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before stepping into the high hall.

Xiao Ran felt a chill.

The depression in his chest made Xiao Ran a little breathless.

Xiao Ran took a deep breath and crept along the wooden wall on the side of the high hall.

The heart was beating uncontrollably.

Especially when passing by Xiao Hua's side, Xiao Ran was doubting whether his heart would explode because he couldn't bear it.

Fortunately, Xiao Hua didn't seem to be aware of Xiao Ran's existence, and still closed his eyes and didn't move.

'It's finally ......'

Xiao Ran looked at the wooden escalator and sighed.

Just a short distance, it was like running a kilometer physical strength test for her.

'Hopefully there's a way for me to go back......

After spending a little effort and adjusting his breathing, Xiao Ran was ready to go upstairs.

When Xiao Ran's right foot had just touched the stairs, he only felt that his eyes were dark!

The light brown wood beneath his feet has turned back to a weathered grayish-brown color!

Xiao Ran returned to the ancient mansion that had withstood the devastation of time!

The sudden change startled Xiao Ran, but she was relieved.

This sudden change is obviously a sign that there must be something unusual upstairs!

Although the wooden escalator of the ancient house has undergone nearly 100 years of baptism, it has not affected its quality.

It is still sturdy, and when Xiao Ran steps on it, it does not make a single noise.

At the end of the wooden escalator is a hidden wooden door.

Xiao Ran carefully pushed open the wooden door, but this time he had to make it make a "creaking" sound.

Xiao Ran's heart hung up all of a sudden, and the whole person stopped, his ears pricked up, eavesdropping on the movements downstairs!

'It's okay...... It seems that as long as it is in the surface world, the phaseless person will be in the state of a puppet. Xiao Ran guessed in his heart.

The entrance to the second floor is a straight corridor, not wide, perhaps narrow, and if two people face each other, one of them must be sideways and the other pass first.

At this time, there were a lot of miscellaneous items in the corridor, and a bundle of musty bamboo poles leaning against the wall.

There are two other doors at the end of the corridor, because they are far apart, and the light in the corridor is dim, so Xiao Ran can't see clearly.

"Huh, that's?"

Xiao Ran found that there seemed to be something like paper on the ground not far away.

Xiao Ran walked over, carefully avoiding the clutter placed in the hallway.

After crossing the bamboo bundle, Xiao Ran walked to the place near the end of the corridor.

It's an old yellowed newspaper.

'This is a newspaper about the ancient house of Xiaojia Village!'

Xiao Ran was shocked to find that the big-character headline in the newspaper was written with the words "Xiaojiacun Ancient House Murder Case!]!

So Xiao Ran immediately bent down and gently pinched the corner of it, trying to pick it up.

"Tear up!"

I don't know what was stuck under the newspaper, so that Xiao Ran's attempt failed, and she accidentally tore off a corner of the newspaper.

There was no way, Xiao Ran had no choice but to squat down and read with his head down.

The light in the hallway was still too dim.

And because of the age of the newspaper, many of the contents of this newspaper have become illegible.

Xiao Ran could only stubbornly read them word by word.

"In Xiaojia Village, 17 people died in the ancient house at the same time, and the death was miserable, and the outside world speculated that they may have alarmed ......"

'Hmm, I can't see this clearly......

Xiao Ran frowned, there was no way to read such an important paragraph.

This isn't supposed to be my world. Just looking at the beginning, Xiao Ran also roughly understood that the Xiao family village where she was born and raised was not at all.

"Hey, this section is not covered in stains......"

Xiao Ran found that in the corner of the newspaper, there was a piece of recognizable content.

“…… Later, a master of the Tao came, and after he entered the ancient house of Xiaojia Village, he left a sentence, saying: 'All things in heaven and earth, there must be cause and effect, cause and effect are reincarnated, and the way of heaven is constant', after that, there is no longer a vision in the ancient house of Xiaojia Village...... ”

That's all newspapers have to offer.

Although he got some useful information, it didn't do much to relieve Xiao Ran's current predicament.

So Xiao Ran stood up and decided to take a look in the rooms on both sides.

"Locked?"

Xiao Ran originally planned to enter the room on the left, but a copper lock with cyan rust blocked the wooden door.

Xiao Ran had no choice but to turn to the other side.

The wooden door on the right was unlocked, but opened with a slight push.

It stands to reason that a place like an old house, which is not popular all year round, is due to the presence of a lot of dust.

However, not only is there not a trace of dust here, but the whole room is as clean as if it has been carefully cleaned.

Step over the threshold and enter the room.

Xiao Ran noticed that in the center of this room, there was a silver candlestick!

The red candle is burning, smokeless and odorless.

The light emitted by the orange flame illuminates the tribute table that supports the candlestick!

The treacherous scene made Xiao Ran's scalp tingle.

Calming down, Xiao Ran approached the candlestick.

When I got closer, I saw that on the tribute table, in addition to the candlestick, there was also a Taoist talisman that was pressed under the candlestick!

Yellow charms, vermilion urns.

Next to the Dao Talisman, there was a yellowed manuscript of the letter, which seemed to write something.

Xiao Ran poked his head and looked at the draft of the letter curiously.

The font on the manuscript is vigorous and powerful, and it is written in traditional block script with a brush.

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"Mr. Jingwen:

Zhou was young and crazy, and he intruded unintentionally, and when he saw the charm, he realized that he was shallow and did not understand the intentions of Mr.

The way of heaven is reincarnated, and cause and effect respond.

Zhou was taught.

Stay in a daze, Mr. Protector. ”

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Xiao Ran rubbed his eyebrows, and said angrily: "It turns out that the treacherous fog is a good thing done by this surnamed Zhou!

Judging from the draft letter, this talisman should be used to suppress Xiao Hua.

But what exactly do they mean by reincarnation?'

There was nothing in the room but the tribute table and what was on it.

Xiao Ran frowned, pacing back and forth, thinking about the information he had just gathered, trying to find a way out of here.

Maybe it's because Xiao Ran's movements bring out the airflow.

The manuscript of the letter on the tribute table was actually blown open.

A brass key appeared in the place where it was covered!

"Key!" Xiao Ran turned around and saw the brass key that suddenly appeared, and exclaimed in surprise.

Without thinking about it, Xiao Ran picked up the brass key on the tribute table.