"Mr. Xu, may I take a look at your family temple? There are some issues I might be able to solve only after checking your family temple."

Xiao Mu asked.

Xiao Mu strongly suspected whether there could be issues with the Xu family's family temple.

According to the current clues, the evil ghost's goal is significant. If it's merely to deal with Xu Qingyuan and such ordinary people as Father Xu, it wouldn't need such a grand display.

The result is pretty clear, the evil ghost's target must be the line of ancestors in Xu Qingyuan's family temple, most likely related to the Guerrilla General.

Xiao Mu even suspected that there could be issues with the General in the Xu family's Ancestral Hall.

Otherwise, with such a big incident happening in the house, the appearance of the Sky-covering Bloody Tiles and descendants being forced to extract Ancestral Spirit Blood, how could the Ancestor Spirits not give a warning?

"Of course, Mr. Mu, please follow me."

Xu Qingyuan, unable to guess what Xiao Mu was thinking, knew that there must be profound meaning behind it, and he did not dare to refuse Xiao Mu's request.

Xu Qingyuan then led the way to the Xu family's family temple.

The Xu family's family temple was not far away from Xu Qingyuan's courtyard originally, but after the world mutation, it became an additional ten-minute drive.

Xu Qingyuan drove there.

Ten minutes later, the car stopped in front of a distinctly looking courtyard.

The courtyard was not big, yet its construction was quite unique, looking more like a temple.

"Mr. Mu, this is our family temple," Xu Qingyuan introduced, and purposely pointed to the plaque reading 'Xu Family Temple' above the temple's gate.

Xiao Mu, however, didn't pay heed to it, and couldn't help but stare at the sky above the Xu family temple before getting out of the car.

The Sky-covering Bloody Tiles had covered the sky above the Xu family's main building, and it had even affected the Xu Family's family temple.

The spot where the family temple was located was as dark as the great courtyard of the Xu family, with a chilling Yin Qi, as if the sky had been dropped by half, giving off a suppressing feeling that seemed to suffocate people.

However, when he looked carefully at the family temple, Xiao Mu couldn't help but to be surprised.

The Xu family's temple emanated an atmosphere of peace and tranquility.

How could this be?

Xiao Mu was taken aback.

Given that the Xu family has met with disaster, how could the closely related family temple be so peaceful and quiet?

They should be closely linked, influencing each other.

This bizarre situation, on the contrary, made Xiao Mu feel that something was wrong, a strong unease rising in his heart.

Could it be... is it due to the existence of the Sky-covering Bloody Tiles?

No, that's wrong, it's not that simple.

Having just begun to doubt, Xiao Mu immediately denied his conjecture.

The situation is definitely not as simple as imagined. The Sky-covering Bloody Tiles can obstruct Heaven's Secret and shield his spiritual perception, but they cannot completely block his spiritual perception as it is happening now.

Remember that even under the cover of the Sky-covering Bloody Tiles in the Xu family, Xiao Mu was still able to see the evil spirit hiding in Father Xu.

Then, how is it possible for the Xu family's temple to block his spiritual perception thoroughly?

The blocking here, again, couldn't be much stronger than the great courtyard, directly covered by the Sky-covering Bloody Tiles over the main building.

There must be other factors at play, Xiao Mu speculated in his heart, yet his face revealed nothing.

"Mr. Mu, please come in."

Xu Qingyuan opened the lock on the temple gate with a key and pushed open the doors of the family temple.

"Huh!"

Xiao Mu's gaze immediately fell on the ground beneath the gate.

There were traces of carriage tracks, and even horse hoof prints.

Both the carriage tracks and the horse hoof prints were residues of Yin Qi, leaving the Yin Qi on the ground.

This means that what had passed from the Xu family's temple was a Yin Horse and Nether Vehicle.

The Yin Qi left on the ground from the Yin Horse and Nether Vehicle passing by.

Of course, these residuals wouldn't be noticeable to an ordinary person, but they couldn't deceive Xiao Mu's spiritual eye.

It seemed that the sounds of horses' neighs and carriages that Xu Qingyuan and his family heard were actually coming from their family temple.

The Xu Family's temple and their grand courtyard were connected; hence it was only logical they could hear these ghostly sounds from this place.

"Mr. Mu, have you found something?"

Xu Qingyuan noticed that Xiao Mu had been staring at the ground and couldn't help but to ask.

"Nothing."

Xiao Mu did not rush to explain, "Let's go inside."

"Alright, Mr. Mu, please!"

Xu Qingyuan was confused, but he didn't press further and gestured for Xiao Mu to enter his family temple.

Xiao Mu strode in.

The Xu's family temple consists of two sections: a courtyard at the front, followed by a narrow alley, and then the second section.

The second section is the actual family temple. This section is divided into two parts: the first part is the Ancestral Hall, which houses the spirit tablets of all the ancestors of the Xu family, starting from a guerilla general of the previous dynasty.

Note that this is a family temple, containing only the spirit tablets of the ancestors, not the women of the family.

Unless a woman of the family had made significant contributions, their spirit tablets were typically not enshrined in most family temples. The Xu family's temple did not include the women's spirit tablets either.

The second part is a separate ancestral hall for Ancestor Xu, the guerilla general himself. A specific sculpted image of him was enshrined here.

This sculpted image, similar to the statues of deities found in most temples, were made from mud, wood, or other materials and painted with a layer of gold lacquer.

This clearly showed how much importance the Xu family placed on their ancestor, who had served as a guerilla general in the previous dynasty.

Before they even entered, Xu Qingyuan briefly explained the situation of the family temple.

Xiao Mu listened attentively while examining the courtyard in front of him.

What is this?

Xiao Mu quickly spotted something in the center of the courtyard.

From his viewpoint, it seemed that a path shimmering with black light was leading from the threshold of the Xu's family temple straight into the Ancestral Hall at the back.

The black light was exuding a strong Yin Qi, along with a pungent smell of blood.

The bloody scent was so intense, it closely resembled the scent he had previously picked up from Xu Qingyuan and Father Xu, but was exponentially stronger.

Xiao Mu's eyes narrowed.

Could this be the blood-soaked path which Xu Qingyuan had mentioned?

Xiao Mu bent down, walking closer to examine carefully.

The path was slightly visible, appearing quite faint for now. It wasn't yet the time for it to fully come into view; he could only vaguely make out the shape of a path.

Perhaps when it fully came to form, it would be as Xu Qingyuan described - a path drenched in blood.

As for when it could fully come into view, Xiao Mu couldn't help but guess that it may be once the situation had matured.

"Matured situation?"

Xiao Mu jolted.

This blood-filled path was controlled by an evil ghost. So, when would this "matured situation" occur? Could it be when the evil spirit, which the evil ghost was preparing to welcome, arrived?

When the evil spirit arrives, will "the situation mature"? Will this Ancestral Blood Path fully appear?

From where would the evil spirit come?

Suddenly, a thought hit Xiao Mu and he promptly turned back.

"Mr. Mu, have you discovered something?"

Noticing Xiao Mu's unusual behavior, Xu Qingyuan asked anxiously.

But Xiao Mu did not respond. Instead, he stared intensely at the gate outside the Xu family temple.

He marched towards it and closed the huge door behind him.

The moment the door was shut, Xiao Mu felt as if the whole world had turned dark.

The ghostly air was haunting. Beyond the door, it felt as if a giant black hole was about to open at any moment.

This was it! The Ghost Gate was here!

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