Xu Yingxiong quickly shook his head. "He's been showing up for days, always around the houses of us brothers and sisters. Do you think he wants to settle scores with us?"
"You reap what you sow. Since you promised to support the elderly and care for them until their death, you should have done so properly."
Some things aren't so easy to take. Go to his grave and burn some paper money, then be good filial sons and grandsons. Once he's passed away, everything will be peaceful again.
Wu Chenxi could tell at a glance that this was another case of someone coming to her door because they felt guilty about their unfilial children and grandchildren.
How could a newly deceased soul possibly appear before people?
Even that hundred-year-old soul was nothing more than a phantom.
Seeing that Wu Shenpo really didn't want to make the trip, Xu Yingxiong had no choice but to compromise and beg her to buy some incense and candles, preparing to secretly go with the siblings to offer their prayers.
On their way back to the village, they ran into Hua, a young intellectual, riding a bicycle towards them.
During normal work hours, these educated youths didn't talk to them. They were just acquaintances, nodding to each other and then passing by.
Hua Xiangyun knew what they were hiding behind them, but judging from their appearances, they weren't exactly wicked. Everyone has a little privacy, after all. In that instant, the bicycle had already gone quite a distance.
"Brother, do you think Comrade Hua discovered anything?" Xu Yinghao asked nervously. He had managed to hide the incense and candles they had bought in time.
"Don't worry, even if they find these things, Hua Zhiqing isn't one to meddle." Xu Yinghao grabbed his arm and walked quickly forward. "It's getting dark, we need to hurry."
I heard someone experienced being trapped in a maze here last time. Instead of wasting time gossiping, you should hurry up and move on.
Hua Xiangyun returned home rather late today, so she took out the food she had prepared in advance from her storage ring.
"People from Qianjin Village just came by. Did you run into them on the way?" Wu Chenxi asked as she set the table. "Did you notice anything in the village today?"
Hua Xiangyun said, "Master, I'm also wondering about this. There's been a lot of noise for the past few days, but there's no sign of yin energy in the village."
At first, I thought it was man-made, but when I asked the spirits on the mountain, they all said they hadn't found anything, which makes it even stranger. Spirits often roam the village; even if someone were doing something evil, it wouldn't go unnoticed.
Wu Chenxi said, "What if it's a warlock? If they want to hide it, it's quite easy."
Hua Xiangyun paused for a moment, "I had doubts about the caster of Bu Jiulong Guizhen before, but it shouldn't be like that. He will definitely suffer a backlash. Even if he doesn't die, his foundation will be destroyed."
No matter the situation, the other party poses no threat to them.
Wu Chenxi thought further, "Now I'm afraid they are spies that the other side planted here earlier, and Xu Youzhi also died when we were breaking the formation, so he should also be one of the mountain guardians."
The contracts planted on these people meant that once the formation was broken, they would die. Because of the sins they had committed, their souls were scattered in that instant, and there was no way their souls could remain in the world.
Hua Xiangyun: "Master, do you mean there are other people involved?"
Wu Chenxi said, "We can't rule out that possibility. After all, finding such a good feng shui location on such a vast land requires the help of our local sorcerers."
It's not impossible that they might collude with each other and do some shady things.
Hua Xiangyun, "..."
"Don't think about things you can't figure out for now, just eat your food." Wu Chenxi's bowl was already full of rice from Hua Xiangyun. "I've already asked Ye Ajin and the others to inquire, and we should have some news before we go to bed."
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The village of Qianjin was unusually quiet at night. Wu Yanxin and the others squeezed into two rooms, and the four women felt safer sleeping together.
As night deepened, all that could be heard were the chirping of insects coming from the courtyard.
“I’m starting to envy Xiangyun,” Wu Yanxin said, sitting against the wall with her blanket in her arms. “Do you think there will be any more commotion tonight?”
Xiao Shaoyao yawned, "It's best if you don't come again, otherwise we'll all be exhausted."
I didn't sleep a wink last night, are we supposed to stay up all night too?
Several female colleagues lived together, and Wang Yayun and the others were a bit bolder. "Do you think ghosts really exist in this world?"
"Could you please not mention that word?" Li Mingli turned up the lamp on the kang table a little brighter; even this little light could give them a bit more courage.
"Ugh, what kind of mess is this? I wonder when we'll finally get the acceptance letter?" All four of them thought to themselves at the same time, eager to leave this awful place.
Often, the more you fear something, the more likely the slightest disturbance will trigger endless speculation.
Just then, a cool breeze must have blown by, and the creaking sound came from the windows of several rooms outside that weren't closed properly, which frightened them even more into not moving.
"It's alright, it's alright, it's just rumors," Wu Yanxin comforted herself. "The previous commotion was all in the village and had nothing to do with us here."
Xiao Shaoyao, "...Have you ever heard this old saying?"
"What old saying?" Everyone was eager to change the subject. Since someone had started the conversation, they naturally wanted to continue.
"Don't speak of people during the day, and don't speak of ghosts at night..."
Suddenly, several screams rang out, startling the boys living next door. They rushed out and asked, "What happened? What happened?"
Xiao Shaoyao didn't know why her words had caused such a big reaction from them; the sudden screams almost pierced her eardrums.
She covered her ears tightly with both hands and shouted, "Stop! What are you doing?"
The three people who had screamed together finally stopped, looking at Xiao Shaoyao with lingering fear. "We didn't know that scaring someone could kill them..."
The boy outside the door was still figuring out the situation and was naturally very nervous, but he was also a little scared. It was pitch black all around, and he felt like something was watching them.
"Are you all alright?"
The women inside quickly said that everything was alright.
Xiao Tongke and the others didn't dare to stay outside any longer, and rushed into the room, closing the door tightly.
"I'm telling you ladies, if you have something to say, just say it properly. Don't make such sudden screams; they scared us all." Even though it was through a wall, the neighbors could still hear it.
Wu Yanxin and the others felt a little guilty, after all, they had scared themselves this time. "Okay...okay..."
Other families in the village also had a sleepless night, as the Xu siblings all gathered at Xu Damei's house.
According to their logic, the shadow had moved; it had only appeared at Xu Damei's house yesterday, so it certainly wouldn't appear again today.
But facing the pitch-black night, none of them felt sleepy, and they stared at each other.
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