The three climbed out of the pit, and Xiao Mu began to examine the edges of the grave.

Upon inspecting the edge of the grave, Xiao Mu discovered traces of paper ash once more, divided into two groups, and trailing in two different directions.

"Interesting!"

Xiao Mu couldn't resist but grinned again.

From the paper ash, he made a new discovery.

Xiao Mu initially wondered if the ash here was connected to the ashes discovered at the Xu Family's house in the past. That too was made by a Ghost Object, became an Yin Horse, and had been used by even more powerful ghosts.

But after careful observation, he realized that it wasn't the case.

The ash found here contained only Yin Qi, and no evil energy.

This meant that this paper ash wasn't left behind by evil absurdities, but by Yin Spirits.

Could this paper ash be related to the businessman surnamed Zhou?

If it is related to businessman Zhou, what was he aiming for?

Xiao Mu carefully inspected the ash in both directions. He aimed to identify clues and discern the businessman's motives.

The traces from the paper ash were faint. If one didn't have sharp eyes like Xiao Mu, they couldn't possibly discover them.

Even if someone else could see the traces, it was highly unlikely they could deduce anything from the paper ashes.

However, Xiao Mu could discover from the paper ash what others didn't.

For instance, on one side of the ash, he was able to identify footprints. Without accident, they should be the traces left behind by the Paper Humans.

On the other side, there were traces left by a chariot. According to Xiao Mu's speculation, it should be the traces of a paper carriage.

This was from funeral offerings like paper humans and paper carriages.

Ordinary paper humans and carriages, no matter how many you burn, they won't turn into items for Yin Carriers after burning.

This was a mutation of the yellow paper which turned into paper horses, paper carriages, and paper human after being burnt.

Of course, the ordinary paper horses, paper carriages, and paper humans could bear similar effects if they underwent mutation and were burnt.

Overall, how the Yin Carriers came about had many possibilities, but it wasn't within Xiao Mu's concern.

What Xiao Mu was interested in were the traces left on the ground.

The direction where the Paper Human went was deliberately marked with many traces, perhaps to throw people (ghosts/zombies) off, intentionally leaving loads of Yin Qi around.

The direction where the paper carriage had passed was deliberately concealed, and unless one had potent eyesight like Xiao Mu, they wouldn't be able to identify it.

Apart from that, Xiao Mu found that the traces left by the Yin Carrier were quite deep, giving one the feeling that it carried some heavy object.

Could it be a coffin?

Did the Paper Human deliberately lure the evil absurdity towards the right, while the paper carriage carried the coffin to the left?

According to Xiao Mu's judgement, this was highly likely the case.

Therefore, Xiao Mu couldn't help but break into another smile.

It seemed that digging up the grave was not necessarily the work of the zombies or the mutant humans. There was an even bigger possibility that it was done by the grave's owner, the businessman surnamed Zhou.

For Yin Spirits, the coffin is one of the treasures, besides the tombstone and portraits.

These can all be used by the Yin Spirits to enhance their strength.

But what is unique about the coffin, is that the Yin Spirits themselves are unable to move their coffins.

Not only can the Yin Spirits not move their own coffins, but they are also unable to move their own remains.

This is a rule, it doesn't matter how powerful or heavy the coffin and the remains are.

This was why the businessman Zhou had to use a paper carriage to transport the coffin. Otherwise, wouldn't it be easier to pick up the coffin and go?

As for the tombstone, by judging from the current clues, Xiao Mu suspected that it had been taken away by the Yin Spirit of businessman Zhou.

After all, the tombstone was also a treasure that could strengthen the power of Yin Spirits.

Besides that, Xiao Mu made further deductions.

Without accident, the Yin Spirit of Zhou was likely to have had some fortune, and should be quite powerful. Otherwise, the common Wandering Ghosts would have absolutely no ability to drive the Yin Horse and Yin Carriage.

The situation at Li Guangyou's house proved this point.

Before Li Guangyou's grandfather turned into an Ancestor Spirit, he had no power, but after becoming an Ancestor Spirit, he could accept the gifts that Li Guangyou had offered.

"Let's go this way!"

Back in the car, Xiao Mu pointed towards the left.

Without asking any questions, Wang Tong drove in the direction Xiao Mu pointed out.

However, Zhao Yan couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Xiao, have you discovered something new?"

Xiao Mu nodded and replied with a smile, "Unless something unexpected happens, this time we should find an Energy Fruit, at least one Energy Fruit."

Although he didn't know how the Energy Fruit grew, it was clear that businessman Zhou escaped largely because of that Energy Fruit.

Otherwise, he wouldn't need to escape, nor would the zombies be interested in chasing him.

In that case, the Energy Fruit should not have matured yet. Otherwise, wouldn't it be better for Zhou to eat it directly to increase his own power?

As for whether the zombies could find businessman Zhou, Xiao Mu had no doubt.

Even though businessman Zhou's arrangements seemed clever, they still had significant flaws. The zombies might be deceived for a while, but they would definitely discover the truth very soon.

Furthermore, the Paper Human's speed definitely couldn't compete with a formidable zombie. It was likely that they would be caught up to in no time.

Upon hearing Xiao Mu's words, Wang Tong and Zhao Yan were both excited.

As Wang Tong drove the car, Xiao Mu occasionally stepped out for examination, following the traces left by the Yin carriage. Not long after, they arrived in front of a stone wall.

At this moment, the traces of the Yin carriage suddenly disappeared.

Could it be?

Xiao Mu got out of the car and looked up at the stone wall.

The stone wall seemed to be intact as if it was all one piece.

However, Xiao Mu still made a discovery.

One part of the stone seemed to emanate faint Yin Qi, and compared to the surrounding stones, it also appeared notably darker.

Could it be the result of the tombstone?

A sudden thought crossed Xiao Mu's mind.

Without a doubt, businessman Zhou must be hiding inside.

Unless something extraordinary happened, there should be a cave here. Businessman Zhou was hiding inside the cave, using his tombstone to block the cave entrance.

"Swift!"

Xiao Mu cast a Ward Off Evil Talisman.

"Boom!"

The stone wall immediately changed.

An opening appeared, blocked with a tombstone.

"I'll fight you all!"

From inside the cave, a desperate wail rang out. Followed by the roar of the Yin Horse, a solid Yin Spirit holding a tombstone rushed out from within.

"Huh!"

As soon as it came out, the Yin Spirit saw Xiao Mu and the others, and immediately paused.

Behind it was a paper horse. Originally, it was going to charge at Xiao Mu and the others, but it stopped when the Yin Spirit halted it.

The Yin Spirit appeared very old, probably in his seventies or eighties. Both his age and appearance were strikingly similar to the rumors about businessman Zhou.

Without accident, this Yin Spirit should be the businessman Zhou.

Just as Xiao Mu predicted, businessman Zhou indeed had some fortune and was no ordinary Yin Spirit. The faint aura emanating from him suggested that he was on par with an Ancestor Spirit.

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