Chapter 62: Encirclement
“What… what are those?” Old Zhou, who had been standing beside Bai Yu, was utterly stunned. He stared blankly toward the doorway, and everyone inside the house looked the same—the events had happened too quickly for anyone to react.
Yun Jiao took a few steps forward, casually picked up a wooden stick, and prodded the charred corpse on the floor. After examining it closely, she finally said in a deep voice, “It’s a yin corpse.”
“What?!” Everyone was taken aback, clearly not understanding.
Yun Jiao swept her gaze across the room before explaining, “These people had already died long ago. Somehow, someone sealed their souls inside their bodies, allowing them to disguise themselves as living humans.”
“So… he was already a corpse?” Old Zhou couldn’t help asking.
“Yes.” Yun Jiao nodded. “Even if the body can move freely, death is still death. Without the support of life force, the flesh naturally begins to decay.”
At once, everyone recalled the appearance of the village chief after the talisman had been stuck to his forehead. A chill ran through them. Some glanced at the bowls in their hands and instantly tossed them aside; any appetite they’d had was gone. A few even turned and began vomiting.
“So…” Yun Jiao’s face darkened slightly. “To keep these bodies moving, they must have done something else.”
“What?” someone asked instinctively.