I nodded and said, "Okay, village chief, you take them to the clinic and give Uncle Ge a simple first aid. I'll take some people to cremate that evil spirit first."
"Brother, let me carry Uncle Ge Wang on my back."
A burly man looked at Luo Tianhe.
He saw that Luo Tianhe was soaked in sweat from head to toe, and his calves were trembling involuntarily.
It was clear that he was nearing exhaustion.
After all, the most tiring part of this ritual to send off evil spirits was definitely Luo Tianhe!
"Okay, you carry it. Then you and I will go with Brother Yan to cremate the evil spirits."
With that, Luo Tianhe put Ge Wang down from his back and took a breath.
"Li Huai, you come too. The three of us are enough for the cremation."
I looked at Li Huai and decided that we didn't need the villagers to come along; the three of us should be enough.
Li Huai nodded, stepped out of the crowd, and followed behind me.
The three of us were utterly exhausted, stopping and starting along the way.
What should have been a half-hour journey took the three of us more than an hour.
Fortunately, our mental and physical strength have almost recovered.
We arrived at the courtyard where the coffins were kept.
As the night deepened, a familiar chill swept over me once again as I stepped into the courtyard.
Li Huai couldn't help but touch the goosebumps on his body and weakly said:
"Brother Yan, the ritual to send off the evil spirits is already complete. Is it really necessary for us to cremate the body now? Can't we cremate it tomorrow?"
Just now, driven by sheer force of will, Luo Tianhe didn't feel much fear.
Now that initial surge of energy had dissipated, he looked at the dark coffin in the yard and felt a sense of fear.
"Chen Yan, upon closer inspection, what Li Huai said makes some sense. Why don't we go back to sleep now?"
I glared at them both, annoyed.
"It must be burned, and as soon as possible. The longer it goes on, the more problems may arise. Haven't you heard of that?"
I said it with absolute certainty, my tone leaving no room for argument.
Seeing that they still looked reluctant, I sighed and explained:
"It's not that simple. The ritual to send away the evil spirits only removes the evil energy and resentment she has accumulated over the years, but her corpse is inherently an extremely yin object!"
"Moreover, it also has the nourishment of this coffin, which is itself an extremely evil thing!"
Hearing this, Li Huai and Luo Tianhe finally became serious.
They brought over the firewood and kerosene that had been prepared at the door.
We piled the wood up in layers next to the coffin, and then smeared kerosene all over the coffin and the body inside.
Then I held a talisman in my hand, flicked it with my right hand, and it turned into a stream of light, igniting all the kerosene.
Flames erupted instantly, greedily licking the firewood and the black coffin.
In an instant, flames soared into the sky, illuminating the entire courtyard in a fiery red glow.
However, a terrifying scene unfolded!
The coffin's shaking did not stop amidst the flames; instead, it became even more intense!
From the seams of the coffin lid, wisps of dark green corpse gas oozed out wildly, sizzling and emitting a pungent stench when they came into contact with the flames.
"Holy crap, what is this thing?"
Li Huai immediately cried out in terror.
"Don't be afraid, this is just the last struggle."
Cold sweat broke out on my forehead again, but I still forced myself to remain calm and said...
At that moment, a scream that sent chills down one's spine and made one's brain ache rang out.
Li Huai and Luo Tianhe both couldn't help but clutch their heads and squat down in anguish.
I endured the pain, my eyes fixed on the burning coffin.
The next moment, to my somewhat horrified gaze, a pale hand suddenly grabbed the seam of the coffin and yanked the lid open!
"Holy crap, it really came back to life!"
My eyes widened in horror; this evil spirit was far more terrifying than I had imagined!
If I hadn't defied all opposition and decided to cremate her tonight, something even more serious might have happened tomorrow.
But if we want a tomorrow, we have to get through today first.
"We can't let her out!" My eyes were bloodshot with rage. If she managed to break free, the consequences would be unimaginable!
I bit my still-healing fingertip hard, and a piercing pain shot through it.
I secretly made up my mind that when I got back, I would definitely find my master and learn more ways to enhance the power of my spells!
If I only use blood, I will eventually bleed to death.
Blood is just too useful; it's inherently a highly yang substance.
Moreover, for someone like me with some spiritual cultivation, my blood has a very strong ability to restrain ghosts!
I shook my head violently, trying to clear my mind of all the jumbled thoughts.
Then, using blood as ink, he swiftly drew a "Burning Yin Sha Talisman" on the peach wood sword.
"Emperor Yan wields the axe, the God of Fire leads the way! Burn away evil and annihilate all, leaving no trace of corpses! By imperial decree!"
I gripped the peach wood sword tightly with both hands, using it as a javelin, and hurled it with all my might at the ghostly hand that was sticking out of the coffin!
"Pfft!"
The peach wood sword, burning with the power of the blood talisman, pierced the ghostly hand precisely, pinning it firmly to the coffin lid!
"Awooo—!"
The shriek in his mind turned into a piercing scream! The hand convulsed violently, its black fingernails scratching frantically at the coffin, but it could not break free.
The crimson light of the blood-red runes on the peach wood sword intertwined with the surrounding flames, burning the outstretched ghost hands like a branding iron, making a crackling sound.
I stared nervously at the flames, afraid that the peach wood sword would catch fire.
If the peach wood sword is burned away, how can I explain it to my master?
Fortunately, the flames fiercely burned the ghostly hand, and the peach wood sword, radiating golden light, remained unharmed.
Luo Tianhe and Li Huai, having recovered from their severe headaches, exchanged bewildered glances upon seeing this scene.
They thought it was just burning a corpse and nothing would go wrong, but they never expected it to be such a big event!
If I hadn't come in person, those two definitely wouldn't have been able to handle it.
Soon, the ghostly hand was burned to a crisp, and finally, a gust of wind blew it away, turning it into smoke and dissipating.
The coffin, engulfed in flames, collapsed with a deafening crash.
It's finally over.
Only then did I completely relax. Everything went black before my eyes, my legs went weak, and I collapsed to the ground.
"Hey, hey, get up! What kind of behavior is it to sit on the ground like that?"
Suddenly, I heard someone shout in my ear.
I opened my eyes impatiently. Damn it, I'm exhausted. What's wrong with sitting for a while?
But when I opened my eyes, I couldn't help but gape. It had been night just now, but now it was already daytime.
"Hey you two over there, what are you standing there for? Are you here to help?"
The voice continued to shout, and when I turned around, I saw Luo Tianhe and Li Huai standing behind me, looking completely bewildered.
I looked toward the source of the sound and saw a burly man with a cigarette dangling from his lips, staring at the three of us with a puzzled expression.
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