In this bizarre world, I can extract supernatural powers.

"First, carry their bodies to the ancestral hall, and then bury them on a chosen day."

The old village chief sighed and said, "Also, this matter must not be spread. If it continues to spread, our village will be taken over by the government, and no one will be in a good place."

Upon hearing this, the villagers present looked at each other in bewilderment.

Several villagers carried the body toward the ancestral hall.

The old village chief then dispersed the crowd and, with the help of the villagers, returned to his house.

The streets outside were silent; you could hear a pin drop.

Xu Bai withdrew his gaze and said, "This village chief has a big problem."

Ding Huan nodded and said, "Normally, when something like this happens, the first thing to do is to report it to the authorities, but he kept it a secret and even carried the body to the ancestral hall. Everything about him is strange."

Xu Bai pondered for a moment and said, "Let's continue to observe tonight; perhaps we'll get a result."

After a brief discussion, the two stopped talking and began taking turns observing the situation outside.

As for Wang Yuan's death, neither of them considered it important.

Hunters who hunt ghosts live on the edge, so it's normal for a few to die.

……

As night deepened, a somber atmosphere permeated the village.

At that moment, footsteps suddenly echoed through the dark Qianyun Village.

Ding Huan was observing through the window when he noticed something amiss. He turned and whispered, "Brother Xu, someone's coming out."

Xu Bai opened his eyes, came to Ding Huan's side, and looked up.

The streets were pitch black, with only the moonlight providing illumination.

Under the moonlight, the old village chief walked with faltering steps, his hands hidden in his sleeves, toward the ancestral hall.

Every two steps, the old village chief would look back, as if afraid someone was following him.

Xu Bai's lips curled up slightly: "Follow them."

Without lingering or even opening the door, the two jumped out of the window.

After leaping out, the two quietly followed the old village chief and headed to the ancestral hall under the cover of night.

……

After arriving at the ancestral hall, the old village chief looked around to make sure no one was nearby before pushing open the door.

"Squeak!"

A sickeningly loud noise came from the door.

Inside the ancestral hall, a dozen or so oil lamps flickered with a dim yellow light.

Bathed in the dim light, the memorial tablets appeared somewhat eerie.

On the floor of the ancestral hall lay several corpses.

The old village chief slowly walked to one of the corpses and took out the embroidered shoes from its feet.

The old village chief paused slightly when he arrived in front of Wang Yuan's body.

"Why did you do this?" the old village chief sighed. "Why did you have to come and investigate some strange thing? If not, why would I have attacked you?"

After saying this, the old village chief took off the embroidered shoes from Wang Yuan's feet.

Xu Bai and Ding Huan stood outside the window.

The two looked at each other and could see the expression in each other's eyes.

"So, the village chief was the culprit?"

"But why is he like this?"

Neither of them spoke, driven by curiosity, they continued to observe.

The old village chief was quite old. After completing these tasks, he sat down on a stool, panting, and rested for a long time before he could recover.

He got up again, went to a secluded corner of the ancestral hall, and opened the square bricks on the ground.

Then, the old village chief carried out an urn containing ashes.

He ran his hand over the seal, a hint of nostalgia flashing in his eyes.

"Xiao Cui, most of the people who harmed you back then are already dead."

As he spoke, he opened the urn and took out a pair of embroidered shoes.

The moment the embroidered shoes were taken out, Xu Bai narrowed his eyes, and a wisp of smoke appeared before his eyes.

【Bloodstained embroidered shoes: Originally worn by a bride, they became stained with blood from serving guests day and night, imbuing them with immense resentment】

[Burning twenty years of mysterious lifespan, extractable]

Strange thing!

Another eerie creature!

Xu Bai never expected that this mission would also lead to the discovery of a strange object.

However, he did not act immediately, but continued to watch.

The moment the old village chief took out the embroidered shoes, the rest of the embroidered shoes immediately turned into black mist and entered it.

After doing all this, the old village chief put the embroidered shoes back into the jar and murmured to himself while holding the urn containing ashes.

"You were born to be a woman with a tragic fate."

"I thought I could find you a good man, but I never expected him to be a beast more disgusting than a ghost."

"Don't worry, I will avenge you. After all your enemies are dead, I will come back to atone for my sins."

After saying the last sentence, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in Xu Bai's mind.

The cause and effect of the matter were immediately connected.

The bride arrived in the village and was introduced by the old village chief to a man in the village to marry.

Unexpectedly, the man turned out to be a beast, making his new wife work as a prostitute to earn money.

Upon learning of this, the old village chief launched a revenge attack.

The method of revenge is to use strange objects to lure out the supernatural, allowing the supernatural to take its own revenge.

As for Wang Yuan, he may have fallen victim to the old village chief's poison.

Ding Huan whispered, "It's time to make a move, Brother Xu."

Xu Bai nodded.

The two arrived at the door and slowly stepped inside.

The old village chief was holding the urn of ashes and lamenting when he heard footsteps and suddenly turned around.

He looked surprised when he saw Xu Bai and the others enter.

"Who are you!" the old village chief shouted. "What business do you have in Qianyun Village!"

Ding Huan stepped forward first, snatched the urn of ashes from the old village chief's hand, examined it closely, and asked, "How did you kill Wang Yuan?"

"Wang Yuan?" The old village chief reacted, looking at the corpse on the ground, and gritted his teeth, saying, "So you were his accomplices!"

Xu Bai shook his head and said, "We're not accomplices, but we're here to resolve the matter of Qianyun Village."

The old village chief laughed loudly, "Solve it? Too late! The monster has already formed; no one can save the village!"

Xu Bai suddenly noticed a silhouette in the old village chief's arms.

He raised his hand to restrain the old village chief and pulled a book from the old village chief's chest.

"The art of raising monsters?" Xu Bai looked enlightened. "So you raised monsters using this book."

The old village chief smiled bitterly and said, "My ancestors were cultivators. This is what they passed down from them. It's useless. The strangeness has already been formed. You can't save it."

"It's not about saving them, I'll say it again," Ding Huan shook his head and said, "They deserved to die, their lives or deaths are none of our business, we just don't want the strange phenomenon to spread."

The old village chief ignored Ding Huan and continued muttering to himself, "He can't be saved...he can't be saved..."

Ding Huan sighed, "To raise a demon in a mortal body, influenced by resentment, has altered one's mind considerably. Brother Xu, let's leave him for now. What do you think we should do next?"

Without realizing it, Ding Huan began to take Xu Bai seriously.

From the moment the two formed their alliance until now, Xu Bai's composure has made Ding Huan feel that Xu Bai is destined for greatness.

Even though Xu Bai was only at the third level of the Transcendent Realm, Ding Huan did not underestimate him.

After all, those in their line of work are seasoned veterans, and as such, they naturally understand the ways of the world.

"The one who tied the knot must untie it." Xu Bai opened the book in his hand. "Since this book records how to raise monsters, perhaps we can find a way to break the deadlock through this book."