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Chapter 54 The Red Lantern Goddess's Divination of Face Values ​​(Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"hiss!"

Chen Mo was deeply frightened by the sight and couldn't help but gasp.

He instinctively circulated his inner energy, becoming wary and on guard. Suddenly, the scene before him began to blur, and finally shattered like glass, disintegrating and completely disappearing.

My vision cleared again, but there was no baby in front of me.
There was only the empty, cold back room, with straw scattered on the ground, blue brick walls, and a dim oil lamp. There was also a white-haired woman lying motionless on the ground.

Where is that baby in the yellow robe? Even the sound of its cries has ceased.

Everything returned to the familiar room.

But... what about the baby I just saw?

The baby's appearance, features, voice, and movements were all incredibly realistic.

Chen Mo blinked a few times and looked ahead again, but he could no longer see the yellow-robed baby.

"Hallucination?"

Chen Mo knew that some people are prone to similar hallucinations when they are under too much pressure or desperately missing something. It could be considered a case of "what you think about during the day, you dream about at night."

However, Chen Mo had entered the inner school of martial arts, and his mental state was good, with his six senses and six perceptions becoming sharp.

My intuition tells me that what just happened was definitely not an illusion.

No matter how much Chen Mo tried to fuss over himself, he was unable to see the yellow-robed infant again and had to give up in the end.

Chen Mo looked down at the woman and was shocked to find that she was lying stiffly on the ground, lifeless.

died! ?
The woman was full of energy just a moment ago.

Although the resentment and evil energy within her body continued to grow, her defensive energy also increased, barely maintaining a balance.

Now he's suddenly dead...

Chen Mo felt that something must have broken this balance, which led to the woman's death.

After a careful examination, Chen Mo was horrified to discover that the baby's face on the woman's abdomen... had disappeared!

The curse of vengeful spirits... is gone!
Chen Mo felt that he hadn't done anything to the woman. The only difference was that he had just touched the baby's face on the woman's abdomen and seen the spirit infant.

Is it because of this?
Following this line of reasoning, a bold idea suddenly emerged: Now that I possess the blood of the cursed ghost, I can make the baby face of a madman disappear simply by touching it?

However, Chen Mo knew the law of conservation of energy: matter and energy do not disappear into nothingness; they can only exist in another form.

So……

The resentful, ghostly aura within the woman's baby-faced appearance... it's gone into her own body!?

Does his own cursed blood possess the ability to absorb the energy of vengeful spirits?
Can humans absorb the energy of vengeful spirits?

It seems that only ghosts and evil spirits can absorb ghost energy, right?
Oh...right, the cheat code said that the blood of the demon curse would devour evil spirit energy, thereby strengthening the demon blood.

This is not a good thing...

After a long while, Chen Mo finally composed himself and said to Ma Tie:
"The woman is dead. Burn her ashes and give her a proper burial. She had a hard life. Go to the county office and investigate her background. If she has any relatives, send her ashes to them. Also, give her family some extra money to take good care of them."

Ma Tie nodded in agreement.

Chen Mo then left, but stopped again at the courtyard gate, bowing slightly in the direction of the woman.
"We are destined to meet. I remember you helping me. You and I are both unfortunate. If you have an afterlife, be reborn into the world I lived in. Although society there is more challenging, you won't suffer from demons. If you work hard, life won't be difficult. It's a peaceful world; you can see all the wonders of the world with just a bag..."

Chen Mo bowed deeply before returning to the main house in the central courtyard.

Before long, Qiulan came to deliver a message:

"Young Master, Master Li has arrived at the manor. The Master wants you to be prepared to go to the central courtyard in a bit."

……

Meanwhile, Li Yuanlong and his apprentice Yuanzhu, led by Chen Yinfu, arrived at the stables.

The bodies of Erniu and Tiezhu had been moved, but the other furnishings remained. The noose hanging from the rafters, the scattered water plants on the ground, the dampness in the air... all were still there.

Regardless of the fact that someone had died inside, Yuanzhu ran straight in to check.

Chen Yinfu quickly added, "It might not be clean inside..."

Li Yuanlong flicked his whisk and laughed, "It's alright. Our Black Mountain Stronghold is all about exorcising evil spirits. Although Yuanzhu is young, she has awakened her six senses and can see evil spirits and ghostly energy. In addition, she has mastered the skills of the stronghold, so ordinary evil spirits cannot get close to her."

Chen Yinfu said no more, but he admired the young boy Yuanzhu very much.

At only thirteen years old, he had already awakened his six senses and was no longer afraid of evil spirits. Even Master Li seemed to praise him highly.

Thinking of this, Chen Yinfu couldn't help but compare the cylinder with his own Erlang in his mind, wondering: I wonder which is better, Xiao Mo or this cylinder?

Li Yuanlong, unaware of Chen Yinfu's inner thoughts, asked, "How did those two grooms die last night?"

Just as Chen Yinfu was about to reveal the details, Yuanzhu rushed out of the room and interrupted, "I know there were some dregs of medicine left on the table, which were for treating colds. It's clear that these two grooms caught a cold, and since they were already weak and had poor blood circulation, they were easily attracted to evil spirits. Plus, they encountered that evil spirit when they went out. So they were controlled by the evil spirit and hanged themselves."

Suicide by hanging?

Chen Yinfu was genuinely unaware of this. Seeing that Yuanzhu's analysis was reasonable and well-founded, he praised him, "Young Taoist Master Yuanzhu is very meticulous. May I ask which family in the county you are from?" Yuanzhu twitched his lips, "I was a freak since I was a child. My parents considered me an omen of bad luck and abandoned me early on. Fortunately, my master picked me up from the roadside and took me back, so I didn't die young. My master was good to me and even taught me the skill of exorcising evil spirits."

