The demon isn't among them.

One day, Xue Lan came up with a new plan and went around knocking at everyone's door as he gathered the villagers together and spoke, "Tonight, we'll stay together and keep an eye out for each other. The beast only attacks when you are isolated so this should keep everyone safe." 

The villagers agreed to listen to him and gathered together inside the deceased village chief's house. 

That night, there were no victims and everyone survived. There was finally some hope and everyone decided to spend the rest of their days like this, inside a single house. 

Three more days passed peacefully and Xue Lan felt that something was truly odd.

"The demon isn't among them," Xue Lan muttered, his eyebrows creasing together in confusion.