Seeing a few familiar villages, Huangfu Yue narrowed her eyes slightly.
She hadn't expected this couple to live in this village too.
No, she should have thought of it earlier. This couple were both dressed as villagers, and this was the only village nearby. They were highly likely to be from this village.
Huangfu Yue had maintained a certain distance from the man and had not made a sound or released any aura, so the man had not discovered that Huangfu Yue was following him.
The man carried the woman and walked straight towards the village. Three minutes later, he entered the village. Huangfu Yue wanted to follow him in, but saw two old women walking side by side out of the village.
Huangfu Yue was wearing mourning clothes and a bamboo hat, making her appearance particularly conspicuous. The two old women who came face-to-face saw her at a glance.
One of the old women, who was clearly talkative just by looking at her appearance, opened her mouth and asked Huangfu Yue, "Girl, judging by your appearance, you're entering our village. Where are you from? What are you doing in our village? You're not from our village."
"I'm lost and don't know where this is. I just happened to see your village and wanted to come in to ask for directions." Huangfu Yue quickly came up with a story, walked towards the two old women, and politely bowed, "Two grandmothers, may I ask where this is?"
"This is Lichang Village," the old woman who had just spoken to Huangfu Yue replied.
"Thank you, grandmothers," Huangfu Yue said thankfully, then deliberately said, "I didn't expect this to be Lichang Village!"
"Listening to you, you know our village?" the other old woman asked with a curious expression. The old woman with the talkative face also looked curious, staring at Huangfu Yue.
Huangfu Yue nodded, "I've heard people mention your Lichang Village before. I also heard people from your Lichang Village say that your village has a madwoman who constantly shouts that her son was snatched by a gorilla."
Her words contained an almost imperceptible test. As she spoke, she carefully observed the expressions of the two old women, trying to gauge their reactions.
"She's probably talking about Yu Wuding's wife," one of the old women said to the one with the talkative face.
The other nodded, "It must be Yu Wuding's wife. In our village, only Yu Wuding's wife talks nonsense, constantly shouting that her son was snatched by a gorilla...
This woman is quite pitiful. After a serious illness, her mind became deranged, and she went mad, always shouting that her son was snatched by a gorilla and asking people everywhere to help her save her son." She showed a sympathetic expression, shook her head, and sighed.
Hearing this, Huangfu Yue's gaze flickered. It seemed the man hadn't lied to her. That woman was truly mad, and there was no such thing as her son being snatched by a gorilla.
A hint of annoyance flashed across Huangfu Yue's face hidden behind her veil, but the annoyance quickly disappeared.
It was a good thing that her son wasn't snatched by a gorilla. If it were true, after so long, her son would likely be in dire straits.
"Could you please tell me how to leave here and get back to the main road?" Huangfu Yue asked the two old women.
Since she had gotten her answer, it was time to leave. However, before leaving, she had to pretend to ask how to get back to the main road, as she was currently "lost."
The old women enthusiastically told Huangfu Yue the way to leave the village and return to the main road. Huangfu Yue thanked them and then left.
Watching Huangfu Yue's receding figure, the old woman with the talkative face frowned, suddenly showing a somewhat worried expression.
"I don't know how long this young lady has been in mourning. If we talk to her, will we catch bad luck? I heard that people who have been in mourning for a short time carry unlucky auras, which bring bad luck. The shorter the mourning period, the heavier the unlucky aura and bad luck. If you come into contact with them, you'll be tainted with bad luck."
"Granny Kang, you're too superstitious! How can talking to someone in mourning bring bad luck?" The other old woman frowned slightly, showing a somewhat unbearable expression.
"With what happened in Yu Wuding's family, how can I not be superstitious and not be afraid!" Granny Kang sighed.
The other old woman frowned again and also sighed, "That's true! What happened in Yu Wuding's family was truly... everyone in the village is afraid, and people are uneasy."
"I hope the wronged soul of Yu Wuding's family can quickly dispel its grievances and leave, bringing peace back to our village. May the gods bless us!" Granny Kang clasped her hands together in prayer.
...
Huangfu Yue walked quickly and soon left the village. After walking for a while longer, she saw the exit of the great mountain. Just as she was about to quicken her pace towards the exit, she suddenly saw a ball of green ghost fire floating out from the grass nearby.
Ghost fire! A hint of surprise flashed in Huangfu Yue's eyes, and her steps immediately halted.
That ball of green ghost fire was the legendary ghost fire.
Huangfu Yue's face showed a hint of confusion. Ghost fires weren't supposed to appear during the day, were they? Why was it appearing in broad daylight?
"This ghost fire is the soul of a failure," the space's voice sounded abruptly.
Huangfu Yue was somewhat bewildered, "Space, what do you mean by that? You say this ghost fire is the soul of a failure, what kind of failure?"
"A failure is a loser like you who transmigrated from modern times."
"What?!" Hearing the space's answer, Huangfu Yue was stunned. "There are other people here who transmigrated like me?!"
"Yes."
"This soul of a failure..."
"I know you have a ton of questions, but it's too troublesome to answer. I'll let you enter this soul of a failure, and you can find the answers you're looking for by directly witnessing her experiences."
Huangfu Yue, interrupted by the space, became even more bewildered. Before she could think of anything, she felt her consciousness being pulled out, turning into a white circle of light and flying into that ball of green ghost fire...