Chapter 534 It's understandable that she's angry.
"We found it, but we can't get it out. No matter who tries to take it, it's useless. There's nothing pressing on it, and something is stuck to it, but it's firmly stuck there, and no one can move it."
The three members of the Wu family stared wide-eyed, but decided to wait and see what happened first.
Where is the memorial tablet?
"Here." As if to prove that what they said was true, the group hurriedly led the Wu family members toward the ancestral tablets.
When the little jade toad caused the earthquake, the ancestral master's tablet was the first to fall, landing directly under the table. After the ancestral hall collapsed, the fallen walls and roof tiles then crushed the table.
After a great deal of effort, the group finally managed to clean up everything on top, revealing the memorial tablet underneath.
When Wu Yan and the others arrived, all they saw was an overturned memorial tablet covered in a layer of dust, looking utterly dilapidated, shabby, and inconspicuous.
Grandpa Wu frowned and hurriedly stepped forward to pick up the memorial tablet and wipe it clean, only to find that what the others said was true. The tablet was as if it were glued to the ground with super glue, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't budge it.
Grandpa Wu got up and stared at the memorial tablet for a while before calling his son and grandson to come forward and try it too.
The result was the same: the three generations of grandfather, grandfather, and grandson stood in a circle, all dumbfounded.
Ye Wanxi had already deduced something from their conversation. Thinking of the strange things that happened when the film crew started shooting, she glanced at the memorial tablet in front of her.
Ye Wanxi couldn't help but have a guess, and her heart started pounding.
Can I try it?
"You..." Grandpa Wu swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue. He glanced at the jade toad on Ye Wanxi's shoulder and instinctively felt that everything that had happened today was too surreal. He agreed as if possessed, "Alright, give it a try, but be careful."
Ye Wanxi then slowly stepped forward with the little jade toad. Several men who had suffered losses before frowned slightly, neither agreeing nor optimistic.
Surprisingly, the memorial tablet that no one could lift before was as light as an ordinary wooden board in Ye Wanxi's hands, and she lifted it up with a single scoop.
The moment Ye Wanxi touched the memorial tablet, she felt a familiar warmth. When she looked at the words engraved on it: "The tablet of our ancestor Yu Yang Qi Clan," tears streamed down her face.
"Senior Sister."
Wu Yan and Wu Yan didn't hear the word "Senior Sister" clearly, but Grandpa Wu heard it perfectly. Recalling everything that had happened before, he had an almost crazy and absurd guess.
When Feng Tianyu saw her crying, his face darkened instantly, and he hurriedly wiped her tears.
Ye Wanxi was amused by his almost groping-face-like act of wiping away tears. She quickly rescued her face from his hands, casually wiped away her tears, and said with a smile through her tears, "I'm fine, just a little sad."
Several senior brothers and Senior Sister Yunke are still around, but some people will never be seen again.
Ye Wanxi wiped the dust off the memorial tablet with her clothes and asked Grandpa Wu again, "May I offer her some incense?"
Grandpa Wu seemed to wake from a dream, and looked at Ye Wanxi with a complicated expression: "Okay."
The ancestral hall has collapsed like this; it's definitely no longer appropriate to keep these memorial tablets there.
Fortunately, there were several empty rooms not far from the ancestral hall, which were usually used as a place for some elderly people in the village to gather and chat. This was just in time for the emergency, and all the memorial tablets were moved there temporarily.
Ye Wanxi did not place Qi Yao's memorial tablet with theirs; she only wanted to offer incense to her senior sister.
Logically speaking, those inside could only be considered her juniors, and if she were to offer sacrifices to them as well, it might shorten their lifespans.
Ye Wanxi's request was a bit outrageous, but surprisingly, Grandpa Wu agreed after only a moment of silence and provided Ye Wanxi with another room to pay respects to her ancestors.
Ye Wanxi went in with Feng Tianyu and the two little ones, while Shi Lang and the others were left outside.
After Ye Wanxi finished her prayers, she inserted several burning incense sticks into the incense burner, looked at the memorial tablet in front of her, and smiled slightly: "Senior Sister, you are still here, aren't you? Did you foresee this all along? That your descendants would inevitably face a calamity, which is why you couldn't rest easy and led us here in the dark?"
The white smoke from the burning incense initially rose straight up, but after Ye Wanxi finished speaking, it began to curve and bend, as if responding to her words.
Ye Wanxi's eyes were slightly red, but she didn't shed any more tears: "I understand. Don't worry, they are the people you want to protect, and I won't stand idly by."
As soon as he said that, the white smoke twisted even more vigorously.
Ye Wanxi couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Although Feng Tianyu and Qi Yao weren't particularly close as fellow disciples, he was still going to pay his respects out of courtesy now that she was gone.
Unexpectedly, just as he lit the incense, a gust of evil wind suddenly appeared and blew it out of his hand.
Feng Tianyu raised an eyebrow and lit the incense again.
Before the incense had even burned out, an evil wind blew in again, and the incense went out once more.
Ye Wanxi: “…”
Feng Tianyu: "..." It's confirmed, this brat is targeting him!
Ye Wanxi was stunned for a few seconds, then couldn't help but laugh and teased, "Is Senior Sister angry with you? Could it be that you did something to offend her in your past life and made her unhappy? It's been so long, and she still holds such a grudge. This must be quite a sin."
Feng Tianyu also laughed. He turned his head to look at the person next to him and said with a half-smile, "I lured away her favorite junior sister. It's only right that she's angry."
As soon as Feng Tianyu spoke, a person who had long since passed away seemed to be provoked, and a gust of evil wind rose up again, smearing his face.
The two arch-enemies, the little rabbit and the little jade toad, surprisingly united for once, spitting at Feng Tianyu a few times in unison.
You're getting a good deal and then acting innocent, shameless!
After this little incident, the sadness in the room dissipated considerably, but the important matter remained unresolved.
After resting briefly inside, Ye Wanxi took the little jade toad out of the house.
Grandpa Wu and the others had been waiting outside the door for a long time. As soon as the door opened, they instinctively looked into the room.
After confirming that the memorial tablet was alright, and seeing the incense sticks burning smoothly in the incense burner, I felt a mix of emotions.
The matter was urgent, so Ye Wanxi didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "After what just happened, you've probably all realized that although I'm not from your village, I do have some connection with it. So, regarding the strange illness that has suddenly appeared among the people in your village, I hope you can heed my advice and take action as soon as possible."
When Grandpa Wu heard her mention this, his expression became somewhat solemn: "Regarding this matter, we recently contacted the authorities and confirmed the authenticity of your warnings. Rest assured, we and the people in the village will cooperate with whatever needs to be done next."
(End of this chapter)
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