I'm his wife, how come I don't know?

Niujia Village.

Jiang Chu and Si Ling stood under the wooden archway at the entrance of the village.

Their eyes penetrated the morning mist and they could see figures moving in the mist.

The sun gradually rose, and the morning sunlight was like golden gauze, and the originally thick fog was gradually dispelled.

They walked into the village side by side.

Surrounded by endless farmland, the hardworking villagers have already started their day's work.

Some of them carried hoes and walked hurriedly towards the fields.

Some have already started working in the fields early.

As the hoe rises and falls, the soil flies, emitting the fragrance of the soil.

Si Ling raised his hands slightly, his palms filled with spiritual power.

His movements were gentle and cautious. His spiritual power was like a transparent ribbon, circling around him, exploring every corner, and finally returning to his palm.

Jiang Chu approached Si Ling and asked in a low voice, "How is it? Did you find anything?"

Si Ling's eyes were full of solemnity. He nodded and answered softly: "Yes. The third from the left, the second from the right, both."

Jiang Chu's brows were furrowed, and his voice was filled with uneasiness:

"Such a high proportion? Master won't let us harm mortal lives, what should we do now?"

Si Ling bent down slightly, leaned close to Jiang Chu's ear, and spoke in a low voice:

"They have been eroded for too long. Their souls and spirits have almost dissipated. Now they are no longer human."

Jiang Chu felt a chill running from the soles of his feet to his forehead, and his back felt cold involuntarily.

His voice was stagnant, and he almost subconsciously asked the question he didn't want to face: "Are they dead?"

Si Ling's response was brief and heavy, with only one word: "Yeah."

He quickly grabbed Jiang Chu's wrist and said in a soothing tone, "Don't panic. Let's investigate the situation in the village first."

[Turtle: Lifespan +9]

A thought flashed through Jiang Chu's mind.

He thoughtfully proposed a plan: "Why don't we go find the village chief and tell him that we want to spend a gold ingot to buy a house in the village?"

Si Ling immediately understood Jiang Chu's intention.

"You want to gather everyone together?"

Jiang Chu nodded. His idea was to use this 'get-rich' opportunity to gather the villagers together so that he could better observe and control the situation.

Si Ling shook his head and rejected the plan: "It's too dangerous."

"If the entire village is invaded by demons, it will be too disadvantageous for us to gather them together."

"If there is only a little erosion, those who are eroded by the demons will go berserk and attack indiscriminately, and more mortals will die."

Jiang Chu was silent for a moment, then nodded.

This does sound a bit too risky.

Si Ling took out a tracking talisman from his sleeve. His movements were light and swift, and he silently attached the talisman to the two mortals who had been corrupted by the demons.

In this way, they can keep track of the movements of these corrupted people without attracting attention.

"Do you remember the steamed bun shop?" Si Ling kept pulling his wrist gently.

Jiang Chu nodded: "Of course."

An idea flashed through his mind, and he immediately asked, "You don't mean to say that the bun shop is in Niujia Village, do you?"

Si Ling nodded affirmatively.

"He and his mother are both survivors of Xiaojia Village. Later they moved to Niujia Village. Whenever I have time, I go to the bun shop and try to look after them."

Jiang Chu clenched his fist unconsciously.

I hope they haven't been corrupted...

The two continued walking forward, crossing an ancient stone bridge, and the bustling scene of the village gradually came into view.

In the morning light, the villagers began their daily lives:

Some villagers get up in the morning, hold their babies in their arms, and coax them softly, with loving smiles on their faces.

Some were feeding chickens and ducks in the yard. The animals pecked at the food happily and made pleasant sounds.

Some were washing clothes by the river, hitting the clothes with mallets, splashing water and making crisp sounds.

Some were busy in the kitchen, smoke was rising and the aroma of food filled the air.

The village looks so busy and ordinary, full of life.

After Jiang Chu and Si Ling got off the stone bridge, they became more cautious.

They used their spiritual power to quietly explore the villagers around them, trying to sense the existence of the three souls and seven spirits from them.

However, the result made their faces look heavy.

"Three for the east, four for the west, and seven for the north." Jiang Chu could not sense the three souls and seven spirits in them.

This means that these demons have completely taken over the bodies of these mortals.

These villagers can no longer be called human beings.

"It's difficult to get rid of these demons quietly." Si Ling's sharp eyes were still observing the surroundings.

Jiang Chu was also calculating the number in his mind.

"We just checked thirty-two villagers, and seventeen of them have been corrupted by the demons."

"Their mad attack is just a signal from the demon controller." There was a coldness in Si Ling's voice.

Once these corrupted villagers are activated by the demon controllers, they will immediately go berserk.

Si Ling held Jiang Chu's wrist and tightened it slightly.

But it didn't hurt him.

"Let's set up the formation and seal off Niujia Village first." Si Ling had already made up his mind.

As for how many people can be rescued after the blockade, they will have to compete in speed.

"It would be great if there were disciples from the Xuanshuang Ancient Sect here. They are proficient in formations and can at least choose the most appropriate one to deal with it." Jiang Chu and Si Ling are a puppeteer and a swordsman respectively.

I am indeed not proficient in the formation.

"Let's use the blockade formation first."

"If we can't save more people, then we should prevent the spread first." Si Ling pointed to the two southeast corners.

"I'll go east, southeast, south, and southwest. You'll bury the spirit stones in the remaining four corners."

Jiang Chu didn't hesitate, he quickly went to the remaining four corners.

He moved quickly, and buried each spirit stone precisely in the correct position underground.

As the spirit stone was buried, an invisible force began to spread around Niujia Village, forming a protective shield that isolated the village from the outside world.

Jiang Chu was just about to run back to reunite with Si Ling.

A surprised voice came from behind: "My dear?!"

"Really you?!"

Jiang Chu turned his head, with his back to the light and mist, and a familiar figure walked out.

It was the owner of the Fanjian Baozi Shop.

The middle-aged man came forward with a simple smile on his face.

Jiang Chu checked his body immediately.

He breathed a sigh of relief as he was not eroded.

"Boss, are we going to the store?" Jiang Chu asked.

The bun shop owner waved his hand and said, "Didn't you see the wedding invitation I left at the door of the shop?"

Jiang Chu said embarrassedly: "I have been too busy these days. I haven't been there for a long time."

The bun shop owner scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "Ever since the noble man gave me the elixir."

"My family members are all getting better. My mother is turning eighty this year. I am planning to hold a birthday party for her in the village today."

"Would you please have a drink?"

Jiang Chu's expression changed instantly.

Holding a banquet in the village means that all the villagers will gather together.

Too dangerous.