Carefully remove the accumulated fallen leaves. The bottom layer is not a rotten black substance as Gu Xiangyang imagined. These fallen leaves should have been piled here not long ago and have not had time to rot.

Use dead branches to push away the last layer of buildup to reveal the covered planks.

This wooden board should be quite old, plus it has been covered by dead branches all year round, the color has turned black, and the size is just enough for a person to pass through.

"This seems to be a cellar. Looking at the traces, Granny Gao should come and go frequently."

Throwing it to a dead branch, Gu Xiangyang squatted down and tried to open the door.

Just lifted it up a little bit, a faint smell came out from below, Gu Xiangyang moved his nose slightly, and found that there was a lock inside to lock the door, so he had no choice but to withdraw his hands.

"The lock is inside. How did Granny Gao open the cellar?" Gu Xiangyang had a bad idea, stood up, and had the urge to leave.

but……

Gao Hong's red eyes appeared in his mind, he gritted his teeth, ignoring the dirt on the ground, lying on the ground, Gu Xiangyang lifted the door panel with all his strength, and squinted to look inside.

Light shone in through the gap, illuminating a small area of ​​the doorway.

Immediately behind the door was a flight of stairs. The stairs were also made of wood. There were large black and red blood stains on both sides, which had already dried up. The stairs continued to extend downwards and disappeared into the darkness.

Gu Xiangyang looked at the blood red all over the place, but another picture appeared in his mind uncontrollably.

In the same cellar, Granny Gao walked slowly down step by step with the chicken with its neck cut, and the blood of the chicken spilled along her footsteps. Over time, the stairs became what they are now.

"Is it really all chicken blood?"

Just as Gu Xiangyang was about to look away, a pair of blood-red eyes suddenly appeared in the darkness, staring straight at him.

He was so frightened that he immediately let go of his hands, and stepped back a few steps directly on the ground with both hands, his chest heaving up and down due to the sharply accelerated breathing rate.

"Then, what is that?"

Knowing how strong he is, if he meets the guy he met last time in the Taoist temple again, he will have to confess his life here.

Without further hesitation, Gu Xiangyang quickly piled the dead leaves back, quickly left the courtyard, and called Fu Chang:

"Fu Chang, I've encountered something..." Gu Xiangyang told Fu Chang the situation in detail. After digesting the news briefly, Fu Chang said quickly:

"Stay far away from the Gao family's courtyard now. Since the things in the cellar have found you, the Gao family's mother-in-law will know the news soon, and I will come over to meet you right away."

"Okay." Thinking of the strong strength of that "tentacle monster", Gu Xiangyang scratched his face and said carefully:

"Should I call Shang Lin brother, this time things are a bit difficult to deal with, I'm afraid it's just the two of us..."

Fu Chang, who quickly packed his things, paused, took a deep breath and said:

"I'll let him know."

After hanging up the phone, Gu Xiangyang looked at the small courtyard of Gao's family, which was still in sight, and trembled, feeling that it was not very safe, so he hurriedly called a car and went back to the previous bookstore.

It's not that he never thought about taking Gao Hong with him, but when he saw the woman on the wall and Granny Gao, although he didn't know what their plans were, they definitely wouldn't let Gao Hong go easily. Just food delivery.

Moreover, Granny Gao must have a certain purpose in raising Gao Hong for so many years. Gao Hong must be part of their plan, and they will not hurt her easily.

Gu Xiangyang sat in the milk tea shop next to the bookstore, watching the flow of people outside the window without blinking, hoping that Fu Chang and Qiu Yilin would arrive soon, even though he found so many reasons in his heart to prove that Gao Hong is now It was safe, but he was still very uneasy and guilty.

Fortunately, the two of them didn't make him wait too long, they almost went to the bookstore together.

As soon as he saw Gu Xiangyang, Qiu Yilin handed him the tennis bag he was holding all the time:

"In the future, when you come out to do such things, you must take it with you."

Feeling the weight of the tennis bag, Gu Xiangyang knew that it contained the copper coin sword left to him by his parents, and quickly put the bag on his back, feeling a little more at ease.

The three of them didn't exchange much greetings, and rushed directly to the small courtyard of Gao's family.

The breeze blows gently, and the sun shines on the body, bringing a touch of warmth.Pushing open the door and holding the copper coin sword in his hand, Gu Xiangyang followed the two into the small courtyard.

A cold breath spread into the body, the surroundings were extremely quiet, even the sound of the wind could not be heard, the small courtyard and the outside seemed to be two worlds.

Qiu Yilin walked in front, with empty hands and a serious expression, he pushed open the door of the living room, and the leftovers on the dining table entered the eyes of the three of them.

Gu Xiangyang pointed to the black and white photo on the wall:

"The woman holding the cat was sitting here before, why is it gone now?"

Now there is only an empty chair in the photo, looking inexplicably intrusive.

Fu Chang stepped forward to look at the photo carefully, and said, "It's just an object she leaned over. There is still a strong sinister air on this photo frame. She left not long ago."

As soon as the words fell, Fu Chang pasted a spell on it, a flash of fire flashed, and the photo frame was intact, but it no longer had that uncomfortable smell.

