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As time passed, the towering tree crown slowly emerged from the night sky and finally became clear.

The night passed quickly.

Early in the morning.

The sunlight was gentle, and the ginkgo tree was brilliant, fluttering in the wind.

As the yellow leaves fluttered in the sky, a figure hurriedly entered, quickly passed through the courtyard, and entered the bedroom.

&Quot; cough, cough, cough, cough ... &Quot; just as he turned around the screen, PEI Ling could not help but let out a violent cough. He immediately took off the mask on his face, and blood was already seeping out of the corner of his mouth.

He staggered a few steps and sat down with the help of the table. Then, he coughed so hard that he almost coughed out his internal organs.

After a long while, PEI Ling weakly lay on the table. The front of his shirt, the surface of the table, the floor ... Were mottled with the blood he had coughed up.

PEI Ling took a deep breath. After recovering some of his strength, he did not have time to think. He quickly supported his body and walked to the side of the bed. He did not even have time to take off his outer robe that was stained with dirt and directly lay down.

The moment he laid down, sleepiness and fatigue washed over him like a tide, and he fell asleep instantly.

The palace lanterns, which had been replaced at some point in time, were quietly burning. The flickering candlelight gave off a blurry glow, illuminating the room with a dim yellow light.

After what seemed like a long time, there was a sudden and unhurried knock on the door.

"Bang Bang Bang."

PEI Ling suddenly came to his senses and immediately picked up the mask in his hand. If there was an accident, he would immediately put it on.

Staring at the screen in front of the door, PEI Ling asked in a deep voice, " "Who is it?"

"Young master." A respectful voice came from outside the door. &Quot; the old master wants you to go to the ancestral hall now. &Quot;

Ancestral hall?

Sacrifice!

PEI Ling immediately realized something and quickly replied, " "I know."

At this time, he felt that his body had recovered. He sat up from the bed, put on his shoes, and walked to the cage not far away.

Very quickly, PEI Ling changed into a thick and clean robe, stuffed the mask into his arms, tidied up his clothes, and then pushed the door open and left.

A square-faced guard was guarding the corridor. When he saw the young master come out, he immediately bowed and said, " "Young master, please follow this subordinate."

PEI Ling raised his head and looked at the sky. At this moment, the sun was setting in the West, and the last rays of the setting sun coated the courtyard with a layer of bleak brilliance.

Night was about to fall again.

"Alright," he nodded.

The guards led the way, with PEI Ling following closely behind.

The two of them passed through many houses and courtyards before finally entering an exceptionally solemn courtyard gate. They saw a vast courtyard.

The courtyard was laid neatly with green bricks. There was an ancient pine tree with a crown that covered most of the courtyard. The entire courtyard was filled with the unique bitter fragrance of pine needles.

The cold wind blew past, rustling the pine trees, making the place seem even more quiet and cold.

Hidden by the pine branches, a tall building with heavy eaves and a mountain peak was in front of them. It had Vermilion pillars and Jade railings, and auspicious beasts guarded the door. Under the eaves, a row of iron horses swayed gently and silently. It was a common style of ancestral halls.

At this time, the sky was already dark.

The guard stopped in front of the ancestral hall and respectfully reported, " "Young master, this is the ancestral hall."

"The old master is already waiting for you inside."

"You may leave." PEI Ling nodded.

"Yes!" The guard bowed.

After sending him off with his eyes, PEI Ling looked around. A gust of cold wind came and amidst the sound of pine trees, he could not help but cough again."Cough, cough, cough ..."

After adjusting his breathing and temporarily stopping his cough, he continued to walk into the ancestral hall.

The door of the ancestral hall was left ajar.

"Squeak."

PEI Ling only used a little strength to push it away.

Inside the ancestral hall, there were carved beams, colorful pillars, and on the walls on both sides, there were pictures of the clouds, the moon, and the cloud steps.

At the head of the table was a gold-threaded nanmu carved high table with the pattern of a bird, a head, and a cloud. There was a pair of melon-style green gauze Palace lamps. In the lampshade, the candlelight was bright, illuminating the Pearl curtain behind the table.

The bead curtain seemed to be extremely heavy. Even if the night wind took the opportunity to enter the ancestral hall, it did not move at all.

The Xiao family's old master, Xiao Shou,"Yu" and The Pink Bride had all arrived.

Xiao Shou stood with his sleeves folded, his expression solemn. He sensed PEI Ling's arrival but did not turn around, still maintaining his posture of slightly lowering his head and serving the front.

Behind him stood "Yu" and The Pink Bride on both sides. Beside "Yu" was a guard who was tied up. His eyes were closed and his head was lowered. He was unconscious.

A box was placed by the side of The Pink bride's dress.

In the incense burner not far away, a stick of incense was burning, and it had already reached its last bit.

"Bang!"

The door automatically closed without any wind.

Xiao Shou then turned around and looked at PEI Ling. He then said indifferently,"Faceless great immortal, your powers are boundless. You have blessed the Xiao clan and will ensure the continuation of our fortune."

"Tonight is the day when the Xiao clan will offer our sacrifice to the faceless immortal."

"This is also the last sacrifice."

"After this sacrifice, the wish of the Xiao clan will be fulfilled!"

The Xiao clan's wish ...

At this point, PEI Ling frowned. He had already found out the general reason why the Xiao family offered their sacrifice to the faceless immortal from the servant girl's memories, but he still had no idea what the Xiao family's wish was.

However, he couldn't ask directly in this situation.

After all, if the real Xiao Zheng was here, it was impossible for him not to know about this.

He looked at The Pink Bride and " Yu " and saw that they didn't have any reaction, so he also chose to remain silent.

Xiao Shou continued,"for the next sacrifice, Huang 'er will be the first, Xiang' er will be the second, and Huang 'er will be the third .."

"Alright, come up with me."

"Greetings, great immortal faceless!"

After saying this, Xiao Shou lifted the corner of his robe and knelt down in front of the bead curtain.

'Yu' didn't hesitate and knelt down to pay his respects to the person behind the bead curtain.

The Pink Bride was the same.

Seeing this scene, PEI Ling also did as he was told.

The four of them knelt on the ground, and the entire ancestral hall quickly fell into silence.

On the offering table, the string of beads on the bead curtain emitted a soft and lustrous luster, which reflected the light of the palace lanterns, giving off a strange and lustrous feeling.

The incense in the censer burned quietly, and soon, the last bit of incense ash fell.

The incense was extinguished.

At the same time, the entire ancestral hall suddenly dimmed.

The evening sky had completely fallen, and the night had fallen!

The bead curtain above the offering table slowly opened, revealing a Faceless God statue.

It seemed to be a man in plain clothes. He was wearing straw shoes and was sitting with his sleeves folded. His face was empty and there was nothing on it.

As his figure was revealed, the yin Qi in the ancestral hall became more intense, and it was as if they had fallen into an ice cellar!

PEI Ling's expression changed slightly as he looked up at the statue. He realized that this statue was exactly the same as the one he had seen on the ethereal Island.

A strong palpitation instantly seized his entire body.

An uncontrollable sense of fear and trepidation washed over him like a tidal wave. It was as if some great horror and disaster were about to descend from the dark!

This was the statue of the "curse"!

PEI Ling was shocked.

At this moment, Xiao Shou ordered in a deep voice, " "Burn some incense!"

After saying this, he stood up from the ground and walked to a small table hidden behind a red pillar. He took out some incense and turned around to light incense for the statue.

The brown incense stick was inserted into the incense burner in front of the God statue, and green smoke rose up. As it floated towards the God statue, a line of small words formed by the smoke appeared clearly in the void above the incense stick: "Xiao Shou,"