Chapter 043: Ancient House Transfiguration (15)

The scene changed again, with thunder roaring and heavy rain pouring down.

The house that came into view had long been abandoned.

"Squeaky", someone pushed open the door, holding a cloth bag, and tiptoed towards the backyard.

He pulled out a shovel and dug a hole in the ground. When the hole was done, he poured the contents of the cloth bag into it.

Lightning flashed across the sky, and the contents of the cloth bag became clearly visible.

The onlookers were shocked: "That's... bones."

Blackened, human bones!

Another loud thunderclap sounded, and lightning illuminated the man's face.

"Old man!" the onlookers shouted.

"Yes, it's the old man."

"What is the old man doing? He is burying..."

The person who was speaking gradually lost his voice, and he had already made some guesses.

"What the old man buried were human bones. They were the bones of our fourth generation ancestor, the first patriarch who was sacrificed."

"The head of the family once said that he wanted to bury the bones here forever and watch his descendants offer sacrifices."

"Oh, right, a while ago, our ancestral grave was dug up. It wasn't done by someone else, nor was it washed away by a heavy rain. It was dug by the old man himself. He dug out this person's bones and wanted to bury them back in the house?"

"Why would he do this...why would he..."

People shook their heads in disbelief: “He wants to restore the sacrificial system!”

People were suddenly shocked.

Someone questioned the elder: "You said the ancestral tomb was opened by the rain, but it was clearly dug by the old man!"

The Great Elder's face turned pale: "I don't know either. I never thought that the old man had such an idea."

People were stunned. Yes, the old man wanted to restore the sacrificial system, but he did not do so later. Instead, he changed his approach and looked for a plaque.

What happened again?

In that illusion, the old man trembled as he put the bones into the soil.

With a loud bang, lightning struck the courtyard wall and he sat down with a thud in shock.

Then, his eyes suddenly widened.

The onlookers also widened their eyes.

They saw visions within visions.

The old man was slumped on the ground. In front of him, a bloody man, with candle wax dripping all over his body, was slowly walking towards him.

It was the scene of the sacrificial owner climbing out of the furnace.

The people present had already watched it once, and now watched it again with the old man. They were mentally prepared, but the old man was not.

The old man's eyes widened: "I don't dare, I don't dare." He quickly put the bones away, "I know you really have a spirit, I...I will take you home to worship you, I will remove the seal for you, and please bless the Tao family..."

This confused the onlookers. Who was the old man talking about? Was he talking about the house spirit?

Did he see the ghost of the house appear?

The Great Elder was also confused. He couldn't see anything in the picture. He was not in that situation, so he couldn't feel it.

Maybe the old man felt it.

So, it was the spirit of the house that showed up, frightened the old man with this horrifying sight, and stopped him from resuming the sacrifices?

Everyone's heart was in turmoil.

The old man ran away in a hurry holding the bones, but ended up putting them back at the ancestral grave.

The pictures flow, the light and shadow change, the illusions fade away, and people's eyes become clearer.

The climbing demon and the person offering the sacrifice were never seen again.

Some people understand what happened next, but some are still confused. Didn't the old man say he would come to take the plaque back? Why didn't he come himself and let others come?

The Great Elder was silent for a moment, then sighed helplessly: "The Master is ill. I... I thought the Master was ill. Now it seems that he was also frightened and died of illness. Or maybe... he didn't die of illness."

Maybe he committed suicide.

Everyone was stunned. It turned out that the first person who saw the illusion in this house was the old man, but he was the head of the family after all, and his ability was stronger than most people in the Tao family, so he did not go crazy on the spot.

"He didn't mention the sacrifice to me." The Great Elder continued, "He only said that there is a spirit in this house and asked me to find a way to remove the seal so that the spirit can come out."

But the illusion inside was horrifying, and to invite it out required some ability and courage, so he made a rule that whoever got the plaque would be the head of the family, to motivate the descendants of the Tao family. Of course, if one had the ability and courage, one would be qualified to be the head of the family.

