153: Chapter 153 The Mirror of Inquiry

Ji Family Hall!

Acting Patriarch Ji Guang of the Ji Family was sitting on the head of the Family's throne, discussing something with several of his brothers!

Sitting below him were the second brother, Ji Xiao; the third brother, Ji Lin; the fourth brother, Ji Qiong; the fifth brother, Elder Ji Cang; and the sixth brother, Ji Liang.

"Everyone, do you think our Ji Family disciples can find the Dao Legacy left behind by Ancestor Ji Yao in the Forbidden Ground this time?" Ji Guang asked, his gaze sweeping over his five brothers, his voice commanding.

The Dao Legacy left behind by Ancestor Ji Yao was the greatest fortune in the Forbidden Ground!

Unfortunately, for so many years, no one had been able to find it.

"I think it is very difficult!" Ji Xiao shook his head without hesitation, saying loudly, "For so many years, our Ji Family has sent countless peerless Prodigies in, and they have all returned empty-handed! I suppose this time will be no exception!"

"Indeed, the Dao Legacy of Ancestor Ji Yao is just a legend; it is impossible to confirm if it is real or fake, let alone find it," Ji Qiong added, shaking his head!

"Heh, there is no absolute in anything. Perhaps there will be an exception this time?" Elder Ji Cang teased with a smile, answering casually.

"Fifth Brother, stop joking. Think back, we have all been inside, and we practically turned the entire Forbidden Ground upside down, yet we found nothing. How could there be an exception?" Ji Liang laughed.

Ji Cang was about to answer.

Whoosh...

At that moment, a dark shadow suddenly rushed into the hall.

He knelt down with a thud, his voice filled with intense panic, "Acting Patriarch, something terrible has happened!"

Ji Guang's expression darkened, and he asked displeased, "What is it?"

The head of the Ji Family was still the Old Ancestor — Ji Xiaoyao!

However, the Old Ancestor was currently in seclusion to Cultivate!

Therefore, the eldest, Acting Patriarch Ji Guang, was temporarily acting as the head of the Family.

"Replying to the Acting Patriarch, in the ancestral hall, the soul lamps of six more direct descendants of our Ji Family have gone out simultaneously!" the shadow said, trembling.

"Wh... What? How many soul lamps did you say went out?" Ji Guang's expression changed drastically.

He stood up abruptly and stared fixedly at the shadow.

"Six... six!" the shadow answered tremblingly.

"Hiss? So many?"

"Speak quickly, whose soul lamps have gone out?"

Elder Ji Cang and the others also had their expressions change, looking at the shadow with extreme nervousness!

Because their sons were participating in this trip to the Forbidden Ground!

Once a soul lamp goes out, it means death!

Whether others died did not matter!

What they were worried about was their own sons.

"Replying to the masters, the direct descendants whose soul lamps have gone out this time are Ji Haotian, Ji Yan, Ji Chang, Ji Yao, Ji Ming, and Ji Lie!"

"My son..." Ji Xiao's expression changed dramatically upon hearing this!

His body slumped back into his chair.

He clutched his heart tightly.

A streak of shocking black blood spurted from the corner of his mouth.

"Yan'er..." Ji Lin let out a cry of grief that shook the heavens.

"My Yao'er..." Ji Qiong also glared, a thick, sorrowful chill flashing in his eyes.

Ji Haotian, Ji Yan, Ji Chang, and Ji Yao were their sons.

Moreover, each of them was exceptionally talented with a limitless future!

They had pinned high hopes on them!

They never expected them to perish in the Forbidden Ground.

Elder Ji Cang and Ji Liang let out a long sigh of relief!

Because their children were not on the list.

"Damn it, simply damn it!"

After a brief silence, Ji Guang let out a roar of rage like a Vicious Beast, "Who is it that dares to wantonly slaughter our Ji Family direct descendants in the Forbidden Ground?"

Not long ago, his son, Young Master Ji Jie, had been killed!

He had grieved for a long time!

