Strange Story: Please Stop Telling

Chapter 328
"Liu Xi's pupils constricted suddenly, and with a groan, he fell to the ground."

"Seeing this, the mother at the side hurriedly helped him up anxiously, stepped back a few steps, and urged the husband who was wiping away tears: quickly close our mother's eyes and let her go well!"

"The husband stared at the old mother with a dusty face and wide-eyed eyes, and closed her eyes in silence."

"Because my grandmother's old house was too dilapidated, my father decided to hold the wake and funeral at the funeral home."

"Early evening."

"The funeral home staff came to remove the grandmother's body, followed by the father and mother."

"And Liu Xi found an excuse to say that he left something at his grandmother's house, went downstairs and came back."

"Entering grandma's bedroom, Liu Xi couldn't wait to throw the sheets and pillows on the bed and lifted the bed board."

"In the end, grandma never told where the key to the iron box was."

"There is no way, Liu Xi had no choice but to find a hammer, gritted his teeth, and smashed it hard at the rusty lock."

"Fortunately..."

"This iron lock has been severely corroded after many years, and it was smashed open after just a few strokes."

"Liu Xi eagerly went to pull out the broken iron lock, but one of them didn't pay attention, and his finger was cut open by a sharp gap with rust."

"The bright red liquid quickly overflowed and dripped on the iron box."

"Liu Xi couldn't care about the trickling blood from his fingers, so he reluctantly lifted the heavy iron box lid."

"However……"

"The moment the iron box was opened, Liu Xi froze in place as if struck by lightning."

"He rubbed his eyes in disbelief."

"turn out to be--"

"Inside the iron box, what is contained is not a priceless gold bar at all, but... a dark coin gold bar that has begun to fade!!!"

"Buzz!"

"Liu Xi's brain exploded with a buzz."

"Yesterday when she tried to push and pull the iron box, she felt that the box was very heavy, so she believed it was full of gold."

"But actually... it's just that the material used to make the tin box has been deliberately thickened!"

"Liu Xi's face was as pale as paper, and he frowned stubbornly, wondering why grandma would deceive herself by packing a box of Ming coins and gold bars. Is it just because grandma wanted to see her granddaughter-in-law too much, or... Grandmother has already seen through that she often visits her because she was entrusted by her mother to find out if she has hidden a large inheritance?"

"Correct!"

"It must be so!!"

"Liu Xi feels that his guess has no loopholes."

"It is precisely because grandma knows the purpose of me and my mother that when the deadline is approaching, I played a trick on my mother who snooped on the money and coveted the inheritance!"

"The room was filled with the smell of medicine and musty, and the dust raised by tossing the iron box made Liu Xi feel as if he was about to suffocate."

"There seems to be something hidden in the iron box that is neatly piled up with ghost coins and gold bars, watching me from the darkness."

"Liu Xi suddenly remembered her grandmother's eyes that still refused to close after her death. She shuddered all over, and quickly closed the lid of the iron box with a bang."

"He has only one thought now, and that is... quickly escape from this house that makes him flustered for no reason."

"But just as he was about to turn around and prepare to leave, he found a yellowed photo next to the messy pile of sheets and pillows on the ground."

"In the photo, it is a newborn baby boy."

"Liu Xi muttered: Is this a photo of my birth?"

"But soon."

"Liu Xi dismissed the idea."

"No!! Very wrong!!"

"If it's a normal newborn, it won't be covered in blood from head to toe!"

"This made Liu Xi subconsciously glance under the bed, and then stared at the photo of the blood baby in his hand for a while."

"He just felt that gusts of cold wind penetrated into his collar like snakes, slid across his back, and then spread all over his body."

"Liu Xi shrank his neck, stuffed the photo into his coat pocket, quickly went downstairs, stopped a taxi, and went straight to the funeral home."

"As he rushed into the funeral home, he almost bumped into his mother who was waiting for him in the hall."

"Mother looked at Liu Xi and complained, "Why is it so late, come in and change quickly."

"Speaking, she took Liu Xi's hand."

"But at this moment."

"They both screamed at the same time."

"turn out to be……"

"Liu Xi's finger was seriously injured! A big gash is shocking!"

"I used to patronize fear, but I didn't feel it, but now..."

