yuan, the old man actually ran away!Boss Zhong was furious and called some of his men to kidnap Old Chen at his home. However, both groups of men that went never returned!He did some digging and fou...Xing Tian dealt with these monsters without any mercy. The flying bones splashed around, like a bizarre white road extending little by little into the depths of the forest.

Red gauze palace lanterns floated in the dark forest, their blood-red warm light eerie and with a mesmerizing power.

mesmerizing, drawing people unconsciously towards the light.

The little imp saw the palace lantern and let out a few hehehes, his laughter gave me goosebumps.

"Little Empress, we'll accompany you only this far, hehehe..." The little goblin official chuckled twice and vanished into blue smoke.

"Huh You guys—" I was stunned, they just ran away like that

They're so gutsy, just leaving me here like this

But with Xingtian around, those dancing heads were nothing to be truly afraid of, aside from being a bit creepy.

In the eyes of ordinary people, those heads flew to my side and suddenly exploded, shattering into a pile of powder. The scene was very eerie.

I didn't expect to be seen by ordinary people.

A sudden movement in the bushes nearby startled me. A person screamed and rolled down, and I was also taken aback. How could anyone come here Which audacious junior dared to venture into these grounds

Although it's just a small hill, there might be mud puddles here. If you step in one by accident, it could be dangerous.

I ran over there and saw a figure rolling down the hillside, hitting a tree, and struggling to get up in pain.

"Are you alright" I asked.

"Ah... You, you, you! Don't come over!" He saw the head beside me explode rather suddenly and his voice became strained with fright.

Is that sound Shao Zong

"Mr. Shao" I asked, confused. It was too dark to see clearly, and I had forgotten to get a flashlight from my brother. As I lowered my head to take out my phone, I heard a scream.

A person head rushed to Shao's body and bit his arm.

He screamed half out of fear, half because it really hurt.

These skull-faced beings are quite bloodthirsty, unfortunate that they've lost their teeth. Still, they furiously bite with their shriveled bones.

I hurriedly called on Xing Tian for help. Shao's arm suddenly burst open, the head on it exploding into dust, leaving him with white bone ash all over his face and head.

"Are you alright What are you doing here" I asked, frowning.

He spat and wiped his face with his sleeve, saying, “I… I heard the formation was broken! Someone went into the center, I was worried something would happen, so I came to take a look, gun and all!”

He raised a hand, and sure enough there was a black handgun.

“...I didn't even dare to shoot.” He chuckled wryly.

"You shouldn't be here!" I frowned. "Get out of here, it's dangerous!"

He looked at me in disbelief: "This place is full of skulls, why are you fine"

"...Don't worry about it, if we had something to do, we wouldn't come to help you, I'll send you out" I asked kindly.

"No! No...no need....you... you look like... not normal..." He stepped back in fear.

What

I...am not like normal people...

"Are you a ghost too" he asked, looking up.

"...Just go." I didn't want to argue with him about it.

"Being with Young Master Mu, wouldn't he know you are so... unique" As Mr. Shao was about to speak, several heads flew toward me and were smashed to pieces by an unseen force. His fear intensified.

"He knows." I didn't want to waste time talking to him. If he was scared and something happened to him, we'd be in trouble too. After all, it was us who suggested dismantling the altar and leaving a corner for someone to have their head chopped off.

Mr. Shao relentlessly pressed, "Why aren't you afraid of these things I've seen many old monks and Taoist priests who couldn't resolve these flying heads... ah!"

Another head landed beside me, cleaved in two by Xing Tian's axe. This one was particularly gruesome, the bones pulverized into a cloud of fine dust that swirled around me.

A red palace lantern suddenly hovered beside me, as if guiding my way.

General Shao saw the eerie blood-colored palace lamp illuminate my face and screamed in fright, raising his gun at me.

"You... you... what kind of demon are you" he looked at me in terror.

My heart sank.

That gun couldn't hurt ghosts or demons, but it could hurt me.

"You better get out of here, don't stay any longer. If someone ends up getting rough with you, we'll be the ones blamed!" I reminded him before turning around and leaving in a hurry myself.

My heart feels a little stifled. Will kindness still be seen as monstrous

That gun's dark barrel was pointed at me. If it fired, I would be hurt or killed... I need to be more low-key in the future.

After walking for a while, I was still not at ease. I summoned the little ghost messenger again, asking him to secretly protect Mr. Shao's departure. If anything happened to him, we would be in trouble too.

I now understand a little bit of what Lin Yanhuan said before, he said if Xu Yaqi died in Haiyan Building, and died under his watch, then the Lin family would be in big trouble.

Just like now, we're working on Mr. Shao's project. If he dies, all of us involved will be left to face the consequences.

The red silk palace lantern looked warm and inviting. In this eerie, oppressive place, its light was extremely piercing. I clutched one of the lanterns in my hand and carefully made my way through the dense forest.

Strange winds, the eerie aura of severed heads, and the gray-white ash of Xing Tian's brutal obliteration of them mingled together. The oppressive atmosphere of the forest was further heightened by the crimson glow of the red gauze palace lantern in my hand.

This red light is like the mandala flowers on the banks of the Yellow Spring River, giving me a feeling of taking step by step towards death's silence.

In a depression on the hillside, there was a small circle surrounded by ropes bound with spells.

I reached out and picked up a talisman. It was a warding talisman, but it was too weak and wouldn't be very effective.

A gust of wind blew against the incantation, rustling it with a mournful and helpless feeling.

People often say that humans can overcome nature, but in the face of some natural forces, human effort and technology seem so insignificant.

These talismans, though varying slightly between schools and sects, were ineffective against these soulless, withered skeletons. They couldn't harm them any more than the methods of Xing Tian. Directly shattering them to dust was much more effective, preventing them from causing further havoc.

Afterward, it will be much easier to dispel the evil aura from this place.

The red silk palace lanterns ahead, one by one, in pairs, lit up, guiding me to the entrance of an array where the air was thick with a palpable sense of gloom.

This well led to a deep, subterranean river. The air was thick with an oppressive chill, yet I found myself eager to approach it.

The last red gauze palace lantern glowed softly in the palm of a man's hand.

He lowered his eyes, gazing at the warm light in his palm, and slightly raised his head with a smile: "… How come it's so slow"What a coward!A building has both an external and internal courtyard. A place far from the building is called the external courtyard, and a place close to the building is called the internal courtyard...