Holy Bone

Chapter 2012 Jin An with the Paper Doll Head
At this point, Zhang Weishan said with a look of shame, "Unfortunately, after we went down the wooden plank walkway, we somehow got trapped and could never get out."

"On the contrary, I experienced the same scene every day. Every day I would see this town on the wooden boardwalk, and then walk into the town to communicate and exchange ideas with the townspeople, thereby understanding the background and clues of the town, hoping that one day I could escape by chance."

"However, Jiang Jun has been trapped here for two days, and Jiao Liang and I have been trapped here for one day. We have not been able to find a way out and have been stuck here helplessly."

The paper effigy Jin'an then recounted the story of the town and the little girl in detail.

This also included the little girl's mother whom he met, and he recounted her story.

When they heard that the little girl was actually a vengeful spirit of the fourth realm, Zhang Weishan and the other two were shocked and exclaimed, "What? That little girl is a fourth-level ghost or evil spirit!"

"Moreover, Commander, you've tried to kill them six times already, but you still couldn't get rid of them all!"

After exclaiming in surprise, the three of them looked at each other with sincere admiration and said, "As expected of the commander who was conferred the title of Marquis of Divine Martial by His Majesty, his cultivation is indeed profound and his primordial spirit is unfathomable. He is truly admirable."

At this point, the three of them asked the paper effigy Jin An with curious eyes why he was walking around in the underworld with a paper effigy's head on his head. It felt strange talking to such a commander.

The paper effigy of Jin An laughed and said, "I offended some great demons in the underworld. In order to avoid them and find you, I temporarily cut off my head in the mortal world to hide my aura. This way, I can travel to the underworld safely and not be exposed."

After hearing the explanation, the three of them once again showed expressions of great admiration and respect.

"Commander, you're still the best!"

The three of them had a thousand thoughts in their minds, but in the end, they summed them up in this one sentence.

Hahaha.

The paper effigy of Jin'an burst into laughter.

Hey.

Zhang Weishan and the other two also laughed.

"Commander, what should we do next? How do we get out?" Zhang Weishan and the other two asked nervously.

The paper effigy of Jin An pondered and said, "After hearing your story, you said you experience the same scenes every day. I'm wondering if this mother and son did it on purpose?"

"The purpose is not hard to figure out."

"Perhaps they are too lonely and need to find outsiders to keep them company, so as to increase the number of people in the town."

Zhang Weishan and the other two slapped their thighs and nodded vigorously, saying, "Commander, what you said is exactly what we guessed. That's what we guessed too."

The paper effigy of Jin An said, "As for how to deal with this mother and child, it's quite simple."

"Just charge straight out."

“I have already killed that little girl six times, so killing her one more time won’t make a difference. I’m gradually losing patience with this town. I just want to save everyone and bring them back to life as soon as possible.”

Zhang Weishan nodded solemnly and said, "Commander, if there's anything we can do to help you, or if there's anything you need us to do, please just tell us, and we'll do our utmost."

"For no other reason than to get out alive, we will certainly obey your orders, Commander."

Jiao Liang and Jiang Jun also nodded in agreement, willing to make the paper effigy of Jin An their main subject.

Upon hearing this, the paper effigy Jin An smiled and said, "There's no need for such trouble. I have three Bagua amulets here. You three spirits can stay in the Bagua amulets for now. Once I've cleared away all the evil spirits and ghosts here, I'll release you back to the mortal realm."

“Okay.” Zhang Weishan and the other two trusted the paper effigy Jin An completely. No matter what Jin An said, the three of them trusted him unconditionally.

Afterwards, the paper effigy of Jin'an carefully stored the three spirits inside a Bagua amulet.

Just as he finished storing the three souls, the little girl came over with the boiled water. She was carrying a wooden basin filled with steaming hot water. As soon as she entered the room, she said, "Young master, your hot water is here. You go ahead and do your work. I'll go boil water for the other guests."

Just as the little girl was about to leave, the paper effigy Jin An called her back.

"You said you have a mother who doesn't like lamplight, can you take me to meet her?" Jin An asked.

The little girl's timid face immediately turned wary, and she nervously stammered as she asked the paper effigy Jin An, "You, you're asking what my mother wants to do?"

"Your house is quite nice. I'd like to discuss with your mother whether she's willing to sell it. I'm willing to pay a high price to buy it." The paper effigy of Jin An tried his best to make his smile look kind, but the paper effigy's smile was too stiff. No matter how hard he tried to smile, it still looked cold and ready to devour someone.

Without hesitation, the little girl said, "Not for sale."

The paper effigy of Jin An pointed around and said, "Actually, you've seen your family's situation. It's no exaggeration to say that your family is destitute. Perhaps, your family is so poor that they can't even afford to eat."

"Whether your mother wants to sell or not, why don't you take me to see her? What if she's also been wanting to change this impoverished life and give you a better one?"

"You agree, right?"

"If your mother doesn't agree, I will just leave disappointed. It won't be a loss for your family."

The little girl didn't want to take the paper effigy Jin'an to see her mother, but the paper effigy Jin'an insisted on going. Under the paper effigy Jin'an's persistent persuasion, the little girl's heart was in turmoil, and finally, as if possessed, she nodded and agreed to take the paper effigy Jin'an to see her mother.

"Let me tell you something first. When I take you to see your mother later, if I don't ask you to speak, you must not speak."

"Speak only when I tell you to."

"Because my mother has a bad temper, I'm worried that you might say something wrong and upset her."

The paper effigy of Jin An nodded in agreement, saying, "Okay."

Then, the little girl sighed, her face full of confusion and unease, and led the paper effigy Jin'an toward her mother's room.

"You must not say anything for a moment."

"You must wait until I let you speak before you speak."

Along the way, the little girl kept reminding the paper effigy Jin'an, fearing that Jin'an might do something wrong and offend her mother.

The paper effigy of Jin'an followed behind the little girl, nodding and saying, "Yes, I know."

The little girl, carrying the paper effigy of Jin'an, wandered around in a maze before finally arriving at her mother's room.

Her mother's room door was tightly closed. The little girl went up and knocked on the door, saying, "Mother, are you still refining pills? Can I come in now...?"

There was no sound in the room.

The little girl knocked on the door a few more times, then pushed it open herself, creaking...

The door was pushed open by the little girl...