41: Chapter 41: The Mystery of the Old House (Part 15)

"I'm going."

Hu Tao kept dodging.

He realized that being with the big boss meant clues and risks coexisted.

And the risks were a bit bigger.

The curtains flying everywhere left him with nowhere to retreat, and suddenly he heard a sharp sound; a huge vine shot toward the two of them.

"Big boss, watch out."

Qian Ye looked down at the little green sprout in her arms; it was a bit in the way.

Dodging all the way, she arrived at Hu Tao's side and shoved the flower pot directly into his hands. "Hold this tight."

Hu Tao's hands sank as the flower pot was already in his grasp, and he was pushed aside, looking dazed.

"Hee hee~ Little cuties, I've come to play with you~"

Qian Ye was filled with an evil aura, her smile exceptionally bright.

She summoned the hong ling umbrella, the entire surface of the umbrella glowing with a pale red light, looking exceptionally excited.

The curtains and vines dancing in mid-air entangled with each other, struggling to attack Qian Ye.

Halfway there, they met the hong ling umbrella, and both sides wrestled together.

Qian Ye held the red singer, her whole body exuding an aura of excitement. "Giggle, giggle, your speed is no good, it should be like this..."

With a few "swish, swish, swish" sounds, the vines were all snapped.

"You're no good either, there's no force at all, it should be..."

Qian Ye used her other hand to grab the curtains directly and shot them out rapidly; those curtains instantly wrapped Uncle Bai up together.

"Mm, done."

A moment later, Qian Ye sat on the steps, elegantly wiping the hong ling umbrella in her hand.

Behind her, the entire ancestral hall looked as if it had been ransacked, a complete mess, with broken curtains everywhere, interspersed with little sparks.

Uncle Bai was wrapped from head to toe in the tattered curtains, his body still struggling and twisting, with dark green liquid seeping out of his abdomen from time to time.

Hu Tao had noticed more than once that the big boss seemed to like stabbing the Vicious Ghost in the stomach.

Why, is it comfortable to stab there?

Hu Tao made up his mind; from now on, he would also specialize in attacking the stomachs of Vicious Ghosts.

Qian Ye exposed Uncle Bai's mouth. "Hee hee, I see Uncle Bai is very excited right now, just in time to explain properly what is going on with this Jin Residence!"

Uncle Bai stared at her fixedly, and the next second, his eye hurt; that snake pupil was pierced directly by the tip of the umbrella.

Suddenly, there was one wail after another inside the ancestral hall.

"Oops, sorry, this eye scared me~"

Looking at Uncle Bai, she appeared innocent and approached him holding the hong ling umbrella, her tone soft. "Look, you dirtied it again, otherwise..."

Qian Ye's hand moved slowly, the umbrella tip aimed at the other eye. That eyeball seemed to sense danger and spun frantically, wanting to escape the eye socket.

"Huh, it seems quite smart, I want it~"

"How about it, Uncle Bai, you..."

"I, I'll talk."

Uncle Bai's face was twisted in pain as he gritted his teeth and said this.

"Hee hee~ That's more like it."

Qian Ye retracted the hong ling umbrella and sat on the steps again, elegantly wiping the umbrella tip.

Hu Tao, watching Qian Ye's actions from the side, screamed internally: Ahhh, so it can be done this way!

Mother won't worry about me being scared by Vicious Ghosts anymore.

As long as you are scarier than the Vicious Ghost, the one who is afraid won't be me.

Hu Tao deeply remembered this sentence!

Now it was time to eat melon, Hu Tao also learned Qian Ye's actions and sat on the steps, though he still subconsciously stayed a bit further away from the Vicious Ghost.

Uncle Bai began to narrate slowly:

A thousand years ago, the Jin Mansion was already showing signs of decline. Just at this time, a young master was born, carrying the countless missions of the family. At a young age, he understood strategy and martial arts, became famous early, and later became the youngest top scholar.

For a time, he was unparalleled in glory.

The Jin Mansion was so proud back then.

That tone was full of pride.

"Oh, get to the point."

Qian Ye interrupted his longing; she didn't have much patience to listen to his nonsense.

