Ye Qingxue held a small tinderbox in her hand, which emitted a small circle of light. Only when she got closer could she see the skeleton.
She was immediately horrified.
Moreover, the bones were bound with dense red threads, which was truly unbelievable.
Who would have thought that behind the Buddha statue that the old lady worshipped day and night was actually a skeleton bound with red thread?
It's like a smooth, beautiful face hiding wriggling maggots underneath.
Furthermore, the red thread at the top is brand new, indicating that the old lady re-tied it after returning from outside.
Judging from its size, this is a woman's skeleton, but her leg and hand bones are very long, suggesting she was a tall woman in life.
But what is the relationship between this woman and the old lady?
How much hatred or fear must the old woman have had for this woman to keep her remains here and bind them with red thread, so that she could never be reborn and could only be suppressed here?
Lost in her thoughts, Ye Qingxue seemed to hear soft footsteps coming slowly from outside, one after another... getting closer and closer to her ear, as if each step was treading on her heart.
Do ghosts really exist in this world?
Perhaps so, otherwise how could she have returned to the present from three years in the future? Otherwise, how could she, as a ghost, have floated above the clouds and witnessed everything he did?
She returned from her ghostly state. Could she speak with that ghost and ask who it was and why it was trapped here? What kind of evil did the old woman commit?
Ye Qingxue heard a gust of wind and suddenly realized that Dong Bai had slipped away, using the strong wind to warn her—
not good!
It wasn't a ghost that came, but a person!
She and Dongbai were discovered.
Ye Qingxue quickly blew out the tinderbox, squeezed behind the skeleton to the inside, lay down on the ground, and held her breath completely.
She saw a shadow cast on the ground. The person was holding a candle and acting very cautiously. Ye Qingxue noticed that the person was also holding their breath.
She was truly worried that this skeleton wouldn't be able to conceal her figure, and that she would be easily discovered. If she were discovered—
"Meow--"
A fat cat suddenly leaped out of the darkness and pounced on the person, startling him so much that he stumbled backward and almost fell.
The candle fell to the ground and went out, its light instantly swallowed up.
That fat cat was prepared by Ye Qingxue and Dong Bai when they arrived, to avoid being discovered and to distract them.
It took Granny Wang a long time to realize that it was actually a cat.
She was drenched in cold sweat; the night air was chilly, and the sweat dried quickly, leaving her feeling a slight chill. She got up from the ground, relit the candle, and felt much calmer.
"Where did this fat cat come from? Did you accidentally unlock the mechanism?" Granny Wang asked the cat, but she didn't expect a cat to give her an answer; she just wanted peace of mind.
She knew whose skeleton it was and how the person died. Now that it was late at night and all was quiet, she really didn't want to look at it a second time; it gave her the creeps.
Therefore, she tends to believe that the fat cat accidentally triggered the mechanism, which caused the door to the dark room to open.
She caught the fat cat, threw it out the window, walked back, pressed the mechanism, closed the door of the dark room again, and added another layer of mechanism.
There are two floors in total.
She thought that if anyone really broke in, they should just stay inside and suffocate.
Even if we take a step back and assume it's the ghost of that skeleton causing trouble, then we must lock the door shut so that she can never get out again.
Granny Wang went out again to call two maids to stand guard. "Don't leave before dawn, remember? If anyone gets close, shout for help!"
The two maids nodded repeatedly, not daring to slack off, and stood guard at the entrance of the small Buddhist hall, never leaving for a moment.
Ye Qingxue didn't dare light the tinderbox, afraid that the light would seep through the crack in the door. She squeezed out from behind the skeleton and tried to open the door, preparing to force her way out.
If the old lady blames her for forcing her way into the small Buddhist shrine, she will question the old lady about the meaning of the skeleton, and they will hurt each other.
That way we won't just sit here and wait to die.
However, there were no mechanisms inside, so she couldn't open the door at all. Ye Qingxue dared not make any noise, fearing that the old lady's people would discover her and suffocate her to death inside with a fire.
Dongbai will find a way.
However, since Granny Wang noticed the commotion earlier, she will likely be even more cautious than before, and Dongbai will not be able to save her easily.
No matter, if Dongbai can't think of a solution, she'll ask Qiushen for help. She can also borrow the sleeping potion from Xiangsizi—hopefully they can come up with this good idea.
Ye Qingxue sat down against the wall, hugging her knees. The darkness seemed to swallow everything, and there was a skeleton next to her, constantly emanating a chilling aura, making one feel as if this place was as cold as an ice cellar.
Ye Qingxue even had the illusion that she could hear the sound of time flowing. She suddenly realized that after dawn, it would be the sixth day since she was poisoned.
She had already planned what to do on the sixth day; all she had to do was get out.
She wondered if Xiao Bao's eyes could discern the features of the skeleton before its death, allowing her to deduce the person's identity.
Could it be related to the father?
Ye Qingxue was pondering the relationship between the skeleton, the old woman, and her father. Dawn was approaching, and she was completely unaware that Ye Cunsi wanted to see her.
Kang, the old nanny from Yilan Courtyard, said, "The carriage is ready, Second Young Master. This old servant has brought a few people with me to help you with your luggage. Please come with me now. The First Madam is waiting for you at the North Gate to see you off."
The North Gate is not the main gate. Ye Cunsi smiled bitterly. As a young master of a noble family, he was not only forced to leave, but he could not even walk through the main gate with dignity.
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