She took a breath, her tone becoming more resolute.

“I survived for you, and I’m thriving. Although I don’t know where you went, wherever you are, I sincerely hope that you can let go of the grievances and resentments here, let go of the suffering of the past, and that you can truly relax and live for yourself for once. I hope you are happy, just like I am trying now.”

She solemnly kowtowed three times to the small mound of earth.

"This incense is for you. May you rest in peace, and may your wishes be fulfilled."

After saying all this, she felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from her heart, and she felt much lighter.

She knelt quietly on the cold, muddy ground, watching three wisps of smoke slowly dissipate in the moonlight and melt into the night.

Feeling a pang of emotion, I wondered if my parents and Qiqi could sense it. If only they could respond...

Even if it's just a gust of wind or a falling leaf, that would be fine.

But after waiting for a long time, there was still no response.

She couldn't help but sigh.

Unexpectedly, just as she was sighing silently, her brows suddenly furrowed!

Behind me, a very abrupt and very clear "click" sound came!

It looked like a dead branch had been broken by being stepped on!

The sound was like a thunderclap at the foot of the mountain in the dead of night!

Zhou Qiqi's heart jumped into her throat, and her scalp tingled!

Before she began her prayers, she had carefully looked around, even checking the shadows of the trees in the distance. Apart from the chirping of insects and the sound of the wind, there was no one there!

Moreover, to get to the cemetery behind the house, one must pass through that creaking courtyard gate.

She kept her ears perked up, but didn't hear a single sound of the door opening or closing!

Where did this person come from?

Who would come to this old house at the foot of the mountain in the middle of the night?

Could it be... that couple, Li Guixiang and Xu Laonian, who, with their wicked intentions, followed us here?

Or...did she really summon the spirits of her parents or the original owner of this body just now?

The moment the thought crossed Zhou Qiqi's mind, she shuddered and quickly spat out a few times in her mind.

With her hands clasped together, she prayed silently. She had only made that casual remark and didn't really want to attract anything!

She really can't handle being scared like that!

Thinking this, a chill crept up my spine.

Zhou Qiqi forcibly suppressed the fear in her heart, her palms were covered in cold sweat.

No, we can't panic!

Whether it's a person or a ghost, you'll only know when you see it; don't scare yourself like that.

She quickly glanced around, then quietly reached for a withered branch about the thickness of her wrist and clutched it tightly in her hand.

At the same time, his other hand reached into the cloth bag he carried with him and precisely grasped the pepper spray he always carried with him.

The cool glass jar against her palm gave her a sense of firm confidence.

She gritted her teeth and walked toward the direction from which the sound came.

After walking a few steps, I spotted a blurry, swaying black shadow on the ground at the corner of the wall.

I calmed down a bit—the presence of a shadow meant it was a living person! That was alright, I could still handle it!

She held her breath, crouched low, tiptoed, trying not to make a sound, gripped the stick and chili water tightly, and, under the cover of moonlight and tree shadows, shuffled step by step toward the dark corner.

She took each step very lightly, calculating in her mind:

First, strike unexpectedly with a stick to stun the opponent, then spray pepper spray into their eyes, making sure to defeat them in one blow!

As they drew closer, the dark figure seemed oblivious, still swaying slightly.

Zhou Qiqi seized the opportunity, leaped out from behind the tree, raised the wooden stick high with both hands, and chopped down hard on the shoulder and back of the dark figure with all her might!

"Hmm!"

However, instead of the expected dull thud of the stick hitting flesh, she felt as if her wrist was being gripped tightly by iron clamps!

A tremendous, utterly irresistible force came from the other end of the stick, making her hands go numb and her entire arm feel numb!

The wooden stick slipped from my hand and fell to the ground with a "thud".

Oh no! The opponent is too strong!

Everything happened too fast. In the blink of an eye, only one thought remained in Zhou Qiqi's mind: Go for it!

Taking advantage of the moment when the other person reached out to her, she squatted down and swiftly pulled pepper spray from her bag with her other hand.

He forcefully pushed the cap off with his thumb, and without even looking, he pressed the nozzle hard towards the face of the tall figure above!

laugh--!

A pungent mist spread out under the moonlight!

She thought she had reached her maximum speed, but the shadowy figure's reaction was simply inhuman!