"Come here quickly!"
"This Cat Spirit is very sinister!"
"If you get tainted by it, you're done for!"
But Li Chunlan shook off his hand and continued to bow.
"I'm begging you, don't kill it!"
"It's innocent!"
"Don't kill it!"
At that moment, one of the Eight Immortals shouted, "Hurry! Pull her in!"
"This Cat Spirit is too powerful!"
"The formation can't hold it back!"
The Village Chief rushed to grab Li Chunlan.
But he was still a step too late.
Li Chunlan suddenly let out a terrible scream and collapsed to the ground, convulsing.
The Village Chief was so frightened that he jumped back into the formation. "Oh no! She's possessed!"
"This evil spirit is too strong!"
"We're all going to die!"
With that, he slumped to the ground, his face ashen.
The villagers were also terrified.
"It's over! It's over!"
"We're all going to die!"
"It's all Li Family's fault!"
"It's all their fault for breaking the rules!"
Yet Li Chunlan continued to bow her head repeatedly.
Her forehead was bleeding.
In the end, she died in the pit.
Everyone fell silent at this sight.
The villagers were filled with fear.
One of the Eight Immortals stepped forward to check and said, "She is dead."
"She might have been summoning evil spirits."
Upon hearing this, the villagers grew even more frightened.
So much had happened in the past few days.
First, Aunt Ma died in the dead of night, then the shaman was desecrated and died,
and now Li Chunlan had succumbed to malevolent forces.
Everyone was utterly exhausted.
The Village Chief sighed, "Alas! What a calamity!"
"Let's leave the body here for the police to handle."
"This disaster was caused by the Li Family; they should bear the consequences themselves."
Hearing this, the villagers breathed a sigh of relief.
Things had become increasingly complicated and were no longer suitable for resolution within the village.
It was best to leave it to the police.
After all, murder by evil spirits was no trivial matter.
The arrival of the police would also provide an explanation for the villagers.
Moreover, the Li Family was not to be trusted, so it was just right to leave this matter to them.
Upon hearing the Village Chief's words, the Li Family became anxious.
"Village Chief, what do you mean by that?"
"Are you implying that we deliberately broke the rules?"
"Do you suspect us of being malevolent?"
But the Village Chief ignored them, saying, "Enough! You all should say less!"
"Is this really the time to argue about such things?"
"Can't you think for a moment?"
After speaking, he instructed the villagers to go home and rest while calling the police to handle the body.
The villagers let out a sigh of relief.
After all, this situation was too strange, and no one wanted to be associated with bad luck.
The Village Chief hurriedly sent the villagers home to rest and called for the police to deal with the body.
The villagers were relieved.
Given how bizarre recent events had been, he had to act cautiously.
Just before the police arrived, the Village Chief suddenly decided to hold a sacrificial ceremony in advance.
So, the villagers gathered once more in front of the Old Huai Tree.
They completed the sacrificial rites according to tradition.
After the ceremony concluded, the police finally arrived.
They examined the scene and took away the two bodies.
They informed the villagers to wait for summons.
Aunt Ma's body was placed in a coffin.
The Eight Immortals carried the coffin to the burial pit.
The burial pit was chosen under the Old Huai Tree at the village entrance.
This was the custom, and it could not be broken.
After the funeral, the village temporarily returned to peace.
However, the next morning, the police arrived again.
This time, their expressions were particularly grave.
The Village Chief hurried to greet them and inquire about the situation.
"Officer, what happened?"
The officer sighed, "Oh! Don't mention it!"
"Last night, we discovered an unusual situation in the morgue."
"Aunt Li and Li Chunlan's bodies are missing!"
"One of our on-duty officers was seriously injured and is in critical condition."
Hearing this, the Village Chief was taken aback: "What?"
"What on earth is going on?"
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