Time was passing minute by minute.
It was getting closer and closer to midnight.
The drum tower became quieter and quieter.
Everyone was holding their breath, waiting intently.
On the city wall, the guard post was brightly lit.
Everyone held swords in their hands.
Only the sound of flames flickering could be heard.
Inside the Wang Family Manor, in the main hall of the inner residence, the Wang Family Head, Wang Lang, sat beneath a three-foot-tall ceramic statue, holding a sword in his hand, his eyes slightly closed.
Incense smoke curled before the statue.
Beside the Wang Family Head, sat two Old Men.
One wore a blue robe, one wore a White Robe, also holding swords in their hands, meditating with their eyes closed.
On either side of the hall, there were five Youth each.
Each held a sword in one hand, standing solemnly.
Inside the Wang Family Ancestral Hall, the Wang Family's Second Brother, Wang Meng, sat cross-legged on the ground in the center of the Ancestral Hall.
A wooden sword lay flat on his knees.
And beside Wang Meng, someone was lying diagonally, with his chest bare.
One hand held an iron sword, the other hand held a wine gourd, constantly bringing it to his mouth.
The entire Ancestral Hall was filled with a strong smell of alcohol.
In this world, people particularly liked using characters like “Meng” (fierce), “Yong” (brave), “Wu” (martial), “Man” (savage), “Ye” (wild) for names.
So, especially among Martial Artists, there were many people who used these characters for their names.
If they had the same surname, naturally, there would be many duplicate names.
Wu Family Grain Store, a two-courtyard brick and tile house, it was Wu Boss's home.
Obviously, it was much grander than Zhang Xuan's spirit sculpting shop.
The front courtyard was the grain store, the back courtyard was the Wu Family's residence.
At this time, Wu Family couple had already fallen into a deep sleep.
Sleeping in the adjacent bedroom were two children, seven or eight years old.
On the table were placed three statues.
Two of them were land god statues.
The two land god statues were shining with a soft glow, full of peace and tranquility.
And next to the land god statues, there were also three sheets of red paper stacked on the table, also shining with light.
In the East, West, South, and North city districts, there was a five-person team patrolling in each.
Wang Xin was the Captain of the South City patrol team, leading four team members on patrol in South City.
“Everyone keep your eyes peeled,” Wang Xin said.
“Anyone who dares to slack tonight, I won't spare them.”
“Yes, Brother Xin!” The four people responded in unison.
“Brother Xin, don't worry, everyone is very clear about the importance of tonight,” one of the team members said.
“Mm, if you want to see tomorrow's sun, everyone give me your full attention, otherwise, no one can save us!” Wang Xin reminded them again.
In South City, there was an abandoned ancient well.
Its history was very old, it was said that it could be traced back to the previous dynasty.
Legend has it that at the end of the previous dynasty, a woman committed suicide by jumping into this well.
From then on, this well never had water again.
Counting on one's fingers, it has been at least over three hundred years since then.
It is said that after this woman died, she became an Evil Ghost.
This place was a very prosperous County Town at that time, as a result, this Evil Ghost directly massacred it completely overnight, and she also became a Red-Clothed Vicious Ghost overnight.
Fortunately, not long after, a Martial King level expert happened to pass by, and casually extinguished it with a sword.
For a Martial King level expert, a Red-Clothed Vicious Ghost was nothing more than an ant.
Two hundred years later, the Wang Family ancestors brought their Family to settle here, and from then on, they multiplied and thrived.
Until a Juren (a successful candidate in the imperial examinations) Master appeared, Wang Family Village also gradually developed into Wangjia Town.
Just at this moment, suddenly, a “gurgle... gurgle...” sound came from inside the ancient well, it seemed like the sound of water boiling.
In the dead of night, the sound of water seemed to get louder and louder, louder and louder, finally, it seemed to transform into a “rumble...” sound, as if ten thousand horses were galloping.
What was strange was, the patrol team that had just passed by this spot, whose closest point was less than ten meters from the ancient well, seemed not to have heard the sound of water.
As the sound of water roared, under the bright moonlight, a faint black smoke emerged from the wellhead.
As midnight approached, the black smoke became thicker and thicker, gradually enveloping the entire ten-meter radius around it.
Soon, the black smoke began to churn as if boiling.
Suddenly, a “scrape... scrape...” sound came from inside the well, it sounded like claws scratching against the stone wall.
The sound got closer and closer.
In a moment, through the thick black mist, a sharp claw suddenly appeared at the wellhead.
Immediately followed by another claw appearing.
Along with the appearance of the two claws, a Female Ghost with disheveled hair floated out from the well.
The Female Ghost wore a White Robe, floating with her feet off the ground.
On her feet, she wore a pair of red embroidered shoes, unspeakably eerie.
A head of thick black hair hung down, wet, covering her entire face, her face could not be seen.
Her entire White Robe was also wet and clung to her body, revealing her graceful figure.
After the Female Ghost floated out of the well, with her feet off the ground, she slowly floated forward.
In an instant, she arrived in front of a house.
The Female Ghost stretched out her hand, and began knocking on the door, “knock... knock... knock... knock...”, the sound entered the bedroom.
Many Evil Ghost liked to create an atmosphere of fear, they liked to make people fall into fear and despair, because these emotions of people were also great nourishment for Evil Ghost, so, even though they could pass directly through the door, they just liked to knock on the door from the outside.
Instantly, the people sleeping were startled awake.
