At midnight, Ye Yunniang, accompanied by Dongqing and Granny Shi, headed to the entrance of the garden road.

Dongqing and Granny Shi are the people Zhang the Blind Man calculated to be compatible with Huaiye Yunniang by birth date and time, and who can accompany her to burn incense sachets and clothes.

Granny Shi walked ahead, carrying a basin in one hand and a lantern in the other.

Ye Yunniang and Dong Qing walked behind, the two of them very close together.

There was no way around it, I was scared.

In the dead of night, in complete silence except for the sound of footsteps, and they were doing that kind of thing again. How could anyone not be frightened?

Eek~

"ah"

"ah"

Dongqing and Ye Yunniang both exclaimed in unison.

Granny Shi, carrying a lantern, went forward to investigate. "It's a cat meowing." She made a big fuss over nothing.

"No one in the manor keeps cats." Dongqing's voice trembled. She followed Zijuan around and knew a lot about the situation in the manor.

Madam Jiang disliked long-haired cats and dogs and forbade them to be kept in the mansion.

Even stray cats from outside are not allowed to enter the mansion.

"Then, what could it be?" Ye Yunniang's voice trembled as well. If it wasn't a cat or dog, what could it be?

Could it be?

Ye Yunniang stopped in her tracks.

"I'm just an old woman, I can't outrun the two of you. If anything happens, I'll be the first to suffer. I'm not afraid, so what are you two afraid of?" Granny Shi's strong words calmed Ye Yunniang down a bit.

I silently prayed to Buddha for protection a few times, "Let's go, the sooner we finish, the sooner we can get it done."

Dongqing nodded, and the two encouraged each other as they followed Granny Shi to the entrance of the garden.

To the east of the intersection is Qushui Courtyard, to the west is Fanghua Courtyard, and to the south is Zhenxia Courtyard.

As Zhang the Blind Man instructed, the basin was placed facing east.

Ye Yunniang squatted down, blew on the tinderbox, and burned the paper money.

She took out a sachet containing Jiang Tingjun's hair, along with his personal clothing, from her bosom and put them into the basin.

The flames devoured the clothes, turning them to ashes bit by bit.

Eek~~

The cry has appeared again!

A gust of wind blew behind her ear, and a pair of icy little hands wrapped around Ye Yunniang's neck, just as Jiang Tingjun always did.

Ye Yunniang froze, too afraid to move, her eyes glancing at Granny Shi and Dongqing beside her.

Someone please save her...

Granny Shi stood to the side, holding a lantern, without saying a word.

Holly kept her head down and continued burning paper money.

In the darkness, neither of them noticed the terrified look in Ye Yunniang's eyes.

Ye Yunniang felt her neck growing colder and colder. Her heart sank further; was she going to die here?

Her mother and Pan'er were still waiting for her at home. She couldn't afford for anything to happen to her. At this moment, Ye Yunniang regretted her impulsive actions.

"Hug, hug." The baby's voice rang in her ears, and a longing for maternal love washed over her.

For some reason, Ye Yunniang suddenly thought of when she was pregnant.

Back then, she would touch her belly every day and talk to the baby inside. She hoped that the baby would be healthy.

Whenever the baby is about to be born, the baby in the womb will raise its little fist and press it against her hand through her belly.

Ye Yunniang snapped back to reality when her neck was pulled tightly together.

"hug."

These are also pitiful children, deprived of the chance to be reborn.

Ye Yunniang sighed inwardly and slowly reached out to hug the baby in her arms.

“Child, I know you have resentment. You weren’t born, you didn’t get to see your biological parents, you didn’t get to see the colorful world, and you didn’t get to play with your friends in the sunshine.” Ye Yunniang’s words made the baby in her arms react quite strongly.

Ye Yunniang quickly patted her to comfort her.

"You'll keep bothering your sixth brother. Everything you hoped for is gone."

You still have a chance. Go and be reborn, and you will have all of this again. Loving parents, brothers, and sisters.” Ye Yunniang’s words made the baby in her arms hug her even tighter.

Ye Yunniang was struggling to breathe. Just when she thought she was going to suffocate, her small hand loosened its grip.

Ye Yunniang looked down and found her arms empty; there was no dark figure in them.

"Nanny Ye, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Wake up." Dongqing shook her hand vigorously in front of Ye Yunniang, her voice growing more and more urgent.

Ye Yunniang was burning clothes when she suddenly stopped moving and didn't respond when called.

"Dongqing, did you see that?" Before Ye Yunniang could finish speaking, she saw an infant tilting its head and smiling at her from the void east of the road.

The giggling laughter came from the baby who had been holding her earlier.

"Goodbye, Mother." As soon as the words were spoken, the baby disappeared completely.

"Why are you stunned again? What did you see?" Dongqing asked as Ye Yunniang stared blankly eastward, but saw nothing. "Nanny Ye, don't scare me. I'm easily frightened."

Holly admitted that she was timid and easily frightened.

"He's gone," Granny Shi suddenly said from the side.

"I'm leaving." Ye Yunniang touched her neck.

"Ah—" Dongqing screamed, looking at Ye Yunniang's neck.

Under the lantern light, clear small handprints could be seen on Ye Yunniang's neck.

Before coming to the garden, Dongqing clearly remembered that Ye Yunniang had nothing around her neck.

Thinking of Ye Yunniang's motionless appearance before.

Dongqing plopped down on the ground, bracing herself with her hands as she backed away, grabbing the hem of Granny Shi's clothes. She yelled at Ye Yunniang, "Are you...a human? Or a ghost?"

Ye Yunniang stood up.

"Don't come any closer, I'm not afraid of you. Don't come any closer, I'm not afraid. Bodhisattva, save me! Granny Shi, please save me..." Dongqing grabbed Granny Shi's leg and shouted.

"I am a person, I am Ye Yunniang," Ye Yunniang said, trying to get closer. Dongqing retreated in fear, regretting that she had come for the reward money.

"Dongqing." Ye Yunniang tried to explain, but Dongqing yelled loudly, not giving her a chance.

Ye Yunniang looked at Granny Shi.

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