Uncle Zhang hadn't expected to find someone so early in the search. Dragging his axe, he chuckled and walked step by step towards the wardrobe.
"Hehe, I already said, why are you hiding?"
"There's nothing wrong with our Fengxian Village. Just stay here peacefully, or don't blame us for being ruthless."
Meanwhile, Jiang Shihe and Ruan Qing'an, inside the wardrobe, exchanged a glance. It wasn't until they heard the metallic scraping sound of the axe scraping the ground getting closer and closer...
Jiang Shihe placed his large hand on Ruan Qing'an's lower back, while his other hand grasped hers, and he lowered his voice.
"Don't be afraid."
"Yes, I understand..."
They whispered in each other's ears.
Uncle Zhang originally intended to use an axe to split the wardrobe open, but after thinking about it, he was afraid of hurting the woman who might be inside, so he stepped forward and prepared to pull the wardrobe door open directly.
But just as Uncle Zhang was about to step forward—
'Bang!'
In that instant, the wardrobe door was kicked open from the inside, slamming it directly into Uncle Zhang's face!
Uncle Zhang, with a red mark on his face: ? ? ?
After kicking open the wardrobe door, Jiang Shihe grabbed Ruan Qing'an's hand and, before Uncle Zhang could react, kicked him in the chest, slamming him against the wall.
Uncle Zhang almost couldn't catch his breath, pointing at the two people in front of him: "Quick, arrest the woman!"
"Also, kill that man—"
Soon, the others reacted and rushed towards Jiang Shihe and the others. He held Ruan Qing'an with one hand, protecting her firmly behind him. His tall figure made them feel exceptionally safe.
As the others gathered around, Jiang Shihe's face was cold. He picked up the kerosene lamp from the table, and the sparks that flew up landed on their clothes, quickly leaving burn marks.
It was just Mars, but strangely, the people from Fengxian Village who surrounded it tried to avoid it at all costs, slapping it repeatedly.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Jiang Shihe picked up Ruan Qing'an and kicked away the man who was hurriedly extinguishing the sparks on his body. He then rushed out of the house without stopping.
Once the remaining sparks were extinguished, Uncle Zhang limped out of the house with his men, saying, "They can't have gone far!"
Ji He only jumped down after they had all left the house.
Seeing the wide-open door and Uncle Zhang chasing after her, Ji He couldn't help but sneer, "Good luck to you."
Their escape also diverted the attention of others.
Ji He urged him on, estimating that he could leave safely, and immediately and quietly climbed out of the window. Sure enough, the people who were waiting outside were attracted away by the commotion caused by Ruan Qing'an and Jiang Shihe, and no one was left to guard the place.
"Hmph, luckily I made plans in advance."
As Ji He muttered to herself, she climbed over the wall, her words filled with relief at the close call she had just experienced.
But just as she was about to leave the area of the house—
But she found that the surroundings had become eerily quiet, and most importantly, Ji He realized that she could not leave this area!
And the only ones capable of doing this are... the Ghost Realm.
Her initial joy turned to gloom as a chorus of footsteps sounded behind her. Ji He turned sharply to her right and discovered that it was Uncle Zhang and his group who had come over.
They seemed to have gotten lost while chasing Jiang Shihe and the other person. At this moment, they looked around like headless flies until one of them looked up and saw Ji He sitting on the wall, unable to climb over and unable to leave. He immediately shouted.
"Uncle Zhang, there's another woman over there!"
"Hurry, hurry, if we can't find those two, we'll grab her. Anyway, that man from earlier was tough to deal with; we'll deal with him later!"
Immediately afterwards, a group of people turned their gazes toward Ji He, their intense malice like vengeful ghosts from hell, making Ji He's expression grow increasingly grim.
'Trapped in the ghost realm, yet seeing no vengeful spirits...'
'So they just wanted to trap me, not eat me? But even so, with these people around, I can't escape.'
The more Ji He thought about it, the uglier her face became.
As night deepened and it was almost dawn, the male villagers, who had previously appeared to be decent men, began to act strangely. The one leading them was Uncle Zhang, whom Ji He had seen before.
Its body became increasingly shriveled and hunched.
It seemed that even the axe that Uncle Zhang was dragging was taller than its current short body, and on its hunched back, the faint outline of a tumor could already be seen.
Moreover, behind it, more and more villagers began to mutate, increasingly resembling ghosts.
For a moment, Ji He felt a life-or-death crisis...
She took a deep breath, her thoughts flashing like lightning. Ji He suddenly remembered seeing Jiang Shihe use the sparks from the kerosene lamp to block them, and the faint charred and carbonized marks that could be seen in various places. She immediately realized something.
And... the important item she found at the very beginning!
Just as they were climbing up the wall—
Ji He stopped thinking about it. Global thrillers aren't always guaranteed to be successful; most of the time, it depends on experience and a flash of inspiration. After all, players who rely on intelligence are rare.
"Fire, as an offering..."
"It's definitely right, there's no mistake!"
Ji He spoke as if she were possessed. She took out the basin and iron photo frame from before, poured the blood into them, and then took out three incense sticks. She began to worship as if she had eaten Xia Changhong's vengeful ghost.
finally--
The ghost realm seemed to tremble for a moment as well.
At this moment, it was as if something had been touched, and a long-buried crisis emerged, shattering all illusions.
Before Ji He could even react, she found herself surrounded by raging fire, but it all seemed like an illusion. Instead, Uncle Zhang and the others, who had already begun to mutate, screamed in agony, their bodies scorched with black carbonized marks.
Not only them, but the entire house, or rather the entire Fengxian Village as seen from afar, seemed to be shrouded in a sea of fire. The firelight illuminated the sky, and the billowing smoke was even more gloomy than the night.
The entire Fengxian Village was being burned and destroyed by flames.
Congratulations on completing the side quest: The Old Tales of Fengxian Village!
It wasn't until the alarming notification sounded that Ji He finally came to her senses and realized that the Ghost Realm had shattered. She quickly left and ran outside.
At this moment, even the entrance to the village was engulfed in flames.
Two figures were standing at the village entrance, waiting. They were Ruan Qing'an and Jiang Shihe, who had originally left. When Ji He saw them by the firelight, she suddenly stopped in her tracks.
"Ms. Ji He, what's wrong?"
"Let's go quickly."
A few meters away, the two were urging each other on.
Ji He looked at Ruan Qing'an, then at Jiang Shihe, and her heart suddenly turned as cold as if she had fallen into an ice cave—who released the Ghost Realm?
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