Weird collapse, chasing husband crematorium

"Huh? But it will take at least half an hour?" Xiao Chiyo was very unhappy because the process of making tea was too boring. In addition, according to her family's tradition, people couldn't leave until the tea was brewed properly.

Although she was mumbling, Xiao Chiyo still went downstairs obediently to make tea.

Only Li Mo and Grandma Xiao Qianyo were left on the balcony, staring at each other.

Without waiting for the other party to ask, Li Mo said straight to the point: "I am a ghost exorcist. There is a very interesting feng shui layout here, which shows that you are conscientious. Before I came here, the chief of Yae Shrine told me that evil things would appear in Yae Village at night. It seems that what he said is true."

"Yeah." Grandma Chiyo nodded: "But he said less. During the day... it's also dangerous."

"During the day? I'd like to hear more about it."

Li Mo put away his nonchalant nature and stared at Grandma Chiyo seriously.

He indeed ignored this piece of news, because the Eightfold God Lord deliberately emphasized the night time, making Li Mo mistakenly believe that only the night time was dangerous, and then subconsciously believed that day and night were opposites and were relatively safe.

Oh no, his reckless behavior throughout the entire day today has triggered many patterns, right?

Grandma Chiyo didn't tell the specific news immediately, but walked up to Li Mo and presented the peach wood stick in her hand to Li Mo.

"Can you see it?" asked Grandma Chiyo.

Li Mo nodded. "It looks like a new peach wood cane, but judging by the signs of use, it should be several decades old. This cane may be able to cause some damage to those dirty things, but it's only temporary. It's a pipe dream to think it can protect itself."

"But what does that have to do with it being dangerous during the day?"

Li Mo still couldn't forget it and wanted to get to the bottom of it.

Don't keep me in suspense. I've already told you that I'm an exorcist. Wouldn't it be better to have a little more trust in me?

Li Mo stretched out his charred left hand and said, "This hand is the reason why I am trapped in the peach forest. You can think of it as a dirty thing in your memory, but it is for my use, so there is no danger."

Grandma Chiyo hummed, "I see."

"..."

"..."

and then?

Li Mo was a little anxious. It was clearly the other party who asked him to come, but now he didn't want to say anything.

"I don't want to waste too much time. Tell me what I need to do in exchange for information. If you continue to play along, I'll turn around and leave. Even if I'm alone, I can still find the truth. It just takes a little longer." Li Mo's attitude was very firm. "Let me make it clear first, if it means killing ghosts, I can't do it."

Seeing this, Grandma Chiyo no longer hesitated. She couldn't miss it... She had already missed many people, and those dozens of people didn't figure it out despite her many hints.

Mingyue is much smarter now than the dozens of people before him. If you miss him, there may be no hope in this life...

"I understand that those dirty things cannot be fought against by human power. I only have one request, please take little Chiyo out." Grandma Chiyo put the peach wood stick in Li Mo's hand.

Li Mo could vaguely feel the other person trembling from the wrinkled old palm.

"..."

Li Mo was silent for a while and did not take the peach wood stick.

Although the other party showed no signs of being a fake from all his deeds and plans, accepting the peach wood stick was equivalent to accepting his promise to the other party.

There is a price to pay for keeping your promises.

And the price is often extremely heavy.

Li Mo's hesitation made Grandma Chiyo even more shaken, because those who don't make promises easily are the ones who are more willing to fulfill them.

Otherwise, the other party could just agree to it first, get the information, and then leave or just give a perfunctory response, and finally leave Xiao Chiyo alone.

"I'm sorry, I can't just agree to your request."

"Even though it sounds a bit shameless to say this, I still want to tell you the truth."

"Tell me all the secrets first. I will decide whether to agree based on the information."

Li Mo said frankly.

He met the people here by chance.

Not to mention Chiyoko, even Kallen can be abandoned if necessary.

Because they have no ties to me, I can be indifferent.

Li Mo's dominance made Grandma Chiyo stand still. She was silent for a long time, and finally coughed heavily a few times and nodded slightly.

"Okay, I hope you'll keep your promise. I'll tell you everything I know."

For the next half hour, Li Mo listened attentively, and along the way, Grandma Chiyo repeated important key information.

There was a lot of information, and Grandma Chiyo wanted to tell it again to help Li Mo have a deeper impression.

After all, Li Mo's survival directly determines whether Xiao Qianyo can leave this sick village.

Li Mo refused directly. He had a good memory and one time was enough.

It is sorted into two parts:

One is about the Ochiyo family, that is, the personal experience of outsiders.

The Chiyo family did not hide this from little Chiyo. Before entering Yae Village, the outside world was in chaos and the people were living in misery.

In order to escape the war, Grandpa Chiyo led his family to flee to the deep mountains and forests, trying to avoid the persecution of war.

At that time, Chiyoko had not yet been born, and her parents were still young.

Later, the family entered Yae Village by coincidence.

But what Li Mo cares about is...

They did not see the golden stream or the tomb outside the cave entrance, none of the four of them.

Otherwise, it was the same as when I first arrived; I felt incredibly relaxed and happy. Even though the times were oppressive, I could still walk briskly through the bamboo and cherry blossom forests.

After entering Yae Village, the family strictly followed the advice of Yae God and never went out at night. They spent many years in peace like this.

But every night, the noise outside always made Grandpa Chiyo feel uneasy.

Grandpa Chiyo is a Feng Shui master from China, proficient in various Feng Shui techniques.

He instinctively sensed something was wrong with the village, and the fear that kept rising from deep within his heart kept him awake all night.

