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Then I heard Ke'er laugh out loud, her body slowly materializing from the void. She clutched her stomach in laughter, pretending to know nothing.
With her hands resting on the back of a chair, she tiptoed toward me step by step and asked, "Husband, what's a bit chilly?" She wore a clever expression as she spoke.
To me, however, she looked rather silly. I saw through her act, but I chose not to expose it.
Ke'er hurriedly pulled me to try her cooking.
I sat down to taste the dishes she had prepared. To be honest, they were quite good. Yet I felt a wave of emotions wash over me. Having been out in the world for some time now, I had been living alone, grabbing whatever I could from street vendors just to fill my stomach.
Now, suddenly being served such a variety of dishes—though not extravagant—was enough to make someone like me feel "tears welling up."
I became somewhat lost in thought when Ke'er called out to me, "Husband."
Honestly, as a modern person, I wasn't used to hearing the word "Husband," but since Ke'er liked it, I said nothing.
After we finished eating, Ke'er tidied up the dishes.
Then she walked in front of me and suddenly blushed so deeply it seemed she could squeeze water from her cheeks. She said, "Husband, it's time to loosen your clothes."
I was at a loss for words… I still felt somewhat uncomfortable.
After my shower, I found Ke'er lying sideways on the bed. My eyes could see ghosts, but upon seeing one, it felt as if encountering it was no different from interacting with an ordinary person.
I didn't know if this was Ke'er intentionally making me feel this way, or if my eyes had changed something.
That Wooden Box had always been placed beside my bed.
But Ke'er looked so enticing now, that as a single man in his twenties, I found myself forgetting to blink.
Ke'er noticed me standing nearby and called out in a playful tone, "Husband, come here, come here..."
I finally lost control and eagerly climbed onto the bed.
However, just as I pressed down on Ke'er, she suddenly cupped my face with her hands, her eyes locking onto mine.
At that moment, I forgot that my own eyes were behaving strangely and focused intently on Ke'er.
Time seemed to freeze for a few seconds before Ke'er asked me, "Husband, do you like me?"
My breathing quickened as I replied that I did. Upon hearing my answer, Ke'er suddenly giggled and leaned in to kiss me...
Afterward, I checked the time; it was already past eleven.
My gaze unconsciously fell back onto that Wooden Box.
I suddenly asked Ke'er, "Grandma, what exactly is inside this Wooden Box that you never let me open?"
Ke'er replied, "Inside is my wedding dress. Didn't you wear it that night?" She laughed as she said this.
I felt a bit embarrassed.
But is it just a wedding dress? I don't think it's that simple. Back then, Wang Wei and Zhang Dexin both asked me to bury this box in the East City Ruined Temple.
This box is definitely not as simple as Ke'er said.
So I pressed Ke'er for more information, but she replied, "Husband, do you still want it?"
I thought to myself, what are we waiting for? As the saying goes, a moment of spring night is worth a thousand gold. I could always ask about that Wooden Box later.
After our intimate moment, I slowly drifted off to sleep.
It wasn't until the next morning that I woke up to find Ke'er missing. I got out of bed and prepared to go to work, but as soon as I stepped down the stairs, I was stopped by a man who looked to be around thirty years old. His face was pale, almost ghostly, even in broad daylight; it was quite unsettling.
I asked, "Do we know each other?"
"Saning, it's me."
I looked at him curiously but didn't recognize him. There are too many con artists in society these days; anyone could pop up claiming to be a distant relative.
I said I didn't know him and continued walking forward.
"Saning, it's me! I'm Wang Wei."
Hearing this made me stop in my tracks. I was quite surprised and turned back to look at this thirty-year-old man. In my memory, Wang Wei had been trapped for decades; he shouldn't look like this.
Moreover, he didn't even resemble Wang Wei's spirit!
With confusion, I asked, "Are you really Wang Wei?"
