"Honestly, he really hated these old men; if it weren't for the fact that they were his elders, he would have taught these old thieves a lesson long ago."

On the other side, hearing the advice from the town officials, those who had decided to follow Lin Yifan into the cave began to hesitate again.

Truthfully, they were actually quite afraid of being cursed by the Mountain God; they had heard of, and some had even witnessed, the consequences of being cursed by the Mountain God.

The fate of those who were cursed could be nothing but continuous misfortune, nothing going right; or as extreme as stumbling while walking, or getting hit by a car when crossing the street. So, they really did not want to be cursed by the Mountain God.

When pointed at and cursed, the group of old officials siding with the Mountain God became angry and retorted, "You disrespectful and unfilial wretch, you have no respect for the elders, and you've brought shame upon the ancestors of the Lin Family. I'm telling you, sooner or later, you will be cursed to death by the Mountain God. Just you wait and see!"

"Damn it! If I didn't respect the elders, would you old coots still have the chance to stand here and lecture me? Final warning, you idiots can go ahead, but don't drag these innocent people down with you."

"I just don't want to see innocent people go down with you, I want to convince them to turn back from this path, and see what you can do to us." The old officials, fueled by anger, continued to confront Lin Yifan.

"Damn it! Talk about ungrateful!"

Lin Yifan clenched his teeth in fury, and, with hands tightly balled into fists, he began to walk towards these stubborn old men.

However, just a few steps out, he was stopped by his own father and mother.

"Fan'er! You can't hit these elders, they are innocent, their minds have been deeply corrupted. We will go with you, we will go and bring the truth out to everyone," Lin's parents pleaded.

If Lin Yifan had struck first, they would be at a disadvantage; after all, these old people hadn't laid a hand on Lin Yifan.

Under his parents' persuasion, Lin Yifan gradually calmed down; then, he said to the elders who had decided to join him in uncovering the truth, "If any of you want to back out, do it quickly, I, Lin, won't stop you."

After a long period of contemplation, some of these people decided to leave, while others chose to stay; but overall, it was fine. Lin Yifan finally found over a dozen outsiders to help him prove everything.

These people were outsiders, so they were more persuasive. Those elders outside who did not trust him would likely trust these people.

Thus, Lin Yifan took these dozen or so people into the cave with him.

And those stubborn old officials no longer raised their voices to stop them. After all, having said what they could, if someone insists on going, how could you stop them?

Upon reaching the entrance of the cave, honestly, those who followed Lin Yifan still had some fear and worry; however, they believed in Lin Yifan and were very keen to know the truth, so after hesitating briefly, they gritted their teeth and followed him inside.

Lin Yifan, holding a flashlight, led the way; shortly after, those following them saw piles of bones like mountains.

At that moment, they screamed in fright, "Ahhh!!!"

Then, they stared incredulously at the scene before them.

Hearing the terrified screams, the villagers outside the cave thought that something had happened to those who had entered, so they anxiously asked, "Hey! What's wrong? What happened?"

"Bones! So many bones! It's terrifying!" the elders in the cave replied.

Hearing this response, everyone outside the cave was shocked, not expecting Lin Yifan's words to be true.

However, the elders in the cave had only seen bones, not specifically human bones, so there was still a glimmer of hope; they then curiously asked, "Did you see any human bones?"

"Wait a minute! Let us look further," the elders in the cave responded.

After a while, Lin Yifan showed the elders several human skeletons, letting them examine closely.

Seeing this scene, the elders were stunned, not expecting to actually find human skeletons in the cave, and not just one set.

So they moved a bit outside and then answered the earlier question from the people outside, "We saw human bones, many of them!"

With this news, the elders outside were shocked once again, not expecting it all to be true, Lin Yifan hadn't lied to them, and what they had been venerating as the Mountain God was actually a murdering demon.

However, it also didn't rule out the possibility of human manipulation; perhaps these bones had been placed there by Lin Yifan; and seeing is believing, they only trusted what their eyes saw.

Despite this, their stubborn minds had begun to waver; an overwhelming amount of evidence lay before them, forcing them to doubt whether what they worshipped as the Mountain God was a cold-blooded devil.

They didn't rashly enter the cave based on the information relayed by the elders inside; they were waiting, waiting for those inside to find conclusive evidence before they believed it all.

But while they remained stubborn, those elders who had just come out had been enlightened; with news concerning their missing kin inside the cave, they felt they had to search for these clues, or else they wouldn't be at peace.

Thus, without a word more, they immediately headed towards the cave.

Now, no curse of the Mountain God or fear of death could stop their steps in searching for their kin; they were determined to search the cave for the remains of their missing relatives.

"Hey, hey, hey! Don't go! Be careful of traps!" the obstinately ignorant officials began advising again.

But this time, they were unable to deter the group of people determined to find their kin.

Shortly after entering the cave, the group issued the same terrified screams and then relayed the information inside to the people outside for reference.

Upon hearing the elders' feedback once again, some people in Qingshi Town had completely believed that the Mountain God was a demon, some were slowly breaking down, and some were still stubbornly skeptical to the bitter end.

Lin Yifan led the group of elders deeper into the cave, searching for their relatives.

Now, it was impossible to tell which skeleton belonged to whose family just by the appearances; only through remaining items not consumed by the Mountain God, such as clothing, shoes, bags, and other inedible personal belongings, could they identify which skeleton belonged to their relative.

Soon, an elderly couple recognized a piece of ragged clothing next to one set of human bones. This garment was indeed the jersey their son had worn before going missing.

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