“Huh.”
A few days later, two people who were walking from the direction of Yong'an City stopped in front of a thick white fog.
Looking at the white mist in front of him, the old man had a hint of surprise in his eyes, but then he asked the young man beside him:
"Fei Peng, if it were you, how would you choose to pass through this white fog?"
The young man thought for a while before replying:
"If this white fog is just a natural phenomenon, we can just walk over it. But if not, it must be a way for the Chen family to keep out outsiders. If we barge in rashly, we are likely to be discovered."
"If we have the help of our uncle, we can fly over, but if it's just me, I will probably wait a little longer."
"Oh? Why?"
The old man asked with great interest.
The boy pointed at the road and said:
"Uncle, look, there are footprints on this road from time to time, which shows that there are many people coming in and out. If we wait a little longer, maybe we can wait for others and follow them in."
The old man nodded with satisfaction:
"Okay, then we'll follow your idea and wait a little longer."
The boy's face froze:
"Uncle, wouldn't it be faster if we flew in?"
The old man shook his head:
"Even if we can get past this white fog, it is likely to attract attention. We don't need this little bit of time."
The boy looked helpless, but he had no choice but to compromise.
However, half a day later, a caravan pulling horses came towards the direction where the two were.
The young man's eyes lit up slightly. It seemed that his uncle had already sensed it.
Before the two of them could speak, the leader of the caravan said directly:
"It's still the same old rules. If you want to follow us into the Mass Burial Mountain, you need to pay ten jade coins."
The young man was slightly startled and asked doubtfully:
"How did you know we wanted to go into the mass grave?"
But after asking, the boy regretted it. This place was so remote, and the only place nearby was probably a mass grave.
The leader chuckled:
"I have seen many people like you. You must want to go to the Mass Burial Hill, join the Chen family, and become a servant of the Chen family, right? But we will only take you in. As for whether you can join the Chen family and become a servant of the Chen family in the future, it is none of our business."
Hearing these words, the young man's face turned red. He was the pride of the Gongyang family, but these savages actually asked him to be a slave of the Chen family.
But before the young man could get angry, the old man beside him smiled and said:
"Your Excellency, I want to go to the Mass Burial Mountain with my grandson, but we are blocked by the white fog. However, ten jade coins are too much. I only have eight jade coins on me. I hope your Excellency can help me."
The leader of the caravan frowned slightly, then waved his hand:
"Eight is enough. Just follow us after you enter the white fog. Don't run around, or we won't be able to save you."
"Please rest assured, sir. I know everything."
"Set off!"
Soon, the group walked into the white fog. Under the leadership of the caravan, the two followed at the end of the team.
"Uncle, these people are too arrogant. They even want to collect jade coins. In my opinion, we should kill them all!"
The old man smiled faintly:
"Why would we resort to force if we can use jade coins to solve the problem? Besides, we still have a family mission to fulfill. The outside world is not like the family. Every place has its own rules. When strength cannot solve all problems, we might as well let nature take its course."
"These great truths again!"
The young man said to himself.
After a while, the caravan had passed through the white fog and arrived at the mass grave mountain.
The houses in the mountains are well-built and the villages are scattered in an orderly manner, which looks quite picturesque. However, the scene before him seems ordinary to the young man, and is not even as good as the most remote place of his family.
As the old man and the young man were about to leave, the leader of the caravan spoke from behind:
"Don't blame me for not reminding you. If you want to become a servant of the Chen family, you must first join a nearby village."
"I've told you the method. It's up to you whether you can grasp it."
"hateful!"
The boy clenched his fists.
These people are really going too far!
The old man just smiled calmly:
"Okay, let's go and take a walk around this mass grave."
"Uncle, shouldn't we check out the Chen family totem now while the Chen family hasn't discovered us yet?"
"No hurry, and do you think the Chen family really can't find out?"
…
"Greetings, Lord Black Snake. This is what I got when I first entered the noble territory."
"Two people came in, one old and one young. They looked like grandfather and grandson, but they didn't look like they were here for the position of house slave."
The leader of the caravan was taking out eight jade coins with a smile on his face.
Chen Xuanshe glanced at it indifferently, but only took four jade coins, and then said:
"It's still the same old rules."
The leader of the caravan happily took back the remaining four jade coins and quickly replied:
"Don't worry, Master Xuanshe. I know everything."
"Um."
After the caravan headed towards the nearby village, Chen Xuanshe recorded the news he had just received.
There are many people who want to enter the Mass Grave Mountain, and most of them are from Yong'an City. He has become accustomed to this kind of thing. As for the old man and the young boy, perhaps they want to live here. They are not people worthy of attention, so there is no need to pay attention to them. He will report them to the family later.
At night, the moonlight is bright.
"It's about time. Let's go and take a look at the Chen family's sacred tree."
At this moment, the old man's eyes were deep and his aura was domineering.
The young man beside him showed a hint of joy on his face after hearing this. He was finally going to complete this family mission. After completing it, he could leave this damn place.
In the young man's eyes, the old man just raised it lightly, and the two of them flew towards where the Chen family was.
As the two figures flew into the air, a faint light bloomed from the old man's body.
The next moment, the two of them disappeared into thin air.
Soon, the two flew into the Chen Family Ancestral Hall.
The boy who landed on the ground looked at what was in front of him and said with a hint of surprise:
"Uncle, is this the Chen family's totem? It looks a bit like a locust tree."
In their sight, in the empty ancestral hall, a strange locust tree, no thicker than a bowl and no taller than a few meters, stood before the two men.
The leaves of this locust tree are strange, black and green in color, but they exude vitality. However, in the night, they appear a little dark and lifeless.
"Uncle, this Chen family totem doesn't look very strong. It seems that it is not the murderer of this blessed land."
The old man did not answer, but his eyes were shining as he looked carefully at the locust tree in front of him.
Seeing this, the young man had no choice but to continue looking around, but after looking left and right, he really didn't find anything worth his second glance. Even this family ancestral hall was extremely shabby and could not be compared with the ancestral hall of his Gongyang family.
“Da da da!”
At this time, the sound of footsteps came slowly from outside, as if someone was preparing to enter the ancestral hall.
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