After my master said that, I vaguely realized that something was wrong.

Yes, how did I manage to see that old man?

You should know that I didn't shed any cow tears.

Moreover, my master told me before that only when ghosts deliberately release yin energy can they selectively allow others to see them.

However, the ghost itself also needs to possess considerable strength.

The old man's aura wasn't particularly strong; it was only slightly stronger than the ghosts in the hospital.

The yin energy was also mixed with a trace of resentment, which must have been left behind in the moment before death.

However, it is clear that Niu Wen and Song Lijuan cannot see the old man, which means that I have the ability to see ghosts.

But I don't know how I acquired this ability!

You should know that when I first went on missions with my master, I couldn't see ghosts.

Even that time at the hospital, I only saw the ghosts there after I shed cow tears.

As my gaze returned to the old man, I was surprised to find that I could only see him with my left eye, while my right eye was completely blind.

I unconsciously touched my left eye, but then suddenly remembered something and felt a chill run down my spine!

Was it that dream?

That dream where a coffin nail pierced my left eye!

I don't know if my guess is correct, but I can only ask my master about it in detail when I get back.

However, the immediate issues still need to be addressed.

The old man stood there blankly, his hunched body looking somewhat lonely, but he didn't say a word.

In the end, it was the master who spoke first, breaking the oppressive atmosphere:

“Sir, I am Ma Tianxiong, a Taoist priest from Maoshan. You can call me Xiao Ma.”

"I understand your situation. Do you really want your son and daughter-in-law to die?"

“I know you’ve always been a kind person, otherwise you wouldn’t have been bullied so much by your two sons and daughters-in-law and silently endured it.”

“Now I’ve called them all here, and I’ll let them see you again. You can tell them what you want to say.”

The old man remained silent. Time seemed to crawl by at that moment, and I felt uneasy with every passing second.

In the end, the old man sighed and said only one sentence: "Ah~ Never mind~ I won't come to this world in my next life."

The old man was very thin, and he moved with difficulty, slowly turning around.

The hunched back gradually blurred, eventually fading into nothingness, a scene of sorrow and loneliness.

In this world, there is no longer a trace of the old man's presence.

It was as if he had never been there; perhaps he had lost all hope in this world...

How desperate one must be to be so nonchalant.

In the end, the old man did not say a word to his son, not even once.

The old man's words kept echoing in my mind: "I won't come to this world in my next life."

My emotions were a jumbled mess, and I didn't know how to express them.

The master also sighed heavily: "Alas!"

Turning to look at the four sickly people outside the pigsty, his eyes dimmed.

“Your father is gone. He has lost hope in you and doesn’t even want to hear another word from you.”

"Your health won't get any worse. Just get more sun and your health will improve."

"You... better watch yourselves!"

"Xiao Xi, let's go..."

I responded and followed my master back to the car without looking back.

The cries of Niu Wen and Niu Lao Er reached my ears, but I didn't turn around to look, because I felt they didn't deserve it!

The master didn't even accept any money from them, probably because he thought it was dirty.

We returned to the Taoist temple compound not long after, but my emotions remained unsettled for a long time.

Wu Shi returned at this time and went up to inquire about the situation. After learning what the family had done, he fell silent.

But soon, Wu Shi noticed that I was feeling down.

Wu Shi slowly walked to the stone table, gently sat down on the stone bench next to me, and spoke with a tender tone:

"Chen Xi, this kind of thing happens to us all the time."

"The darkness of human nature goes far beyond this, but we must become the light and illuminate others."

Even if the whole world is filled with darkness, we will become a candlelight to illuminate the path for others.

"Don't lose hope in this world, because only when we dare to face the darkness will there be light and warmth behind us."

Wu Shi gently patted my back; this was the first time Wu Shi had ever touched my body.

Wu Shi's strong hand was so gentle at this moment.

Wu Shi then spoke:

"Haven't you always wondered why I put a kiddie ride there?"

"Actually, I am an orphan. I spent my childhood in an orphanage."

"But despite being called a welfare home, it's nothing more than a heartless human trafficking den."

"It's just that the legal system back then wasn't as comprehensive as it is now."

"On the day I was to be sold when I was six years old, I ran away."

"Judging from the direction we were going, it should be present-day H province, but it's been too long and I can't remember how far we went."

"At that time, I could only rely on washing dishes at other people's restaurants to earn my three meals a day."

"The shop owner was a very kind auntie. I still haven't forgotten her kind face."

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