She couldn't help but gaze intently at the large iron gate of the Xu Family's house.

To Xiao Mu's surprise, upon closer inspection, the strange phenomenon she had noticed earlier suddenly disappeared.

It was the phenomenon that made Xiao Mu feel like the gate of Xu's house wasn't just an ordinary gate, but a gate to Hell, to the Ghost Gate, that had suddenly vanished.

At this moment, in Xiao Mu's eyes, although the gate still looked eerie, it was now devoid of the sensation that had made it feel like the Ghost Gate.

Why was this happening?

Driven by curiosity, Xiao Mu couldn't resist approaching for a closer look at this gate of Xu's house, even extending a hand to lightly brush against the gate.

Because it was imbued with Yin Qi, the gate was quite cold, about three to four degrees, or perhaps even four to five degrees colder than normal.

But despite this, at this moment, to Xiao Mu, it still just seemed like an ordinary large iron gate that was merely coated in an excessive amount of Yin Qi.

Why was this happening?

Upon seeing Xiao Mu's actions, Xu Qingyuan and Li Guangyou grew nervous, exchanging a glance, both with solemn expressions.

Eventually, Xu Qingyuan couldn't help asking anxiously: "Mr. Mu, have you discovered something?"

Xiao Mu shook his head; after looking closely, he actually hadn't discovered anything.

Could it be that the sight of the 'Ghost Gate' that she saw earlier was merely an illusion, a trick of the eye?

No sooner had this thought arisen than Xiao Mu immediately rejected it.

That's impossible. The discovery she had made couldn't possibly have been an illusion.

This gate of Xu's house, there must have been some bizarre occurrence that had caused her to see the 'Ghost Gate' in it.

But why was there a 'Ghost Gate'?

If the 'Ghost Gate' really appeared, the matter at hand would be serious.

"Mr. Mu, did the Qingyuan family also experience what my family did — the tomb of our ancestors being dug up by some evil ghost and moved from the burial ground?"

Li Guangyou posed another query.

"Mr. Xu, have you been to check your family's burial site?"

In response to Li Guangyou's words, Xiao Mu immediately asked Xu Qingyuan.

Xu Qingyuan's face revealed a look of remorse, "I also guessed that something similar to what happened to Guangyou's family must have happened, and thought about going to see it, but in the end, I didn't dare."

His reluctance to go was something Xiao Mu could understand.

Xu Qingyuan was just an ordinary person. How could he dare to risk his own life to check his family's ancestral tomb under the current unsettling circumstances?

After all, a problem had surfaced in the Li family. An Iron Corpse had appeared at their ancestral tomb site.

Iron Corpses varied from normal zombies; regular people encountering normal zombies might have a chance to escape. But if encountered with an Iron Corpse, it would certainly lead to death, with no chance of escape.

Not to mention, Li Guangyou's grandmother's coffin even concealed an Evil Zombie.

Compared to Iron Corpses, an Evil Zombie was a hundred times more horrifying.

Xu Qingyuan was probably worried about encountering the equivalent of an Iron Corpse at his own ancestral tomb. Although he suspected that something was amiss at the tomb, he didn't dare to investigate on his own.

Xiao Mu nodded, "We might go and take a look when we get a chance."

"For now, let's first clarify the facts. Your family's situation has a vast difference from Li's family. I suspect it's not just a problem at the tomb. Tell me, what have you experienced? What have you found? Have there been any anomalies in your house these past few days?"

"Uh, uh!"

Xu Qingyuan hadn't begun speaking when Li Guangyou had already apologized to Xiao Mu: "Mr. Mu, I'll be leaving first so as to not disturb you. If there's anything I can help with, please let me know."

Xiao Mu nodded to Li Guangyou.

She could guess why Li Guangyou was leaving.

With the abnormal situation at Xu's house, Li Guangyou was also worried about the danger and didn't dare to get involved recklessly. After all, he was just an ordinary person. If he stepped in senselessly, not only would he not be able to help, but he could also become a hindrance and potentially do more harm than good.

Seeing Xiao Mu nod, Li Guangyou breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried that Xiao Mu would ask him to stay.

Xiao Mu had done his family a great favor, saving his entire family and even turning his grandfather into an Ancestor Spirit. This kindness was immense.

If Xiao Mu seriously asked him to stay, he wouldn't feel right about leaving.

Once he was relieved, Li Guangyou turned to Xu Qingyuan. His tone wasn't as courtesy as he'd been with Xiao Mu earlier, "Qingyuan, I'll be leaving first. You don't need to worry about your family's problem. Mr. Mu has extensive divine powers; with him around, I assure you he can help you solve any issue."

Xu Qingyuan was also well aware why his friend was leaving. Seeing the current situation, he obviously couldn't persuade his friend to stay and decided to reply, "Alright, Guangyou, you can go first. After my family's problem is solved, we'll have a drink together."

"Deal."

Li Guangyou agreed, then turned to bid Xiao Mu a formal farewell, "Mr. Mu, I'll be leaving first. Goodbye."

"Goodbye!"

"Goodbye, Guangyou!"

"Goodbye Qingyuan, goodbye Mr. Mu!"

Li Guangyou drove away.

"Tell me about your family's situation."

Once Li Guangyou left, Xiao Mu again asked Xu Qingyuan.

"Alright, Mr. Mu."

Xu Qingyuan agreed, then started, "The situation with my family probably started two days ago. Late that night, while I was asleep, I suddenly had a strange dream where I saw the sky collapse."

"The sky collapsed?"

Xiao Mu jumped.

The situation Xu Qingyuan described reminded her of what she had seen over the Xu Family's courtyard.

The space above the courtyard was shrouded in darkness and the sky seemed cut shorter, as though it truly had collapsed.

Seems like the dream Xu Qingyuan had corresponded to what she had seen over his courtyard earlier.

Turns out, on the very night when Xu Qingyuan had his dream, unusual changes had begun to occur in his courtyard. Particularly, the 'sky collapsing' event that Xu Qingyuan had talked about. Soon, the entire courtyard was enveloped in darkness.

It wasn't a dream, but reality.

"Yes!"

Xu Qingyuan answered, his face solemn and quite flustered, "Not only did the sky collapse, but my house also suddenly went completely dark. It wasn't an ordinary kind of darkness experienced during the night. Even when I dreamt that it was evening, it was the same kind of darkness. Compared to other houses, it was as if mine had entered the netherworld. It was a chillingly dark."

"The Netherworld?"

Xiao Mu shuddered slightly, thinking again of the 'Ghost Gate'.

Could it be?

Xu Qingyuan, unaware, didn't notice Xiao Mu's strangeness and continued, "Then I heard a very creepy laughter, the kind of laughter you'd expect from demons and ghosts, a 'hehe' sound, and several evil ghosts suddenly appeared in my house and rushed towards me."

"I was startled and instantly woke up."

"And then?"

Xiao Mu asked.

The circumstances Xu Qingyuan described felt extraordinarily unusual to her.

Xu Qingyuan responded: "After the scare woke me up, I immediately got out of bed to see if my house had actually turned dark and entered the netherworld."

"And then?"

Xiao Mu asked again.

Xu Qingyuan managed a bitter smile, "After checking, I discovered that my house was as normal as any other house, merely the usual darkness."

"So, I thought it was just a dream, that I was just scaring myself."

Xiao Mu didn't say anything. Clearly, Xu Qingyuan hadn't recognized the actual problem yet.

What he experienced wasn't a dream, but a perception of something that had truly happened.

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