This was once the splendid backyard of the Baoho County yamen.
Half-man, half-beast, Guo Youfang lay prostrate on the ground, his snores thunderous as fine, dense fur continuously sprouted from his pores.
His appearance became more like that of a wild beast than a human.
The drained husks of living beings, their flesh and blood consumed, lay scattered about. An indescribable, bloody stench filled the air.
The courtyard resembled a veritable hell on earth.
The previously motionless Fox Demon statue suddenly quivered, a bright red light gleaming in its eyes.
And opposite it, a jade statue, as tall as a person, had mysteriously appeared.
The Jade Bodhisattva!
It was the Jade Bodhisattva statue that had vanished from Qi Xiu's home.
Now, most bizarrely, it had appeared in the rear hall of the county yamen.
The two statues faced each other. They seemed to be engaged in an invisible conversation.
DING LING—
