When Wu Sicheng drove into the village, he almost didn't recognize it, thinking he had gone to the wrong place.
Even after the car stopped in front of An Moxue's house, he still thought he had come to the wrong village. Just as he was about to reverse and leave to ask someone, he saw An Moxue come out of the house with two familiar wolves by her side. Only then did he realize that he had not come to the wrong place.
When An Moxue got closer, she saw that Wu Sicheng hadn't gotten out of the car yet and was still sitting inside looking at her. She couldn't help but tease him, "What's going on? Don't you recognize me after not seeing me for a few days?"
By this time, he had calmed down and said, "I haven't been to the village for several years, how come it has changed so much?"
He pointed to the house in front of him and asked, "The house has changed too. When was it built? I've never heard you mention it before."
The old stone houses have been transformed into small courtyards with blue bricks and tiles, featuring a main house, side rooms, and a row of fruit trees planted in front of the gate. The courtyard is also paved with blue bricks.
An Moxue thought for a moment and asked, "Didn't I tell you?"
Wu Sicheng honestly shook his head and said, "No."
An Moxue said, "Maybe he was too busy and forgot. Let's come in first!" As she spoke, she opened the gate, and Wu Sicheng drove the car into the yard.
They got down, took their things, and went into the living room.
The room also had blue brick floors and brand-new sofas and furniture. Everything was brand new, especially the various rattan handicrafts that filled the living room.
An Moxue noticed him staring at something and asked, "Is it pretty?"
He answered without hesitation, "It's beautiful. Uncle Ma wrote it, right?"
"yes."
I sat down, handed him a pear, and said, "It's delicious, have a taste. I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly."
Wu Sicheng said, "There was nothing I could do. The old man got special permission from his superiors for his wedding leave. Mo Xue, you can't blame me. As soon as I told him you were back here, the old man wouldn't listen to me and quickly made a phone call. You can't blame me."
"Really? I didn't know you, the dignified Brigade Commander Wu, were so indecisive." An Moxue rolled her eyes at him after saying that.
Seeing that things were not going well, Wu Sicheng ate the pear in a few bites, then shamelessly sat down next to her, took her hand, and said, "Didn't we agree that I would accompany you to pay respects to your ancestors before the wedding? That's why I rushed over here. The old man gave me fifteen days of wedding leave, so we have to make the most of it!"
"Okay, I'll take you to pay respects tomorrow, but right now, we need to go out and prepare some things."
Wu Sicheng and An Moxue went out again just a few minutes after they sat down.
*
Early the next morning, An Moxue and Wu Sicheng, carrying loads of things, and Jifeng and Shandian, pulling a large sled loaded with sacrificial offerings, set off towards the back mountain.
An Moxue said, "We're going to hunt some wild game today; it's been a long time since we've had any."
When she heard this, Gale and Lightning let out two howls. An Moxue smiled at them and said, "I know, I know, we'll see about you two then."
The two wolves howled twice more, as if to say, "You'll be satisfied in time."
This walk lasted for several hours. Just as Wu Sicheng was about to ask how much longer it would take, An Moxue said, "Hold my hand and don't let go, or you won't be able to find me."
As she spoke, she took his hand and walked forward. Wu Sicheng felt as if he were in a fog, unable to see anything, and the fog grew thicker the further they walked.
In the end, he couldn't even see An Moxue who was holding his hand. He could only follow her hand and walk along. He said worriedly, "Moxue, the fog is so thick. Do you know which way to go?"
He couldn't see anyone, only hear a faint voice saying, "Don't let go of my hand, just come with me."
He had no choice but to follow closely behind her.
After walking for a while, the view suddenly opened up, but what lay before us were hundreds of grave mounds, some with tombstones and some without.
Wu Sicheng looked at An Moxue, his eyes full of doubt. He saw that she was accompanied by Gale and Lightning.
An Moxue pointed to the cemetery in front of her and said, "This is it. Let's clean up the cemetery first. It might take a while."
Yu Wusicheng began clearing weeds with a sickle, while An Moxue began filling the grave with soil with a shovel.
The two men cleaned the grave while recounting the origins of the deceased.
An Moxue said, "This is my mother's family cemetery. I am the last person in this family. You should have heard of this surname - Nalan."
Upon hearing this, Wu Sicheng's eyes widened in shock. "You mean the renowned Nalan family, the family with mysterious and unpredictable abilities?"
An Moxue nodded and continued, "Yes, it was that family. The entire clan sacrificed themselves to resist the invasion of the Japanese. Only my mother was left, and she was only a few years old. She was secretly sent to the home of a family friend, my father's family, to hide her surname, Lan, so that she could grow up safely. This is also an important reason why I want to destroy the Kuroda family."
Wu Sicheng didn't know how to express his shock at this moment. "Mo Xue, so, some of the dangers you encountered are also related to this."
“Yes. I don’t even know which one is which in this group of graves without tombstones, which one is my maternal grandparents.” An Moxue said, but her hands did not stop moving.
Wu Sicheng said, "I didn't see this cemetery when I came down from the mountain!"
"There is a formation here. Only those with the bloodline of the Nalan family can enter. Otherwise, they will just keep going around in circles in the mist."
Another mysterious technique shocked him. He pointed to the gale and lightning and asked, "How could they do that?"
"This formation only targets humans; it has no effect on animals. I brought you here today, and even if you know where this place is, you still won't be able to get in later.
"How amazing!" he said, word by word, feeling that his understanding today had been overturned. There really are strange events in this world!
"This is your maternal grandfather's cemetery. What about your paternal grandfather's cemetery? When are we going to pay our respects there?"
An Moxue's hands did not slow down at all. She said softly, "No need. They've all been trampled flat. I don't know. My father never said that. He said that living well in the present is the most important thing. As for the rest, the ancestors won't blame us."
One shock after another today, Wu Sicheng felt that it wouldn't be strange to hear any more earth-shattering things from An Moxue.
The two of them worked for a long time until all the graves were cleaned. Accompanied by Wu Sicheng, An Moxue lit an incense stick and a fruit in front of each grave.
Then, the two of them set fire to all the paper money and ingots they had brought at the spot where An Moxue had burned paper money before.
An Moxue knelt there with Wu Sicheng, chanting, "Esteemed ancestors, today I, Moxue, have brought my fiancé to see you. We are getting married soon, and I felt it was necessary to bring him to meet you. If you are satisfied with him, please let me see a few smoke rings so I can know your attitude. However, it's alright if you are not satisfied. But I still ask the ancestors to bless us both, that we may be safe and unharmed on our missions, and that we may live to be 128 years old. I thank you here."
After she finished speaking, she pulled Wu Sicheng and made him kowtow three times with a loud "thump-thump-thump!"
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