"I clearly saw it just now," he muttered, pulling his head back.
Wu Di also leaned over to look and found that there was no ghost around Ye Beiping's yard, only a vast expanse of white.
He pulled his head back and asked, "Beiping, are you seeing things?"
"I've heard that looking at white all the time can make your eyes blurry."
Ye Beiping naturally understood this: snow blindness.
I remember watching a movie in my past life that mentioned how troops were always marching rapidly through the snow, which caused them to lose their physical strength. They were constantly looking at the color of the snow, which led to snow blindness.
Ye Beiping didn't know what to say, so he peeked out again to make sure no one was watching before stepping out and saying, "I guess I must have been mistaken."
"Hmm." The three of them didn't pay any attention to Ye Beiping's fuss.
These are extraordinary times, and no one knows whether Ye Sheng will suddenly go crazy and cause trouble for Ye Beiping.
As soon as the four of them entered the courtyard, they all saw footprints in the corner of the courtyard wall.
A row of footprints was mixed in with the white background.
Ye Beiping was now certain that he hadn't misread the footprints, and without even opening the door, he jogged after them.
There were footprints on two of the four sides of the yard.
The right side and the back.
Beyond that is a low slope, which is where Su Xinyi ran away before.
Further on is the back mountain area, where most villagers bury their deceased relatives, including Ye Beiping's father and Ye Jianguo.
"Let's go take a look." Ye Beiping felt that if they didn't find this person today, trouble might arise at any time.
"Uh-huh."
The other three exchanged a glance and followed.
They also agreed with Ye Beiping's guess; they probably hadn't seen wrong, there really was someone there.
Because Ye Beiping's house is located near the hillside, there are no more houses beyond that area; it is considered a marginal area.
Therefore, not many people can come to this kind of place.
Plus, it's the Lunar New Year holiday now, who would come here for no reason? Although this path to the back mountain is passable, the other side is much flatter.
It's more convenient to go that way for things like ancestor worship.
The four of them followed the footprints and found that they led to the back slope.
They exchanged a glance and suddenly stopped in their tracks.
"Beiping, could it be someone else who went up the mountain to worship?" Wu Di guessed.
Hou Baolin echoed, "Although this way is quite far, it's not impossible."
The only one who didn't speak was Jiang Hai, who was unfamiliar with Pingba Village and it wasn't appropriate for him to speak.
But looking at the footprints, he fell into deep thought, and after a moment said, "I don't think so."
"Why?" Wu Di asked.
Seeing Jiang Hai's expression, Ye Beiping also started looking at the footprints.
He quickly looked up and met Jiang Hai's gaze, and seemed to see the answer in the other's eyes.
“These footprints are clearly not something that can be simply left behind.”
These words stunned Wu Di and Hou Baolin.
Seeing that the two still didn't understand, Ye Beiping pointed to the heel: "Look, this footprint was clearly rubbed in place, and at quite an angle."
Further ahead, he pointed to another set of footprints: "Look here, there are three footprints. One of them shows signs of being moved, indicating that this person definitely looked back every few steps."
"This..." Wu Di and Hou Baolin were both dumbfounded.
It gives off a Sherlock Holmes vibe.
Well, we don't have the concept of Sherlock Holmes yet; it's more like Bao Zheng...
Jiang Hai chimed in, "I just looked at all the footprints and compared them to ours. There is indeed a sign that this person turned back. Who would go up the mountain to worship their ancestors and keep turning back every few steps?"
"But who could it be, appearing near your house and then running up the mountain afterward, not knowing that all over there is..." Wu Di didn't finish his sentence because a chill ran down his spine.
He felt a cold wind blow towards him.
This is terrifying in broad daylight.
Ye Beiping didn't care; he wanted to find the person alive or dead. He wouldn't be able to sleep well tonight if he didn't find this person, so he ran straight to the location of the footprints.
The other three exchanged a glance, feeling helpless, and could only follow.
They also knew what Ye Beiping was thinking.
After running for seven or eight minutes, the footprints suddenly disappeared.
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
Ye Beiping knew this person was definitely with the other party, probably because they knew the footprints would give them away, so they hid themselves.
Wu Di and Hou Baolin swallowed hard, their faces showing a slight look of fear.
"What's wrong with you two?" Jiang Hai noticed their expressions and suddenly asked.
Ye Beiping then turned to look at the other person.
Wu Di and Hou Baolin both looked in the same direction, their pupils slightly contracting.
This led Ye Beiping and Jiang Hai to follow the two men's gaze and discover that it was a burial mound.
Jiang Hai rolled his eyes at the two of them: "Cowards, it's just a grave. Didn't you say that most of the old people in your village are buried here?"
“No…no.” Hou Baolin swallowed hard and stammered, “This is…Beiping…Grandpa’s grave.”
"Ah~ a ghost~"
Wu Di immediately shouted.
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