The Witchcraft Chronicles II

It is said that a strange and eerie incident once took place in Xiling Village. That day, the big water buffalo belonging to Old Man Liu was stolen. As soon as he heard the news, he gathered the villagers to search for it.

By nightfall, they had followed the hoofprints deep into the mountains, but the tracks suddenly disappeared. Just as they were at a loss for where to look next, a young man happened to pass by. They asked him if he had seen the buffalo or the thief.

The young man said nothing. He lowered his head and muttered a few incantations over the hoofprints, then told them, "There's no need to search. Wait here, and the buffalo will come back on its own." After that, he walked away without looking back. The villagers didn't take him seriously and went home. The next day, Old Man Liu still couldn't let it go. He returned to the spot and found the buffalo standing perfectly still where the tracks had been, while the thief had vanished without a trace.

Overjoyed and curious, he went up the mountain to take a look. He found buffalo hoofprints all over it, as if the thief had spent the entire night leading the animal around the mountains, unable to find a way out.

Only then did Old Man Liu suddenly realize what the young man had said the night before. He understood that the young man was no ordinary person. The thief had probably had no choice but to abandon the buffalo and run.

The story was passed down like this, but who exactly was that mysterious young man? And why was he so capable?

Even now, it remains a mystery.