Chapter 696: The Ancient Moon Temple

"It's simply insane. That place is already outside Jingbei; it's a barren mountain. Moreover, people who understand I-Ching have surveyed it; the temple is located in a yin spot deep within the mountains, flanked by mass graves."

Chen Yu's expression changed as he said, "More importantly, there is absolutely no human presence in the surrounding area. It is precisely the kind of place where Mountain Ghosts and Spirit Monsters hide. It is said that during the war, an entire Fusang Army unit was wiped out there. To this day, no one knows why. Do you truly have no idea how terrifying that place is?"

"I don't know, I'm sorry, I really don't know," Zhang Yan cried out.

"Keep talking," Zhang Lao barked, scaring Zhang Yan's tears back. She hurriedly wiped her eyes: "We were livestreaming a Spirit Summoning Game we learned from the folk, and then we played Spirit Pen."

"Everything was fine for the first night, but in the second half of the night, the girl named Tongtong said she was going to the restroom. We planned to leave once she returned, but she was gone for a long time."

"When we went in to look for her, we found her fallen on the ground, her head hitting a Dry Well, bleeding, bleeding a lot of blood," Zhang Yan said, her face drained of color from fear.

"Then did you not save her?" Chen Yu asked.

"W-we tried to save her, but she had already stopped breathing at the time. I was truly so scared and at a loss. If something like this happened during a livestream, we would have to bear full responsibility," Zhang Yan cried. "I'm really afraid I'll go to jail."

"And then? What happened to the person?" Zhang Lao roared.

Zhang Yan trembled, sobbing loudly: "Then the lighting technician, the one in the team nicknamed Rabbit, said there was no one there and no one would know. He threw her into that Dry Well to destroy the evidence... thinking no one would ever find out."

"And then you just did as he said?" The family's vision went dark. It was originally an accident; if she really threw the person into the well, that was concealing a corpse. It would have been fine, but now they had to go and make a mess of it.

"I, I was very scared at the time, I was really scared, wuu wuu. Rabbit said this girl was from out of town and had no family or friends, so even if she were found, a little money could settle it," Zhang Yan cried out. "And he said our livestream channel was very popular; if this got out, we would definitely be banned."

"I, I was possessed by a ghost at the time, so I foolishly agreed to his method. So, I worked with him to push that girl's body into the well," Zhang Yan sobbed.

"You really did that?" Zhang Lao was furious. He never dreamed that this granddaughter he had always doted on could actually do such a thing. He raised his cane high and began to strike Zhang Yan indiscriminately.

"Grandpa, don't hit me, Grandpa, I was wrong. I was possessed at the time, I didn't mean to," Zhang Yan screamed, dodging the old man's cane.

The old man had never hit her before; this was the first time, but this one time would be something she would never forget for the rest of her life.

Zhang Zheng, his wife, and Zhang Peng stood by silently without intervening, because they all knew how terrifying this old man was when he was meting out punishment; he truly showed no mercy to anyone.

Besides, Zhang Yan was truly lawless. That was a human life, and she just pushed the person into a well like that?

After a round of beating, Zhang Yan was crying like a tear-stained doll. The old man was truly enraged this time, beating her until she was covered in bruises. Combined with her previous injuries, she now looked somewhat inhuman.

However, the old man's lingering anger had not yet subsided. If it weren't for the fact that he would have beaten her to death if he continued, this girl would have been skinned alive today.

"Zhang Yan, I usually spoil and pamper you, but the only requirement I have for you is that you must be kind," the old man said with a stern face. "Have you thought about how serious the consequences of this matter are? You have already broken the law. I am going to take you to the police station right now."

"Grandpa, don't, I don't want to go to jail, I don't want to..." Zhang Yan grabbed Zhang Lao's hem in terror, begging: "I really know I was wrong, I won't dare to do it again. Please save me, Grandpa, Dad... Mom..."

"I really will send you to the police station," Zhang Zheng said, his face ashen. He never imagined his own daughter would do such a thing.

"This is not the time to hold her accountable," Chen Yu stared at Zhang Yan and said: "Are you sure she was dead? Do you know how she fell?"

"I, I'm not sure, but when I checked her nose, she really wasn't breathing, and she had no heartbeat," Zhang Yan stammered. "She must have fallen by accident."

"Ignorant," Chen Yu said angrily. "She hit the back of her head; do you know that could cause temporary shock? She might have been fine. If you had provided timely medical treatment and sent her to the hospital, this would never have happened."

"I don't know, I really don't know. I was too panicked at the time, wuu wuu, Tongtong, I'm sorry." Zhang Yan cried.

"Then who is this Rabbit?" Chen Yu asked.

"A photographer in my studio. He handles the lighting when I livestream, and sometimes he films videos and does post-processing," Zhang Yan cried.

"What did he do before?" Chen Yu frowned. This person's nickname didn't sound like that of a decent person.

"He, he used to be a hoodlum. Later, I saw he was somewhat useful, so I let him join my team," Zhang Yan twitched as she spoke.

"Give me his address, and the detailed information of that girl, quickly," Chen Yu said.

"I'll write it down, right away." Zhang Yan nodded hurriedly. She picked up a pen, wrote down the information for both Tongtong and Rabbit, and handed it to Chen Yu.

"Time is almost up." Chen Yu watched as a mass of black mist formed before his eyes. He had just expelled the Resentment of this vengeful spirit, but since the other party had come for revenge and the Resentment was too heavy, ten minutes was the limit. Now, this thing was about to return to Zhang Yan's body.

Chen Yu quickly took out a Talisman, grabbed Zhang Yan's hand, pricked her finger, and smeared the blood onto the Talisman Paper. With a flick of his hand, the Talisman vanished into Zhang Yan's body.

The mass of black mist let out a hiss; this roar seemed to carry a trace of anger. At the same time, the temperature in the room dropped significantly, and a bone-chilling cold suddenly surged out, causing everyone to shiver involuntarily.

"Why, why stop me from taking revenge?" A hoarse, screeching voice rang in Chen Yu's ear. At the same time, a gale seemed to rise in the room, and the items in the bedroom were tossed about in a mess by the wind.

Furthermore, the doors and windows rattled violently; this was the Resentment Power caused by the Resentment.

"Your death might have other secrets. Give me one day, and I will find out the truth. If she really is the cause of your death, I will absolutely not shield her, but if it wasn't her, wouldn't you be wrongly killing an innocent person?" Chen Yu shouted.