Chosen One, how did I end up as the villain?

The night was deep

"Thump, thump, thump"

The sound of a night watchman's gong came from not far away.

"Close the doors and windows to prevent theft."

"...It's past midnight, why haven't they come yet!"

On the roof, the three of them were leaning against each other, and Feng Yunming couldn't help but grumble.

"Don't worry, it should be soon according to the schedule."

Shen Wan'er replied, glancing at Qin Huaiyu to the side. Ever since he hid, he hadn't said a word and was frowning.

"Is there a problem?"

"No, I'm just a little tired."

Qin Huaiyu made up a random excuse, his eyes fixed on the girl not far below.

Sun Shu's voluptuous figure moved in the hazy moonlight, her white gauze skirt sometimes billowing up and sometimes swaying gently.

Her eyes darted left and right as if anxiously awaiting the appearance of her beloved, then she suddenly squatted down, the girl's face full of sorrow as if she had something on her mind.

Surprisingly, he wasn't nervous at all!

This girl is incredibly bold, especially considering her acting skills...

"Uncle Feng, how much do you know about the Sun family?"

Qin Huaiyu turned his head and asked, he was very curious, Sun Shu's behavior was too normal.

"I don't know much. Sun Gengtou isn't a local. He came to town a few years ago. When I first met him, it was just the two of them, father and daughter. Because they didn't have any skills, they made a living by night watch and doing odd jobs."

After Feng Yunming finished speaking, he asked:

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"No, I just noticed this girl's unusual behavior, so I asked."

"Haha, maybe you want to make a good impression on me. What poor girl doesn't want to rise to a higher social status?"

Hmm...that seems to make sense.

Qin Huaiyu was speechless for a moment.

"Stop talking, that's not right!"

Just then, Shen Wan'er frowned and suddenly said something.

Qin Huaiyu quickly followed her gaze and saw that Sun Shu, who had been sitting obediently below, was now walking along the street towards the outskirts of the city. Moreover, her steps were stiff, her arms were hanging down, and she looked very listless.

"Oh no, she seems to have been affected by a secret spell!"

Feng Yunming's expression suddenly changed.

Secret arts are techniques practiced by sorcerers, which are offensive techniques guided by their own nightmare power.

"No, I'll stop her!"

As Shen Wan'er spoke, she made a move to get up.

Seeing this, Qin Huaiyu quickly grabbed her and said:

"Don't worry, this might be the sorcerer's method, using secret techniques to manipulate others. If we follow them, we might find the culprit."

"That's right. I've heard that this technique can control people's minds and souls, but it is extremely taxing on one's own spiritual power. Now is the perfect time to deal with him."

"Then what are we waiting for!"

After Shen Wan'er finished speaking, she took the lead and followed.

Seeing this, the two followed closely behind.

.........

outside the city

The rustling sound came from the grove, startling the nesting birds, which chirped and flew into the sky.

The white figures resembled lonely ghosts moving stiffly forward, a scene that looked exceptionally eerie at night.

The swaying shadows of the trees created an unusual tranquility.

"We're not there yet; ahead lies a mass grave."

Feng Yunming's expression was rather unpleasant.

Damn, going to a cemetery in the middle of the night!

Qin Huaiyu had a bad feeling just from hearing the location.

"Uncle Feng, is there something inside?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Wan'er's expression also turned serious. Although she was a secret master, she was still a woman after all, and she had an instinctive aversion to gloomy places.

"Haven't you heard the saying, 'Don't go into the woods during the day, and don't visit graves at night'?"

"What do you mean?"

"This is common slang. During the day, there are many wild beasts in the forest, so you can't go there. At night, the graveyard is not clean, so you can't go up there," Shen Wan'er explained.

Upon hearing this, Feng Yunming said with a stern face:

"That's right. If it were an ordinary cemetery, it would be fine, but this is a mass grave. Most of the people who died violently are here. The death energy is extremely heavy. Coupled with the nightmare energy in the world, it is inevitable that some strange things will be born."

"You mean ghosts?"

"Not really, but hopefully we won't run into any. Everyone should be careful."

As they were talking, a gust of cold wind suddenly swept over them, and the three of them felt a chill involuntarily. They followed Sun Shu and stepped into a gloomy area.

The desolate hillside is overgrown with weeds, and mounds of earth stand densely like poison sacs. There are no monuments, no signs, and many are not even covered with soil, only tattered straw mats.

"Splash!"

A cold wind blew, scattering grass leaves with a piercing sound.

Suddenly, a dark figure darted out from the straw mat, its blood-red eyes fixed on the intruder.

Qin Huaiyu felt a chill run down his spine for no apparent reason, as if something was closely following him from behind.

He turned around abruptly, only to find desolation in his vision.

Is it just an illusion?

"Don't you guys feel like we're being watched?"

Shen Wan'er frowned and said with a nervous expression.

"You felt it too!"

Qin Huaiyu blurted it out.

He immediately sensed something was wrong. One person's feeling might be wrong, but if two people felt the same way, then there was definitely a problem.

A sense of oppression and gloom instantly spread.

Just then, Feng Yunming suddenly stumbled and his body slumped to the side.

Qin Huaiyu reacted quickly, grabbing the other person's clothes and pulling them back.

"Oh no! Run! There's something down there!"

Feng Yunming's face was full of terror. As soon as he regained his footing, without waiting to rest, he immediately ran forward.

Qin Huaiyu was horrified. He and Shen Wan'er exchanged a glance and hurriedly gave chase.

But after running only a few steps, a sharp pain suddenly shot through his calf.

He looked down and saw that his trouser leg had been torn, and five gruesome wounds were bleeding.

What the hell are you?

Qin Huaiyu was shocked, but he endured the pain and quickly sped up.

"Giggle, giggle"

A strange sound suddenly rang out behind me, sounding like laughter or a chirping.

Qin Huaiyu turned his head, and his expression changed drastically in an instant.

Is it a person?

Not far behind stood something resembling an old woman, her clothes tattered and riddled with holes, her exposed skin covered in black sores, one after another...

Her hunched body was withered, her bluish face was crisscrossed with wrinkles, and her sunken mouth was toothless and grinning.

"Earth Goddess"

Feng Yunming frowned deeply; what he feared most had come to pass.

"What is she?"

Shen Wan'er asked, her face pale.

"This is a monster formed from condensed death energy. It is adept at launching attacks from underground, making it difficult to defend against and extremely troublesome. It is said that many people have died at the hands of this monster, and very few have managed to escape."

Underground workers......

Qin Huaiyu's face darkened. This meant that we were all sitting ducks, with no way to use our strength and being manipulated at will.

"Oh no, it's gone!"

Shen Wan'er's expression changed drastically, and she suddenly shouted.

Qin Huaiyu hurriedly looked over and, sure enough, the Earth Goddess was nowhere to be seen behind him; it was as if she had never existed at all.

"Run! She's sneaking back..."

Before Feng Yunming could finish speaking, he crashed heavily to the ground with a thud.

"ah"

With a scream, a withered hand with sharp nails pierced his calf, tearing his silk clothes and gushing out bright red blood.

Shen Wan'er was closest to the scene, and seeing this, she stepped on it. A loud bang rang out, and the powerful force directly created a deep footprint in the ground.

However, no matter how strong the offensive, it was useless.

That hand was gone.

............