C2 Passerby

The green-skinned bus kept moving forward. Outside the window were fields and grasses. The fields were filled with small yellow flowers, which were very pleasing to the eye.

The roads in the countryside were not wide enough for a bus to pass through, so he wanted to turn around and find a fork in the road.

The village was underdeveloped and was a little far from the town. The people living in the village were basically the elderly and the children who stayed behind. There was only one bus that had come in and out of the village three times in the morning, and other than that, there were no other cars on the entire road.

The rural air was fresh, and Yu Sheng's long-suffering spirit was relaxed. She looked at the green mountains, the sparkling streams in the sunlight, the adults washing clothes by the river, and the children playing in the shallow water, laughing and joking.

The train that Yu Sheng was on was the Nantong Bus Station, and the last stop was the Cidan Village. Along the way, they passed by nine villages, going back and forth for four hours.

At four in the afternoon, the bus stopped in front of a simple signboard. The gray metal pillar was stained with a 15 inch metal plate that had an oil blue lacquer on it. On it, white characters were written: Cidan Village.

Yu Sheng carried her simple luggage down from the bus.

The terminal was located in a remote area, surrounded by mountains and trees. There were very few people around, and after the bus left, there was only one person left.

Yu Sheng retrieved the letter from her backpack and carefully examined the map attached to the letter. After walking for about fifty meters, she saw a small path.

This small path was obviously not opened up, but was traces left behind by years of walking, and it gradually became a path.

The reason why Yu Sheng had come to such a remote village was because she received a letter from the post office yesterday. The letter was sent from Nantong City to Shangjing City, and the address was Cidan Village, and the sender was her grandfather, whom she had never met.

Twenty-six years ago, Yu Sheng's mother, Liu Yanhong, went out to work, and, who was used to eating delicacies in the mountains and seas, took a fancy to her beauty. The rural girls had no one to rely on when working in the city, so Yu Fu's question of warmth made people feel moved, and they started to talk about love.

Her education was not high, and she was not familiar with all the ways of the city. She thought that what she met was true love, and flirted with him for two weeks straight until she found out that she was pregnant and talked about marriage with Yu Fu, only then did she know that Yu Fu's family had a wife. To Yu Fu, she was just a plate of cheap, delicious "wild game", that they couldn't even compare to the lovers outside.

Yu Fu was a scoundrel, but he did not let anyone beat up the child. He provided the mother and daughter with the money they needed, but he never showed up again.

Liu Yanhong contacted her family during pregnancy to take care of her. The Liu family knew that her daughter had become someone else's mistress, so they specifically went to the city to break off all relations with her. Until her death, her family never showed up again.

Yu Sheng's impression of his grandfather and Cidan Village originated from the short conversation his mother had with her before she passed away. When she received his grandfather's letter, Yu Sheng didn't really care, but after reading the contents of it, she knew that the old man was already old and gravely ill and would not have many days to live. She wanted to see his daughter and granddaughter before her death, so she had no choice but to pack up and go to Cidan Village.

He followed the slightly steep path and left the highway.

Down to the foot of the mountain was a flat area overgrown with weeds. The yellow dirt road curved in a certain direction.

The sun had not set yet. He had lived in the city for a long time. As he sat at his desk, he felt that his physical strength was insufficient. He began to sweat as he walked down the steep mountain.

Another ten minutes or so later, Yu Sheng saw a dilapidated building.

There was a stone sculpture at the door of the room, but its head had been smashed, and from the color of the stone fragments scattered around it, it seemed to be the fragment of a smashed head.

The nameplate on the door had long since disappeared, and the weather-beaten, colorless door stood unattended all year round. The weeds brought along by the wind had been scattered all over the place, and there were a lot of cobwebs in the corners of the door.

He looked at the dilapidated house and thought to himself, "In ancient times, only large families would place stone carvings in front of their doors to guard against evil spirits. This house must have been here for quite some time."

Recently, Yu Sheng had been harassed by unexplainable monsters. Looking at the shattered town house stone statue, he felt unlucky. She stopped her thought of going forward to check on it and quickened her pace to leave.

The door opened with a creak, and a clear male voice came from inside. "Miss, please wait."

Yu Sheng pretended not to hear. Her legs were like a machine as she moved faster and faster.

Taking two steps forward, he saw that he was about to run into the arms of the man who suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Don't be afraid miss, this one is …" "Human."

Are you trying to trick a ghost?

Pui, he's lying!

The voice had clearly come from the entrance of the mansion, and in the blink of an eye, it had arrived in front of me.

The man leisurely followed behind Yu Sheng, his words neither fast nor slow. "I see that the lady's face is dark, her shoulders are obscured, and she has an evil aura about her. Have you run into a ghost recently?"

Yu Sheng braked her car and stood still for three seconds, before turning around in a defensive posture to observe the man who had maintained a distance of three steps away from her.

The man was born white, different from normal white. He was born black all year round, with a sickly look in his eyes. People called him Sai Xue.

He was at least 185 years old, thin, and his hair looked as if it had been untrimmed for a long time.

His facial features were exceptionally clear, his black pupils were as clear as obsidian, and it was as if thick ink had been poured into his eyes. His eyebrows were long and thin, his nose was high, and his lips were lighter.

He was wearing a gray daoist robe, which was clean and cold. He looked to be in his twenties, and his aura was that of a deity emerging from the mundane world.

Yu Sheng was fully on guard. "Liar?"

"I met a senior at this temple. I was cultivating at this temple and saw a person passing by with extremely dense Yin energy. I was worried that there would be some disaster so I came out to take a look." When the Daoist priest saw the refined explanation, he introduced himself and expressed his apology, "It was my fault for being rude. Please don't blame me. Why don't I calculate it for you as a form of apology?"

Yu Sheng was on guard against people not making a sound. Her eyes darted around, and after pondering for a moment, she nodded her head.

Lu Tianqing sized up Yu Sheng's face for a moment before revealing the results, "The lady lost her mother at a young age. Father's family was well-off and his family members were numerous. He was lucky that the girl was kind-hearted and open-minded. She was a merciful and virtuous person. She had been through many misfortunes, but she had still survived. It's just that in July this year, the young lady started to be covered by a villainous aura and was unable to open her Heaven's Eyes.

Yu Sheng rolled her eyes and roughly put the words onto her body. She was still suspicious of the situation as she asked, "When meeting Taoist Master, is there any way for me to get rid of those things that I shouldn't have?"

The Taoist priest with the elegant demeanor of a fairy almost couldn't maintain his image.

"My surname is … "Lu." Lu Piaoqing took out an unpatterned safety button from his pocket, "This can temporarily protect Miss from any intrusion."

"Thank you, Landscape length." Yu Sheng stretched out his hand to receive it.

"Eighteen thousand." A loyal smile appeared in Lu Tianqing's eyes. In the blink of an eye, he had vanished into thin air.

"Liar!" Yu Sheng quickly walked away, raising her hand to touch the jade hanging from her neck.

I just bought it, not even a thousand!