After arranging the rooms, Yu Daohan said he was tired and returned to his room first.
Back in his room, Yu Daohan took out his phone and saw more than twenty messages and two missed calls, all from Zhang Xiaoqiang.
Yu Daohan didn't read the messages and called him directly.
Ring, ring.
Before it could ring twice, the call was answered: Master Yu, you are truly a dragon that shows its head but not its tail. Only you contact me; I can't reach you at all.
Yu Daohan sat on the bed and touched his chest. I had some things to deal with here. Did you see the photos I sent you?
Zhang Xiaoqiang on the other end of the phone suddenly became serious: If I'm not mistaken, there are four stone statues to the east, west, north, and south of that village.
Yu Daohan recalled seeing a tiger stone statue at the village entrance when he arrived: That's right, there are indeed stone statues.
Zhang Xiaoqiang continued on the phone. I asked my second martial uncle, and he said this is called the Four Directions Four Gods Formation. In the four directions are placed Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, these four divine beasts.
Yu Daohan pondered. A formation that requires four divine beast stone statues to be set up, what exactly is it? Tell me, what is the formation for?
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone before he said, Suppression.
Yu Daohan was puzzled. What exactly was being suppressed in that village?
Seeing that Yu Daohan hadn't spoken, the person on the other end added, Master Yu, it's best for you to leave there. I heard my second martial uncle say that the seal is about to break.
Yu Daohan raised his hand and looked at the two inscriptions on his palm. The only thing that could save his life now was this. I understand.
After hanging up the phone, Yu Daohan sat cross-legged, circulated the qi in his dantian, and began to heal his injuries.
The next morning, the noise outside woke Yu Daohan. He opened the door and saw Elder Hua preparing the items needed for the worship of the resentful lion.
Elder Hua saw that Yu Daohan was awake and smiled. Oh, you're up early.
Yu Daohan stretched his arms. It's not that early.
The two chatted for a while. Yu Daohan couldn't help, so he could only sit aside and watch Elder Hua work.
At this moment, Old Cai, who was handling Liu Qidong's funeral, returned.
This matter was caused by Liu Qidong and Old Cai. Liu Qidong's entire family had died, so their funeral naturally fell to Old Cai.
Old Cai walked up to Elder Hua: Elder Hua, Old Liu's family's bodies have been handled. Should we cremate them today?
Elder Hua nodded. Old Liu's family was harmed by evil spirits. People like them have too much resentment. The sooner the cremation, the better, to avoid any trouble.
Old Cai nodded and went into the house to get the prepared yellow paper money and gold and silver treasures.
Yu Daohan, having nothing else to do, followed him.
Old Cai's house was not far from Liu Qidong's house, only about a ten-minute walk.
When they arrived at Liu Qidong's doorstep, they saw white paper hanging on the door.
Old Cai led Yu Daohan inside. In the main hall, four bodies were covered with white cloth.
The villagers felt it was unlucky and returned to their homes after helping.
Yu Daohan lifted one of the white cloths, revealing the face of a middle-aged man. His face was pale to the point of being black, and his eyes, bloodshot, were wide open, looking quite eerie.
This was Liu Qidong.
After Old Cai called the crematorium, he began burning the yellow paper money.
Yu Daohan scanned his surroundings. When he passed one of the rooms, he stopped.
The door of this room was tightly shut, and a Five Elements and Eight Trigrams array pattern was painted on the wooden door.
Yu Daohan found it strange, pushed the door open, and walked in.
As soon as he entered, he saw four objects, nearly two meters tall, covered with white cloth.
Yu Daohan looked at the four objects that almost reached the ceiling and pondered.
He grabbed the white cloth, about to pull it down to investigate, when a voice interrupted him: Little Yu.
Yu Daohan turned his head and realized that Elder Hua was already standing at the doorway at some point.
Yu Daohan let go and walked out. Why are you here?
Elder Hua saw that Yu Daohan hadn't pulled off the white cloth, and the tension on his face vanished in an instant. I just finished. I came to see if you needed any help.
Yu Daohan nodded and looked at the four objects covered with white cloth. Elder Hua, what are these four things covered with white cloth?
Elder Hua glanced at the four objects covered with white cloth and said, They are for the village's sacrifices.
After speaking, Elder Hua walked over and pulled the door shut.
Yu Daohan found it strange but didn't think much of it.
The village was quite far from the town, so the surrounding villages and the government jointly operated a crematorium.
Half an hour later, the crematorium's vehicle stopped in front of Liu Qidong's house.
Two middle-aged men in white clothes got out of the car. After Old Cai talked with them, the two middle-aged men began to load the bodies into the car.
Since someone had to sign to go to the crematorium, Old Cai got in the car and went with them.
On the way back to Old Cai's house, the two chatted. Yu Daohan wanted to ask about the Four Directions Four Gods Formation but didn't know how to bring it up.
When they arrived at Old Cai's house, Elder Hua asked Yu Daohan if he was returning to Changshou Village with him. Yu Daohan said he was worried and wanted to stay and watch tonight.
Elder Hua nodded and said that was good, then turned and walked towards the village entrance.
Yu Daohan watched Elder Hua leave, recalling the four objects covered with white cloth at Liu Qidong's house and the Four Directions Four Gods Formation that Zhang Xiaoqiang had mentioned, his brow furrowed.
Entering Old Cai's house, Old Cai's wife was already cooking, while Cai Xiuqin was chatting and laughing with her younger brother, Cai Wen.
Old Cai's wife was named Chen, and the villagers called her Sister Chen.
Sister Chen saw Yu Daohan return and asked, Master is back. Where is Elder Hua?
Yu Daohan nodded. Aunt Chen, you can just call me Little Yu. Elder Hua said he had something to do and returned to the village first.
Sister Chen nodded. Okay, then Little Yu, please sit for a while. Dinner will be ready soon.
Yu Daohan nodded. Before he could sit down, a little boy ran over. Brother, I heard my sister say you beat away that big lion.
Yu Daohan looked at Cai Wen, who was full of admiration, and patted his head. That's right, that big lion was beaten away by brother.
Cai Wen looked at Yu Daohan, his eyes sparkling. Brother is so amazing! I heard my sister say that brother was super cool back then.
Yu Daohan was stunned and looked at Cai Xiuqin beside him.
Hearing her brother say that, Cai Xiuqin's face immediately turned red.
Yu Daohan chuckled awkwardly. Little Wen, you must not tell anyone about encountering the big lion.
Cai Wen nodded obediently. Okay, I definitely won't tell anyone. Can brother teach me superpowers then?
Yu Daohan smiled and shook his head when he heard Cai Wen wanted to learn magic. Brother's superpowers cannot be passed on to outsiders.
Cai Wen, hearing that he couldn't learn superpowers, nodded dejectedly. Okay.
Yu Daohan didn't know how to explain seeing Cai Wen's disappointment. Fortunately, Cai Xiuqin beside him explained. Wenwen, if brother's superpowers are passed on to outsiders, he will be punished by his master, understand?
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