In the afternoon, Yang Xiao, who was resting, was startled awake by a series of knocking sounds. When the door opened, it was the young maid he had once met, her face full of urgency, her voice trembling, "Gentlemen, something has happened, the Clan Leader asks that you come immediately!"
Mi Shu was still feigning unconsciousness, while Tong Han and Wuma Haoming volunteered to stay behind to look after him. Yang Xiao and Cheng Cha hurriedly followed the young maid.
Calculating the time, Yang Xiao could roughly guess what had happened—it must be another villager chosen by the Ghost Monk for the new ritual. Ever since he figured out the heinous acts committed by the Du Family Villagers, Yang Xiao felt not a shred of sympathy in his heart; they all deserved to die.
However, to Yang Xiao's surprise, the maid led them towards the ancestral house's Buddhist temple, which immediately gave them an ominous feeling. "Are we going to the temple?" Yang Xiao asked warily.