Xu Qingyuan's grandfather?

How could that be possible?

With all the incidents happening in the Xu family, how could his grandfather still be around?

Xiao Mu immediately suspected that the so-called grandfather of Xu Qingyuan was false.

Xu Qingyuan clearly didn't have that kind of awareness. Upon hearing this familiar voice, his face immediately revealed a complex expression of joy and sadness.

He was joyous that his grandfather was still alive, yet saddened as that might mean that other ancestors were the ones in trouble.

Seeing this, Xiao Mu guessed Xu Qingyuan's thoughts immediately and hurriedly gave Xu Qingyuan a hint. He suspected the so-called grandfather of Xu Qingyuan was fake.

Xu Qingyuan looked at Xiao Mu blankly.

"I suspect your grandfather is an impostor."

Xiao Mu whispered.

This was just a suspicion. Whether it was true or not, he wasn't entirely sure, it'd have to be verified after some investigation.

"Fake... fake? How...how? This is clearly my grandfather's voice!"

Xu Qingyuan answered in a trembling voice, completely frightened now, his face a picture of disbelief.

"Let's go in and see."

Xiao Mu quietly prompted.

Whether it's fake or not would need to be established after some investigation.

The owner of the voice inside might have noticed the movement, and once again asked, "Qingyuan, did you bring someone here?"

Xu Qingyuan, who was feeling tense, instinctively looked at Xiao Mu upon hearing the question.

Xiao Mu signaled, urging Xu Qingyuan to answer carefully.

If it is true, so be it, but if it's not, Xiao Mu is concerned that the imposter may get away.

The speed of Yin spirits is extraordinarily fast and they have bizarre innate abilities such as phasing through walls and Earth Escaping. If the spirit detects danger and decides to flee beforehand, Xiao Mu wouldn't be able to keep up.

If the Evil Ghost escapes, the news would immediately leak out, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

Xu Qingyuan understood, forced himself to calm down, and hid Xiao Mu's identity, "Yes, grandfather, he is a friend of mine."

The old voice inside again said: "Since he is your friend, let him come in as well."

Xu Qingyuan, feeling anxious and uneasy, stepped forward and lifted the curtain to the altar.

There was no one inside the hall. The voice was emanating from a Spirit Tablet.

"Qingyuan, you're here, hmm, your friend is here as well, sigh!"

The old voice from the Spirit Tablet sighed deeply, hiding a profound sorrow and heartache.

"Grandfather, what happened? What happened in the ancestral hall?"

Xu Qingyuan, who initially had doubts, were now completely replaced by worry. He anxiously asked that voice from the Spirit Tablet, "What happened to you all? What about our ancestors?"

"Sigh!"

Another deep sigh issued from the Spirit Tablet, seemingly trying to put a brave face on and comfort Xu Qingyuan, "We just encountered a little trouble, Qingyuan, don't worry."

Xu Qingyuan asked again, "Grandfather, what on earth happened?"

The voice on the Spirit Tablet said: "It's nothing, just that last night, a few Evil Ghosts stormed in. Fortunately, the Ancestor Xu was a former general and handled the crisis capably, promptly leading the other ancestors in fending off the Evil Ghosts. So, don't worry."

"Oh, is that so?"

Xu Qingyuan was half-convinced.

"So, you don't even believe your grandfather's words now?"

The voice on the Spirit Tablet suddenly sounded unhappy.

"Grandfather, I'm sorry!"

Xu Qingyun looked terrified and quickly apologized.

Whilst apologizing, he couldn't help but sneak glances towards Xiao Mu.

Upon entering the ancestral hall, Xiao Mu's gaze went straight to the Spirit Tablet on the altar.

First, he naturally looked at the spiritual tablet of Xu Qingyuan's grandfather.

With Xiao Mu's perception, he could see things that ordinary people couldn't, so at first glance, he saw an old man on this spiritual tablet.

An affable old man, whose appearance and dress resembled that of a wealthy man.

