Chapter 542: The Panicked Vigers


    Theviges Achievement and Virtue Memorial Arch was built in the center of the graveyard. The Vige Elder said they did that togatherthe ancestors souls to protect the vigers.


    Li Mazi snorted disdainfully, but I thought it was a good idea. Although ordinary souls didnt have much power, whenthe souls of theancestors congregated, they could somewhat bless their descendants.


    However, when wearrived atthe Memorial Arch, we found that the door was closed. Aloud noisecamefrom the inside.


    I didnt dare to enter the ceand haltedby the door. I assessedthe cefirst. However, I was surprised and skepticalto find that there wasno Yin energy in there.


    The Vige Elder came and tried to push the door open. It was locked from the inside.


    He immediately craned his neck and shouted, Open the door! Its me!


    Then, eyes peeped out from the slits between the doors and the frame. After they had confirmed that it wastheVige Elder, they opened the door.


    The momentthe double door opened, we couldnt help but drop our jaws.Around one hundred people weresqueezedin a small house of around twenty square meters. All of them had theirbacksonanother personschest. They packedthe ce. The adults had to hold the kids over their heads or let the kids sit on their shoulders. All of them wore a panicked face.


    My first impression was that it was a scenefroman end-of-the-world movie.It was a live-action version of an apocalypse movie!


    Under thedimlight, I saw an old man with a cane in his hand. He was tryingto squeeze out of the crowd.Whenhe finally gotoutof the crowd, he took a deep breath then turned to the Vige Elder. Sir, did you see Master Zhang?


    When the Vige Elderstepped forwardto call them to open the door, he happened to see our shadows as well. The light inside the memorial hall wasnt enough for them to see us clearly. The old mans eyes werent good, either.


    Whenthe Vige Elder heard that, he moved aside to let the others see us. Here they are. But whyare youall hiding in the memorial hall?


    When the old man heard that I was Zhang Jiulin, he stepped forward and got on his knees. He begged me.Master Zhang, please save us!Please save the folks in Tangjia Vige!


    I hurried to lift him and asked the people to leavethesmall hall.Before the otherworldly item attacked them, they could diefromsqueezing in there


    It seemed they had almost cracked. When I asked them togoout,theylooked like bees fleeing a broken hive. They scatteredand founda ce to adjust their breath.


    This is Sanye Third grandpa. Hes theoldest personin our vige, saidtheVige Elder.


    I also called him Sanye.


    After Tang Xianzu and his friends dug up the silver spear, the poultries in the vige started to disappear. We didnt notice the phenomenon until it became frequent. People began to worry. However, no one got hurt, so they decided to ignore it.


    The Vige Elder patted his thighand medhimself. I was too worried about the silver spear that I forgot to investigate this case.


    I was speechless. However, I didnt give anyment but asked Sanye to continue talking.


    Sanye nodded. I caughtagleam of fear in his opaque eyes. My heart sankasI knew that at his age, there werent many things that could scare him.It seemed thesituation was much moreplicated than I had thought!


    When Sanyefinishedtalking, Li Mazi and I frownedand exchangedlooks. It turned outthat whenthe Vige Elder came to wee us this morning, Sanyeledpeople with high creditsto visiteach family in the vige.


    Although it was just somemissingchickensandducks, it was part of the vigers ie. Sanye wanted to count and summarize the numbers of losses, times, and frequencies. He wanted to be well preparedto report the case to me.


    Right whenthey were about to finish their visiting trip, all the domestic animals in the vigeturnedcrazy!


    The dogs barked loudlyand thechickens and ducks fluttered. Even the mice hiding underground got out and fled. It seemed something horrible was about to happen.


    Sanye was the oldest in this vige. He had experienced many things, but he had never seen anything like this before, let alone the other folks.


    He consulted with his men and they agreed to gatheratthe vige entrance to wait for me. However, as soon as they gatheredeveryone, a terrifying event urred!


    Hundreds of giant weasels appeared on the only road in the vige. They gazed at the people like tigers watching theirprey. They even ground their teeth.


    Nobody had seen a scene like this before.Feelingfearful, they all rushed to the Achievement and Virtue Memorial Arch to hide.Thatwaswhythey hadpacked in this tiny hall.


    I now understood why therewasblood in the houses. The weasels had eaten the poultries there.


