Fairy, why bother with me? I am really a yellow-haired villain.

"What about people?"

Mu Jixue frowned, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes.

Yun Zhonghe and the other two were also quite surprised. They clearly remembered that when they visited Chen's mansion yesterday, it was still bustling with people.

However, after just one night, more than half of the people here were gone.

Not all of them disappeared, but more than half of them were missing, and the remaining people were sleeping peacefully as if nothing had happened.

Either these people were completely unaware of the disappearance of the people in the mansion, or they knew but didn't care.

Yun Zhonghe did not hear any news today that a large number of people from the Chen family had gone out.

Originally, the four planned to go to the main house to find out what was going on, but Su Xinghe suggested that they go and check on Chen Leling first.

Yun Zhonghe thought what he said made sense, so the four of them unanimously decided to go to Chen Leling's residence first.

Yesterday, Su Xinghe had a private conversation with Chen Leling and deliberately left a breath mark on her. This breath was like a guide, which could help them quickly find Chen Leling's location.

The little girl is still in Chen's house.

Following the scent, the four of them passed through winding corridors, bypassed dark gardens, and finally arrived at a seemingly forgotten and dilapidated courtyard.

The gate of the compound was tightly closed and locked from the outside. The wooden bolt had become mottled and rotten due to the erosion of time, and could be broken with a slight push.

Faintly, the four of them could feel the strong yin energy emanating from the courtyard!

The gloomy energy was so thick that it was almost suffocating. It permeated the air silently and was not easy to detect at first. Only when they approached the door could they vaguely feel the coldness and oppression.

"There must be some kind of barrier acting as a shield inside, but it can't completely block the Yin energy inside, so some of it leaks out."

Su Xinghe, who knew the most about formations and barriers, explained.

The intensity of this yin energy is definitely beyond the normal range.

Mu Jixue stared at the rotten wooden cork and was about to reach out to test it when suddenly a strong intuition came to her mind. She abruptly withdrew her hand and her face became extremely solemn.

“You can’t go in directly through the main entrance.”

Upon hearing this, Yun Zhonghe quickly looked around, his gaze finally landing on a low wall not far away: "Then climb over the wall."

The four of them climbed over the wall again and landed silently inside the compound.

It was pitch black inside, with no lanterns or candles. The room was even quieter, with not a single sound coming from inside.

Does Chen Leling live here?

Is this what the Chen family calls kindness?

As soon as she landed, Mu Jixue seemed to sense some unusual aura. She quickened her pace unconsciously and approached the door of a compartment. Without any hesitation, she violently broke the locked door panel. With a sharp cracking sound, she walked in first.

Yun Zhonghe and the other two followed closely behind.

The room became even darker, and it was almost pitch dark. The four of them took a while to adjust themselves before they could see clearly.

What appeared before their eyes was an extremely terrifying scene!

Rows of corpses that had been brutally beaten dry were like horrific exhibits hanging from the beams. Each one had a hideous and distorted face, as if they had suffered endless pain before death.

His eyes were wide open, staring at the intruder, as if even after death, he would pass on endless pain and resentment to every living person.

Those shriveled bodies swayed gently in the darkness, as if they would break free from their restraints at any moment, pounce on the four people and tear them into pieces!

The scene was too horrifying, and hanging so many mummified bodies was something you would rarely see even in the most terrifying horror games.

Mu Jixue was so scared that she almost screamed. Fortunately, Yun Zhonghe was quick-witted and covered her mouth in time and dragged her out of the creepy room.

Su Xiaoxiao was even more timid. At this moment, she was completely shocked by the horrifying scene before her and lost the ability to speak. She stood there in a daze, unable to make a sound.

Fear froze her mind like ice, making it almost impossible for her to think.

Only Su Xinghe remained calm enough. She quickly glanced at the surrounding rooms, as if she had caught some key clues, and then pushed open the door of another room without hesitation.

The door hinges creaked dully.

The situation inside the room was equally shocking, and it was done by the same people in the room.

And if you observe carefully, you will find that these mummies are not very old, almost around eleven or twelve years old, and without exception they are all girls.

Their bodies were tightly wrapped in yellow talisman paper.

Su Xinghe didn't stop and immediately pushed open another door.

With the faint moonlight outside the window, they finally saw the scene inside the house clearly.

