This fall was really not light. I felt like a lot of bricks and tiles had fallen on me, and my ears were buzzing. When I came to my senses, I heard curses beside me: "Damn it, that bastard worker is screwing us over, right? How the hell is this still a shoddy construction..."

I took out my portable flashlight from my pocket and shone it around, looking for He Shang. The bright light swept across and I saw He Shang lying on a pile of bricks, covering his eyes to block the light. I pulled him up and shone the light around.

He Shang got up, rubbing his butt and cursing loudly, insisting on finding that worker who had knocked him over.

I told him there was no point in looking. That thing had appeared to lure us down here - if I guessed correctly, that worker was now a chang ghost.

Everyone knows the phrase "to be a tiger's accomplice after death". When someone is killed by a tiger, they continue to be controlled by the tiger after death, luring others to their deaths to replace them as the tiger's accomplice. Only then can they re-enter the cycle of reincarnation. In short, it's about finding a substitute.

That worker was clearly the chang ghost here, trying to get us to replace him.

He Shang was shocked and asked if he had also been killed as a substitute for someone else.

I said that was definitely the case - many people had died in this building before, and it seemed that their deaths were not simple.

He Shang nodded as if he understood: "This place is evil, there are a lot of complications..."

I asked He Shang, "By the way, why did you choose this place for development?"

He Shang said, "It wasn't my choice, it was Uncle Ma's. You know, after Uncle Ma ran away like that before, it brought a lot of trouble to our family. When Uncle Ma came back, our family finally had a break. He came to me and asked if I wanted to develop this place. Of course, I agreed."

Just as I had guessed, that Ma Yuanqiu was not simple - this method of using someone as a pawn was exactly the same as how Jiang the Cripple had tricked me into breaking the Nine Ghosts Pressing the Coffin.

There must be something buried underneath this building as well.

He Shang took the flashlight and shone it upwards, clicking his tongue: "I didn't realize how deep this place was. We'll just have to wait for the workers to rescue us."

Meanwhile, I squatted down to examine the broken bricks.

He Shang looked puzzled: "What are you looking at these for?"

I said, "Take a closer look. These are not ordinary bricks."

As the young master of a construction company, He Shang was very knowledgeable about building materials. Indeed, upon closer inspection, he exclaimed, "These are ancient bricks!"

These bricks were made by mixing sand and soil and then firing them. This craftsmanship was no longer used in modern times.

Moreover, due to limitations in the craftsmanship, there were many tiny bubbles on these bricks, which were now filled with - glutinous rice paste.

Glutinous rice paste was used for warding off evil spirits in ancient times, so bricks mortared with glutinous rice paste were usually found in tombs.

He Shang's hands started to tremble: "Does this mean there's an ancient tomb underneath this building?"

That's right... Whoever was buried in the Linggui Baodan formation was definitely not an ordinary person.

He Shang, who was always bold, completely forgot about the chang ghost earlier and got excited, saying that he had loved reading "Ghost Blows Out the Light" and "Notes of a Tomb Raider" since he was a child. If this was really an ancient tomb, there must be a lot of treasures inside. Wouldn't they be rich?

Not necessarily. Building a yang residence near the Linggui Baodan formation would bring in wealth daily, while building a yin residence would ensure eternal stability.

Coupled with that towering sha qi, it indicated that the thing buried here was very malevolent, and it was being suppressed by the feng shui of this location!

He Shang widened his eyes: "That's not right. How could the people who built the building before not know about this?"

Perhaps the people who built the building before knew about the thing buried here and deliberately chose to build here - it was a risky feng shui setup that aimed to suppress the sha qi and amass wealth.

This place borrowed the power of the Linggui Baodan formation and had a sha-suppressing setup, so it should have brought great wealth. However, something must have gone wrong, causing the sha qi to leak out and leading to the bankruptcy and deaths in the Shuiwan Building.

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Could it be that so many feng shui experts were competing to take charge of this place because of that thing?

"Beidou, look!"

At this moment, He Shang pointed to the east: "What's that?"

I moved the flashlight closer and shone it in the direction He Shang was pointing. I saw a long mural.

The mural was colorful and seemed to depict a scene of worship.

A large group of people in ancient costumes, accompanied by carriages, cattle, and sheep, were kneeling in worship. A man with an otherworldly appearance stood in front of the altar, holding a lotus duster with three eye scars on its handle, and was burning incense towards the offerings.

Behind the offerings... My heart suddenly tightened.

I had never heard of such a large-scale human sacrifice before. Who were they sacrificing to? I wanted to continue looking, but the rest of the content had been torn off. I wondered who was so careless.

Just then, I felt He Shang pushing me. I said, "What's the rush? Let me take a look." But He Shang didn't listen to me and kept pushing me. I got annoyed and pushed him away, saying, "What are you pushing for?"

At that moment, He Shang's voice sounded from a distance: "Beidou, what did you say? I'll be right over after I finish peeing!"

At that moment, goosebumps broke out all over my body. Who was it that pushed me? It wasn't He Shang!

