Early morning, D City.

Aihua Avenue. Number eighteen on this avenue is an ancient garden. The headquarters of the East Country Onmyoji National Conference and the East Country Onmyoji Discipline Management Association are located within this antiquely charming building.

Urgent footsteps approached from afar, followed by a young man who somewhat recklessly burst into a courtyard called Xiuyuan located in the eastern part of the garden. This was where the East Country Onmyoji Discipline Management Association normally conducted its affairs.

At this moment, in the courtyard of the other yard, the current President of the East Country Onmyoji Discipline Management Association, Lu Pengfei, sat alone, sipping tea. His whitened hair was graying and somewhat sparse, making him appear even thinner than the willow trees beside him in the gentle morning breeze. His age was a secret—no one knew how old he was, nor did anyone dare to ask.

When the young man arrived in front of him, Lu Pengfei lifted his wrinkled face to look at the youth and said, very angrily, "A'Xin! What's the hurry so early in the morning?"

"President, please forgive me!" The young man, whom Lu Pengfei called A'Xin, said breathlessly, "I have an urgent matter to tell you."

"What's so urgent?"

"Chen Hao arrived in B City last night!" A'Xin said urgently.

A gleam of cold light shot from Lu Pengfei's eyes! After pondering for a long time, he finally grunted, "Look at you, scared out of your wits by a brat who still smells of mother's milk!"

"President, the national Onmyoji conference is next month! He has repeatedly said that he wants to get rid of our Discipline Management Association," A'Xin said with a frown.

A hint of a sinister smile appeared on Lu Pengfei's face as he said, "Don't worry, King Mieji won't let him live that long, will he?"

"This..." A'Xin's tone was full of doubt. In his opinion, the fact that Chen Hao dared to step into B City meant that he was confident he could defeat King Mieji.

"Even if King Mieji can't stop him, I won't let him live that long," Lu Pengfei said coldly, his elderly eyes filled with terrifying murderous intent.

...

The night fell.

Chen Hao and his companions were on their way to Shimen Town.

Since they had stepped into King Mieji's territory yesterday, everything had been calm for the time being.

As the Exorcism Special Vehicle neared a village, Ye Yuqiao's eyes suddenly became alert. She faintly sensed a strong resentment and a special power, which made her feel somewhat familiar.

"Girlfriend, what's wrong?" Chen Hao, who had been enjoying the view of Ye Yuqiao's profile, asked as he followed her gaze towards the window; then, he also noticed: above the village ahead, there was a purple Yin Qi and a blue energy hovering, distinctly visible against the azure night sky behind them.

"Yuqiao, Chen Hao, do you see it?" Tang Jing turned around and asked at this moment; she had also noticed something unusual about the village.

"Hmm!"

Then, Xie Xiaofeng drove the car into the village.

A few minutes later, the group got out of the car under a large banyan tree at the entrance of the village.

As soon as they got out of the car, the four of them felt the eerily sinister atmosphere surrounding them, along with the strong resentment that permeated the air. This village was indeed too quiet and too dark.

Looking around in the moonlight, they could see that there were at least dozens of households in the village. However, not a single house had its lights on, as if it were a village of the dead.

Yet, sensing the Yang Energy, Chen Hao estimated that there were still quite a few people living in the village at the moment, which made him all the more curious: why were all the households' lights off, and why was there not a sound to be heard?

After scanning the area a few times, Xie Xiaofeng said wearily, "I'll go wake up those who are playing dead."

With that, he returned to the van, repeatedly honking the horn, and then shouted loudly, "People in the village, come out quickly, we are here to help you catch ghosts!"

After he finished, Xie Xiaofeng honked the horn a few more times, then poked his head out the window and said, "Remember to remind me to buy a megaphone next time, it would come in handy in situations like this."

A few minutes later, seeing that there was still no movement in the village, Xie Xiaofeng honked the horn again.

Finally, the light in a nearby house turned on, and shortly afterward, the door opened. A middle-aged man walked out, furious, and pointed at Chen Hao and the others, "What are you young people yelling for?"

"Oh uncle, so you're still alive!" Xie Xiaofeng said mockingly, "I thought your village was a village of the dead."

"I'm alive now, but I'm going to be killed because of you. If I do get killed by you all, I won't let you off even as a ghost!" the man said, getting angrier as he spoke.

"Haha, then make sure you come for me when the time comes!" Xie Xiaofeng laughed scornfully, "I'm not hiding it from you, we're afraid of everything, just not ghosts!"

"You dead man, get back here, beware that the female ghost will take your soul away!" At that moment, a woman's voice came from inside the house.

"You dead wife, are you hoping that I die early so you can go off and cheat?" the man roared back.

At that time, the lights in the house opposite the man's also came on, followed by an elderly man who walked out after first persuading the man to return indoors. The elder hobbled towards Chen Hao and his friends, trembling as he spoke, "Anyway, I'm quite old, and it doesn't matter if I die a bit earlier. You young people should leave quickly, our village has been haunted recently, be careful the ghosts don't claim your lives!"

"Grandpa, has your village really been haunted?" Tang Jing asked.

"Isn't it?" the old man said with a bitter face, "Otherwise, why would everyone be hiding at home at this time, not daring to make a sound, nor to turn on the lights?"

Xie Xiaofeng came down from the van at this point, greeting the old man with a smile as he helped him up.

"Old man, the people in your village are really funny. If there really were ghosts, keeping silent and not turning on the lights would be useless; whatever is coming for you will still come."

"It was an Onmyoji from the town who taught us this. He pasted talismans on every household's door and instructed us not to make a sound or turn on the lights for forty-nine consecutive nights. As long as we make it through these forty-nine days, the female ghost will think nobody lives in our village and will naturally leave."

"Haha!" Xie Xiaofeng couldn't help but laugh, then patted the old man on the back, "Old fellow, the people in your village have been deceived. The village is so full of Yang Energy, it's obvious there are many people; don't think ghosts are that foolish, okay? After all, we're all going to be ghosts someday."

Hearing Xie Xiaofeng speaking so confidently, the old man was a bit surprised; after thinking it over, he asked, "I heard you shouting earlier that you can catch ghosts, are you just fooling around, or are you serious?"

"Earlier you mentioned a female ghost, did you witness this with your own eyes or is it just hearsay rumors?"

Seeing Xie Xiaofeng beside him, as well as Chen Hao and the other three not far away looking perfectly composed, the old man tentatively believed that they could catch ghosts and nodded slightly, "Yes, I saw it with my own eyes."

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