Book Synopsis
Book Tags
Donation Rankings
Comment
0 Comments
You May Also Like
墨書 Inktalez
Jianjian glanced at me anxiously a few times. I reassured her that everything was fine and told her not to overthink it or worry too much. I would get in touch with Zhang.
Upon hearing this, Jianjian obediently walked into the house.
At that moment, I happened to walk into the kitchen. Before I could say anything, my mom said, "Saning, you need to be careful. You have a family now, and you should keep your distance from other women."
When I heard my mom say this, I thought to myself that she must have misunderstood.
I quickly explained that Jianjian was my sister.
But my mom replied, "I don't care what Jianjian is to you; you must not let Ke'er down. Otherwise, I won't recognize you as my son."
I said, "Mom, do you really need to remind me? If I let Ke'er down, I wouldn't even have the face to see you."
My mom hummed in acknowledgment and then asked, "Is there something going on?"
I didn't hold back and directly voiced the confusion that had been troubling me.
My mom seemed a bit surprised after hearing this. She then said, "Your Third Uncle's body is missing? The Temple Guardian is dead?"
She spoke in a tone that suggested she was unaware of the situation.
As I listened, my mom continued with a remark: "The old man at the temple. He should be dead."
I didn't quite understand what she meant at first, but then she added, "The master is dead. How could he possibly be alive?"
Her rhetorical question left me momentarily speechless. It seemed she didn't expect me to respond and continued, "As for your Third Uncle, whether he is dead or not, I'm not sure. But it's also possible he isn't."
“Who exactly is Third Uncle?” I asked.
My mother replied, “Saning, your Third Uncle has a knife; he used to slaughter pigs.”
Upon hearing this, my heart sank. With a knife and a history of slaughtering pigs, it became clear to me that the person I encountered last night was undoubtedly Third Uncle.
My expression shifted between worry and fear.
My mother noticed and asked what was wrong. Did I see Third Uncle?
At that moment, I decided not to hide anything and told her that I had indeed seen Third Uncle, but I refrained from mentioning the corridor filled with corpses for now.
She couldn't help but ask with concern, “Saning, he didn’t hurt you, did he?”
I assured her that he hadn’t, but I was curious about why Third Uncle wanted to separate the soul from the body and why he left part of the Remnant Soul inside a human. Was Third Uncle conducting experiments? What was he trying to prove?
Suddenly, I asked my mother, “Can Third Uncle’s knife separate the soul from the body?”
She responded with a sound of acknowledgment and added, “But your Third Uncle hasn’t used his knife in years.”
I felt a surge of agitation. “But he experimented on Soybean! That’s his grandson!”
“Soybean has no blood relation to your Third Uncle; he raised Soybean himself.”
“Still, he raised him with his own hands! How could he bring himself to do that?”
My mother sighed deeply. “If he hadn’t raised Soybean, many more people would have suffered. Soybean was merely one of his test subjects. By having Soybean, he could restrain himself from harming more people.”
“But why didn’t you and Dad stop him or even kill him?” My tone had turned icy.
"If only your Third Uncle could be so easily killed. Besides, he once helped us a great deal, which is why your father and I chose not to intervene."
I remained silent.
My mother added, "Even this time, it’s not possible."
Suddenly, I understood why my mother had not allowed me to approach Third Uncle when he died that morning.
I looked at her, and she suddenly said, "Don't ask why; it's a promise your father made to your Third Uncle."
The words stuck in my throat, and I still couldn't bring myself to say them.
My mother continued, "Saning, I hope you can understand your father and me."
But I said, "Mom, no matter what promise you and Dad made to him, I will definitely take care of him myself."
Because anyone who had witnessed the scene in that corridor would surely think that Third Uncle's actions were utterly outrageous and insane.
Perhaps my voice was a bit too loud because my father walked in from outside and asked, "What's going on?"
My mother replied, "Nothing."
Dad said, "Saning, your friend is looking for you."
