The stream in the scroll suddenly flowed backwards, and the golden rice ears quickly withered in the wind.

Han Jingchen widened his eyes and saw that the day in the painting turned into night in an instant. Nine blood-red stars formed a cross on the sky, and the strange light enveloped the entire village.

Suddenly, there was a chaotic sound of footsteps at the entrance of the village.

From the east, twelve grey-robed men rushed over, and the silver-faced man in the lead had a scimitar on his waist that shone with a cold blue light.

From the west, three men in black robes walked slowly, their faces mostly hidden by their wide hoods.

In the center of the ancestral hall, the white veil on the face of the woman in the red dress fluttered in the wind.

All around, villagers were kneeling densely, at least a hundred of them.

"Master Wuzhu, the nine stars have returned to their positions!"

The girl in white held up a badge, and the pattern of an eagle with outstretched wings suddenly burst into golden light.

"boom--"

The door shattered in a flash of cold light, and the gray-robed man rushed in first.

The killing began quickly.

Eleven men in gray robes held knives in their left hands, and each strike accurately cut the throats of the villagers.

As the massacre continued, the blood streaks on their knife handles gradually increased.

When the last villager fell, four dark red blood lines appeared on each knife handle.

Blood flowed along the cracks in the bluestone floor, gradually gathering into the pattern of the Big Dipper.

Three men in black robes stood in a pool of blood. Ninety-nine drops of blood suddenly seeped out of the bamboo slips of one of them, forming scarlet words:

[On the seventh day of the seventh month of the Gengchen year, the total number of ninety-nine offerings]

The girl in white suddenly turned around and used her body to block the woman in the red dress.

"Go!..."

Before he finished speaking, a flash of knife appeared.

Her badge fell to the ground, and an eagle made of light and shadow soared into the sky, and the nine-star light column suddenly became stronger.

"I found you."

The silver-faced man used the tip of his knife to lift the veil of the woman in the red dress.

Han Jingchen's blood froze.

That face is clearly Gu Youran!

There is just a red dot like a teardrop mole at the corner of the left eye.

The silver-faced man pulled the silver bracelet off her wrist and roughly pulled the silver key from her neck.

At the moment the silver key left her body, the woman suddenly grabbed the blade with her backhand and whispered a spell:

"I curse you in the name of the Nine Stars—love will kill the one you love!"

The spell resounded through the sky.

The silver-faced man's mask shattered, revealing a face covered with star-shaped scars.

"You can never get what you want!"

When the last spell was uttered, the key in Han Jingchen's arms suddenly became hot.

He took out the keys and compared them tremblingly. Both keys were engraved with [The seventh day of the seventh month of the Gengchen year].

However, the number "seven" on the key in the painting was intact, while his key already had four cracks.

The dying woman in the red dress suddenly bit her fingertips.

What was horrifying was that the blood that spurted out of her wound did not fall to the ground, but instead floated in the air, forming words on its own:

[Next Gengchen Year...save her...]

The scroll suddenly stopped shaking and returned to the tranquility of the paradise.

A yellowed piece of paper fell from the gap in the scroll.

Han Jingchen picked up the note, which had only one line of scribbled words on it:

【Show it to your grandfather, he will tell you the truth. 】

…

The next morning, in the Second Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at Yuncheng First Hospital.

Xia Ke pushed open the door of the department, her fingers shaking unconsciously.

“Pah—”

The moment the door opened, the laughter and chatter in the entire office stopped abruptly.

More than a dozen gazes were directed at him simultaneously.

Yu Xiaoxiao quickly put the phone screen on the table.

But the hot topic of [Xia Ke from Yuncheng Hospital] still caught her eyes.

“Some people are so shameless…”

Deliberately suppressed discussions came from all directions.

Xia Ke bit her lower lip tightly, and only realized that her lip was broken when she tasted blood.

She clutched the corner of her clothes, lowered her head and walked quickly into the locker room.

On her locker, someone had drawn a giant "Bitch" in red marker, with the fake photo taped to the side.

The "she" in the photo is taking money from a bald man.

The most eye-catching thing was that someone wrote in red pen next to it:

【How much is it per night? 】

She reached out to wipe it, but the red mark spread even further, staining her entire palm red.

"Doctor Xia."

The head nurse had appeared behind her at some point, and she trembled with fear.

"Director Xie has been waiting for you for a long time."

Xia Ke nodded mechanically, her eyes burning.

She grabbed the white coat, only to find a red cross painted on the chest.

Warm tears finally burst out of my eyes.

Five minutes later.

Xia Ke wiped away her tears, washed her hands, and walked into the director's office.

Xie Wanqing pushed the suspension notice in front of her and said, "The Medical Department has decided to suspend you immediately."

Her voice was as cold as a scalpel. "I must have been blind to introduce you to Zhao Qiwen."

Xia Ke stumbled back to the dormitory and found an anonymous package at the door.

The moment she opened it, her blood froze instantly——

Inside was a broken high-heeled shoe, the one she had lost last night.

Next to it was a yellowed children's drawing of two little girls holding hands, with the words written in childish handwriting:

【Spring flowers and raindrops are best friends】

Xia Ke's hands began to tremble.

Twenty years ago, she claimed the credit for Xiao Yudian saving someone and stole the other person's life.

Now retribution has finally come.

Half an hour later, the second package arrived.

There was only a note and a tablet inside.

The note read briefly: [Want to know who Xiao Yudian is? ]

On the tablet, Lenna's concert is playing.

When the camera zoomed in on the back of her ear, the crescent-shaped scar made Xia Ke shudder all over.

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