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Yang Yi was not in the room, and it was almost certain that the man in black was him.
However, Xiao Juan still hesitated to believe it. "Lin Hao, could it be that Teacher Yang had something else to attend to, which is why he dressed like that?"
"Something inconvenient?"
Xiao Juan's words made me frown slightly. At that moment, I wasn't focused on how to convince her; instead, her words seemed to grasp some opportunity in my mind.
Seeing me lost in thought, Xiao Juan tugged at my arm and called out to me.
I looked up, my expression serious as I met her gaze.
Xiao Juan asked what was wrong, and I tentatively asked her if Mu Yan's disappearance could be related to him.
Xiao Juan bit her lip and shook her head. "It's unlikely. Even if Yang Yi is indeed the Mysterious Man in Black, he has no reason to harm Mu Yan."
At her words, both of us instantly turned our eyes toward Xiao Juan.
"What are you staring at me for?" she asked.
I remained silent, but her words reminded me of something, and the thread of opportunity I had just grasped suddenly became clearer.
Just as Xiao Juan said, on the surface, even if Yang Yi was indeed the Mysterious Man in Black, he had no reason to target Mu Yan.
But what about the facts?
He also had no reason to target me, yet he had snatched the Zombie transformed from Cloud Ghost General from Mao Shiba and his group twice in a row. How could that be explained?
So sometimes, the truth may not be as simple as one might think.
I didn't explain these details to Xiao Juan, but instead said to her, "Xiao Juan, regardless of whether Yang Yi is the Mysterious Man in Black, I think we should first talk to Uncle Zhou and see what they want to do."
Xiao Juan nodded in agreement and said, "That sounds good."
Then I turned off the light, and we left Yang Yi's room, closing the door behind us before heading directly to find Uncle Zhou and Mao Guoxue.
We woke Uncle Zhou, Mao Guoxue, and Grandma Jiang from their sleep. Mao Shiba also got up, and Xiao Juan and I recounted what we had just witnessed.
I shared my suspicions without holding anything back. After listening, the expressions on Zhou Zhen, Mao Guoxue, and Grandma Jiang's faces turned grim.
"Eighteen, go check if Yang Yi is really not in his room," Mao Guoxue instructed Mao Shiba with a serious tone after a moment of silence.
Mao Shiba seemed somewhat skeptical as well, but anyone who thought about it would have doubts about Yang Yi going out dressed in black robes at this hour.
Moreover, there was indeed a highly skilled figure in black that could not be ignored.
An even more critical point was that Yang Yi had been in seclusion not long ago, during which time coincidentally overlapped with when I and Mao Shiba and Zhou Zhen had not yet arrived in Jintan. The Mysterious Man in Black had appeared once then.
However, after we arrived in Jintan, the Mysterious Man in Black reappeared, which puzzled me at the time.
If this person truly was Yang Yi, everything would suddenly make sense.
Both Yang Yi's skills and cultivation level absolutely matched the identity of the Mysterious Man in Black.
As for his earlier so-called retreat, I believe it was merely a facade.
I could think of this, so how could Zhou Zhen, Mao Shiba, Mao Guoxue, and Grandma Jiang not realize it?
Soon, Mao Shiba returned with a grim expression and shook his head, saying, "Uncle Yang is indeed not in the room."
Mao Shiba's words made the faces of Mao Guoxue and Zhou Zhen grow even darker, and they became more convinced.
What I didn't expect was that Mao Shiba brought back another item—a scarecrow. He handed it over to Mao Guoxue and the others right away.
The scarecrow was about a foot tall, with a piece of white paper affixed to its face, depicting facial features. However, those features were drawn in vermilion, giving it a frighteningly vivid and somewhat eerie appearance.
In addition to that, the scarecrow was tightly wrapped in a talisman, with a note stuck on it. I glanced at it briefly; since I was a bit far from Mao Shiba, I couldn't see what was written on it clearly.
But it seemed to be a person's name along with their birth date and other details.
I didn't pay much attention to it, but when Mao Guoxue, Zhou Zhen, and Grandma Jiang saw the scarecrow, their expressions instantly turned extremely grim.
Mao Guoxue immediately asked, "Where did you get this scarecrow?"
Mao Shiba frowned and replied in a somewhat harsh tone, "I found it in Uncle Yang's room. When I went in, I noticed there were offerings on the table by the window. It seemed strange, and then I discovered this."
"This... this..."
Zhou Zhen stepped forward, and upon seeing the note affixed to the Scarecrow, he looked at Mao Guoxue in disbelief and said, "The Eight Character Death Curse—this was done by Yang Yi?"
What?
I was taken aback by his words and quickly moved to Mao Shiba's side, reaching out to take the Scarecrow from his hands. After a glance, my face turned ashen.
Not only was my name written on that note, but also my birth date and time.
I had seen many things related to witchcraft and curses on television before, often involving a Scarecrow or a doll with the name and birth details of the cursed person. However, I never expected such a thing to happen to me.
After the shock wore off, I looked at Zhou Zhen and asked, "Zhou, Uncle Zhou, are you saying that the one who cast the curse on me is Yang Yi?"
Zhou Zhen remained silent, his expression grim.
Mao Shiba chimed in, "Based on the current situation, it does seem that way. And I suspect that the Mysterious Man in Black is likely him as well."
Grandma Jiang suddenly sighed, "Ah, it's truly hard to know a person's heart. I never expected Yang Yi to have such intentions."
Her words made me furrow my brow in confusion. "Grandma, what do you mean by that?"
Xiao Juan looked similarly puzzled, her brow furrowed.
Zhou Zhen seemed to think of something and asked incredulously, "Grandma Jiang, are you suggesting that he is after the Demon King's Cauldron inside Xiao Lin?"
"Hmph, what else could it be for?" Grandma Jiang snorted coldly.
"The Demon King's Cauldron."
Mao Shiba, looking somewhat confused, said, "But that doesn't make sense. If it's for the Demon King's Cauldron inside him, why not just kill him directly?"
As they mentioned the Demon King's Cauldron, I couldn't help but furrow my brows deeply, gradually understanding what Grandma Jiang and Zhou Zhen meant.
What puzzled me was whether a person could absorb the energy within me.
Mao Shiba's words prompted Grandma Jiang to snort again. "Brat, what kind of society are we in now? Do you think killing someone won't be against the law?"
"Uh, that's true," Mao Shiba stammered.
When the Scarecrow appeared, Mao Guoxue had remained silent until he finally sighed and said, "Let's not discuss Yang Yi's intentions for now. Eighteen, you stay behind and break this Eight Character Death Curse. Zhou Brother and Grandma Jiang will come with me."
"Are you going to find Yang Yi?" Mao Shiba asked.
Mao Guoxue nodded. "If that Mysterious Man in Black is indeed him, then if we find him now, we might also locate that Zombie."
"I'll go with you." I quickly interjected. Sister of the Dark Wife was fierce.
Zhou Zhen turned his gaze toward me and asked, "Do you suspect that Mu Yan's disappearance is related to him?"
I nodded without saying a word.
After a moment of thought, Zhou Zhen sighed, "It's not impossible," and then looked at Mao Guoxue with a questioning expression.
Mao Guoxue glanced at me and said, "Then let's go together."
Seeing that I was going to join them, Xiao Juan immediately turned to Grandma Jiang and said sweetly, "Grandma, I'm going with you."
"You're not allowed to go."
Grandma Jiang snapped back sharply and then ignored whatever Xiao Juan was saying.
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