The whole family is insanely eavesdropping on my thoughts Chapter 511
Chapter 511: The Power of the Sunshine Sword
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“Quick, get on the ox cart.”
“It’s late, and the road ahead might not be safe.”
A-Man gave an embarrassed smile. “My grandmother is old, and I have a stall on Xuan Wu Street. Every evening, I have to rush back to the village, so I bought an ox cart. But the old ox is slow, and the ride is quite bumpy.”
Although Lu Chao Chao and Xie Yu Zhou were young, their attire and demeanor carried an air of nobility.
“Wow, I’ve never ridden an ox cart before!” Xie Yu Zhou exclaimed, circling the cart excitedly like a country bumpkin.
“It has no canopy; this is better than a carriage! Carriages feel too stuffy.”
A-Man: …
“Chao Chao, can I carry you up?” A-Man smiled warmly at Lu Chao Chao. The little girl was soft, adorable, and incredibly endearing.
“Thank you, Sister A-Man.” The little girl lifted her arms in a soft and sweet manner. Perhaps because she drank milk every day, there was even a faint milky fragrance about her.
The ox cart was layered with dry straw, and Xie Yu Zhou immediately started rolling around on it.
“Yu Zhou, help feed some hay. I’ll go gather the pots and bowls,” A-Man called out loudly before heading inside to pack up her belongings.
A stick of incense later, A-Man returned, holding a red lantern, and began driving the ox cart back to the village.
“Why are you carrying a red lantern? It looks eerie,” Xie Yu Zhou asked cautiously, shrinking his neck.
Though A-Man’s face remained calm, her voice trembled slightly. “Red lanterns are known in the Demon Realm to repel malevolent spirits. We have to pass through Mass Grave Hill on the way back. Whatever happens, do not speak.”
“No matter what sounds you hear behind you, no matter if someone taps your shoulder, do not turn around, understand?”
Xie Yu Zhou nodded nervously.
“Mortals have three True Fires on their bodies. If you respond or turn back, the flames will be extinguished.” A-Man urged the ox cart forward, her breathing becoming labored and her gaze tense.
In the distance, flickering flames seemed to dance in the pitch-black mountains.
“Those are ghostly fires.”
“No more talking,” A-Man said, pressing her lips tightly together. Her body was taut as she drove the cart into Mass Grave Hill.
The cries of crows echoed through the air. As the ox cart moved forward, a swarm of crows took flight from the crooked tombstones.
Strange, wavering lights emerged from the graves, surrounding the cart. Xie Yu Zhou turned deathly pale and gripped Lu Chao Chao’s sleeve tightly.
A-Man kept her eyes fixed ahead, but her knuckles turned white from how tightly she held the reins.
The silence was so intense that they could hear their own heartbeats.
A pale, bloodless hand lightly patted Xie Yu Zhou’s shoulder.
Xie Yu Zhou tensed up, his whole body trembling violently. He covered his mouth to suppress a scream.
From afar, the sound of festive drums and gongs echoed through the night.
The three of them abruptly looked up.
“Are people holding a wedding ceremony in the dead of night?” Xie Yu Zhou whispered breathlessly.
A-Man’s face instantly turned pale, fear flickering in her eyes. She hastily guided the ox cart to the side of the road.
The sound of celebration grew closer…
A procession of countless figures dressed in white, carrying a blood-red sedan chair, paraded forward, their faces twisted into eerie smiles. Their ghostly pale faces were painted with bright red blush.
A chilling breeze passed by, revealing their feet—hovering above the ground!
They were paper effigies!
Paper effigies carrying a bridal sedan!
Xie Yu Zhou clenched his jaw, his teeth grinding audibly.
The procession played their instruments as they marched, while paper money fluttered down, landing on the ox cart.
All of it was Hell Money for the dead.
A-Man lowered her head, not daring to look directly at them.
The sedan chair seemed to linger near them, suffocating them with its eerie presence.
Inside, an unseen gaze seemed to scrutinize them.
Only after a long, agonizing moment did the sedan chair finally vanish into the mist.
A-Man exhaled softly, drenched in cold sweat. She hurriedly drove the ox cart away.
They traveled forward.
But even after half an hour, they had not left Mass Grave Hill. A-Man’s expression grew increasingly grim.
“Haven’t we passed this before?” Xie Yu Zhou pointed at a broken tombstone.
A-Man nodded with difficulty.
“Are we trapped in a Ghost Wall?” Xie Yu Zhou’s voice trembled, almost on the verge of tears.
“Elders say that in such cases, one must curse loudly to break the illusion. But malevolent spirits in the Demon Realm have cultivation…”
“Wait here. I’ll curse them. If that fails, I’ll slit my throat and fight them in the underworld!” A-Man’s voice took on a fierce determination.
“Sister A-Man, that’s unnecessary!” Lu Chao Chao quickly grabbed her hand.
“I’ll do it!”
Lu Chao Chao pulled A-Man back and stood atop the ox cart with her hands on her hips.
“Listen up, you bunch of wretched mutts!”
“I don’t care if you died tragically or peacefully—just stay put! You should have asked around about my name, Lu Chao Chao!”
“On this land, no one dares cross me!”
“If you’ve got some cultivation, you might think you’re impressive, but against me, your fate is uncertain!”
“I’m saying this now—if any of you dare block my way again, I’ll dig up your bones and grind them to dust!”
“If you don’t believe me, try me!” Lu Chao Chao’s gaze turned sharp as a wisp of spiritual energy leaked from her body.
A-Man lightly patted the ox, but it refused to move.
“Go on, move already…” A-Man muttered through clenched teeth, drenched in sweat.
“Oh? You still dare resist?” Lu Chao Chao drew the Sunshine Sword from her sleeve, pointing it at Mass Grave Hill.
“If my cart doesn’t move, you all die today!”
The moment her words fell, the ox cart began creaking forward.
“Ah! It’s moving! And it’s no longer bumpy!” Xie Yu Zhou let out a small laugh, his eyes full of admiration for Lu Chao Chao.
A-Man wiped her cold sweat away. “Chao Chao, thank the heavens you were here. I had no idea what to do…”
“I usually return before dusk. Today, I was delayed after jumping into the river.”
Lu Chao Chao waved her hand dismissively. “They just needed a good scolding.”
A-Man nodded enthusiastically. “They say old horses know the way—looks like this old ox does too! It doesn’t even need me to guide it!”
After another half-hour, they finally emerged from Mass Grave Hill.
The village archway appeared in the distance.
A-Man sighed in relief.
Feeling sorry for the ox, she jumped down and stuffed a handful of fresh grass into its mouth.
But as she was about to climb back onto the cart, she froze, staring at the ox’s hooves…
“What? The ox stepped on a blade from the graveyard?” She lifted the lantern and leaned in for a closer look.
A thick, sharp fragment had pierced through the ox’s hoof, pressing against the ground. Lifting its foot would have been excruciatingly painful.
Suddenly, she recalled how stubbornly the ox had refused to move earlier.
“Wait… it wasn’t the spirits stopping us… It was the ox…”
Xie Yu Zhou whipped his head around.
He let out a shriek and leapt off the cart, trembling as he pointed behind them, his words barely coherent.
“Gh-gh-ghosts… pushing the cart!”
Tears streamed down his face as he saw a group of ghostly figures solemnly pushing the ox cart.
The lead ghost scowled at them furiously.
“For heaven’s sake, was there nothing wrong with your ox cart?!”