Chapter 108: Granny Ba Confirms Huo Erniang's Identity

Hensheng's concern remained undiminished. "Would you like something to drink?"

Su Zhenzhen shook her head again. "What about the female corpse?"

Hensheng immediately opened the coffin lid. Just like before Su Zhenzhen left, the girl was lying inside perfectly fine, without the slightest sign of decay. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought she was still alive.

Despite her physical discomfort, Su Zhenzhen released Granny Ba from the storage compartment.

"Look at this woman, is she your daughter?"

Even after faking her death, Granny Ba still lived in that alley and always had a chance to see her daughter. She hoped that the little girl's appearance hadn't changed much over time.

Granny Ba floated to the front of the coffin, bent down and got very close, her tone somewhat uncertain.

“She looks quite charming, but in my memory, my daughter didn’t have this color. Take off her clothes and see if there’s a red birthmark on her right shoulder.”

Only Su Zhenzhen could do this. To avoid suspicion, Hensheng and Old Man Bai went outside.

Even though the person is dead, basic respect should still be given.

Su Zhenzhen gently unbuttoned the woman's clothes in the coffin, slowly removing them, then sat up while holding her upper body so that Granny Ba could see her back.

"It's her!" Granny Ba shouted excitedly, "It's my daughter, this birthmark is definitely her."

"Thud—"

As soon as the words were spoken, the causal thread snapped.

With grievances and resentments dissipated, nothing could bind the soul anymore.

Grandma Ba can go reincarnate now.

“I should have known.” Granny Ba’s eyes were empty. “My daughter passed away before me, but I kept comforting myself that maybe she married an honest family and lived a peaceful life. I never expected that she would die so young.”

"Grandma, didn't Second Aunt Huo leave you any message back then?"

Grandma Ba's expression remained blank. "This child has been filial and sensible since childhood. He must not want to involve me anymore."

That makes sense.

When Emperor Chang failed to harass Lady Huo, she had her Eighth Granny fake her death to escape.

Later, either Madam Huo was forcibly taken away or had already died. Huo Erniang had nowhere to go and was afraid of exposing her biological mother, so she could only go to the front line of the border region to find her relatives.

However, due to the long and arduous journey, or the possibility of being pursued from behind, Huo Erniang lied and claimed to be a refugee fleeing from the south.

The reasons behind this need to be asked of Huo Erniang in person.

"Grandma Ba, don't rush to reincarnate. Let's summon your daughter's ghost."

It's highly likely that Huo Erniang didn't reincarnate; her soul may simply be resting somewhere.

At this time, as long as a blood relative burns incense and inquires about the name, the lost and wronged soul can be called back.

Of course, it can't be done at any time; it's best to do it at midnight, when the yin energy is at its strongest.

Such dormant souls are easier to awaken.

After dressing the woman in the coffin, Huo Erniang, Su Zhenzhen told Hensheng that they would be performing a soul-summoning ceremony that night, right next to the dry well where Huo Erniang had been found.

Hensheng ordered Qingshan and the others to surround the well.

The mountain county is already growing grains, and the grains can be supplied, but there are some problems with livestock.

Su Zhenzhen wasn't that particular. Summoning a soul required setting up an incense table in advance to show sincerity in the mortal world, so that the soul that hadn't yet been reincarnated would be willing to return and meet with its loved ones.

However, due to limited resources and the lack of livestock for sale in the system space, we need to ask the female viewers in the live stream to buy cattle, sheep, and pigs and then send them over.

It doesn't seem like it'll work.

Never mind, let's leave it at that for now.

Su Zhenzhen was exhausted and just wanted to rest and sleep forever.

He couldn't care less about anything else at the moment, so he lay down on the coffin lid and fell into a deep sleep.

Su Zhenzhen had another dream, and this time, she was still not the main character in the dream.

There was a little girl by the river, wearing narrow-sleeved clothes from the 906th century, but the clothes seemed a bit ill-fitting, and her bony ankles were exposed, red from the cold.

Su Zhenzhen could feel the coolness on the river surface.

But the little girl seemed unfazed by the cold and simply put her hand into the river.

The hand wasn't large, with distinct knuckles that made the fingers appear even longer and thinner, and it also had a slightly sickly frail look.

The hand rummaged in the river and soon caught a small grass carp, about the size of a palm.

A smile appeared on the little girl's face. She stood up, her thin body frail, and was about to turn back when she heard an anxious voice calling her.

"Zhenzhen, come quick! Something's happened!"

Zhenzhen? Is that the name of this little girl too?

"Zhenzhen." It sounded like someone was calling her.

Reality and dreams overlap for a fleeting moment.

"Zhenzhen, Zhenzhen, wake up."

Su Zhenzhen opened her eyes and saw Hensheng's flawless handsome face above her, filled with concern.

"Zhenzhen, it's almost midnight."

Su Zhenzhen didn't expect that she had slept for so long, but she was still very tired.

Grandma Ba wasn't put into the storage compartment; instead, she lay beside the coffin, quietly watching the seemingly sleeping girl.

Su Zhenzhen wouldn't be so heartless as to not show any kindness at all.

I don’t know if that’s the reason, but because Granny Ba was consuming my soul power, I felt more and more tired the more I slept.

The scenes from her dream were like lead filling her mind. Su Zhenzhen felt as if an invisible mountain was pressing down on her shoulders. The mountain itself had no weight, but its presence made her feel immense pressure.

However, there were still important things to do, so Su Zhenzhen suppressed her exhaustion and started working on her business.

Since Granny Ba is already a ghost, she naturally cannot possess anything from the mortal world. The best solution is to let her temporarily possess Huo Erniang's body. After all, this body is connected to her by blood and was born from her womb, so there will be virtually no rejection.

But it's always good to be careful.

Su Zhenzhen took out a Rejuvenation Pill from her backpack to replenish her energy.

As soon as I swallowed it, a sensation like being scratched by a cat exploded in my stomach.

My whole body became unusually craving, craving food, craving a stomach full.

Su Zhenzhen suppressed the feeling with her strong willpower; it seemed she would have to starve herself for a few more days.

"Grandma Ba, when I start chanting the incantation, you lie on your daughter's body. I need you to temporarily possess her body so that I can do some things more easily."

Grandma Ba was still grieving, but she knew she needed to get down to business. She summoned her daughter's spirit to find out the truth about many things.

"When the soul possesses the body, it connects with spirits and deities!"

As Su Zhenzhen chanted incantations and made hand gestures, Granny Ba lay down on Huo Erniang's corpse.

In that instant, the soul entered that body.