When Hou San’er’s wife heard the word 

‘

revenge,

’

 her dispirited eyes 

began to sparkle

. In the next moment, she got on her knees in front of me, sobbing and imploring me to take revenge for her husband. 

“Hou San’er and Gao Erhu 

were having an evenly-matched fight

. You all saw that. Then, at the break of dawn, I suddenly heard a shriek. I rushed to the window and saw Hou San’er bewilderedly looking at Gao Erhu. He didn

’t seem to know what was going on

. He even asked why Gao Erhu was there

, b

ut Gao Erhu didn’t answer him. 

Instead, he took

 his knife 

and started slashing

…” 

Hou San’er’s wife couldn’

t keep herself from crying

 again. 

Lu Bu was 

betrayed 

by his own subordinate, Hou Cheng. 

With this in mind, p

erhaps he came to take revenge on Hou Cheng’s descendant. 

As he was his ancestor

, Hou Cheng showed up to protect Hou San’er

, b

ut later ran away for some reason

.

Unfortunately, 

Hou San’er was

 stuck bearing the brunt of Lu Bu’s wrath as a substitute

. 

If Hou Cheng came to save Hou San’er, it meant his soul 

was living 

in some otherworldly item. I asked again, “Ma’am, do you have any antiques or a family heirloom in your house?” 

Hou San’er’s wife snorted. “That

’s your real goal here

, isn’t it?” 

Then, she wanted us to leave

. 

Lacking any other way to convince her

, I had to tell the truth. “Ma’am, I’m

 positive that 

there’s 

an

 evil antique in your house. Didn’t you 

notice 

that Hou San’er was acting like a completely different person last night when he fought Gao Erhu? 

In reality

, 

it

 was 

a 

fight between two ghosts.

Controlling Hou San’er was the ghost hiding in 

the 

antique in your house. If we don’t 

resolve this

, you will also die.” 

“What did you say?” Hearing me, Hou San’er’s wife slumped 

to 

the ground, her face incredulous. 

Her 

gaze 

shifted from us to her husband’s coffin. In the end, she 

said

, “You should visit the Hou family’s ancestral hall!” 

“The Hou family’s ancestral hall?” I frowned. 

“Yeah, the Hou family 

has

 a treasure hidden in their ancestral hall. It’s precious, I guess.

 Throughout all the time we’ve been married

, I have never seen that treasure

.

All I

 know is that the treasure is kept inside a black iron chest. When 

my husband

 was alive, he told me that it’s a family heirloom that date

s

 back to the Eastern Han Dynasty. It’s been in our family for generations. If it’s a family heirloom, why would it harm a member of this family?”

Hou San’er’s wife had cried 

so 

much that she

’d

 almost lost her voice. She pulled herself together and 

stood

 up, writing me an address. She then looked for the key in her drawer

, h

anding 

it

 t

o me. S

he asked me to return it to her when I was done. 

“Don’t worry, ma’am. 

I won’t let brother Hou’s death be 

in vain

!” 

I 

took

 the key

 and

 respectfully 

bowed to her

. Then, I drove directly to the Hou family’s ancestral hall. 

On the way there, I felt that 

things weren’t that simple

. There were a total of three subordinates that had betrayed Lu Bu. 

Aside 

from Hou Cheng, the

 other two were 

Song Xian and Wei Xu. 

With 

Lu Bu’s ghost 

being 

awakened, he wouldn’t just 

settle for 

Hou San’er. Song Xian’s and Wei Xu’s descendants wouldn’t escape this 

tribulation, either

. 

I asked 

Baldy

, “What

 was

 the surname of the official’s son?” 

“Wei. What’s wrong?” 

Baldy

 didn’t 

understand

. 

I shook my head. “Nothing.”

T

he next target 

was

 Song Xian’s descendant. If Lu Bu 

wasn’t dealt with

, more people would die. 

I didn’t understand why Lu Bu had chosen the hotel’s grand opening to show up

.

