Qin Yong woke up slowly after dawn. When he opened his eyes and found that he was back home, he jumped up from the bed in surprise.
"Why did I go home? I remember that I was in the village doctor's office..."
I held his shoulders and said, "You were possessed by a ghost last night. It took me a lot of effort to drive the ghost away."
Qin Yong looked horrified, his eyes widened and what did he mean?
Seeing that he was still in the dark, I could only sigh and tell him everything that happened in his family.
Qin Yong was immediately petrified. He was hanging on the broken arm and sat on the bed for a long time. Suddenly he jumped up and said,
"Damn, I finally understand why Widow Chen tricked me into falling off the cliff. It turned out to be Xiao Tao... Where is the other person?"
Father Qin said with a sad look on his face, "Don't mention the retribution in this world. I have already kicked him out of the house and I don't know where he is hiding."
"What, Dad, you are confused!"
Qin Yong was still very angry at first, but after hearing what Father Qin said, his expression immediately changed, he jumped up and said,
"Widow Chen chose to hang herself from a rafter because she was bullied by Xiao Tao. The person she hates most is Xiao Tao. If you drive Xiao Tao out of the house, where can he hide alone? Isn't this sending him to death?"
Father Qin gritted his teeth and said, "If you give birth to such a rebellious son, it's better to let him die cleanly, so as not to ruin the family tradition of our Qin family!"
Qin Yong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He stamped his feet and said, "Dad, no matter what, he is still your son, my biological brother. How could you just leave him alone?"
It can be seen that both Father Qin and Qin Yong are kind-hearted people and attach great importance to family ties.
We are the same family, why does Qin Tao behave like a pig or a dog?
I couldn't understand this, so I had to express my true feelings to the father and son.
"Qin Tao is the instigator of this incident and the source of Widow Chen's grievances. To resolve Widow Chen's grievances, I'm afraid he must die."
As soon as I finished speaking, Father Qin and Qin Yong were both stunned. At the same time, they turned their pale faces and said with a trembling voice, "Isn't there... isn't there a second way?"
"Maybe there is, but I can't think of it."
I spread my hands helplessly and said that I was not Xuan Zhenzi and that I was not as capable as him. I was lucky to be able to save Father Qin and Qin Yong.
"If Qin Tao doesn't die, Widow Chen's hostility will continue to deepen. By then, she will definitely destroy your entire Qin family. It's up to you how you choose."
At this point, both father and son fell silent.
I got up and walked out of the room and rearranged the yard.
I don’t know if Widow Chen will come tonight. To be cautious, I must redecorate the yard to ensure the safety of this family.
As for Qin Tao, he was the one who caused the trouble, so of course he has to face Widow Chen himself.
I didn't finish the decoration until the afternoon, moved a bamboo stool, and took a nap in the courtyard, hoping that Xuan Zhenzi could enter Yama Village early.
Not long after, I heard footsteps approaching. When I turned around, I found that the person coming was Qin Yong, who whispered to me,
"Brother Zhou, you really can't think of a way to save my brother's life?"
I rubbed my temples and said, "Uncle Yong, please don't embarrass me. I'm not a master ghost hunter. I just came to your house to deliver a message on my master's orders. If I had the ability, I wouldn't have delayed it until now."
Qin Yong had nothing to say, he could only squat next to me and smoke a cigarette with a frown on his face.
Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was dark again. I looked at the sky that was gradually covered by clouds, and said to Qin Yong,
"Don't go anywhere tonight. Just stay in the room and sleep with Father Qin. You'll be fine if you don't leave this house."
Qin Yong hummed and walked listlessly toward the room. He was halfway through when he suddenly thought of something and turned back to stare at me and said,
"Where's my dad?"
His words immediately made me collapse, and then I remembered that Father Qin had gone back to his room and never came out since lunch.
With such a big thing happening at home, he couldn't sleep all the time. He should go out and do some activities.
Feeling that something was wrong, Qin Yong and I rushed into Father Qin's room.
Sure enough, the sheets and quilt covers were neatly folded, and Father Qin was not in the room at all.
I was so anxious that I thought, "It's almost dark, why is this old man still running around?"
Qin Yong had already guessed something. He leaned against the wall and smiled bitterly, "My father is a sharp-tongued man. He said he wanted Xiaotao to die, but he couldn't really leave him alone. He probably turned over when we weren't paying attention." Let’s go to the window to find Xiao Tao.”
Damn it.
I gritted my teeth and said, "He just threw himself into a trap!"
My initial idea was to leave Father Qin and Qin Yong in the courtyard and make arrangements to ensure that Widow Chen could not come in.
In this case, Widow Chen can only go to Qin Tao to settle the score.
As the old saying goes, every wrongdoer has his own debtor. After killing Qin Tao, the culprit, her resentment will gradually disappear, and perhaps she will let others go.
But Father Qin actually ran out at this time, wasn't he seeking death?
Qin Yong was also helpless and said bitterly, "But Xiaotao is my father's bloodline after all. That father doesn't care about his little son?"
I had nothing to say. Seeing that it was already dark, I had no choice but to grab the mahogany sword and told Qin Yong, "Stay at home and don't open the door no matter what you hear. I'll go find Father Qin!"
After saying that, I climbed through the window and jumped directly outside.
I can't leave Father Qin alone. He is the recipient of Xuan Zhenzi's letter. If he dies just after receiving the letter, wouldn't my trip be in vain?
Thinking of this, I could only look around with a flashlight.
Unfortunately, I had just arrived in Yama Village not long ago and I was not familiar with the roads in the village. It was getting dark quickly. It had just fallen into the night and every household in the village had turned off the lights and had a rest. The huge village was quiet, and no one even asked for directions.
I had no choice but to wander around the village. Unknowingly, I reached the entrance of the village and looked at the strange white fog outside the village. I hesitated for a while and was about to change the direction and continue looking.
At this time, out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of a rickety back, squatting under an osmanthus tree at the entrance of the village, keeping his back to me, with his forehead drooped and not knowing what he was doing.
I took a flashlight and shined it, and I instantly recognized that the figure behind was Father Qin. I felt excited and hurriedly ran up and shouted,
"Dad Qin, why are you here? You..."
I stopped mid-sentence.
Father Qin was in a bad state. He always kept his back to me, squatting numbly under the hanging flower tree, making a "crack-crack-crack-crack" sound from his mouth, as if he was chewing brittle bones, and was indifferent to my shouts.
Due to the angle, I couldn't see clearly what he was doing, so I had to carefully walk around the field and walk toward my father from the side.
Until the distance got closer and the pale flashlight light shone on him, my scalp went numb and I instantly became terrified.
I saw Father Qin squatting there with dull eyes, stuffing the fingers of his left hand into his mouth, chewing crazily with his teeth.
Two fingers had been chewed off, the wet blood stained the entire chest, and the face was also covered with plasma.
But he felt no pain at all. He stuffed the bitten finger into his mouth, looking dull as if he was chewing chicken feet.
Following the crunching sound of bones, he suddenly turned his eyes and stretched out his bloody broken palm. A demented smile appeared on his face, and his tone was hoarse and horrifying.
"Eat, kid, why don't you eat..."
