Ye Qiu was startled and quickly retreated three meters, then shone his flashlight to see what was in front of him.

After a while, he finally saw clearly that it wasn’t a ghostly face, but a human face.

However, this human face was quite terrifying.

The face was covered with dry, wrinkled skin, and the eyes bulged out slightly, giving off a faint white hue, much like the eyes of a dead fish.

At this moment, those eyes were staring fixedly at Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu examined the rest of the person’s body. The person was sitting on the ground, with long hair and wearing tattered clothes, emitting a foul stench.

This stench was identical to the one emitted by those who had died from Mandala Poison.

In other words, this person was also poisoned by Mandala Poison.

Ye Qiu couldn’t help but wonder.

Who was this person?

Why was he inside the Buddha head?

And how did he get poisoned by Mandala Poison?

Ye Qiu took half a step forward, wanting to get closer and observe the person more carefully.

But just then, Ye Qiu suddenly saw that those dead-fish-like eyes were slowly moving.

Ye Qiu paused and asked in shock, “You’re not dead?”

“Almost… almost dead,” a weak, emotionless voice replied.

At that moment, Ye Qiu’s skin crawled. The voice was so eerie, like that of a wandering ghost.

“Who are you?”

As Ye Qiu asked, he quietly clenched his fists, ready to strike at any moment.

“You… can call me… Ghost Servant!”

Ghost Servant?

That didn’t sound like a human name!

“Why are you inside this Buddha head?” Ye Qiu asked again.

“This extremely yin place can suppress Mandala Poison.” As he spoke, Ghost Servant seemed to catch his breath, and his speech became as normal as anyone else’s.

“How many years have you been here?” Ye Qiu asked again.

“If I remember correctly, this should be the twenty-fifth year.”

Ye Qiu was shocked. That meant this guy had been here since before he was born?

Twenty years in darkness, how did he manage to survive?

Ye Qiu was curious and asked, “When did you get poisoned?”

“I was poisoned before I came in,” Ghost Servant replied.

“What?” Ye Qiu was incredulous. “How is that possible? Mandala Poison is extremely toxic. Ordinary people can’t survive more than two hours after being poisoned. How have you lasted over twenty years?”

“This extremely yin place can suppress Mandala Poison. Otherwise, I would have died long ago. Cough, cough…”

Ghost Servant coughed violently, looking very unwell.

Ye Qiu thought for a moment and said, “I’m a doctor. How about I take a look at you?”

“It’s useless. Mandala Poison has no cure. Over twenty years ago, even the three great national medical saints were helpless against it. If I hadn’t accidentally discovered this extremely yin place, I would have died long ago. Cough, cough…”

Ghost Servant started coughing up blood.

Ye Qiu asked again, “As far as I know, Mandala Poison was eradicated hundreds of years ago. How did you get poisoned?”

“I was betrayed by a villain.”

When he said these three words, Ye Qiu saw an endless hatred burst from Ghost Servant’s dead-fish-like eyes.

“Who are you?” Ghost Servant suddenly asked Ye Qiu.

“I’m a doctor.”

Ghost Servant stared at Ye Qiu’s face, his eyes unblinking. Gradually, his eyes showed surprise and confusion…

Then he began to mutter, “So alike, so very alike…”

“Alike to what?” Ye Qiu felt a bit baffled.

“What is your name?” Ghost Servant asked.

“Ye Qiu.”

Ye Qiu clearly felt that when he said his name, Ghost Servant’s eyes brightened.

“You also have the surname Ye. How old are you?”

“Twenty-four and a half.”

“The age matches too.” Ghost Servant’s eyes grew even brighter, and his voice trembled slightly as he urgently asked, “Do you know Ye Wushuang?”

Ye Qiu shook his head. “No, I don’t.”

“You really don’t know Ye Wushuang?”

“I don’t.” Ye Qiu was full of confusion. “Who is Ye Wushuang?”

“It seems you really don’t know.” The light in Ghost Servant’s eyes dimmed instantly, and he looked deeply disappointed. After a long while, he asked, “Why would a doctor come here?”

“I’m here to investigate a case,” Ye Qiu said. “There’s a residential building above this Buddha head. Five families live there, twelve people in total. They all died two days ago.”

Ghost Servant said, “When they were building the house, I warned them that disturbing the Buddha head was disrespectful to the gods and would bring bad luck. But they didn’t listen and insisted on building the house, saying it would bring them great fortune.”

“Do you know that all twelve people died from poisoning, and it was Mandala Poison?”

Upon hearing this, Ghost Servant’s body shook as if he wanted to stand up but ultimately couldn’t.

“In the end, it was my fault.”

Ghost Servant sighed deeply.

Ye Qiu quietly activated his Heavenly Eye and took a closer look. He then discovered that Ghost Servant’s legs were empty below the calves, his feet missing.

Judging by the looks of it, he had lost his feet many years ago.

It was unimaginable how someone poisoned and footless had survived in this sunless Buddha head.

“You look a lot like an old acquaintance of mine. What is your father’s name?” Ghost Servant asked.

“I’ve never met my father,” Ye Qiu said. “I don’t know who he is or what his name is.”

“What about your mother?”

“My mother’s name is Qian Jinglan.”

Ghost Servant’s pupils suddenly widened. “What did you just say? What is your mother’s name?”

“Qian Jinglan.”

“The eldest daughter of the Qian family in Suzhou and Hangzhou, Qian Jinglan?” Ghost Servant asked.

Ye Qiu was very surprised and asked, “Do you know my mother?”

Ghost Servant said nothing more, just looked at Ye Qiu with those dead-fish-like eyes, tears gradually rolling down.

“What’s wrong with you?” Ye Qiu asked.

“Hahaha, the heavens have eyes, the heavens have eyes…” Ghost Servant suddenly laughed, as if he had encountered something extremely joyous. As he laughed, blood began to flow from the corners of his mouth.

“Big brother, twenty-five years, I… have finally fulfilled my promise.”

“I found him…”

As Ghost Servant said this, blood gushed from his mouth. Looking at Ye Qiu, he said with difficulty, “The thing… under the stone bed… is for you… Remember, don’t go to the Capital, never… go to the Capital…”

“Don’t mention… Ye Wushuang… or you… will face… great calamity!”

With a spurt of blood, Ghost Servant’s mouth sprayed fresh blood.

In less than half a minute, he passed away.

Even until his last breath, Ghost Servant looked at Ye Qiu, a happy smile on his face.

For some reason, at that moment, Ye Qiu felt an intense pain in his heart, as if he had lost a close relative.