Although we have a direction, we still need to investigate privately and slowly.

Buddhism is different from Taoism, and there are more Buddhist temples than Taoist temples, as well as more monks practicing Buddhism. Once you enter the Buddhist order, you must sever your ties with worldly life, so it is difficult to investigate them.

Many eminent monks, in particular, usually live in seclusion and rarely appear before the world, so there is very little information about them.

After learning about this, Gu Xu told Ming Zhuo on the phone that he would come back before the college entrance examination, and suggested that they wait until after the exam to talk about it.

After hanging up the phone, Gu Xu looked at the lawn in the courtyard and raised his hand to press his temples.

Although Gu's father didn't say anything, the old butler had just told him everything.

My grandmother instructed me that if he comes back and asks, we shouldn't hide it from him.

The old lady didn't like this daughter-in-law very much from the beginning, always feeling that something was too strange; when the woman was diagnosed with twins, her behavior made her even more wary.

She once discovered that her mother wanted to strangle her infant.

At that time, everyone in the family thought that my mother was suffering from postpartum depression. My father reduced his work to stay with my mother, and the two children were taken away to be cared for by a special person.

That's how the two children were able to grow up healthy.

Even identical twins can have vastly different personalities; he was born aloof and distant, while Ah Zhi was gentle and peaceful from a young age.

If that were all, nothing would have happened, until one day, Ah Zhi saw a ghost.

Young children cannot distinguish between humans and ghosts. Ah Zhi is a kind child. She invites the other party to her home, and what she says sends chills down the spines of everyone in the family.

But the mother was overjoyed, saying it was all fate.

Later, her family learned that Luo Zhi was born with the ability to see ghosts, making her excellent material for cultivation.

The mother began to teach them cultivation, but no matter what she taught, Luo Zhi could learn it quickly, while he knew nothing about it.

It seems that everything was preordained. They were twins, but one was incredibly talented while the other was dull-witted.

One stormy night, the mother finally went mad. She took a knife, her hair disheveled and barefoot, and silently entered her two sons' room.

If the old butler hadn't gotten up in the middle of the night to discover it, the knife might have already pierced his heart.

The grandmother was furious. This couldn't be explained by depression anymore; it was utterly insane. She demanded that the two of them get a divorce.

The mother calmly said, "Okay, let's get a divorce, but I'm taking A-Zhi with me."

My father was still hesitant at the time. He still loved his wife deeply and couldn't bear to separate his family.

The mother grabbed a fruit knife and stabbed the father in the arm, shattering his illusions.

After her mother took Luo Zhi away, her grandmother ordered that Luo Zhi's image be erased from their lives little by little.

There's no need to cherish or remember a woman who repeatedly tried to kill her own son.

But now that Gu Xu has pressed him for details and learned about the Nightfall Kingdom, there's no need to hide it anymore.

"It's not that the old lady didn't want to save Young Master Luo Zhi, but although he was young at the time, he was sensible early and insisted on going with that woman." The old butler sighed.

Gu Xu: "I know, he did it to save me."

If it weren't for this, there would be no way to stop the mother's madness.

Afterwards, the two sides cut off contact, probably to prevent him from getting involved in that prophecy.

Of the twins, one is a holy child, while the other is a demon who will steal the holy child's power and bring disaster.

Based on his mother's reaction, Luo Zhi was undoubtedly a holy child, while he was a demon that had to be eliminated.

According to the mural, the family is sharing minced meat. Does this mean that if Luo Zhi wants to obtain all the power, he must complete a special ritual, kill him, and eat him?

But he didn't understand why Ah Zhi eventually became a spirit and stayed by his side.

A sudden exclamation came from outside the door, and chaos erupted in the courtyard.

Gu Xu got up and went outside. He saw that the workers who were cleaning the lawn all looked like they had just recovered from a fright, as if they were afraid of something.

Gu Xu walked over and saw a trail of blood on the ground.

The old butler rushed over, and was immediately shocked when he saw what was on the ground. He told the servants to clean it up quickly.

Gu Xu: "How long has this been going on?"

The old butler knew he couldn't hide it any longer. "It started the day the young master came home. First, the servants found the dead rats, then the cats, and now it's the dogs."

The corpses all died in gruesome ways, as if they had been torn apart bit by bit by something.

They also reported it to the police, but the police checked the surveillance footage of the nearby streets and villas and did not capture any suspicious persons.

These corpses seemed to appear out of thin air.

What's even more chilling is that the wounds on these corpses don't look like they were caused by a sharp weapon; but if it wasn't a sharp weapon, how could a person have so much strength to tear a dog apart?

"Ghost! Ghost! There's a ghost!" one of the workers couldn't help but shout.

Old Butler: "Nonsense! There are no ghosts in this world!"

"Uncle Liu, let it go." Gu Xu looked at the group of workers. "This was just a prank. It'll be fine tomorrow. Everyone's been frightened these past two days. I'll have Uncle Liu prepare double tips for everyone."

After saying this, he reassured everyone for a couple more minutes before returning to his room.

The workers took the money and had no complaints. The company paid generous wages and offered such high tips, so there was no need to turn down the money.

A moment later, the old butler came in: "Young master, I will send people to patrol tonight to ensure that such a thing does not happen again."

Judging from his posture, he's planning to stay up all night and catch the troublemakers red-handed.

Gu Xu shook his head: "No need, I know what I'm doing, everything will be fine tomorrow."

The old butler said worriedly, "But young master..."

“Have you forgotten that I have a powerful bodyguard with me? He’s nearby protecting me, and he’ll handle this tonight,” Gu Xu said.

The old butler was immediately relieved. In the eyes of everyone in the Gu family, young master Gu Xu was an omnipotent being.

From the time he became an adult, he had been the most authoritative figure in the family, and it seemed that he could easily solve any problem.

Even the master trusted him enough to entrust the company to him, allowing him to expand the domestic market.

Thinking of this, the old butler couldn't help but feel a little emotional. He wondered if his ex-wife, who had once looked down on the young master for being dull and stupid, would regret it if she knew how incredibly talented he was.

After dinner, Gu Xu went to visit his father as usual, and then returned to his study to work.

In the dead of night, when all was quiet, he picked up the bronze mirror and went out of the room.

There were no stars or moon that night, and even the streetlights seemed dim. Outside the Gu family manor, there was only endless darkness.

There should be a lot of noise from nocturnal animals this season, but it seems that from a certain moment on, the chirping of insects has disappeared.

Although there was a wind, the air seemed to thicken, creating a sense of oppression.

Gu Xu paused for a moment, then resolutely walked towards a grove of trees.

He couldn't see that the yin energy gradually dissipated where he walked.

The yin energy in the grove was so thick it seemed to materialize.