Demonic Dao Fanfiction: Protecting You from Worries for a Lifetime

To verify his idea, Wei Ying asked Lan Wangji, "Could you please, Second Young Master Lan, perform the Spiritual Questioning Technique?"

Lan Wangji nodded slightly, and without further ado, he pulled his guqin from his sleeve, sat cross-legged, and gently plucked the strings. As the melodious sound of the zither echoed through the room, Lan Wangji's spirit-inquiry technique officially began. The sound was like a plaintive lament, as if recounting an ancient legend.

After a while, Lan Wangji finished playing. He put away his zither, frowning slightly, and looked at the two of them with nervous eyes. He said slowly, "There are no spirits here to ask."

"No spirit? That's troublesome!" Wei Ying was shocked, his brows furrowed. He had thought Lan Wangji's piano music would evoke some clues, but he didn't expect the result to be like this. Wei Ying secretly sighed in his heart, what kind of hatred and grudge is this!

"No spirit? Second Master Lan, are you sure?" Xue Yang asked in shock.

Lan Wangji nodded slightly, his tone firm: "I'm sure. There are indeed no spirits here." There was a hint of doubt in his eyes, and he was obviously surprised by this result.

Wei Ying and Xue Yang looked at each other. They didn't expect that the first mission they received after going out for the night hunt would be so difficult.

In this world, some villages, once built, seem to be deeply rooted in the land, and the villagers live their lives here from birth to death. Such villages are full of human touch and the sedimentation of history, as if every corner is full of stories.

But no matter how good a village is, it's impossible for everyone to leave this world without complaint. There will always be some souls who, for various reasons, choose to stay in the place where they once lived. But now, there is no trace of any spirits in this village, which is truly incredible.

If a village cannot find even one spirit, there is only one possibility: all the spirits in the village have been destroyed, without leaving a single one behind.

But judging by the resentment that permeates the village, this evil isn't strong enough to devour all the spirits! If it were true, then it would be extremely rare for such an evil to be powerful enough to devour all the spirits in the village for nearly ten years.

Xue Yang thought to himself, "I don't know if I can raise it. I'll do some research."

Wei Ying on the side frowned. Judging from the current information, this evil spirit killed people in revenge, but also devoured other spirits in the village. This is obviously illegal and illogical!

After all, an evil spirit that feeds on spirits, whether it is a ghost, a monster, or a demon, will lose its mind, but this one is obviously not the case. This evil spirit obviously still has its sanity, which can be seen from its method of killing.

Wei Ying saw the situation and found that there were no clues to follow, so he turned around and suggested to Xue Yang and Lan Wangji beside him: "Since we can't find any useful clues here, why don't we try our luck somewhere else?"

After hearing this, Xue Yang nodded slightly in agreement, "Yeah, that's fine."

Lan Wangji also nodded slightly in agreement, "Yes!"

"Let's go." Wei Ying turned around and prepared to leave.

The three of them had just stepped out of the doorway, about to check elsewhere in the village, when suddenly an old voice rang out from behind them: "When are you going to kill that evil spirit?" The words were filled with murderous intent and resentment.

The elderly man, Liang Baoer's father, no longer feared the offense his words might cause the immortal. He had already lost his only son, and there was no hope left in his life. Whether he lived or died was irrelevant. Now, his only wish was to know when he could avenge his son.

Wei Ying stopped and turned. Facing this grief-stricken father, he could deeply sense the old man's inner pain and despair. "Old man, we need to investigate first..." Wei Ying responded gently, seemingly unfazed by the man's murderous intent and resentment. After all, the man had lost his son. It was natural for him to harbor hatred for the evil spirit that had killed him; it wasn't directed at them.

"What else is there to investigate? You are immortal masters. Since you have received the reward, you should fulfill your duties! Eradicating evil is the natural thing to do! You..." The old man became more and more excited as he spoke, and he almost rushed forward, urging them to eliminate the evil spirits immediately!

"Oh! Oh! Oh!" Clan Leader Liang saw something was amiss. He ignored the evil spirit that had plagued the area and rushed forward, helping him back inside. He explained to Wei Ying and the others, "Please bear with me, my three lords. He's simply overcome with grief. Let me comfort him, comfort him!" As soon as he finished speaking, he vanished from sight.

Wei Ying and Xue Yang exchanged a glance, each seeing helplessness in the other's eyes. Lan Wangji, on the other hand, maintained his usual cold demeanor, clearly not taking the old man's words to heart.

Wei Ying smiled and said to Xue Yang and Lan Wangji, "Let's go."

"Ayang, do you feel that Patriarch Liang's behavior is a bit strange, even unpredictable?" Wei Ying walked while swaying his body.

Xue Yang frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then replied, "When we asked whether there was anything special that happened before the evil spirit killed someone, Chief Liang seemed to react a little too strongly." He paused, then continued, "I think... the Zhao family's affairs may not be simple, and Chief Liang doesn't seem to be fully confessing."

Wei Ying nodded, agreeing with Xue Yang. He then turned to Lan Wangji and asked, "Second Young Master Lan, what are your thoughts on the Zhao family situation? Do you also find it a little strange?"

Lan Wangji was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke: "The sudden death of a family of four from the Zhao family is suspicious."

"Ayang, when Patriarch Liang talked about the Zhao family of four, he actually talked about the entire Zhao family, especially the two girls, who were very well-behaved." Wei Ying's eyes rolled, and he didn't know what he was thinking about, and said to Xue Yang.

Xue Yang didn't understand what he said, so Wei Ying repeated it, "The family is gentle and the girl is well-behaved. Did you think of that?"

Xue Yang frowned, pondering for a moment before a sudden flash of inspiration struck him: "You mean..." He stopped abruptly, but a hint of panic already lingered in his eyes. Since childhood, Xue Yang had been taken by Chao Yang on night hunts and free clinics, and he had experienced some disgusting things. Just now, when Wei Ying mentioned the well-behaved girl, Xue Yang recalled something particularly infuriating and disgusting.