Wu Clan Ancestral Hall: Divine Tablets for People of Different Surnames

Wu Clan Ancestral Hall!

Alarm bells rang in Xiao Ren's mind; this evil spirit was hiding in the ancestral hall!

The ancestral hall's main gate was unlocked, the central door wide open, seemingly waiting silently for people to cross the threshold, like the gaping maw of a predatory beast.

"Follow me into the sect." Commander Huo drew his sword and walked away with a flick of his sleeve.

Xiao Ren and Qi Wei followed closely behind.

As soon as you step into the front courtyard of the ancestral hall, a faint scent of incense and wood wafts into your nostrils.

The ground is paved with bluestone slabs, and precious trees are planted on both sides.

A solemn and respectful atmosphere arises spontaneously.

A huge incense burner is placed on the central axis.

Commander Huo led the way, sword in hand.

"I just used my divine sense to investigate, and the evil spirit is inside the ancestral hall. However, its aura is now concealed, so it should be hiding inside the ancestral hall. Let's split up and search for it."

"Signaling evil spirits with sound!"

"Yes."

The three of them separated.

Given Wulingyu's status and identity, the ancestral hall was built to be extremely large and spacious.

Xiao Ren went straight into the ancestral hall.

The main hall, or ancestral hall, is where ancestral worship, ceremonies, and clan gatherings are held.

Xiao Ren looked around and saw that the candlelight in the ancestral hall was dim and unclear.

A plaque hangs in the main hall of this ancestral hall.

Above it are three large, elegantly written characters: Shidetang.

The offering table displays a green-glazed lotus petal dragon-shaped Boshan incense burner, a white-glazed elephant-shaped candlestick, and a white-glazed double-handled flat pot with printed animal face patterns.

In the very center is the spirit tablet of Zhou Xian's first ancestor, Duke Wu, whose personal name was Siyuan.

The walls are adorned with portraits of the ancestors, family precepts, clan rules, and other related materials.

"Nothing unusual." Xiao Ren placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, his gaze wary, a hint of purple light flashing in his eyes.

After passing the main hall, you will reach the rear hall.

Its area is half the size of the ancestral hall, and the altar is filled with layers upon layers of ancestral tablets of the Wu family.

Xiao Ren: "It's really strange that none of the halls in the Wu Clan Ancestral Hall are locked."

As before, the candlelight was dim, the hall was dark, and Xiao Ren's shadow stretched extremely long.

Xiao Ren narrowed his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the ancestral tablets of the Wu family.

The dim lighting inside the hall forced him to get closer to the offering table.

"Second generation ancestor... Third generation ancestor..."

"This is?"

For some reason, the inscriptions on those shrines began to become blurred and indistinct.

Xiao Ren braced his arms on the offering table and strained to look ahead.

"Soon, we'll see it clearly soon."

Xiao Ren let out a low growl.

"I saw it!"

Suddenly.

Xiao Ren's pupils suddenly contracted, and a chill ran down his spine and straight to his brain.

Are you kidding me?!

Why is there a deity with a different surname enshrined in this Wu Clan Ancestral Hall?

"The spirit tablet of Mi Gong, the 23rd generation ancestor of the Qian family, whose given name was Konghou!"

糜？

Delicious!!!

Xiao Ren is a demon-slaying envoy of the Demon Suppression Division, and has the authority to access the files of high-ranking officials in Shu County.

Last night, Qi Wei and I stayed up all night, thoroughly investigating the network of relationships among the high-ranking officials in the prefectural government, but we still couldn't find anyone with the surname Mi.

Xiao Ren's breathing became somewhat rapid.

If that's the case, then they can be strung together.

The 23rd generation ancestor of the Wu family changed his surname for unknown reasons. Perhaps he did not die and has continued to exist in the world in some special state.

The strange occurrences in the Da Luo Guo Temple were the masterpiece of this Mi Konghou (a type of harp).

Wu Lingyu was appointed as the governor of Shu Commandery, a powerful regional official with the ability to get everyone in Shu Commandery to work together!

"This matter must be reported to Commander Huo, and his decision will be made!"

Xiao Ren did not notice that the shadow on the ground overlapped with another shadow.

"Xiao Ren, what are you standing there for?"

Xiao Ren turned around, and there stood a figure holding a sword outside the hall; it was Commander Huo.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Ren hurriedly said, "Commander Huo, look quickly! The great-grandfather of Prefect Wu was named Mi Konghou!"

Commander Huo's expression shifted between light and shadow as he stepped across the threshold.

