Song Yining was unaware of Shen Shiyu's identity and thought she had been sold to that remote mountain village, so she became very careful.

She was even very proactive at work and didn't slack off, which made everyone admire Shen Shiyu.

After Song Yining and the others finished eating, everyone in the family except Xu Hongxia, the old lady, and the children went to work.

Song Yining went into her room to pack her things, while the old lady tended the vegetable garden in the yard.

The three little ones helped out from the side, watching over Great-Grandma, just as Zhang Datao had instructed them to do.

She never expected her youngest daughter-in-law to marry this grandmother; she was just a lazy, carefree woman.

I really feel sorry for my eldest daughter-in-law. You worry about her, but she doesn't appreciate it at all.

It's also because the eldest daughter-in-law and her husband give in to their younger brother; otherwise, they could have lived their own lives well.

Zhang Datao thought of his second son in the army. As long as he was safe and sound, he silently prayed for his son's safety.

After packing her things, Song Yining took the items she had prepared and put them in the old lady's room. Xu Hongxia didn't pay any attention to Song Yining when she saw her.

She gave the food to the old lady, and if she wanted to save face, she would ask the old lady for it. As for the snacks for the children, they were all the same for all three of them, and they were not divided according to their age.

Xu Hongxia looked at her youngest daughter again and wanted to move closer, but Song Yining didn't give them the chance.

Close your bedroom door. If it was given to you by Zhang Datao, it implies that there's someone in the family who's easily swayed, so just lock it.

Song Yining didn't stand on ceremony and locked the door directly. One key was with the old lady, and she kept the other for herself.

Actually, the things inside the house are just the surface; the good things are stored away in the space.

After putting her things away, Song Yining came out and greeted Grandma Yang. She then asked the three little ones to take her to see the village again.

Song Yining actually wanted to go to the courtyard upstairs to see what the two mice had discovered that morning.

To verify my thoughts, whether they are correct, or whether there is something unspeakable in that house.

The four of them wandered around the village aimlessly. Actually, Song Yining was memorizing the topographical map of the surrounding roads to see if there was anything there.

At the foot of the Qinling Mountains, there are still many things, such as ancient tombs and cultural relics, which are very common.

Moreover, this area had a princess's palace during the Tang Dynasty, and many hermits practiced their spiritual cultivation there.

There are many unknown things in these mountains, but after the founding of the People's Republic of China, those things were not allowed to become spirits, so they hid in the deep mountains.

The Qinling Mountains have a vast and long interior, making them a place many people yearn to visit.

Song Yining also heard it from the sidelines: the Sakura Kingdom found many local villagers in the hinterland of the Qinling Mountains and built 12 villas there. Those villas were all located on important dragon veins.

Even the advanced technology of the time couldn't detect it. It was a Taoist priest who had cultivated deeply inside who discovered the strangeness and reported it to his superiors.

Just reporting this issue to higher authorities encountered resistance from many places, and in the end, we had to use our connections to reach a special department in the central government.

We explained the situation to them, and their investigation team came down and found the problem through undercover investigation.

It was only discovered after an investigation. Local villagers organized themselves to protect the villas, and in the end, the local military had to be called in to resolve the matter.

Illegal construction is prohibited only south of the main roads in the heart of the Qinling Mountains. All villas inside these areas are considered illegal constructions and will be demolished. The state has also issued regulations regarding the valley entrances in the Qinling Mountains.

Since then, it has become difficult to see those nice villa complexes there; they have all been demolished and cannot be rebuilt.

This protects the environment inside, but it also allows for the practice of hermitage within.

It can be said that the area north and south of the Qinling Mountains is a favorite place for many hermits, where there are many inexplicable and unknown things.

It is also the Japanese nation that has tried every means to destroy the dragon veins in all the places in our country and affect the national destiny.

Japan is very persistent in these matters, so Song Yining is very likely to suspect that there may be a spy organization in this house.

This also explains how outsiders suddenly had money to build houses, only to be murdered overnight.

When we arrived at the house at the foot of the mountain, the courtyard wall was still made of stone, about 2 meters high, and the gate was made of thick wooden planks. Although it had been a long time, we could still see that the owner had put a lot of care into it.

The area is surrounded by wild roses, which look very beautiful. If this were a modern place, it would definitely be a popular spot for taking photos.

Both walls of the courtyard are entirely planted with roses, which is quite spectacular and makes it impossible for ordinary people to climb over them.

It prevented people inside from exploring, so even if someone was inside, no one could find any trace of humans inside.

Because no one dared to go inside, this became an important lock, allowing the people inside to live there with peace of mind.

When Song Yining arrived around the house, the children quickly pulled her to go back. Song Yining then said that she had something in her shoe and sat down on a stone by the roadside.

The two mice sensed Song Yining's presence, and Little Gray came out and told Song Yining everything it had learned.

“From the outside, the courtyard looks like nothing, but inside it is a hidden world. People often come out at night, speaking in a language that they can’t understand, and they often make bastard noises.”

Those people rest during the day and only come out at night. Inside, there are many shovels and various farm tools used in the fields.

Furthermore, several women were found inside, chained up, their faces unrecognizable.

Now Song Yining was certain that this courtyard was a stronghold of the Sakura people. They used the environment to bribe the original residents and get them to build houses for them.

They used various drugs to kill those people, causing them to die under mysterious circumstances, so that the locals would discover the crime and sell the family.

Those with ill intentions wanted to take over the house, so they used drugs to numb people's minds and deepen their fear.

This led to rumors that the courtyard was haunted. One or two people tried it, and everyone started to think there was something wrong with the place, so no one dared to come.

And so, this courtyard was abandoned in the eyes of outsiders, while the people of Japan lived there with impunity.

I've never heard of any missing persons here. They must have gone missing in the surrounding area. These heartless bastards, how many women have they harmed for their own pleasure?

Hearing such things made Song Yining hate the Japanese people. They were not human, but beasts reincarnated.

How could they be so horrible, utterly devoid of humanity, murdering so many heroes in Nanjing, and now they are plundering cultural relics and persecuting our nation's vital cultural heritage.

Song Yining quickly emptied the dirt out of her shoes and hurried back with the three little ones, while Xiao Hui and Xiao Bai stayed inside to watch over things.

I just need to tell them to be careful and figure out how to get this information out tomorrow so that I can live here safely.

Hearing how despicable those people are, I'd better avoid getting involved and keep a low profile for safety's sake.