Holding a lantern, guiding souls across, Lady Hou comes from the underworld.

"Princess, the ground is covered with charred corpses, it's too horrible, you'd better not go and look."

After the authorities found the rotting corpse, everyone in the mortuary went out to check it out.

Zhao Wan originally wanted to go and join in the fun, but when she heard that it was all corpses, she didn't want to go anymore.

At this moment, only she, Xiao Xizi, and two Golden Feather Guards remained in the main hall of the mortuary.

It was completely dark outside, and the only light in the room came from the firewood burning in front of us for warmth.

Looking around, it was somewhat eerie and frightening.

"Isn't this place gloomy too? We might as well have stayed with them."

Zhao Wan couldn't sit still for long, so she stood up and was about to leave.

Unexpectedly, a strange sound came from the empty coffin next to them.

The sound wasn't loud, but all four people in the hall heard it.

Two Golden Feather Guards immediately drew their long swords and became alert. "Princess, be careful. We'll go check it out."

Zhao Wan felt a mix of nervousness and excitement, so she deliberately asked Xiao Xizi, "Didn't that Taoist priest say the coffin was empty? How come there are sounds coming from it? Is it a ghost?"

"Princess, please don't make wild guesses!" Xiao Xizi was even more frightened. She swallowed hard and said in a trembling voice, "I guess... it's probably rats! There are tons of rats in this kind of place."

As soon as she finished speaking, a mouse poked half its head out of the coffin and stared at everyone with its eyes wide open.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Wan and Xiao Xizi both exclaimed in surprise.

The Golden Feather Guard immediately slashed at the rat with his sword. Before the rat could react, it squeaked and fell to the ground, splitting in two.

"what!"

Looking at the dead rat on the ground, Zhao Wan screamed again, "It's disgusting! Get it out of here!"

The two Golden Feather Guards exchanged a glance. One swept the rats away with a broom, while the other, seeing the bloodstains on the ground, decided to find water to clean it up…

Looking at the large pool of blood, Zhao Wan felt nauseous and said to Xiao Xizi, "Let's go outside for some fresh air."

The two had barely stepped out of the main hall when a painful scream came from behind the building.

"Princess, it sounds like... Xiao Guo's voice!"

Xiao Guo is the Golden Feather Guard who just went out to find water.

The Golden Feather Guard who remained behind paled, instinctively sensing something might have happened to his companion, and immediately said, "I'll go check!"

"Wait," Zhao Wan called out to him immediately, her expression hardening. "It's too dangerous for you to go alone. I'll go with you to check it out."

He then instructed Xiao Xizi, "Go out and quickly call the commander back."

Xiao Xizi was stunned for a moment, and was about to refuse when the screams from the backyard became even more tragic.

Zhao Wan immediately gripped the long whip at her waist and ran back quickly. Seeing this, the Golden Feather Guard dared not delay and immediately followed.

Knowing the princess's temperament, Xiao Xizi immediately ran to the mortuary and headed straight for Zhu Family Village.

At the same time, Ren Fengjue was gazing at the snow-covered Yashan Mountain, pondering Di Nu's whereabouts, when his gaze fell upon that inconspicuous mortuary.

He wondered if there was any connection between the two.

As I pondered, another figure came panting as they approached.

"The mortuary...the mortuary!" It was Princess Xiaoxizi's maid.

She ran from the mortuary as fast as she could, slipping twice along the way.

He was still out of breath and couldn't speak clearly, so he could only point in the direction of the mortuary, his face flushed with anxiety.

Ren Fengjue suddenly felt a chill: "Oh no."

He barely waited for Xiao Xizi to finish speaking before running towards the mortuary, with Xia Ximo following behind.

Yu Lang and Yan Zhengchu exchanged a glance, puzzled, and followed after them.

County Magistrate Li Zhao was completely bewildered and asked Xiao Xizi, "What happened to the mortuary?"

Xiao Xizi then said, "The mortuary might be haunted!"

There was an uproar.

Ren Fengjue rushed back to the mortuary, only to find the main hall completely empty.

Xia Ximo noticed the footprints on the ground first and reminded him, "Backyard."

Following the footprints, the two arrived at the backyard, where they were met with two mangled corpses.

The two Golden Feather Guards who were left to protect the princess have been killed.

There were obvious signs of a struggle in the snow; a leather whip lay on the ground, next to a huge footprint.

It's not hard to see what just happened...

"The princess's whip...footprints..."

Ren Fengjue bent down to examine the corpse on the ground, and his forehead twitched. "Just like the villagers, they were torn apart and killed."

Xia Ximo pointed to a corner and asked, "Look at that well, doesn't it look familiar?"

"Qiongying Inn..."

"It's even bigger than the well opening."

The two immediately went to the well, threw in some pebbles, and sure enough, they heard no sound of water.

If what lies below is indeed the same as the Qiongying Inn, then Princess Fenghua's situation is likely dire...

At this moment, Yu Lang and Yan Zhengchu also came up and were shocked to see the corpse on the ground.

"My lord, what's going on? Where is the princess?"

Ren Fengjue knew the situation was urgent, so he didn't explain much, only saying, "Get me a lamp and go downstairs to take a look."

He jumped first, followed by the other three.

As expected, there was indeed a hidden world below the well, but it was even more unfathomable than the well at Qiongying Inn.

Following the footprints, we walked for a long time, but still couldn't see the end.

But everyone knew in their hearts that this direction led to the Silent Mountain…

Yu Lang couldn't help but say, "My lord, judging from the corpses and footprints outside, the murderer must undoubtedly be Di Nu!"

Ren Fengjue replied, "Things aren't that simple. I have a feeling that we need to find someone to know the whole truth."

Yu Lang paused for a moment, then immediately understood: "The 'coffin keeper' of the mortuary?"

"Indeed, I suspect his identity is related to those Di slaves."

"what?"

Yu Lang and Yan Zhengchu were both taken aback.

At this moment, the passage finally came to an end, and a piercing screech suddenly rang out, scraping against the eardrums.

Everyone immediately thought of the giant fourteen they had seen at the Qiongying Inn that day, who also made the same sound.

Then, they simultaneously heard Zhao Wan's cries: "Help! There's a monster!"

The crowd looked in the direction of the sound and saw that she was tied to a rock with vines. Not far from her stood a man wearing a straw hat and a raincoat.

Behind the stone stood a gigantic Di man, his crimson eyes glaring as he roared at the crowd.

When Zhao Wan saw Ren Fengjue and the others arrive, her sorrow immediately turned to joy. "Great! You've finally come! I'm saved!"

Ren Fengjue took a few steps closer and secretly analyzed the situation.

Yu Lang was about to step forward to help, but he was stopped by him. "Let's check the situation first."

At that moment, the man wearing a straw hat suddenly spoke up and asked, "You...you're from the capital, aren't you?"