He did not expect that, after a short while, six more direct descendants would be killed!

Although none of them were from his own branch, those who died were all Ji Family Prodigies.

A Family's long-term prosperity does not depend on how many experts are in charge!

It depends on how many talented juniors exist.

Only in this way can a Family be passed down through generations and continue to thrive.

Otherwise, if the young generation of Prodigies is broken, the Family is not far from destruction.

The Ji Family Forbidden Ground is opened once every year!

Although there were sacrifices in the past, there were never this many; at most, one or two direct descendants would die!

But this time, there were seven or eight.

This was an irreparable loss for the Ji Family!

"Big Brother, this time someone must be deliberately targeting our Ji Family!" Ji Xiao took a deep breath, calmed his emotions, and looked at Ji Guang with Killing Intent!

"Oh? What does Second Brother mean by this?" Ji Guang asked suspiciously.

Ji Xiao replied hatefully, "I think this time, someone must have deliberately infiltrated our Ji Family Forbidden Ground to slaughter our direct descendants, with the goal of breaking our Ji Family's young generation!"

"Hmm, Second Brother is right, I also think this is possible!"

"Indeed, this is definitely someone deliberately targeting our Ji Family; otherwise, how could so many people die?"

Ji Lin and the others echoed indignantly.

Ji Guang fell into deep thought!

After a while, he looked up and asked Ji Xiao, "In your opinion, Second Brother, how should we respond?"

Although Ji Xiao was cunning, he was very smart!

His brain turned the fastest!

Ji Guang sometimes had to admit he was inferior.

Ji Xiao gritted his teeth and said, "Big Brother, the culprit's actions have seriously shaken our Ji Family's Foundation.

So, in my opinion, we should use the clan's supreme treasure, the heart-questioning mirror, to question everyone who comes out.

Once we find out who it is, we will skin and cramp them, and make an example of them!"

The heart-questioning mirror, the Ji Family's supreme treasure!

Once facing the heart-questioning mirror, anyone would be exposed and have nowhere to hide.

As long as they brought out the heart-questioning mirror, finding the killer would be easy!

"I agree with Second Brother!"

"I agree too!"

... Ji Lin and the others echoed repeatedly.

Not for anything else, but mainly to find the killer of their sons and tear them to pieces.

"Wouldn't that be overkill?"

At this moment, Elder Ji Cang spoke up, "After all, the heart-questioning mirror is a Heaven Rank treasure, and using it once costs hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stones..."

"Hmph, your son didn't die, so of course you don't agree!"

"Ji Cang, shut your mouth. It's my son who died, you have no right to speak!"

Ji Lin and the others scolded him loudly without hesitation.

"..." Elder Ji Cang shook his head with a bitter smile, murmuring, "In that case, just pretend I didn't say anything!"

"Big Brother, what do you think?" Ji Xiao looked at Ji Guang with eyes like knives!

Ji Guang thought for a while, then nodded heavily, "Good, we will do as Second Brother said. I will go find the Old Ancestor now and ask him to grant us the heart-questioning mirror!"

After speaking, his figure flickered and disappeared from the spot.

"Everyone, disperse!" Seeing this, Ji Xiao left with a cold face.

Finally, only Elder Ji Cang and Ji Liang were left in the hall!

"Fifth Brother, in your opinion, who is it that is wantonly slaughtering our Ji Family direct descendants in the Forbidden Ground?" Ji Liang turned and asked Elder Ji Cang!

"I don't know either!" Elder Ji Cang replied with a bitter smile, "Although our Ji Family is the number one Family in Qinghe Prefecture, we have many enemies.

Many Families were forced to submit, so it is normal for them to have ulterior motives!"

"Hmm, Fifth Brother is right!" Ji Liang nodded, stood up abruptly, and said, "I have things to do at home, I'll be leaving first!"

"Take care, Sixth Brother!" Elder Ji Cang nodded!

After speaking, he muttered to himself, "I wonder who that guy really is?"