Three miles away from Huaiyang Village is Yizhuang. Ever since the barrier appeared, the sun has never risen in the dark sky, and the sky has always been shrouded in haze.

Inside the Yizhuang, coffins were laid out in a gloomy atmosphere. Beside the door was a pile of wax solidified by burning candles. A stack of paper money was pressed by stones. The incense and ashes scattered beside were all used to pay homage to the orphan who died in vain.

Ghostly.

Although the Great Xia Kingdom did not advocate strange powers and chaos, it was only for officials. Zhu Jiuqin did not restrict the common people from worshiping ghosts and gods.

Zhu Jiuqin probably also knows that ghosts and gods are humans' sustenance of hope and a channel for fear. For the feudal dynasty with backward living conditions, this sustenance of reincarnation is even more important. A blanket ban will not only be of no benefit, but will also cause

social chaos.

After all, if everyone knows that there is no such thing as reincarnation, no matter how hard you work in this life, you will only be able to act like a bully or a horse for others. There is no chance that a few ruthless people will rise up and try to overthrow the imperial court.

But if there is such a sustenance as reincarnation, even if someone wants to rebel, they will endure it when they think that they may become powerful in the next life, deceiving themselves and others.

Thinking of this, Su Lin admired Zhu Jiuqin even more. For Zhu Jiuqin, his contribution to Daxia has surpassed that of any king in history. Even the kings of all generations bundled together are not enough for him.

He could have adopted a policy of obscuring the people, used destiny to strengthen the royal power, and used his will far beyond the times to lead the development of the country in a dictatorial manner.

However, he still chose the path of enlightening people's wisdom.

That man did not seek for one life, but for all eternity. This kind of consciousness is something that modern people have never had. Rather than saying that he is a time traveler, it is better to say that he is a sage himself. For him, time travel may be just a coincidence.

The moment Su Lin crossed the threshold of Yizhuang and walked into Yizhuang, he felt that he had crossed a special boundary.

The Yi Zhuang was filled with dust, and the air was filled with the smell of decay and dampness. White flags that had been there for many years stood beside the wall. A gust of cold wind blew, and the soul-calling flags kept shaking.

Su Lin casually opened a coffin next to him, and a dizzying rotten smell hit his face. Su Lin took a look inside the coffin and closed the lid.

He opened the coffins around him one by one and inspected them. Most of the corpses here were rotten, and some even turned into bones in the coffins. It was obvious that the people guarding this righteous village had no intention of burying these lonely ghosts.

Su Lin felt that he had found the right place. If it were not for the evil cultivators, no matter how lazy the village guard was, he would not be able to be so presumptuous.

However, after checking all the coffins, Su Lin found that the bodies were either severely corrupted or had turned into bones. It was impossible for the Taoist priest to use these corpses.

If that evil cultivator had the ability to control bones and corpses, there would be no need to keep Luo Huainan and those severed limbs fresh.

"In other words, there should be a secret room here."

Su Lin looked around and kept tapping nearby.

Su Lin's eyes accidentally fell on the dusty ground, and a series of small footprints came into view.

Su Lin knelt down and saw that they were the footprints of a fox. He followed the footprints through Yizhuang and came to the woods behind Yizhuang. The fox's footprints were also cut off here, and a thatched house stood on the edge of the woods.

The fox was lying at the door of the thatched house, exuding a faint rancid smell. It had obviously been dead for a long time.

There was a shallow wet mark next to it, extending into the house.

"It seems like this is it."

Su Lin walked into the thatched house and brushed off the dirt on the ground with his sleeves. Two hidden secret doors appeared in front of him.

He inserted the long knife he carried with him into the gap of the secret door, and used his skill to pry up one of the doors. Behind the secret door, a deep tunnel extended all the way underground, and gusts of dark wind blew from the deep underground.

Su Lin shuddered.

"There is such a secret room underground. It seems that the guy has lived in this yizhuang for many years."

Su Lin lit the fire folder and touched the cold rock wall all the way down.

He didn't know how deep he had walked, but finally, his ears heard sounds other than his own footsteps. It seemed to be the sound of iron chains dragging on the rocky ground, and the steps under his feet finally turned into flat ground.

The soles of the shoes felt sticky, and the ground was covered with translucent red slime.

"Save me! Young hero, save us!"

"Finally someone came. I thought I was going to be locked up here for the rest of my life!"

All kinds of women's voices came from all directions.

Through the dim light of the fire, Su Lin saw a woman with mutilated limbs. As he lit the oil lamp on the wall, the huge underground space completely appeared in front of him.

The space here is huge, and the layout is similar to a dungeon. At least dozens of women are imprisoned here. Their bodies are all mutilated, some have no lower body, some have no arms, and are huddled around iron pillars with iron chains.

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"The demon has just left! But he will be back soon. Young hero, please take us away!"

"Young hero, the demon will be back soon. Please go and notify the government."

"The old monster will be back soon. He is going to change his own body now."

Those women said to Su Lin urgently.

Su Lin didn't say anything, and his eyes swept across the ground quietly. The entire cell floor was covered with the same slime as before.

He raised his head and scanned the women one by one.

Finally, Su Lin's eyes fell on one of the women with a broken thigh. Except for her thigh, her limbs were intact, but her left hand always had a blind spot that Su Lin could not see.

Moreover, her body had been shaking since just now, as if she was enduring unimaginable pain.

"Take out your left hand." Su Lin raised the knife and pointed it at the woman.

"Young hero, you, what are you doing?"

"Take it out!" Su Lin roared.

"Young hero, I, my hand is broken."

The woman took out her left hand and twisted her wrist around and around like a twist. The blood flowing out from the wound was normal human blood. Although it was dim in color, it was not in the form of a paste.

"I see, I seem to understand." Su Lin said.

"Young hero, what are you talking about? I don't quite understand." the woman said.

Another woman who lost her legs said anxiously: "The demon will come back soon. People like me will only become a burden. I just ask you to tell my brother that all the money I have accumulated over the years is in our hands."

The place where he played since childhood, so he doesn’t have to look for me anymore! My younger brother’s name is Liu Ahu, and he lives in Xiqiu Village!”

Su Lin casually swung out a knife and cut open the opponent's arm. The wound penetrated deep into the bone marrow. The woman let out a shrill scream and covered the wound with her other hand.

Other women around them screamed, and some seemed not to be clear-headed, screaming and shouting words of unknown meaning.

One of them, a relatively calm woman, mustered up the courage to ask: "Young hero, you, what are you doing!"

Su Lin was speechless, turned around and swung the blade at the other person next to him. The woman screamed and dodged in panic. However, her right hand, which was handcuffed by the iron chain, took the initiative to reach for Su Lin's blade, as if she wanted Su Lin to kill her.

Cut off her hand.

Just when the long sword was about to cut off the opponent's wrist, Su Lin instantly retracted the sword.

He turned to look at the woman, a smile as cold as water appeared on his face.
Chapter completed!