C9 Do not leave home

When I returned to the Aunt House again, I went to Chunxi's room first. Seeing that there was nothing in Chunxi's room, my originally low mood became even more dejected.

When I went out of the door, I saw that a big sister wearing red embroidered shoes had come from Aunt House, trying to comb her hair.

The red embroidered shoes were so beautiful that I couldn't help but take a few more glances.

However, after Aunt Tao helped her comb her hair, not only did she not stay in the Aunt House, she even said that she would be married in three days.

Standing at the Aunt House entrance and watching that big sister leave, I was filled with confusion, unable to understand what exactly that big sister was doing.

Aunt Tao is still letting me carry the rules and accept the punishments I need to follow when I go against the rules at the back of the village.

Self-bunning Lady forbids anyone from marrying a living person, and can only marry a dead person or ghost.

The Aunt Tao came to my side and told me, with a chuckle, that there was a kind of compromise called not leaving home when parents forced her into marriage and fought against it.

It was a fake marriage custom for the son of the Self-bunning Lady. That kind of Self-bunning Lady would attend the wedding but refuse to consummate the marriage with their husband, taking advantage of the three dynasties' return journey to stay at their parents' home.

This kind of Self-bunning Lady did not need to live in the Aunt House.

I vaguely understood and nodded before following Aunt Tao to eat.

After dinner, Aunt Tao found me a textbook and began to teach me how to read.

The first time I read a book, the textbook attracted all my attention.

I cherish this hard-earned learning opportunity, learning can be described as hungry.

The night two days later, I saw that elder sister once again at Aunt House.

With the help of the Aunt Tao and a few other Self-bunning Lady s, the older sister wore a set of clothes that were interconnected from top to bottom and had been sewn extremely securely.

Wearing clothes like that makes it impossible to go to the bathroom unless you cut the clothes open.

After the elder sister put on her clothes, she left with the two older Self-bunning Lady.

I asked Aunt Tao how long would it take for him to wear clothes like that, and she said three days and three nights.

Aunt Tao's answer stunned me. Aunt Tao said that there would be gains and losses, I don't have to worry about this, this is what you have to experience before you can stay at home.

Without waiting for the day of sister's return, the two Self-bunning Lady s that left with sister had already returned to the Aunt House with divine expressions.

They told Aunt Tao that the groom had died suddenly for no reason and that the elder sister had taken advantage of the chaos to return to her parents' home.

Someone pushed the responsibility of the groom's sudden death onto the sister who had already combed her hair, clamoring that she would go to the elder sister's home and Aunt House later to demand an explanation.

After Aunt Tao calmly listened to the two Self-bunning Lady s, she waved for the two Self-bunning Lady s to go back and rest.

In the next few days, no one came to the Aunt House to cause trouble.

From the discussions of the Self-bunning Lady s in the Aunt House, I knew that the bridegroom's family had to compensate his elder sister for causing trouble at her house.

The more poor we are, the poorer we will become. We will probably marry our daughters to earn some money. When the groom's family is in trouble, the elder sister's family will want to hand over the elder sister.

The elder sister was forced to have the thought of living a light life. After her attempt to hang herself, her mind became more and more abnormal.

Aunt Tao was indifferent to the discussions and stayed at the Aunt House to teach me textbooks everyday.

I wanted to ask why Aunt Tao didn't care about that big sister. I also wanted to ask Aunt Tao about our village, and even more so, wanted to go to the monastery.

I am too afraid that one day Aunt Tao will kick me out of the Aunt House.

After a few more days, the Aunt Tao left due to some matters. After being conflicted for a long time, I decided to return to the monastery quickly.

To save time, I took a shortcut up the mountain.

Zuo Mu told me about the shortcut when I was staying at the monastery. He said that even his master didn't know about the shortcut.

When I took a shortcut to the monastery, it was empty. I looked through all the rooms in the monastery and found that only the furniture was left.

Zuo Mu followed his master and left. This knowledge made my eyes sour and unstoppable.

I gripped the small peach wood dagger that Zuo Mu gave me and returned to the Aunt House with incomparable disappointment.

When we were about to reach the foot of the mountain, I was surprised to see the Aunt Tao and an old Daoist with a bundle on his back standing at the foot of the mountain, talking about something.

I immediately squatted down and slowly approached the Aunt Tao and the old Taoist. I wanted to know if the old Taoist was Zuo Mu's master, Taoist Jingyan and I also wanted to know where Zuo Mu was.

The mountain was so overgrown with weeds and trees that my approach had not been discovered.

I heard the old Taoist asking the Aunt Tao when he was about to return.

Aunt Tao said that she had waited for ten years and finally no longer needed to wait. As for when she would return, she was unsure.

The old Daoist sighed emotionally and said he never thought that he would be able to see Aunt Tao again after living for so long. He had no choice but to continue to wander around; Aunt Tao could definitely stay in the Aunt House.

"Even if I can't wait for her, I will come back then. Since I have to wait for her, I will bring her back. "Don't try to persuade me anymore. I've already made up my mind, and nothing I say will work." The Aunt Tao interrupted the old Daoist, and her voice was firm.

