Old Lady Yun was already seething with anger, and this person, oblivious to her faults, insisted on going against her. She couldn't be blamed for that.

"Pah! Who are your in-laws? Don't just spout nonsense because you have a foul mouth. We are an honest and upright family, and we won't tolerate any outsiders interfering."

Old Lady Lin was happy, even though she was scolded for her foul mouth. "Aunt Pan, everyone knows what's going on, so why pretend you don't know? A woman's feet are very important, don't you understand?"

"What feet? You can just call them feet. Then I could say you owe me twenty strings of silver. Do you owe me any? They're just two mouths. Everyone has one, and everyone can make things up."

Old Mrs. Lin's warm attitude suddenly turned cold, and her words became impolite. "I was just being considerate of our relationship and wanted to save face for both sides, but now it seems there's no need for that."

"Back then, Sanlang and the other three went into the water together, soaking in the water with your four daughters. Do I have to tell you what happened in between?"

Although Granny Yun was flustered inside, she still maintained a nonchalant and fearless demeanor. "I'll say it again: anyone with a mouth can make up lies. Even if we take it to the county magistrate, we have Master Xia as our witness. And you, who will be our witness? Don't tell me the other three men will be our witnesses, or you'll get a beating!"

These words terrified Old Lady Lin. She couldn't let this matter escalate to the county government. "Sister Chun has a scar on her right foot. It's quite long, running diagonally from her big toe to her ankle. If you can show your foot to everyone, I'll kneel down in public to thank you and treat the whole village to a feast."

According to his third son, he was kicked into the water, and although he didn't touch Yun Ruochun's foot, he saw it clearly.

When the onlookers heard that the usually stingy Old Lady Lin had spoken so frankly, they felt that the matter was a done deal.

Grandma Yun's breathing suddenly became very rapid. Yun Ling, who was standing next to her, could clearly feel it. It seemed that her aunt's feet had been seen. But a toad trying to eat swan meat is not going to work.

"You're a really strange person. Just now you were saying that a woman's feet are important, but now you want my aunt to take off her shoes for everyone to see. Are you a little bit sick?"

Old Madam Lin glared at Yunling, "Hmph, are you feeling guilty? You don't dare to speak up and have your sons talk for you? I'll go around shouting about it, and I'll see who else besides the Lin family would dare to take this worthless piece of trash who has lost her reputation!"

“Go ahead and make a fuss, I’ll go too. Now I remember when I was playing in the water, I touched a foot. There was indeed a long scar on the foot, but it felt a bit strange, soft and cold.”

Yun Ling's words stopped Yun Lao Niang from hitting someone. She believed Yun Ling, and Yun Ruo Chun's emotions in the room also calmed down after hearing these words.

Old Lady Lin, however, laughed heartily, hands on her hips, as if she had heard a joke. "If you want someone to play with you, go outside. Don't make me laugh here."

"What did I do to make you laugh? If you don't believe me, let's all go to the pond and take a look."

“Let’s go and see, after all, someone still has to kneel down to apologize and treat the whole village to a feast.”

Upon hearing that their own interests were involved, everyone cheered and followed Granny Yun toward the Xia family's pond. The Lin family members were forced onto the stage and had no choice but to follow.

Yunling walked quickly to the edge of the pond, kicked the wooden stick on the edge of the pond into the pond without anyone noticing, and then blew a breath into it.

"Where are the feet? There's no one here, so where are the feet? What a joke."

Faced with Old Lady Lin's questioning, Yunling responded in a sinister tone: "Does one have to be human to have feet?"

These words were truly frightening. When Xia, the head of the household, rushed to see what was happening, he felt a chill run down his spine. He immediately ordered his men to use a net to retrieve the body, and to his astonishment, they actually pulled out half of a right limb.

The flesh on my calves was swollen and soft from being soaked in water for too long, and the flesh was leaking out through the gaps in the mesh, just like a block of tofu. My feet were in better condition, and I could clearly see the scar that ran from my big toe to my ankle.

Those present felt unwell upon seeing this, especially their stomachs, and many couldn't help but vomit on the spot.

Yunling wasn't surprised; in the apocalypse, such things were common, and there were even more terrifying ones. She was used to it, but she still had to thank Old Lady Lin for the information; otherwise, she wouldn't know what that scar looked like.

This had the biggest impact on Lin Sanlang. So what he'd seen in the water was this thing? Could it be a vengeful spirit? Would it come after him, the one who saw it? He fainted from the thought, and his mother quickly supported him, angrily scolding Yunling:

Why didn't you say anything when you saw it?

"I was scared by them."

Grandma Yun immediately shielded Yun Ling and gently rubbed her ears, saying, "Why are you being so fierce? She's only eight years old, and your son is seventeen or eighteen. He was scared to death too! You useless thing!"

Seeing that she was at a disadvantage, and remembering the lies she had just uttered, Old Lady Lin was only too cowardly to kneel and thank her. She would rather sell all her pots and pans than offer a feast to the entire village. She'd rather have her life taken.

So, using the excuse that Lin Sanlang had fainted, she cried and helped him away from this troublesome place, pretending that nothing had happened.

She could pretend nothing had happened, but the Xia family head couldn't. He didn't know how such a terrible thing had suddenly appeared in his pond, whether it was malicious murder or premeditated killing. He hurriedly went to the county town to report it to the authorities.

Back home, Zhang and the others felt increasingly uneasy. Could there really be such a coincidence? How could Lin Sanlang touch it, Yunling touch it, but no one else noticed?

Zhang couldn't help but ask, "Ling'er, when did you touch that foot?"

Yunling blinked her innocent eyes and replied, "It was when I was saving my sister."

"Yes, it was Lingniang who saved me. If it weren't for her, I would have..." Yun Chu was terrified. She was very close to those men at the time. If Yun Ling hadn't saved her in time, she probably would have had her reputation ruined.

Zhang nodded, guessing that Lin Sanlang and his men wanted to arrest someone, and Yunling was in a hurry to save Yunchu, so the two of them touched that foot at the same time. That's right, there are many coincidences in this world, so one more won't make a difference. Besides, Yunling is only eight years old, so she wouldn't lie.

Everyone else breathed a sigh of relief, and Yunling also breathed a sigh of relief.

When the county yamen runners arrived at the Xia family's house, the foot that had been caught in the net had vanished without a trace. Even after repeatedly searching the pond, they couldn't find anything. The whole village was shocked and suspected that it was because of the ghosts and spirits present during the Ghost Festival.