26: Tielin, do you know your crime?

"You brat, what did you do?"

As Chu Yuan entered the main hall, he saw the female Ghostly Creature fighting Zhang Xiangwen while roaring furiously.

Chu Yuan chuckled, "I didn't do much, just threw the wooden carving outside."

With that, he drew his saber and stepped forward again, only to find that the female Ghostly Creature had weakened by another three points.

"You deserve to die!"

The female Ghostly Creature roared, completely ignoring Zhang Xiangwen and attacking Chu Yuan with full force.

Seeing this, Chu Yuan feigned a difficult defense, but did not let the female Ghostly Creature harm him in the slightest.

Zhang Xiangwen, on the other hand, attacked with all his might, inflicting considerable damage on the female Ghostly Creature.

"Dong!"

Another bell chime rang out, and the female Ghostly Creature's body stiffened, her attack also pausing.

Seeing this, Chu Yuan's eyes immediately lit up.

"Meteor Slash!"

Chu Yuan shouted loudly, the saber in his hand glowing with a great bloody light, and a dazzling ray of light directly struck the female Ghostly Creature Tie Xiaohua.

That light was neither entirely a saber nor entirely a sword, seemingly carrying an unstoppable power.

The female Ghostly Creature had just recovered from the village protecting bell's shock when she saw an extremely dangerous ray of light hack coming towards her, her eyes widening abruptly.

"No!"

The female Ghostly Creature let out a miserable shriek, and her entire body was instantly split into two.

Perfectly symmetrical!

"My lord... will not let you go!"

The female Ghostly Creature murmured in a faint, almost inaudible voice.

Then, her form could no longer be maintained, and she instantly transformed into two wisps of green smoke.

"Dong!"

Another bell chime rang out, dispersing the two wisps of green smoke, as if seeing her off.

"It's finally over!"

Zhang Xiangwen leaned on his saber with one hand, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Chu Yuan, however, frowned slightly.

Although the female Ghostly Creature's voice just now was extremely faint, his perception was much stronger now, allowing him to hear it.

Behind this female Ghostly Creature, there was still an existence?

No!

My strength is still too weak!

Chu Yuan thought to himself, an unspeakable sense of urgency rising in his heart.

At this moment, Zhang Xiangwen looked at Chu Yuan in surprise, "Boy, were you hiding your strength before?"

Chu Yuan shook his head and smiled, "I comprehended a move from the Chaotic Star Saber Technique, and I thought its power was decent, so I saved it for her!"

"You truly are a Prodigy!"

Zhang Xiangwen sighed, "Let's go, let's find Tie Lin and ask him what exactly he intends to do?"

"Alright!"

Chu Yuan nodded, but then hesitated and asked:

"Uncle Zhang, did you hear anything just now?"

"No, why?" Zhang Xiangwen looked at Chu Yuan in confusion, his expression puzzled.

Chu Yuan shook his head and smiled, saying, "Nothing, let's head to the village entrance first!"

Zhang Xiangwen didn't think much of it, and as the two walked out, Chu Yuan casually picked up the wooden carving.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiangwen asked in confusion, "The Ghostly Creature is dead, why are you picking that up?"

"A souvenir, after all, it's the item associated with the first Ghostly Creature I fought!"

Chu Yuan smiled and said casually.

"Alright, let's hurry over!"

Zhang Xiangwen chuckled, was the first to flip over the courtyard wall, and headed towards the village entrance.

Chu Yuan turned his head to look, then followed with the wooden carving in hand.

When the two arrived at the village entrance, they saw that Tie Lin had already been tied up.

Beside him, Tie Zhu and Tie Mu looked anxious, still not understanding what had happened.

And most of the villagers had confused expressions, as well as deep worry and fear.

"Brother Chu Yuan!"

Seeing Chu Yuan and the other arrive, Zhang Yan quickly ran forward and threw herself into his arms.

"Are you alright?!"

"I'm fine!" Chu Yuan raised his hand and stroked her hair, smiling.

Not far away.

