"Mother!"
In a daze, Xiao Yanbao reached out to touch the spot next to him, but couldn't find Zhong Jingyi. After groping around for a while, he pouted and was about to cry.
Liang Xunling, who had been watching Xiao Yanbao closely, immediately ran over, bent down on the bed, and gently hugged the half-asleep Xiao Yanbao in her arms, softly humming the nursery rhyme "The Insects Fly".
Upon hearing Liang Xunling's voice, Xiao Yanbao immediately opened her eyes and saw that it was indeed her aunt Liang Xunling. Her aggrieved look reappeared, and she pouted as if she was about to cry.
Liang Xunling quickly picked up Xiao Yanbao, rocking him as she walked toward where Zhong Jingyi was lying.
"My dear Yanbao, let's go find Mommy!"
Xiao Yanbao's gaze followed that of his aunt Liang Xunling, and he saw his mother, Zhong Jingyi, lying motionless on the bed. In an instant, Xiao Yanbao burst into tears.
"Mother!"
Xiao Yanbao cried and called out to Zhong Jingyi, but Zhong Jingyi did not respond. Xiao Yanbao immediately struggled to get off Liang Xunling's body. Liang Xunling lost her grip on Xiao Yanbao and let out a cry of surprise.
Xiao Yanbao almost fell to the ground, but managed to steady himself by grabbing the edge of the bed. Then he anxiously went to Zhong Jingyi's side.
"Mommy! Mommy!"
Xiao Yanbao kept calling out, but Zhong Jingyi didn't respond. Xiao Yanbao then placed his hand on Zhong Jingyi's shoulder and secretly cast a Dark Blessing. Tiny specks of green light fell directly from Xiao Yanbao's palm onto Zhong Jingyi's shoulder skin.
After the light of the Dark Blessing entered Zhong Jingyi's body, Xiao Yanbao could clearly feel that his mother's complexion had become much rosier. Standing behind Xiao Yanbao, Liang Xunling, fearing that Xiao Yanbao might misunderstand, spoke up directly.
"Sweetie, your mom is fine. She's just asleep. Let's not disturb her sleep, okay?"
If Liang Xunling hadn't said those words, Xiao Yanbao wouldn't have thought anything of it. But hearing the typical words used to coax a child, saying that she was just asleep, Xiao Yanbao felt a little flustered.
She was afraid that her mother might really be gone from this world, because when adults told children about the death of their loved ones, they always used the excuse that the mother was asleep as a way to comfort them.
Thinking of this, he increased the casting speed of Dark Blessing again until Liang Xunling reached out and patted Xiao Yanbao's head, then stopped and turned to look at Liang Xunling to ask a question.
What's wrong with my mom?
"A few bad guys just threw stones into the house, and you and Mom were hit by small stones. The doctor has already checked on you, and you and Mom are both fine. Your mom will wake up in a little while!"
"oh!"
Just then, Zhong Jingyi coughed a few times. The group quickly went to the bedside to check on her. Soon, under the watchful eyes of Xiao Yanbao and Liang Xunling, Zhong Jingyi slowly opened her eyes.
"What's wrong? Why does my head hurt so much?"
Before anyone could explain, Xiao Yanbao climbed onto the bed and hugged Zhong Jingyi's arm, rubbing his little head against her chest.
It seemed that this action brought Xiao Yanbao a great sense of security, so Zhong Jingyi took the opportunity to hug Xiao Yanbao.
"Mommy! I want you to hold me forever!"
Looking at the adorable little Yanbao, a warm smile appeared on everyone's face. Even the village chief began to lament why he didn't have a daughter like little Yanbao. At this moment, he had already selectively forgotten that he had deliberately forgotten about little Yanbao and her mother.
Even when he heard that Xiao Yanbao had been driven away, he not only didn't express any reaction, but also felt that the village had lost a big burden.
Liang Xunling first examined the spot on Zhong Jingyi's head where the pain was, seeing only a bruise, and then explained again. The village chief, seeing that Zhong Jingyi had finally woken up, anxiously stepped forward and said...
"I'm so sorry, it's my fault for not managing the villagers well, and now you've all gotten hurt."
Neither Zhong Jingyi nor Liang Xunling responded to the village chief's question. Just then, everyone heard Xiao Yanbao's stomach rumbling. Liang Xunling immediately picked Xiao Yanbao up from the bed and then helped Zhong Jingyi to the dining table.
After Xiao Yanbao sat down, the village chief quickly placed a bowl full of chicken in front of him.
"Daughter, eat more meat!"
Just as Xiao Yanbao was unconscious, Jiang Li had already swaggered out of the police station. He had figured out the exact location of that violent ghost, and thinking that he was about to defeat Ye Ming, he was filled with pride.
When Jiang Li arrived at the villa where the violent ghost was, he discovered that dozens of corpses were buried around the villa, and each corpse contained a vengeful ghost filled with resentment.
Driven by curiosity, Jiang Li gently swung his scythe, and the nearest skeletal corpse buried deep underground was instantly pulverized. A long-haired female ghost in a green dress floated out from the ground.
The female ghost in the green dress may have been trapped in her own corpse for too long; her eyes were dull and lifeless, as if she hadn't woken up properly.
But when the green-clad female ghost saw Jiang Li, the Grim Reaper, she showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, she bared her teeth and charged at Jiang Li.
Jiang Li quietly watched the female ghost whose face had become ferocious, with fangs peeking out from the corners of her mouth. He made no move to attack her. Instead, he found it strange that the female ghost was not frightened by his aura.
The female ghost in the green dress was forced to stand still about ten feet away from Jiang Li. The ghost king had an invisible pressure around him, which would intimidate and suppress ghosts and monsters at a distance.
When they reached a distance of about ten feet, the invisible pressure transformed into a protective divine might, preventing any ghosts or monsters from getting close, unless the Ghost King deliberately released the pressure.
As the female ghost gradually weakened under his pressure, and even her body began to become illusory, she showed no sign of backing down. It was as if she only had the thought of killing Jiang Li in her mind, or perhaps it was her physical instinct.
Just as the female ghost was about to disappear, Jiang Li raised his hand and let her in. The green-clad female ghost desperately opened her mouth wide, trying to bite Jiang Li, who was holding the Grim Reaper's scythe, to pieces with her teeth.
The female ghost was unaware that her body was gradually shrinking, and was eventually caught in Jiang Li's palm.
"Interesting?"
Jiang Li figured it out: the female ghost must have been affected by the violent ghost, which caused her to lose her mind, but that was not enough to explain why she was not afraid of his pressure.
Jiang Li's gaze then fell upon the corpse, which had become nothing but bone fragments, and faint black inscriptions came into view...
(End of this chapter)
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