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"This is absolutely tragic. Who did this?" Zhang Nan looked at the corpses, his heart burning with rage.

Zhu Liu anxiously ran over to save her, but the corpse was cold and she was long dead.

"Why would you hang them on a tree and use their corpses as lamps?" Zhu Liu looked at the corpses, his lips trembling as he spoke.

"Put the body down first." After Zhang Nan finished speaking, he was about to put the corpse down.

"Stop!" At this moment, quite a few people ran out from the village. The one leading them was a white-haired old man.

"I am the village chief here. Who are you people?" The white-haired old man walked over and asked.

"We're just passing by." Zhang Nan squinted his eyes and sized up the village chief: "What's going on with all these people?"

"Oh, them? They are the sinners of the village, and this is a sacrifice to the heavens. " The Village Chief bitterly laughed, showing some disapproval, as if he did not care about the lives of these people.

"Sacrifice to the heavens?" Song Yang asked in confusion.

"That's right. If they go against the will of the heavens, they must sacrifice themselves to the heavens. They must use the way of the heavenly lamps to burn them dry. Then the heavens will know." Finished speaking, the village chief looked at Zhang Nan and the others, "Quickly leave, this is a matter of our village, you don't need to worry about it."

Zhang Nan looked at the village chief suspiciously. He seemed to be in a hurry to leave, but the village chief had such a reaction with so many people hanged on the ground. The people in the village seemed to be indifferent to it, there was something fishy about this.

Zhang Nan thought for a while, then said: "Village Chief, we wish to stay the night in the village, we will travel tomorrow."

"Huh?" The village chief did not expect Zhang Nan to suddenly say this, his face was filled with shock.

"What's wrong, Village Chief, is that impossible?" Pu Feier asked.

"No, that's not the case. The rules in my village are very strict. You can stay, but you are not allowed to wander around. You can rest for a night and then leave. Also, don't worry about the matters in the village." The village chief said.

"Alright, we'll stay for the night. We'll pay for the food and drinks." Pu Feier took out a silver ingot and handed it over to the village chief: "Is this enough?"

"Enough, enough." The village chief nodded his head and had Zhang Nan and the rest enter the village, and arranged for them to live in a thatched hut.

Very quickly, the village chief ordered for food and drinks to be brought over, and also reminded Zhang Nan and the others to not leave the room, and to leave the village early tomorrow morning.

"Hey, don't you feel that this village is strange?" After the village chief's men left, Zhu Liu looked at the crowd and asked.

"You really are a pig's brain, do you understand now?" Pu Feier rolled his eyes at Zhu Liu, took the food and looked at it, but there was no poison, so he started to eat without worry.

"Those people died in a very strange way, and the so-called 'offending the heavens'. I also feel like this is nonsense. As for the 'Heaven Lantern', I'm afraid it's a local custom." Zhang Nan said.

"This is so inhumane. Those people would burn people to death if the lamp wick was inserted into their navel. What about children and women? How can you do such a thing? " Qin Yuanyuan said.

"I feel that we need to investigate this matter thoroughly. Otherwise, there will be more innocent people that will be lit up like this in the future." Fox Fairy said.

"Then let's start by investigating. From that village chief onwards, tonight, we will stealthily sneak into his house and investigate this matter." Song Yang said.

"Actually, I'm also curious about one thing. Haven't you noticed that the village names that followed behind the village chief today all had dull eyes and didn't say a word, including the one who just brought us food. He didn't say a word, just like a wooden man. It's because in the mute village, all the villagers had their mouths sealed by that Grandma Medi. " Zhang Nan said.

"You mean, there are monsters in this village?" Song Yang looked at Zhang Nan.

"I don't know, but this feeling is very strong." Zhang Nan said.

"Let's eat first. We'll know everything at night." With that said, Pu Feier began to eat his food in big mouthfuls.

It was soon night time. They waited until deep into the night before stealthily leaving the room.

"Shh, it looks like someone's watching us, hiding in the distance." Zhu Liu went out first and immediately sensed that something was amiss.

"Which direction? Is it a human or a demon?" Zhang Nan immediately asked.

"It's a human." Zhu Liu said: "I will go find him and take care of him first. Don't worry, I will not take his life." After Zhu Liu finished speaking, he went around the hut and arrived behind the man: "Heh, it's so late at night, are you not sleepy? "What are you staring at?"

"You, how did you come here?" No footsteps? " The man looked at Zhu Liu, his legs trembling in fear, and his lips trembling.

"Hmph, don't worry about how I came here, but you have to answer a few questions for me. Otherwise, you will see the fate of those people hanging outside the village." Zhu Liu grinned and threatened.

"You, you tell me. As long as I know, I will tell you everything. I will tell you everything. As long as you don't kill me, don't kill me."

"Who sent you here to spy on us?" Why are the villagers hanging on trees? " Zhu Liu asked.

As for the dead people, they were killed by someone. The day before yesterday, three strange people came to the village, and since then, the village head has changed, saying something about turning the sky upside down, and asking them to sacrifice their lives for the heavens, but we were not allowed to discuss this matter. So, everyone did not dare to say anything even if they wanted to. the man said.

"So that's how it is. It seems that a demon has really come to your village." Zhu Liu squinted his eyes and said.

"What? Demons?" That person exclaimed.

"This is none of your business. You should get a good night's sleep first." After Zhu Liu finished speaking, with a wave of his hand, he knocked the man out.

"How is it, is it done?" Seeing that Zhu Liu had touched it back, Pu Feier immediately asked.

big brother zhang was right. The guard said that there were three strange people in the village and after that, the Village Chief's temperament changed greatly. I guessed that those three strange people were monsters. " Zhu Liu said.

"It seems like I really can't underestimate a pig's brain like you. Sometimes, it's pretty useful." Pu Feier said.

"Hmph, that's true. Otherwise, how could I have cultivated to human form?" Zhu Liu raised his head, looking proud.

"Okay, since it's like this, let's go straight to the Village Chief's house and see what kind of monster he is." With that said, Song Yang pulled out his white tiger sword and the few of them rushed towards the elder's house.

"It's so late, and the lights are still on?" Before they could go to the Village Head's house, they saw that his window was still lit up by an oil lamp.