"A burst of severe pain, like a chisel cut by a knife, was reflected in Liu Xi's mind, and his facial features were wrinkled into a ball due to the pain."

"The mother looked at the blood on her finger in panic: Why is there so much blood? Go to the hospital!"

"At this moment, my father urged loudly not far away: What are you dawdling about? My son is here, come in and watch the spirit!"

"Liu Xi looked at his mother, shook his head and said in a low voice: Just bandage it in an emergency, it's just a small wound."

"Mother quickly found clean gauze and carefully wrapped the wound."

"Liu Xi hesitated a little, but still took out the photo of the blood baby."

"Liu Xi looked at her mother and said: This is not me, why did my grandmother hide this kind of photo? Moreover, she told me before she was alive that the iron box under the bed contained gold bars. As a result... I opened it and saw that it was all Underworld Coin Gold Bar!"

"Anyway, the matter of the huge inheritance has come to naught. Liu Xi directly told the whole story."

"My mother took the photo from Liu Xi with trembling hands."

"soon."

"The muddy tears just fell on the photo."

"She choked up and told the truth: this poor child is not you, but your brother."

"what?!"

"Liu Xi is completely stupid."

"It turned out to be..."

"My brother?!"

"It turned out that when the mother was pregnant with his brother, the whole family was very happy, especially the grandmother and grandfather."

"so……"

"Before the child was born, my grandfather named him Liu Xi."

"pity--"

"This child, who hadn't uttered a cry, never opened his eyes to see his relatives and the world, died suddenly because of a strange disease bleeding all over his body."

"Later, when Liu Xi was born, the grandparents insisted on continuing to use the name."

"There was a trembling sound in my mother's voice, and she said faintly: I thought, there is no need to tell you that there was an elder brother who died at birth, and you are the only Liu Xi. And your grandparents also promised me that I will never be together again." Speaking of that child, I thought it was all right..."

"Speaking of which, her face became even paler. She seemed to feel great terror, and she raised her voice unconsciously: I never thought that your grandmother would hide this kind of photo all the time!! Even under the bed , hiding the Ming coins!!"

"Although Liu Xi felt a little unlucky when he learned the truth, but now is not the time to care about this matter. Seeing his mother trembling, he quickly comforted him and said: Grandma probably felt sorry for her brother, so she kept the photo. Miss him, let's go in and keep the spirit."

"But……"

"When Liu Xi helped his mother, his injured finger accidentally touched his mother's back, and suddenly a thorn-like pain hit his heart, causing a layer of pain to appear on Liu Xi's forehead unconsciously. Cold sweat."

"In the middle of the mourning hall, there is a photo of my grandmother."

"The posthumous photo was framed in a glass frame. Under the light and candlelight, the glass lens reflected a dazzling white light, which directly shone into Liu Xi's sore eyes due to lack of sleep."

"He quickly closed his eyes, rested for a few minutes, and then slowly opened them."

"But the moment he opened it, a bright red dress came into view, and it looked particularly eye-catching in the pure white mourning hall."

"A burst of anger immediately surged in Liu Xi's heart. He stood up and scolded at the woman in red with her back turned to her, facing the photo of her grandmother's death: Hey, who are you? You came to the mourning hall in red! It's too outrageous." Come on!"

"I heard Liu Xi's words."

"The long-haired woman turned her head slowly."

"Her half of her face was covered by hair, and all she could see was her beautiful lips drawing a strange arc, and she made a cold voice: Xiaoxi, let's keep vigil for grandma."

"Finish..."

"Before Liu Xi opened his mouth, the woman went straight to the grandmother's body. The red dress was blown up by the wind, blocking Liu Xi's sight."

"The skirt is like the slightly fluttering wings of a blood-colored butterfly, falling lightly."

"Looking over the woman's shoulder, Liu Xi's terrified eyes met Grandma's eyes which opened again."

"Liu Xi's brain exploded with a buzz."

"He asked with a trembling voice: You... who the hell are you? You went to see your grandmother, right?! Why do you claim to be my fiancée?!"

"Liu Xi stepped back while talking, and accidentally fell to the ground. The wound on his finger pressed heavily to the ground, and the blood seeped into the white gauze."

