"May I have a look?" Xiao Mu stared at the black blood-dripping wooden plaque in Chen Ze's hand.

"Please feel free to look." Chen Ze placed the wooden plaque on the table in front of Xiao Mu, making a welcoming gesture.

Xiao Mu reached out and picked up the black blood-dripping wooden plaque.

The wooden plaque felt ice-cold in his hands and carried a faint trace of Divine Power's majesty.

However, this sense of majesty seemed suppressed, barely discernible—if Xiao Mu didn't possess the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor and hadn't cultivated the Dao Method Spiritual Energy, he might not have been able to sense it at all.

"This wooden plaque is related to Divine Spirits."

"The Divine Power is too weak to identify which Divine Spirit."

"But since it is related to Divine Spirits, it can't be a trivial matter. I should go and take a look."

Thoughts flashed through Xiao Mu's mind as he looked at Chen Ze, "Are you aware of my fees?"

Chen Ze hurriedly said, "Boss Pang told me, one hundred Energy Fruits per visit, and no charge if the problem isn't solved."

Xiao Mu's charging standard wasn't high; in some cases, it could even be quite reasonable—mainly out of the fear of missing important Information.

"Very well."

Xiao Mu nodded with a smile, lifted his glass for a swift drink, and then set the glass down on the table, "Lead the way."

"Mr. Xiao, please follow me."

Chen Ze promptly stood up and made another inviting gesture to Xiao Mu.

"Let's go!"

Xiao Mu strode towards the exit of the bar.

"Little Xiao, remember to come again next time." Boss Pang called out with a smile to Xiao Mu's departing figure.

Following Chen Ze, Xiao Mu made his way toward the direction of Chen Ze's house.

Chen Ze's house was not too far from the bar, but it still took over an hour to get there at Chen Ze's pace.

South of Luodu, a house appeared in front.

After the World Mutation, the world became larger, and land became cheaper–many people bought land and built their own houses. The Chen Family's house was self-built, with a private courtyard.

Xiao Mu looked up to the sky above the courtyard, his gaze slightly intensifying.

There was a faint black shadow in the sky, like a mountain pressing down upon the Chen Family's courtyard, weighing heavily above it.

Although the courtyard was an inanimate object, it appeared to be under Great Pressure and on the verge of collapse.

At the same time, streams of Blood Qi rose like steam from the Chen Family's courtyard. Once touched by the wind, the smell of blood scattered in the air.

Xiao Mu sniffed lightly, the scent of blood was still fresh.

"Mr. Xiao, this is my home, please come in."

Chen Ze pushed open the door, seemingly oblivious to anything amiss.

Xiao Mu gave Chen Ze a questioning look, seeing no change in his expression, and sighed inwardly.

Evidently, the Cultivation Methods Chen Ze practiced were not of Taoist Law or Buddhism, else he would have noticed the anomalies long ago.

"Please!"

Xiao Mu, looking solemn, stepped into the Chen Family's home.

"Xiao Ze, who is this?"

An elderly woman dressed in simple gray clothes with partially graying hair, hearing the door open, walked into the courtyard from inside the house and stared at Xiao Mu.

"Mom, this is Mr. Xiao. I've invited him to our house to see what's happening."

Chen Ze introduced Xiao Mu to the older woman.

"Ah, Mr. Xiao, please come in." Mother Chen greeted Xiao Mu warmly, her eyes lifeless, her spirit listless, and she looked completely drained.

"Hello, Auntie!"

Xiao Mu greeted Mother Chen but kept his gaze on her a bit longer.

"Hello, Mr. Xiao, you're so polite!" Mother Chen smiled, her expression slightly stiff.

"Mom, go on with your business, I will take care of Mr. Xiao." Chen Ze found an opportunity to send his mother away.

"Take good care of Mr. Xiao." Mother Chen instructed Chen Ze and said goodbye to Xiao Mu, "Mr. Xiao, goodbye."

"Goodbye, Auntie!" Xiao Mu responded.

Mother Chen turned and walked towards the east side of the compound, moving slowly but causing a gust of wind.

The wind carried a chill that seemed to lower the temperature of the surrounding air.

Xiao Mu took the opportunity to glance at Mother Chen's retreating figure. Above her head, he could faintly see a red Blood Light, a hint of blood smell faintly permeating from her, but it was dissipating into the air.

Xiao Mu's heart gave a jolt, focusing his Dao Method Spiritual Energy into his eyes, which emitted two beams of Golden Light as he carefully observed Mother Chen.

To his surprise,

Mother Chen appeared as flimsy as a leaf in the wind, as if a strong gust could carry her away.

Her body was extremely light, her entire being became translucent, and all but a layer of human skin remained.

Damn!

Xiao Mu cursed inwardly.

This is too cruel—who could have targeted the Chen Family like this?

"Mr. Xiao, Mr. Xiao." Seeing that Xiao Mu was distracted, Chen Ze called out his name softly a few times to get his attention.

Xiao Mu turned his head.

Chen Ze sent a puzzled glance towards his mother and inquired of Xiao Mu, "Mr. Xiao, have you found anything?"

Instead of answering, Xiao Mu asked Chen Ze, "Mr. Chen, are there any other people in your family?"

Chen Ze was puzzled by Xiao Mu's question and answered without much thought, "Yes, my wife, and a daughter who is just twelve years old."

"Are they at home?" Xiao Mu continued.

"Xiaohui, Yuanyuan." Chen Ze called out loudly towards the house.

"What's with all the yelling?" A woman in her forties with an ordinary appearance came out with a young girl.

"Dad, you're back?"

Chen Ze looked towards Xiao Mu, his face reflecting his continued confusion, "Mr. Xiao..."

Xiao Mu looked over at Chen Ze's wife Xiaohui and daughter Chen Yuanyuan. As the Dao Method Spiritual Energy flowed, his vision easily penetrated through the bodies of Chen's wife and daughter.

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