Erya watched this scene, her heart a mix of emotions, her expression somewhat complex.

Unfortunately, her mother and Tie Zhu's mother had already spoken, and she was no longer free.

This scene was destined not to belong to her!

Zhang Xiangwen shook his head helplessly, "Yaner, aren't you going to ask me?"

Zhang Yan quickly let go of Chu Yuan, her face slightly flushed, and she said shyly, "Dad, you're so amazing, you must be fine!"

Hearing this, Zhang Xiangwen shook his head and laughed.

Then, he turned to Tie Lin, "Tie Lin, do you know your crime?"

Tie Lin looked up at him, but said coldly, "May I ask the Village Chief, what crime have I committed?"

"Instead, Zhao Jun attacked me without reason, disrupting the harmony of the village, shouldn't he be punished?"

"You..."

Zhao Jun's expression turned cold, seemingly angered by these words, "Tie Lin, I stopped you because I didn't want you to disrupt Xiang Wen's plan for eradicating the Ghostly Creature!"

"Also, when did you acquire Mid-stage Spiritual Enlightenment Realm strength?"

"Eradication plan?" Tie Lin sneered, "Has that Ghostly Creature been eradicated? What does my Mid-stage Spiritual Enlightenment Realm strength have to do with you?"

And hearing their words, the villagers all looked at Zhang Xiangwen, their faces filled with anticipation.

Of course, besides anticipation, their faces also held unease, as if fearing bad news.

Zhang Xiangwen looked sternly at Tie Lin, his voice cold, "The Ghostly Creature, of course, was eradicated by me and Chu Yuan working together, and the Ghostly Creature..."

"Was hidden in your house!"

"Tie Lin, you harbored the Ghostly Creature Tie Xiaohua, allowing her to harm villagers. What is your crime?"

As these words came out, Tie Lin's expression changed dramatically, a flicker of disbelief in his eyes.

And the villagers who knew of Tie Xiaohua's existence all had greatly changed expressions.

Zhao Jun's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked, "Xiang Wen, are you saying that the Ghostly Creature was actually Tie Xiaohua? Tie Lin's deceased younger sister?"

Zhang Xiangwen nodded, his gaze turning to Chu Yuan, saying, "This boy was harmed by the Ghostly Creature. After his strength improved a bit, he could sense some of her Qi, and through some clues, he found her. We have already jointly eradicated her."

"That Ghostly Creature had already broken through to First-Order Perfection. If it weren't for the help of the village protecting bell, the two of us would definitely not have been her match!"

Seeing Zhang Xiangwen finish speaking, Chu Yuan took out the wooden carving and shook it, "Uncle Tie, this is my battle souvenir from eradicating the Ghostly Creature!"

Then, his voice turned cold, "I really want to know, why did you let her harm us?"

"You protected and concealed her, allowing her to evade the village protecting bell's detection and harm people at will. What exactly do you want to do?"

At these words, Tie Lin fell silent.

At this moment, Tie Zhu stood in front of Tie Lin and shouted loudly, "Impossible, don't slander my father! How could there be a Ghostly Creature hidden in my house?"

"Moreover, it's my aunt who died long ago. How is that possible?"

"If it really was my father and them, why would they harm me?"

Hearing this, the villagers also nodded thoughtfully.

Indeed, what father would harm his own son?

But Chu Yuan shook his head and chuckled lightly, saying meaningfully, "Tie Zhu, because you had to be harmed, otherwise your family would have been suspected."

At these words, Zhao Jun and a few other informed individuals all looked thoughtful.

Tie Zhu was puzzled, frowning as he asked, "What do you mean by that?"

"Chu Yuan's meaning is very simple!"

Zhang Xiangwen interjected, "Recently, everyone who had an accident in the village, besides Tie Niu, were all unmarried teenagers between thirteen and fifteen years old."

"If everyone else in that age group had an accident except you, it would be unreasonable not to suspect your family, do you understand?"

"Also!"

Chu Yuan took over the conversation, his gaze fixed on Tie Zhu, his voice full of doubt.