Everyone was stunned by these words.

"Playing this hard?"

Luo Tianhe gasped: "These two siblings are really ruthless! One killed her own daughter, and this one is even more ruthless—she even killed herself!"

I was secretly lamenting my misfortune.

This old woman clearly came prepared!

Isn't this forcing me to die?!

Looking at Uncle Liu, his eyes were already red with emotion from being moved by Old Madam Zeng's crazy yet resolute actions.

Her legs buckled, and she knelt on the ground with a thud, burying her face in her hands and bursting into tears.

"Sister Zeng, why are you doing this to yourself! It's all my family's fault, and it's dragged you into this..."

Grandma Zeng's gaze was like two cold, piercing beams of light, stabbing straight at me.

"To go or not to go?"

After saying that, she slowly raised the lighter in her hand, her thumb gently rubbing the flint wheel.

My heart clenched suddenly, and I was caught in a deep dilemma.

Suqin upstairs has turned into a zombie; the horrific scene is still vivid in my mind.

I know perfectly well that I have no way to deal with this.

Going up there would be like a lamb entering a tiger's den, practically a death sentence.

"3!"

Grandma Zeng began to count down, stretching her arm forward as she did so. The flame of the lighter flickered on her fingertips, as if it might be ignited at any moment.

My breathing quickened instantly, and my heart pounded as if it would burst out of my chest.

Sweat poured uncontrollably from his forehead and slid down his cheeks.

"2!"

Grandma Zeng's voice rang out again.

This time, she pressed down hard with her thumb.

With a "click," the lighter was lit.

A ghostly blue flame suddenly shot up, instantly illuminating her terrifying face.

Illuminated by the leaping firelight, it appeared even more ferocious and terrifying.

Luo Tianhe, standing to the side, stamped his feet in frustration and roared, "Are you crazy, you old woman! Old Chen, don't do anything stupid!"

But at this moment, his voice sounded somewhat distant to me.

"1!"

As soon as Grandma Zeng finished speaking, she reached for the lighter on herself without hesitation.

At this critical moment, I finally shouted.

"Wow!"

However, it's definitely not a good idea to go up there so rashly.

Luo Tianhe said he would bring people to accompany me up, but he was stopped by Master Jin and Master Wu.

It is said that Suqin is injured, and since there has been no sound from upstairs, it means she has hidden herself.

So many of us went up there, all of us young men full of vigor and vitality, with an abundance of yang energy.

That will cause even bigger trouble.

"Dude!"

Luo Tianhe patted my shoulder heavily: "If it's a fight, I won't say a word, but you know I'm really scared of this thing."

"So cowardly?" I raised an eyebrow.

Luo Tianhe nodded seriously: "That's how cowardly I am."

I looked at the others, but they all looked around, pretending not to see me.

I can't work myself to the bone; I'll focus on providing emotional support.

I sighed helplessly; I guess I'll just have to do it myself.

However, before I went up, Fifth Master told me to wait.

Then they sent someone to the village to catch a big rooster.

"Oh, and find some more glutinous rice and black dog blood. Be quick!"

Everyone hurriedly dispersed to prepare.

Before long, the villagers placed the items one by one in front of Fifth Master.

Fifth Master then took out cinnabar, yellow talisman paper, and a writing brush from his cloth bag.

Fifth Master looked at me, his tone calm but carrying a hint of unyielding authority.

"Take off all your clothes."

Taken off?

I asked him, "Is it okay to take it off inside the house?"

Fifth Master shook his head: "No, you have to take it off in the open. Suqin has become a corpse, full of resentment and evil energy. Your yang energy is the key to resisting evil spirits."

"And this open-air place, with its vastness and abundant yang energy, can absorb yang energy into the body to the greatest extent, adding some help to your resistance against evil spirits."

Fifth Master paused for a moment, then continued, "Furthermore, taking off your clothes in front of everyone will gather their yang energy, creating a yang-rich aura for you and enhancing your resistance. Every step of this is related to your life or death, and you cannot afford to be careless."

Since that's what they've said, even though I was reluctant, I knew the situation was serious, so I had no choice but to take off my clothes.

Luo Tianhe leaned closer and teased, "What's there to be shy about? We're all men."

I said, "Aren't there still women around?"

Luo Tianhe chuckled: "Isn't this a great opportunity for you to show off your physique? What if some girl takes a liking to you? You'll be thrilled."

After saying that, he shouted to his underlings, "Come here, help our Brother Chen take off his clothes."

He even deliberately whistled, which caused his henchmen around him to burst into laughter.

After all that commotion, they managed to strip all my clothes off.

However, Luo Tianhe was kind enough to leave me a pair of big shorts.

I know he did this simply to put my mind at ease.

After all that commotion, I didn't feel so heavy-hearted.

After I took off my clothes, Fifth Master first dipped his hand in the black dog blood, muttered incantations, and slowly paced around me, occasionally dotting a few spots on my body.

The black dog blood, falling onto my skin, carried a slight chill, making me shiver involuntarily.

Then, he picked up a brush, dipped it in cinnabar, and started drawing from between my eyebrows all the way down to my ankles.

Then he grabbed a handful of glutinous rice, circled it around my head a few times, and then sprinkled it evenly over my body.

Finally, he picked up the rooster, lit a yellow talisman, waved it in front of the rooster's head, and shouted at me, "Open your mouth!"

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