Hua Xiangyun's resolve deepened; she was determined to ensure the old man lived to be a hundred years old, so that everyone could finally have some peace and quiet.
Despite Gu Yu's murderous glare, Hua Xiangyun enjoyed a delicious meal before taking her leave.
Xun Xingshun and the others felt it was unsafe for a young girl to walk on mountain paths, so they planned to have her two cousins accompany her for a while, but Hua Xiangyun refused.
Xun Liangcai, knowing that his niece had apprenticed under a master and was capable of protecting herself, offered to accompany her for a while.
Hua Xiangyun walked onto the mountain path and said, "Second Uncle, is there something you want to tell me?"
"You noticed that?" Xun Liangcai scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed. "Do you still have the talisman you gave your uncle last time?"
After saying that, he nervously added, "Your uncle wants to ask for one for your aunt. It won't be for nothing; your uncle will give you money."
He was able to sleep soundly yesterday, unlike others who were filled with anxiety, and he slept soundly until dawn, all because he had the talisman given to him by his niece with him.
He wanted to ask for one for his family, but he didn't dare to push his luck.
He pulled out twenty yuan, which he always kept close to his body, from his pocket. This was the largest sum of money he could use. He stuffed the money into Hua Xiangyun's hand and said, "Take this first. If it's not enough, your uncle will give you more next time."
If he had known his niece was coming today, he would have brought more with him no matter what.
When the family divided the property, the old man divided all the assets among them. After building the house, there was still some left over, which gave him the confidence to say such a thing.
Hua Xiangyun could not possibly accept his money. Besides, they were just some talismans for warding off evil and ensuring safety; she had plenty of them from her usual practice.
He returned the money and the talisman together, saying, "Uncle, you're being too polite. I have other things to do, so I'll be leaving now."
Xun Liangcai wanted to push the money back, but Hua Xiangyun was nowhere to be seen.
All he could do was wave to their departing figures, saying, "Next time you come, your uncle will cook you something delicious."
If the old man hadn't been so ruthless as to catch a chicken today, it would have been extremely impolite.
But she was their own mother, so they couldn't say much. They just thought that when their granddaughter came next time, they would bring her to their home to entertain her.
He thought his niece's suggestion was feasible, but demolishing the house was indeed a difficult task...
As night fell, the timid ones hid at home, while a few of the bolder ones made a pact to go to the road they had traveled on the previous day. When the night was deep and quiet, Li Wang really did wander around the village just like the night before.
Those who dared to come here to keep watch at night were all very brave. They mustered their courage and asked Li Wang, "Li Wang, do you have some unfulfilled wish? If so, just say it directly. How are we supposed to live like this, walking around like this?"
Several timid people have already become uncomfortable from fright. If this continues, can this village still exist?
Li Wang seemed completely unaware of all this and continued walking through the village.
He seemed to be living the same way as usual, but he lacked the liveliness of a stranger, and his expression was wooden.
They all mustered up the courage to come up to him and talk to him, but he still ignored them all, as if he didn't see them at all.
"Can't he hear us either? He seems unconscious." Ye Qing, emboldened, waved his hand in front of him, but the other man simply passed right through his hand...
"What kind of situation is this? Even when other elderly people in the village passed away, there was never anything like this," a villager complained.
“If he were wronged, this doesn’t seem like it. Has our village ever mistreated him?”
When his father joined the army, he was on the verge of death when he was sent back. After his mother finished the funeral, she ran away with all the family's money. It was the villagers who pooled their money and food to raise him.
Later, when they divided the class into different groups, everyone just reported that he was an orphan, which had no impact on his life at all.
Our village has done more than enough to protect him, so why is he trying to scare everyone like this?
To be honest, everyone in the village has been kind to Li Wang.
"What's the use of bringing this up now? He's dead. When we went to see him, he must have died suddenly, and there were no injuries on his body."
Could there really be some hidden story behind this?
Ye Qing said, "You silly boy, what are you saying? With his personality, he doesn't have much contact with the village, let alone any grudges or kindness. I think this kid is either ungrateful or too attached to our village and doesn't want to leave."
The person who said this didn't even believe what he was saying. How could a ghost possibly linger in such a remote and impoverished mountain village?
If they were ghosts, they would have rushed to be reincarnated as soon as possible, and perhaps they wouldn't have to live among these lands in their next life.
Pshaw, pshaw, pshaw, how did we end up here? If you're alive, why are you thinking about dying?
That damn Li Wang almost led him astray...
Seeing that the other party was wandering around the village again, but showed no intention of hurting anyone, they all felt a little strange.
"Do you think Li Wang is conscious now?" Xun Meiguang felt that after following him for so long, he didn't seem like one of those evil spirits from legends.
"Li Wang was quite shrewd when he was alive, could he have gone mad?"
Ye Qing rolled her eyes. "I've heard of people being stupid, but I've never heard of ghosts being stupid."
"Isn't there some kind of 'night of return of the soul,' or some kind of 'forty-nine days'? Is the time just not right yet?"
No one could find the reason, and following him aimlessly like this was not a solution. After all, while his soul might not be tired, their mortal bodies could not withstand it.
Yawning, they found it somewhat unbelievable. They used to be terrified of ghosts, but today they were actually showing signs of dozing off in front of a spirit.
"Why don't we go back? We have to go to work tomorrow."
As soon as someone suggested it, the others echoed, "Let's go back, let's go back. If he stays up all night, we'll stay with him."
Is it because Li Wang doesn't do evil that the old sorceress can't do anything about him?
Since he didn't hurt anyone, let's just let him be. Let him wander around however he wants.
Xun Rongxia, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up, "It doesn't matter if we're not afraid, but what about the elderly and children at home?"
Especially since the children are still so young, what if they get seriously injured from being frightened? What do you think we'll do then?
“You’re the village chief’s grandson, why don’t you go and talk to him and ask him to find someone else to come and take a look?” Xun Afu had been praying all day, hoping that Li Wang wouldn’t come to his doorstep.
Li Wang had been wandering around for most of the night, and had even stood in front of other people's houses, which meant he was acting unconsciously. If anyone in the village dared to gossip tomorrow, he'd drag them down with him.
“We’ve already consulted the old fortune teller,” Xun Rongxia wasn’t stupid; she wouldn’t take on trouble for her own family. “This isn’t something my grandfather can decide alone. Why don’t you talk to the other village officials?”
He was thrown out by his family tonight. After all, his grandfather is the village chief, and they can't just ignore everything; they need to stay informed.
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