"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be Ji Shuhe who is in control."
"Can a crane possess two magical artifacts?"
Tang Nian had some doubts.
"I have no idea."
Ji Jingyu shook his head.
"Although I killed my father with my own hands, I didn't see his magical artifacts that day. I always thought that my father felt guilty towards me..."
Ji Jingyu was a little down, but she quickly recovered.
Tang Nian could still glimpse a hint of loneliness in his eyes.
Not knowing how to comfort her, Tang Nian cast a pleading look at Lou Mu.
Before Lou Mu could speak, Chu Roujia pushed the pastries on the table in front of Ji Jingyu: "Have some, you probably haven't had dinner yet."
Ji Jingyu was taken aback, but still picked up a piece of pastry: "Thank you."
Tang Nian remained silent, quietly observing the interaction between the two.
Chu Roujia isn't the type to comfort strangers, and Ji Jingyu isn't the type to accept food from unfamiliar people.
It seems there's some subtle relationship between these two.
“Minghuan, you…”
"Sister Tang, I'll go with you."
Ming Huan quickly said, afraid that Tang Nian would abandon him again.
"Then you take good care of her for me."
"What about him?" Chu Roujia quickly looked at Ji Jingyu.
"I'm going to deal with Ji Shuhe."
Ji Jingyu understood Tang Nian's arrangement and explained.
The grudges between Ji Shuhe and him always had to be resolved by the two of them personally.
"Chu Roujia, take a look at these papers."
Lou Mu took out several neatly folded sheets of paper from his sleeve and handed them to Chu Roujia.
Chu Roujia sat quietly to the side, her mouth moving slightly, and occasionally gesturing with her hands.
About half an hour later, in order not to delay and cause any unforeseen complications, the group arrived at the village outside the city that very night.
Just like Tang Nian had seen at the beginning, the village was very deserted, without even a single lit candle.
Tang Nian's gaze was firm. She took a deep breath and stepped into the village first.
In the darkness of night, the outline of the village was faintly visible under the moonlight, so quiet that everything seemed frozen in time.
A cold wind was blowing, and Chu Roujia couldn't help but shiver.
"Master, I feel something is wrong here."
She followed closely behind Tang Nian, a hint of nervousness in her voice.
Tang Nian didn't turn around, but said calmly, "If it were right, I wouldn't have come here."
She led the group to the house where Chu Wende had stayed that day with ease. Unsurprisingly, there was no sign that anyone had ever lived there.
But the gate to the courtyard was open, as if inviting them to come in and find out what was going on.
Lou Mu casually picked up a pebble from the ground and threw it into the yard.
The stone fell to the ground, and nothing happened.
The group exchanged glances.
"who!"
Ji Jingyu suddenly turned his head and looked back.
Behind them, Ji Shuhe appeared out of nowhere.
He stood there quietly until Ji Jingyu noticed him, then he said, "Leave the matters here to them, and it's time to settle our grudges."
Tang Nian overestimated him.
Ji Jingyu glanced at the group.
Tang Nian smiled and said, "Go ahead without worry. We're here, nothing serious will go wrong."
Only after hearing Tang Nian's words did Ji Jingyu feel relieved enough to leave.
Watching the two disappear into the night one after the other, Lou Mu grabbed Tang Nian and led the way into the courtyard.
They have more important things to do.
Suddenly, a cold wind blew by, stirring up the fallen leaves on the ground and making a rustling sound.
Immediately afterwards, a dark figure suddenly darted out from the shadows and headed straight for the group.
Lou Mu reacted quickly, immediately dodging the attack from the shadowy figure.
He raised his folding fan to attack, but the fan passed straight through the shadow.
Seeing this, Tang Nian pulled Chu Roujia away with one hand, and a talisman appeared in her other hand, which she quickly threw at the dark figure.
The shadowy figure was struck by the talisman, let out a scream, and vanished into thin air as a wisp of green smoke.
"What's this?"
Chu Roujia swallowed hard, her voice trembling slightly.
"ghost."
Tang Nian looked around warily, then took Chu Roujia's hand and walked towards the house.
Chu Wende is really generous; he can even find ghosts to use for him.
Before they had taken more than a few steps, another dark figure darted out from the shadows.
Its objective was clear: it launched a direct attack on Chu Roujia.
With Tang Nian protecting her, how could that shadowy figure possibly succeed?
Tang Nian did not dodge, but shielded Chu Roujia behind her and went straight to meet her.
The two fought at an extremely fast pace; their figures flashed by, but their specific movements were unclear.
Chu Roujia was dazzled by what she saw, looking around before finally hiding next to Ming Huan.
Just then, Tang Nian suddenly let out a soft shout, and a beam of blue light shot out from her hand, directly hitting the dark figure.
The dark figure let out a miserable scream and vanished into a wisp of green smoke.
Tang Nian withdrew her spiritual power, her expression somewhat solemn.
This ghost is extremely evil, its body still covered in sins, and it seems to have escaped from hell.
"Sister Tang, are you alright?"
Upon seeing this, Ming Huan immediately stepped forward to inquire about the situation.
Chu Roujia blinked, looking at Tang Nian with concern.
Tang Nian shook her head and patted her chest: "I'm fine. These kids are easy to deal with."
Only Lou Mu knew that Tang Nian's hand, which was behind her back, was covered in bruises.
The reason was simple: Lou Mu's arm was still throbbing slightly.
However, he did not intend to expose Tang Nian at this time.
Then, he heard Tang Nian continue, "Chu Wende's methods are too strange, we need to be careful."
Minghuan took a deep breath, pursed his lips, and said softly, "Sister Tang, what do we do next? Should we go to that room?"
Tang Nian pondered for a moment: "This is the only way now."
For the rest of their journey, they did not encounter another ghost.
The four of them cautiously entered the house that Chu Wende claimed to be his own residence.
The interior furnishings were in disarray, clearly indicating that no one had lived there for a long time.
The dust buildup was much thicker than the previous time Tang Nian came.
However, Tang Nian keenly sensed a hint of evil.
Everyone was on high alert, and Minghuan used his flames to light up the room.
The room became bright and cheerful.
Tang Nian found no puppets or ghosts and began to search the house carefully.
Her gaze fell on a worn-out table, on which were scattered some papers and ritual implements.
This was something Tang Nian had never seen before.
She turned her head and saw that the box that had been placed in the corner had been opened.
She had assumed the box contained tools for sewing corpses.
Tang Nian thought for a moment, then walked over and began to examine each item one by one.
Suddenly, she noticed a piece of paper covered in writing, the handwriting of which she recognized very well.
She thought for a long time before she remembered that she had seen Chu Wende's handwriting in Chu Wende's tent.
The paper contained some strange incantations and spells.
Tang Nian's heart tightened. Why was Chu Wende researching so many evil arts that she had never heard of before?
What exactly does he want to do?
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