One can see how last night's events left Liang Cheng deeply shocked, completely shattering his understanding of this world.
Liang Cheng could even imagine the expression on Lord County Magistrate's face when he returned to the county office to report this incident.
"Xuan, you have to believe me, I absolutely didn't lie to you. Last night, those five dead men, damn it, actually attacked us."
"Several of my subordinates who came with me all witnessed it, and they joined me in fighting those five eerie dead men."
"Moreover, luckily, the old village elder also heard the commotion at the time and brought over a dozen strong men from the village to assist us, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable."
Liang Cheng quickly recounted everything, afraid that Lu Xuan wouldn't believe him.
However, what Liang Cheng didn't know was that Lu Xuan had already encountered this kind of thing before and had personally dealt with those dead men.
So, regarding Liang Cheng's claim that the dead could move, how could Lu Xuan not believe it?
Lu Xuan came to Liugou Village just to find these things.
However, what disappointed Lu Xuan was that those five dead men were burned by Liang Cheng.
Otherwise, Lu Xuan could have obtained a large amount of System Points from the five of them.
What a pity, if only I had arrived one step sooner, Lu Xuan thought to himself, feeling a slight pang of regret.
"I see, no wonder you're so scared, who would've thought such a bizarre thing would happen?"
"Bizarre!"
With a cry of surprise, Liang Cheng looked at Lu Xuan incredulously, seemingly not expecting Lu Xuan to react that way.
The main thing was that Lu Xuan showed no sign of fear on his face; instead, there was a hint of interest.
"Xuan, it seems you didn't hear clearly what I just said."
"This isn't about being bizarre or not, it's about something fatal."
"The dead, they move, and they attack us!"
As Liang Cheng spoke, his hands gestured exaggeratedly in the air.
"Alright, didn't you guys deal with them already? What's there to be afraid of?"
"Why don't you guys go back, I've been traveling to this place and I'm already a bit weary."
Weary?
Liang Cheng felt a bit suspicious as he looked at Lu Xuan's tall and burly figure.
How can I not believe that?
No one knows Lu Xuan's strength better than him; his Martial Arts Realm is unfathomable. How could he possibly be tired just from traveling?
From childhood to adulthood, Liang Cheng often went to the Lu Family to spar and exchange martial arts with Lu Xuan.
However, every time Liang Cheng was beaten so badly by Lu Xuan that he questioned his life.
Not once did he win against Lu Xuan, who completely crushed him with just one hand.
Sometimes, Liang Cheng would quietly think that Lu Xuan, who easily crushed him with one hand, was still holding back a lot of his strength.
"Xuan, are you serious?"
"Hmm."
Without much more to say, Lu Xuan nodded.
Liang Cheng knew Lu Xuan's character and didn't say much more, furrowing his brows as if struggling with something.
In the end, it seemed Liang Cheng made a certain decision, biting his teeth as he spoke, "Xuan, then I'll stay here with you, I'll leave tomorrow."
"Why are you staying here? Aren't you going back to the county office to report this?"
Liang Cheng's decision surprised Lu Xuan; he wasn't very supportive of Liang Cheng staying here.
Although those five dead men, invaded by dark energy, had been dealt with, it was apparent that Liugou Village still harbored something even more bizarre.
If Liang Cheng stayed here, he might encounter those filthy things at any time, and then Lu Xuan feared for his life.
"Xuan, I'm staying because there are still some things I haven't clarified."
"When everything here is clarified, I can better report to Lord County Magistrate."
Liang Cheng's face showed a hint of helplessness. If not for Lu Xuan's sudden appearance today, he would've taken his men and fled long ago.
As for the case in Liugou Village, he hadn't even started to investigate it because they were attacked by those five dead men before they had the time.
This unexpected change led Liang Cheng to plan to flee directly with his men.
While returning to the county office this way would earn Lord County Magistrate's reprimand, at least he wouldn't inexplicably lose his life in this village.
Now, with the significantly more powerful Lu Xuan present, Liang Cheng felt an inexplicable sense of relief.
So why not question the old village elder thoroughly before leaving to report to Lord County Magistrate here?
Moreover, leaving Lu Xuan alone in this sinister village made him a bit worried; if something happened, he could at least help out.
"Hey, over there, disperse. I have some questions to ask your village elder."
Liang Cheng hesitated no longer, shouting towards the villagers gathered in the distance, putting on a serious and earnest demeanor.
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Liugou Village's guest hall, a place designated for receiving visitors from afar and gathering villagers.
In fact, it's just a slightly larger tile-roofed earthen house, a reception hall that looks somewhat shabby, with old pillars all around.
At this moment, there are more than a dozen figures within Liugou Village's guest hall.
Among them are Liang Cheng and other government officials who appeared at the village entrance earlier.
Of course, Lu Xuan is also here, seated on the reception chairs on either side.
"Speak, old village elder, your two villagers and those sent by the neighborhood chief,
I want to know what happened before they exhibited abnormal behavior?"
Liang Cheng looked seriously at the village elder of Liugou Village, voicing his doubts.
Aside from Lu Xuan, all present had experienced last night's upheaval, so Liang Cheng hadn't hidden any of his thoughts.
"Sigh."
A sigh from the old village elder, who looked a bit troubled.
"To answer your question, sir, we don't know what they encountered. Suddenly, they just seemed to go mad."
"A few days ago, Tie Zhu and Da Long suddenly went crazy and self-harmed. Our villagers couldn't stop them."
At this moment, Lu Xuan, sitting quietly on the side, slowly spoke.
"Old village elder, you don't know either? Were they normal the day before they went mad?"
The old village elder gave Lu Xuan a surprised look and then replied, "Yes, they even greeted me at that time."
"Who knew the next morning, I woke up to news that the two of them had gone mad."
"Oh, so they were normal during the day and turned crazy after one night?"
Lu Xuan's words seemed to suggest something, and both the old village elder and Liang Cheng reacted.
The old village elder murmured, "At night?"
As if something occurred to him, he hurriedly instructed the young men beside him, "You guys, go and bring Tie Zhu and Da Long's wives over."
Since there's nothing during the day, there must have been some upheaval at night that led to Tie Zhu and Da Long's madness.