Fan Xiaoling squeezed her hand. Wen Qi looked up and saw several people looking at them with concern. She quickly smiled soothingly and indicated that she was fine.

Chang Jian even came over and asked, "How about Wang Minghuai and I switch seats with you guys?"

Wen Qi shook his head, "Really, no need, it's okay."

Chang Jian hesitantly glanced at the third man behind him, who grinned at him, revealing a row of big white teeth, looking inexplicably eerie.

Chang Jian shuddered and subconsciously took a step back. He looked at Wen Qi and said, "Then you guys better be careful." Then he turned around and went back.

Wen Qi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Why was he trying to be brave when he was obviously scared?

There was no conversation along the way after that. Wen Qi and Fan Xiaoling leaned their heads against each other and slept until the bus stopped.

The experience was pretty good, at least the road was flat and there were no bumps at all.

Everyone had just woken up and was dazed when they were packing up and getting off the bus. When the wind blew after getting off the bus, they were no longer dazed, but a little bewildered.

It was pitch black all around, with no lights in sight. After the bus drove away, even the only source of light disappeared. They now felt as if they were being kicked off a bus halfway through their ride.

Fan Xiaoling couldn't help but ask, "Have we really reached our destination?"

"Yes, this is Longhe Township." Professor Li took out a flashlight and shone it on the bus stop sign that was almost covered by weeds.

Professor Cheng took out his cell phone and called an expert at the institute. He said, "We're here," and then hung up.

Everyone looked at him eagerly.

Professor Cheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, let's wait here first."

Wen Qi didn't say anything, but instead paid attention to the third brother and the scholar who got off the car with them.

The two of them also stood there for a while, took out their cell phones and turned them around, as if to confirm the direction, and they moved just as Professor Cheng was making the call.

The third brother even looked back at them, his big white teeth standing out in the dark.

There were golden lights flashing in Wen Qi's eyes. He saw two people jump off the road and go straight into the forest. They soon disappeared.

Wen Qi thought about it and decided not to follow. Firstly, she couldn't leave this group of people for too long. Secondly, the SWAT team obviously already knew the whereabouts of these two people and had not taken any action yet, so they must have some concerns. It would be better for her not to intervene rashly and just wait for notification.

About ten minutes later, a light appeared in the distance. Everyone was not sure whether it was someone coming to pick them up, so they all took out their cell phones, turned on their flashlights, and shone them in that direction.

The light in the distance flickered as if in response.

Everyone was delighted, "Sure enough, they are here to pick us up!"

A few minutes later, the light got closer, and a man asked loudly, "Is this the archaeological team from Yunhai University?"

"It's us!" Professor Cheng came forward, "Are you the experts from the institute?"

The man laughed and said, "I am not an expert. I am just a handyman. Come on, I will take you to the village to rest. We can talk tomorrow if there is anything."

Professor Cheng picked up his luggage and followed.

Professor Li and Professor Zhang were behind them, reminding the students to follow closely.

Fan Xiaoling looked at the person leading the way in front of her suspiciously, but because there were too many light sources and the light was chaotic, she couldn't see clearly. She could only pull Wen Qi's clothes and whispered, "There seems to be something wrong with the person leading the way in front."

Wen Qi patted her head in praise, "Not bad, your perception is getting sharper and sharper."

Fan Xiaoling's eyes widened and she lowered her voice to exclaim, "There's really a problem! What should we do? Professor Cheng is too close to him!"

"Paper man?" Fan Xiaoling was relieved and curious at the same time. "Can the paper man talk like a normal person? And it's so big. How big of a piece of paper must it be to cut it out?"

Walking was boring anyway, so Wen Qi simply gave her a lesson, "The paper figures cut out by the Heavenly Master can come alive as long as their eyes are touched by soul power. They are usually the size of a palm and can do only a few things, most of the time they just pass on a message or help move things."

"It is rare to see one this big, but it is not cut directly. It is also the size of a palm. As long as enough soul power is injected into it, it can grow. With more soul power input, it will naturally have the most basic thinking, and chatting will not be a problem."

"When the paper man completes his mission and returns, the Heavenly Master will reclaim his soul power and will naturally know all the situations along the way." Wen Qi explained, "Nowadays, very few Heavenly Masters use paper man. After all, paper man is still paper, which is too fragile. In comparison, the takeaway ghost is more useful."

Fan Xiaoling was very interested, "Can you also cut paper figures?"

Wen Qi raised his eyebrows, "Of course, there is nothing in the profession of Heavenly Master that I don't know."

The paper man walking in front seemed to have heard it and immediately let out an ambiguous snort of laughter, probably because he thought Wen Qi was boasting too much.

Wen Qi didn't care. It was just a paper figure. Besides, whether one had ability or not could not be determined by words.

Fan Xiaoling didn't hear it at all, and even pulled Wen Qi to say, "This is so interesting, can you teach me when you go back?"

Wen Qi didn't comment, but just said: "You can't chew too much. Wait until you memorize the spell."

Fan Xiaoling felt lost for a moment, but then she cheered up. Wen Qi was right, she had to do the things in front of her first, and then think about the future.

After walking for more than ten minutes, everyone finally arrived at Longhe Township.

Don’t be fooled by the grand name. In fact, there are not even 20 households in the whole village. Most of the residents are middle-aged or elderly. The young people have either gone out to work or settled in the town. Those who are left behind have poor economic conditions and no offspring, so they can only make a living by farming.

The paper man led them into a large courtyard with three large tiled houses. Each house had a long earthen kang, which could accommodate six people. There were more men than women, but it was enough room to share.

The three professors and Chang Jian and Wang Minghuai lived in one room.

The remaining six boys lived in one room.

In the last room, there were only Wen Qi, Fan Xiaoling, the senior schoolmate who had been bullied before, and her companion. The four of them slept on a big kang, which was quite spacious.

After the distribution was completed, the paper man stood in the shadow outside the door and said, "The bedding on the kang is clean. You should go to bed early. Get up at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning to have breakfast. Leave for the tomb complex on time at 7:30. Don't be late."

Professor Cheng smiled and thanked him, "Thank you for coming here so late at night. We all remember that. Go back and get some rest."

The paper man laughed, turned around and left.

It was already past half past twelve, and everyone had to get up early tomorrow, so they stopped chatting and went to wash up and go back to their rooms to sleep.

Wen Qi had been sitting in the car all day and couldn't sleep without a shower, so he and Fan Xiaoling simply found an empty room, sealed the doors and windows, and used talismans to boil water and scrub the room briefly.

Fan Xiaoling was afraid of the cold, so she said she didn't want to wash her clothes before she took them off. She hurriedly put on her clothes and ran back to her room.

Wen Qi also felt cold, but compared to going to bed dirty, she could bear this little bit of cold.

After scrubbing, Wen Qi was changing into fluffy bunny pajamas when there was a noise at the door.

Her eyes suddenly flashed with gold and she looked towards the door.

At the same time, he zipped the door, walked over quietly, and suddenly opened the door. There was nothing outside the door, only a little residual yin energy, which was very similar to the yin energy on the third brother and the scholar.

But Wen Qi was sure that it was not them who were outside just now. There was no sound of breathing or footsteps. Only a ghost could do that.

Wen Qi frowned. Something escaped from the tombs? Did the Tianshi from the research institute know about it?