It was a person, a little girl about eleven or twelve years old, with a pair of pigtails.

The chains mercilessly pierced her head, arms, and thighs, pinning her to the corner of the room.

Her face was pale, her eyes were wide open, and her mouth was wide open, revealing her sharp teeth.

Yun Zhonghe recognized the face immediately: "Isn't this the little girl from yesterday..."

But...is this a human or a ghost?

Su Xinghe clenched her fists immediately, looking furious, but she tried her best to suppress her emotions: "It's someone, come and help hold her down."

"Okay." Upon hearing this, Yun Zhonghe immediately held down the girl's hands as Su Xinghe instructed.

Her hands were also bluish-white, cold and stiff, with long, sharp nails that were bluish-gray in color. She did not look like a normal person at all.

She was such a lively and lovely little girl yesterday, but today she has turned into this half-human, half-ghost look?

"It looks... like a zombie." Yun Zhonghe said.

"It's almost the same as a zombie." Su Xinghe bit his lip, but his eyes were filled with deep hatred and anger.

At this moment, Su Xiaoxiao and Mu Jixue also rushed over after hearing the noise. When they saw the horrifying scene in front of them, their faces showed even more horror.

Mu Jixue hurried forward to help and asked, "What's wrong with her?"

Su Xinghe did not hesitate for a moment and quickly took out a blank yellow talisman from the ring. Her hands danced quickly, and the red pen outlined the patterns of dragons and phoenixes on the talisman paper.

As she drew the talisman, she said in a deep voice, "Using evil objects to ward off evil spirits is an extremely evil magical recipe. It's said that this method can forcibly reverse luck and bring wealth to the family."

Having said this, she paused deliberately, her eyes filled with contempt and hatred for human greed: "This thing was refined, refined from a living person."

Hearing the words "living human refining", Yun Zhonghe opened his mouth in astonishment.

A series of horrific scenes immediately emerged in his mind, and anger surged in his heart.

There is no doubt that all this was definitely the work of the Chen family.

Now, everything seems to be connected.

Why was the Chen family mansion deliberately arranged in such a sinister layout? Why was the Chen family's business so prosperous? And what about the recent ghost incidents that have caused panic in Tianhai City...

Although it seems that many details are still unclear, it is obvious that the source of everything points to here!

Chen family!

Su Xinghe didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.

A hint of emotion flashed in the eyes of Mu Jixue and Su Xiaoxiao.

At this moment, Chen Leling, who had been refined into a zombie, let out a meaningless roar, and her expression was hideous and distorted.

Its strength was so incredible that even Yun Zhonghe and Mu Jixue found it difficult to completely suppress its violent power.

Although Yun Zhonghe and Mu Jixue tried their best, their physical strength seemed too weak in comparison.

Seeing this, Su Xiaoxiao hurriedly joined in. With the combined efforts of the three of them, they were able to barely control Chen Leling.

Su Xinghe couldn't help but sweat beads on her forehead when she saw this. She sighed, "She must have only been refined for a short time, but I didn't expect her physical strength to be so overbearing."

This zombie is very vicious, extremely vicious, and full of resentment.

Su Xinghe did not dare to delay for a moment and immediately stuck the drawn talisman on the forehead of the girl zombie. The monster began to struggle violently again, and this time the strength was even stronger than before. Yun Zhonghe, Mu Jixue and Su Xiaoxiao joined forces, but they almost couldn't hold her down.

At the same time, the yellow paper suddenly caught fire without wind, igniting a strange blue flame. In the flickering flames, the talisman paper quickly turned into ashes.

Did the suppression fail?

"Roar!!!!"

The girl zombie's eyes were cloudy and bloodshot, and her eyes were filled with resentment and anger.

Seeing such a good girl turned into this state, Yun Zhonghe felt an uncontrollable rage burning in his chest.

And thinking about the densely packed corpses of girls hanging in other rooms, Yun Zhonghe could already conceive of a horrifying conspiracy in his mind.

This Chen family... are beasts!

"Hehe, my four friends, it's not good to sneak into someone's house at this time of night."

A burst of cold laughter accompanied by a strange and chilling wind suddenly blew in the center of the courtyard, like the whisper of a midnight ghost, making people feel a chill involuntarily.