Later, the plaque was taken away and then brought back again. People were skeptical about whether it had a spirit. It was not until Tao Wang came back and the spirit of the house appeared that they truly believed that there were supernatural beings in the world.

A flash of light and a red shadow passed by, and the spirit of the house suddenly appeared at the railing on the third floor. People rubbed their eyes and looked up, only to see a hazy shadow, as if covered by a layer of gauze, and could not see clearly.

Xianyue didn't want them to see her face clearly, so she brushed her sleeves and said, "The scenes that terrified humans were not made up by me. They all really happened in this house. I don't like to hear those cries, and I don't like you either. Don't come to me again."

The rise and fall of the Tao family over 800 years are all in sight.

No one dared to force it, but the Tao Group was really going to be gone.

They looked down in despair and saw Tao Xing lying on the sofa.

“…”

"Master, Master, are you still sleeping?"

This is an extremely good mentality.

"Master, can you please say a word?"

Tao Xing calmed his overly frightened heart and looked upstairs. He could see the face that others could not.

Xianyue also looked over and sneered, "It's no use asking anyone for help."

As if their thoughts were touched, everyone was slightly startled: "Then, when will you return home, Master? Please take care of the Tao family."

"Master, please go home and take charge of the situation." The ancestors were still filled with grief and fear. They knew that the gods were unwilling to favor them. Their hopes were dashed, and they felt very disappointed. Now they only placed their last hope on Tao Xing.

They gathered around the sofa, begging and persuading her, shaking it back and forth. Tao Xing felt dizzy: "Well, I'm not in good health, you know that, don't shake me..."

The crowd was now in disarray, and no one could hear anything: "Master, please come back with us..."

The man in red upstairs had a gloomy expression on his face, and raised his sleeves to make the wind blow: "Who dares to let him go?"

The strong wind blew again, and people were scattered and screaming. One person who was spinning in the strong wind, either because he was brave or because he was outspoken, shouted, "Master, why don't you move? Have you been kidnapped?"

He seemed to have woken himself up with these words, and shouted loudly: "Everyone come quickly, the owner of the house has been kidnapped."

The wind was getting louder, and the furnishings in the house were creaking. People turned around in panic. Was the owner of the house really kidnapped? Who kidnapped him? Was it the spirit of the house? If the spirit kidnapped him, who would dare to save him...

The wooden door slammed and the roof rumbled.

Suddenly, he heard a "click" and Tao Xing raised his eyes. Before he could react, he felt a pain in his arm and then saw a bloody mark on his arm.

The wooden planks on the beam were blown apart, and some wood chips fell down and pierced his arm exactly. He had not changed his clothes when he got up in the morning. He was wearing silk pajamas, and the sleeves were smooth. He didn't know when the sleeves slipped down to his arms. In short, his arm was exposed, and he got pierced by chance.

He took a deep breath, shook his head, raised his hand and sat up, temporarily bandaging the wound with a towel on the sofa, and when his sleeves dropped, nothing could be seen.

Then, he stood up, raised his hand and shouted sternly: "Stop!"

The voice was intimidating without even being angry. The people who were running around stopped unconsciously and looked at him in surprise.

The wind stopped, and the people upstairs looked at him in surprise.

The chaotic scene suddenly became quiet.

080 was also surprised: "Host, you are not tied up?"

"It's tied." Tao Xing said, "But I can untie it."

Are you kidding? He was able to break the destruction spell that Xianyue used to defend the house against Tao Wang, so there is nothing that he can't break with this clamping force.

The system was surprised: "Host, you can solve it. Why have you been lying there for so long?"

"Nothing."

"Then why are you up now?"

"It's too noisy." Tao Xing said.

Then, he looked at everyone with a stern expression: "I was just lying down for a while, who said I was kidnapped?"

Everyone looked at one person with trembling eyes. This person knelt down with a plop: "I was wrong. I, I just care about you, the master of the family. I have no ill intentions." He quickly bowed to the upstairs again, "Master Zhai Ling, I was wrong. I shouldn't have questioned you. I was too panicked at the time."

The person upstairs glanced down in the mist, raised his sleeves and disappeared.

