C10 Daoism

"Do you owe me an explanation?"

"Well, if you're in such a hurry."

Tang Rou was just about to sit down, when she suddenly frowned and raised her butt again.

I gulped down the drink. The life in my throat finally dissipated a bit as I followed Tang Rou and walked forward.

After opening a small door, there was actually a staircase slanted downwards. It seemed rather steep, probably leading to the basement.

Naturally, I was very familiar with this place, because I had been living in the basement most of the time.

"The stairs are a little steep. Be careful."

I saw that after the lights on the stairs were turned on, the top of the stairs were covered in dust. There was only a row of footprints going back and forth.

As soon as I entered the basement, I felt that something wasn't right. I felt a chilly sense of urgency all over my body and the imprint on my lower abdomen started to heat up.

As I turned the corner, I almost bumped into someone because of the dim light.

To be exact, they could not be considered to be human. They felt that they were as light as a feather, and their faces were abominable and terrifying.

Startled, I quickly retreated two steps, but accidentally touched something hard. Reaching out my hand to touch it, it turned out to be a human hand.

Just cold and stiff.

"Zombies!"

This scared me so much that I was about to run up the stairs. Tang Rou really wasn't some good person. She was actually going to use me to feed zombies.

"What are you shouting for?"

With a "pa" sound, the lights were turned on. When I turned around, Tang Rou's expression was weird as she looked at me.

It was only then that I saw clearly where the zombies were. It was just a skeleton. The bones on its body were completely white as it stood against the wall.

What I felt was the skeleton's hand. No wonder it was cold and stiff.

But what was that ghostly shadow I saw just now?

I focused and carefully walked towards the stairs. When I turned around, that thing was standing right in front of me. It floated erratically in the air with an ashen complexion. Furthermore, it was wearing a long green robe.

"Look at your promising future. You were pretty fierce in the orphanage just now. Look carefully, this is just a painting."

Tang Rou was already laughing so hard that she couldn't stand up straight. Her eyes had already adjusted to the light.

Looking carefully, isn't that so? It's just a painting of Dan Qing Ink which is hung on the wall. However, the drawing is extremely soul-stirring. Coupled with the sinister atmosphere in the room, it makes me feel as though I'm hallucinating.

"Who is this person? And why set a human bone model here? "

Even though I've never seen a human skeleton before, I know about the existence of this thing. In order to ease the awkwardness just now, I pretended to be calm and touched the skull.

"What bone model? This bone belongs to the person in the painting. You'd better not touch it. It's said that his temper wasn't very good when he was alive."

F * ck me!

This world is really too crazy. I kept shaking my hands as I thought to myself, No wonder. Then, I fiercely glared at Tang Rou.

"Did you bring me here to scare me to death and inherit my inheritance?"

"Fuck you, I really don't like your little family. However, I didn't expect you to be so timid, but it can be considered pretty good. Once, two furry thieves sneaked in and scared me to the point of peeing."

Tang Rou turned on another light and the scene in the basement entered my eyes.

Other than the skeleton and the painting on the wall, there were dozens of other pictures of different shapes and sizes neatly hung on the other wall. However, these portraits were all wearing the same robe and crown.

Next to it was a wooden shelf with incense burners and other candles.

There was also a large cabinet in the opposite corner. Inside the cabinet, there were some bottles, jars, and even some yellow paper.

If it weren't for Tang Rou saying that this skeleton was her ancestor, I would have thought that this was some production company's item storage.

"What did you bring me here for?" I asked, frowning.

"Didn't you want to know my identity? So I brought you here to see for myself. "

"Don't tell me your ancestors were all godly men?" I felt my head twitch as I said this sentence, and then I regretted it.

Sure enough, Tang Rou immediately kicked my butt.

"I'm warning you, don't speak nonsense in front of my ancestors. Otherwise, they will come looking for you at night."

This sentence gave me the chills. I felt a chill on my back and quickly clasped my hands together in a bow.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this young one offended you just now. Please don't blame him."

Tang Rou giggled and then very skillfully walked in front of the incense table. She lit up three sticks of incense and respectfully bowed with a serious expression.

I didn't dare to ask too much as I was watching from the side. The atmosphere here was really too oppressive, and I felt that the Taoists in the portrait were all staring at me closely, causing my entire body to turn cold.

I know, that's the ghost aura I absorbed. It's just that it's fine, why would it flare up? This makes me a little curious.

"Are all these ancestors of yours ghost hunters?"

"That's right. However, in my father's generation, we are no longer in the business anymore. After all, everyone has to eliminate feudal superstitions, and no one believes in that."

When Tang Rou said this, her expression turned helpless.

"Then why did you …"

"Do you believe in fate?" Tang Rou turned her head and stared at me. I lowered my head in shame. I didn't want this beautiful rich girl to see my ugliness.

"What life? I just want to earn money to take care of my grandmother."

"Originally, my father was quite successful in his business. However, before he was 40 years old, he had actually died without any problems. At that time, I simply could not accept this fact, so I put my life on the line to investigate, because I suspect that someone killed my father."

Tang Rou said as she slowly walked towards the picture on the far right side of the wall.

I noticed that the man in the picture was wearing glasses. His figure was a bit fat, but he was wearing a suit. His face was similar to Tang Rou's, and he was the only one who wasn't wearing a Daoist robe.

"It wasn't until later that I found the relevant records after flipping through the family tree."