Chapter 512

Chapter 512: The Soul from Another World

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“Wait, so our ox cart… they pushed it back for us?”

“No wonder the resentment is so strong…” Xie Yu Zhou’s eyes widened in shock. As expected, Lu Chao Chao had the ability to make ghosts push carts.

A-Man was so stunned she couldn’t react for a while.

“By the heavens, I’ve lived so many years, but this is the first time I’ve encountered something like this.”

Fortunately, despite the fright, they returned to the village safely.

She looked at the old ox with distress. She had saved up for half a year selling spicy rice noodles just to buy this cart.

Seeing the ox injured, Xie Yu Zhou decided not to ride it anymore and walked alongside her into the village.

By now, it was deep into the night, and the villagers had long shut their doors and windows.

Hearing movement outside, someone secretly lifted their window curtain to peek. Seeing A-Man, they quickly slammed it shut with a bang.

“I am a coffin child, born under an ominous fate. The villagers don’t like to talk to me.” She forced a smile, a hint of sadness in her expression.

“How could you be ominous? Your mother passed away, yet you survived. That is an incredible fortune in itself.”

“The fact that you live should bring her comfort.”

A-Man was stunned. This brash little boy actually had a hint of Buddhist wisdom in him.

“Alright, I’ll live well.” She wiped away the bitterness in her heart.

“I still haven’t found that scumbag father or settled my mother’s debt.”

She had lived in this village for over ten years, always shunned like a plague. Apart from her grandmother, no one in the village spoke to her.

Now, having two companions suddenly made everything seem a little more interesting.

The group passed through the village and arrived at the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain.

A-Man pointed toward the dense, shadowy forest behind them, her lips curling in a bitter smile. “My mother disappeared into that mountain. When she returned, I was already in her womb.”

“I’ve tried countless times to enter the mountain, but there’s a fog, and strange creatures roam within. I’ve never been able to go far.”

“Forget it, let’s not talk about such heavy things.”

The secluded courtyard had a quiet atmosphere. The wooden gate was shut, the fence enclosing a small garden filled with vegetables.

“Grandmother, I’m home! Open the door!” Under the moonlight, her voice was especially clear.

After a while, a dim light flickered within the house.

An elderly woman, walking with slow and unsteady steps, finally unlatched the wooden gate.

“Grandmother, I’m back! These are two little benefactors I met today. They need a place to stay.” A-Man smiled brightly, but the moment the old woman saw her, her expression darkened.

“Why did you come back? Today… today was your engagement day!”

A-Man’s gaze dimmed as she lowered her head.

“Mm, I don’t want to marry anymore. I just want to stay with you, Grandmother, forever.”

Her eyes shimmered with tears as she coaxed the old woman.

The old woman smacked the back of her hand harshly, leaving it red.

“What’s the point of staying with me? I am an old woman who will die sooner or later! If you have no one to rely on, who will protect you?”

“That family is full of butchers. They have blood on their hands. They can suppress your unlucky fate!”

“Go back! Marry soon so I can have peace of mind!”

“Why do you cling to me every day? Your fate is cursed, and if you stay with me, you’ll bring misfortune upon me!” The old woman glared, her words sharp and ruthless.

A-Man lowered her head as large teardrops fell.

“I don’t want to marry. I don’t want to harm anyone. If you’re afraid of me, I will move to Mother’s grave and build a hut there. I can live just fine!”

The old woman almost fainted from rage. “You… you…”

From outside the door, Xie Yu Zhou poked his head in. “Grandmother, that family is dead. I heard the butcher committed many crimes, and his enemies came seeking revenge. The whole family was slaughtered yesterday.”

“Even their eggs were shattered.”

The old woman stiffened.

“A-Man was still—”

“Yu Zhou!” A-Man sharply interrupted, stopping him from mentioning her attempt to drown herself.

Xie Yu Zhou pursed his lips and didn’t dare say more.

The old woman looked closely at A-Man, noticing the faint scent of water on her clothes, as if she had crawled out of a river and dried herself by a fire.

Strands of dried water grass still clung to her hair.

The old woman’s eyes reddened, and she scolded fiercely, “Why are you still standing outside? Get in here!”

She stomped ahead, brushing past A-Man and quickly entering the house. As she walked, she secretly wiped away tears.

“Damn this cursed sky, harming me and harming my A-Man!” The old woman’s muttering echoed from inside.

As they moved their things inside, the oil lamp on the table flickered brightly.

Steam curled from a bowl of freshly cooked noodles and golden-brown pastries.

“This is called cake. Try it. Grandmother’s pastries are the best!”

The two little ones lunged forward like starving refugees.

The first bite was sweet and fragrant, a taste they had never experienced before.

“Mm-mm-mm—” Lu Chao Chao’s eyes bulged, and she clutched her throat, panicking.

A-Man quickly poured her a cup of water, and after gulping it down, Lu Chao Chao finally swallowed the cake.

“Eat slower. There’s more. This is Grandmother’s hometown delicacy. She eats it whenever she misses home.”

Three large bowls were covered with plates. A-Man lifted one.

“What is this? It smells so good… Grandmother, how did you cook so fast?” Xie Yu Zhou exclaimed, surprised by how quickly food had appeared.

A-Man chuckled. “It’s instant noodles.”

“Just pour hot water over it, and it’s ready to eat anytime. This is also a dish from Grandmother’s homeland. She spent years figuring out how to make it.”

A-Man had seen her grandmother eat it while weeping more than once.

“I knew it! Grandmother even added an egg for me!” A-Man grinned as she slurped a mouthful of noodles. Delicious!

The three children devoured their food, eating until not a single drop of broth remained.

The old woman sat by the window, gazing at the crimson moon above, her eyes distant.

“Grandmother, where is your homeland?”

“Your hometown’s food is so delicious. Even the celestial peaches couldn’t compare to these noodles.” Lu Chao Chao praised without hesitation.

A smile finally softened the old woman’s face. Her white hair swayed as she rocked in her chair.

“It is a place so distant… one that can never be reached.”

Her gaze carried deep memories. As she spoke of the past, her eyes grew gentle.

“Then how did you get here?” Xie Yu Zhou asked, his stomach full yet still clutching a piece of cake.

The old woman smiled faintly.

“Do you believe in the sun and moon shining together?”

“In my homeland, one day, the sun and moon both appeared in the sky. It was as if… time had cracked. As if… time had reversed? The world seemed to be in chaos.”

“When I woke up, I was already here.”

Xie Yu Zhou shook his head. “Your story sounds too mystical. How could the sun and moon appear at the same time?”

The old woman chuckled.

A-Man brought Lu Chao Chao a bowl of hot water, helping her wash up.

“The village gossips about Grandmother a lot.”

“They say she was once dim-witted, but when she fell into the river at sixteen, she woke up completely different—clever and knowledgeable. They claimed she was possessed and even tied her up in the ancestral hall for three days.”

“Since then, the villagers shunned her.”

“Later, she saved me, and we have lived together ever since.”

The old woman gently patted A-Man’s head.

She longed to return home—desperately so.

But where could she find another sun and moon shining together?