"Look at your temper! It's the same as it was back then! You're already pissed before I even said anything!" The old Daoist smacked his tongue.

"Don't you think that she has suffered enough?" The old Daoist sighed and said.

"This is her life." Aunt Tao briefly followed up the old Daoist's words.

After the Aunt Tao and the old Daoist stayed silent for a while, the old Daoist said goodbye to the Aunt Tao and the Aunt Tao told the old Daoist that they had a safe trip.

Squatting in the weeds, I didn't dare to move. I watched Aunt Tao walk for a long distance before she dared to come out.

When I reached the foot of the mountain, I could no longer see the old Daoist.

I followed the old Daoist in the direction he had left, but I still didn't see him.

I didn't dare to delay any longer, and immediately turned back to return to Aunt House.

When I returned to the Aunt House, before the Aunt Tao had returned, when I went back to my room to practice, my mind was filled with thoughts of where Zuo Mu had gone to.

I don't care at all who the Aunt Tao and the old Taoist are referring to in his words.

The Aunt Tao returned after dark. She told me that she had settled the matter of Big Sister Bujue and that our village had been safe and sound for some time now.

She still hadn't been able to find out who the person Gu Dahai had resurrected was.

Listening to Aunt Tao telling me that I was uninterested and that I didn't want her to see through my emotions, I waited for Aunt Tao to finish and asked her why she used her Evil Qi and yin qi to devour the revived people.

The Aunt Tao told me that the difference between resurrected people and normal people is that the revived people can only survive after absorbing Baleful Qi or yin qi.

When Aunt Tao finished answering my question, she asked me where I had gone to during the day. My heart was beating strongly and I calmly said that I had gone out to stroll around the vicinity of Aunt House.

Aunt Tao did not question further as she continued to teach me how to read and write.

The next day, Aunt Tao went out to bring back a girl around my age to comb her hair. She told the girl to stay in the same room with me and to read and write with me.

After Zuo Mu left without saying goodbye, I started to feel estranged from everyone, including that girl Yu Kexin who was the same age as me.

Even so, I still took good care of Yu Kexin who was younger than me by a few months, even though I was only eight at the time.

I didn't ask anyone if the old Daoist I saw previously was Taoist Jingyan or not. I couldn't even find him anymore.

The voices of the Aunt House Self-bunning Lady s discussing about Big Sister Everlasting's matter gradually lessened. Later on, I heard that because of some mental disorder, that Big Sister had lost her way, and her family members were still unable to find her for a few days.

After Yu Kexin and I incense it at the beginning of another month, Aunt Tao, who were wiping the gods in the main hall, told Yu Kexin and I to rest for the whole morning without learning anything.

After Yu Kexin came out of the main hall, she suggested going out to play, and said that she had not stepped out of the Aunt House door since arriving at the Aunt House. I hesitated for a while, before agreeing to Yu Kexin's suggestion.

There's still a bit of distance between Aunt House and the closest village, Yu Kexin and I will go to the mountain next to Aunt House to pick the fruits.

The mountain closest to Aunt House was steep and tall, and there were very few people who would stroll around the mountain on a normal day.

There were a lot of wild fruits on Autumn Mountain. Yu Kexin and I picked them while eating, and unknowingly, we had already walked halfway up the mountain.

When I realized that I would miss lunch later, I reminded Yu Kexin that it was time to return to the Aunt House.

Yu Kexin was a little reluctant to go back after reaching the top of the mountain. Seeing that I was insistent, she pointed to the Golden Cherry on the mountain higher up, saying that she would go back with me if she were to pick more Golden Cherry Pearls.

I didn't want Yu Kexin to drag out any more time, so I stayed put and waited for her to remind her to be safe before returning quickly.

While I was waiting, I accidentally found a red embroidered shoe in the nearby grass. The size and style of the shoe were exactly the same as the one my sister had worn earlier.

I picked up the red embroidered shoes and began to search the hills for my big sister, whom I expected to find in the shortest time possible before I took her home.

I started to look around from the side of the mountain with Yu Kexin and I. When I passed by Yu Kexin, Yu Kexin smiled at me hypocritically, saying that I had gotten addicted to playing when I urged her to return.

I remember the Aunt House Self-bunning Lady said that big sister had gone insane, afraid that they would disturb that big sister. I didn't explain anything to Yu Kexin and only reminded her to make fewer movements, then continued to search for big sister Bu Luo family.

I found the top of the hill, but I couldn't find the sister, so I was going to search the other side.

It was also at this moment that I heard a faint sound coming from the other side of the mountain.

I immediately lightened my movement and followed the sound to get closer. In the end, what I saw shocked me greatly.

In a cove, the sister had a rag stuffed in her mouth and her hands were tied to her head.

There was a ghost with her legs apart and was crawling on top of her. Behind the ghost were two other ghost boys.

An old lady with a head full of long black hair and a dirty face full of wrinkles sat cross-legged beside her sister. She stared at her sister with a mocking smile.