The three of them searched the whole house carefully, but found nothing but a lot of sewing supplies in Granny Gao's room, and the fabric inside was exactly the same as the cloth bag found under Yang Shuangwei's pillow.

"Gao Hong was taken away? What should I do?" Gu Xiangyang looked at Qiu Yilin involuntarily, feeling very anxious. If something happened to Gao Hong, he would never forgive himself.

Qiu Yilin smiled and stroked his hair:

"Go to the cellar you mentioned first. Don't worry, there will be no danger of high red in a short time. Be careful later and stand behind me."

Gu Xiangyang felt at ease, and nodded obediently.

Having said that, they still came to the backyard as soon as possible, the dead leaves that Gu Xiangyang had piled back were scattered all over the ground, the planks of the cellar had been opened, and a large bronze lock was casually thrown aside.

There were two blood-colored whip marks on the already blackened wooden board, and the blood stains on them were still slightly wet, which were the marks left not long ago.

Gu Xiangyang compared the mark above, which was as wide as two of his palms, and couldn't help thinking of the bloody tentacles in his mind, and the hairs on his body stood up in fright.

Well, it couldn't be that the contents of the cellar rushed out not long after he left. He had to be thankful that he withdrew quickly enough, and the lock was strong enough to block it for a while.

"Let's go down and have a look."

The wooden stairs have been built for some years, and they will make a creaking sound when stepping on them, as if they will fall apart at any time.

As he continued to walk down, Gu Xiangyang found that the blood in the corner of the wall became thicker, especially in the last few steps, the blood on it was already as thick as a thumb.

After going down the last flight of stairs, the three of them came to the cellar, which was about the same size as Gao's living room.

In addition to the smell of blood, there is also a smell of water permeating the air, as if something is slowly decaying. Gu Xiangyang touched his nose uncomfortably, and held the copper coin sword in front of him, in case something suddenly attacked .

A cluster of flames shot out from Qiu Yilin's palm, illuminating a large area in front of the three of them. With the light of the fire, Gu Xiangyang looked deep into the cellar.

Unexpectedly, there was no bloody scene in the cellar as Gu Xiangyang had imagined. Most of the place was occupied by bookcases, and the floor was covered with brown carpets. If it wasn't for the wrong location, it would look like an ordinary study room.

"How did the bloody smell come from?"

Qiu Yilin turned around with the firelight, taking in the entire cellar in his eyes:

"Look there."

In the corner of the cellar, there is a wooden table, and on the table is an exquisite bronze incense burner, and the incense ash inside has accumulated a thick layer.

The table was not high, and there was a futon and a bronze basin not far away. When I got closer, I saw that the basin was full of blood.

Fu Chang squatted down, stretched out his finger with a little blood and smelled it:

"It's chicken blood, only slightly coagulated, and it hasn't been long since it was released."

Apart from this, the three of them had no other valuable discoveries, and all three of them turned their eyes to the bookcase.

Gu Xiangyang frowned. With so many books, when did he have to look for clues? The longer the time dragged on, the more dangerous he was afraid that Gao Hong would be.

As if knowing what he was thinking, Qiu Yilin said in a deep voice:

"You are looking for clues here, I will go out and see if I can find any traces of them."

Among the three, Qiu Yilin was the most capable. Fu Chang and Gu Xiangyang naturally listened to him without expressing any opinions, and he was also the most suitable candidate.

"Okay, Brother Lin, you have to be careful." Gu Xiangyang said out loud.

"En." Qiu Yilin smiled at him, turned around and took a deep look at Fu Chang, and quickly disappeared at the exit of the cellar.

Gu Xiangyang, who was taking out his mobile phone for lighting, didn't notice this look. He and Fu Chang were not far away, and they rummaged through the books on the bookshelf together.

As soon as he walked into the bookshelf, Gu Xiangyang opened his eyes wide in disbelief. The bookshelves were full of thread-bound ancient books, and he took out one at random. It's been a few years, and when I opened the cover, the paper inside was slightly yellow, Gu Xiangyang didn't dare to use force, for fear of accidentally crushing the pages of the book.

"These are all books related to celestial masters and spells. Could it be that Granny Gao is also a celestial master?" Gu Xiangyang put the books back, skipping over those books that looked like spells.

As his eyes kept moving, Gu Xiangyang found that the books were getting older and older, and the books were arranged quite regularly.

"Ghost Emperor?"

When Gu Xiangyang came to the third bookcase, his eyes widened, he quickly took out the "Ghost Emperor Minutes" from the bookshelf, flipped through it, and skipped the previous ghost emperors who had no impression at all. Turn to the last few pages.

"Found it, this is it."

"The last ghost emperor of the underworld, the name of his life is untestable. According to the rumors of the underworld, he was..."

Skipping the biographical introduction already known in the previous paragraph, Gu Xiangyang looked at the last paragraph:

"Some celestial masters in the human world joined forces with the heavens to successfully defeat the ghost emperor, dug out the ghost emperor's heart and suppressed it. The ghost emperor's soul was cut into two and fled to the human world. When the spiritual energy withered, the passage between the heaven and the human world Cut off, the human world fell into panic and disputes, and no one was looking for the whereabouts of the ghost emperor's soul..."

And at this very moment, behind Gu Xiangyang, a shadow was slowly emerging, staring at his white and tender neck with hungry eyes.

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