Otherworldly Merchant
Chapter 473: Li Mazi's Worries

When Hou San’er’s wife heard the word‘revenge,’her dispirited eyesbegan 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 Erhuwere 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, but Gao Erhu didn’t answer him.Instead, he tookhis knifeand started slashing…”

Hou San’er’s wife couldn’t keep herself from cryingagain.

Lu Bu wasbetrayedby his own subordinate, Hou Cheng.With this in mind, perhaps he came to take revenge on Hou Cheng’s descendant.As he was his ancestor, Hou Cheng showed up to protect Hou San’er, but later ran away for some reason.

Unfortunately,Hou San’er wasstuck bearing the brunt of Lu Bu’s wrath as a substitute.

If Hou Cheng came to save Hou San’er, it meant his soulwas livingin 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’mpositive thatthere’sanevil antique in your house. Didn’t younoticethat Hou San’er was acting like a completely different person last night when he fought Gao Erhu?In reality,itwasafight between two ghosts.Controlling Hou San’er was the ghost hiding intheantique in your house. If we don’tresolve this, you will also die.”

“What did you say?” Hearing me, Hou San’er’s wife slumpedtothe ground, her face incredulous.

Hergazeshifted from us to her husband’s coffin. In the end, shesaid, “You should visit the Hou family’s ancestral hall!”

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

“Yeah, the Hou familyhasa 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 Iknow is that the treasure is kept inside a black iron chest. Whenmy husbandwas alive, he told me that it’s a family heirloom that datesback 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 criedsomuch that she’dalmost lost her voice. She pulled herself together andstoodup, writing me an address. She then looked for the key in her drawer, handingitto me. She asked me to return it to her when I was done.

“Don’t worry, ma’am.I won’t let brother Hou’s death bein vain!”

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

On the way there, I felt thatthings weren’t that simple. There were a total of three subordinates that had betrayed Lu Bu.Asidefrom Hou Cheng, theother two wereSong Xian and Wei Xu.

WithLu Bu’s ghostbeingawakened, he wouldn’t justsettle forHou San’er. Song Xian’s and Wei Xu’s descendants wouldn’t escape thistribulation, either.

I askedBaldy, “Whatwasthe surname of the official’s son?”

“Wei. What’s wrong?”Baldydidn’tunderstand.

I shook my head. “Nothing.”

The next targetwasSong Xian’s descendant. If Lu Buwasn’t dealt with, more people would die.

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

Baldywasalways in the hotel, and if therewasa grudge between them, he should have been killed already. Iftherewasn’tany animosity, why did Lu Bu burn his hotel?

Moreover, the incident with Gao Erhu’s wife was alsostrange.Theseclues were like threads that were weaving acrosseach 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 alreadypassed a few villages, and theGPSshowsthat we’rejust halfway there.Did that woman trick us?”

“The ancestral hallmustbe built in a remote area. We should take a nap in the meantime.”

I thought Li Mazi had changed. He was too sensitive. Ipaid him no more heed, closing my eyes for a nap.

Since I didn’t sleep last night, Iquickly fell asleep. When Li Mazi woke me up, wehad reached our destination.

I shook my head to clear my mind and got out of the car. Li Mazi pulled me back. “Baldyand I alreadylookedaround.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!” Iwas unconvinced and headedtoward the ancestral hall.

While walking, I looked around. This village was really small, and the houses were too far away from each other. Sometimes, random people wouldwalk alongthe road, but none of them paid attention to us.

The so-called ancestral hall was a shabby, tile-roofed house. Manyof the tileswere broken, and the remaining ones were covered with green moss. The yardwas covered inlush grass, which also looked tattered.

I frowned, walking to the window to check inside.As soon as I approached the window, I felt strong Yin energy.

Sinceit was daytime, I couldn’t recognizewhat 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 gavetheitems to Li Mazi andBaldy.“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.

Hehada wry smile. “I also wanted to open it, but 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 someonehas been herebefore us…”

Li Mazi sighed. “This steel has only recently beenpoured into this lock. LittleBrother Zhang, we should go back.The other party has given us a warning. We shouldn’tmeddle withthis!”

He looked helplessas he said this.

Baldywas 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. You don’t need to risk your life for me!”

“Li Mazi, you’ve been acting off today.” I shot Li Mazi a strange look.

“LittleBrother Zhang, Ru Xue called me. She’s pregnant, soI don’t want my kid to be born without a father…” Li Mazi stooped his head, his voice low.

No wonder Li Maziwas actingstrangeduring this entiretrip!

Nevertheless, I waselatedfor him. “You should go home first.Leavethe restto me!”

“I can’t do that.” Li Mazi sighed.“Ifwe’re lucky,everything will go well. Ifwe’re unlucky, we can’t escape no matter how hard we try!”

Then, he took out a small saw bladeand beganto saw the lock off.

Soon, Li Mazi broke the lock.The 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 dashedinto the room.

If this roomwasempty, there should be some secret passage or hidden chamber.

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