Back Then

The reason why Feng Nian had such a headache about how to send Fan Lingling and her son away was that after Fan Lingling and her son passed away, they had never received any offerings from their families. There were many possible reasons why they did not receive any offerings from their families, but there were two main and common reasons. One was that their families deliberately did not pay their respects, and the other was that their families did not know that they had passed away. A ghost that did not receive any offerings would not only be unable to reincarnate, but it would also become a lonely soul. If the resentment in its heart did not dissipate, it might even become a malicious ghost.

From what she had learned from the Weng Family Village that day, Weng Chunsheng seemed to think that Fan Lingling could not take the hardship and had fled the Weng Family Village. Disheartened, he did not continue to search for Fan Lingling. He probably did not know that Fan Lingling had passed away, so he did not worship her.

Without her family, Fan Lingling and her son had become lonely souls. It would be difficult to send them away. Moreover, this child was not simple. It was a Yin energy fetus. As far as she knew, Fan Lingling was pregnant when she passed on. It was very likely that this child was born after her death. To send this child away, she had to find something that could store it. After receiving the incense offerings from her family, they could reincarnate.

To be able to store a Yin energy fetus, it had to be something with heavy Yin energy. For a moment, she really could not think of where to find this item that could store such a fetus.

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The next morning, Xiao Jiasheng's call woke Feng Nian up from her deep sleep.

"Feng Nian, wake up. I found out that Fan Lingling might have really been killed by someone on that path." Xiao Jiasheng's words came from the other end of the phone, waking Feng Nian up a little.

"Might have been?" Feng Nian repeated. What did he mean by might have been? That meant that it might not have been the case too.

Hearing her questioning tone, Xiao Jiasheng lowered his voice. "It happened six years ago. The driver was not sure if the person was dead back then, so he said it was possible."

Alright, she had finally come to her senses. Xiao Jiasheng had already made an appointment with the driver to ask about the situation in person.

Before leaving, Feng Nian beckoned the female ghost and paper figurines over and pointed at the pile of snacks on the table. "Do you want to eat?"

The female ghost and paper figurines nodded without hesitation.

"Of course, you can eat it if you want, but you have to help with some work." Her face revealed a smile that her plan had succeeded.

This made the female ghost and paper figurines retreat. It was too late to say that they did not want to eat now.

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They were in a dilapidated house in the old city. Although it was already past nine in the morning, the house was still dark and the sunlight was blocked outside.

In front of Feng Nian and Xiao Jiasheng sat a man in his forties, but his temples had long turned gray. Time had left a mark on his face, and he looked to be in his fifties or sixties, which did not match his actual age. At this moment, he was a little uneasy. He rubbed his hands and broke the silence. "At that time, I really didn't know."

Feng Nian glanced at the area below his eyes. His muscles were dry and sunken. That was the children's mark, which also meant that this person had poor luck with children. He either did not have any children, or his children were prone to premature deaths.

His name was Hu Chang. It was said that he had once knocked down a person on the path.

Xiao Jiasheng crossed his right leg and crossed his arms in front of him. "Tell me, what happened back then?"

Hu Chang closed his eyes and began to recall what happened back then.

"It was six years ago, late at night. I remember it was raining heavily that night. I drove a large truck along the path. At that time, there weren't many street lamps on the path. Coupled with the rain, my vision was poor. But I didn't slow down because I received a call from my family saying that my son was sick again. The hospital owed medical bills, and my family was waiting for me to pull this trip back to pay for the medicine.

"I was so anxious that I couldn't help but speed up. Suddenly, I heard a loud bang as if I had hit something. I immediately stopped the car and got out to check.

"I saw a girl in a white dress lying quietly in the middle of the road. Blood spread out from under her.

"My hands kept shaking as the rain hit my face. I couldn't tell if it was sweat or rain. After a while, I mustered my courage and decided to go forward to check the girl's injuries.

"I took a few steps forward. Suddenly, a few people appeared from the side. They pulled the girl I bumped into up from the ground and carried her up. I was about to go forward and ask about it when one of them stopped me. "Buddy, she's our sister. She ran out after arguing with her family. We'll take her to the hospital now."

""But—" Before I could finish, the man said in a threatening tone, "You bumped into our sister, and we won't pursue the matter. Don't pester us. Hurry up and leave." After saying that, he ran over to meet up with the others and left with the girl.

"As I walked away, I seemed to see the girl open her eyes with difficulty and say "save me" in my direction. I ran a few steps in their direction, but I finally stopped because my son's cries sounded in my ears. Nothing could happen to me. My family was still waiting for me to go back, and my son was still waiting for me.

"I watched as the rain continued to wash the ground. The rainwater mixed with the girl's blood flowed in all directions. Soon, the blood on the ground was almost washed away, and no one would know what had just happened. Later on, I didn't know how I drove the car back."

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After Hu Chang finished talking about what happened six years ago, he covered his face with his hands. "I should have chased after her back then, but I—"

Xiao Jiasheng sighed. Regardless of the reason behind Hu Chang's escape six years ago, he had still injured a girl. Under those circumstances, if the girl had not been treated, she would probably have died.

Feng Nian felt the black umbrella vibrating slightly. She opened the umbrella and soon, a figure appeared under the umbrella. It was Fan Lingling. She took Fan Lingling out of the black umbrella and asked the ghost and paper figurine to stay at home and take care of Fan Lingling's child.

"Take a good look. Is this the person you bumped into back then?" Feng Nian dripped some ox's tears into Hu Chang's eyes. She then pointed at Fan Lingling, who was standing under the black umbrella.

Fan Lingling raised her head and looked at Hu Chang quietly.

A pale face, bloodless lips, long hair spilling over her shoulders, a long white dress.

"It's you. I bumped into you six years ago." Hu Chang fell from the chair and some foul-smelling liquid flowed out from his legs. He saw Fan Lingling's head roll down from her neck with a click.