old village chief ordered all villagers to stay indoors at night until the cases were solved.
The two rooms in the East Wing were occupied at the moment; Liang Cheng and the other government officials along with Li San and Tie Niu shared one room.
The remaining room was occupied by Lu Xuan alone.
Fearing the sinister happenings in Liugou Village, Liang Cheng had assigned two government officials to stand guard overnight, and for once, Li San would also be standing guard.
"Officials, my name is Li San, a clerk from the Lu Family Pharmacy. Please take good care of us!"
Outside the room, the three of them sat around by the door, with Li San politely addressing the two officials.
"No problem, no problem."
"Mr. Li, you're too polite."
The two officials spoke politely as well, without any airs.
Seeing this, Li San felt his tense nerves relax significantly. He realized that the two officials were also martial artists, likely in the Skin Refining Realm, just like him.
With two more martial artists joining him in the watch, Li San breathed a sigh of relief, and thought to himself: Let's hope we can get through this night safely.
In the yard, several lanterns lit with candlelight hung on the door, swaying gently in the breeze.
The dim candlelight inside the lanterns flickered along with the swaying lanterns.
The flickering candlelight cast light on Li San and the others, who sat facing each other with a look of intense focus.
Swish, swish, swish!
From the direction of the West Wing, came the sound of a light breeze sweeping through the passage.
At this moment, one of the officials stood up and spoke to Li San and the other official.
"I need to take a leak first."
Then he moved a meter forward to where a chamber pot was prepared, and in the next moment, turned his back to Li San and the other, lowering his pants…
Since the earlier victims had all met their fate while relieving themselves outside, Liang Cheng had prepared chamber pots in the yard to prevent further accidents.
Dusk fell with a surrounding silence.
Suddenly, a nearly invisible white figure flashed across the passage from the direction of the West Wing, moving so fast it was hard to discern with the naked eye.
Li San and the official beside him remained oblivious, continuing to sit quietly at the door, idly passing the long night watch.
Before long, the official who finished his business quickly turned back.
As soon as he sat down, he instinctively looked up.
In an instant, his eyes went wide, his face was full of shock, and fear quickly spread like a tidal wave.
The official froze in place, as if gripped by an invisible force.
In his sight, a bizarre black shadow hovered silently in mid-air.
The indistinct black figure exuded a chilling aura, with disheveled long hair fluttering freely like black vines, obscuring its entire head completely.
It was clad in a ghostly white garb, eerily moving on its own in the still night, emitting an indescribable ominous feeling.
Li San and the official beside him instantly sensed his strange behavior.
At this moment, Li San's heart sank with a foreboding sense of doom.
He suddenly felt a tingling sensation on his scalp, his breathing turned rapid, and his heart started pounding uncontrollably, the sound echoing vividly in the silent night.
Slowly turning his stiff neck, Li San thought about turning his body to look behind.
But a chilling sensation arrived!
It was the kind of bone-chilling cold that left Li San and the others guarding the door frozen, unable to move!
It was over!
Li San only felt his body out of his control, and his last thought was.
He was going to die!
Remembering the death of Mr. Yun Feng and the others, Li San looked ashen, on the verge of tears.
Why did he have to come back to this cursed place?
Just as the shadowy black hand was about to reach Li San.
Bang!
The door to Lu Xuan's room exploded open, wooden splinters shooting out into the courtyard, as if pushed by a powerful force.
Swish!
Suddenly, a fierce wind swept the courtyard, and the lanterns hanging on the door were blown upwards, the candle flames inside flickering as if they might extinguish at any moment.
A large saber crossed outward, blocking the black shadowy hand, the blade gleamed coldly in the candlelight, shining brilliantly.
"Finally, you're here!"
Lu Xuan gripped the saber, his mouth twisting into a grin, revealing two sharp rows of teeth, glinting with a silver chill.
At that moment, Lu Xuan smiled contentedly; he had been biding patiently in his room, waiting for this entity's arrival.
The moment Lu Xuan sensed the incredible chill beyond the courtyard, he burst through the door without hesitation.
Immediately, a scorching aura filled the courtyard, making one's blood boil.
The eerie cold vanished quickly like snow under a warm sun.
Facing such a terrifying entity, Lu Xuan unleashed his full blood energy.
With the terrifying chill receding, Li San and the others returned to normal.
Li San, taken aback, anxiously looked behind him, seeing his young master with a large saber confronting a black shadowy hand.
He hurriedly drew the saber at his side, trying to support Lu Xuan with his trembling body.
"Master, be careful, I'll help you!"
The next second, the ghostly creature in its eerie white garb, apparently fearing the hot blood energy on Lu Xuan, instantly turned into a shadow and darted towards the West Wing.
"Trying to run?"
Seeing the black figure retreating, Lu Xuan immediately unleashed all his might, creating a crater beneath his feet.
The fearsome impact propelled Lu Xuan into the air, chasing the black figure with ghostlike speed.
Such intense cold, it was at least dozens of times stronger than the yin energy Lu Xuan had felt before.
Was this the source of the yin energy?
Lu Xuan's eyes burned as he focused on the rapidly fleeing shadow, filled with a hunter's gaze of desire.
"What happened, something's wrong outside?"
Just as Lu Xuan left the East Wing chasing the black entity, chaotic footsteps sounded from Liang Cheng's room.
The room door swiftly swung open, and Liang Cheng and the other officials hurriedly emerged.
Liang Cheng saw the three outside looking as if they'd seen a ghost, then noted Lu Xuan's shattered door and his face changed drastically. He immediately shouted.
"What happened, where did Xuan go!"
A loud shout snapped the three stunned people back to reality, particularly Li San, still holding his saber.
Seeing Liang Cheng, Li San quickly responded, exclaiming loudly, "Mr. Ceng, it's bad, Young Master chased after those foul things, we must assist him quickly."
"Those foul things? Do you mean…"
Listening to Li San, Liang Cheng was initially puzzled, then suddenly realized what Li San meant.
Liang Cheng's pupils contracted as he surveyed the courtyard's devastation caused by some immense force and the gigantic pit on the ground.
"What are you waiting for, which way did Xuan go, lead the way quickly!"
"Yes, Mr. Ceng."
"Yes, boss."
Even though Xuan is strong, those foul things are eerily frightening, with powers that can animate the dead.
The worry was evident on Liang Cheng's face as he followed Li San and the other two towards the direction of the West Wing.