Chapter 707 Saved Your Life
After finishing her sentence, Madam Feng seemed to have thought of something and turned to ask Ye Wanxi, "Wanxi, why did you ask this? Do you suspect that this murder case is related to the fire that happened to Linshan back then?"
As soon as Madam Feng said this, the eyes of the two Qiu family members immediately focused on Ye Wanxi.
"If I'm not mistaken, the woman who was brutally murdered by her husband most likely turned into a malevolent ghost after her death."
"A Yin-Ya Ghost?"
"The so-called Yin Sha ghosts are those born and died at the most Yin time, and whose spirits suffered extreme injustice and cruel abuse in their lives. Such ghosts are mostly obsessed with their own desires, so after death they often linger in the place of death and become earthbound spirits."
Madam Qiu herself didn't really believe in these superstitious beliefs, but her deceased mother was a big believer, and what had just happened while applying medicine to Qiu Linshan had really shaken her.
Upon hearing Ye Wanxi's words, my first reaction was: "Since it's a vengeful ghost, it must be very fierce, right? Those people on the film crew who almost got into trouble, and that fire, were they all...?"
Ye Wanxi nodded solemnly: "Generally speaking, earthbound spirits regard the place that binds them as their own territory. However, most earthbound spirits, although they dislike others intruding into their territory, do not have the ability to fight back. At most, they can play some pranks to see if they can scare people away."
"But Yin Sha ghosts are different. They are formed from the resentment of the deceased in life. In addition, they are born and die in the Yin realm, so their power increases greatly after they become ghosts. They have enough strength to hurt people. Therefore, your reckless intrusion into its territory is seen as a provocation by it, so it will not let you off easily."
Qiu Linshan and the other woman looked grim; this outcome was even more unacceptable than the accident caused by the crew's negligence.
“However, your situation is rather special. You could say it was an accident, or you could say it wasn’t.” Ye Wanxi’s eyes narrowed slightly. “You just mentioned that fire. Several people were injured, but you were the only one who was seriously injured.”
"right."
Do you remember where you were standing back then?
"Standing positions..."
"Distance from the point of ignition."
Qiu Linshan paused for a moment, then seemed to realize something, and the spoon in her hand fell to the ground with a clatter, her whole body trembling slightly.
"Linshan?"
Madam Qiu was startled and was about to do something when she heard her lips tremble as she murmured, "The fire suddenly shot over. Chunru and I were standing together, Fengxian was a little behind us, and there were many other people behind us."
"What did you say?" Madam Qiu wasn't stupid. As soon as Qiu Linshan said that, she realized something was wrong. "You mean Chunru was standing with you back then?"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Feng asked with a hint of curiosity, "Who is Chunru?"
“A girl from Linshan’s agency was also in that production at the time, playing the third female lead.”
Most importantly, after Qiu Linshan's incident, this Ms. Yan Chunru visited Qiu Linshan multiple times under the guise of being Qiu Linshan's fellow disciple.
At the time, Qiu Linshan was still emotionally unstable and unwilling to see anyone, so her family naturally prevented her from seeing anyone.
She had this intention, and the Qiu family considered her a good girl who valued loyalty and affection, and they helped her a lot in private.
"You have burns all over your body, what about her? How badly are her injuries?"
“I know that. The child was said to have been injured on his thigh and was left with a scar.”
"Thigh?" Ye Wanxi raised an eyebrow. A burn in this area was a rather delicate matter.
After all, who would bother to check if you have scars on your thigh? That would be indecent.
"Among those people who were injured back then, have you heard of anyone else who, like you, has experienced similar recurring episodes over the years?"
Qiu Linshan couldn't answer this question either. After her injury, her life became basically a closed loop, and she didn't know much about many things in the outside world, especially things in the entertainment industry.
However, when Madam Qiu and her brother and sister-in-law investigated the fire, they had some recollection of these injured people.
Hearing Ye Wanxi ask about it, he said somewhat uncertainly, "I don't think so. I remember that many of them are still celebrities now."
If someone's condition recurs like Qiu Linshan's, making it difficult for their wounds to heal, how could they possibly thrive in the entertainment industry and work so hard?
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Feng frowned and asked, "Then what happened to Linshan? Could it be that because the burn area is too large, her constitution has changed as a result?"
Ye Wanxi shook her head: "It's most likely because the fire that burned them was ordinary fire, while the fire that injured Miss Shao was... will-o'-the-wisp."
"Willow?"
"The will-o'-the-wisp I'm talking about isn't the kind of glowing will-o'-the-wisp we usually talk about. It's the real underworld fire that carries the ghostly aura and corpse poison."
"This..." Madam Shao subconsciously grabbed Qiu Linshan's hand, her face turning pale.
"The reason why Miss Shao's wound keeps recurring and takes so long to heal is because she was burned by will-o'-the-wisp, which carries corpse poison. Once you come into contact with it, the corpse poison enters your body and invades your interior through the skin, which may cause mutations."
"Mutation?" The Qiu family members were terrified. "What will it turn into? A monster?"
"It's hard to say, but there's a high probability they'll turn into... zombies."
"Zombies?" Qiu Linshan's eyes narrowed slightly, and she subconsciously touched her face. "But I don't feel anything is wrong."
“That’s what I find strange too. Your injuries were indeed caused by the will-o’-the-wisp, but such a large will-o’-the-wisp should have been able to burn a person to ashes with ease, especially since you just said that the people who were putting out the fire couldn’t extinguish it at all. But you survived, and the corpse poison only infected the surface of your skin and did not penetrate into your bloodstream, and you did not mutate as a result. It’s as if something is protecting you in the dark.”
Ye Wanxi paused for a moment, then asked, "On the day you had the accident, did you have anything with you for self-defense?"
"An item for self-defense?" Qiu Linshan thought for a long time but couldn't recall anything special that she had with her at the time.
The drama she was filming was a modern film. When the accident happened, she had nothing in her hands except the clothes she was wearing...
“A safety amulet, it’s a safety amulet. I was wearing a safety amulet that my grandma left me back then.” Qiu Linshan’s eyes brightened slightly, and she subconsciously tightened her grip on her hands. “It was grandma, it was grandma who protected me.”
“I remember now.” Mrs. Qiu suddenly realized, “Your mother said that when you were rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment, most of your clothes were burned, and something seemed to have been burned on your shoulder blade, leaving a very obvious round scar. It turned out to be a safety buckle.”
As Madam Qiu spoke, her eyes softened slightly: "Is it the safety amulet that Mom left you?"
(End of this chapter)
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