"What should we do now?" Shi Jiu asked Yi Bing.
They stayed for a little longer in the other side of the river and when they didn't find any more clues, they returned to their mansion they are staying.
Yi Bing didn't immediately answer. "Currently, what we know is that the souls are disappearing." He started. "Humans are also missing, so the officials of the county ordered for an early curfew. The Pei family, the wealthiest family, ordered for it for the sake of the citizens, but also for their own selfish reasons." He frowned.
The Pei family ordered for an early curfew to protect the remaining children in their family after Pei Tinghe went missing, and later found dead.