The wind blew past his ears, and the sofa had signs of sinking. Tao Xing smiled silently, and then looked at everyone: "I will never return to the Tao family, and I will not manage the Tao family."

"What!" Everyone was shocked.

Tao Xing: "There is no need to continue a brand that survives because of sacrifice. Technology that does not innovate will sooner or later go extinct. You would rather put your hopes on gods and ghosts than seek improvements, so there is no need to continue, Great Elder."

The great elder stepped forward and asked: "Master, what do you want?"

"What is the process for successive family heads to establish rules and announce important matters?"

"More than half of the family members must be present. The elders will take notes. The head of the family will review them and put his handprint on them if they are correct. This rule will take effect and a copy will be circulated to each family member."

This family adheres to old rules, with one person being the boss. The head of the family can make decisions alone without the need for everyone else's approval.

Tao Xing nodded: "Then are more than half of the people present today?"

"have."

"Okay, Great Elder, I have something important to announce today, so please take note."

"Yes." The elder carried a pen and paper with him and quickly spread it out on the table. He turned around and told everyone, "Stand up according to your seniority and age."

Everyone was full of doubts and stood still as ordered.

Tao Xing took two steps and said loudly: "Today, in the name of the eleventh generation head of the Tao family, I declare that the Tao family is disbanded."

"What?" Everyone was stunned.

The great elder over there coughed: "Quiet!"

Tao Xing continued: "Each branch of the Tao family will divide up on their own, and the existing property will be distributed according to work. Since I became the head of the family, I have never managed the affairs of the Tao family. I think I have made no contribution. The property under my name will also be distributed."

This statement surprised everyone again.

"But I bought this house for myself, not for distribution."

Everyone nodded.

Tao Xing continued, "After the distribution is completed, you can all go your own way and seek development. You don't have to be bound by this line of work, nor do you have to stick to the rules. Just go ahead and make great plans. From now on, there will no longer be the Tao family. I will step down as the head of the family today."

"Master!" Everyone started to make noise again, "Are you serious?"

"Seriously." Tao Xing turned around, "Have you finished recording?"

The elder took the paper and said, "It's over."

Tao Xing took it and looked at it: "Okay." After that, he touched the ink pad with his finger and pressed it on the paper.

The red seal was pressed and the dust settled.

"Go back and announce it to everyone." Tao Xing wiped his fingers, "Everyone can leave now. From now on, please do not enter my private residence without permission unless it is necessary."

The crowd was terrified and staggered out.

When everyone in the house had left, the sunset had already appeared in the sky, and a ray of red light shone in.

The red wooden door slowly closed, blocking the setting sun outside.

A light breeze brushed across his cheeks, and a figure in red slowly appeared, looking at Tao Xing thoughtfully: "You are not the head of the family anymore?"

"Um."

“Did you buy this?”

"Um."

"So now, am I yours, or are you mine?"

"This...anything is fine."

Xianyue lowered his eyes and thought, and suddenly remembered something.

I was so absorbed in watching that I forgot about the important things. He frowned and raised his eyes: "You are not trapped by me at all, you are just pretending, you are teasing me again!"

"Uh..." Tao Xing had no way to explain, so he turned around and left quietly.

"Where are you going?" Xianyue walked around to him and said, "Tell me clearly!"

"I..." Tao Xing hesitated and changed the subject, "It was you who stopped the old man from restoring the sacrificial system."

Xianyue snorted: "I didn't stop him, he just woke me up and I just scared him."

"ah?"

"What? I was taken down by your ancestor and stuffed into the wall. Although the seal didn't seal me, your family moved and the house suddenly became quiet, so I went to sleep. I slept for more than two hundred years. I was sleeping soundly when he ran in holding that person's bones. I was awakened and very angry, so I used an illusion to scare him away."

Tao Xing smiled faintly: "Oh, so that's how it is."

"There will be no peace from now on, okay? People will come from time to time." Xianyue glanced at him and grabbed his arm, "Don't change the subject, why are you teasing me again?"

He was startled by the grab and held the arm in front of him: "Are you hurt?"