"Disciple Huo Yan pays homage to the ancestor!"
Huo Yan?!
Qi Jing was shocked, and Gu Zhou was equally confused. He threw out talismans to set up a barrier around him. Qi Jing had already squatted down, carefully looking at Huo Yan's soul.
"It's really Huo Yan. I've seen your photo at Second Master's place, but weren't you in seclusion at Xuanmen? How did you die?"
Huo Yan's eyes were filled with anger as he looked up at Gu Zhou. "That evil cultivator took my body and used it to return to Xuanmen to do evil. He also wanted to destroy my soul. I had no choice but to escape to the underworld. As long as my body is still alive, I cannot reincarnate. I have been wandering in the underworld, becoming a homeless soul!"
I have been trying to find a way out of the underworld and wanted to tell the disciples of Xuanmen. I finally got the chance last night and used the power of that talisman paper to open the ghost gate and escape! Unexpectedly, I actually saw the ancestor and begged him to save Xuanmen! Save my wife and children!
Huo Yan's face was red, tears of blood flowed from his eyes, and he was filled with resentment. He had been insisting because he was afraid that the evil cultivator would harm his wife and children. Now that he had grasped this glimmer of hope, the resentment accumulated over the years finally had an outlet.
Seeing that Huo Yan was about to turn into a ghost, Qi Jing immediately put his hand on Huo Yan's shoulder and used his vital energy to dispel the evil spirit.
Gu Zhou frowned and said, "Let's talk about it when we get back."
Qi Jing agreed that it was always unsafe outside.
Gu Zhou took out a blank talisman and collected Huo Yan's soul. He looked up at the shivering female ghost in the corner, and after thinking about it, he decided to collect her together.
When we came out of the woods, Qi Yao was waiting next to the electric bike. He asked, "Why did you come back? You didn't see anyone."
Gu Zhou looked at Qi Yao sympathetically, stepped forward and patted his shoulder, "You are so lucky!"
"What?" Qi Yao was confused. What happened to him?
Qi Jing also pretended to sigh and said, "I'll give you a beautiful sister when I get back."
Qi Yao refused, "I don't want it! It must not be a good thing!"
Gu Zhou ignored him and got in the car to take Qi Jing back.
Another hour's journey passed, and it was already late when they returned to Qi's house. Qi Jing was hungry, so he took out his own big bowl and sat at the dining table. Others also sat down and started eating.
Jiaojiao immediately sensed something was wrong and asked, "Why did you bring two ghosts back?"
Gu Zhou didn't explain, took out the talisman paper and released the two ghosts.
The female ghost hugged her body and trembled. She could feel that many of the people present were not simple, including the little fox nestled in Mo Chuxia's arms.
The female ghost immediately hid in the corner and squatted, "Woo woo woo, don't kill me, don't kill me!"
Qi Yao recognized the female ghost at first sight and jumped up in fright, "Fuck! Why are you back again!"
Qi Yao really felt that he was unlucky. Thinking of the good fortune that Qi Jing had told Gu Zhou about, he had a hunch that he would be haunted by this female ghost again today.
However, no one paid attention to Qi Yao's reaction. Huo Yan had calmed down a lot after staying in the talisman paper for a long time. He saluted Qi Jun who was sitting in the main seat, "Second Master!"
Qi Jun looked at Huo Yan in his soul state with a complicated expression, "What's going on?"
Gu Zhou sat down next to Qi Jing and said to Huo Yan, "Tell me the details."
Huo Yan said, "In the second year after I inherited Xuanmen, someone came to steal the formation book passed down by our ancestors. I was incompetent and failed to protect the formation book, so it was snatched away by that group of people!"
"Who are they?" Gu Zhou asked. It was not an easy task to steal the formation book from Xuanmen.
Huo Yan lowered his head. "I don't know. They were all wearing masks, so I couldn't see their true appearance. I joined forces with the Xuanmen masters to attack them, but I couldn't save the formation book and was injured instead.
For the next few years, the disciples searched for the whereabouts of the formation book, until they found it in Chuzhou seventeen years ago."
"Chuzhou." Qi Jun looked at Qi Jing who was eating, "You said Huo Yuanqi is from Chuzhou."
Qi Jing raised his head from his rice bowl and said, "Yes! It's Chuzhou."
Huo Yan continued, "When I arrived, it was too late. The entire village was dead, leaving only a newborn baby boy with an extremely Yin fate. I wanted to snatch the baby away to prevent the evil cultivators from causing trouble. However, my cultivation was not strong enough, and I was no match for the evil cultivators. I was unable to retrieve the formation book to save the child, and instead had my soul torn out."
Huo Yan clenched his fists as he spoke. This was his shame and even more hatred. He had been wandering in the underworld for many years and had never heard any news about his family. He was very worried and felt useless.
Huo Yan's words made the whole dinner table quiet. Hu Cha Cha raised her head and looked at Huo Yan, her eyes rolling around, not knowing whether she should make a sound.
After a brief silence, Qi Jing asked, "Then how did you escape from the underworld? How did you get together with that female ghost and find Qi Xiaoyao?"
"I've been wandering around the underworld, trying to escape until yesterday when she was suddenly sent there. I then thought of using the talisman on her body to escape." Huo Yan glanced at the female ghost and said, "She said she was sent to the underworld because of the evil spirits' threats and inquiries about the Gu family. She also knew the Qi family. That's why I wanted to find Second Master and was ready to follow him."
This naturally refers to Qi Yao, who was so exhausted that he collapsed in his chair. "What have I done wrong! Uncle! Your jade token is useless!"
"It's not that the jade token is useless. I used the remaining vitality on the talisman paper to stay with you temporarily." Huo Yan said and bowed to Qi Yao. "This is an urgent situation. Please forgive me if I offend you."
Huo Yan looked to be in his twenties, upright and polite, so Qi Yao felt embarrassed.
He waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I'll get used to it after a few times."
Qi Yao sighed and looked at Qi Jing with a leisurely look, "Uncle, can you make the protective jade token more powerful?"
Qi Jing did not answer, but lowered his head, not knowing how to start. Huo Yan had been wandering in the underworld for more than ten years after his body was taken away. In addition to protecting himself, he also wanted to find an opportunity to come back to inform Xuanmen of the danger and protect his family.
But Huoyan's family...
Qi Jing bit his lip. He had previously suspected that Huo Yan coveted Gu Zhou's fate and Huo Yuanxi's body for the sake of his son who died young. Now it seems that he was wrong.
Qi Jun also knew all this, and with Gu Zhou here, what Huo Yan said must be true.
Qi Jun looked at Huo Yan for a long time before saying, "Your wife and children are no longer alive."
A simple sentence completely destroyed the hope in Huo Yan's eyes. His soul shook, two lines of blood and tears flowed out, he muttered something in his mouth, and resentment surged uncontrollably again.
Gu Zhou quickly threw out a talisman and stuck it on Huo Yan's forehead. "The facts are set. It's no use going crazy. You still have a chance to return to your body and avenge your wife and children. If you turn into a ghost now, I will have no choice but to take you in. By then, let alone revenge, you won't even have the chance to pay tribute to them!"
How could Huo Yan remain calm? They were his wife and children!
Killed just like that! He didn't even meet the souls of his wife and children in the underworld! Their souls were scattered! How could he accept this!
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