Just as the four of them were concentrating on working together to seal the girl zombie, a sudden change broke the original tension and silence.

Yun Zhonghe's eyes suddenly focused, his expression suddenly changed, and he shouted, "No! Get out of the way!"

The four of them reacted almost at the same moment, their eyes flashed, and they quickly retreated without hesitation. Just as they were retreating, a tide of Yin energy suddenly erupted from the girl zombie's body. The tangible breath of that Yin energy carried endless resentment, and it attacked the four of them swiftly like a flood and a beast in the darkness!

Although Mu Jixue and Su Xinghe were cultivators of Dharma, they were not slow. Moreover, one was in great fire and the other was in extreme ice, which were also resistant to resentment, so they dodged and avoided the attack.

Yun Zhonghe, with his speed advantage, was able to move freely through the torrent of resentment, and the surging resentment could not touch him.

Su Xiaoxiao was a beat slower.

She was a physical cultivator and not good at speed. In addition, her realm was relatively low, so she had almost no resistance to the erosion of this resentment.

The dark resentment was like a huge black hand, reaching out towards Su Xiaoxiao mercilessly, as if it wanted to devour her completely!

"Little!"

"elder sister!"

Mu Jixue and Su Xinghe couldn't help but exclaim, their hearts filled with anxiety, but at this moment they were already busy with their own affairs and had no time to spare to help Su Xiaoxiao.

At this critical moment, a yellow flash of light, like a meteor streaking across the night sky, broke through the shackles of darkness desperately and hugged Su Xiaoxiao's waist at an astonishing speed.

"Xiaoxiao, hold me tight!"

"Brother Yun!"

At this moment, Su Xiaoxiao, who had just been immersed in the abyss of despair, seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw. She couldn't help but hugged the familiar and warm arms tightly, and it seemed as if some water was about to flow out of her heart.

However, the cold wind still howled in my ears, bringing with it a biting chill and endless resentment.

Yun Zhonghe held Su Xiaoxiao in his arms and dodged quickly in this eerie and terrifying environment, avoiding the resentment that followed him like a shadow. However, because he had to distract himself with taking care of Su Xiaoxiao, his reaction speed was inevitably affected.

The torrent of resentment surged and caught up with Yun Zhonghe, trying to drown him!

Yun Zhonghe hurriedly drew out the Xueyun Sword from his waist. With a flash of sword light, the defense network of Wuji Sword Technique was instantly woven and unfolded.

but……

Can't be prevented.

The Wuji sword technique was no longer enough. The resentment was like mercury, which could penetrate any pore. It penetrated directly from the dense defense network and rushed straight towards Yun Zhonghe.

Oops! Too late!

Yun Zhonghe's eyes widened, he immediately gave up his defense, hugged Su Xiaoxiao tightly, turned his back to the resentment, and used his body to block the fatal invasion for her!

The resentment hit Yun Zhonghe's robes like a tide, and the robes could only resist for a moment before becoming ineffective under the impact of the resentment!

The black and sticky resentment was like the tentacles of a demon, ruthlessly drilling into Yun Zhonghe's body. A sharp pain made his eyes wrinkle, and sweat rolled down his forehead like beads with broken strings. But he gritted his teeth, endured the pain, kept changing his steps, and burst out with sword energy.

At this moment, spiritual fire and extreme ice bombarded at the same time, blocking the resentment attacking Yun Zhonghe. Yun Zhonghe then created some distance and got rid of the entanglement.

Mu Jixue and Su Xinghe finally moved towards Yun Zhonghe, ready to protect him together, especially Su Xinghe. Her spiritual roots suddenly erupted, and her innate spiritual fire instantly turned into a huge and blazing fireball, like a meteorite falling from the sky, smashing towards the zombies with destructive force.

At this moment, they had no time to care whether the zombie in front of them was Chen Leling.

Self-preservation became the only thought in their minds.

As a Nascent Soul cultivator, Su Xinghe's advanced spells appear simple and unadorned, but they contain unimaginable terrifying power.

This full-force fire forced the zombie to quickly retract all its resentment.

In the blazing flames, the little girl's shadow seemed to have been blown to pieces.

Solved it?

Often when we ask ourselves this question, things develop contrary to our expectations.

Twitching, twisting, dark, crawling...