Tomb raiding: Those who achieve immortality all have tattoos.

"And the pain was unbearable."

Huo Xiangu's eyes lowered slightly, her voice growing increasingly hoarse: "And, over time, the flesh on your body will 'come alive'."

"When a corpse dog is hanged, it must be cremated within two hours of death, and no one else can be present to watch over it."

"Because he was afraid of being seen, the human skin was peeled off, revealing a monster that was neither human nor ghost."

"The reason I want to go to Zhang Family Ancient Building is partly to give Wu Xie a push and make him feel guilty towards me. This guilt will then be projected onto you."

"On the other hand, those who die inside the Zhang Family Ancient Building will not become corpses."

Huo Xiangu sighed deeply, "But it seems that Chen Yan will not allow me to go down now."

Huo Xiuxiu listened intently, her face pale. She knew her grandmother was telling the truth because she had seen her grandmother drooling in the middle of the night, seemingly out of her mind.

the most important is.

Huo Xiangu of the Huo family was very fair-skinned.

It's not that sickly white, but a youthful white, like snow-white skin. If it were a young girl, it would be stunning.

But Huo Xiangu was an old woman.

An old woman had skin as white as snow, without a single blemish, not even a freckle.

Chen Yan knew immediately upon seeing Huo Xiangu that something was definitely wrong.

Because no one, regardless of gender, can have skin as white as jade.

The women of the Huo family, including Huo Xiangu and Huo Xiuxiu, were all in this state.

That's because of what Huo Xiangu and the first generation did in secret back then.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Chen Yan and Lao Jiu knew that the women of the Huo family had a defect.

This defect is a consequence of Huo Xiangu's pursuit of immortality with the Nine Gates.

Huo Xiangu snapped out of her thoughts and looked at Huo Xiuxiu: "You must also be wondering why, despite Xue's excellent performance, I've always been unwilling to hand over the position of family head to her, and even bypassed her to hand it over to you, right?"

Huo Xiuxiu pursed her lips and said, "My aunt is indeed more outstanding than me."

"Xiuxiu, nowadays, even with someone as outstanding as Xue, the Nine Gates are useless."

Huo Xiangu sighed and said, "If Xue were even half as good as Chen Yan, I would choose her over you."

"But with snow, we can protect the house, but we can't lead the Huo family through the storm to come."

"Xiuxiu, Xue's mother, was not involved in my plan back then, so from the beginning, she had no chance of rising to power."

"Because in this plan, unless you have Chen Yan's team and his mindset and strategies, those outside the plan can only become cannon fodder."

"Back then, I couldn't protect my own daughter. Now, to protect you, I have no choice but to turn you into a corpse dog."

"That way you can survive safely while participating in the plan."

Huo Xiangu looked tired: "Xiuxiu, remember, whatever I do is for you to help the Huo family survive. As for what happens next, I need to have a good talk with Chen Yan."

"Remember, you must not tell Wu Xie and Xie Yuchen what I told you today."

"Not a single word is allowed to be uttered."

"In the plan, if even a crack appears, the consequences would be unimaginable."

Huo Xiuxiu nodded: "Grandma, I understand. I definitely won't tell anyone."

Huo Xiangu smiled, stood up, and said, "Alright, you rest now. I'm going to meet with this Chen Yan. I'd like to hear what else he has to say."

On the other side of the Huo family camp.

After peeking outside, Wang Yueban pulled her head back and looked at Zhang Qiling: "Brother, what do you think this Fourth Master is up to? What did he talk about with Huo Xiangu?"

"Why hasn't there been any movement all this time?"

Zhang Qiling shook his head slightly. He didn't know either, but he had a bad feeling about it.

Inside Chen Yan's tent.

With the tiger gone, Chen Yan sat opposite Huo Xiangu, while Lao Jiu sat in a chair beside him, looking at his computer.

Huo Xiangu looked at Chen Yan and asked, "Chen Yan, let's be frank, what exactly do you want?"

Chen Yan casually lowered his eyes slightly, looking at the agarwood in his hand, and said, "Master Huo, is the effect of the Bat Sutra diminishing?"

In a word.

A look of astonishment instantly appeared on Huo Xiangu's face. She raised a finger in disbelief and pointed at Chen Yan: "You, you...."

Chen Yan slightly raised his eyes to look at her and calmly said, "Did Luo ever work? Did the god you prayed to answer you?"

Huo Xiangu was so shocked that she was speechless. She looked at Chen Yan in disbelief, her eyes filled with terror.

Just then.

Old Nine, who was sitting in front of the computer, suddenly started muttering something.

Huo Xiangu stiffly turned her head to look, but Lao Jiu didn't look at her. He was still looking at the computer, muttering something very relaxed and casually, as if he were humming a song.

After Lao Jiu finished reading a passage, he stopped talking.

Huo Xiangu withdrew her hand, clutching her chest. After a long while, she finally managed to raise her head to look at Chen Yan, her eyes filled with inquiry and suspicion as she asked, "Who exactly are you people?"

Chen Yan smiled slightly: "Master Huo, your hobby is quite unusual. It's unbelievable that someone would be so devoted to Bon religion and use the Bon bat scripture as a way to relieve suffering."

"Even when the pain becomes unbearable, they pray to the gods of Bon religion to come and consume them in that very moment."

Chen Yan raised an eyebrow and asked teasingly, "Does Master Huo really want to die? I doubt it."

Leaning back, Chen Yan tapped his knee with his fingers: "Is it just because the pain is unbearable? I have to say, no wonder she is Huo Xiangu, who was able to steadily lead the Huo family to occupy one of the Nine Gates under the leadership of the first generation of the Nine Gates patriarch."

"That courage, that boldness, that bravery, wow..."

Chen Yan raised his hand and clapped lightly as he spoke: "As expected of you."

After the initial shock and disbelief, Huo Xiangu had calmed down and looked at Chen Yan calmly: "I believe even Chen Pi wouldn't know these things. How did you find out about the Huo family?"

Chen Yan chuckled lightly: "Master Huo, don't be nervous, we're just having a casual chat."

Changing the subject, Chen Yan suddenly asked, "By the way, when you went to the Second Mausoleum of the World, did you see that deity of the Bon religion?"

"Or rather, have you found the 'god' you're looking for?"

Unmoved, Huo Xiangu simply said, "If you want to know, why don't you go back and ask Chen Pi?"

"Obviously, you don't."

Chen Yan clicked his tongue and shook his head, saying, "But it doesn't matter. My old man is now living a long and healthy life without any illness or pain, so naturally he doesn't need to endure this endless suffering like Master Huo."