The scene before my eyes changed once again, and what appeared before me was an old man dressed in emerald green silk. Judging by his attire, the man in front of me was probably Wang Jia, the owner of the Wang Mansion.

Wang Jia had a stern expression on his face, accompanied by several Taoist priests. The priests gathered in a circle, whispering and performing some incomprehensible incantations. They waved their arms and affixed two yellow cloth strips with engraved symbols onto the well cover.

One of the priests timidly stood aside, assisting the others.

I recognized him—it was the young priest who had been so submissive. He was one of the five people who died at the Wanfu Inn.

"Great Immortal, will these talismans seal it?" I faintly heard Wang Jia ask, leaning forward.

"Naturally, naturally. Not only can they prevent any mischief, but they can also prevent reincarnation. The soul will be scattered until it ceases to exist." One of the priests stroked his long beard, dripped three drops of water onto Wang Jia, and cryptically remarked.

Later, it seemed that Wang Jia and the Taoist priests said something, but I couldn't hear clearly anymore.

My vision gradually blurred until everything came to an end. The ancient mansion returned to its current dilapidated state, with only the wind chimes ringing melodiously.

After the illusion ended, we were all stunned in place.

I glanced at the little ghost impaled by me on the ground a few times and murmured, "One corpse, two lives..."

I figured that when I went to sleep tonight, I would have to slap myself twice and say, "I really deserve to die..."

I couldn't bear to retrieve the corpse from the well, so I sent Chang An instead.

After Chang An retrieved the bones, we cremated them properly.

[Ding dong! Congratulations, host! The first side quest is complete!]

[As a reward for the host, I can tell you a secret.]

"Spit it out." I said.

[He Gu hasn't gone mad.]