"Seeing this, the mother on the side hurriedly helped Liu Xi up, and looked around nervously: Xiaoxi, what's wrong with you? There is no one in red here!!"

"what?!"

"Liu Xi turned pale with shock and rubbed his eyes vigorously."

"As my mother said, there is no one in red in the mourning hall!!"

"But……"

"Grandmother's eyes are open again."

"This is a fact that parents have also seen with their own eyes."

"Soon, my father pushed away Liu Xi who was standing in front of my grandmother's body, and closed my mother's eyes with his own hands."

"But this time."

"No matter how many times my father stretched out his hand to cover it, my grandmother's eyelids always rolled up again."

"Father's complexion is getting uglier, and his hands can't help shaking: Mom, what are you worried about? Is Xiaoxi's marriage? I promise you, I will do it as soon as possible!"

"However……"

"Even if it is a promise, it can't make the dead grandmother close her eyes."

"Seeing that her husband was frowning, the mother hesitated for a moment, then leaned over to the grandmother's ear and opened her mouth to say something."

"By the way, with trembling hands, try to close grandma's eyelids."

"This time."

"Grandma's cold eyelids finally cover her wide open eyes docilely."

"Liu Xi breathed a sigh of relief, but he was surprised to find that it was his mother who was most surprised that his grandmother finally closed her eyes and rested in peace!"

"Mother bit her lip and discussed with father: Sure enough, I still think about that matter... I will go home and finish the matter, and ask Xiao Li to bring the box of ghost coins and gold bars under the bed. When the time comes, we will cremate them together. Is it all over?"

"Liu Xi at this moment."

"It can be said to be at a loss."

"I can't understand what my parents are saying at all."

"But in order to let grandma go away with peace of mind, I had to do so."

"Father stayed alone to watch the spirit. After Liu Xi sent his mother home, he rushed to his grandmother's house."

"The light bulb in the corridor of the old building was broken. Liu Xi reached out to touch the handrail of the stairs, and suddenly a fishy smell mixed with the night wind and dispersed, and the pain of the wound on his hand was also transmitted."

"At this moment."

"The small light bulb installed by Uncle Chen's door suddenly lit up, and then the wooden door creaked open."

"Uncle Chen held the safety talisman in one hand and the stool in the other, and looked at Liu Xi in surprise: Isn't this Xiao Xi?"

"Liu Xi smiled awkwardly and greeted him."

"But suddenly, Uncle Chen's face was serious, and he whispered mysteriously: Xiaoxi, didn't you ask me this morning, did any women in red come here?"

"As soon as Liu Xi heard this, he immediately regained his energy. He nodded quickly and asked: Uncle Chen, could it be...you have seen it? Then why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Hearing that, Uncle Chen quickly shook his head: I really haven't seen it, but you... grandma should have seen it, right? I guess, what she saw was not a human being..."

"Om!!"

"Liu Xi's brain seemed to have been struck by lightning, and he was stuck in place, his eyes were wide open, and his face was full of disbelief and horror."

"not human?!"

"What would that be?!"

"Liu Xi swallowed hard, and a fine layer of sweat had already appeared on his forehead before he knew it."

"Now... he's getting chills in his heart."

"At this moment, Liu Xi suddenly remembered a post he had read on the forum before, saying that before a person dies, the yang energy will be exhausted and the yin energy will be too heavy.

People who have stepped on the threshold of hell can have yin and yang eyes, and can see things in both worlds of yin and yang. "

"Thinking of this, Liu Xi's body began to tremble unconsciously."

"Suddenly, Liu Xi remembered what Yang Lin said to him online last night."

“[When you get things done, we can meet and be together forever.]”

"It's not hard to imagine the gentle and sweet smile on the face of the woman who typed out these words on the other side of the online world. This made Liu Xi feel a little better."

"Now……"

"As long as he cremates the photo of his deceased brother, those ghost coins and gold bars, and his grandmother's body, the matter should be completely over, right?"

"At that time, I will be able to have a serious relationship with Yang Lin, and I will work hard to make money for Yang Lin!"

"Liu Xi said silently in his heart: everything will be fine."

"Speaking, he bid farewell to Uncle Chen and pushed open the door of grandma's house..."

(End of this chapter)