I checked the weather forecast too. There would be no clouds or rain tonight.
I nodded. "All right, Uncle Yu. I'll leave this to you."
Uncle Yu smiled.
"Why are you still saying that to your uncle? I don't have any descendants either. You're the only heir to our lineage, and I was the one who brought you into the fold.
I'll definitely handle your business for you.
There are plenty of things I can't help you with, but as long as it involves Yin Chefs—
banishing ghosts and subduing evil, inviting ghosts and summoning gods—
Uncle Yu has it all under control. It's no big deal."
The moment he started talking about his specialty, he immediately became confident.
But when Uncle Yu mentioned descendants, I remembered our trip to the Nine Corpse Tower, when we were in the Misty Ghost Domain.
Affected by negative emotions, Uncle Yu had shouted, "Wife, child, I'm coming to see you."
That told me he had once had a family.
But for some reason, both his wife and child were gone.
I had asked my master about it before, but he had only sighed and said nothing.
Hearing this, I asked another question.
"Uncle Yu, how did your child die?"
At my question, sadness flickered in Uncle Yu's eyes. Then he said, "They were murdered."
Uncle Yu said it lightly.
But I could tell he was desperately trying to hide his emotions.
The sorrow and hatred in his eyes could not be concealed.
After saying that, Uncle Yu took out a cigarette and handed it to me. I accepted it instinctively.
I was also deeply shocked. I had never expected Uncle Yu's family to have been murdered...
"Murdered?"
I asked again, confused.
Uncle Yu lit his cigarette and nodded. "Yes. All these years, I've