Tian Mengyao held Lin Fan's head and said, "We are here to process medicinal materials, no need to decorate it so well."
She surveyed the layout of the surroundings and, through some remaining furniture and imprints on the floor, visualized the former appearance of the room.
Although in her opinion, these were insignificant.
Yet, more than ten years ago, to build a so-called luxurious Western-style building in the remote Luofeng Village, it was evident that the Cao family had indeed reaped substantial profits.
"Hmph, they didn't die in vain!"
Tian Mengyao wrinkled her nose and spoke her thoughts aloud.
If the Cao family hadn't plundered the village committee so clean and left behind a mountain of debt, would she be in this situation now?
"Let's go see the second floor."
Lin Fan circled the first floor and then walked towards the stairs.
"Wait a moment."
Tian Mengyao seemed accustomed to reminding Lin Fan by twisting his ear.
While pinching Lin Fan's ear, she asked, "Didn't you say the second floor is where the murder happened?"
Lin Fan shook his head, broke free from her small hand, and replied, "I'm not sure about that, but it's something that happened in this Western-style building."
"However, the person didn't die at home, so you don't need to be afraid."
"If I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of?"
Before Lin Fan finished speaking, he suddenly realized he had spoken out of turn.
Fearing he might say something wrong and arouse Tian Mengyao's suspicion, he hobbled and strode towards the second floor.
With every step he took, Tian Mengyao swayed to his left or right, making it impossible for her to think of anything else but whether he was taking advantage of her again.
Compared to the first floor, the second floor, as the master bedroom, was even more thoroughly destroyed.
Even the bed had been dismantled, with cotton and springs scattered everywhere.
It was unclear if the thieves had found any hidden stashes of money or any private items.
"Don't just stand there trembling, take notes properly so we can plan how to renovate this place later."
Upon reaching the second floor, Lin Fan had returned to normal, but Tian Mengyao began to shake on her own.
Tian Mengyao took a deep breath and said defiantly, "How do you know I'm not taking notes?"
Lin Fan chuckled, "Then you'd better take careful notes. Next time, if no one accompanies you, you probably won't dare to come alone."
As he spoke, Lin Fan, carrying Tian Mengyao on his back, had already reached the bathroom.
As soon as one foot stepped into the bathroom area, Lin Fan froze.
Indeed, as Tian Mengyao had said, the real murder scene was not on the first floor, but on the second.
It seemed that the Cao father and son had fought very fiercely at the time, fighting all the way from the first floor to the second.
In the bathroom.
The tilted inflatable bathtub, the shattered mirror on the floor, various toiletries, and several dark stains on the wall, which seemed to be dried liquid.
There were also faint handprints, and it was unclear whose they were, the father or the son.
All this indicated that the fight between the Cao father and son had been the most brutal and intense here!
"Ahhh!"
Seeing the bloody handprint, Tian Mengyao screamed frantically.
She grabbed Lin Fan's ear and shrieked, "Let's go, get out of here!"
Lin Fan winced in pain, "Let go, be gentler!"
After speaking, Lin Fan turned and left, descending to the first floor.
"Let's get out quickly!"
Tian Mengyao pouted, and tears dripped onto Lin Fan's head.
She was terrified, as if she had seen a ghost.
Lin Fan walked into the courtyard and heard her sniffling, teasing, "Look at you, so scared you're even crying."
"If you're this timid, how can you bring good to the people?"
The bright sunlight fell on them, instantly dispelling the faint, eerie chill that lingered on them, and making Tian Mengyao feel a hundred times more at ease.
"It's all your fault!"
Tian Mengyao said coquettishly.
"Hiss~"
Lin Fan gasped, thinking, "If you hadn't been greedy and added thirty thousand to the original plan for no reason, would I have come up with this idea?"
"Besides, you've been riding on my back, and I haven't even complained yet, so why are you getting upset first?"
Lin Fan clasped his hands behind his back, patted her beautiful legs, and coaxed, "Don't cry, we're out safely, aren't we?"
"Besides, there are no ghosts or monsters in this world."
"Even if there were, they wouldn't stand a chance against human hearts!"
After saying these words, Lin Fan was stunned.
If there really were no ghosts or monsters, then what was the Eight-Headed Evil God he had seen in the beautiful eyes of the Nine Heavens Xuannü?
As Lin Fan thought of this, the "Zhi Heng Lu Dian" in his mind suddenly emitted a purple light, and its cover silently opened!
A page of black glowing text slowly appeared: The Eight-Headed Evil God, also known as the God of War and Calamity, whose real name is Yu Lan!
Yu Lan is the source of all evil, possessing an immortal, ageless, and indestructible sacred body that is impervious to good and evil!
She is both the leader of all demons and one of the great gods in the Pantheon...
"Ah~ Then isn't it invincible?"
Lin Fan couldn't help but blurt it out.
His current state was even more exaggerated than Tian Mengyao's fear just now.
Hearing his cry, Tian Mengyao immediately stopped crying and forgot all her fear.
"What's wrong with you?"
"Are you crazy?"
Seeing Lin Fan unresponsive, Tian Mengyao looked around, and when she found no mice, she said, "You can put me down now."
Lin Fan came back to his senses, took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and then squatted down to put Tian Mengyao down.
If he hadn't been scared by the Eight-Headed Evil God, he would have made Tian Mengyao slide down on her own!
Fearing that Tian Mengyao might see through him, he scratched his head and said sheepishly, "You know, I'm a little scared too, like after drinking alcohol, the effects kick in later."
"But I didn't cry."
"Look at you, such a big Party Secretary, and you're crying. What does that look like?"
Tian Mengyao was immediately angered, "I'm crying, so what, does it have anything to do with you!"
"Fine, then cry. We'll leave after you're done crying."
"Otherwise, if others see it, the whole village will know that our respected Secretary Tian was scared by a mouse."
After provoking her, Lin Fan couldn't help but sneer.
"Who was scared by a mouse?"
Tian Mengyao wiped the tears from her face, feeling embarrassed.
Although she was no longer afraid, the red and swollen state of her beautiful eyes clearly indicated that she had cried earlier.
"Can we go now?"
Lin Fan tilted his head, looking at her pure face.
"Mmm."
Tian Mengyao replied sullenly.
"Then let's go."
Lin Fan walked ahead with large strides, pretending to be nonchalant.
Just thinking about it was terrifying. If such a terrifying existence were to come to Earth one day.
Wouldn't Earth then...
As Lin Fan walked, he continued to browse the introduction to the Eight-Headed Evil God in the "Zhi Heng Lu Dian."
It further stated: In 8000 BC, the gods of the Pantheon were no match for Yu Lan... Just as Yu Lan was about to unleash her Evil Yuan Burst and massacre the creatures of the Divine Land, the Nine Heavens Xuannü destroyed her own cultivation and scattered her true essence, creating a space with the combined power of the gods to seal Yu Lan.
As Yu Lan was about to be completely sealed, she left a message: "Your power is not pure enough to seal this venerable one for eternity."
"Ten thousand years later, this venerable one will descend upon the Divine Land once more!"
"At that time... Hahahaha..."
The gods did not wish for Yu Lan to descend upon the Divine Land again, so they named the space that sealed Yu Lan: the Infinite Purgatory!
"My heavens!"
Lin Fan was completely panicked, "The Divine Land is Earth!"
"Ten thousand years later, that would be the twenty-first century?!"
"Now!!!"