Ye Qiu stood in front of the residential house, feeling a chill run through his entire body, with every hair standing on end.

“Was it this cold when you came here before?” Ye Qiu asked.

“Yes, it was always like this,” Yang Qi replied. “This place is colder than anywhere else.”

“It’s not just a bit cold; it’s like an ice cellar. Brother Ye, you have no idea—it’s even colder inside,” Gu Feng added.

“Really?”

Ye Qiu took a step into the house.

Instantly, a wave of cold air hit him, as if he had stepped into a freezer.

Jiangzhou is a furnace city, and it was the height of summer, with outside temperatures nearing forty degrees. Yet inside, it was around minus five degrees.

This was very unusual.

Ye Qiu quietly circulated his internal energy to ward off the cold, while Gu Feng and Yang Qi were already shivering.

“This ghostly place, I don’t know what’s going on, but it’s freezing,” Gu Feng complained.

Ye Qiu had a rough guess. He stepped out of the house and moved to the adjacent stairwell, looking up.

Outside, the sky was clear, but no sunlight penetrated the stairwell.

The residential building had five floors, with one household per floor, housing a total of five families.

“Let’s go up and take a look,” Ye Qiu said, leading the way upstairs.

Gu Feng and Yang Qi followed closely behind him.

They checked each floor and finally reached the top floor.

There was a rooftop terrace.

On the terrace, a grapevine trellis had been set up, with the vines growing so lushly that they blocked all the sunlight.

A lot of moss was growing on the ground as well.

Ye Qiu grabbed a handful of soil from under the grapevines, examined it closely in his palm, and then said, “Do you feel something’s off here?”

“Yes,” Yang Qi said. “I feel it’s quite cold.”

“That’s one thing. What else?”

Gu Feng and Yang Qi observed for a long time but found nothing else unusual.

“Didn’t you notice there’s no sunlight here?” Ye Qiu’s reminder made Gu Feng suddenly realize.

“Right, there’s no sunlight, and it’s chilly,” Gu Feng said.

Ye Qiu continued, “This is a rooftop terrace; it should be bathed in sunlight.”

“There’s nothing strange about it. The grapevines are so lush that they block the sunlight,” Yang Qi said.

“Don’t you think the grapevines are overly lush?” Ye Qiu added. “This terrace is large; under normal circumstances, there should be some sunlight. But here, not only is there no sunlight, it’s also very damp, which is very unusual.”

Gu Feng couldn’t help but ask, “What does this indicate?”

Ye Qiu said solemnly, “It indicates that this is an extremely yin place!”

“Extremely yin place?”

Gu Feng and Yang Qi exchanged glances, both seeing confusion in each other’s eyes, clearly not understanding what Ye Qiu meant by an extremely yin place.

“What do you mean by extremely yin place?” Yang Qi couldn’t help but ask.

Ye Qiu explained, “In Feng Shui, there are yang places and yin places. In a yang place, people feel healthy, happy, and comfortable. In a yin place, at best, you’ll feel uncomfortable or attract negative energy; at worst, you’ll encounter misfortune or even death.”

“And this place is not just a yin place; it’s an extremely yin place.”

“The characteristics of an extremely yin place are: one, constant cold winds; two, no sunlight all day; and three, the soil is dark black.”

Ye Qiu continued, “The temperature inside this building is much lower than outside. I felt a heavy yin energy at the entrance.”

“The entire building, every household, every floor, and this terrace, all lack sunlight.”

“I checked the soil under the grapevines; it’s black.”

“So, I can say with 100% certainty that this is an extremely rare extremely yin place.”

“Because this is an extremely yin place, the temperature is extremely low, making it a natural freezer. That’s why there were no post-mortem lividity marks on the deceased.”

Ye Qiu looked at Gu Feng and Yang Qi and asked, “After you first left this place, did you encounter anything strange or feel unwell?”

“Yes,” Gu Feng said. “I had diarrhea continuously after leaving here, and it only got slightly better yesterday.”

Yang Qi said, “I had nightmares all night after leaving here. It scared me to death.”

“That makes sense. You were contaminated by the yin energy here, which caused your discomfort. Fortunately, you didn’t stay long, so the contamination was minimal. Otherwise, I might not be seeing you now.”

Hearing this, Gu Feng and Yang Qi both showed fear in their expressions.

“Brother Ye, this place is so full of yin energy. We should leave quickly.”

“Yes, Dr. Ye, this place is too eerie. Let’s go.”

Gu Feng and Yang Qi said in succession.

“Don’t worry, with me here, you’ll be fine.”

Ye Qiu finished speaking and quietly chanted a spell, drawing two evil-expelling talismans for Gu Feng and Yang Qi.

Instantly, Gu Feng and Yang Qi felt the coldness leave their bodies.

“How do you feel now?” Ye Qiu asked with a smile.

Gu Feng said, “Not only do I feel warm, but my spirits are also lifted.”

Yang Qi nodded, “I feel the same.”

Ye Qiu smiled, “I expelled the yin energy from you. You can stay here for another hour or two without feeling cold.”

“Brother Ye, I have a question. How did the victims get poisoned by Mandala Poison?” Gu Feng asked.

Ye Qiu’s expression turned serious as he said, “I haven’t found that out yet. Let’s keep looking.”

Ye Qiu started searching from the rooftop, going house to house.

After searching twice, he still didn’t find any trace of Mandala Poison.

Strange, how did those people get poisoned?

Ye Qiu couldn’t figure it out.

Under normal circumstances, the only way so many people could be poisoned collectively was through the water supply.

Ye Qiu checked the water supply carefully; there was no problem.

Helpless, he decided to open the heavenly eyes.

But the moment Ye Qiu opened his heavenly eyes, his face changed dramatically, and he said in shock, “There’s something under this building.”

“What is it?” Gu Feng asked.

“Get someone to dig up this building immediately,” Ye Qiu said.

“But…” Gu Feng looked troubled.

This was the crime scene, and the cause of death hadn’t been determined yet. Wouldn’t digging up the building cause trouble?

“If you dig up this building, you’ll find the reason for the poisoning. Trust me,” Ye Qiu said seriously.

Gu Feng hesitated for a few seconds, then made a decisive decision, instructing Yang Qi, “Get someone here immediately and do as Brother Ye says.”

“Yes!”

Soon, two excavators arrived at the scene and began digging up the building.

In just half an hour, the building was leveled, and the excavators continued digging. Gradually, a massive statue appeared in Gu Feng and Yang Qi’s sight.

“Is this… a Buddha head?”

[Author’s Note]

Thank you all for the flowers and urging charms. Thank you.