Jiang Qingwan raised the small black iron ball in her hand.
“Look carefully, this is not a Dragon Ball at all, but a magical artifact that sucks away people’s luck. Someone tricked you into putting it here so that your whole village would provide for it for generations.”
Marin simply wouldn't accept it.
"Dragon Ball isn't like that! You destroyed Dragon Ball!"
He stirred up the villagers, making them even more agitated, and they were ready to rush forward.
With so many people suddenly flooding into the cave, the space felt extremely cramped. Ye Qi stood in front, his expression cold and stern. "My lord, if we rush out, we will surely harm the people."
Jiang Qingwan raised her hand and slapped him away, her cold eyes sweeping over all the villagers.
"Since you like this Dragon Ball so much, I'll give it back to you."
She raised her hand and threw the dragon ball above the coffin. The wisps of resentment began to swirl around it again, and the iron ball floated up once more, radiating a holy halo once more.
The villagers, their emotions running high, looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Dragon Balls... weren't destroyed?"
"How could she just get her hands on the Dragon Balls like that?"
"The holy monk said that once this dragon pearl is touched by a mortal, it will lose its magical power and will no longer be able to protect Ma Family Village. How come it's... healed again?"
"Village chief, what exactly is going on?"
Marin was also completely bewildered.
At that moment, someone in the crowd exclaimed "Huh?" and raised their hand to scratch their neck.
"It's so itchy."
Then everyone else started to feel itchy too.
From my neck to my arms, and then to my whole body, the more I scratched, the itchier it became.
"Fish scales! Fish scales!"
One villager pointed at the person next to him and exclaimed in surprise. The others were also quite frightened and immediately lifted their clothes to check.
Visible fish scales began to emerge from the villagers' bodies.
The itching is followed by a stinging sensation.
The screams echoed through the cave, a truly horrifying sound.
Ye Qi thought of Shui Gen and was greatly alarmed.
"They've all turned into monsters, Madam Jiang, what are we going to do?"
Jiang Qingwan remained calm. She took out a blank talisman from her purse, quickly drew a talisman, and then condensed spiritual power at her fingertips, causing the talisman to ignite instantly.
"Night Seven, flick the ashes into the air."
As she raised her hand and tossed up the burning talisman, Ye Qi condensed his true energy and swept it across with his sword.
The ashes turned into tiny specks, dissipating into the air.
A moment later someone screamed.
What is this?
As he shouted, he struck his chest, where a red line inexplicably appeared, connecting to a bead floating above the coffin.
The threads also appeared on the bodies of other villagers one after another, none of them were spared.
Jiang Qingwan said coldly, "Do you see it clearly now?"
"If I'm not mistaken, this cave should be a forbidden area of Ma Family Village. It was opened once recently, and after it was opened, people in the village started getting sores. Those who got sores must have been to the forbidden area. Village Chief, am I right?"
Before Marin could answer, some villagers raised their hands.
“Yes, Shuigen, Lao San, Ma Huzi... they have all been to the forbidden area.”
"No, the village chief led us in, so why is the village chief unharmed?"
Everyone turned to look at Marin, only to find that the thread was not on Marin.
The villagers' anger instantly took a turn for the worse.
"You're the one who ruined us?"
Marin was so frightened that his face turned pale and he kept shaking his head.
"I didn't. Everything I did was according to the instructions of the holy monk. You...you must not believe this woman's wicked words."
Jiang Qingwan reached out and took the bead in her hand.
The villagers, in great pain, felt as if their bodies had been hollowed out, and they all collapsed weakly to the ground, covered in sweat.
"Hey, it doesn't itch anymore, and it doesn't hurt anymore."
"The fish scales are gone."
"This is not a sacred object at all; it is a demonic creature."
“She is a fairy, she is a fairy.”
The villagers kowtowed to Jiang Qingwan.
Jiang Qingwan pulled Mo Yunhan in front of her, only half of her head showing.
"Village chief, who is the holy monk? Where is he? And where did this female corpse come from? If you don't tell us, the Jingzhao Prefecture will arrest you."
Looking at the villagers lying all over the ground, and recalling the horrifying and bizarre scene just now, Ma Lin suddenly wilted like a frostbitten eggplant, shakily stood up and bowed to Jiang Qingwan.
"Thank you, Fairy, for saving us all."
"As you predicted, this place is indeed a forbidden area of my Ma family village. I heard from my ancestors that a dragon pearl is enshrined within the forbidden area, which can ensure the prosperity of Ma family village and good weather."
“Every year we offer live pigs, cattle and sheep as sacrifices, and the village has indeed never suffered any disasters. Some time ago, Erlaizi from the village was in debt from gambling and couldn’t pay it back, so he came to the forbidden area to steal the Dragon Pearl to sell. I don’t know where he got the explosives from, but he destroyed the stone gate of the forbidden area.”
“I led the villagers up here, but we couldn’t block the cave no matter what we did, so we slaughtered cattle and sheep to make offerings again. But after that day, people in the village started to get sores. Er Laizi was the first to die. I didn’t dare tell anyone, so I buried him in secret.”
"On the day of the burial, I met a monk who immediately foresaw the predicament of Majia Village. He also said that a demon god was sealed inside the Dragon Ball and was angry because it was offended. He also guided me to the mass grave to find the female corpse, saying that their birth charts were a perfect match and that she could be the match for the demon god's spirit. As long as the demon god is appeased, the Dragon Ball can continue to protect Majia Village."
He spoke emotionally, "I really didn't harm anyone. I don't know who this female corpse is either. As for the holy monk, he only said that he would appear when needed. I... I haven't seen him since."
Jiang Qingwan was unsure whether the man's words were true or false.
That monk clearly had his eye on the Yin energy spot in Majia Village and wanted to raise a corpse there.
It's just unknown whether he was the one who left the iron ball magic artifact in Majia Village.
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