Chapter 21

They walked along the path, and the surrounding environment quickly gave them a sense of familiarity. "Mr. Luo, we've walked this road before. This... this leads to the Second Young Master's room."

Lin Qianqian suddenly felt a surge of panic. The Second Young Master was their last bargaining chip. If something happened to him, only the Third Young Master would be left to inherit the Wu family's fortune, and they would be doomed.

"Don't panic. We've already dug out the Resentful Infant Bottle. The Second Young Master won't die so easily."

Despite his words, Luo Tianhe's expression clearly showed that he wasn't as relaxed as he claimed. The seemingly ordinary Wu family mansion was like an iceberg floating on the sea, with only a corner exposed above the water. The truly terrifying things were hidden in the deep sea, and the mysterious Blood Corpse Tomb had yet to be unveiled.

Finally, they stopped in front of a courtyard. Jiang Cheng, Wang Fugui, and the other four, along with Yuan Shanyuan and Bai Yu, were all outside the courtyard gate, looking worried. Some servants were also gathered around, their expressions filled with fear.

"Master Luo is here!"

Someone announced, and the crowd stirred again. As the two approached, the crowd naturally parted. Lin Qianqian curiously peered into the courtyard through the gate, but a single glance sent a chill down her spine.

Several bloody human heads lay scattered on the stone steps in front of the Second Young Master's room. The heads were positioned differently, with no signs of being deliberately placed, as if they had been thrown from a distance.

Even Luo Tianhe, with his vast experience, couldn't help but narrow his eyes at the sight.

Most importantly, the heads looked familiar. They belonged to the Wu family servants who had participated in the first night's funeral procession! The same group as Wang Bao.

There were a total of eight heads. Including Wang Bao, who had already died, all the Wu family servants who had participated in carrying the coffin that night were now dead.

"Who... who did this?"

Lin Qianqian's voice trembled.

Hearing this, Li Bai couldn't help but roll his eyes at her. It seemed that her mental state was on the verge of collapse, as she would ask such a foolish question.

Finally, Jiang Cheng kindly directed her gaze upward. There was a large dark shadow on the two large lanterns and the eaves of the Second Young Master's roof, lying motionless.

After a few seconds, as her eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness, Lin Qianqian finally saw clearly. It was Master Wu.

Master Wu was clinging to the eaves like a gecko, his cyan face protruding, facing the Second Young Master's room. He was spying, and his target tonight was also the Second Young Master!

Seeing this, Luo Tianhe breathed a long sigh of relief. There was relief in his eyes, but even more lingering fear. "Fortunately, we acted quickly enough. If we had been any later in digging out the Resentful Infant corpse, I'm afraid the Second Young Master's life would have been in danger."

Luo Tianhe turned his head, the sharpness in his eyes causing the Wu family servants behind him to instinctively retreat. "Which of you is in charge here?"

Soon, a plump man dressed quite well was pushed forward. After hesitating for a moment, he bowed to Luo Tianhe and the others, saying with a bitter face, "My name is Qian, and I'm the steward of the outer courtyard. What... what is it you need, sir...?"

"Spare me the nonsense. Tell me what exactly happened."

"Yes, it's like this. Tonight, the Second Young Master gave an order that after nightfall, everyone in the mansion should return to their rooms, extinguish the candles, and sleep soundly."

"He specifically mentioned that going to the main gate was forbidden, as the masters who were invited were there to exorcise evil spirits."

"We didn't dare disobey the Second Young Master's orders, so we all went back to rest. But until recently, someone woke up in the middle of the night and saw light in Afu's room, so he went to remind them. But no matter how much he knocked, there was no response from inside."

Steward Qian glanced at the Second Young Master's room somewhat guiltily, his voice lowered. "Recently... recently, the masters are also aware of the things happening in the mansion. So many strange things have happened, and everyone is especially vigilant. So, they came to find me. After I took people there, I realized that something was wrong, so I ordered them to break down the door."

"As soon as we entered, we could smell a pungent bloody smell. After lifting the curtain and entering the dormitory, we discovered that they... they were all dead!"

"The bodies were lying quietly on the large bunk beds on both sides, their postures all the same, covered with blankets, lying peacefully on the beds, but... but the heads on the pillows were gone, and the ground was covered in blood."

"And blood was dripping from the ceiling, dripping onto us. Only then did we realize that there was a big hole in the roof, and blood... blood was flowing down from the edge of the hole."

"The people in the room were these eight people?" Luo Tianhe glanced at the heads on the ground.

His face pale, Steward Qian trembled and raised his hand, wiping away sweat with his sleeve. "Yes, that's right, it's Afu and the other eight. They didn't originally live together, but because of the coffin-carrying incident, the mansion decided to reward them, and they were allowed to live in such a room. It's said that they will also be given a sum of money in two days to go home and visit their families."

"Visit their families?" Li Bai frowned. "Why haven't I heard the Second Young Master mention this?"

Because of Wang Bao's death, everyone had paid close attention to those who had participated in carrying the coffin that night. After all, Luo Tianhe had said at the time that these people were probably all tainted with baleful aura to varying degrees.

If there were special arrangements for these people, Lai Fu had no reason not to tell them.

Hearing this, Steward Qian immediately explained, "Masters, you have misunderstood. This matter was arranged by the people in the Third Young Master's courtyard and has nothing to do with the Second Young Master."

It's that Third Young Master again...

Before everyone could delve deeper into the matter, a scream came from the Second Young Master's room. Everyone immediately recognized it as Lai Fu's voice.

They rushed over and pushed open the door, only to see Lai Fu sitting on the edge of the bed, clutching his arm, while the Second Young Master's face was contorted, his upper body twisted in an uncomfortable position, his eyes wide open, and blood at the corner of his mouth.

The next second, the Second Young Master's body fell straight down.

After checking the Second Young Master's breath, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The Second Young Master was not dead, but had only fainted. Yuan Shanyuan analyzed that the Second Young Master was because his *qi* and blood were weak, and he was invaded by dirty things.

"It's not that simple. If Master Wu isn't completely buried tonight, the Second Young Master will surely die."

Luo Tianhe took out a silver needle and pricked the Second Young Master's forehead. No blood came out. Then he pricked his heart, and it took a lot of force to squeeze out a little blood, and the color of the blood was not right, it was a rare blackish-red color.

Putting away the needle, Luo Tianhe's face was unusually solemn. "His third yang fire is also about to be scattered. We can't wait any longer. We'll clean up Master Wu's body and prepare to carry the coffin for burial."

After speaking, Luo Tianhe looked at Lai Fu, who was clutching his arm, blood still seeping out from between his fingers. "Tonight, I need to make some special arrangements that will be disrespectful to Master Wu's body. The Second Young Master is now unconscious. Can you make the decision?"

Staring at the Second Young Master on the bed, whose breath was as weak as a thread, Lai Fu nodded fiercely. "Yes, as long as it can save my Second Young Master, I will agree to anything, no matter how excessive."

"But I must also remind the masters that if you can successfully save my Second Young Master tonight, everything will naturally be fine with him in charge. If not, after the Second Young Master dies, the Third Young Master's family will be in complete control of the mansion. At that time, he will definitely make a big deal out of this, and the crime of disrespecting Master's corpse will be placed on my head and the masters' heads. Everyone will surely die."

"Stop talking nonsense. Find a *sha sheng* blade. I want to take Master Wu's wooden heart and lungs."