    However, I was certain that those weasels werent ordinary ones. Even if they were strong enough, theywouldn''tbe able to eat big domestic animals like dogs or pigs.


    I guessedthere could bea weasel spirit in this vige. I then pried, Sanye, do the people in your vige worship the House Immortal Protectors?


    Sanyes eyes turned bright. Oh, you are a true master! Our vige has many refugees from Northeastern areas. They have the tradition of worshipping the Yellow Immortal. Before the foundation of the nation, wehada Yellow Immortal Temple in the vige. It was destroyed, though.


    However,Sanyehad never seen the Yellow Immortal feast on domestic animals.Why didso many weaselse to his vige this time?


    I nodded and didnt want to lingeronthis topic. Can you take me to see those bewitched young men?


    Sanye waved his hands. The folks then carried out a few young men who were tied up. As soon as they appeared, theyreekedofthe horrible smell of feces.Theircrotches were yellow and swelledup. I almost puked.


    I considered thingsandtook out a few talismans, handingthem to the Vige Elder. I asked him to stick the talismans onto the victims foreheads.Then, they shouldgive a bath to those men.


    The Vige Elder embarrassedly received the talismans and asked his people to work on it.


    After I askedSanye for the location of theruinsof the Yellow Immortal Temple, Iwent there withLi Mazi.


    LittleBrother Zhang, slow down! Slow down! Since Li Mazi had been at hometakingcare of Ru Xue for a long time, his physique wasnt good anymore. He couldntkeepup with me.


    I shot him a despising nce. Dude, can you move faster? If you cant, you should go home and feed your baby!


    Haha,lets not talk about that Li Mazi gave me a despicable grin. Then, he pulled himself together.Brother,doesthis case rte to the Yellow Immortal?


    I shook my head since I wasnt sure. The House Immortal Protectors were animals with intelligence. Theyhad received human worship, and they would protect houses and domestic animals. The House Immortal Protectors varieddependingon the area. There were foxes, weasels, hedgehogs, snakes,and more. However, the most famous ones were the Northeastern Fox and Weasel Immortals!


    Although the House Immortal Protectors originated from animals, as long as they receivedproperworship, they wouldnt harm people. Thatwaswhy Ithoughtit was weird. If the Yellow Immortalwasntpleased with the people here,it could have carried out a punishmentwhenthetemple was removed a few decades ago. Why would it wait until now?


    But if it had nothing to do with the Yellow Immortal, how could we exinthebig weasels that wreaked havoc in the vige?


    Li Mazi didnt understand the story. After listening to me, he looked puzzledand asked,So, is it dangerous?


    No, it isnt. The House Immortal Protectors can deal with normal people. However, they will stay away from experienced people like us.


    All right,thatsgood then Li Mazi rubbed his chest.I lookedat his despicable appearanceand felt the urgeto p him.


    We went to the mountain peak where we found a copsedandtattered structure. It used to be the Yellow Immortal Temple of Tangjia Vige. Sanye told me that there would only be one structure at the mountain peak.We couldnt get it wrong.


    Even though they said it was a temple, it only had one wall and a few pirs. From a distance, I saw pieces of the broken Yellow Immortal statue. It lookedsoweathered.


    This ce is even dirtier than a toilet. Do we need togoin there? Li Mazi took a look thenined.


    I didnt respond. I went to the temple to see. There were only spider webs and dust. There was no Yellow Immortal here. Otherwise, the ce wouldnt be so dirty.


    Li Mazi followed behind me. What did you find?


    I shook my headand was readyto leavewhenLi Mazi began tosink!


    I hurried to pull himup. I now recognized that we werent walking on thepacted ground but something looked likeathreeyered wooden floor. Since it was old, Li Mazi hadbrokenit while walking.


    After pulling Li Mazi up, I kneltby the hole to observe it. There was a dark chamber hiding underneath.


    Due to the angle, I couldnt see the interior clearly, but I could recognize that the ground of the chamber looked much cleaner than up here. Moreover, my nostrils caught the smell of fresh blood!


    Hurry! Lift this floor! My intuition told me that there was an important clue down there. I was excitedand askedLi Mazi to help me lift the wooden tilesonthe floor.


    And you said that yourBrother Li cant do this and that! Without me, would youhavediscovered thishiddenchamber? Li Mazi soundedcontent.


    I looked at himand wasspeechless. Anyway, thisguysomehowhadstrange luck!