Excessive ferocity due to caution

A cold wind blew fiercely, howling and howling.

The dojo seemed much larger than it appeared from the outside, especially in the dark. Knowing there was danger, everyone treaded carefully, each step taken with trepidation.

Take one step, think three steps ahead, and consider both the past and the future.

At first, the group would try to find the person who went to the toilet by shouting, but later, as their courage disappeared after they were separated, they stopped talking.

On such a rainy day, their voices are unlikely to carry very far.

Moreover, who knows whether their cries attracted the person they were looking for, or something else entirely...

And so, the entire dojo fell silent.

Qin Bai and Mo Sheng went downstairs. Generally speaking, in self-built villas like this, the toilets are on the ground floor, which is more convenient for handling excrement.

But after searching for a while, they found neither a toilet nor anyone else.

"This is unbelievable..."

Mo Sheng muttered to himself.

That guy...could he have really encountered some kind of evil spirit?

Otherwise, with a dojo that's so big, where could he possibly hide his poop?

As previously agreed, after searching their assigned areas, whether they found anyone or not, they were to return to their original rooms.

Mo Sheng called out to Qin Bai, who was staring at the corner of the stairs leading downstairs:

"Alright, we've finished searching this area. We didn't find anyone."

"Let's go back... Um, what's wrong?"

When Mo Sheng saw that Qin Bai did not respond and had even reached into his pocket to grasp the rotten fruit, he immediately realized that something was wrong!

"What's there?"

Seeing Qin Bai staring at that spot, Mo Sheng, though he didn't see anything, still felt goosebumps all over his body.

Qin Bai nervously and slowly took out the rotten fruit, his hands trembling.

"It's coming... Did you see it?"

His tone was filled with intense fear.

Combined with that bizarre posture and the stiffness as if possessed by a ghost, it brought Mo Sheng an unprecedented sense of fear!

"I……"

The cold wind, accompanied by rain and mist, lashed against him.

Mo Sheng's panicked gaze fell on the rotten fruit in Qin Bai's hand.

"I heard from the elders in my family that these naturally rotten fruits have the power to ward off evil spirits."

At that crucial moment, Qin Bai's words inexplicably echoed in Mo Sheng's ears again.

Fruits ward off evil spirits...

Really useful?

The thought only flashed through his mind for a fleeting moment.

At this point... who would really care whether it works or not?

If it were useless, why would Qin Bai risk being targeted by something dirty and run back to the first house to get the fruit?

A ruthless glint flashed in Mo Sheng's eyes.

He darted forward, snatched the rotten fruit from Qin Bai's hand, and then turned and fled into the rain...

The whole process was completed in one go.

It happened so fast that even Qin Bai didn't have time to react.

Only after Mo Sheng ran into the rain did Qin Bai turn around, glaring at him and saying:

"Holy crap...he ran that fast..."

He put together a play.

But Qin Bai did not expect the other party to be so timid.

The scene was only halfway through when Mo Sheng was terrified into this state.

Zhao Yi had previously told him that rotten fruit must not be left in his hands.

That thing... is the Death Locator.

"Is it really that scary?"

Qin Bai made a sarcastic remark.

He turned around, and the expression on his face suddenly froze.

A chill crept upwards from the soles of my feet.

A dark figure indeed appeared at the corner of the stairs at the end of the corridor.

Moreover... that dark figure was definitely not human.

Even if Qin Bai couldn't see the shadowy figure's exact face, he could at least make it clear that the shadowy figure... was floating in the air!

In that instant, Qin Bai almost uncontrollably wanted to turn around and run into the rain!

If Zhao Yi hadn't told him never to enter the rain, Qin Bai would have turned and fled without hesitation!

At this moment, Qin Bai watched the floating black shadow fly rapidly towards him, and he was so frightened that he almost froze!

The cursed world was completely sealed, and they all became ordinary people.

If you encounter a ghost, you have no power to resist and can only stay where you are and wait to die!

Cold, dark, and with a strong smell of blood...

These enveloped him almost instantly!

Qin Bai trembled all over.

He gripped the torch tightly, suppressing the urge to flee, and closed his eyes.

In a near-maddening silence, Qin Bai felt as if a few seconds had passed.

He still chose to believe Zhao Yi.

The biting cold that was right next to him almost made him lose his temper. He seemed to feel that the unknown ghostly thing had opened its bloody maw at him!

It lasted for less than half a minute.

The ghost took a detour and left.

The chill lingered on his body, and Qin Bai opened his eyes. He saw the ghostly figure fly into the rain. His legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground, panting heavily...

Sweat rained down.

Qin Bai's gaze fell on the torch in his hand.

Only a tiny spark remained on it.

Clearly, the ghost tried to extinguish his torch when he left!

However, the other party seemed somewhat wary of the flames and ultimately chose to flee to Mo Sheng in the rain.

Qin Bai stood there slumped for a few seconds, his thoughts returning to his mind. He remembered Zhao Yi's words, gritted his teeth, stood up, and ran towards the stairs...

...

In another empty room, Zhao Yi and Thomson carefully examined some details and clues.

"Which room is this?"

Zhao Yi asked.

Thomson replied:

"The fourth one... no, the fifth one."

His face was solemn as he carefully looked at the dilapidated state of the room. Something flashed through his mind, and then a dizzying pain struck him. He screamed, clutched his head, and collapsed to his knees.

"My head... my head hurts so much."

"Thomson shouted."

Seeing his reaction, Zhao did not step forward to comfort him, but quickly said:

"Thompson, did you spot it?"

"All five houses we inspected showed signs of vandalism; even the sturdy wood was broken and damaged, and there were many dried bloodstains on them..."

"This indicates that a fierce battle once took place here."

"The Taoist priest had a fight with another person at the Taoist temple before his death!"

As Zhao Yi finished speaking, the bloodshot in Thomson's eyes slowly faded, and he said somewhat incoherently:

"The Taoist priest got into a fight..."

"...Yes, Taoist priest...it's the Taoist priest..."

He had recovered somewhat, but kept muttering about things related to the Taoist priest, as if he were trying to escape something.

Five minutes later, Thomson had fully recovered and his gaze toward Zhao Yi became increasingly dependent.

"Mr. Zhao... can you use these clues to trace the origins of the Taoist priest's matter?"

Zhao Yi stroked his chin:

"To be honest, perfectly recreating the details is very difficult, but we can move forward little by little..."

P.S.: Actually, some readers have already guessed correctly.

There are still a few chapters left before the opening, so don't worry.