This statement was still not made to Xu Qingyuan, fearing that the latter would panic after finding out.

After thinking about it, Xiao Mu said, "Mr. Xu, could you show me around your home again?"

"Mr. Mu, please follow me."

Xu Qingyuan beckoned and led Xiao Mu towards the main hall.

"Huh!"

Xiao Mu's gaze fell on the door of the Xu family's main hall.

Just like when he discovered the front yard gate, Xiao Mu made the same observation.

This main door of the Xu family's house was filled with Yin Qi. It gave Xiao Mu the same impression as the gate in the outer courtyard, as if it were a Ghost Gate.

Upon further observation, just as with the front yard gate, that sensation of a Ghost Gate disappeared again.

Could it be?

Doubt arose in Xiao Mu's heart.

Could it be that the problem wasn't with these two doors of the Xu family, but with other doors in the Xu family? Due to some reason, these doors were all affected, so that he saw the phenomenon of the Ghost Gate on each of them?

So, which door was the real Ghost Gate?

Was it really a 'door'?

Xiao Mu began pondering.

"Qingyuan, who is this?"

A middle-aged woman walked out from a side room, and upon seeing Xiao Mu, she asked Xu Qingyuan.

This middle-aged woman was obviously Xu Qingyuan's wife.

Xu Qingyuan said, "Shaofang, this is Mr. Mu. I especially invited him to help resolve our family issues. Mr. Mu, this is my wife, He Shaofang."

"Mrs. He, hello!"

Xiao Mu greeted casually.

"Mr. Mu, hello. I'm counting on you for our family matters."

He Shaofang thanked Xiao Mu sincerely, her expression intense.

Xiao Mu nodded.

Xu Qingyuan instructed, "Shaofang, go ahead with your work. Buy some food and drink on your way and bring it back, in case Mr. Mu gets hungry or thirsty."

"Alright, Qingyuan."

He Shaofang nodded in acknowledgment and waved to Xiao Mu, "Mr. Mu, please carry on with Qingyuan, I'll be out."

"Please feel free!"

Xiao Mu politely responded.

He Shaofang waved once again and drove out.

With Xu Qingyuan leading the way, Xiao Mu inspected the main hall of the Li family. Inside the main hall, other than an even heavier Yin Qi and a colder environment, there wasn't much else.

So, Xiao Mu and Xu Qingyuan went out.

Wait, something's not right!

Something seemed off.

After leaving the main hall, Xiao Mu suddenly felt something odd and subconsciously turned around to look at the main hall.

Something was not quite right.

It was an odd feeling.

The main hall of the Xu family gave him a depressive feeling, as if some sort of spiritual perception was being obscured, causing him unable to perceive things he normally would.

After cultivating the Dao Method Spiritual Energy, Xiao Mu has sharper senses than average people. He can usually detect things unnoticed by others.

However, in the main hall of the Xu family, he experienced a strange feeling. It was a sense of repression, as if his spiritual perception had been obscured.

Why was it like that?

With curiosity in his heart, Xiao Mu couldn't help but look back at the main hall of the Xu family several times.

If there are no unforeseen errors, there must be a problem with this main hall.

However, Xiao Mu couldn't immediately figure out what the problem was.

A hint of irritation surfaced in his heart.

"Let's check the other places first. Oh right, Mr. Xu, you said your father is sick?"

Suppressing the irritation forcefully, Xiao Mu suddenly thought of something and asked Xu Qingyuan.

"Yes, last night, my father suddenly fell ill. He should still be unconscious now. Shaofang just came out of the room; she was taking care of my father."

Xu Qingyuan said with deep concern.

"Oh!"

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Mu casually asked, "You mentioned that last night, your father and you had the same nightmare? Did he have the same dream as you, being driven by the evil ghost along the blood-soaked road and then being tied to a pillar next to the altar to have blood drawn?"

Xiao Mu was very clear that Xu Qingyuan was not tied to the pillar to have his blood drawn, the evil spirit was extracting a kind of ancestral spirit qi from his blood, also known as the ancestral bloodline.

However, since Xu Qingyuan mentioned blood being drawn, Xiao Mu went along with it, otherwise he would have to go through the trouble of explaining it to him.

The reason for asking was that Xiao Mu suspected the cause of Xu Qingyuan's father's illness might be related to this matter. He wondered if the ancestral spirit qi from the old man's blood was also extracted, otherwise why would he suddenly fall into an unconscious state?

Xu Qingyuan's father is old and originally weak. Besides, his connection to the ancestors of the Xu family is closer than Xu Qingyuan, thus more ancestral spirit qi was drawn from his blood. Naturally, him falling ill was within reason.

Of course, these are all Xiao Mu's assumptions. Only after seeing Xu Qingyuan's father can he confirm the situation.

Xu Qingyuan shook his head and said, "I really don't know if my father also dreamed about blood being drawn."

"Mr. Mu, in fact, last night, after having a dream about someone shouting and working in the courtyard and waking up to check the courtyard, my father and I went back to sleep."

"Later, I dreamt of being driven to walk on the blood-soaked road and being tied to a pillar and having my blood drawn. When I woke up, I heard the neighing of horses and the sound of carriages, but my father was unconscious as soon as he went back to bed."

"Actually, another strange thing is that when I dreamt of being driven to have blood drawn, my wife Shaofang didn't have such a dream."

Suddenly remembering something, Xu Qingyuan quickly added.

Xiao Mu nodded.

As for why He Shaofang had not had the same dream, the reason was simple. The evil ghost took Xu Qingyuan away to extract the ancestral spirit qi from his blood.

The purpose of extracting the ancestral spirit qi was probably to deal with Xu Qingyuan's ancestors.

He Shaofang is indeed Xu Qingyuan's wife, but she does not share the same ancestors with Xu Qingyuan. Therefore, extracting her ancestral spirit blood would be useless.

"Let's go see your father first."

Xiao Mu instructed.

Whether Xu Qingyuan's father's ancestral spirit blood was drawn or not would have to be determined after examination. Also, Xiao Mu couldn't find the problem with the strange main hall and was attempting to find clues from other aspects.

"Okay, Mr. Mu, please follow me."

Xu Qingyuan said as he led Xiao Mu to a room nearby.

This room was the one He Shaofang had come out from earlier.

An old man lay on the bed, looking extremely pale and bloodless. He seemed completely exhausted.

From the old man, Xiao Mu smelled the same strong stench of blood that emitted from Xu Qingyuan.

The old man gave Xiao Mu the same feeling as Xu Qingyuan, as if the spiritual energy in his blood was drained, and it seemed even more severe than Xu Qingyuan's condition.

Blood naturally has a strong stench. However, the spiritual energy in the blood suppresses some of the stench, making it less pungent.

Once the spiritual energy in the blood is lost, the strong stench of blood is released.

This is also an important reason why ghost blood and nether blood smell worse than human or animal blood - these types of blood do not contain spiritual energy.

Xiao Mu frowned slightly. It seemed that the old man's condition was similar to Xu Qingyuan's. They were both driven by an evil ghost along the blood-soaked road and had their ancestral spirit blood drawn from their bodies while being tied to a rack next to the altar.

Hey!

That's not right!

Following that, Xiao Mu discovered an anomaly in the old man.

In addition to ill luck and the stench of blood, the old man's body emitted a strong Yin qi.

This was a sign of an evil ghost's possession. How could this be?

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