Chapter 324: Golden Light at the Door
Upon hearing this, the two managers quickly brought a ladder. One of them held the ladder while the other carefully held the door god's portrait and climbed up.
They moved quickly but cautiously, fearing that they might accidentally break the door god, which could be everyone's "life-saving talisman".
Under the nervous gaze of the crowd, the portrait of the door god was finally firmly affixed to the door.
In an instant, the originally dim portrait suddenly emitted a strong golden light like a lit torch.
The faces of the two door gods, Shentu and Yulei, became increasingly clear in the golden light. Their eyes were fierce, as if they were overlooking all the evil in the world, and they exuded a terrifying aura of majesty.
The golden light was like an indestructible wall, spreading outward from the room where Diao Xinyan lived, gradually covering the entire yard.
The black shadow that was originally running around freely in the yard with its fangs and claws bared seemed to be restrained by an invisible but powerful force at this moment.
Their originally agile and elusive bodies froze in an instant, and they let out sharp roars, which seemed to be anger and fear.
The black shadow rushed towards the house desperately, trying to break through the sudden obstacle, but the moment it touched the golden light, there was a loud "bang" and the black shadow seemed to have hit a steel wall. The whole person was bounced away, drew an arc in the air, and fell heavily to the ground.
The black shadow that was flung away struggled and twisted on the ground, invisible flames seemed to be burning on its body, and it kept howling in pain.
As time passed, the shadow's struggle became weaker and weaker, and finally gradually dissipated into the air, leaving only an eerie silence.
And the golden light emitted by the door god still firmly guards the courtyard, its brightness has not diminished at all, as if declaring to the world its inviolability.
"Miss, thanks to your quick reaction, we were able to stick the door god on the door. This door god is so powerful... Look, those things can't get in." Uncle Diao was very grateful when he saw that it really worked.
Fortunately, he did what the eldest lady asked him to buy these things, otherwise...
Diao Xinyan nodded slightly, her eyes still fixed on the golden door god portrait, and said with lingering fear: "Yes, it's a good thing I listened to Mengna and bought these items. At that time, I thought it was just a favor, but I never thought it would become our life-saving straw. I just don't know what these things are, I have never heard of them before..."
"Yeah, I haven't heard of it either. I haven't heard anyone say that there are monsters in this world that can be seen but not touched."
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On the other side, when the statue on the door was touched, Shentu and Yulei received the news first.
They were very surprised, because that thing was not a monster at all, but...
"Undead?!" Yang Xiangwei was surprised, "There are undead in this world? I've never heard of them."
Shen Tu said, "Yes, Mother Goddess, we haven't heard of it before. Why don't we call the land god to ask him?"
Yang Xiangwei immediately called the local lord, who was shocked. He had been in charge of this land for so long but had never seen a ghost.
"Impossible! If there really are ghosts, shouldn't they come to me first after they die?" The land master said this because he had paid attention to this problem when he took over.
As the ruler of a piece of land, he is in charge of the living and the dead before they go to the underworld.
However, there was no underworld in his territory, and he was not sure if there was one somewhere else, so he thought that if it really didn't work, he would just take care of it first, and when the Mother Goddess had time, she could create an underworld.
As a result, he discovered that people in this world had no souls after they died. When they died, they were dead and there was nothing left.
After hearing what the land god said, Yang Xiangwei was even more surprised. If people in this world have no souls after death, then where did the things that the door gods bumped into come from?
Yang Xiangwei said, "Shen Tu, Yu Lei, how about you two go over and see what's going on?"
"Yes, Mother Goddess."
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The courtyard where Diao Xinyan and her friends were was protected, but they soon discovered that after one evil spirit was eliminated, another one appeared.
They kept rushing over, like moths to a flame, trying to rush into the yard.
Diao Xinyan turned her head and looked towards her yard suspiciously. Could there be something in there?
Diao Xinyan stared at Mao Kangan's evasive eyes with a sharp gaze, and said coldly: "Mao Kangan, do you have anything to say?"
Mao Kangan looked away guiltily: "Reply... Miss, how would I know what this monster is thinking? Monsters... there is no monster that doesn't eat people..."
Upon hearing this, Diao Xinyan snorted coldly and waved her hand. The servant beside her immediately understood and stepped forward to control Mao Kangan firmly.
Mao Kangan struggled desperately and shouted that he was innocent. His son and daughter also ran out in panic, kneeling on the ground and crying, "Miss, please have mercy on me, my father didn't do anything!"
Diao Xinyan remained unmoved, her eyes growing colder: "Humph, if you are really innocent, why did you evade my gaze just now and feel so guilty? If you don't explain clearly today, the lives of everyone in this yard will be lost because of you!"
At this moment, the originally stable golden light of the door god suddenly flickered violently, and the evil spirits that were originally blocked outside hit the barrier more frantically, and the sound was deafening.
Diao Xinyan's heart tightened, knowing that time was running out. She squatted down, looked directly into Mao Kang'an's eyes, and said word by word: "Mao Kang'an, if you don't want to harm your children, tell the truth quickly! Why are these monsters here?"
Mao Kangan clenched his teeth, veins popped out on his forehead, beads of sweat kept rolling down, but he still muttered: "Miss, I really don't know, I swear to God, if I knew, I would be struck by lightning..."
Seeing his stubborn attitude, Diao Xinyan's anger flared up, and she ordered coldly, "Since he doesn't care about his family's life or death, tie up all his family members."
The servants quickly carried out the order and tied up Mao Kang'an's entire family.
Mao Kang'an's son and daughter cried and begged the eldest lady for mercy, but Diao Xinyan had made up her mind and remained unmoved.
After dealing with the Mao family, Diao Xinyan turned to the other servants and said in a louder voice: "Everyone listen carefully! Has anyone come to the yard recently? If you provide clues truthfully, you will be rewarded! If anyone knows about it but does not report it, once I find out, their fate will be the same as Mao Kangan's family!"
The servants looked at each other and whispered to each other.
After a while, a young maid stood up timidly and said in a trembling voice: "Miss, I...I saw a masked man come to see Butler Mao a few days ago. The two chatted for a long time in a secluded place outside the yard. I thought it was a bit strange at the time, but I didn't dare to ask more."
Diao Xinyan's eyes lit up, and she quickly asked, "What does that man look like? Do you remember anything special about him?"
The maid tried to recall and said, "He was tall, wearing a black robe, and he walked silently, which was scary. He also seemed to have a strange smell. I can't describe it, but it made me feel creepy."
He is tall, wearing a black robe, and walks without making any sound... He is undoubtedly an alien. Diao Xinyan didn't expect that those people would even invite strangers to deal with her. They didn't treat her as a family member at all.
She had originally thought that as long as they didn't go too far, she would give them some face even if she took over the family business from her father in the future. But now it seems that although she is willing to give them some face, some people even want her life.
"Miss, look over there!"
Following Uncle Diao's exclamation, Diao Xinyan looked up. I saw a golden light shining brightly at the door...
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