Seeing Wu Er's strange expression, Xiao Mu felt a sudden inexplicable tension in his heart and hurriedly asked, "Brother Wu Er, is there a problem?"

He thought there might be some issues.

"No, no."

Brother Wu Er quickly shook his head, fearing Xiao Mu might misunderstand, and explained, "Mr. Mu, you might not know this, but our Taolin Village no longer has any hundred-year-old peach wood since our revered Peach Tree has withered."

Only then Xiao Mu realized what Wu Er had been thinking about. He quickly said, "Even if you don't have hundred-year-old peach wood, Brother Wu Er, I remember there's also an eighty-year-old peach tree in your village. Could you give me a branch from it?"

Upon hearing this, Brother Wu Er's mood relaxed, "What are you talking about, Mr. Mu? You've been good to our village. Whether it's a peach branch or even if we had to chop down the old peach tree, I wouldn't hesitate. Let's go, I'll take you to cut the wood now."

"Thank you very much, Brother Wu Er."

Xiao Mu's heart filled with joy at hearing this.

"Mr. Mu, you're being too polite!"

Wu Er gave a hearty laugh and went home to fetch a saw, and then rode on his motorcycle, taking Xiao Mu with him to the only remaining eighty-year-old peach tree in the village.

They arrived at the old peach tree quite quickly. Although it was not as revered as the departed Peach Tree, it was full of leaves and very vigorous.

Once Xiao Mu stated his needs, Wu Er immediately cut down a tree trunk and took him back.

"Mr. Mu, what are you planning to do with this trunk?"

Wu Er, being a carpenter himself, held the peach trunk and asked Xiao Mu about his requirements after arriving home.

"Brother Wu Er, I need an object like this. Could you please help me make it?"

Xiao Mu stated his requirements.

"Ha ha! And here I thought it was something complicated, it's simple, Mr. Mu. Stay at my house tonight, and I guarantee I can have it ready for you by tomorrow."

After hearing this, Wu Er laughed, claiming the task was simple. He explained, "Of course, the object is easy to make, I could make it for you right now, but the difficult part is applying a layer of lacquer, which has to dry before it can be used."

"Then I'll have to thank you, Brother Wu Er."

Xiao Mu, overjoyed, expressed his gratitude once more.

"You're too polite, Mr. Mu. You've done so much for our Taolin Village, let alone making an object, even if it's a more arduous task, I wouldn't hesitate."

Without wasting a moment, Wu Er took up his saw, planer, and chisel, and began to work on the peach wood.

Watching the object he needed gradually take shape under Wu Er's skilled hands, Xiao Mu's heart surged with happiness.

With this object, he would certainly be able to control the evil zombie.

Right now, Xiao Mu's determination to kill the evil zombie was even stronger.

That night, Xiao Mu stayed in Taolin Village, waiting for Wu Er to finish making the object and applying the lacquer, and then for the lacquer to dry.

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"Guangyou, did Little Mu give any instructions?"

As soon as Xiao Mu left, Old Man Li couldn't wait to ask Li Guangyou.

Li Guangyou considered it for a moment with a serious face, finally deciding he should inform his father and wife. He feared they may be in danger if something happened without any prior warning.

Moreover, even if he didn't say anything, they would definitely find out when things happened that night.

"Dad, Lan Ying, Mr. Mu instructed us to be careful tonight before he left."

"Guangyou, be careful of what? Don't tell me it's that thing!"

Old Man Li was somewhat okay, but Lan Ying, Li Guangyou's wife, was frightened when she heard this and couldn't help but shiver.

She was timid and didn't dare to say the word 'ghost,' replacing it with 'that thing.'

However, both Old Man Li and Li Guangyou clearly understood what Lan Ying meant.

Looking at his wife, Li Guangyou spoke solemnly, "According to Mr. Mu, our house will most likely be visited by an evil ghost tonight."

"An evil ghost!"

"What? Guangyou, did you just said 'an evil ghost'?"

Upon hearing 'an evil ghost,' both Old Man Li and Lan Ying were terrified.

In their commoner's view, ghost was frightening enough, let alone an evil ghost?

Seeing the fear in his father and his wife's eyes, Li Guangyou solemnly nodded, "Therefore, we must be prepared beforehand. If an evil ghost appears, we should immediately take refuge in the ancestral hall."

"Taking refuge in the ancestral hall, would that really work?"

Lan Ying raised a question, her face full of worry.

"Indeed."

Old Man Li also voiced his concern, "Although our ancestors are present in the ancestral hall, I'm afraid they won't be much help when an evil ghost comes."

"I don't want us to hide in the ancestral hall and attract the evil ghost there, causing harm to our ancestors. Guangyou, are you sure this is Little Mu's plan?"

Old Man Li always had a clear understanding of the capabilities of their ancestors, not to mention an evil ghost, even if it was only a ghost, their ancestors would be of no help, definitely not a match for an evil ghost.

Moreover, as far as Old Man Li saw, his ancestors and his wife were only ordinary yin spirits. How could ordinary yin spirits fight against an evil ghost?

If they couldn't fend off a ghost, let alone a more formidable evil ghost?

If an evil ghost came and they took refuge in the ancestral hall, wouldn't they be putting their ancestors in danger too?

Moreover, if the ancestral yin spirits had the power to deal with evil ghosts, they wouldn't have needed to ask for help on the internet when their courtyard first became haunted.

And furthermore, if the Li family's ancestral yin spirits could handle evil ghosts, there wouldn't have been any evil ghosts wreaking havoc in the first place under their guardianship.

Old Man Li started growing worried.

"This... by... "

Li Guangyou also had doubts. Hearing this, he faltered and could only answer: "That's what Mr. Mu said."

"Could he have made a mistake?"

Old Man Li asked worriedly.

"I don't think so."

Li Guangyou replied and suddenly thought of something, "Oh right, not long ago, Mr. Mu entered the ancestral hall and seemed to have done something to grandfather's spirit tablet. Maybe his instruction for us to hide in the ancestral hall has something to do with what he did there."

"He did something, what did he do?"

Old Man Li was curious and worried, he quickly said, "Go! Let's go in and check."

Having said this, both father and son ran towards the ancestral hall, with Li Guangyou's wife Lan Ying following behind.

In ancient times, women were not usually allowed into the ancestral hall, but such rules no longer exist today.

Inside the ancestral hall, Old Man Li and Li Guangyou's wife stared back and forth at Li Guangyou's grandfather's spirit tablet, but they found nothing unusual.

After using the spirit talisman, the spirit tablet possessed a touch of unappreciable divinity, but ordinary people could not see it.

"It seems... there's nothing unusual?"

Old Man Li looked left and right, finally feeling confused. He turned to Li Guangyou, "Guangyou, are you sure Little Mu did something to your grandfather's spirit tablet?"

Li Guangyou nodded seriously, "Dad, I'm sure. At that time, I saw it with my own eyes. Mr. Mu threw a Dao talisman at grandfather's spirit tablet and a golden light was emitted."

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