15: A mysterious figure appeared in the middle of the night!

Lu Xuan glanced around, his dark pupils appearing deep. Finally, he murmured, "It seems I can only wait until night."

After all, the people who had problems were always those who went out at night and then went mad early the next morning.

Deep night!

Due to the murders in Liugou Village during this period, the old village chief had ordered all villagers not to go out at night until the cases were solved.

The two rooms in the East Courtyard were now occupied. Liang Cheng and the other Yamen Runners, along with Li San and Tietou, were squeezed into one room.

The remaining room was for Lu Xuan alone.

Out of fear of Liugou Village's strangeness, Liang Cheng arranged for two Yamen Runners to stand guard at night, and Li San also, uncharacteristically, wanted to stand guard.

"Two Officers, I am Li San, an apprentice from Lu Family Pharmacy. Please take care of me."

Outside the room, three people sat around the doorway, with Li San politely addressing the two Yamen Runners.

"No problem, no problem."

"Brother Li, you're too polite."

The two Yamen Runners also spoke politely, without any pretense.

Seeing this, Li San's tension eased considerably. He could tell that the two Yamen Runners in front of him were also martial artists, probably like him, cultivators of the Skin Refining Realm.

With two more martial artists joining him on guard duty this time, Li San breathed a sigh of relief, secretly thinking, "I hope we can get through tonight safely."

In the courtyard, several lanterns with lit candles hung on the doors, swaying gently in the wind.

The dim candlelight within the lanterns also flickered with the swaying lanterns.

The flickering candlelight, sometimes bright, sometimes dim, shone on Li San and the others. The three of them sat facing each other, looking completely focused.

Rustle, rustle, rustle!

From the direction of the West Courtyard passage, a series of sounds like a gentle breeze passing by could be heard.

At this moment, a Yamen Runner stood up and said to Li San and the other Yamen Runner,

"I need to relieve myself first."

Then he walked about a meter ahead, where a prepared urinal was. The next moment, the Yamen Runner turned his back to Li San and the other, pulling down his pants…

Because the previous victims had all gone out to relieve themselves and met with trouble, Liang Cheng had prepared urinals in the courtyard to prevent further accidents.

Suddenly!

From the passage in the direction of the West Courtyard, an invisible white figure passed by.

Li San and the other Yamen Runner did not see it; they remained quietly seated at the doorway.

And when the Yamen Runner who had relieved himself returned to his position,

He looked up, his eyes wide with shock, his face filled with terror, as if he had seen something terrifying.

What entered his eyes was a Black Shadow floating in mid-air, its messy long hair covering its entire head, and a chilling white robe fluttering around its body.

Li San and the other Yamen Runner immediately noticed his abnormality. Li San felt his scalp tingle and was about to turn around to look behind him.

A chill struck!

It was a bone-chilling cold that made the three people guarding the door feel as if their bodies were frozen, stiff and powerless.

It's over!

Li San felt his body was out of his control, and his last thought was that he was going to die.

Recalling the deaths of Young Master Yunan and the others, Li San's face turned ashen, on the verge of tears.

What evil karma had he accumulated to return to this strange place?

Just as that blurry black hand-shadow was about to touch Li San,

Boom!

The door to Lu Xuan's room instantly burst open, sending splinters flying out into the courtyard. The door seemed to have been blown open by some powerful force.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a strong wind swept through the courtyard. The lanterns hanging on the doors were blown high, their candles flickering wildly, threatening to extinguish at any moment.

A large saber swept out, blocking the black hand-shadow. The saber gleamed with cold light under the candlelight, shining brightly.

"I've finally waited for you!"

Lu Xuan held the large saber in his hand, a grin spreading across his face, revealing two rows of sharp teeth that glinted with a silvery cold light.

At this moment, Lu Xuan smiled with satisfaction. He had been concealing his aura in the room, waiting for this thing to arrive.

As soon as Lu Xuan felt this astonishing chill appear outside the courtyard, he burst out of the room without hesitation.

Subsequently, a scorching aura spread through the courtyard, making one's blood boil.

The chilling coldness, like warm sunshine after snow, quickly melted away and disappeared.

Facing such a terrifying and strange entity, Lu Xuan directly unleashed all his vital energy.

And after the horrifying coldness receded, Li San and the others returned to normal.

Li San was greatly startled and hastily looked behind him, only to see his Young Master holding a large saber against a Black Shadow.

He hastily drew the large saber from his hand, propping up his trembling body, wanting to go forward and help Lu Xuan.

"Young Master, be careful, I'll help you!"

The next second, the Black Shadow, wearing a chilling white robe, seemed to be facing a formidable enemy, as if fearing the scorching vital energy on Lu Xuan's body. It instantly transformed into an afterimage and darted towards the West Courtyard.

"Trying to run?"

Lu Xuan saw the Black Shadow fleeing into the distance and immediately unleashed all his strength. A collapsed deep pit instantly appeared beneath his feet.

The terrifying impact sent Lu Xuan shooting up, chasing after the Black Shadow with ghostly speed.

This kind of chilling coldness was at least dozens of times stronger than the ominous energy Lu Xuan had felt before.

Is this the source of the ominous energy?

Lu Xuan looked at the rapidly fleeing Black Shadow ahead with burning eyes, like a hunter looking at prey, filled with desire.

"What's going on? Is something happening outside?"

Just as Lu Xuan chased the Black Shadow out of the East Courtyard, chaotic footsteps came from Liang Cheng's room.

The room door was quickly pulled open, and Liang Cheng and the other Yamen Runners hurried out.

Liang Cheng saw the three people outside looking as if they had seen a ghost, then saw Lu Xuan's damaged room door, his face changing drastically as he urgently shouted,

"What happened? Where did Xuan Ge go?!"

A frantic shout woke up the three dazed individuals, especially Li San, who was still holding his saber.

Upon seeing Liang Cheng, Li San immediately reacted and quickly shouted, "Young Master Cheng, this is bad! The Young Master went after those dirty things! Let's hurry and help him."

"Those dirty things? Are you saying…"

After hearing Li San's words, Liang Cheng was initially confused, then suddenly realized what Li San meant.

Liang Cheng's pupils contracted as he looked at the things in the courtyard damaged by some powerful force, and the huge pit on the ground.

"Then what are we waiting for? You three, where did Xuan Ge go? Quickly lead the way!"

"Yes, Young Master Cheng."

"Yes, Chief."

Although Xuan Ge's strength was formidable, those dirty things were extremely strange and terrifying, possessing the power to make even the dead move.

Liang Cheng's face was filled with worry as he followed Li San and the other two towards the West Courtyard.