The place of worship is to the south of the village, exactly where I wanted "Feng Yu" to take me last time.

It's a large cave, with signs of the weeds covering the entrance having been cleared.

Inside, it's an entirely different world, capable of accommodating thousands of people.

At the innermost part, there is an ancient sacrificial altar.

Incense smoke swirls around the altar, seemingly offering something.

The most striking is a black box engraved with strange carvings, standing over 2 meters high.

The area around the altar is filled with black wooden plaques tied with red strings.

Today is the day I've seen the most people since coming to this village.

Three layers deep, both inside and out, there are eight strong men in black robes and hoods in the innermost circle, holding a black coffin high above their heads.

They mutter something in low voices, which upon closer listen, sounds like some strange scripture?

About ten minutes later, those men let out a loud cry.

The black coffin was placed on the huge stone steps in front of the altar.

Aunt Zhang, after bringing me in, was quickly called away by others.

She stood beside the village chief, her eyes devoutly fixed on the offering covered by the black box on the altar.

I stared at the black box, my head started to spin, and a strong impulse surged in me, wanting to rush over and open it.

Shaking my head, I painfully averted my eyes and inadvertently met "Feng Yu's" gaze.

"Feng Yu" saw me appear here, his expression was grim, but he clearly couldn't step away at this moment.

At this time, the village chief spoke some words about the funeral, and all the villagers in front moved forward a few steps. I looked up.

The villagers beside me had their heads slightly lowered, their eyes empty, their limbs stiff, making strange creaking noises as they walked.

The villagers in front were the same. This scene was eerily like......

Unsure, I wanted to check again when Aunt Zhang suddenly looked at me, her thin eyes devoid of any warmth, and her mouth curled into a strange smile.

I couldn't help but take a few steps back, and at that moment, it seemed like someone tapped my arm twice.

Quickly lowering my head and glancing sideways, I saw a dark, somewhat honest face appearing in front of me.

Isn't this the young man I met that day? He was supposed to be guarding the black coffin, but at some point, he appeared beside me.

With a slight tilt of his head, his eyes fixed on the black coffin on the altar, he struggled to utter a sentence, yet no sound came out.

"The ceremony is about to start, Heiwa, what are you doing here."

"Feng Yu" suddenly walked over, expressionlessly pulling Heiwa away.

As he left, the look in "Feng Yu's" eyes was cold and hollow.

I couldn't help but shudder.

Quickly scanning the surroundings, I noticed that Aunt Zhang and the village chief were already staring at the black box.

Taking a few steps back, I was no longer curious about what was inside the black box.

I just wanted to leave here as soon as possible!

Just as I finally reached the cave entrance, my neck hurt, and I was knocked unconscious.

Before passing out, I seemed to smell a strong fishy odor, mixed with the stench of rotting flesh.

In the haze, I thought I saw those villagers, with ecstatic expressions, rushing towards the black coffin.

Someone pulled out a large piece of bleeding rotten meat and started devouring it.

On that piece of bloody rotten meat, hung two human eyeballs......