Li Xuan and Li Ming did not expect Zhou Xuan to make a decision so quickly, and for a moment, they even hesitated.
"Wouldn't it be too conspicuous to go back now?" Xu Ying finally said.
"It's fine, we'll sneak in. It's already the color of a fish's belly on the horizon. If we delay any longer, it will be broad daylight, which is even worse," Zhou Xuan said.
Li Ming nodded. "Alright, but the ancestral halls and everything there have already been burned down. If we go back now, we probably won't find anything."
Zhou Xuan looked at Li Xuan. "Li Xuan, you are the most crucial. If the Li family's treasure has not yet been plundered and they haven't taken it, they might still be watching you in secret."
"No one knows the situation behind all this, so you'll come with us first!"
Li Xuan pursed her lips and stood up.
Everyone present was someone who acted immediately once a decision was made.
They all set off in a flurry.
The Li Family.
The ruins from the fire still remained.
Fortunately, Li Ming had been guided by someone to preserve this place and not sell the old site, which is why this Ciren Hall was preserved.
Li Ming and Zhou Xuan milled around the periphery and soon found their way to the Li family ancestral hall. Everything inside the hall had been burned to nothing.
"We should be able to find some clues here," Li Ming said to Zhou Xuan.
"Be careful, there are many rats here, and they are very dangerous!" Zhou Xuan warned.
Snakes, rats, insects, and ants emerged from somewhere in this place, as numerous as ox hair.
There were also things scurrying around their feet, with large rats nearly the size of cats.
Zhou Xuan frowned at these creatures.
Could it be that this treasure had really not been taken by the mastermind?
Where there are spiritual treasures, creatures also abound.
Thinking of the Qin family, Qin Zhantian and others did not attack Li Ming. They even offered him a high position, allowing him to establish himself in the Medicine King Hall.
This could be understood now.
Perhaps they were raising bait.
"Oh dear, Brother Xuan, it's so scary here, there are so many rats, and even weasels!"
"Don't run around, wait for my news."
Zhou Xuan said solemnly, then pushed her out of the pile of rocks.
"Li Xuan, don't be scared. We'll handle everything here, and we will definitely retrieve the treasure left by our ancestors," Li Ming comforted her.
"I believe that our Li family is still protected by our ancestors, and in the unseen realm, it is not our fate to perish!"
Li Xuan nodded, but her gaze couldn't help but drift towards the ancestral hall.
She had a vague feeling that something extraordinary would happen on this night's journey.
In the innermost part of the ancestral hall, Zhou Xuan melted the ice he had prepared with his internal energy, turning it into water droplets that sprinkled onto the ground.
In an instant, the black ash on the ground turned the entire area black, and wisps of thick smoke emerged.
The entire space seemed to be trembling and shaking continuously, as if it could collapse at any moment.
"Quick, retreat!"
With a "bang," the remaining half of the wall inside the ancestral hall suddenly exploded, and a black tiger rushed out.
Its body was three to four meters long, and it lunged with its mouth open towards Li Ming.
Li Ming hastily dodged, but he was still a step too late. A wound was bitten into his shoulder.
"What kind of monster is this?"
Li Ming was horrified.
The tiger was extremely fast. After biting, it quickly retreated back into the ancestral hall, and the walls of the ancestral hall collapsed completely, revealing a long crack.
"How could this tiger be hiding in such a dilapidated ancestral hall?" Li Ming asked.
Zhou Xuan looked at the walls of the ancestral hall, deep in thought. After a long pause, he said, "I'm afraid this is a special illusion."
"The ancestral hall has indeed been tampered with, and it was a major operation."
"This tiger is an illusion, yet not entirely fake. This is a method of illusion, and the practitioner is very skilled."
"It seems that this place hasn't been disturbed since it was burned, and it's related to this illusion."
Zhou Xuan continued to explain, "If anyone dared to pass by here and try to do anything, the mastermind would discover them."
Li Ming and Li Xuan listened, feeling completely bewildered, but Bai Li Lie nodded as if he half-understood.
"It seems that the people involved haven't figured out what's inside!"
Li Xuan finally understood. "You mean, this treasure is still within our ancestral hall?"
Zhou Xuan nodded.
Li Xuan and Li Ming exchanged glances, their eyes filled with excitement and anticipation.
"If that's the case, aren't they already aware of it now?" Li Ming said worriedly.
"Don't worry, I have a way. You just need to stay by my side and never leave my sight!" Zhou Xuan said as he strode into the ancestral hall.
"Zhou Xuan, this is an illusion, don't act rashly!"
Li Ming shouted urgently.
Zhou Xuan came to his senses. "Li Xuan, you all get out of here!"
Zhou Xuan shouted urgently, and at the same time, his figure flashed, his hands constantly changing.
"Qimen Art, Invisibility!"
Zhou Xuan stepped on the Big Dipper, his movements following the Heavenly Stems, and soon the black smoke on the scene formed choking whirlwinds around him and Li Xuan.
"It's actually the most powerful invisibility backlash technique from Qimen Dunjia!"
Bai Li Lie muttered to himself, his understanding of Zhou Xuan deepening.
Li Ming was even more stunned.
As a healer, he was also very passionate about this field and never expected Zhou Xuan to be such a master.
Li Xuan quickly pulled Li Ming, and they dodged to the side, but they still coughed a few times from the thick smoke.
Inside the ancestral hall, Zhou Xuan filled the entire interior with light, instantly making the room as bright as day.
Li Xuan was astonished because she noticed that Zhou Xuan's face was also covered in thick mist. It was a strange sight, but very eerie.
"Zhou Xuan, are you alright?"
Li Ming asked.
"I'm fine!"
"With this, even if the other party senses someone approaching, they will only assume it's a passerby who stumbled in."
He looked around. The mastermind hadn't installed any surveillance cameras here.
Zhou Xuan shook his head and then walked step by step inwards.
Li Ming quickly pulled Li Xuan, and the two stayed close together.
"Be careful, it's very strange here."
"Rumble..."
In the innermost part of the ancestral hall, a loud noise suddenly erupted, and the entire hall shook.
Li Xuan and Li Ming were both startled and then their eyes widened abruptly.
"Ah~~~" a piercing scream came from within the ancestral hall.
Inside the ancestral hall, a mass of black energy rose, resembling a struggling figure, seemingly enduring immense pain.
"Save me, ah, Xuan'er, save me!"
A roar came from within the black energy.
Upon hearing this, Li Xuan's heart trembled uncontrollably. She was too familiar with this voice.
It was her mother's voice, a voice she would never mistake even if she had been dead for years!
"Mom..."
Li Xuan could no longer control her inner excitement and rushed madly into the black energy, plunging into that dark mass.
Li Xuan's mother had been burned alive that year.