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The Water Mirror Technique allowed only for the sight of images, but not the sound; otherwise, one could glean some information from their conversations.
On the other side of the ancestral hall, there was another room with its door tightly shut. As Xuan approached that room, it seemed he triggered some kind of restriction, and the door swung open!
Xuan, quick-witted as he was, hid himself in a flowerbed in the middle of the courtyard.
The person who emerged appeared tense and angry, surrounded by a few others who quickly scattered.
This individual had an unusually pale complexion and was tall and thin! His eyes sparkled with intensity as he glanced around before returning inside and shutting the door.
Xuan circled around the ancestral hall again, giving me a rough understanding of the layout. Then I instructed him to come back.
When Xuan returned, he was patting his chest, looking quite shaken. “That scared me to death! Scared me to death!”
I asked, “But you came back safely, didn’t you? What’s there to be afraid of? We men…”
Before I could finish my sentence, I suddenly realized I didn’t even know whether Xuan was a boy or a girl.
Xuan then wrung his chubby hands in a somewhat aggrieved manner and said, “I’m a girl!”
I felt a bit embarrassed; it wasn’t exactly appropriate to verify his identity like that. I comforted him instead, “Are you scared of that person?”
Xuan nodded. “He’s so scary! I saw a strong red light on him!”
I pondered for a moment; it seemed this person had taken many lives! Otherwise, he wouldn’t exude such malice that could frighten Xuan so much.
After May had passed, dawn arrived earlier. The old lady got up early to prepare breakfast for us.
During a break for lunch, I asked, "Grandma, are there any historical artifacts or old houses around the village? We could take some photos to report back!"
Grandma slurped her porridge and thought for a moment before replying, "There is indeed an old house—the ancestral hall in Village East. It has quite a history. Although many things were destroyed over the years, the main structure is still standing, and some stone carvings and wooden sculptures are worth seeing. However..."
I noticed Grandma hesitating and quickly asked, "However, what?"
In a low voice, she said, "Last year, the village chief rented out the ancestral hall to someone else. Now, not only you but even the villagers aren’t allowed near it. Those people are quite fierce and have raised a few wolfdogs that are as tall as a person. You should just take a distant look and head back; it wouldn't be good if something happened!"
"Thank you for the warning, Grandma. Otherwise, we might have gotten into trouble," I replied with a smile.
As we were leaving, I slipped her 100 yuan, but she stubbornly refused to accept it. I had to ask Xuan to leave the money on the bed in the room where I had stayed after we left. It was just a small token of our appreciation!
When we reached the village entrance, several cars whizzed past us, kicking up a cloud of dust. I covered my mouth and nose with my hand and glanced back to see that the cars seemed to be heading toward Village East.
Solemn glanced at me and asked, "Ling Feng, do you think they might have noticed something?"
I frowned and replied, "There's an eight or nine out of ten chance they have!"
Ruo Yu clenched his fists with a cracking sound. "If it comes to it, we can fight them! We can’t let these bastards get away with it!"
I waved at both of them and took a wide detour up the mountain toward Village East.
With the trees providing cover, we could observe what those people were up to—whether they were truly this vigilant or if they would change locations at the slightest disturbance.
Sure enough, people in the ancestral hall were moving back and forth, loading many boxes into their vehicles.
These people were moving way too fast.
Woof, woof, woof...
It seemed we had gotten too close and forgotten that they had dogs.
A wolfdog, towering at about five and a half feet, was barking furiously at the place where we were hiding.
It felt like it would break free from its chains at any moment and come charging at us.
After a while of barking, two people approached with iron rods to check things out.
"Probably just some wild rabbit. These dogs love to bark for no reason when they're well-fed!" one of them complained.
The other person waved his iron rod through the nearby bushes as if to emphasize his point. "Who doesn't? We haven't found anything unusual. Are we really going to change locations just because three strangers showed up at the west end of the village? They left this morning, didn't they?"
"Who doesn't? If it were up to me, we wouldn't be afraid of anyone in the Black Magic Cult. One comes, we take one down!" the first man echoed.
The two of them pretended to search for a moment before turning back. As they passed by the wolfdog, one raised his rod and shouted, "Bark again and I'll smash you! Tonight we're having dog meat!"
The wolfdog seemed frightened by the threat; it crouched down with its front paws on the ground and whimpered softly. Then it truly stopped barking.
I couldn't help but be astonished; sometimes animals are more sensitive to danger than humans—it's all about survival!
Solemn said, "Ling Feng, why don't we just charge down and take care of these guys?"
I shook my head. "Do you know what the situation is inside? What if they have guns? If we get hurt, that's one thing, but what if a child gets hurt? Have you thought about these issues?"
Solemn was left speechless by my questions. At this moment, we knew nothing.
I said, "As long as we keep close, we have a chance to take them all down!"
Ruo Yu replied, "These guys are quick on their feet; how are we supposed to catch up?"
I had my own methods. I raised an eyebrow at Solemn and placed the Mouse Toy on the ground.
The toy slowly made its way toward the car parked by the shrine. As it passed by Wolfdog, he sniffed the air and then lay down on the ground.
The mouse hung beneath the car.
Solemn curiously asked, "Ling Feng, what kind of high-tech product is this? It even has that function? If this could be widely used in investigations, it would save so much trouble!"
I thought to myself that this was my secret technique; how could it be widely available?
Ruo Yu laughed and said, "Solemn, this is Ling Feng's unique Secret Technique; ordinary people can't learn it!"
Solemn sighed in disappointment, "Can I learn it then?"
I looked at Solemn and joked, "I doubt it!"
Their movements were swift. Before long, we heard the sound of the car starting. We watched as the vehicle sped away until it disappeared from sight before we emerged from the bushes and slipped into the shrine.
Inside the shrine was a complete mess. I first rushed to a side room. This room was surprisingly clean; I looked around but found nothing.
I went to another room, where the air was filled with lingering scents of meat and a strong smell of blood.
Solemn's expression changed as he punched a wooden pillar. "Damn it, a bunch of beasts!"
It was indeed cleaned up thoroughly, leaving no clues behind.
I began to inspect the area around the shrine again and soon discovered a patch of soil that was noticeably loose behind the shrine, clearly indicating recent disturbance!
I called Ruo Yu over to help, and within moments, Ruo Yu had cleared out a pit.
Inside the pit were piles of white bones!
I said in a low voice, "Solemn, notify the bureau to come and collect evidence!"
Solemn, with red-rimmed eyes, stepped aside to make the call.
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