One night, he went out alone and saw something. In the following days, he began to renovate his simple wooden house.

So there was the layout of door thresholds, peach trees, door gods, east windows and west walls, and peach wood rooster statues.

Although... these layouts never seem to be used in public.

But Chiyo's grandmother has absolute faith in her husband, but Chiyo's parents are very dissatisfied with this, thinking that their father is old and frail, and is muttering all day long like a madman.

So they moved out of the courtyard and the couple settled down on the other side of the village.

After giving birth to Chiyo, the family of three lived happily together, but unfortunately, something changed one day.

Grandpa Chiyo disappeared.

According to Yae Shinshu, anyone who disappears in Yae Village at night is dead, and no one can come back alive.

It was also on that day that Chiyo went to her grandmother's house for the first time and felt an unprecedented sense of security.

Afterwards, whether out of a child's instinct towards the environment or out of filial piety, Xiao Chiyo decided to stay at her grandmother's house, with only the two of them in the huge courtyard.

The second is about the secrets and taboos in the village.

There are many dangers during the day, most of which are not fatal.

For example, communicating with some indigenous people.

Li Mo recalled that according to Grandma Chiyo, after communicating with the indigenous people of Yae Village, strange things would always appear in the house at night.

Before the courtyard was renovated, Grandpa Chiyo and Grandma Chiyo lived in a small wooden house. At night, there would be strange noises and dark shadows appearing, some big and some small.

This situation mostly disappeared after the courtyard was built.

Instead...

The outline of a human face always appears on the western wall;

The lush peach trees, which were in bloom with favorable weather, began to wither;

The threshold was quickly damaged;

From time to time at night, strange footsteps could be heard from the mahogany stairs leading from the first floor to the second floor, even and faint...

There are many more situations.

These phenomena gradually disappeared until the day the peach wood rooster statue was completed.

So Grandpa Chiyo speculated that the indigenous people of Yae Village were not clean and were related to dirty things, so we should try to minimize contact with them.

Although it is not fatal, who knows what strange things may suddenly happen.

I guess the reason why Chiyo is still alive is because she is staying at her grandmother's house.

In addition, leaving Yae Village during the day and not returning at night is absolutely not allowed.

Many outsiders have confirmed this.

Some of them wanted to take a walk to enjoy the scenery at night, while others wanted to go out to collect materials and pick flowers and plants.

Those who did not return to the village in time before sunset eventually disappeared without a trace, and no one saw how they disappeared.

As for the possibility of leaving, it was directly ruled out. The Lord of the Eightfold Gods emphasized that once you enter, you can never get out again, and the cave will not allow people to leave.

Outsiders didn't believe it and tried to return the same way, but they always failed. Even if they marked the way when they came... like the fisherman in Peach Blossom Spring, they still couldn't find the way when they returned.

The world is different.

Li Mo keenly noticed this.

Perhaps after walking out of the cave, the world has changed, and it would be impossible to find the cave and leave without meeting certain conditions.

It’s like the new and old worlds in the world of Weird Buds, and the inner and outer worlds in the world of Haunted Houses.

"I'm sorry, I can't remember the taboos at night. This is all I know. If my husband were still alive, he might be able to tell you more." Grandma Chiyo's face showed apology, as if she was blaming herself for her Alzheimer's disease and not being able to remember more things.

Li Mo shook his head and returned the peach wood stick to Grandma Chiyo.

Grandma Chiyo was a little disappointed and looked lonely.

I thought, maybe I found the wrong person...

The next second, Li Mo quickly told Grandma Chiyo his understanding: "If I'm not mistaken, there is only a chance to leave here through that cave at night, and certain conditions must be met."

"The current information doesn't support me confirming that condition, but it definitely exists. There are some things I can't tell you, but I can confirm that someone has left Yae Village alive."

Li Mo was very confident.

Because that tomb is the best proof.

If those who go in cannot leave, then tombs outside the cave should not exist.

But not only does the tomb exist, but it also has that damn bad taste.

"Since someone has left before, I believe I can do it too. I will find a way to take Xiao Chiyo away with me, but if it comes to the last resort, I will abandon everyone around me to survive. Even so, can you accept this?" Li Mo asked back.

Grandma Chiyo smiled. Her weathered face was covered with ugly wrinkles, but she did not intend to hide her smile at all.

"You are a good person, and I express my sincere gratitude to you." Grandma Chiyo bowed with her stiff and slow body.

Li Mo did not stop it. He was also under great pressure and no longer adhered to the rules of reciprocity. He just wanted to have a clear conscience.

"You think too much." Li Mo said casually.

"No," Grandma Chiyo denied. "Your soul is far more noble than the words you speak... Perhaps this seems normal to you, but it is indeed a remarkable thing."

Chapter 12: Kallen's Sorrow (6k)

"If it comes to the point where I have to abandon Chiyoko, then it's just bad luck for her."

Grandma Chiyo sighed sadly.

"What about you? It doesn't matter if I take one with me. How about I take you and Chiyo's parents out as well? Otherwise, there will be no one to take care of her after we get out." Li Mo asked.

There was no way he was going to take Chiyoko away, was there? He was good at taking care of people, but he clearly didn't have the energy to spare.

"No, I'm old enough to die, but I'm still worried about Chiyoko. As for my short-sighted daughter-in-law and foolish son, let them indulge in this strange and gentle place. Now that the old man is gone, at least the child can escape from the terrifying and depressing forest..."

"it is good."

From the conversation just now, Li Mo roughly understood that Chiyo's parents seemed to be very satisfied with their current life and were reluctant to leave.