Immediately after, he thought of what she had said earlier on the wooden bridge in the village.
“The fish are about to come out.”
Combining it with the current situation, her words back then were not groundless; she had truly seen something.
However, this seemed to be meaningless for their current predicament.
Because at this moment, the ghost seemed to have also noticed that someone could see it, so its gaze immediately turned towards Chen Yushu’s direction.
Then, it stood up, its face aimed at Chen Yushu’s direction, and it stood entirely on the coffin, as if it was about to come out of the coffin and walk towards Chen Yushu.
With one step, it directly stepped on the head of one of the coffin bearers, then took a second step, standing on the shoulder of another person.
Almost instantly, the Qi and blood in their bodies rapidly decreased, and both felt an immense weight on themselves; one person even lost his footing and was on the verge of falling.
Then, Chen Yushu saw it crouch slightly, as if it was about to leap off the two people.
“Help…”
Chen Yushu took a step back, his face greatly changed, and just as he was about to call for help, he suddenly saw the ‘ghost’ as if it had seen something incredibly terrifying, and it instantly jumped back even faster, directly lying back into the coffin.
It was also at this moment that Zhong Bo, who was at the very front, seemed to sense something, quickly turned around, then walked quickly to the side of the two coffin bearers, gave a slight help, and asked, “Are you two alright?”
“We’re fine!”
“It’s just that just now my legs suddenly felt weak, a bit soft.”
The two replied repeatedly.
“That’s good.”
Zhong Bo nodded, also looking at the coffin, then took the willow branch whip and brushed it over the coffin.
After confirming there was nothing unusual, he said, “Alright, nothing’s wrong, let’s continue on our way.”
The sounds of blowing and wailing resumed, and the funeral procession set off again.
“What exactly happened just now?”
Even after the funeral procession had gone far, Chen Yushu still looked as if he had a lingering fear.
It was truly too terrifying just now.
If that ghostly entity had pounced on him, Heaven knew what would have happened.
But why did it suddenly retreat?
As if it had encountered some kind of natural enemy.
Was it afraid of Zhong Bo taking action?
Or… Chen Yushu’s gaze involuntarily turned towards Liu Qiao’er behind him.
However, at this moment, she was walking silently with the main group, her head lowered, showing no unusual signs whatsoever.
And the others, completely unaware of the ghost’s appearance earlier, were chatting about everyday matters.
“Regardless, this Liu Qiao’er is definitely not simple.
She can also see ‘ghosts’, which should be what Zhong Bo mentioned earlier as a person with ‘divine’ feet, possessing the Aptitude to inherit that ‘Dao’.”
Chen Yushu thought to himself, finally unable to resist his curiosity, he slightly slowed his steps and approached her, saying, “Just now, you saw it too, didn’t you?”
“Ah?
What?”
Liu Qiao’er looked at him with a bewildered expression and said, “Saw what?”
Her eyes were too sincere and pure, like a clear spring, making one subconsciously overlook the freckles on her face, and also making it impossible for him to determine whether she had truly seen the ‘ghost’ like him.
While he was hesitating, her mother, Madam Liu, stepped forward and pulled her aside, saying, “Little Yu Shu, my Qiao’er has been inauspicious since she was young, you’d better not get too close, otherwise it wouldn’t be good if you catch bad luck.”
Hearing the commotion, Chen Baihe quickly said, “Yu Shu, come over.”
And he pulled him to the front.
A kind-hearted neighbor, while looking at Madam Liu and her daughter behind with disdain, quietly warned him not to get too close to them, otherwise he would easily encounter bad luck.
Someone next to him even nodded sagely, as if it were truly the case.
Chen Yushu was immediately full of questions.
But it was not appropriate to press for answers at this moment.
Although the neighbor’s warning was quiet, they weren’t deaf, they could definitely hear it...
Thus, the group continued on their journey.
Unconsciously, an ancient city appeared in the distance.
Jiang Huan Town!
The morning sun, from their direction, cast a golden glow upon the ancient city, illuminating it. Besides the quaint, towering city walls, buildings could be seen rising and falling.
Of course, besides the buildings, there were also wide, continuous stretches of water. On the water, there were even various boats, some large and some small. The large ones were filled with goods, carrying hundreds of tons, while the small ones were just one person and one pole, like bamboo rafts, gliding across the water…
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“Jiang Huan Town has arrived.”
Someone said, and everyone’s steps significantly quickened.
At the town’s city gate, two government guards stood watch.
Although Jiang Huan Town was a small town, both entry and exit required paying taxes, one coin per person. If carrying goods, taxes were levied according to their value.
The Beijiao Village group, led by the hunter Chen Ping, paid a total of fifteen coins, with Chen Yushu and his father accounting for three coins.
Only then did they successfully enter the town.
Upon arriving here, the Beijiao Village group, after agreeing on a return time, dispersed. Each person had their own matters to attend to, and Chen Yushu followed his father towards the Liu Family Pharmacy.
Along the way, Chen Yushu finally couldn’t suppress his curiosity and asked, “Father, why do the villagers say that Liu Qiao’er is inauspicious? And why do they mostly avoid her family?”
“Because her family destroyed our Beijiao Village’s Ancestral Hall.”
Chen Baihe hesitated for a while, feeling that there was nothing to hide about this matter, and then he spoke.
“Ah?”
Chen Yushu was stunned.
If he remembered correctly, the Ancestral Hall of Beijiao Village was still perfectly fine; he had passed by it when leaving the village earlier, and the building had at least a hundred years of history with no signs of damage.
“Although the Ancestral Hall is still there now, the ‘spirits’ inside are all gone.
The only ones left are the ‘spirits’ that have moved in within the last ten years, and they cannot even provide protection to the villagers.
It can be said that the fundamental reason you were entangled by the little ghost is because our village’s Ancestral Hall has no ‘spirits’, which is why those lonely spirits and wild ghosts dared to brazenly enter the village.”
As he spoke, Chen Baihe’s face also showed resentment.
In this world, every village has its own Ancestral Hall, where the elders of the village are enshrined.
On every festival, the village arranges for people to enter the Ancestral Hall to burn incense and offer sacrifices.
It is also a custom.
And it is worth mentioning that in this world with ‘ghosts’, ancestors truly protect their descendants.
Ancestors with ‘spirits’ can naturally provide protection to the people within the village, warding off disasters for them and preventing their descendants from dying young.
For example, if a child in the village falls into the water and is about to drown, suddenly feels a force supporting their feet, causing them to float up again; or when climbing a tree, a branch suddenly breaks, and when falling, they suddenly feel their body lighten, and after getting up, they are completely unharmed… This is often due to the ancestors having spirits and providing protection.