At the end of the river was a pine forest, a desolate forest overgrown with weeds.

The village elders don't allow the children to go into that woods.

Whether it's to scare children or it's true, some people say that the woods are a graveyard with more than a hundred graves.

Even during the day, walking outside the woods feels eerie, and people who work in the fields go home early in the evening, as they are very wary of this woods.

Yi Mu wasn't the kind of person who was overly curious; he was quite wary of such sinister rumors.

The two walked back, climbed over the earthen slope, and Lu Qingyao suddenly looked back.

At the entrance to the forest, there is a stone tablet with two words engraved on it: "Never Forget".

I checked just now and it wasn't there.

Lu Qingyao frowned, feeling that things weren't so simple.

The mission in this world is about to end. As long as he and Yi Mu graduate from high school, they will no longer be bound by the system.

Hopefully nothing goes wrong at this crucial moment.

Not long after returning home, Yimu developed a fever.

He wasn't particularly strong, but he rarely caught a cold or anything like that.

His maternal grandfather said he shouldn't have gone out in the snow, or he would have caught a cold from the cold wind.

Grandma's face looked a little pale, but she didn't say anything.

When Yi Mu returned upstairs, Grandma poured Grandpa a cup of hot tea. The old couple sat on the warm bed. After hesitating for a long time, Grandma finally spoke.

"Grandpa, do you think the baby might have been possessed by something evil..."

She swallowed the rest of her words under her husband's warning gaze.

Grandpa had a pipe in his mouth and took several puffs. His brows furrowed involuntarily, and his mouth felt numb. He put the pipe away, placed it on the small table, and ruffled his hair.

“He’s eighteen this year, so we need to let him go to the woods to worship his ancestors. I’ll call him over tomorrow and talk to him.”

The old lady sighed, her mind preoccupied, unable to sleep that night, and got up early the next morning.

I had just put on my clothes when I heard my son and daughter-in-law arguing again.

My son bought a house in town. He and his wife used to live there, but they rarely came back unless they had to.

When Yi Mu returned home this time, he heard that the person traveling with him was the grandson of a very important person in a big city. The son wanted to curry favor with this young master and get some benefits, so he moved back home to live.

In order to leave a good impression, the son asked his daughter-in-law to help the elderly in the family with chores and to show filial piety.

My daughter-in-law is from the city and has never swept a floor before. She said she was just putting on an act and endured the humiliation for a few days.

But this boy surnamed Lu, whether he was pretending to be confused or simply didn't understand anything, seemed oblivious to all the attempts to befriend him.

The daughter-in-law became a little impatient, saying that it was freezing cold in the countryside and there was nothing to do.

Since they couldn't handle this kid surnamed Lu anyway, they might as well go back and not waste their time.

The son firmly believed that sincerity could move mountains, and that as long as he persisted for a while, he would definitely be able to win over Lu Qingyao.

Women don't have such grand ambitions; they just want what's good in the present.

Since he, a grown man, doesn't have to do any of the household chores, he can of course talk the talk without any real concern for the family.

The couple had a fight yesterday, and the old lady couldn't bear to see the young couple's life so disharmonious, so she wanted to try to mediate.

The old man refused, saying that it was their life to live, and they should do whatever they wanted.

The argument was even more heated than yesterday, and after much hesitation, the old lady still knocked on the door.

Her son opened the door, saw her, frowned, and asked impatiently, "What are you doing here?"

The old lady stood on tiptoe and looked inside, and saw her daughter-in-law wiping away tears at the head of the bed.

She didn't ask what had happened to her son first, but instead spoke up for her daughter-in-law, expressing her grievances.

"The young couple should live a harmonious life. Finland has a fiery temper, so you should be more accommodating to her."

These words were meant for the daughter-in-law, but although she had only been in the family for a short time, she was used to being domineering and didn't respect anyone.