All thoughts intertwined into a lingering sense of apology that couldn't be shaken off.
"I'm sorry."
Suddenly, the stadium fell silent.
Lv Hanting quieted down, staring at me in a daze.
"Y-you… apologize to me?" Lv Hanting pointed at his own face. His hysteria had turned into disbelief.
Then that disbelief transformed into a face twisted with fury!
Before he could open his mouth, I said with a complex tone, "I don't know what the old man has done to you. The life that I have on my body is indeed yours."
"Yuxiu, it is indeed your betrothed."
"I have no intention of seizing your fate, nor do I have any desire for a long-term possession."
"I can promise that at the appropriate time, I will return your fate to you."
Lv Hanting's face twisted with fury once again turned into disbelief.
The surrounding silence was even more profound, so quiet that even a needle dropping could be heard.
Mangqi dared not make a sound, crouching beside Mangying.
Laogong fell to the ground from her shoulder, looking at me and then looking at the direction of my gaze, muttering something indistinguishable in his mouth.
"Fool yourself, you will be punished."
"I'm going to strangle you," Lv Hanting tried to make a fierce face, but then, he reverted to his usual sickly look.
My words seemed to dissipate his malevolent aura.
Before I could respond, Lv Hanting mumbled again, "My fate is no longer mine. I don't want it anymore. But my wife is still mine. You're not a bad person, but you're not a good man either. My wife has to be returned to me."
After speaking, Lv Hanting glanced at Zhouji on the ground and raised his leg, as if he was about to step on Zhouji's face.
But he stopped short at the last moment, the sole of his shoe scrubbing against the ground.
"She is close to death, and she is about to forget everything. Her name is fading away."
"It needs someone to remember her."
"You used blood to write her name, which kept her alive for a while, but you need to return her spirit tablet to me."
"It is only I who can remember who she is."
Lv Hanting raised his head again, his sickly face serious and sincere.
My pupils constricted again.
Yuxiu's situation was actually so dire?
The pestilential ghost that followed her in the beginning had caused her so much trouble?
Heavy breathing, I took out Yuxiu's soul tablet, which is also known as the spirit tablet that Lv Hanting mentioned, and handed it to Lv Hanting.
Lv Hanting, however, gave a shiver and took a step back.
He waved his hands continuously and said, "I can't touch it. You and me should go back and put it away." I frowned slightly.
Indeed, this spirit tablet is a thing that restrains Lv Hanting and will harm him.
"I will go to Yuxiu's home later and put it down."
"You can…"
The sentence was not yet finished.
Suddenly, there was a loud, clear cry in my ear!
The darkness dispersed, and a faint trace of dawn appeared in the sky.
Lv Hanting disappeared quietly without a trace.
Laogong's head also disappeared simultaneously.
Day broke.
For a second, I put away the spirit tablet.
"Brother-in-law…" Mangqi called me cautiously.
I immediately hurried to Mangqi's side.
"Are you alright?" I asked, my gaze immediately falling on Mangying.
Trapped in a malevolent prison for a long time, Mangying was imbued with excessive evil energy, making her even more weak. Adding to this, the emotional turmoil had caused her to faint. Exposure to sunlight would greatly improve her condition.
In my thoughts, I checked Mangying's body again to ensure she was alright before finally letting out a sigh of relief.
"I'll let your sister bask in the sun for a while. I have a bit of business to attend to, then we'll head down the mountain," I said solemnly to Mangqi.
"Okay…" Mangqi nodded weakly.
Getting up, I took a few deep breaths before walking to the head of Old Qin's coffin. The sunlight shining on Old Qin's face made him appear even more full of vitality and no different from a living person.
"Thankfully, I was afraid and didn't bet with Maoyou San. Otherwise, the old man would have been sold to me as a result of my loss," I murmured, a hint of bitterness still on my face.
The period of mourning has passed, as has the celebration.
It has been more than a month since Old Qin died, but the grief still cannot be suppressed.
"I failed to fulfill your request and meet your expectations. I haven't seen your grave, and you don't have a grave, do you, old man?"
"You calculated everything, but you didn't anticipate that some people are cunning and will stop at nothing. Fortunately, I have good fortune, and Sun Dahan is dead while Sun Zhuo's situation is dire. Everything can still return to the right track."
"Later, I'll make you a new coffin. There's no point staying on this mountain. You should be at home."
"I don't know what you've been through, why, you killed both Liu San widow and Liu San."
"Ai." My heart had a slight complexity when the words ended.
Old Qin was only a good man when he was dealing with me.
At other times, he really couldn't be considered a good man.
Even if he did fetch some time for my parents, there could be other reasons for this, but stealing a life from Lv Kan and killing Liu San widow was true.
But he was my old man who protected me.
My senior master who allowed me to survive and grow up.
So, I can't show him less respect.
Extending my hand, I pulled him up from the coffin board.
I was planning to carry him down the mountain first, then make a new coffin and make other arrangements.
But I didn't expect Old Qin's body to be as immobile as if it were nailed to the coffin. No matter how I tried, I couldn't move it.
"Hmm?"
I tried to use a little more force, but his body still didn't budge.
I used all my strength and pulled him fiercely!
My knuckles turned white, and there was a slight sting of pain. The force was enough to move the coffin board, but the coffin board remained still.
How is this so strange?
I let go of my hand, and was about to check Old Qin's body.
But at that moment, a strange sight occurred.
Old Qin's eyes suddenly opened wide!
After half a day, even though Old Qin was breathing heavily, his sudden blink of the eyes was still particularly terrifying.
Mangqi was frightened and turned pale, screaming loudly.
Cold sweat was rapidly soaking into my back.
"Old Qin!?"
There was no response, and an even more peculiar scene unfolded...
A small, green insect rapidly emerged from the eyeballs of Old Qin.
The wriggling worm was extremely transparent, giving the impression of coolness.
But after staring at it for a few more seconds, it felt like my eyes were burning.
Between the pain, there was also a strange sense of warmth emerging.
I can't describe it, but the two feelings are mixed together, making my eyes almost turn red, and my breathing heavier!
I could hear a breath, intermittent but woven together, like it was digging into my bones and scratching at my flesh.
I turned my head suddenly, and in front of me was Mangqi.
Mangqi's face was pale, and she looked extremely uncomfortable.
"Brother-in-law... What's wrong with him? Is he... a zombie?"
Her eyes were even more unfocused, and her pale discomfort gave me another feeling of helplessness. A different idea took root in my mind...
"Brother-in-law..." Her eyes looked dazed.
But to me, her eyes were also becoming increasingly blurry...
I rushed forward two steps, standing in front of Mangqi.
"Ah..." Mangqi panicked and tried to retreat.