At the same time, I felt a chill blowing from behind me, directly onto my shoulder.

A person's life force is concentrated on their shoulders and the top of their head. That thing was trying to extinguish my life force!

I absolutely could not turn around at this moment. If I did, I would most likely be possessed, and with He Shang's only skill being brute force, there would be no one to save me.

Suddenly, I remembered what my Third Uncle had once told me: "Guide your qi through your body, concentrate it in your fingertips. This is pure yang qi, and can dispel the yin qi of the dead, scattering them!"

I had never encountered any malevolent spirits before, so I had never had the chance to use this technique. Now that I remembered, I immediately tried to guide the qi to my fingertips as the old man had taught me.

Sure enough, it felt like a small flame was burning in my dantian, slowly rising. But this was my first time, and I couldn't seem to guide the qi to my fingertips.

Just then, the creature behind me turned its head and started blowing onto the top of my head!

A chill ran through my body, indicating that the life force on my shoulders had already been extinguished. If the one on my head went out too, then it would truly be the end of me!

I had to try harder... So I continued to strain, as if trying to channel a stream, wanting to guide the qi out. Finally, it was like a small fish, slowly making its way upstream!

But my vision started to blur, and I felt like I couldn't stand much longer. The life force on my head was also rapidly diminishing.

I was done for... But at that moment, the "small fish" suddenly surged forward, flowing through my arm and into my fingertip. Without hesitation, I turned around and struck that creature with all my qi.

"Crash!"

I heard a clatter, as if a pile of blocks had been knocked over by me. He Shang also ran over, zipping up his jacket as he came. "Beidou, what did you break?"

I shone my flashlight and gasped. It was a pile of human bones.

He Shang was also shocked: "What the hell is this thing?"

I squatted down for a closer look and told He Shang that this was called an "Unburied Bone."

An Unburied Bone is when a dead person is kept in a place with strong yin and sha qi for a long time, and their bones gain sentience, becoming a type of spirit. The White Bone Demon in Journey to the West is an example of this, although the Unburied Bone here was still relatively low-level, only capable of consuming people's yang qi. But even so, it was no joke. Fortunately, I had reacted in time.

I noticed that the body was wearing a long robe, probably from ancient times, and there was a cut on its neck, indicating that it had died a violent death. It was likely another sacrificial victim.

Just then, I heard a sound of "rustling" behind me, as if many heavily armed people were running in unison. I shone my flashlight and almost jumped out of my skin at what I saw - countless Unburied Bones were charging towards He Shang and me!

I only had one "small fish" of qi, how could I possibly deal with so many Unburied Bones? I panicked, while He Shang, who had 200-degree myopia and wasn't wearing his glasses, had no idea what was coming and looked confused.

No, even if he did react, there was no way out!

But at that moment, I suddenly remembered that I had recently acquired a new follower, Hui Baicang. Wasn't he supposed to be quite powerful?

There was no time to lose, so I immediately reached into my jeans pocket to find the talisman, but I couldn't seem to find it... I remembered putting it in there though.

Meanwhile, the Unburied Bones were getting closer and closer. He Shang finally saw them clearly and let out a shriek, instinctively picking up a broken brick from the ground and hurling it at them.

Surprisingly, this worked quite well. The first few Unburied Bones were knocked down immediately. Oh right, these bricks had glutinous rice on them, which wards off evil spirits!

But there were far too many Unburied Bones for He Shang to handle alone!

I was sweating with anxiety, but fortunately, the heavens were on my side, and I finally managed to feel the tail end of the talisman in my back pocket. I quickly shouted: "Hui Baicang, come out!"

"Hiss... Hiss..."

As soon as I finished speaking, I heard a sound of digging behind me, and when I turned around, that lanky figure had appeared.

I quickly asked if he could help us.

Hui Baicang lisped, "I, Hui Baicang, am one of the top Grey Immortals around here. Dealing with these things is a piece of cake."

Saying that, Hui Baicang squatted down, and I saw countless black things spreading out from under his hands like shadows, heading towards the Unburied Bones.

Strangely enough, those black things were like glue, instantly immobilizing the Unburied Bones - just like how they had immobilized us at Hui Hui's house!

I was about to breathe a sigh of relief when Hui Baicang turned to look at us and said, "Quick, run! These things are a bit tricky, and I don't know how long I can hold them..."

He was sweating profusely!

I quickly grabbed He Shang and started running, but the hole was too high for us to climb out. No matter how hard we tried, we couldn't reach the top!

Just when I thought all was lost, a rope suddenly dangled down from the hole, and Cheng Xinghe's voice called out: "Xiao Ge, are you down there? I'm here to rescue you!"

However, the hole was too high, and the rope couldn't reach us. He Shang suggested that I step on his shoulders and jump up to grab the rope, and then he would pull himself up after me. But looking at Hui Baicang's condition, I doubted that He Shang would be able to hold on until I threw the rope down for him.

If I went up first, it would be like leaving him to die.

Just as I was getting anxious, I suddenly saw a figure limping behind the Unburied Bones. It was Jiang the Cripple.