Without Ye Haoxuan’s instruction, Si stepped forward and cut through the thorny vines with a knife. When the vines were moved aside, a cave entrance was revealed.

Si led the way inside, followed by Ye Haoxuan and the others.

As soon as they entered the cave, Li Luru felt a gust of yin energy rush towards her face.

She couldn’t help but rub her arms and leaned a little closer to Ye Haoxuan.

Ye Haoxuan noticed her move closer and glanced back at her, only to find her trembling all over.

He reached out and held her hand, the warmth of his palm seemed to dispel the cold in the cave, making her stop shivering.

Xiaobai continued to fly ahead, and Ye Haoxuan and his group continued forward, only then did they realize this cave was large and long.

Gradually, faint human voices could be heard.

Ye Haoxuan raised his hand, signaling the group to stop. After listening for a while, they continued onward.

After walking for about half an hour, light appeared up ahead, and the voices became louder.

Li Luru was curious and peeked around, but just one look nearly scared her to death.

The hand clasped with Ye Haoxuan’s tightened even more.

Ye Haoxuan’s palm hurt from her nails digging in.

"This time it’s really fresh..."

"Of course, this thing is just like pork, the bigger the meat, the fatter it is, the smaller the meat, the tenderer it is, and the more delicious it tastes."

"How long are we going to eat this for?"

"It’s a long way to go, a total of nine hundred and ninety-nine days, and you’ve only eaten for three hundred days." This voice was noticeably elderly but still loud, "Just look at me, I’ve completed a full course. I don’t really need to eat it anymore, but it’s just so tasty, having a little from time to time is still quite nourishing."

"..." Listening to their conversation, Li Luru could no longer hold it in, "Ugh..."

"Who’s there?" The old man speaking heard the sound.

"Someone who wants your life!" Ye Haoxuan’s cold voice rang out, then Si and the others swiftly moved in to surround them.

Ye Haoxuan also brought Li Luru to the front of the group.

Only then did Ye Haoxuan clearly see the horrifying scene in the huge cave.

Children’s heads could be seen everywhere on the ground.

Each head was shaved, with a cross cut on the crown.

Some of these heads had their mouths sewn shut, some had been skeletonized over time, others were decomposing, and those held in the four people’s arms were fresh, with blood still dripping from their necks.

Looking at these heads on the ground, combined with what those people said earlier, it was obvious that this was not just about eating marrow once a month as San had found out, this was a daily occurrence.

The families of the missing children must be far more than the records suggested.

With so many down there, no wonder the yin energy was so heavy at the cave entrance.

Li Luru noticed Ye Haoxuan’s eyes were bloodshot with anger.

"Catch them all for me, and remember, do not let them die. Such heinous crimes, death would be too easy for them."

"Yes!"

"Who are you, what do you want?" A somewhat short and plump young man stepped forward, "Do you know who I am?"

"No matter who you are, you won’t escape today." Ye Haoxuan sneered coldly, "If any of you let them escape, cut off your own arms!"

The latter words were naturally directed at Si and the others.

"I’m Liu Cheng, I’m the County Magistrate of Jingzhou, and you dare to arrest me!" The short and plump young man was the first to be seized by Si.