"Oh? If that's the case, then the one who harbored treacherous individuals and wiped out the entire Da Lu family in the Da Luo State Temple might be related to Prefect Wu?"

"Yes, Commander, please look at that altar." Xiao Ren pointed.

next moment.

puff!

The sharp weapon tore through flesh, and real blood splattered all over the ground.

Xiao Ren's eyes widened in disbelief. He slowly lowered his head as a chilling sword tip pierced his heart, stained with real blood.

The golden energy belonging to Commander Huo was rampaging wildly within Xiao Ren's body, damaging his meridians.

Xiao Ren turned his head and saw Commander Huo looking at him with a gloomy expression, a half-smile on his face.

"You... Commander Huo... why!" Xiao Ren asked with a gloomy face.

Commander Huo is an enemy, not a friend!

Why?

"Xiao Ren, you have the ability and experience, and you've worked diligently in the Demon Suppression Division, so why can't you be promoted?"

"Too serious."

"Look at Ouyang Dou, he's going to be promoted to Rank B Demon Slayer this year."

Xiao Ren circulated his internal energy, but suddenly felt that his true energy was like a stagnant pool of water, impossible to mobilize.

"The spirit bamboo core mixed with the Disruptive Pulse Powder will be of great benefit to you all," Commander Huo said with a shake of his head and a light laugh.

Upon hearing this...

Xiao Ren felt utterly hopeless; it turned out that every step he took had been calculated.

Xiao Ren's throat bobbed, and he said with deep sorrow:

"Commander Huo, have you forgotten your grand mission of exterminating evil across borders? How can a sparrow understand the ambitions of a swan? How could you collude with such a parasite!"

The boy who once slew dragons has become the dragon himself.

Commander Huo's eyes were like deep pools, showing no emotion upon hearing this.

"Further discussion is pointless."

"You, a mere C-rank Demon Slayer, what do you know about the bigger picture?"

As the golden energy raged, Xiao Ren's meridians were severed, and his vital energy leaked out.

His breathing grew weaker and weaker, and he began to decline.

True Qi Level Two... Level One... External Qi... Blood Courage...

Xiao Ren closed his eyes helplessly. There was no way to turn things around now!

I'm afraid Qi Wei has already died and disappeared!

"We are both registered Demon Slayers. How will you explain killing us to your superiors?!"

Commander Huo sneered.

"Xiao Ren, Qi Wei is the Demon Slayer. He's currently investigating a major case in Luohan County. When did he return to the county seat?"

"Shi Zhong and Shi Ji have never been listed on the Demon Slayer register."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ren was utterly despairing, his tone bleak: "I can't outsmart you."

"Rest assured, you two were killed by the Red Lantern Ghost while on official duty. You are a model for the Demon Suppression Division. You will be honored to the fullest extent after your deaths."

Commander Huo made a sword shape with two fingers and slid them across Xiao Ren's neck from a distance.

Glug glug.

The demon slayer, who had worked diligently in the Demon Suppression Division for many years, had his head roll on the ground.

My soul has been completely extinguished!

At the same time, the faint purple light in Xiao Ren's eyes disappeared.

Commander Huo lightly brushed the sword, flicked his sleeve, and the corpse and blood vanished completely.

Squeak.

The main gate to the rear hall was closed, and the candlelight inside flickered, as if nothing had happened.

…………

Baibao Auction House.

Pei Si reached out and cleared the screen.

His expression was indifferent, but he already had a plan in mind.

The person behind the scenes was actually the great-grandfather of Prefect Wu.

The target has been identified, but their whereabouts are unknown.

Pei Si: "It's unlikely that the other party is human."

"Although cultivation can prolong life, it still has an end. Foundation Establishment cultivators live for two hundred years."

"If our great-grandfather Wu had broken through to the Purple Mansion realm, why would he have changed his surname?"

"The other party is probably a ghost cultivator, and the methods he has mastered are similar to those of the shaman he serves as."

"Nurture the treacherous, then expel them!"

A warning bell rang in Pei Si's heart!

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, within the comprehensive record of all industries, under the guidance of [Duan Gong], a theater manifests.

Now, in this theater, red lanterns are hung, and a headless skeleton bodhisattva sits in the audience.

There were also some Eagle-Raising Guards and rampant soldiers transformed from demons.

With the barrier of the Myriad Mirrors of Knowledge, the aura of the White Bone Bodhisattva should not leak out and be detected by that ghost cultivator.

Otherwise, he would have been targeted by that ghost cultivator the moment he stepped into Shu County.