I lit the green candle, then closed the hall doors and sat down directly under the offering table.
If I can get through tonight, then my ordeal will be over.
But is it really that simple?
The green flame of the candle illuminated my pale face.
"Crunch."
Just then, I heard the sound of the door opening.
My heart skipped a beat. The sound of the door opening came from my fifth grandfather's room. Didn't I tell him not to go out?
Did he get up to go to the bathroom?
I crawled out from under the altar and walked to the window to look outside.
Grandpa Wu turned on the light in the yard, moved a chair and sat down at the gate, holding his big machete in his hand.
"Fifth Grandfather, what are you doing?" I shouted from the window.
"It's nothing, it's a bit hot inside, I came out to cool off." Fifth Grandfather replied casually without turning his head.
Damn it, just what I feared most has come to pass. Didn't we agree not to go out tonight? If those filthy things see us, that would be terrible.
I was extremely anxious and wanted to open the door and go outside, but I remembered my grandfather's words telling me not to leave the hall. For a moment, I didn't know what to do.
"Fifth Grandpa, you should go back to your room quickly. It's not safe outside." I opened the window, stuck my head out, and shouted loudly.
"What's unsafe about being at home?" Fifth Grandfather leaned back in his chair, his words coming calmly.
"Fifth Grandfather, you probably know what my grandfather does. My fate is unlucky; something bad will happen tonight." Now that things have come to this, in order to persuade Fifth Grandfather to go back, I decided not to hide anything anymore. I continued, "Some evil spirits will come to my house tonight. For your safety, why don't you go back to your room first?"
Fifth Grandfather turned and glanced at me, then slowly said, "Changming, actually, there are some things I know more about than you do. Just stay in the hall and leave the outside matters to me. I'm not afraid of the Japanese, so why would I be afraid of dirty things?"
"Fifth Grandfather, please listen to my advice. Something evil really will come tonight. I know you're not afraid, but I don't want anything to happen to you," I shouted at the top of my lungs.
"It's alright, whatever comes, it's just a matter of one slash." Fifth Grandfather raised the large cleaver in his hand and continued, "Changming, actually I know your grandfather better than you do. The reason we became brothers is not simply because he saved my life. In fact, I understand your situation and what you have to face."
"But……"
I wanted to argue something, but my fifth grandfather interrupted me, saying, "Changming, your fifth grandfather isn't as weak as you think. Although I am indeed inferior to your grandfather in some aspects, when it comes to fighting, your grandfather is no match for me. No matter what we face, like the red-clothed female ghost who chased you to your doorstep not long ago, she couldn't withstand a single blow from me. And some of the things you've experienced recently, I've actually been by your side all along, you just haven't noticed."
After Fifth Grandfather finished speaking, his whole body exuded an astonishing aura—no, to be precise, a murderous aura.
My head suddenly exploded with a loud bang. It turned out that the red-clothed female ghost had been killed by my fifth grandfather, but I couldn't understand why he was so powerful.
That's right, it's murderous aura. Although my fifth grandfather wasn't a Taoist priest, he had been on the battlefield. My grandfather also mentioned in the USB drive that evil spirits are not only afraid of Taoist priests, but also of murderous aura.
"But Fifth Grandfather, your age..."
"Don't worry, just stay inside. Tonight you have your enemies, and I have mine. Since your grandfather summoned me, there will always be a place for me to prove myself. You have to trust your grandfather." Fifth Grandfather said, turning to look towards the courtyard gate, and said in a deep voice, "They're here..."
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