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The coffin of Second Uncle still lay in the courtyard, while Grandma's coffin contained only some damp mud.
Little Aunt suggested that everyone sleep on the floor in the main room, believing it would be safer to stay together.
Aunt was eagerly anticipating the arrival of a skilled person, hoping for protection.
Han Wa, still shaken from the fright earlier in the day, struggled to sleep and kept a drowsy watch through the night.
Suddenly, he felt something wet dripping onto his face.
He caught a whiff of a foul fishy smell that jolted him awake.
He reached up to his chest and found the crushed bell lying there.
Mother's hands were bound together, and she held a bell in between them.
"Ah!"
Little Aunt suddenly woke up with a scream.
She pointed at Aunt and exclaimed, "She... she..."
"What’s wrong with her?" Aunt asked, waking up annoyed.
Little Aunt trembled as she pointed at Aunt's face. "Field Snails... her face is covered in Field Snails!"
Han Wa's Mother was also awakened by the commotion. She laughed and told Han Wa to go eat fried Field Snails.
Han Wa stood up and saw Aunt's face completely covered in Field Snails.
Meanwhile, Cousin was shouting and screaming in the courtyard, visibly agitated.
An Old Man entered from outside, dressed in new clothes, looking like a hermit from another world.
Upon seeing the Old Man, Cousin immediately questioned him about why he hadn’t protected them, as Aunt was already dead.
The Old Man explained that he had gone to Water Pond Town to retrieve a body and found the road filled with Field Snails and mud.
He asked who else was wearing a bell, implying that the bell might be the key to solving the problem.
The people in the main room were shocked and terrified after hearing the Old Man's words.
Both the Younger Aunt, Mother, and Han Wa were wearing bells, while Aunt did not have one.
This indicated that the bell could protect the wearer from malevolent spirits to some extent.
The Old Man explained that his previous methods only treated the symptoms, not the root cause. The real solution was to find the person associated with Borrowing Lifespan and resolve the issue.
He emphasized that if this person could not be found, everyone would die.
He asked those present if they knew who the Borrowing Lifespan person was and warned that concealing the truth would lead to even more severe consequences.
The Younger Aunt felt extremely scared and regretful after Aunt's death.
She revealed that she had borrowed longevity before and believed that Aunt had also died because of Borrowing Lifespan.
She thought that as long as they found the Borrowing Lifespan person, they could solve the problem.
Her words shocked and terrified everyone else present, making them realize the seriousness of the situation and begin to suspect who had borrowed Aunt's lifespan.
The Younger Aunt stood at the door, trembling like a leaf, too afraid to enter.
Seeing this, her cousin couldn't help but urge, "Younger Aunt, just say it!"
Under pressure, she finally revealed a long-buried secret.
"Seven years ago, the body in the pond should have been my father's.
"He never came back, and everyone thought he had quarreled with Second Sister-in-law and left home in anger.
"Or perhaps he was caught outside and imprisoned.
"I was the only one who saw the truth.
"That day, Uncle and Second Uncle were in the yard chopping meat.
"They threw the chopped meat into a bucket and took it to feed the fish.
"I found a finger on the ground.
"I heard them say that if it weren't for my father's stubbornness, they wouldn't have had to kill the second one, sparing my mother from heartache.
"They certainly didn't expect that I heard the truth.
"It scared me to death.
"I fell seriously ill for a while.
"They only felt relieved when they saw I had recovered.
"Actually, I always knew they thought I was out of my mind and wouldn't reveal the truth.
"Now that I think about it, perhaps my sister-in-law knows something."
After saying this, my aunt curled up in the corner, trembling.
"Does Aunt know?"
"Maybe."
"Who else knows?"
"I don't know."
My aunt lowered her head like a child who had done something wrong, afraid to look anyone in the eye.
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