Chapter 135 Fierce Light Revealed

"They must know something about that large red coffin. If they're letting us do this now, I fear there's a trap, Brother Bai. You need to be careful," Zhao Yan said to Bai Guangnian.

Bai Guangnian fell silent for a moment, then nodded at her. "I understand."

Bai Guangnian called over many helpers, and together they went to the long cave.

On the path passing the long cave, many bamboo poles had been pulled out.

It seemed Liu Xi already knew about last night's events. He had just pretended nothing had happened when facing us.

Nearly thirty people arrived at the entrance of the long cave in a grand procession.

Zhao Yan breathed a sigh of relief as she saw that the talismans on the wooden door had not been torn off.

"This is where we place the spirit tablets of our clansmen. If you force your way in, you will disturb the spirits, and if anything dire happens later, don't blame me for not warning you," Liu Xi said.

With so many people present, Bai Guangnian had nothing to hold back. He said coldly, "The spirit tablets inside are for girls. Your Liu family village only has about fifty households. Let's say each household has 4 to 6 people."

"This village can't have more than 400 people at most. Yet, there are over fifty spirit tablets inside. Are your Liu family villagers so fertile? Do you only give birth to girls? Could it be that every birth results in death?"

"Were the people inside the long cave killed by you?"

This question made Liu Xi's face turn red and his neck swell. He said urgently, "Don't make baseless accusations. We have never done such a thing."

Bai Guangnian said nothing more.

Zhao Yan looked at Liu Xi. Although he was angry, his expression was calm and composed, which gave her a sudden bad feeling.

As she intended, Bai Guangnian gathered many people. They climbed onto the long cave and dug several holes into it, allowing sunlight to shine inside.

After doing this, Bai Guangnian walked to Zhao Yan's side and asked, "Miss Zhao, is this alright?"

Zhao Yan climbed up and took a look. "It's fine."

Bai Guangnian pushed open the wooden door and went inside first.

Zhao Yan followed him in and realized something was wrong.

The niches were empty of spirit tablets and mirrors, which had clearly been moved.

However, at the very back, the large red coffin was still there.

Bai Guangnian searched for a long time but couldn't find Guan An. When he pushed open the coffin, he found Guan An lying inside. His body was already cold, and his entire body had stiffened.

The female corpse was nowhere to be seen.

"Senior Brother!" the Bai brothers cried out, their voices trembling as they saw Guan An lying inside.

"His yang energy has been completely drained. To others, it would look like he froze to death," Zhao Yan shook her head.

Since Guan An wasn't carried back last night, Zhao Yan knew very well that he was likely dead.

There must be other passages in this place, but Bai Guangnian and his men searched for a long time without finding any.

For the moment, they had no way to deal with Liu Xi and the others.

They couldn't arrest people without evidence, especially since they had trespassed into the place themselves.

Watching them busy themselves, a hint of a smile appeared in Liu Xi's eyes.

"Brother Bai, it's best to cremate Daoist Guan's body on the spot. His body has been drained of yang energy, and it's very easy for it to reanimate," Zhao Yan reminded him.

"My master doted on Senior Brother. Now that he's dead, I have to carry him back so Master can see him one last time," Bai Guangnian sighed.

Since that was the case, Zhao Yan had nothing more to say. She took a talisman from her bag and handed it over.

"This talisman, when attached to the body, will prevent it from being invaded by yin energy," Zhao Yan said.

The Bai brothers quickly thanked Zhao Yan, took the talisman, and immediately placed it on Guan An's forehead.

Zhao Yan walked over to Liu Xi and said, "Village Chief Liu, the Great Heavenly Mother you worship is not a good thing. She is merely a demon corpse, not a deity."

"I don't know what benefits the demon corpse has given you, but you should be careful. Once the demon corpse has absorbed all the yin souls, the next to be absorbed will be your blood."

Liu Xi paid no attention to Zhao Yan's words, laughing heartily. "Master Zhao, I don't understand what you're saying at all."

Zhao Yan couldn't be bothered. What she meant by her previous statement was that if they repented now, it would still be possible to cooperate and deal with this demon corpse together.

But since they had no such intention, she let it go.

Bai Guangnian and his men searched the Liu family village thoroughly for a long time but found nothing.

Zhao Yan walked to a spot a hundred meters outside the village.

Every five steps, she used an ink line to mark a tree.

Then, she slowly moved, burying the line at the root of the tree.

Afterward, she placed a talisman under the tree. Liu Tan followed behind her, helping her carry incense, candles, and paper money.

"Master Zhao, what are you doing?" Liu Tan had been following Zhao Yan for over half an hour and had wanted to ask this question for a long time.

Zhao Yan turned back and said, "This demon corpse has gained considerable power, and the people of Liu family village are aiding it, colluding with the corpse."

"What I can do now is set up a formation to encircle the village and prevent the demon corpse from coming out to harm people."

After saying this, Zhao Yan paused for a moment. "Brother Bai is right. The reason this demon corpse has gained so much power is undoubtedly due to the help of the people of Liu family village. Although the spirit tablets in the long cave are all of the Liu surname, I suspect many are not of Liu surname girls."

If so, for the Liu family village to persecute even their own clan's girls, it would be truly insane.

Once this formation was set up, and with the demon corpse losing its source of yin spirits and blood to absorb, it would weaken and would no longer be able to pose a threat.

"What if some villagers of Liu family village are innocent?" Liu Tan asked softly.

"If those people still refuse to repent and do not believe Brother Bai, even the Great Celestial beings cannot save them," Zhao Yan said softly.

By a little past six in the evening, everything was set up.

Only twelve households from Liu family village believed Bai Guangnian's words and left the village with them.

These twelve households from Liu family village claimed to know nothing.

Originally, they had no clan sacrifices. Clan sacrifices only began appearing over a decade ago, followed by the worship of the Great Heavenly Mother.

The sons and daughters of these twelve households had all attended high school and university. They did not believe that the Great Heavenly Mother could bless them with good health and well-being. Instead, they were quite opposed to the clan sacrifices in the village.

In comparison, they placed more faith in the people's police.

"Brother Bai, I'll be going back now," Zhao Yan said to Bai Guangnian.

She had wanted to help further, but Bai Guangnian refused, saying that the demon corpse was no ordinary entity and he feared it would implicate her, putting her in danger.

He also said that he had already informed their master and that it would be best for them to handle this matter.

Zhao Yan looked at the countenances of Bai Guangnian and Bai Guangyue, seeing a glint of ill omen in their faces.