Terrifying Heavens: I Slay Demons by Painting Faces

Seeing Chen Hengyi frown and remain silent, Qiu Sheng added, "This place has been abandoned for many years, there's not even a trace of a well. Could it be that the female ghost was lying to us?"

Uncle Nine squatted down, picked up a clump of soil with his fingers, and sniffed it: "No, there's a ghostly aura here."

Chen Hengyi looked around and suddenly his gaze stopped at a dead locust tree in the corner of the yard.

He strode over, brushed aside the thick layer of fallen leaves with his foot, and revealed a bluestone slab.

"here."

The two rushed over upon hearing the noise and, together with Chen Hengyi, lifted the bluestone slab.

In an instant, a putrid stench rose into the air, forcing the three of them to retreat.

Beneath the stone slab lies a buried ancient well!

Chen Hengyi endured the stench and peered down into the well, only to find it filled with withered bones and dark brown, dried bloodstains on the well walls.

With these bones piled together, it was difficult to tell at first glance how many people were there, but there were definitely quite a few.

Uncle Nine and Qiu Sheng also came over to take a look, and their expressions changed drastically.

What the female ghost said was actually true.

The Ren family has actually committed such heinous crimes.

Since Uncle Nine lived here, he naturally knew Ren Zhi, whom the female ghost had mentioned.

The other party is still living a good life, has not been punished in any way, and continues to live a life of debauchery.

Actually, Uncle Nine knew about the dirty dealings of the Ren family while living here, but he usually turned a blind eye as long as it didn't involve ghosts or monsters.

But now he knows that Liang Cailing and even the entire Nanhua class are unable to be reincarnated.

How could he not be angry?

If you file a complaint against the Ren family in the underworld beforehand, you'll suffer several more years of punishment even after you die.

Even the usually carefree Qiu Sheng cursed, "What a beast!"

Chen Hengyi's gaze, however, was fixed on the top skeleton in the pile of bones, a skeleton dressed in a red wedding gown.

If I'm not mistaken, this must be the female ghost.

After discussing it, the group realized that while they wanted to bury the murdered members of the opera troupe right now, they found that the three of them alone could not possibly complete such a large undertaking.

To retrieve the body, the ancient well must at least be dug open, as its narrow walls make it difficult for ordinary people to enter.

Chen Hengyi pondered for a moment, then decided to cover the bluestone slab first. He solemnly said, "I will certainly not let Ren Zhi go, but I can't let them be exposed to the wind and rain like this."

Uncle Jiu and his companion agreed.

"Afterwards, I will personally perform a ritual to help them pass on to the afterlife, hoping they will suffer less pain in the afterlife."

A moment later, the bluestone slab was restored.

The grievances Chen Hengyi heard last night were not limited to this opera troupe; many other wronged souls were scattered around Renjia Town.

He wants to go and see it now too.

However, Uncle Nine said, "Let's go back to the mortuary first and inform the patriarch to ask for military assistance. Otherwise, the Ren family is powerful, and we will definitely encounter resistance if we go to investigate."

At this moment, Uncle Nine was also extremely angry and decided to use some Maoshan methods.

Uncle Nine is a legitimate Maoshan disciple who has received a stipend, and he can perform rituals to control soldiers and horses.

Of course, different ranks of Maoshan disciples can mobilize different numbers of soldiers.

Upon hearing this, Chen Hengyi naturally agreed.

As expected, Uncle Nine is reliable!

The three immediately decided to go back first, but just as Chen Hengyi stepped out of the courtyard gate...

Then we saw several people appear in the woods in the distance, holding guns.

The leader was taken aback for a moment, then immediately spoke up: "It's him!"

Bang bang bang!

Several gunshots rang out instantly, and Chen Hengyi quickly retreated back into the courtyard.

He quickly checked his body and found no injuries... It turned out he was a master of human body outline drawing.

Hearing the gunshots outside, Uncle Nine quickly asked, "What's going on?"

"Who else besides the Ren family?"

"Damn it, they even want to kill me to silence me!?" Uncle Nine cursed for the first time in front of Chen Hengyi, clearly he was extremely angry.

Qiu Sheng, half-squatting in the corner, said angrily, "What do we do now?"

Uncle Nine then took out three talismans: "I've drawn some things in my spare time."

He distributed the talismans to the two men: "Drip your blood onto them, then hold them in your mouths, and they won't be able to see us."

Seeing that there was no movement inside the courtyard, the gunmen outside waved for their men to approach: "Go in and check. We need to see them alive or dead!"

Several men, carrying guns, cautiously stepped into the courtyard.

However, as soon as they stepped across the threshold, they felt a chill on their necks—Chen Hengyi flashed behind one of them like a ghost, and his elbow slashed down heavily, causing the man to groan and fall to the ground.

At the same time, Uncle Nine and Qiu Sheng launched a surprise attack from both sides, their punches and kicks fierce, and in the blink of an eye, they took down two more people.

The remaining gunmen were terrified and hurriedly turned their guns around, but there was no one to be seen. One of them cried out in a trembling voice, "I've seen a ghost!"

ghost!

In broad daylight, I actually saw a ghost.

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Hengyi had already lunged forward and delivered a whip kick to his wrist, sending the gun flying.

The remaining few were also quickly dealt with.

Qiu Sheng took out the talisman and exclaimed excitedly, "Master, why have I never seen you use this before!"

Uncle Nine smiled smugly: "There was never a chance to use it before."

Chen Hengyi kicked the unconscious henchman on the ground, then looked at Uncle Nine: "What should we do with these people?"

"They deserve to die for aiding and abetting evil, but it's not advisable to shed blood here, otherwise they might be affected in the well."

After discussing it, the three of them tied everyone up and moved them into the dilapidated house. They wouldn't die from hunger for a day or two; they would deal with them later.

Chen Hengyi woke up the others and, after confirming that it was Ren who issued the order, he felt relieved.

"Mr. Ren... It's fortunate you sent people, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to find any witnesses."

They knocked him unconscious again, and then had Uncle Nine add some extra insurance.

The three then returned to the mortuary.

Without any delay, Uncle Nine immediately set up an altar and began performing rituals to communicate with the Maoshan Patriarch.

Chen Hengyi saw in the courtyard that a dark cloud appeared above the mortuary in broad daylight, blocking the sun.

In an instant, a cold wind blew. He didn't say anything, nor did he see any ghostly soldiers.

But he saw Uncle Nine scatter a handful of ghost money into the air, which burst into flames like a celestial maiden scattering flowers.

Huhuhu~

A cold wind howled out, the dark clouds overhead disappeared, and the sun shone on the mortuary once more.

Uncle Nine nodded to Chen Hengyi: "You won't have to wait too long."

Seeing this, Chen Hengyi couldn't help but feel a sense of longing. This method of commanding ghost soldiers was truly too cool!

And it looks very convenient.

Unfortunately, the techniques that Huaguang Patriarch taught him still focused on theatrical performance.

There was no way to command the ghost soldiers, and Chen Hengyi had neither received any official salary nor held any rank in the Taoist community, so he could not borrow their power.

After talking with Uncle Nine, he understood.

He was considered a disciple of the Great Emperor Huaguang and could use some Taoist incantations, such as the Purification Incantation, the Tianpeng Incantation, and the Lingguan Incantation.

However, methods like borrowing the rampant ghosts and ghostly soldiers of Maoshan are not feasible.

Because they are not the same system.

Chen Hengyi went to subdue the rampaging ghosts' troops himself, but that's another story.

However, if Chen Hengyi could obtain special permission from the Grandmaster, that would be a different story; he could use it whenever he wanted...