I was also at my wits' end; if we couldn't resolve this ghost embryo issue, my grandpa's life would be in danger.
After much contemplation, I planned to go with Grandpa to the graveyard while the ghost embryo was not yet powerful. But Grandpa waved his hand, saying it was already futile.
The reason the ghost embryo tracking us did not enter the village was that it sensed his presence. Even if we went to the grave to look for it now, the ghost embryo would definitely avoid us from afar.
Hearing that none of my ideas worked, I asked what to do next. Grandpa, with a resigned smile, smoked his dry pipe a few times before helplessly saying, "Wait for death, I guess."
His words left me speechless. I was also partially responsible for the birth of the ghost embryo; I couldn't just watch my grandpa be killed by it.
With Du Xiaolan's presence, she stayed in a room with my grandmother, and I stayed with my grandpa.
It was already past three in the morning, I sat slouched on the kang, looking at Grandpa, who was already fast asleep, feeling a wave of sadness wash over me.
Although I knew no one could escape the natural cycle of life and death, the thought of my grandpa being killed by the ghost embryo made me very upset.
After a long sigh, I took off my coat and lay down. Closing my eyes, I couldn't fall asleep, memories of today's events flashing through my mind. When I recalled the scene of Yu Rubing reincarnating, her lip-synched message appeared in my mind.
Repeating the movements of her lips, I murmured the words several times. Suddenly, I opened my eyes and sat up on the kang.
"Be careful of the people around you."
This was Yu Rubing's lip-synched message. She warned me to watch out for the people around me.
But, what does she mean by this sentence exactly? Who does she want me to be careful of?
Grandfather or grandmother? They have been with me since I was little, so there's no need to be cautious of them. Could it be Du Xiaolan then?
I shook my head to dispel this idea. Du Xiaolan is completely the type of silly and naive girl with a big chest, she is the only one who should be wary of me, I have no need to be cautious of her at all.
There are only three people around me, my parents are always away, rarely do we have family gatherings, so what does Yu Rubing's words actually mean?
After thinking for a long time, I couldn't figure it out, my mind was filled with chaotic thoughts, making it impossible for me to fall asleep.
Looking at the dark room with my eyes open, grandfather had already started snoring. I checked my phone, it was already past five o'clock, and the sky outside was still pitch black.
As I put down my phone, I heard a faint sound of footsteps outside.
I got up and opened the curtains to look into the opposite room, it was pitch black, there was no one awake. Thinking that I might have misheard, I lay down to sleep, but the sound of footsteps outside not only didn't disappear, but it became more urgent.
The sound seemed as if someone was pacing inside the courtyard, I abruptly sat up, turned my head to look towards the door.
"Mingyang, come out quickly," Du Xiaolan's voice came from outside the door.
I wondered, although it was early in the morning, it wasn't yet bright outside, so I didn't know what she was doing at this time.
Despite my confusion, I did not wake up my grandfather. After getting off the bed, I quietly opened the door and went out.
Du Xiaolan's blurred figure was standing in the middle of the courtyard. She waved to me and whispered, "Mingyang, come over here."
Although I had no sleepiness, my eyes still felt sore. I rubbed my eyes and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?"
"Don't ask, come over quickly," she said, then opened the courtyard gate and walked out.
Although I was puzzled, I still followed her.
Du Xiaolan had never been to my house, but she seemed to be very familiar with the layout of the village. After going left and right, we finally arrived at the foot of the mountain in the village.
I was very familiar with this place.
The day I was born, a landslide occurred in this place, and my future ghostly mother-in-law, dressed in a bridal gown, was discovered here.
I didn't know why Du Xiaolan brought me to this place and I yawned as I stood behind her, asking her what she had discovered.
Du Xiaolan didn't speak, and suddenly squatted down, grabbed a handful of soil and threw it into the air, saying softly, "Mingyang, I know how to deal with that ghostly fetus."
"Really?" I was delighted and asked eagerly, "What is it? Tell me quickly."
She still didn't turn around and said, "This method is simple in theory but complex in practice."
Du Xiaolan's words piqued my interest, and I took a step forward, asking, "What method exactly?"
"Your grandfather used nine peach wood nails on Zhao Xiaocui's grave. Although those nine peach wood nails have been removed, if we can find nine hundred-year-old leg bones, the effect would be equivalent to the nine peach wood nails," she said.
"But where should I find these nine hundred-year-old leg bones?" I frowned, this method was nothing but a fantasy.
The hundred-year-old tombs had long been protected, it was impossible to dig them up.
Du Xiaolan sighed softly, "So it's very complicated, but this is the only way at the moment."
After she finished speaking, she sighed again.
I thought for a moment, but then suddenly became alert, taking a step back and asking in a low voice, "You are not Du Xiaolan, who are you exactly?"
"What do you mean by that?" She still didn't turn around.
"Du Xiaolan doesn't know anything about this, and she is extremely timid, she would never dare to lead me to such a place in the dark." I spoke firmly, affirming that Du Xiaolan was as I described.
The woman in front of me trembled slightly, asking with some bitterness, "Do you really know her that well?"
Without any hesitation, I said, "Indeed."
"But I am indeed her," she said. As soon as her voice fell, she slowly turned around.
The sky was bright at this moment, and I fixed my gaze on her. As she turned, I saw Du Xiaolan's face appear in front of me.
"Who are you exactly? Why transform into the appearance of Du Xiaolan?" Ghosts being able to transform into human form, though I had not witnessed it, I had heard my grandfather talk about it.
Although she transformed into the appearance of Du Xiaolan, I still knew for certain that she was not her.
"Do you really not know who I am?" She widened her eyes and slowly walked towards me.
Looking at the collapsed ruins of the earth mound, I suddenly remembered and asked in great fear, "The ghost daughter-in-law?"
The ghost daughter-in-law nodded and said, "I know you are afraid of my true appearance, so today I deliberately transformed into the appearance of Du Xiaolan, are you still afraid?"
"What do you want to do?" I asked in a panic as she approached, closing my eyes in confusion.