Xiao Mu frowned slightly.

He looked again at the portrait in front of the spiritual tablet.

Something more surprising happened. The image in the portrait was exactly the same as the image on the spiritual tablet.

How could this be?

Xiao Mu was originally suspicious that this grandfather of Xu Qingyuan's was a pretense, but after a careful look, he didn't see any traces of deception on him.

Moreover, even if an evil ghost wanted to hoax someone's ancestors, could it do so easily?

Ignoring for a moment the hard-to-hide Yin Qi, even the act of transformation, is not within the capabilities of an entity at the level of an evil ghost.

Transformation, or the art of alteration, belongs to the realm of divine powers, even above the magic arts, it's an extremely sophisticated method, and absolutely not within the reach of an entity at the level of an evil ghost.

Could it be that this grandfather of Xu Qingyuan is real?

No!

No! It's not real, it is fake!

Xiao Mu had just developed this doubt when he caught a glimpse of the other spirit tablets and quickly overturned his assumption.

There were a total of thirteen spirit tablets in this ancestral hall, which included those of Ancestor Xu and Xu Qingyuan's grandfather.

Seven of the spirit tablets were grouped together and the other six were grouped together.

Given the previous introduction about his family's thirteen ancestors by Xu Qingyuan and considering the arrangement method, it could be inferred that the seven spirit tablets had Yin spirits, while the other six spirit tablets did not.

For those six spirit tablets, whose Yin spirits had ceased to exist, Xiao Mu made a judgment at a glance.

Because the spiritual light on the spirit tablets had been thoroughly extinguished, this meant that the Yin spirits were completely gone, either reincarnating or dissipating on the spot.

For the remaining seven spirit tablets, apart from Ancestor Xu's spirit tablet which still had some faint spiritual light, and Xu Qingyuan's grandfather who remained on his spirit tablet, the divine light on the remaining five spirit tablets had also completely gone out.

This signified that the owners of these five spirit tablets, like the previous six spirit tablets, had either reincarnated or vanished into the ether.

Xiao Mu concluded that they had vanished and not reincarnated.

However, Xu Qingyuan's grandfather claimed that Ancestor Xu, along with several other ancestors, and himself had driven away the evil ghost, which was obviously a lie.

Good and evil can't coexist. Xu Qingyuan's grandfather had certainly passed away. The one speaking on the tablet was definitely an evil ghost, possibly even an relentless evil ghost.

But how did the evil ghost, or perhaps the relentless evil ghost, transform into Xu Qingyuan's grandfather? What technique was used?

Xiao Mu was deeply curious about this.

"Oh, young man, are you looking at me? Can you see me?"

It was Xu Qingyuan's 'grandfather' who noticed this keenly and glanced at Xiao Mu in 'curiosity'.

"I learned a little bit of Taoist magic. Greetings, elder."

Xiao Mu's expression was calm, concealing his own circumstances.

"Impressive!"

Xu Qingyuan's 'grandfather' gave a word of praise, looking deeply interested in Xiao Mu, saying amicably, "My sight's failing and I can't see clearly. Young man, please come closer to speak."

"Alright!"

Xiao Mu advanced with a smile, but secretly tightened his grip on the Suppressing Evil Talisman.

"A bit closer!"

Xu Qingyuan's 'grandfather' laughed benevolently.

Xiao Mu took another step closer, already very near to the spirit tablet of Xu Qingyuan's 'grandfather'.

Xu Qingyuan looked on nervously.

Suddenly, the face of Xu Qingyuan's 'grandfather' changed dramatically. His regular hand instantly transformed into a black ghost claw and reached out to grab the top of the head within in his grasp, Xiao Mu's Heavenly Crown.

"I knew you were a fake long ago, die, fast!"

Xiao Mu, prepared for this, swiftly threw the Suppressing Evil Talisman, which flashed golden light and hit Xu Qingyuan's 'grandfather'.

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