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Chapter 813 Assessment Mission: Encountering an Old Acquaintance (44)
Zhu Hongguang and the others rushed home as quickly as possible, woke up their wives and children, and then hurriedly packed their things to leave.

They felt much more at ease when they stepped off the stone inscribed with the three large characters "Zhu Kun Village".

But soon, their hearts were in their throats again.

The group discovered that they couldn't find their way out of the forest surrounding Zhukun Village.

This mountain path, which they had grown up on since childhood, a path they could once traverse with their eyes closed, had now trapped them inside, and they could not find their way out no matter what.

Left with no other choice, Zhu Hongguang could only lead his family back home.

So does everyone else.

Soon, strange things began to happen one after another.

When Sister-in-law Zhu was preparing to cook lunch, everyone was startled.

In the firelight, they saw the faces of Zhu Yuchun and others.

The flames in front of them were leaping, and Zhu Hongguang and the others' hearts were pounding in their chests.

Their hearts were racing and their breathing was rapid, as if someone was choking them, almost suffocating them.

This applies not only to those involved in the murder, such as Zhu Hongguang, but also to women like Sister-in-law Zhu who were sleeping soundly at home.

The same applies to everyone in the village who wasn't directly involved in the murder.

So they had no choice but to put out the fire quickly.

There was nothing we could do; we couldn't start a fire, so we could only eat some raw, cold dishes.

They finally made it to night, but then something even stranger happened.

The entire village of Zhukun was filled with wails and screams.

All the villagers felt unprecedented pain, as if raging flames were scorching their internal organs.

It felt as if sharp blades were scraping away inch by inch of their skin.

Some people were in so much pain that they couldn't help but bang their heads against the wall, while others scratched themselves desperately in an attempt to relieve the pain.

Tormented by endless pain, Zhu Hongguang realized that the curse had come true.

Not only those who committed direct crimes, but the entire village of Zhukun was also afflicted by the curse.

The landlord's house was very noisy last night.

Whether it was pleas for mercy, shouts, angry curses, or later, curses and screams, they all echoed through the night sky.

When Zhu Hongguang and the others lit the fire, the orange-red flames surged from the landlord's house, leaping straight into the sky.

The commotion woke up almost everyone in the village.

But they just stood by silently, and no one tried to help.

This is tantamount to tacitly condoning the crimes of Zhu Hongguang and others.

In the eyes of those who were brutally persecuted and died, all the villagers of Zhukun Village were accomplices.

Therefore, the curse did not spare them.

These painful days lasted for a week.

They couldn't get out, they couldn't die, they couldn't start a fire, and every night they would suffer unbearable pain.

Zhu Hongguang and the others tried various methods but could not escape.

They even went to the landlord's house and dug out the remains of Zhu Yuchun's family from the scorched earth that had been burned to a pile of ruins.

Even after properly burying the charred remains, the situation did not improve.

It wasn't until half a month later, with the appearance of Zhu Feng, the fourth son of the Zhu family, that the deadlock was broken.

Zhu Feng had been working away from home and was not involved in the crime that night.

He had originally planned to take his family away to escape the disaster, but he never expected to encounter such a thing.

Strangely, Zhu Feng was able to freely enter and leave Zhu Kun Village without any restrictions.

Zhu Feng suddenly remembered that he had met a master while working away from home. The master said that he had a special physique, suitable for cultivating Taoism, and had taught him a lot.

For the sake of Zhu Kun Village, Zhu Feng went out again and found that expert.

A wise man came up with a solution for him.

An altar was set up, and people were used for sacrifice, with the offerings limited to people from outside the community.

This is what is known as a human sacrifice.

Because at this point, the villagers of Zhukun Village were no longer human.

However, this method is not a permanent solution; each sacrifice can only maintain peace for a period of time.

Then new offerings will be needed.

It goes on and on; once a precedent is set, it can never be stopped unless all the villagers are utterly annihilated.

Furthermore, this method comes with many taboos.

For example, you absolutely cannot go out at night, or you will turn into a monster. Furthermore, you will be plagued by bizarre nightmares at night, and upon waking, you will remember nothing.

For example, the time for the sacrificial ceremony must not be delayed.

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Although it is very troublesome to do, it is indeed effective.

Zhu Kun Village has gained temporary peace.

So Zhu Kun Village has been barely surviving in this way.

The master also taught Zhu Feng a method to suppress the souls of Zhu Yuchun's family forever.

Since the curse was cast by Zhu Yuchun's family, using them as the core of the formation would greatly enhance the village's power.

Thus, the energy that was originally a curse, after being guided by a master and combined with the formation and altar, became the source of energy for the villagers of Zhukun Village.

This, ironically, granted the villagers of Zhukun Village a life akin to immortality.

Buried beneath the willow tree are the ashes of Zhu Yuchun's family, who were located at the heart of the formation.

Because they are the closest, the current village chief Zhu Hongguang and his family have the strongest power.

"Is this what you call a strong physique?"

Hearing the disdainful female voice from above, Zhu Hongguang and the others spat out another mouthful of blood.

Damn it, we're usually really tough! It's not that we're not strong enough, it's that you're too strong, you monster!

Through Zhu Feng's intermittent narration, combined with the altar that Yu Muhuai and Luo Ji saw on the mountain, she had roughly pieced together the secrets of this village.

Heinous crimes, outrageous offenses, utterly wicked, and too numerous to recount.
None of these descriptions are sufficient to depict the crimes committed by this group of corrupt people in Zhukun Village.

The murder of Zhu Yuchun's family was already a heinous crime, but in order to survive, they needed to murder even more people over the next hundred years.

For over a hundred years, countless innocent lives have been lost here.

Yu Muhuai looked down and saw the malicious glint in the eyes of Zhu Hongguang and the others.

It contained resentment, curses, and anger, but no remorse.

Yu Muhuai pouted, revealing a disgusted expression, and stomped on Zhu Hongguang's face, burying half of his face into the ground.

It's disgusting to even look at it.

Just then, Loki dug up what was buried under the willow tree in the backyard.

It was a large jar containing the source of the curse—the Zhu Yuchun family.

In just a few words, Yu Muhuai revealed Zhu Yuchun's experiences and the secrets of Zhu Kun Village.

Luo Ji nodded: "Okay, I understand."

He placed the jar on the ground, then leaned closer to Yu Muhuai and asked in a low voice, "Now that you know the secret, shall we leave?"

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