"System, hurry up and get Bai Xuan up there! You're just standing by and making sarcastic remarks!" Shen Ye shouted at the system, disregarding everything else.
The people behind thought Shen Ye was calling him, and they forgot about chasing the female ghost.
Finally, they were safe, and Shen Ye breathed a sigh of relief.
He seemed somewhat dissatisfied with Shen Ye's attitude, saying, "I saved you, and you didn't even say thank you."
"Oh, I forgot, thank you." Shen Ye looked up at him, but was startled.
The person who saved them was none other than Master Huang.
Master Huang was in a terrible state, looking like a beggar.
Master Huang stared intently at Shen Ye, as if Shen Ye were naked.
Shen Ye felt a chill run down his spine from being stared at, and quickly lowered his head to check on Bai Xuan's condition. Seeing that Bai Xuan's complexion and everything else seemed normal, Shen Ye finally breathed a sigh of relief. He never expected that when his life was hanging by a thread, it would be someone else, not the system, who saved him.
"Let's go back first." Master Huang clearly noticed Shen Ye's abnormality, but he didn't show much emotion.
"Go back where?" Shen Ye regretted saying that as soon as he said it. It was definitely going back to Master Huang's village. Where else could it be?
"Very well, but Master Huang, this..."
"It's a long story, let's talk about it when we get back." Master Huang and Shen Ye each carried Bai Xuan on one side and headed towards the village.
When they arrived at the village, Shen Ye was shocked by its appearance.
The village was surrounded by a chilling atmosphere, eerily silent. In the dead of night, one could even see wisps of black mist seeping out, as if the entire village was shrouded in black fog.
"This...are you sure it's not a ghost village?"
Master Huang glanced at Shen Ye and said, "Everyone in the village is dead. Only my apprentice and I survived. It's no wonder the village is filled with yin energy."
"What?"
As Shen Ye walked further in, he saw several coffins placed at the door of every household, with bodily fluids flowing all over the ground.
“This…” Shen Ye chickened out and didn’t want to go into the village.
"Do you think you can get out of here without entering the village?" Master Huang squinted at Shen Ye.
"What do you mean? Does this mean Hyun and I are going to be trapped here for the rest of our lives?"
“You’re absolutely right. From the moment you stepped into this place, if the root cause isn’t addressed, you’ll never be able to get out, and no one outside can get in,” Master Huang said earnestly.
Shen Ye's expression changed instantly. What did he mean by "never being able to get out, and no one outside being able to get in"?
"What's the meaning?"
"Are you really stupid or just pretending? Haven't you thought about everything that's happened around you since you stepped into this place?"
Shen Ye thought for a moment. Ever since he entered, the surroundings had become eerie, and strange things had happened, such as the disappearance of his shadow, the coffin in the river, and the red-clad female ghost blocking his path, etc.
Shen Ye remained silent, and Master Huang continued, "The source lies within those densely packed coffins in the riverbed. If you don't resolve this, you'll never get out. But this kid is fine; he's protected by Zhong Kui Jade, so those things don't dare touch him. But you, that's a different story..."
Shen Ye squinted, carefully considering Master Huang's words, but still couldn't quite grasp what he was saying.
Thinking of the unknown and terrifying creatures behind them, Shen Ye looked at him with a fawning expression, "Then Master Huang, oh no, Immortal Huang, will protect me, right?"
"Hmph, let's see how you perform." Master Huang looked down at Shen Ye, a calculating glint in his eyes.
When things come to this, there's no need to worry about whether Master Huang is plotting against him; the only safe option now is to stay with Master Huang.
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