After searching around, he couldn't find any trace of the handcuffs; it seemed they were taken away by the ghosts, just like the previous deceased competitors' Magic Artifacts.
This place was not safe to stay for long, so Yang Xiao returned to the small courtyard at the west end of the village, where the girl numbered 127 still lay on the ground.
The Ghost Fishing Net was still in Yang Xiao's hands; what followed was a waiting game, an excruciating process where he remained vigilant, dreading the terrible ghost might suddenly appear from somewhere.
About half an hour later, the dilapidated courtyard behind him suddenly made a noise—to be precise, from the broken house within it. Accompanied by a burst of blue light, the ground began to tremble, and the whole world became unstable.