Xu Sanhu shook his head, "We've seen several doctors and tried many medications, but none have been effective. For now, we can only take it one day at a time."
His words were filled with despair. Anyone in his situation would likely react the same way.
Shen Tianyin was about to say something more but was subtly stopped by Ye Fan, who tugged her wrist and gently shook his head, signaling her to remain silent.
This was Xu Sanhu's family matter, and it was not appropriate for them to interfere too much.
At this moment, the woman suddenly turned her head, her gaze fixed coldly on Ye Fan.
"It's you, you're the one who killed them. You demon, you've returned after three years, I'll kill you."
Saying this, the woman brandished her cleaver and charged at Ye Fan like a madwoman.
As a sturdy village woman, she moved with incredible speed. She reached Ye Fan in an instant and swung the cleaver down fiercely.
"Ye Fan, be careful."
Shen Tianyin, standing behind Ye Fan, had been watching the woman and immediately noticed the danger. She quickly shouted a warning and reached out to push Ye Fan away.
However, if she pushed Ye Fan away, the cleaver would inevitably land on her arm.
But at this moment, she could no longer afford to worry about that. As long as Ye Fan was safe, nothing else mattered.
But in the next moment, she felt her body being firmly held in a warm embrace. Simultaneously, her feet left the ground, and she was lifted up and spun halfway in the air.
The next moment, there was a loud "bang," and the woman fell to the ground, her cleaver flying out of her hand.
It turned out that the moment the woman charged at Ye Fan, Ye Fan had already sensed it and also noticed Shen Tianyin's actions.
Ye Fan was startled, fearing Shen Tianyin would get hurt. But it was too late to warn her. Helpless, he had to yield to her force, lift her up, evade the woman's cleaver, then step back half a body length, and stick out his foot to trip the woman, sending her crashing to the ground.
Villagers had already arrived and were dragging the woman up from the ground.
Meanwhile, Xu Sanhu was furious, "You crazy woman! You're not mad enough at home, and you dare to attack my friends? I'll skin you alive sooner or later."
He angrily pointed at the woman and yelled, but the woman's eyes were locked onto Ye Fan, as if she harbored a deep hatred for him.
"He's back, you will all die, you will all die..."
The woman suddenly started shouting loudly. Her ravings were baffling, making no sense at all.
"Lock him in the woodshed! No one is allowed to let him out without my permission."
Xu Sanhu angrily issued the order. The two villagers quickly dragged the woman away towards the backyard.
Although the woman was insane, she was still the village chief's wife. Yet, she received no respect at all; instead, she was being dragged away like a dead dog.
This scene caused Ye Fan to frown continuously.
However, he kept everything to himself and did not speak out.
Ye Fan was never one for idle chatter. Any discovery he made, he would keep to himself, waiting for the opportune moment to strike down his enemies.
This was the most cunning strategy.
It prevented the opponent from seizing any opportunities.
"Brother Ye, let's go to the living room. This woman will be fine after a few days in confinement."
Saying this, he led the way into the living room.
They sat down as guests and hosts, and Ye Fan and his companions remained silent, looking at Xu Sanhu, waiting for his explanation.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Xu Sanhu sighed.
"This is a long story. It was about twenty years ago. At that time, my father was still the village chief of the East Village. We young people from three villages discovered an ancient tomb in Qianfo Mountain. We don't know its era, and there were no grave goods inside, only burial pits. My father led people into the ancient tomb. Seeing there were no treasures to be taken, he intended to retreat. But as they were about to leave the tomb, they found someone lying in the corner of the corridor."
Xu Sanhu paused, his expression filled with a trace of terror.
"My father went closer and discovered that this person was not dead, but the clothes he wore were ancient. My father, out of kindness, carried the person out and brought him home to recuperate and be treated."
"We thought he was an outsider grave robber. We planned to let him leave the village after he recovered. But to our surprise, the man knew nothing about the outside world, and his words were incomprehensible to us at the time. My father then realized and guessed that this person was not a grave robber."
"Not a grave robber? Then who could he be? Could he be someone from the tomb?"
Shen Tianyin couldn't help but ask.
Xu Sanhu looked at Shen Tianyin for a moment, then nodded heavily.
"Miss Shen is indeed sharp. You are correct. That person was from the tomb, and he was someone who had been buried alive as a sacrifice. For some unknown reason, he had miraculously come back to life."
At this, everyone in the living room gasped in shock, their mouths agape.
Only Ye Fan remained impassive, stating coldly, "Reincarnation into a borrowed corpse."
This statement stunned even Xu Sanhu, who murmured, "Brother Ye is right. My father also speculated that."
"What happened later?"
"Later, to prevent this matter from leaking, my father decided to let the person stay in the village. He taught him to speak Mandarin, to work, and to survive. Gradually, the person integrated into our village. However, he never told us about his past. It wasn't until three years ago, when he was dying, that we entered his home and discovered that his house was filled with skeletons. One by one, the skeletal remains were neatly arranged on the floor, creating a terrifying and eerie scene. Some of the more timid ones fainted on the spot from fear."
"In his room, we also found a suicide note, which clearly explained his past. It also mentioned that he and his companions had died unjustly and that he would definitely seek revenge, kill everyone in the village, and use our blood to appease their souls."
Xu Sanhu sighed incessantly, as if the matter had deeply affected him.
He had saved someone out of kindness, only to be repaid with ingratitude. Anyone would feel unbalanced in such a situation.
"This is outrageous! Such a forgetful, ungrateful wretch! We shouldn't have saved him in the first place."
Shen Tianyin clenched her fists, her face flushed with anger.
"What happened after? What happened then?"
"Later, on the night of the seventh day after his death, seven people in our village died mysteriously. Their bodies were neatly arranged at the entrance of the village, their deaths eerily similar to those of brothers Xue Tao."
Looking up at Ye Fan, Xu Sanhu's expression was filled with melancholy.
"It continued until last year. At specific times in our village, people would die, and their bodies would be placed at the village entrance. Originally, I thought no one would die today, but I didn't expect Brother Xue to encounter such a thing. I truly feel uneasy."
As he spoke, a few more tears welled up in Xu Sanhu's eyes.