"We're saved."

Huang Yingzong felt like he was alive again, so he withdrew his skills and thanked Shekh.

Lin Shu belatedly realized, "So when you told me the night before last that you finally woke me up, you were asking me for help?"

“…Yes.” Huang Yingzong knew this didn’t sound like a plea for help, but rather like a murder plot. Anyone would be afraid of him, so it was normal for Lin Shu to want to avoid him.

Lin Shu: "But why did this woman stare at me all night? She attacked you, but she didn't attack me."

After listening to Sher's Chinese translation, Shi Jinzhe snapped the cap off his ballpoint pen and reminded Lin Shu: [Pregnant.]

“Yes, the child!” Yao Shu slammed her fist into her palm. “Isn’t your persona pregnant? She’s right next to you, waiting to be reincarnated.”

Lin Shu: "But she's not a ghost, so how can she be reincarnated? Even the exorcism talisman didn't work."

Fu Guanzai: "The exorcism talisman and soul-exorcising incense emphasize the words 'ghost' and 'soul.' Given the system's profit-driven nature, its claims of exorcising ghosts are just that—claims. If this woman is not a ghost or soul in the strict sense, then neither of them will work."

“That’s right,” Qian Chang said. “Those skeletal corpses reacted to the yellow talisman. This woman can control ghosts. Could she be the legendary demon?”

Yao Shu agreed: "Both the Records of the Underworld and the Tao Te Ching contain descriptions related to the '魙' (a type of ghost), and it is also mentioned in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio that when a person dies, they become a ghost, and when a ghost dies, it becomes a '魙'. Ghosts fear the '魙' just as people fear ghosts."

The *yao* is even more ethereal than a ghost. To maintain its power, it needs to constantly devour ghosts. Therefore, there is a folk belief that *yao* can subdue ghosts, and even that *yao* can possess ghosts. In some places, people even use paintings of *yao* to ward off ghosts.

Lin Shu hissed, "Can that demon be reincarnated?"

"I've never seen this one before. Maybe she can be reincarnated as a ghost, but the fact that she's targeting you is definitely related to the child in your belly."

Speaking of this, Yao Shu decided to talk about something else: "Many people think that they should avoid funeral processions for fear of bumping into something unclean, but this idea is not entirely correct. Funeral processions are usually accompanied by ghost messengers, and ghosts are unlikely to cause trouble."

What people should be more wary of is the wedding procession, because marriage symbolizes new life, and there might be a ghost waiting to be reincarnated next to the bride.

Qian Chang waved his hand and said, "I've learned something, I've learned something."

Fu Guanzai said, "We've learned something new. Let's continue tidying up these memorial tablets."

The group got busy again, working to collect the energy from the scepter and expand the array's range.

Shekh handed him a note: [She can distinguish between me and the teacher, but she can't distinguish between Lin Shu and the role.]

"Her perception briefly deviated from the established pattern, and because your strength exceeds the average, it is easily exposed."

Shi Jinzhe wiped the memorial tablet in his hand clean, arranged it properly, and then continued, "Do you still remember the first day you rebelled against the plot's consciousness?"

Shekh's inability to breathe at that time was not due to resistance, but for something else.

Shi Jinzhe knew her words and actions very well. When she first got off the bus, Fu Guan asked Shehe if she wanted to wear a coat. Shehe clenched the summer camp flyer and refused, word by word. That was when she rebelled against the plot once.

Furthermore, her perfunctory expression management when performing the scenes showed that Shekh was capable of resisting, but after returning to the car, she stopped resisting the scenes after that suffocation incident.

Shi Jinzhe didn't ask, and Shehe didn't say, either because he didn't remember everything or because he didn't want to.

Shekh has always been honest with him, and he would talk about his incomplete memories. The fact that she doesn't talk about it means that it was a bad past that she doesn't want to face.

[Remember, and then?]

Thoughts of leaving have returned, and the time has come to turn back to the main topic.

“After we returned from Banshanbao Temple, Huang Yingzong took the red envelope from Yao Shu’s hand. With Yao Shu protected by the bracelet, the thing that was holding her back was driven back to Huang Yingzong, which is this blind woman. Your resistance happened after this incident, so she noticed you.”

That's why she could distinguish between me and the teacher.

"Yes, but I can't be sure if she has developed self-awareness yet, because you are a spirit, and in her eyes you may just be in a possessed state."

Shekh understood and didn't ask any more questions.

About ten minutes later, the memorial tablets scattered all over the ground were neatly placed on the offering table.

According to the small print and identification marks on the side, Shi Jinzhe found two memorial tablets named Yu Bing and Yu Shui.

Yu Bing's birth and death dates were closest to Yu Shuang's, but he was much younger than Yu Shuang. He only lived to the age of nine. Yu Shui was three years younger than Yu Bing and lived longer, passing away in his seventies.

Yu Guang had two wives.

Fu Guan pointed to two signs and said, "Judging from the dates, Yu Bing and Yu Shui are both children of a second wife."

“You’re right, you’re absolutely right.” Jiang Xiaowan crossed her arms, her expression complicated. “There’s a clear distinction between wives and concubines. What a concubine wouldn’t dare to do or couldn’t do, a wife can do. Even a second wife is still a principal wife. Her child, Yu Shui, is the one who will continue the Yu family line for the next six hundred years.”

Looking at Yu Shuang's birth and death dates, he died at the age of twenty-eight, and after him, no high-ranking officials came from the Yu family.

With the loss of her elder brother and father, it becomes clear why Yu Qiongzhi was treated this way by later generations.

Huang Yingzong sighed, "Under these circumstances, Yu Qiongzhi has managed to live for a hundred years; she's incredibly lucky."

"Only those with a strong enough life can worship Mingpei," Yao Shu said. "Mingpei has a very strong aura of malevolence, and he was a defeated general. With this buff fully applied, you can't worship him without some real skill. You'll end up worshipping yourself."

"Then why was he with the blind woman that night?"

Yao Shu frankly admitted, "I don't understand."

...

As the sun began to set and the ancestral hall grew too dark, the nine people decided to leave.

Shekh gave an order that no one wanted to hear: "Back to the main courtyard. We'll stay here tonight and experience the charm of the ancient architecture."

The people behind him kept sighing and complaining. Huang Yingzong, freed from his burden, and Shi Jinzhe were the two people with the best mindset, walking with light steps.

"Huang Yingzong, something has been lost."

He heard Ye Zhan's voice from behind, and Huang Yingzong subconsciously turned around, only to be scolded by Jiang Xiaowan, who was half a step behind him, forbidding him to look.

Ignoring Ye Zhan's displeased expression, Jiang Xiaowan walked back into the crowd.

Before Ye Zhan patted Huang Yingzong on the shoulder in the main courtyard, he stared blankly at the dark vase behind Huang Yingzong.

He did it on purpose. He also saw the woman behind Huang Yingzong. She was a woman with three flames on her body. He slapped her to make the blind woman control Huang Yingzong more. He wanted Huang Yingzong dead.

Jiang Xiaowan cursed inwardly. The little brat hadn't done much throughout the game, yet he was always sneakily targeting his teammates. She wished the game would end quickly so that these advanced players could take him down.

"Ignore him," Fu Guan said softly. "There are other reasons why we'll deal with Ye Zhan after this is over."

This guy is a cunning double-crosser. Even if he dies in a dungeon, he still has points and can come back to life.

Fu Guan believed that, given Shehe's vengeful nature, she would definitely eliminate Ye Zhan systematically before taking action against Shi Jinzhe, to prevent future troubles.