Aiduo pursed her lips, obviously being hit by what Gu Zhou said, but she didn't believe what Gu Zhou said about provoking something.

Seeing that he didn't believe it, Gu Zhou continued, "Don't think it's just his personality. We just got here yesterday, and Xu Zhiyi isn't such a gossipy person."

Ai Duo hummed, believing Xu Zhiyi. She looked at Gu Zhou and asked seriously, "If we really provoke something, can you handle it?"

"I see you don't quite believe it. Are you trying to save the situation?"

"It's better than having no hope at all." Aiduo forced a smile, with some hope in her eyes, waiting for Gu Zhou's answer.

Gu Zhou glanced at Qi Jing beside him and said, "Let's do it at night. It will be easier to do it."

Aido agreed, waved goodbye to them, and left alone.

Looking at Aiduo's departing back, she looked young, but her mentality was very mature. It was obvious that she was a person with a story.

Gu Zhou tilted his head and asked Qi Jing, "Why do you want to help her, or is she some kind of protagonist?"

Qi Jing shook his head, "I feel the breath of God in her."

"God?!" Gu Zhou frowned in shock, "Are you sure it's a God? Are there gods in the world?"

Qi Jing met Gu Zhou's gaze and explained, "The gods on earth are what humans call land gods and mountain gods. However, since thousands of years ago, most of these gods have severed their connection with the human world. Only a very small number of them have remained. But as time passed, humans no longer believed in gods, and these gods who remained in the human world became increasingly weak, or even disappeared."

Gu Zhou probably understood. He didn't ask any more questions and pulled Qi Jing back. He saw Xu Zhiyi waiting at the door.

Xu Zhiyi came forward and asked in a low voice, "Is there something wrong, Third Sister?"

It’s no wonder Xu Zhiyi asked this. If there wasn’t any problem and they didn’t know each other, why would Gu Zhou and Qi Jing chase after him?

Azhuo also appeared and floated behind Xu Zhiyi, "Her father has a strong aura of death."

Xu Zhiyi turned around when he heard this and asked, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Azhuo lowered his eyes, with a hint of self-blame in his eyes, "I'm sorry, I thought it was his fate."

"Don't blame him. Even though he's a ghost and can see things that ordinary people can't, he hasn't learned fortune-telling, so it's normal that he doesn't know."

Gu Zhou's explanation made Xu Zhiyi feel relieved, and she said to Gu Zhou, "Third sister is a very good person, and Uncle Ai is also very good."

"I know, so now to solve this problem, let's talk about the specific situation of their family."

Xu Zhiyi nodded and led them to the other side of the path where there were fewer people and it would be more convenient to talk.

Xu Zhiyi sat down on a large rock and began to speak. "Uncle Ai has three daughters. The third sister is the youngest. The eldest and second sisters are both married and live in the city. Uncle Ai became ill three years ago. He refused to be hospitalized or stop drinking, and he was always arguing with his family."

Last year, my third sister came back and cooked for Uncle Ai. He recovered a lot after half a year. But since the end of last year, Uncle Ai has been living in our hometown for some reason. He's been working all sorts of things, and since he can't stand being tired, his health has been getting worse and worse.

Gu Zhou frowned, "It's Chinese New Year now, why is she here? Where are Grandma Ai's other relatives?"

Xu Zhiyi's face turned grim when he mentioned this. He lowered his head and replied, "Grandma Ai had three sons. Uncle Ai was the eldest. The youngest son died a few years ago, committing suicide. The second son had a wife and children at home, but he ran away and established a family outside. He hasn't returned for many years.

My aunt and her family were originally coming home for Chinese New Year, but on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, they had a huge argument and left, leaving only my third sister. The other grandchildren aren't very close to Grandma Ai, and the youngest grandson is very disobedient, so my third sister is basically in charge of everything.

"I was saying that she was so mature in her twenties, yet she came all the way to apologize for such a small matter."

"It can't be helped. Uncle Ai has offended a lot of people at home in the past two years. Grandma Ai lives in her hometown with her grandson. It's a favor for the neighbors to help, but it's their duty not to help. Many people also have opinions about Uncle Ai."

Gu Zhou stood with his arms folded and his back against a large rock, tilting his head to look at Qi Jing, "What do you think?"

"We still have to see them in person to know the specific reason, but judging from Aiduo's face, they were harmed by someone." Qi Jing tilted his head, "I still want to know where that aura came from."

Gu Zhou nodded and didn't ask any further questions. They returned to Xu Zhiyi's house.

In the afternoon, Gu Zhou received a call from Qi Mo, saying that they had already arrived at the location known by Zhao Yin, and asked when they would go there.

Gu Zhou said they would wait a little longer. Before dark in the afternoon, he gave the teleportation talisman to Xu Zhiyi. After receiving the message, he pulled Qi Jing over.

Aido was startled by their sudden appearance. The orange in her hand fell down and her eyes widened, thinking she was hallucinating.

Xu Zhiyi walked over and explained, "Uncle is afraid of dogs, so it's more convenient to come this way."

Aido nodded woodenly, quickly came back to his senses and asked them to sit down and talk.

Gu Zhou nodded and pulled Qi Jing to sit down at the table. He looked around and saw that although it was an old earthen house, it was very clean and did not look shabby at all.

Qi Jing also liked this table. There was firewood burning underneath, and the tabletop was warm. He lay on it and acted coquettishly to Gu Zhou, "I want this table too."

Gu Zhou rubbed his head with amusement, "Okay, if you like it, we'll buy it when we get back."

Qi Jing nodded happily, then turned his attention to Ai Duo.

Gu Zhou asked, "Where's your dad?"

"He's asleep in his room." Aiduo poured them some water. "Is this for face reading?"

"Since you're asleep, don't worry. Let's find something." Gu Zhou patted Qi Jing's shoulder. "Can you feel it?"

Qi Jing shook his head, "The breath is too weak, it's better to ask directly."

"Have you encountered anything strange? Or are there any old things in your house?"

Aiduo shook his head hesitantly. "We don't have any old things at home. I can't really explain strange things."

Gu Zhou also felt that his question was too hasty, so he elaborated, "For example, if someone in the family got into trouble and then turned it around."

Aiduo thought about it carefully and said, "That's true. It happened a long time ago. My father was almost washed away by the water and was sick for a long time."

"When exactly?"

Aiduo calculated, "It should have been when I was seven years old, about eighteen years ago."

Xu Zhiyi echoed this, "The rain was incredibly heavy that year, and the water was rising everywhere. I heard they were swept away quite a bit, but luckily they managed to grab onto a nearby tree root."

Eighteen years ago, wasn’t that the year Huo Yuanqi was born? Meng Yuan also mentioned it.

Qi Jing immediately became interested. "Before that, have you come into contact with any strange things? Very old objects, perhaps not from your home, but from outside."

This Aiduo really couldn't remember anything. She frowned and thought deeply, but her memory was very vague.

Gu Zhou reminded from the side, "And that thing is still in your house, at least it's very close to you."