As soon as Dad finished speaking, I heard Wang Wei calling for me. I glanced at my mother, feeling a mix of emotions.
Soybean was an "experiment," and I had taken away Third Uncle's experiment. That's why he told me that night that I shouldn't have moved the body.
It seemed that it wasn't a dream after all!
In an instant, everything became clear. Wang Wei called out to me. I was feeling a bit heavy-hearted and asked what he wanted.
Wang Wei replied, "Nothing much, just looking for a cigarette to smoke."
I shot him a glare.
Chen San and Xiaoru were standing at the door.
Xiaoru, probably straightforward by nature, stepped forward and asked me again, "What can you do to help Chen San? Besides bringing your wife back to life, is there anything else you would consider?"
I simply said no.
Xiaoru was taken aback by my direct refusal and glared at me in anger, but I chose to ignore it and walked out on my own.
Damn it, I thought about how to deal with Third Uncle.
I wandered outside for a while when Wang Wei caught up with me. He said, "Saning, I'm craving a smoke. Can you spare me one?"
Hearing Wang Wei ask for a cigarette at that moment made me want to curse him out. But after thinking it over, I decided against it and handed him a cigarette.
Wang Wei took the cigarette, lit it up, and took a deep drag. "Damn it," he said, "that craving is finally satisfied."
I couldn't be bothered with Wang Wei.
It seemed like he could read my thoughts as he said, "Saning, it's actually not that hard to find that person."
I looked at Wang Wei, knowing he was referring to Third Uncle.
Confused, I glanced back at him. Wang Wei continued, "Saning, if you can't find him yourself, why not let someone else look for him?"
I initially didn't grasp the meaning, but once I did, it became clear to me immediately.
Wang Wei meant for me to use my soul to search for Third Uncle's whereabouts. How could I have not thought of that? Once I realized this, I suddenly felt a surge of excitement.
I called out to Wang Wei loudly, saying, "Not bad, kid. You've got potential." Then I left him, still in a daze, and ran home.
The sky quickly darkened. Although my parents were hesitant to intervene, I had no reservations.
I called Wang Wei to get ready to set off.
Wang Wei responded promptly, and my parents didn’t stop me; they only reminded me to be careful.
Chen San followed behind me, and I heard Xiaoru say, "Chen San, you’re not allowed to make a move later."
Chen San's expression changed slightly before he finally agreed.
I heard them clearly but said nothing. When I arrived at the temple, I thought to myself that Third Uncle would surely return.
Moreover, there must still be some souls hidden around the temple that had been harmed by Third Uncle.
Suddenly, I remembered that I had collected a soul earlier during the day. So when I reached the place, I released the soul.
Once the soul was freed, it appeared dazed and confused. Using such a soul to find Third Uncle would definitely be challenging.
Third Uncle was conducting experiments with souls, but what exactly was he experimenting on?
Was he trying to prove that without a soul, a physical body could still survive? After all, he had left a trace of Remnant Soul within the body.
I said to the dazed soul, "Hurry and go for Reincarnation."
But what I didn't expect was that the seemingly foolish spirit suddenly burst into tears, and it was the voice of a grown man.
"Wang Wei" couldn't help but curse, "What are you crying about, it's late at night."
The spirit seemed startled by "Wang Wei." It immediately stopped crying, and my eyes had already gathered many nearby wandering spirits.
However, upon seeing my eyes, they all tried to burrow into them.
But I resisted, and I discovered that as long as I resisted, the spirits would retreat.
The foolish spirit suddenly couldn't stop crying again. I said to the soul, "You can completely move on; you can be reincarnated."
Yet the spirit seemed not to hear me at all and cried even harder. As his cries grew louder, the previously gathered spirits began to cry as well.
"Wang Wei" asked, "Saning, what's going on? Are we seeing ghosts?"
I remained silent for a moment before suddenly saying, "I know why they are crying."
Comment 0 Comment Count