Chapter 183 Apprentice vs. Immortal (60)
The man nodded, his bloodshot eyes filled with fatigue and a determination to fight to the death.
"There are only three of us left now. Yesterday we distributed all the remaining evil-repelling talismans to the villagers and asked them to stick them on their doors to prevent evil spirits from entering."
"We came to the village chief's house without any amulets to ward off evil spirits. We planned to lure it over here and then catch it once it fell into the trap."
It's easy for him to say it, but when he actually takes action, I'm afraid he will be defeated and his entire army will be wiped out.
Yu Ying listened to his words quietly and touched his hands guiltily. It seemed that he had come at the wrong time and broke the trap they had set with all their efforts.
He coughed twice to cover up, "Don't panic, we're here."
Then he turned to the village chief and said, "Tell me about what happened in the village recently."
Finally, he added, "Especially things that are weird and unreasonable."
The village chief immediately bent down and said, "Please come in first, Immortal. I feel a little nervous outside."
Yu Ying turned his head and looked at the deep pit at the door. He casually released a surge of spiritual power, and the door returned to its original state.
Upon seeing this, the village chief praised, "The immortal has such strong magical powers."
Yu Ying strode into the house and said lazily, "Don't waste time, come in."
Everyone went into the house. It was a simple place with more than a dozen people filling it up.
The village chief sat on a cushion on the ground, his cloudy eyes slightly fixed.
"This place has always been a peaceful and tranquil paradise, and it even attracted the county magistrate and his family to move in here."
"Life passed peacefully, with villagers working from sunrise to sunset."
He paused for a moment, then said, "Somehow, the first villager was found dead in a field, his body drained of blood and flesh, leaving only a skeleton."
Fear flashed across his old face. "I went to see it too. The corpse had a horrified expression, as if it had witnessed something extremely terrifying."
Qin Yun'er's eyes moved, but she did not interrupt the village chief and listened carefully to what he said next.
The village chief looked dazed, as if trying to recall what happened at that time.
"At the time, several people strongly demanded to find a Taoist priest to exorcise evil spirits, but I stopped them because I didn't want the village's reputation to be ruined."
He sighed bitterly,
"I didn't expect that every now and then, villagers would be murdered. By the time I realized my mistake, the village was already surrounded by a strange gray fog, and I couldn't get out."
"The bodies of all the villagers who attempted to leave and enter the gray fog have appeared in their homes. Nearly twenty villagers have died so far."
"I regret it now. If I had known this would happen, I would have..."
When he said this, he couldn't help but cover his face and cry.
Everyone else was confused. The village chief talked for a long time but it was the same as saying nothing. There was no important clue at all.
"I remember many monks came here before. How are they?"
Yu Ying asked him curiously.
The village chief was silent for a while, then a low, hoarse voice came out, "Only these three are alive."
After the words were spoken, the air fell into silence, with only the crackling of the candlelight.
Yu Ying and the other man looked at each other. It turned out that more monks had died than villagers.
Qin Yun'er looked at the village chief and asked a completely unrelated question: "Before the accident, was anyone married?"
The village chief looked at her in surprise, then thought for a moment and said, "Yes."
"Who is it? By the way, tell me about the personnel of her wedding party."
Qin Yun'er chased after him relentlessly, her brows furrowed with a serious expression.
The village chief felt a great deal of pressure from her staring at him, and tremblingly said, "It's Yu He from the west end of our village. She's very beautiful and kind, but her father died young, and she lives with her blind mother."
"Life was hard, but luckily, my luck turned and I was spotted by the county magistrate's son and taken home as his wife."
Then he told her about the members of the wedding party and described their figures and appearances.
Qin Yun'er asked quietly, and Yu Ying's response was affirmative.
Her eyes moved, and it seemed that it was indeed Yu He.
Soon her brows furrowed. She was married to the son of the county magistrate. Considering what Yu Ying had told her before, it should not be the son of the county magistrate. She had a preconceived notion.
She first ruled out the county magistrate's son, then asked, "Where is she now?"
The village chief was stunned and thought for a long time before saying, "I haven't seen her for a long time."
His eyes wandered, as if he was deep in thought.
"She seemed to be pregnant before and had been staying at home, hardly going out. The recent incident happened shortly after."
Qin Yun'er's expression remained unchanged as she whispered to Yu Ying, "If I'm not mistaken, she's already dead."
Yu Ying's expression suddenly changed and he frowned seriously.
Qin Yun'er looked at the village chief and asked again, "Does the village chief know who has coveted her?"
The village chief was stunned, then shook his head. He didn't know much about her situation.
But he still gave him a suggestion, "Maybe you could ask her or her mother about this?"
"Go out, turn left, and walk to the end. That's her mother's house."
Qin Yun'er nodded immediately and then suddenly stood up. "Thank you, Village Chief. We'll go ask right away."
Yu Ying also stood up with her, and when he saw others around him trying to stand up, he quickly stopped them.
"I'll go with my junior sister, you stay here."
Everyone else was stunned. Yu Ying didn't give them a chance to react. He pulled Qin Yun'er and strode out.
After walking out of the village chief's yard, he looked at Qin Yun'er curiously and asked, "Junior Sister, why did you say Yu He was dead just now?"
He was shocked by Qin Yuner's words because the voice sounded the same as his last name.
"Brother Yu, you don't understand."
Qin Yun'er said something ambiguous and gave him a meaningful look.
Yu Ying remained silent. Never mind. He would just give up on his own. The senior brother would come to rescue him anyway.
This is the benefit of having a senior brother with extraordinary strength, right?
So wonderful.
Yu Ying thought happily, walking at a leisurely pace.
Qin Yun'er beside her was not panicking either, but she wanted to solve the problem on her own. After all, if you rely on others, there will always be a time when it is too late.
The two walked forward and finally reached the end. In front of them was a well-repaired house. There were few fallen leaves in the yard, and there were signs of life.
Qin Yun'er swept the entire house without leaving a trace and repaired it very carefully. If the young man didn't love Yu He, he would not have been so careful to do this for Yu He's mother.
She tiptoed up, landed in the courtyard, came to the door, and knocked lightly on the wooden door with her bare hands.
"Is Mother Yu here? We are monks who have come to help you."
Yu Ying followed slowly. He looked around, touched his chin and thought, looking at the house. The young man was very nice to Yu He. How could he act like nothing happened after Yu He died?
Is it because he is heartbroken and doesn't want to reveal it?
He didn't think about it any further because the door was opened at this moment.
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