Chapter 69 She Was Dedicated to Me

Jiang Liyue's performance was so good that Wang Cuifen had no suspicion of her at all.

Instead, he looked at the ground with particular indignation and muttered under his breath, "Someone must have sneaked into the ancestral hall again. They deserve to die."

After saying that, he muttered a few more curses under his breath, then bent down and slowly picked up the torn paper figures from the ground.

Her voice was very soft, and Jiang Liyue didn't hear it clearly, but she knew that her emotions weren't directed at her, so she stood obediently to the side without feeling guilty.

After Wang Cuifen picked up all the paper figure fragments and held them in her arms, she turned to look at Jiang Liyue.

She looked a little embarrassed and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, little sister, I have to do something else now. You can go and explore the village by yourself."

Jiang Liyue not only had no objections, but also looked at her with extra concern: "Sister, do you need my help?"

She said nice things, but she didn't even extend a hand.

"No need, no need." Wang Cuifen hugged the paper figure fragments and stepped back slightly.

Jiang Liyue noticed her movement and calmly withdrew her gaze.

Just as she was leaving the ancestral hall, Wang Cuifen reminded her, "Every year, starting three days before the paper offering ceremony, white mist rises around our village."

"The mountains will become very dangerous at this time, so please don't go out casually."

She spoke her last sentence with unusual solemnity, her eyes dark and expressionless, giving her a somewhat frightening appearance, and she repeated it slowly—

"Don't go out."

She definitely has to go see it!

There's no other reason than that she's rather rebellious.

Actually, it's because one of the tasks in this instance is "Escape from the Paper Doll Village," so of course she had to go and see what was going on first.

But while she was thinking one thing, Jiang Liyue wore a well-behaved smile on her face.

"That's too scary, I definitely won't go out, thank you, sister."

He didn't reveal even a trace of his rebellious thoughts.

The result of Jiang Liyue's excellent performance was that when she walked out of the ancestral hall, Wang Cuifen was still gazing wistfully in the direction she had left.

She thought with a relieved expression: She had never seen such a lovely and obedient girl before...

Every year on the Paper Festival, outsiders would unexpectedly arrive at the Paper Doll Village. These people always liked to break the village's rules.

Or it could harm the villagers and paper figures in the village.

Those people are either fearful or have an excessive amount of curiosity.

Only Jiang Liyue, who was well-behaved and adorable, was allowed to sleep in the ancestral hall without any questions and stayed there.

They would sweetly call her "sister," and wouldn't be afraid of her, or look at her with those inexplicable eyes, asking her all sorts of random questions.

Such a beautiful and well-behaved girl, thankfully she wasn't killed by the adults.

It might not be bad if we could keep her in the village.

Wang Cuifen grew to like Jiang Liyue more and more the more she thought about it.

She temporarily set aside the paper figure fragments in her hand, picked up four long incense sticks, lit them, and stood respectfully in front of the black coffin in the center of the courtyard.

"My lord, my sister Yueyue is a lovely and kind girl. Your follower begs for your forgiveness for any unintentional offense she may have caused you."

Wang Cuifen bowed respectfully and said, "Tonight, I will have her leave the ancestral hall and stop bothering you."

After saying that, she lifted Changxiang high above her head and knelt on the ground.

She still didn't think that the gods had accepted Jiang Liyue's sacrifice; more likely, the gods had simply been asleep last night.

But to everyone's surprise, a sudden gust of wind swept through the area, plunging the entire courtyard into darkness.

—He is angry.

The paper figures in the courtyard were swept up in the wind and blown around wildly, but none of them dared to utter a sound of sobbing.

Wang Cuifen lay prostrate on the ground in fear, feeling even more terrified.

But he still had to ask cautiously, "Sir, do you really want to kill her?"

Waaaaah, what should I do? Is my adorable girl really going to die?

Wang Cuifen thought with a deep sense of sorrow.

Who knew, the wind picked up even more.

Several paper figures were blown apart, their hands and feet floating in the air.

"My lord, please forgive your disciple for not understanding your meaning." Wang Cuifen was almost crying with anxiety.

She felt as if her limbs were being torn apart, and she was about to lose her original shape.

Does the adult really hate Jiang Liyue that much, even wishing she were dead right now?

That's why I was so angry at her opinion?

Gradually, a black figure gathered in front of the coffin.

His tone was strangely rhythmic, his voice low and slow, as he coldly uttered two words: "Fool."

"She was dedicated to me."

"I want her."

As soon as the words were spoken, the figure disappeared, the wind in the courtyard finally stopped, and the darkness quickly dissipated.

Wang Cuifen collapsed to the ground, still shaken. Only when she came to her senses did she realize—

The adult actually said He wanted Yueyue!

After the initial shock, a strange sense of pride rose within her.

Sure enough, her sister is just so likable!

She's going to tell everyone in the village!

Jiang Liyue was unaware of everything that had happened in the courtyard after leaving the ancestral hall.

It seems like every instance is pretty much the same, even during the day, since sunny weather is impossible.

The Paper Doll Village was no exception; the sky was overcast, and the village was full of old mud houses, which looked somewhat eerie.

Jiang Liyue strolled around the village as if taking a walk.

The Paper Village is not just home to paper figures; you can see paper-made items everywhere.

White lanterns hung from every tree, and paper flowers were placed in front of almost every house she passed.

Some houses also have two small paper figures of a boy and a girl placed on either side of the door.

Following the rule of red for men and green for women, the little paper figure wore brightly colored paper clothes, and its pale face had two abrupt red blushes.

There were smiles, but the more you looked at them, the more out of place they seemed.

Looking at it for too long can create a feeling similar to the uncanny valley effect.

Jiang Liyue felt that this should not be called Paper Doll Village, but rather Funeral Service Village.

Would a normal village be filled with funeral-related items everywhere?

The air was filled with the smell of incense ash. Jiang Liyue felt that if she stayed here for a few more days, she would probably be pickled by the ash.

The village seems quite normal.

Do those people really think this kind of environment is normal?

[Yueyue is really not afraid at all, it's like she's just going shopping, hahaha]

Is it possible that these villagers are afraid of her, after all, his wife did something like threatening the paper effigy on their very first night together?

Will Yueyue really become a village bully in Paper Doll Village, the kind of person who makes every paper doll tremble in fear when they see her?