Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 417 This is a real slap in the face!
Xi Jingyue's lips twitched slightly. He could only say that this development was both unexpected and reasonable. He sighed and wished he could just stay put and do nothing.

Madam Xi and the others, unaware of the situation, looked at Xi Jingyue with slight concern: "Jingyue, An'an, this..."

Xi Jingyue glanced at the group helplessly and reassured them, "It's alright, she won't let herself suffer."

Du Anrao certainly wouldn't let herself suffer a loss, but she also had no interest in disciplining other people's descendants. After thinking about it, she decided to let these elderly people who were so worried about their descendants do it themselves.

It's not that she can actually summon the deceased back to the mortal world; that would not be in accordance with the laws of nature, and she doesn't have that much power.

But she can still make these people see the overwhelming resentment of their ancestors.

"Mr. Xi, may I borrow your finger?"

"Lend...my finger?" Xi Jingyue's expression stiffened slightly, almost mistaking someone for someone wanting to chop off his finger in anger, but his hand still instinctively reached out.

"Give it to me." Du Anrao grabbed Xi Jingyue's hand, then took out an embroidery needle from his pocket and stuck it into Xi Jingyue's finger.

Xi Jingyue: "???" Wait, how come you carry something like this with you? Is that even scientifically possible?
As it turns out, even more unscientific things were yet to come.

Du Anrao carefully collected the drop of blood that had oozed from Xi Jingyue's fingertip into a transparent disposable bowl, poured in some clean water and stirred it, then began chanting an incantation.

"Heaven and Earth are mystical and profound, the Dao follows the natural order. The Void Emperor decrees that I attain true enlightenment. All the gods gather and merge into my body. I connect with the Nine Heavens above and the Underworld below. You, my blood relatives, quickly reveal your forms and depart!"

After Du Anrao finished speaking, he suddenly opened his eyes and sprinkled the pale red blood in his hand toward the direction of the Xi family's ancestral grave mound.

Xi Yanyi and the others looked at Du Anrao with disdain, making no attempt to hide their contempt and malice: "Playing tricks."

However, what happened the next second made everyone's expression change.

The blood, which should have fallen to the ground in a parabolic arc, seemed to be guided by something, and the moment it left the transparent plastic bowl, it turned into countless droplets, falling onto all the graves in the mountains at that moment.

Afterwards, everyone felt a chill all over their bodies. Even though it was 10 a.m., with the sun high in the sky and the sun shining brightly, they inexplicably felt a biting cold wind and their limbs were icy cold.

Many people shivered on the spot, instinctively wanting to hug themselves with their arms for warmth.

Before they could think any further, a gasp of surprise successfully drew everyone's attention.

"Smoke, black smoke! Look over there, there really is smoke! What she said was actually true!"

what? !

The Xi family members subconsciously turned their heads to look in the direction of the sound and found that the burial mound, which had been bathed in sunlight not long ago, was indeed shrouded in black mist, just as Du Anrao had just said.

Especially the grave of the ancestor of the young man who had illegal dealings with Jia Yunxiao, specifically mentioned by Du Anrao, was shrouded in black smoke, so thick that it completely obscured the grave, making it look like a mosaic from a distance.

Du Anrao naturally noticed the unusual nature of the grave. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that this family not only had a son who was an outlaw, but also a daughter who was an outlaw. The parents were no better either. Like parents, like children. He decided to go back and find an opportunity to report them all to rid the people of this scourge!

Xi Jingyue's eyes narrowed slightly as he subtly glanced at the family Du Anrao had mentioned, quickly confirming their identities.

No wonder their company has been so successful in recent years, even surpassing the scheming Second Uncle's family; it turns out they've gotten involved in something they shouldn't have.

Everyone was shocked by what they saw. After a long while, Xi Yanying gritted his teeth and stubbornly said, "It's an illusion! This must be an illusion deliberately set up by that woman. It's all fake, fake!" As soon as he finished speaking, the black smoke from the nearest grave mound seemed to have awakened its own consciousness. It was carried by a whistling spring breeze and flew towards Xi Yanying with bared teeth and claws.

Xi Yanyi's expression changed drastically. He instinctively wanted to escape, but his legs wouldn't obey him.

Seeing that the black smoke had arrived in front of him in the blink of an eye, Xi Yanying could only try to comfort himself: it was just a bluff. How could such a small, intangible, unlucky thing hurt him?

The idea had barely surfaced when reality slapped it in the face.

Snapped--

Everyone clearly heard a loud slap and someone's painful wail.

"Ghost! There's a ghost! Help! There's a ghost! There's a ghost!"

Everyone: "..." We all saw it. Didn't we just say it was all an illusion? We've been proven wrong? Seriously, this is a real slap in the face!
Several of Xi Yanxing's henchmen who had been stirring up trouble were starting to panic, and those who disliked Xi Yanxing weren't much better off.

Because they soon discovered that the eldest brother didn't need to laugh at the second brother; they would soon be the ones to be slapped, and no one could escape it.

As a result, the ancestral worship ceremony was in complete chaos for the next half hour. Slaps and screams filled the air, and ear-pulling and head-pulling were commonplace, making it a veritable hell on earth.

The few survivors gathered around Du Anrao, watching the scene with a mix of emotion and lingering fear.

"This is...too tragic! What heinous things did they do to force their ancestors to crawl out from underground and slap them like this?"

Third Aunt glanced at her old enemies in the crowd, who were now frantically fleeing. Her feelings were somewhat complicated, a mix of satisfaction and a tiny bit of sympathy, though it was probably only the size of a fingernail.

My third aunt's husband pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses and spoke the most heartless words in the gentlest tone.

"It must have been some immoral and evil deeds, it's all retribution."

Grandpa Xi and the others never expected that a proper ancestral worship ceremony would turn into such a dramatic scene.

After her initial surprise, she couldn't help but tentatively ask, "An'an, is there anything you can do to help them? I know what they just said was indeed a bit excessive and offended you, but... we can't just let them keep making a scene like this, can we?"

Du Anrao blinked, looking completely innocent: "I want to help them too, but I'm afraid... that's not a good idea."

"What...is it not good?"

“It is only natural for a father to beat his son, let alone an ancestor who is several generations removed. He finally got the chance to teach his juniors a lesson. Should we really stop him? Besides, this is ultimately your family matter. As an outsider, it is not appropriate for me to interfere.”

The Xi family members: "..." What you said makes so much sense, we are speechless.

Xi Jingyue's lips twitched slightly, and he seriously suspected that Du Anrao had done it on purpose, with ulterior motives and deliberate revenge.

But upon closer reflection, if these arrogant fools hadn't been so eager to cause her trouble, she wouldn't have attacked them. So they brought it on themselves, and they have no one else to blame.

The most important thing right now is...