“Saning, it’s really me. I wouldn’t dare to lie to anyone but you!” Wang Wei seemed to still have a questioning look on his face, so he explained dejectedly, “Damn it, my body is no longer where it used to be; this body isn’t mine.”
“You’ve taken over someone else’s body?”
“No, I got this body from the Morgue,” Wang Wei said. It was inconvenient to talk here, so he pulled me away to a different location. I told Wang Wei that I still had to go to work.
Wang Wei insisted, “Saning, this matter is much more important than your job, and I need to tell you the secret about your eyes.”
At the mention of “eyes,” I couldn’t help but feel a bit tense. I glanced around, realizing that somehow my eyes had become a secret I couldn’t share with anyone.
A pair of eyes that were nothing but white; even the tears that flowed were red. Hearing Wang Wei mention my eyes, I reluctantly asked for leave from my company.
I said to Wang Wei, “If the secret you reveal is too trivial, don’t blame me for being rude.”
Wang Wei looked at me hesitantly and said, “Saning, you’re different now than before.”
Damn it, I thought. If you were still the same as before, you would definitely try to coerce me into doing something again. Wang Wei and I arrived at a relatively secluded place.
There was hardly anyone around; just the two of us.
Once Wang Wei saw that there was no one else, his expression suddenly changed and became fierce. I watched as he began to scratch at himself, and soon red spots appeared on his skin.
I couldn’t help but ask, “Wang Wei, what are you doing?”
Wang Wei replied, “This body isn’t mine, and it just died; it’s starting to rot.”
“What the hell? Didn’t you take over a body? How can it still be rotting?”
Wang Wei said that this was not his body after all, and he would have to return it tonight, then find another one. Without being able to locate his own corpse, he could only continue like this.
I asked him where his own body was.
He told me that it might have been tampered with. The place where he hid the body was very concealed, but it had still been disturbed. Suddenly, without any warning, Wang Wei knelt down.
He said, "Saning, you must help me find my body; otherwise, I will forever become a Wandering Soul."
I looked at Wang Wei and said, "This is not my concern. You need to tell me the secret of the eyes quickly."
Seeing that I refused to help, Wang Wei became persistent. However, I continued to ignore him and said, "If you don’t reveal these secrets now, and I discover them myself later, you will have no value of existence."
It seemed that my words frightened Wang Wei; he immediately stopped his mournful demeanor and suddenly said to me, "Saning, if you help me, I will tell you another secret."
I couldn't help but ask, "What secret?"
Wang Wei paused for a moment before saying, "About the East City Ruined Temple."
I had always been curious about the East City Ruined Temple, and hearing Wang Wei mention it piqued my interest immediately.
I stared at Wang Wei intently.
Wang Wei continued, "But first promise me that you will help me find my body." After he finished speaking, I turned to leave.
Wang Wei panicked and blocked my way, saying that fine, he would tell me one first.
I halted my steps and waited for Wang Wei to speak. At that moment, the sun was shining brightly, yet Wang Wei's body appeared increasingly pale; even the intensity of his grasp seemed to grow stronger.
But even when he scratched his skin, there was no blood.
My first impression of Wang Wei was already bad; this guy had been threatening me in the hospital for a long time. Now, the tables had turned.
I turned around and said, "First, tell me the secret of those eyes."
Wang Wei took a deep breath, and I noticed something strange about him.
He said he had been trapped in the hospital for decades because of the person who possessed those eyes. These eyes could not only see ghosts but also perceive the Life and Death Path.
"What is the Life and Death Path?" I asked.
Wang Wei replied, "The Life and Death Path means you can see when someone is about to die."
I still didn't fully understand what Wang Wei meant. I stared at him as he continued, "These eyes are incredibly mysterious; I only know a part of their power."
"Stop wasting time and keep talking," I urged him impatiently.
Wang Wei then spoke in a somewhat eerie tone: "Once you possess these eyes, you will never know what tears feel like again, because what flows from them will be blood."
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