Chen Yinfu praised repeatedly, "The young Taoist priest is intelligent, sensible, and grateful. His future is limitless. Please come with me to the central courtyard. My wife has prepared hot tea and pastries to warm the two Taoist priests."

The three of them walked through the corridor and courtyard, until they reached the outer edge of the central courtyard. There, they saw that a section of the courtyard wall had collapsed, and several bricklayers were repairing the broken tiles.

The cylinder rushed over and began to examine it closely, analyzing as it did so:

“Master, the girl who came to the Chen residence last night was indeed that girl from the Li family, and she is growing very fast. When she destroyed the Xie family, her ghostly aura was still relatively thin. But here, it is much denser, and she has already become a newly entered white-robed ghost. She is truly amazing.”

At this point, Yuanzhu looked at Chen Yinfu with a puzzled expression, "Did Master Chen invite some expert to come and protect you?"

Otherwise, how could these ordinary people from the Chen family survive under the hands of this white-robed ghost?
Chen Yinfu was displeased with the young Taoist priest's blunt words, but he did not show it. "Last night, thanks to my son Xiao Mo, and the arrival of two officials from the county government, Li Yu and Li Wenqing, we were able to slay the evil spirit."

Chen Yinfu naturally wouldn't take all the credit for Chen Mo, otherwise it would make Li Wenqing and Li Yu seem incompetent.

Yuanzhu shook his head. "I've met Li Yu and Li Wenqing... their abilities are limited. The killing of this evil spirit is mostly thanks to Master Chen's son..."

He stopped talking halfway through, looking listless.

He suddenly remembered that his master had come to the city today to test that boy from the Chen family. He had thought he would be easy to handle, but now it seemed... the other party was quite capable.

But it's hard to say what to do.

If the Chen family boy follows the master, my own status will be in jeopardy.

Annoying...

Chen Yinfu, unaware of Yuanzhu's thoughts, chuckled and welcomed Li Yuanlong inside.

Li Yuanlong remained silent throughout, occasionally waving his whisk, displaying the demeanor of a master. Upon entering the inner courtyard, they saw many remnants of charcoal ash and unburnt wood on the ground.

There are traces of knife cuts on the nearby artificial hill and large trees.

Li Yuanlong, with his keen senses, noticed the traces of scorching true energy remaining on the knife mark.

That kid from the Chen family actually stepped into the inner qi realm!?
He still remembered when he came to perform rituals for Chen Mo for days three months ago; Chen Mo clearly looked like he was about to die. Yet, in just three months, he had actually cultivated to the level of an internal martial arts master.

It's incredible.

Li Yuanlong also saw that one side of the courtyard wall in the living room had collapsed, and red candles were lit inside, emitting a flickering red light. Lin Yulan, Zhang Ru, Xiaoyuer, and Chen Wu were still inside, all of them pale and somewhat panicked.

Upon seeing Master Li enter, everyone composed themselves and rose to greet him with clasped hands, calling him "Master Li" repeatedly.

Chen Yinfu explained, "Evil spirits came to our house last night. Xiao Mo was worried about everyone, so he asked us to gather here and light red candles. I'm sorry you had to laugh at us, Taoist priest."

Li Yuanlong smiled and said, "Young Master Chen's arrangements this time are very appropriate. It's no joke at all. Now that the evil spirits have been eliminated and I have arrived, please let your family members go and rest."

Chen Yinfu gave Zhang Ru a look, and the latter led Zhang Ru and the others away to rest in the North Courtyard.

Lin Yulan, as Li Yuanlong's legal wife, stayed behind and served him tea and snacks. She then sat down at a side table to show her respect for him.

After exchanging pleasantries, Chen Yinfu inquired about Chen Mo's trip to Black Mountain Village to learn martial arts.

Li Yuanlong replied, "Where is your son?"

Chen Yinfu said, "I've already sent someone to call them; they'll be here in a moment."

Before long, Chen Mo, dressed in a blue brocade robe, walked in from outside.

He was tall and handsome, with a dignified and composed air about him.

Yuanzhu, who already harbored ambitions to compete with the Chen family's young master, felt displeased upon seeing Chen Mo's demeanor and bearing. He involuntarily snorted and thought to himself: "He's just a few years older than me and has a good-looking face, what good is that? In two years, when I've grown up, I might not be any less handsome than him."

Chen Mo, unaware of Yuanzhu's motives, slowly entered and bowed to Li Yuanlong, saying, "Junior Chen Mo greets Daoist Li."

Li Yuanlong nodded slightly and looked Chen Mo up and down. "When I saw you three months ago, you were still barely breathing. Now, when I see you again, you are handsome and dashing, upright and extraordinary. You are truly remarkable."

Congratulations, Mr. Chen and Madam, on the birth of a son of exceptional talent!

Master Li knew how to conduct himself; his praise brought smiles to the faces of both Chen Yinfu and Lin Yulan.

Chen Yinfu smiled and said modestly, "My son is young and still has shortcomings. He needs more guidance from Master Li."

Master Li exchanged a few pleasantries before getting to the point, "Has Master Chen ever touched the image of the Red Lantern Goddess in the ancestral hall?"

Chen Yinfu immediately replied seriously, "No. No one in the family has touched it."

Master Li then asked, "Has that red veil ever been lifted?"

Chen Yinfu replied solemnly, "Never!"

Master Li nodded: "It seems that my Black Mountain Village may indeed have a karmic connection with the Chen family. I will now take Young Master Chen to the ancestral hall to test him in front of the image of the Red Lantern Goddess. Please wait here for a moment, Master Chen."

"Cylinder, come with me and lend a hand."

Chen Mo felt a sense of unease.

What kind of test requires going to the ancestral hall, in front of the image of the Red Lantern Goddess?

(End of this chapter)