“Husband, what's that sound!” The woman suddenly woke up, startled.
As soon as the woman spoke, the man's face in the dark instantly turned pale, he reached out and covered the woman's mouth.
The woman reacted, and began to tremble all over.
Just at this moment, suddenly, a clear cry of a baby, “wa...”, sounded.
Frightened the woman, she immediately hugged the baby close, one hand tightly covering the baby's mouth, and using her body to tightly protect the child in her arms.
The man saw this at this moment, it was bad, he immediately got out of bed, and drew the jujube wood sword from the bedside, holding it horizontally in front of the bed.
Neither of them dared to speak, only the muffled whimpering of the baby could be heard.
The Female Ghost in front of the door, hearing the sound from inside the house, smiled eerily, and gently passed through the door panel into the courtyard, then floated into the bedroom.
The Evil Ghost was not in a hurry to rush forward, but slowly approached, only this way could the fear and despair in people's hearts be gradually amplified.
The clay statue on the table in the room, instantly emitted wisps of incense smoke, wrapping towards the Female Ghost, but before it could get close to the Female Ghost, it automatically dissipated.
And at this moment, the moment the man saw the Female Ghost, he held the jujube wood sword and hacked towards her, the Female Ghost did not dodge, or perhaps she disdained to dodge, so she was hit by the wooden sword, instantly, a spark burst out, but immediately after, a “crack...” sound was heard, the jujube wood sword broke into two halves.
The Female Ghost was attacked, and instantly became furious.
She stretched out an arm and plunged it into the man's chest, the man visibly withered away.
Actually, from the moment the Female Ghost entered the room just now, black mist began to emanate from the Female Ghost's body, and began filling the entire room.
The woman held the child, watching her husband being killed with terrified eyes, subconsciously, she grabbed a pillow and threw it at the Female Ghost, unfortunately, the pillow passed through the Female Ghost's body and fell to the ground.
The Female Ghost's head slightly turned, looking at the woman and the baby in her arms, then she floated towards the two of them, getting closer and closer.
The black mist emanating from the Female Ghost had already filled the entire house, then it began to break through the confines of the house, and permeate outwards.
Clearly, after the Female Ghost finished enjoying this delicious meal, she was going to head next door.
The next door neighbor of this Family was the Wu Family Grain Store.
At this moment, the two land god statues in the Wu Family's bedroom suddenly began to emit a strong light, the light from the Dragon Head Staff in the land god's hand was especially strong.
Just as the Female Ghost was about to extend her sharp claws towards the woman and baby, suddenly, a ball of golden light instantly flew out from the Dragon Head Staff in the land god's hand, passing through the hall and across the house, it went straight for the Female Ghost.
For some unknown reason, the Female Ghost seemed to sense something, her eyes turned towards the direction of the adjacent Wu Family Grain Store, before she could react, she saw a ball of golden light rushing towards her.
“Ah...” A piercing scream sounded, in this quiet night, it was unknown how far it could travel.
After the golden light passed, the Female Ghost had disappeared, as if she had never appeared at all.
The woman opened her eyes wide, her ears were buzzing, looking at everything before her in disbelief, as if in another world.
“Wa...” The baby's crying, instantly brought the woman back to her senses.
In the drum tower, the bronze bell in the direction of South City suddenly began to ring urgently, “buzz... buzz...”, the people meditating instantly opened their eyes.
With a few “whoosh... whoosh...” sounds, Wang Hao and the two Old Men beside him instantly leaped out of the drum tower, then they lightly touched the ground, floated onto the rooftop, and then ran towards South City.
The members of the patrol team who were in South City, the bells hanging on their waists suddenly began to ring urgently, “clang... clang...”
Everyone was startled.
Wang Xin reacted, and immediately said, “Brothers, follow me, quick!”
Everyone closely followed Wang Xin, running towards the direction the bells were pointing.
In a moment, the patrol team arrived in front of a small courtyard gate, then, lightly touching the ground with their toes, with a “swish...” sound, they leaped over the wall and entered the courtyard, the other people also jumped in one after another.
When everyone entered, they found that Wang Hao and the two Old Men had already arrived in the courtyard.
“Third Uncle, Sixth Lord, Nine Lord!” Everyone quickly saluted the three.
Wang Hao waved his hand, saying, “Stop the nonsense, let's go, into the house.”
After everyone entered the house, they saw only a woman wearing pajamas, holding a baby, and crying loudly.
Everyone looked around.
A withered male corpse lay on the ground, the clay statue on the table had already turned into powder.
Wang Xin carefully looked at the male corpse, saying, “Third Uncle, it doesn't seem to be the three Evil Ghost from last night, the heart is not missing.”
The killing method of an Evil Ghost often has a specific pattern.
This Evil Ghost today, only drained the man's Yang energy, but did not take the heart, then it is very likely not the three Evil Ghost from yesterday.
Wang Hao nodded, saying to Wang Xin, “You carefully inquire about the situation of this woman.”
“Sixth Uncle, Nine Uncle, seeing that the Evil Ghost has already left, let's quickly go out and search, to prevent further casualties.”
The two Old Men nodded, followed Wang Hao, leaving this household.
They jumped to a high place, observing the surrounding situation everywhere.
Inside the spirit sculpting shop in North City, in the bedroom, a ball of golden light suddenly appeared out of thin air on the bed, enveloping Zhang Xuan.
Zhang Xuan was completely unaware of this, still sleeping soundly.