The old man's words made perfect sense, leaving no room for argument.
Lin Yu didn't argue with him any further, but just gave him a deep look.
"Commander Lin, let's not stand here. Didn't you want to visit the ancestral hall? Let's go in," Yuan Hong said with a smile.
Lin Yu nodded and stepped into the courtyard of the ancestral hall.
"The ancestral hall is not lit at night, so watch your step!"
Uncle Gong gave him a few words of advice, lit an oil lamp, and limped ahead to lead the way.
Lin Yu glanced at his legs, frowned, but didn't say anything.
Squeak!
The wooden door opened, and everyone entered the main hall.
At the very center is a statue of a Taoist deity, Bixia Yuanjun.
Lin Yu recalled what Yuan Hong had said before, that this place used to be a temple dedicated to a goddess, so it wasn't surprising.
Strangely, there was no smell of incense in the hall; instead, the air was filled with the scent of mugwort.
Does this ancestral hall not burn incense or mugwort?
Lin Yu walked around the main hall, looking inside and out.
The main hall was swept very clean, without even a single cobweb.
It's not hard to see that Uncle Gong, as a servant of the Yuan family for twenty years, is still very dedicated.
Then, Lin Yu went around to the back of the statue, where there was a back door, but it was closed at the moment.
Lin Yu reached out to open the door, but Uncle Gong came over and reminded him, "Young man, according to the Yuan family's rules, you are not allowed to enter the backyard of the ancestral hall at night!"
It turns out that this door leads to the backyard!
"It's alright, it's alright!" Yuan Hong instructed, "Uncle Gong, open the door and let Commander Lin go in and take a look!"
Uncle Gong hesitated for a moment, but still stepped forward and opened the back door.
Lin Yu glanced at him and walked out through the back door.
The backyard was large, with two side halls. The bright moonlight shone down, illuminating the two old locust trees in the courtyard, making them appear somewhat enchanting.
Waaaaaah!
Just then, a low sob came from the side hall.
It sounded like a child crying.
Yuan Hong was stunned, and his eyes suddenly turned to terror.
"Yes, it's the vengeful spirit of that child. He's back, he's back again!" Yuan Hong's voice trembled, and he felt his legs go weak.
Lin Yu waved his hand, "Mr. Yuan, please calm down!"
As he spoke, he glanced at the side hall and walked straight over.
The group followed behind, trembling, fearing that something might suddenly emerge from the side hall.
"Commander Lin!"
Just as Lin Yu arrived at the door of the side hall, Yuan Hong suddenly called him to a stop.
Yuan Hong pursed his lips and said, "Commander Lin, back then, that child died in this side hall..."
Lin Yu frowned and slowly placed his hand on the doorknob, which was secured by a rusty brass lock, tightly locking the wooden door.
"Hmph, playing tricks! I'll do it!"
Relying on his youthful vigor, Yuan Ye mustered his courage and rammed into the wooden door.
Clang!
Dust swirled around, and it took half a day for visibility to gradually clear.
Lin Yu swept his sleeves and walked into the house first.
Inside this side hall was also a statue of a deity, a statue of Zhong Kui.
Yuan Hong leaned closer and said awkwardly, "This statue was brought from the temple by my father years ago, supposedly to suppress this little devil!"
"Waaaaah!"
The crying sound came again, and everyone was so frightened that they all backed away, revealing strange expressions.
Because the crying sounded as if it were coming from the idol.
"Could it be that the little devil has been suppressed by the great god Zhong Kui all along?" Yuan Fang asked curiously.
Lin Yu sneered: "I think there are no little devils, but rather someone playing tricks!"
"Yuan Ye, smash the statue!" Lin Yu immediately ordered.
Yuan Ye was slightly taken aback, and everyone else was also stunned.
Uncle Gong quickly stepped forward and said, "This is absolutely unacceptable! Destroying the statue of a deity will incur divine punishment. If the gods are angered, the Yuan family will be in great trouble!"
Yuan Hong also said nervously, "Commander Lin, when my father asked for the statue, he said that Zhong Kui was used to suppress evil spirits and must not be touched, otherwise our Yuan family will face a great disaster!"
"A major disaster? It can't be that bad, can it?"
Lin Yu sneered, "Since no one dares to make a move, I'll have to take matters into my own hands!"
Bang!
Lin Yu slapped the Zhong Kui statue hard.
Click!
A fist-sized crack instantly appeared on the body of the Zhong Kui statue.
Whoosh!
The next second, the entire statue collapsed like dominoes.
"You, you dare to disrespect the gods! You will be punished by heaven!" Uncle Gong shouted angrily.
Yuan Hong and Yuan Fang were also dumbfounded, and for a moment they didn't know what to say.
"Waaaaah!"
At that moment, the child's cries grew even louder.
Yuan Ye seemed to realize something, and quickly stepped forward, pulling an object out of the ruins.
"This is... a semiconductor?"
Yuan Hong's eyes widened in surprise.
Yuan Fang and Yuan Ye might not be familiar with this, but Yuan Hong knew it very well. This semiconductor device was popular in the 1980s; it was an old-fashioned radio.
At that moment, he finally realized something, grabbed the radio, and said through gritted teeth, "So, all that wailing and howling was coming from this thing? Damn it, it really fooled me!"
Yuan Hong was so angry that he immediately tried to smash the radio on the ground.
At this moment, Lin Yu looked at Uncle Gong and said with a sneer, "Uncle Gong, when I came in just now, I saw a radio on the ground by the door. It should be yours, right? It seems to be the same brand as this radio!"
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