The darkness was terrifying, so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, all around was eerily silent, peaceful.

Ye Qiu sat in the car, even his breathing seemed to stop at this moment, his pupils widening as he stared ahead, where rows of neatly arranged spirit tents and brand-new coffins were illuminated by the car headlights.

"One, two, three..."

Ye Qiu counted silently in his heart, and then he discovered that on both sides of the long village road there were actually as many as twenty spirit tents and coffins.

Judging by the appearance of the new coffins, Ye Qiu knew they must have been made just a few days ago.

"I wonder if there are any dead people inside."

Thinking this, Ye Qiu felt somewhat reassured.

Even though he possessed great strength, he was, after all, still a normal person.

Anyone normal would be scared seeing spirit tents and coffins set up along the road in the middle of a village at night.

"What on earth is going on here, why are there so many coffins, could it be someone died?"

Ye Qiu wasn't sure if the coffins were empty or contained dead bodies, but it wasn't his business, so he started the car and slowly drove forward.

The car wasn't moving too fast, the wheels making a clattering noise on the ground below, which was particularly harsh in the silent night.

Ye Qiu's recently relaxed mood grew tense once more.

But he didn't speed up to escape, instead he maintained the car's speed and kept looking around at the spirit tents.

Humans are curious creatures; anyone would be.

An empty village with so many spirit tents and coffins can naturally arouse one's curiosity, and at this moment, Ye Qiu was looking around to see if there were any offerings in the spirit tents.

"Could it be a film crew shooting a scene?"

This thought suddenly crossed Ye Qiu's mind, and he felt relieved. But when he saw that each spirit tent had black-framed photos, as well as incense and some fruits beside them, he was stunned. He quickly shifted his gaze to the other spirit tents.

After seeing that each spirit tent had photos, Ye Qiu's breathing became rapid.

"What is going on? Why are they all so young, and all girls?"

Ye Qiu rubbed his eyes, making sure he wasn't seeing wrongly, and then drove to the end of the road before reversing the car to take another look.

He confirmed that the photos in the spirit tents were all of beautiful young girls.

The car parked at the spot where he first entered the village, and sitting in the car, Ye Qiu's eyes were filled with confusion and shock.

"What on earth is happening? What exactly happened in this village? Where is this place?"

Ye Qiu looked at the GPS, only to find that it was blank, and obviously had no information on this village.

"That's strange; this village isn't too far from the city. Why isn't it on the map?"

Generally, even maps of relatively remote areas display some information, at least general details.

Information on villages around the city is usually displayed, and even stores or village governments within a village would appear on the map.

But why does this village, clearly close to the city, have no information on the map?

"Is this a supernatural event?"

Ye Qiu, in disbelief, took out his phone, opened the popular Baidu Maps, and began searching for the location, but just like with the GPS, this place was a blank slate.

Still unconvinced, Ye Qiu downloaded Amap, Tencent Maps, and other mapping apps, but all showed blank spaces, throwing Ye Qiu into shock and doubt.

"Is this really a supernatural event? Is this place being interfered with by alien signals?"

Ye Qiu had encountered similar systems before and had even visited Dar Star and seen aliens in person, so although he didn't believe in aliens at first, he now knew they existed.

Therefore, he thought this area might be covered by aliens.

"But what are the aliens covering this area for? And what about all the dead people in the village? Even if it was the aliens who killed them, why put them in coffins? Such a kind gesture from the aliens!"

If they were kind, they wouldn't have killed anyone to begin with. Ye Qiu shook his head, growing more and more troubled; by now, someone else would have probably left, saying to hell with it, it's none of my business. But Ye Qiu was a perfectionist, and once curiosity got the better of him, not figuring it out would itch like crazy.

"What on earth is going on?"

Ye Qiu scratched his head, finally deciding to take a look inside the village.

There's a saying, "No pain, no gain." Ye Qiu knew this, but he felt confident given his impressive strength, so he started the car and drove slowly into the village.

Once he parked the car next to one of the spirit tents, Ye Qiu hesitated for a moment, then opened the car door and got out.

Clatter.

The sound of the car door echoed sharply in the silent night, and the moment Ye Qiu got out of the car and stood still, he felt a chill fill his heart. Looking at the surrounding spirit tents and coffins made him a little uneasy.

He stepped forward, slowly approaching one of the coffins, wanting to see if there was anyone inside.

When he reached the front of the coffin, he looked at the mahogany coffin, slightly frowned, and then glanced at the photo on the spirit tent, which was of an exceptionally beautiful girl, and couldn't help but sigh, "If these girls are really dead, what a pity. Who could they have offended?"

Ye Qiu placed his ear against the wooden panel of the coffin and then raised his hand to knock lightly.

Thud, thud, thud!

The sound, like a monk knocking on a wooden fish, echoed in the night, reverberating repeatedly.

"It seems like there's someone inside."

Ye Qiu listened to the sound, which wasn't hollow, and reckoned someone must be lying inside.

Confirming this, he prepared to leave, but then noticed that the coffin wasn't nailed shut and the lid could be pushed open.

Seeing this, Ye Qiu paused, his steps faltering, and he hesitated for a long time before eventually returning to the coffin, becoming indecisive.

"I only listened just now; should I push open the lid to take a quick look, just to confirm?"

Ye Qiu hesitated, feeling that it was disrespectful to the dead, and wanted to leave. But after taking a few steps, he returned, thinking it would be a pity to leave just like that.

"Let me just have a quick look, open it just a tiny bit."

Ye Qiu battled internally, and after much indecision, he couldn't resist his compulsion to know, ultimately deciding to open the coffin lid and look inside to see what was there.

"I'm sorry for disturbing you. I just want to find out what's really happening in this village!"

Ye Qiu said sincerely, waving to the beautiful girl in the photo on the spirit tent.

He then turned to the coffin beside him, a determined look flashing in his eyes. He pushed his hands against the coffin lid and, with a firm effort, slid it to the side.

Squeeeeak.

The coffin lid creaked as Ye Qiu slowly pushed it open, and as it revealed a narrow gap, Ye Qiu turned on the flashlight on his phone to shine inside.

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