Ling Feng was still holding Su Su's clothes, unable to snap out of his grief. Hearing such dreadful news almost made him faint.
"You... who on earth are you?"
Jun He walked up to Ling Feng with his hands behind his back. His eyes glinted coldly as he said, "The snake demon was right. I'm no shaman. A mere earth immortal can't hold a candle to me. I'm a demon, and a Demon Lord at that."
"So you were really going to kill my daughter just now, weren't you?" Ling Feng got up from the ground, his eyes blazing with anger. But when he met Jun He's gaze, a hint of fear flashed across his face.
"That's right. She dared to upset Lan Lan. And besides, she's been possessed by evil for years. A person like that is just suffering while alive. It's better to put an end to it."
After hearing this, Ling Feng didn't dare to lash out at Jun He. Instead, he turned his anger towards Zhou Yichen.
"Zhou Yichen, look at the person you've brought here. You... you're all bad people. Get out of here, all of you..."
"Uncle Ling..." Zhou Yichen wanted to explain, but Ling Feng picked up a vase and threw it at him.
The vase shattered on the ground with a crash. Among the white shards were a bunch of slender little snakes. They were all colorful, writhing and crawling around in a tangled mess.
Zhou Yichen lowered his head, his brows furrowed tightly. He quickly took two steps back to avoid the wriggling snakes.
Not to mention him, even I got goosebumps just looking at these things. A chill ran down my spine.
Jun He curled his lips and said to Ling Feng, "If you throw another one, there'll be more..."
Ling Feng was completely dumbfounded at this moment. He had no idea what was going on.
He quickly picked up another vase from the other side and threw it towards the middle. Sure enough, this vase was also filled with all kinds of oddly-shaped little snakes.
"What... what's going on here?" Ling Feng was both terrified and confused. Why would there be so many snakes in this big, nice house?
"As the saying goes, when Heaven inflicts calamity, it can be forgiven; when one brings calamity upon oneself, there's no pardon. You should know better than anyone else what bad deeds you've done and who you've offended."
"I... I haven't. All these years, I've always been law-abiding and hardworking. I've never offended anyone. How could I have done anything wrong? And I've never sinned against anyone."
"If you haven't offended anyone, then why have you turned this great feng shui treasure land into something like a cemetery? This doesn't look like a house fit for people to live in either." I stood beside Jun He and said to Ling Feng.
I stood beside him because those snakes didn't dare to get close to him. I was so scared of those snakes that I didn't even dare to look at them. I grabbed Jun He's arm, trembling with fear. But Jun He seemed quite happy to see me so frightened.
"Ah? Something's not right. I specially invited a feng shui master to look at this house. All the layouts and blueprints were done according to his requirements. There were no mistakes at all. The feng shui master said it was for... "
He suddenly stopped mid-sentence and didn't continue. He slapped his forehead hard, as if he had just thought of something.
"What's wrong, Uncle Ling?" Zhou Yichen quickly asked.
"Nothing... nothing." Ling Feng averted his eyes. It was obvious to anyone with a discerning eye that he was hiding something from us.
"Uncle Ling, this is no time to hide things from us. Chu Chu is missing, and Aunt Su Su died under mysterious circumstances. Don't you want to find out the truth?"
"I..."
"Of course he doesn't dare to say. There are some shady things being suppressed in this manor," Jun He seemed to know everything. He looked at Ling Feng with his hands behind his back.
"Uncle Ling..." Zhou Yichen was getting really impatient with Ling Feng.
"Yes, there is something being suppressed in this manor, but it's just a snake. Could it really be that snake causing all this trouble?" Ling Feng still had a glimmer of hope.
"Is it really that simple?" Jun He pressed on.
"Really, that's all it is. It's just a dead snake. They call it a little dragon. They say that by suppressing the dragon's head, one's fortune will soar. Many real estate developers' families do this."
Jun He was silent for a while. He reserved his judgment on Ling Feng's words.
"Do you still have contact with the feng shui master?" I asked.
"I haven't been in touch with him since the house was renovated, but I have his contact information."
Jun He squatted down on the ground. He placed one hand on the floor, and somehow a small golden snake appeared on the ground.
It wasn't afraid of Jun He at all. It just crawled up his arm and onto his wrist.
He stood up and looked at the little golden snake indifferently. He said softly,
"The layout of your house has formed a pattern of a favorable location with a malevolent burial. It's specifically designed to nourish corpses. You're all living in this place with such strong yin energy. Naturally, you'll be weak and sickly. Your wife probably couldn't bear this evil yin energy. She was bedridden for a long time and died not long after."
"Indeed. Su Su got seriously ill not long after she moved in, but she recovered not long after." Ling Feng agreed with Jun He's words.
"Are you sure she recovered?" Jun He asked again.
Ling Feng thought for a long time but couldn't answer this question.
"Her illness wasn't treated at all, and she got better all of a sudden, didn't she?" Jun He pressed on.
Ling Feng recalled for a moment and then nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes. At that time, the doctor had already issued a critical condition notice. I was so anxious that I didn't know what to do. I thought there was no hope and she could only wait to die, so I took her home overnight. But not long after, her illness disappeared without treatment. She could get out of bed and walk the next day, just like she had never been sick. It's just that her personality became gloomy and withdrawn. Other than that, everything was normal."
"I think your wife was replaced by that snake demon at that time. Then its next target was Ling Chuchu. She's young and has strong yang energy, so it's generally difficult for evil qi to enter her body. The snake demon must have used some means to turn Ling Chuchu into what she is now."
"Great Immortal, don't you know either?" After hearing Jun He's words, the look of panic on Ling Feng's face faded a little.
Jun He didn't answer. I stepped forward and said, "He knows. The Demon Lord is in a good mood today and wants to help you this time. What he means is that the person who tied the bell must untie it. If you want to save Ling Chuchu, you can't use force. You have to solve the problem of the host in her body. That's the root of the matter."
After hearing this, Ling Feng bowed and nodded at Jun He repeatedly, saying, "Thank you, Demon Lord. Thank you so much. My Chuchu is saved."
I beamed and winked at Jun He.
Jun He looked disdainful. He snorted and said, "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't bother."
I clasped my hands together and mouthed silently, "Please."
He gave me a dirty look and said, "Take me to the place where the snake is buried."
Ling Feng didn't dare to delay for a moment. He quickly led us downstairs.
As soon as we stepped out of the door, the sight in front of us shocked me.
"Jun He..." I quickly hid behind Jun He, afraid to take a step.
Zhou Yichen and Ling Feng were equally shocked. Ling Feng's legs were shaking so much that he could barely stand.
"Great Immortal, it's winter. Why are there so many snakes crawling around here?"