"..."

Uncle Bai stared at her viciously, his struggle fruitless, so he gritted his teeth and continued. "However, the imperial court was ruled by women. Even if men were allowed to take the imperial examination, they would not be allowed to hold power."

"Not to mention being taken a fancy to by that extravagant and licentious Imperial Princess who loved romance and pleasure; he had no chance at court."

"The Imperial Princess demanded marriage, and the young master refused to die, but unexpectedly, she ended up forcing my young master and forced him to marry her."

"On the wedding night, the young master could not bear the humiliation and killed her on the spot. He was cursed by that bitch: the Jin Mansion would have no blessings in life, and after death, their souls would not enter the underworld, and they would be trapped in the Jin Mansion for generations!"

"It was all that damned woman, leading to the current state of the Jin Residence."

Uncle Bai struggled non-stop, staring fixedly at Qian Ye. "Those who know the secret of the Jin Mansion must die!"

"Everyone will die!"

"No one... no one can leave the Jin Residence alive."

The next second, Uncle Bai's entire body was burning; the fire quickly spread to his whole body until he was burned to ashes.

Outside the ancestral hall, Qian Ye and Hu Tao realized something was wrong immediately and left the steps.

Hu Tao had lingering fears; thankfully, thankfully they reacted quickly.

"Big boss... is what he... said true or false?"

Qian Ye shrugged. "Even you don't know, how could I be sure~"

"What if it's true, what if it's false? Isn't this just a game?"

The corners of Qian Ye's mouth curled up.

Hearing this, Hu Tao was stunned. Yes, this was just a game...

And a game of life and death at that.

Hu Tao watched Qian Ye leave with complex eyes, feeling infinitely emotional for a moment. He hadn't expected that he wouldn't be as open-minded as a young girl.

Qian Ye held the hong ling umbrella and hugged the little flower, just as she went out, she bumped into Ember Stain.

"Baby!"

"Why are you here?"

Qian Ye looked down and chuckled softly. "My dear, is that all you can say when you see me~"

Ember Stain looked at the inside billowing with smoke—that was the direction of the ancestral hall—his face changed suddenly, and he pushed Qian Ye aside and strode toward the courtyard.

"Nah, so you weren't looking for me~"

Qian Ye raised her head slightly and also saw the smoke curling into the sky, the corners of her mouth curling slightly.

"What a pity~" It's too late to find out.

Since her boyfriend was in the ancestral hall, Qian Ye naturally turned back.

Going inside, there was only Ember Stain, fists clenched, looking at the ancestral hall filled with flames.

Qian Ye looked around but didn't find Hu Tao's figure, raising an eyebrow. Good fellow, he ran pretty fast.

The flames had completely swallowed the ancestral hall. Ember Stain turned around abruptly, his eyes shooting directly at Qian Ye.

"It was you!"

He had seen with his own eyes that she had come out from here.

Qian Ye blinked innocently. "Baby~ what are you talking about?"

"Here!"

Ember Stain's face was somewhat ferocious, looking at the fire rising everywhere, but he couldn't take a step forward.

Qian Ye twirled the hong ling umbrella in her hand lightly. "Oh, that..."

"I just didn't like the look of it~"

Qian Ye's mouth carried malice, her eyes full of provocation.

No matter how you looked at it, it was: I did it, what can you do about it!

Immediately, Qian Ye returned to an innocent look. "Baby, why are you so angry?"

"Isn't this the Qin Residence?"

This remark choked Ember Stain.

What could he say? Say this was his family! His mansion!

If it weren't for that damned curse... In an instant, Ember Stain's face was full of distortion.

Looking at Qian Ye again, he restored his cold appearance. "Su Ye, this is where you are wrong. As a Guest, burning the host's ancestral hall will require paying a price!"

"Ah?"

"Burn the ancestral hall? A price?"

Qian Ye put on a look of confusion.

"I, I just didn't like these bamboo leaves, so I broke off two branches." Qian Ye innocently walked to the side of the bamboo forest, where there were two bamboo leaves on the ground.

Ember Stain: "..."

Instantly, he couldn't breathe.