Chapter 840 Pale Face
When we arrived at the funeral home, the director, Lao Zhang, was already waiting at the door. His face was pale and his eyes were full of fear. "Xiao Hu, you're finally here. I really have no other choice this time." Lao Zhang said in a trembling voice.
Xiaohu comforted Lao Zhang for a few words, and then walked into the funeral home with everyone. In the morgue, just as Aqiang said, all the bodies disappeared, and the white cloth on the morgue bed was thrown on the ground at random, which looked particularly messy. Xiaohu squatted down and carefully checked the ground, and found some strange marks on the ground, as if it was dragged by something huge.
"Everyone be careful, this matter is definitely not simple." Xiaohu reminded.
They followed the trail to the incinerator. The door of the incinerator was half-closed, and a pungent smell emanated from it. Xiaohu took a deep breath and slowly pushed open the door of the incinerator. A wave of heat hit him, but there was no body inside, only some black ashes and a few broken shrouds.
"What is going on?" a villager asked puzzledly.
Before Xiaohu could answer, he suddenly heard a sinister laugh coming from behind him. Everyone turned around and saw a dark shadow flashing past the end of the corridor. Xiaohu chased after it without hesitation. The dark shadow dodged left and right in the dim corridor at an extremely fast speed.
Finally, the shadow stopped in front of an office. Xiaohu and the others approached cautiously and found that the door of the office was ajar, with a faint blue light coming from inside. Xiaohu pushed the door open and saw a huge crystal ball placed in the middle of the room. The crystal ball emitted a strange blue light and was surrounded by a circle of strange symbols.
"What is this?" Aqiang asked curiously.
Before Xiaohu could speak, the crystal ball suddenly emitted a strong light, covering everyone. In the light, they saw shocking pictures: a mysterious man in a black robe shuttled in the morgue, dragging the bodies away one by one; the mysterious man put the bodies into the incinerator, and then muttered something, and with his spell, the flames in the incinerator turned black, emitting an evil breath.
After the picture disappeared, everyone fell silent. Xiaohu realized that there must be a huge conspiracy behind all this. He decided to start the investigation from the identity of the mysterious man.
They found other staff members of the funeral home and asked them if they had seen such a person in a black robe. A cleaning lady recalled that a few days ago, she saw a tall person in a black robe wandering around the funeral home. She thought it was a bit strange at the time, but she didn't pay much attention to it.
Xiaohu checked the surveillance video of the funeral home again and found that the mysterious man always appeared late at night, and every time he appeared, the surveillance screen would be interfered by snowflakes, and his face could not be seen clearly.
When the investigation reached a deadlock, Xiaohu suddenly remembered a wise man in the village, Grandpa Li. Grandpa Li was old and knew all kinds of mysterious events and ancient legends. Xiaohu decided to ask Grandpa Li to see if he could provide some clues.
Grandpa Li's face became very solemn after listening to Xiaohu's story. "I've heard from my ancestors that there is an evil spell called 'Soul Gathering' that can gather the souls of the dead and use them for the caster. To cast this spell, a large number of corpses are needed as sacrifices. It seems that this mysterious man is probably casting the 'Soul Gathering' spell." Grandpa Li said.
Xiaohu was shocked: "Grandpa Li, how can we break this spell?"
Grandpa Li pondered for a moment and said, "To crack the 'Soul Gathering Technique', we need to find an ancient book called 'Soul Contract Secret Records', which records the method of cracking it. But this ancient book has been missing for many years, and no one knows its whereabouts."
Without any hesitation, Xiaohu decided to embark on the journey to find the "Secret Record of the Spiritual Contract". He said goodbye to the villagers and walked into the deep mountains and old forests alone. In the mountains and forests, he experienced countless hardships and dangers, encountered ferocious beasts, lost his way, and even encountered a landslide. But he never gave up, and had only one belief in his heart: to find the "Secret Record of the Spiritual Contract" and save the village.
Finally, in an ancient cave, Xiaohu found an ancient book with a simple and ancient atmosphere. On the cover were four big characters "Spiritual Contract Secret Record". Xiaohu excitedly picked up the ancient book and read it carefully. It really recorded the method of breaking the "Soul Gathering Technique".
Xiaohu brought the ancient book back to the village and worked with the villagers to study the solution. According to the records in the ancient book, they needed to place a magic circle composed of seven precious medicinal herbs in the center of the funeral home on a full moon night, and then Xiaohu would chant the spell to break the mysterious man's spell.
On the night of the full moon, Xiaohu and the villagers came to the funeral home and set up the magic circle according to the methods in the ancient books. Xiaohu stood in the center of the magic circle, took a deep breath, and chanted the spell. As the spell was chanted, the magic circle emitted a dazzling light, and the entire funeral home was shrouded in light.
The mysterious man sensed the power of the magic circle and immediately showed up. He rushed towards Xiaohu angrily, trying to destroy the magic circle. Xiaohu and the villagers worked together to fight the mysterious man fiercely. The mysterious man was very powerful, but Xiaohu and the villagers did not back down. With their firm belief and the power of unity, they gradually gained the upper hand.
At the critical moment, Xiaohu recited the last spell in the ancient book, and the light of the magic circle became stronger, covering the mysterious man. The mysterious man screamed, and then turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared.
With the disappearance of the mysterious man, the strange atmosphere in the funeral home gradually dissipated. The missing bodies reappeared in the morgue, and everything returned to normal.
Xiaohu and the villagers successfully broke the mysterious man's spell and saved the village. They returned to the village and were warmly welcomed by the villagers. Xiaohu stood in the village square, looking at everything familiar in front of him, and his heart was filled with pride.
"Grandpa Qi, did you see that? We have overcome difficulties again. We will always protect this land and let your beliefs be passed on forever." Xiaohu looked at the statue of Qi Tongwei and said softly.
In the village, the children's laughter is more cheerful, the old people's laughter is warmer, and the young people are more motivated.
Life seemed to be back on track, however, Xiaohu always had a vague sense of uneasiness in his heart, as if in a distant place, some unknown power was quietly awakening.
One night, Xiaohu had a strange dream. In the dream, an elf wearing a white robe and emitting soft light appeared in front of him.