361: Using corpses as a substitute for poison, what a grand scheme!

Yang Mi, Meng Ziyi, and the viewers in the Live Stream Room immediately quieted down.

Ye Bai took a step forward, groping ahead as his speed slowed down.

Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks, cast his gaze behind a pile of timber on the left, and said, "Come out."

Meng Ziyi and Yang Mi's expressions changed drastically upon hearing this, and they shouted urgently, "Big Brother Ye, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing," Ye Bai waved his hand. "The two of you back away for a bit."

Although Meng Ziyi and Yang Mi were full of doubts, they still obediently backed away.

A moment later, a corpse crawled out from that pile of ruins.

It was a four or five-year-old boy, covered in blood, his skin showing a greyish, deathly pallor.

His eyes were dim and lifeless, his lips dark purple, and his teeth pale white.

"What's going on?" Meng Ziyi asked in surprise.

Ye Bai sighed and said, "This corpse has been stiff for a long time. It should be some kind of Gu Technique controlling him to kill. Those Corpse Worms just now were likely attracted by this little boy."

Meng Ziyi's face turned pale as she murmured, "Then hasn't this boy been dead for a long time?"

Ye Bai frowned and said, "This kind of Gu Technique is quite rare. It requires using the corpse of a young child as a medium, and the power it unleashes is extraordinary."

"What should we do now?" Yang Mi asked worriedly.

Ye Bai said, "Burn it, to avoid hurting innocent people."

Having said that, he raised his hand, about to release flames.

But just then, a gust of yin wind blew past, and the little boy's corpse suddenly burst into raging flames.

He let out a few miserable howls before being completely incinerated, leaving only a trace of residual ash drifting in mid-air.

"This..." Meng Ziyi covered her mouth in terror, nearly fainting.

"Let's go!" Ye Bai pulled Yang Mi and Meng Ziyi along as they walked forward quickly.

The three of them dashed all the way and arrived at a spacious hall.

"Big Brother Ye, there... there are many Candles here, and they're all lit and burning vigorously!" Meng Ziyi screamed, pointing to the rows of Candles in the corner.

Ye Bai looked at the burning Candles on the wall, pondered for a moment, and said to the two women, "These Candles are likely for sacrificial purposes. You two wait here for a moment, and whatever you do, don't run around."

"What about you?" Meng Ziyi asked worriedly.

"I'm going to look for the source of these Candles." After saying this, Ye Bai walked straight out.

"Keep it up, Streamer!"

"Streamer, come back quickly!"

Yang Mi and Meng Ziyi shouted anxiously.

Ye Bai's back disappeared from their sight, leaving the two women both worried and anxious.

Yang Mi took two deep breaths and said to Meng Ziyi, "Ziyi, you wait here for me. No running around, you hear me?"

"Mhm!" Meng Ziyi nodded.

Watching Yang Mi's departing figure, her expression gradually turned gloomy, and she clenched her fists.

Yang Mi walked out of the hall, unaware that a thick mist had emerged behind her.

In the mist, a hideous dark shadow loomed, seemingly spying on her every move.

Yang Mi reached the center of the courtyard, looked around, and suddenly crouched down, pressing her ear to the ground.

"As I thought!" She stood up, her gaze sharp, coldly staring in a certain direction.

At the same time, the dark shadow in the mist gradually became clear; it was actually a vengeful ghost with disheveled hair!

She wore a red dress with a baring-claws-and-fangs demon embroidered on the chest. The demon's mouth was open, revealing a scarlet tongue and sharp fangs.

She approached Yang Mi step by step.

Yang Mi's expression remained unchanged as she turned to leave, snorting contemptuously, "A mere vengeful ghost dares to act violently before me!"

As she spoke, she pulled out a peach wood sword from her waist, slashed through the air, and stabbed toward the vengeful ghost's neck.

"Ah—" The vengeful ghost shrieked and dissipated into a wisp of blue smoke.

"Trying to play with me? I'll subdue you, you wretched creature, today!" Yang Mi snorted and continued forward... "Big Brother Ye, are you okay?" Meng Ziyi ran to her side nervously upon seeing Yang Mi emerge.

Yang Mi smiled slightly and said softly, "I'm fine."

Saying this, she glanced at Ye Bai. Seeing he hadn't come out yet, she couldn't help but mutter, "What's going on? It's been so long, hasn't he found the source yet?"

At that moment, Ye Bai walked out from the side.

He held a stone brick in his hand and handed it to Meng Ziyi, saying, "Little sister, this stone brick can ward off evil and expel ghosts. Keep it on you for safety."

"Thank you, Big Brother Ye." Meng Ziyi happily took the stone brick.

Afterward, Yang Mi glanced at those burning Candles and whispered, "Big Brother Ye, this is no place to linger. We should leave first."

Ye Bai nodded, preparing to take the two women back to the village.

But just then, a sudden change occurred!

"Ah!" Meng Ziyi suddenly screamed and lunged into Yang Mi's arms.

Yang Mi naturally put her arm around her shoulder and asked, "Ziyi, what's wrong?"

"Sis... it feels like someone is hugging me!" Meng Ziyi said in panic.

Yang Mi was stunned for a moment, then said, "You must be too tired and having hallucinations. You'll be fine after a little rest."

"Really?" Meng Ziyi looked at Yang Mi suspiciously and said, "But... but that person really grabbed me and even pinched my butt..."

Yang Mi didn't know whether to laugh or cry and quickly comforted her with a few words, saying she would stay with her.

"Okay, then I'll just sleep for a bit." Meng Ziyi nodded.

She lay on Yang Mi's lap and closed her eyes.

Yang Mi stroked her hair, her gaze swept over the pile of Candles, and her expression instantly changed.

"Ziyi, wake up! Ziyi, what's wrong with you?"

She pushed Meng Ziyi, but Meng Ziyi still had her eyes closed, showing no reaction.

Sweat broke out on her forehead, her expression terrified as she reached out to shake Meng Ziyi's arm, shouting, "Ziyi, wake up quickly! What's happened to you?"

However, Meng Ziyi still gave no response.

"Oh no... Ziyi has been targeted!" This thought flashed through Yang Mi's mind. Her face changed drastically, and she rushed to the pile of Candles.

"Big Brother Ye! Ziyi has been targeted! She's unconscious!" Yang Mi shouted anxiously.

This sudden scene terrified the surrounding tourists, who flocked over to ask about the situation.

Ye Bai frowned upon hearing this and quickly hurried over to check on Meng Ziyi.

"What's going on? Why didn't I feel any yin-sha qi when I touched her just now?"

Ye Bai's brow was heavy. He performed the Qi Observation Technique to observe carefully and found that there was no resentment or ghostly qi on Meng Ziyi!

He immediately checked Meng Ziyi's hands and feet, but still found nothing.

"No wonder she was targeted; it wasn't an evil spirit invasion at all!" Ye Bai cursed inwardly.

Any evil or supernatural entity must be stained with thick yin-sha qi. And yin-sha qi is the easiest thing to detect.

But this woman before him was as clean as ever—where was there even a trace of yin-sha qi?

This was enough to prove that this woman was not haunted by anything sinister at all, and had not even done anything evil!

Ye Bai was suddenly enlightened, understanding the cause of the incident.

He looked up at those Candles, his mind racing as he guessed, "Could it be because of these Candles?"