Chen Mo vaguely remembered the scene when he had first traveled to this world and seen the image of Goddess Hong Deng in the Ancestral Hall.
It had been covered by a Red Veil. He had no idea what the statue looked like; he only knew that it could absorb incense and was extraordinarily mysterious. Later, Chen Mo had considered sneaking into the Ancestral Hall to lift the veil and see what the image of Goddess Hong Deng looked like.
But Mad Demon Disease had haunted him constantly, leaving him anxious and on edge every day. And Goddess Hong Deng was simply too strange. His parents revered her as a deity and strictly forbade outsiders from approaching, so he had never risked it.
Now, as he returned to the Ancestral Hall, Chen Mo looked back on everything that had happened, and an inexplicable shiver of horror crept into his heart.
Before long, Chen Mo followed Li Yuanlong and Yuanzhu to the Ancestral Hall courtyard.
Li Yuanlong introduced Yuanzhu to Chen Mo. Ever one to be friendly, Chen Mo took the initiative and greeted him.
Yuanzhu merely gave a faint "Mm," then said nothing more.
A little full of himself, huh...
Smack!
Li Yuanlong flicked Yuanzhu on the forehead. "How can you be so rude?"
Yuanzhu winced in pain, grumbling inwardly that his master had gone too far. But he didn't dare talk back. Instead, he forced a smile at Chen Mo. "I'm not very good with words. If I said anything inappropriate just now, Second Young Master Chen, please don't take offense."
Chen Mo thought, You seem pretty damn eloquent to me...
But all he said was, "It's fine."
Li Yuanlong led the two of them into the Ancestral Hall. The first thing he did was inspect the statue of