Baldy

 was

always in the hotel

, and i

f there 

was

 a grudge between them, he should have been killed already. If 

there

wasn’t 

a

ny animosity

, why did Lu Bu burn his hotel? 

Moreover, the incident with Gao Erhu’s wife was also 

strange

. 

These 

clues were like threads that were weaving across 

each other

, tangling in my head. However, nothing was clear. 

Li Mazi called me, “Something’s wrong.” 

“What’s that?” 

He pointed at the cornfields alongside the road. “We

’ve already

 passed a few villages

, and t

he 

GPS

 shows

 that we’re

 just half

way there

. 

Did that woman trick us

?” 

“The ancestral hall 

must

 be built in a remote area. We should take a nap in the meantime.” 

I thought Li Mazi had changed. He was too sensitive. I 

paid him no more heed

, closing my eyes for a nap. 

Since I didn’t sleep last night, I 

quickly fell asleep

. When Li Mazi woke me up, we 

had reached our destination

. 

I shook my head to clear my mind and got out of the car. Li Mazi pulled me back. “

Baldy

 and I already 

looked 

around. 

The ancestral hall is deserted, and there’s a big, rusted lock on the gate. We looked through the window, but the inside was empty. Nothing’s there!”

“Impossible!” I 

was unconvinced and headed

 toward the ancestral hall. 

While walking, I looked around. This village was really small

, and t

he houses were too far away from each other. Sometimes, random people would 

walk along

 the road, but none of them paid attention to us. 

The so-called ancestral hall was a shabby, tile-roofed house. Many 

of the tiles 

were broken, and the remaining ones were covered with green moss. The yard 

was covered in 

lush grass, which also looked tattered. 

I frowned, walking to the window to check inside. 

A

s soon as I approached the window, I felt strong Yin energy. 

Since 

it was daytime

, I couldn’t recognize 

what kind of ghost it was

. 

However

, I felt the Yin energy permeating the entire ancestral hall. It was just like Li Mazi had told me. There was nothing inside the hall. 

I didn’t dare to act rashly. I rushed back to the car to take the Yin and Yang Umbrella, black dog blood, refined salt, and a line marker. I gave 

the 

items to Li Mazi and 

Baldy.

 “I think there’s something inside the hall. You guys should be careful!

With the Yin and Yang Umbrella on my back, I felt much more resolute. I asked Li Mazi to unlock the gate. 

He 

had 

a wry smile. “I also wanted to open i

t, b

ut the lock’s center is filled…” 

“What?” 

I held the lock in my hand, checking. Someone had poured liquid steel into the lock to fill it.

We couldn’t open it now. 

“I’m afraid someone 

has been here

 before us…” 

Li Mazi sighed. “This steel h

as only recently been

 poured into this lock. Little 

B

rother Zhang, we should go back. 

T

he other party has given us a warning. We shouldn’t 

meddle with

 this!” 

He looked helpless

 as he said this

. 

Baldy

 was a righteous man. He kept silent for a while before smacking his head. “All right, I’m going to change the location of my hotel! Li Mazi is right

. Y

ou don’t need to risk your life for me!” 

“Li Mazi, you

’ve been acting off today

.” I shot Li Mazi a strange look. 

“Little 

B

rother Zhang, Ru Xue called me. She’s pregnant

, so

 I don’t want my kid to be born without a father…” Li Mazi stooped his head, his voice low. 

No wonder Li Mazi 

was acting

strange

 during th

is entire 

trip

!

Nevertheless

, I was 

elated

 for him. “You should go home first

.

 Leave 

the rest

 to me!” 

“

I c

an’t do that

.

” Li Mazi sighed

.

 “If 

we’re lucky

, 

everything will go well. I

f

 we’re unlucky

, we can’t escape no matter how hard we try!” 

Then, he took out a small saw blade

 and began

 to saw the lock off. 

Soon, Li Mazi broke the lock. 

T

he moment the door was pushed open, a strong wind blew out. I felt my scalp become numb. 

I opened the umbrella, taking the lead, and dash

ed

 into the room. 

If this room 

was 

empty, there should be some secret passage or hidden chamber.