Su Jianyang's fingers lightly slid over the yellowed pages, his eyes fixed on the content of each page, as if searching for an important clue. Wu Cheng and Yang Jing sat beside him, their eyes following Su Jianyang's movements, eagerly awaiting a discovery.
The content of the book was very detailed, recording the history of the Li family, including the names of family members, birth dates, and marital status. Su Jianyang noticed some striking details, such as the fact that the ancestors of the Li family had been involved in a large-scale religious conflict several generations ago, which seemed to be related to a local mining explosion case.
Su Jianyang, Wu Cheng, and Yang Jing were flipping through the family records. The entry for the Li family displayed a series of names spanning several generations up to the present day. Su Jianyang pointed to a specific name, Li Xiaoting, and followed her family background. These records revealed some interesting facts, including the continuous residence of Li Xiaoting's family in the region over several generations and a seemingly special status.
Wu Cheng noticed that there were some blank spaces in Li Xiaoting's family entry, indicating that some information had been intentionally deleted or hidden. He moved his finger to these blank spaces and began to consider the possibility of finding more information.
Yang Jing then searched the Li family genealogy for possible connections, noting a specific date, the year of religious conflict and a mining tunnel explosion. He suspected there was some kind of connection between these events, but had not found conclusive evidence yet.
Su Jianyang's finger paused on the name of Li Wanxin, the grandfather of Li Xiaoting, who seemed to play a key role in the genealogy. He looked at the records in the genealogy and continued, "People in the village told me that Li Wanxin was the one who introduced the Black-faced god. This information seems very important; perhaps he knew some secrets about the Black-faced god and the history of this region."
Yang Jing carefully studied the entry of Li Wanxin, especially regarding the cause of his death. He found that it was written as "died of illness," which seems like a very common cause of death, but in this complex situation, this detail may also contain important information. He wants to know if this is related to the belief in the Black-faced god or other events.
Wu Cheng then said, " Li Wanxin was the one responsible for the introduction, but the one who truly promoted it was Li Xiaoting's father, Li Wanshan."
Su Jianyang nodded slightly in surprise, they needed this kind of information to understand the whole situation. Wu Cheng continued to explain: "Li Wanxin may have been the first step in opening this belief, but the influence of the Li family comes from his son, Li Xiaoting's father, Li Wanshan. He is the one who truly promoted the Black-faced god belief, and it is said that his power and influence have been constantly expanding in the town, affecting the whole community. The elders say that the Li family has become increasingly strange since then, and it was also from that time that things in the town became increasingly unusual."
The three of them felt a kind of inexplicable uneasiness in their hearts, and they began to understand that the whole problem in Qing Town seemed to be related to the Li family and the Black-faced god belief.
Yang Jing's observation made the whole situation clearer. He concluded, "It seems that the core of the whole event is the change in the Li family's religious beliefs and the related religious conflicts. When they converted to Black-faced god, a series of unusual events began to occur in Qing Town, including religious conflicts and the explosion of the mine tunnel case. After all this happened, the Li family seemed to disappear, and Li Xiaoting left the town for City A. Wu Cheng, did you get to know her when you were studying at the police academy?"
Wu Cheng nodded, recalling the scene when he first met Li Xiaoting while studying at the police academy. He said, "Yes, I got to know her while studying at the police academy. We met at a social event. But even after we got married, I wasn't very clear about her family background and history."
Su Jianyang looked at the notes on the notebook and said thoughtfully, "It seems that we need to have a deeper understanding of the history of the Li family, especially everything that happened after they converted to the Black-faced god. This belief seems to have a close connection to the whole Qing Town issue. We must find more information, perhaps we can seek help from the old people in the town or the relatives of the Li family."
Wu Cheng shook his head and said, "It seems like there's no one left in the Li family. When I married Li Xiaoting, there was no one from her family present. Xiaoting herself said that she is the only one left in her family." Su Jianyang then interrupted him and said, "No, I heard from the people in the town before that Li Wanshan was released and went to the Earth deities Temple, and then there was no news of him."
Wu Cheng frowned, filled with doubt. He said, "Li Xiaoting told me initially that she was the only one left in her family. She mentioned her grandfather, but never her father. Perhaps she is not clear about her family history, or maybe she has been hiding something from me."
Su Jianyang frowned and said, "This situation is getting more and more complicated. We need to quickly figure out the history of the Li family, especially the whereabouts of Li Wanshan. He may hold some key information, and his disappearance may not be a coincidence. We can try going to the Earth deities Temple to see if we can find some clues."
Three people mentioned Earth deities Temple and couldn't help but feel a chill. Yang Jing spoke with fear in his voice, saying, "Over there... is the entrance to that other world, and there's also a burst open corpse, do you remember?"
Wu Cheng nodded shakily, recalling that terrifying night, "I remember, that place... no, that world, is the one I saw in my dreams before. It's filled with Darkness and fear, and that corpse... I'm afraid it's the one I killed, controlled by Li Xiaoting's Mosina Goblinoid. This is all too terrifying, we can't ignore it any longer."
When Wu Cheng mentioned his actions, Yang Jing and Su Jianyang were shocked. They couldn't believe that Wu Cheng had actually killed someone, even under the influence of manipulation. Yang Jing became more cautious and looked at Wu Cheng, asking, "Wu Cheng, how did you do it? How could you resist and kill Mosina Goblinoid in that situation?"
Wu Cheng looked pained and confused as he replied, "I don't know. I was completely consumed by fear at that time, and I was being controlled by Li Xiaoting. I thought it was just a dream until I realized later that it was real. I... I don't know how I did it, but I know that Mosina Goblinoid is no longer a threat to us."
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