"I trust you!"

Xiao Mu patted Xu Qingyuan's shoulder, then said, "In addition, I'll give you something for protection. Remember, you can only use it once. If an evil ghost discovers you or tries to stop you, use it against them."

"Yes, Mr. Mu!"

Gratitude was evident on Xu Qingyuan's face.

Xiao Mu took out the golden ink pot and cut off a very short segment from the top of its thread.

"Quick!"

Xiao Mu pointed his Peach Wood Sword and the Spiritual Energy of Dao Method surged out, hitting the string.

The thread immediately shone golden, but it quickly faded.

This line, cut from the Directness and Integrity rule of the human world in the golden ink pot, is extremely powerful. While it might be insufficient against the Blood Demon, it was enough to deal with evil ghosts.

"Mr. Xu, keep this and use it at critical moments."

Xiao Mu handed over the faded thread piece to Xu Qingyuan.

By now, under the effect of the Spiritual Energy of the Dao Method, the thread had straightened and transformed into a completely upright and straight line.

Only a straight line possesses rules. Use it once, the rule vanishes, and the power fades.

"Thank you, Mr. Mu!"

Xu Qingyuan gratefully took the thread segment and carefully put it away.

This thread could save his life during crucial moments, so he dare not treat it lightly.

"Alright, now let me help you put on this blood skin."

Xiao Mu picked up the blood skin and draped it over Xu Qingyuan.

"Quick!"

The Spiritual Energy of Dao Method constantly targeted the blood skin, activating its power and transferring it to Xu Qingyuan's body.

Xu Qingyuan's appearance immediately changed to resemble his grandfather.

"Okay, the evil ghosts won't recognize you like this."

Xiao Mu couldn't help showing a satisfied expression after carefully inspecting Xu Qingyuan's disguise.

After being transformed, even Xu Qingyuan couldn't detect any flaws, let alone the evil ghosts?

"There's one more thing. Quick!"

Having said this, Xiao Mu took out a Ward Off Evil Talisman and aimed it at Xu Qingyuan.

The talisman integrated into Xu Qingyuan's body, protecting him.

This was something Xiao Mu thought of temporarily.

After all, Xu Qingyuan was only an ordinary person. When he got down there, he might not be able to endure the blooding essence emanating from the evil ghosts. In case he vomits or faints, it would immediately give him away.

Therefore, Xiao Mu used the Ward Off Evil Talisman to protect him.

"Alright, everything is ready now. You can go down."

Xiao Mu reassured after checking Xu Qingyuan one more time.

"Mr. Mu, Electra, the true Martial Artist, I will descend now."

Xu Qingyuan said nervously.

"Don't worry, just stick to the plan, and everything will be fine. Relax, don't get nervous and reveal anything."

Xiao Mu comforted him with a smile.

Xu Qingyuan nodded, bid farewell to Xiao Mu and the others again, took a deep breath to ease his nervousness, and then began to descend along the Ancestral Blood Path.

Not long afterward, after turning a corner, Xu Qingyuan entered a large space.

This space was very familiar to him. It was where he had been taken by the evil ghost in his dream.

Despite being prepared, Xu Qingyuan was still astonished when he arrived.

There were truly evil ghosts down there, not just one - about five or six, lounging around.

Xu Qingyuan was extremely nervous, and he forced himself to stay calm. His gaze swept over the evil ghosts and soon landed on a few altars in the middle.

On the altar, he immediately spotted his family's ancestor – Ancestor Xu.

Ancestor Xu looked haggard, tied to a pillar in the middle of the altar. His head was bowed and he looked desperate, apparently having completely given up resistance.

On looking again, Xu Qingyuan realized that there was even an evil ghost guarding the altar, not moving an inch from the spot. His heart tightened in response.

The group of evil ghosts apparently hadn't noticed anything unusual about Xu Qingyuan. Seeing him approach, they didn't react in any way, and none of them paid it any heed.

Xu Qingyuan pretended to act nonchalantly and calmly headed towards the altar.

"Stop! The chief has ordered that no one is allowed to approach the Blood Food!"

The evil ghost guarding the altar suddenly stepped out to stop Xu Qingyuan.

"Hehe! Alright."

Xu Qingyuan paused, casually glancing at the altar with well-hidden interest.

At this moment, he was quite close to the altar, so he was also very close to Ancestor Xu.

Looking back at the other evil ghosts who were now quite far away, he estimated how long they would need to close the distance.

"What are you looking at? Aren't you backing down quickly?"

The evil ghost guarding Ancestor Xu glared at Xu Qingyuan furiously.

"Alright, ah! That reminds me, I found a treasure among the Xu family relics upstairs."

Xu Qingyuan put on a mysterious face.

Hearing about the treasure, the evil ghost's face revealed a look of greed, and it couldn't help but come closer. "What kind of treasure?"

"Let me show you."

As Xu Qingyuan approached, the Ink Dipper Line in his hand was subtly getting tighter.

The evil ghost didn't suspect anything and watched with anticipation as Xu Qingyuan came closer.

"This is it."

Xu Qingyuan suddenly made a move, throwing the Ink Dipper Line at the evil ghost.

As the golden light flashed, the power of Upright and Straight rules was released and struck the evil ghost.

"Ouch!"

The evil ghost let out a terrible scream and vanished like smoke in the wind.

"You... Why did you kill It?"

The other evil ghosts noticed the situation and were taken aback. They couldn't figure out that the 'person' who was pretending to be Xu Qingyuan's grandfather was actually an evil ghost.

Xu Qingyuan was too preoccupied to respond. He took out a Ward Off Evil Talisman and immediately lit it with his lighter.

After lighting it, he immediately threw it at Ancestor Xu.

At the same time, he himself quickly lunged at Ancestor Xu.

"Hehe!"

All the evil ghosts in the house laughed gruesomely at once. If they hadn't recognized Xu Qingyuan as an imposter before, they did when they saw him use the Ward Off Evil Talisman.

"Kill him!"

"Hehe, he's mine!"

"I'm going to eat you, I can already taste the delicious fresh blood, yum!"

A group of evil ghosts rushed at him at once, turning into ghost mist and moving incredibly fast.

However, by this time Xu Qingyuan had accurately thrown the Ward Off Evil Talisman at Ancestor Xu. The bindings on Ancestor Xu were broken and he was set free.

"Jingwen?"

Ancestor Xu looked puzzled at Xu Qingyuan, mistaking him for his grandfather.

"Ancestor, it's me, Qingyuan."

Xu Qingyuan hastily responded and continued to rush towards Ancestor Xu.

"Go! Go!"

Ancestor Xu was panicked, "Qingyuan, what are you doing here? You're not capable of saving me. Go, I'll hold them off. I will protect you and help you escape."

Despite saying this, Ancestor Xu's face showed pure despair. He himself was not a match for the evil ghosts. Facing so many evil ghosts at once, the idea of protecting Xu Qingyuan seemed utterly impossible.

Despite this, Ancestor Xu floated down from the altar, resolute and determined to stand in front of Xu Qingyuan.

He was ready to risk his life to protect his bloodline.

"Ancestor, take this!"

Xu Qingyuan quickly lunged forward, and with lightning-like speed, he shoved the Sky Soldier Waist Card into Ancestor Xu's hand.

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