Nie Xiaochun rolled her eyes in exasperation, "Old man, you're an archaeologist. Do you expect to understand everything at a glance every time you open a tomb?"

"Someone who knows everything and can handle everything isn't a warlock; they're a director."

Professor Lu was speechless at Nie Xiaochun's retort, unable to say a word for a long while. Finally, he whispered, "Then what should we do now?"

Nie Xiaochun said, "Why don't you call them and explain, so Ye Yang doesn't get stuck with a kidnapping charge."

"I didn't bring my phone!" Professor Lu's words almost choked Nie Xiaochun to death.

Ye Yang spoke up at that moment, "There's no need. Once I bring him back, the other matters can be resolved. Professor Lu, you've been exploring ancient sites near Xiao Mountain. Have you encountered any strange or unusual events? Especially anything related to a certain family?"

Professor Lu thought for a moment and said, "There is one strange thing. Legend has it that Xiao Mountain split open twice."

"The first time it split, the cause is unknown. However, later, a man surnamed Zhang, apparently named Zhang Huayang, pointed out the place to blast the mountain."

"Not long after the troops blasted the mountain, Zhang Huayang passed away. It is said that he was buried at the mouth of Xiao Mountain."

Ye Yang's interest was piqued, "And then?"

Professor Lu said, "The later events are more interesting. If we go into detail, some say Xiao Mountain split a third time after the second. In short, the stories vary."

"However, one thing I can be sure of is that the last two times Xiao Mountain split were related to one person. That person was named Zhang Fang."

Ye Yang was immediately intrigued, "What happened? Tell me more."

Professor Lu felt around his pockets before pulling out half a pack of cigarettes. He lit one before slowly saying, "When I first heard the story of the Zhang family, I was very curious. It was this curiosity that drove me to constantly collect the legends of the Zhang family. Finally, I found the complete picture."

Professor Lu began to narrate in detail:

Zhang Fang lived in a small mountain village until he started junior high school. He grew up in Xiao Mountain Village but didn't have many friends. From the time Zhang Fang was young, people in the village avoided him.

This wasn't because Zhang Fang was annoying, but because everyone in the village knew that Zhang Fang was a ghost-assisted birth.

On the day Zhang Fang was born, Zhang Fang's mother struggled all day without giving birth.

Zhang Fang's father was frantic, but Zhang Fang's grandmother sat cross-legged on the heated brick bed, smoking her pipe and not moving, as if she didn't know her daughter-in-law was giving birth.

By nightfall, the Tanlang Star (Dubhe) in the sky was frighteningly bright, shining on the roof of Zhang Fang's house like a wolf's eye.

Zhang Fang's father was truly panicked now. He couldn't find an ambulance by phone, so he begged the villagers to stop a car on the road. He finally managed to stop a car in the middle of the night, but Zhang Fang's grandmother stopped the messenger: "What color was the car you stopped?"

The man said, "A black car!" Zhang Fang's grandmother told him, "Let the car go! Shunzi, take down the door panel, carry your wife, and go to your father's grave."

Zhang Fang's father was anxious, "Mom, can we go out now? The Heavenly Wolf is shining down on us. You still want to carry her to the graveyard? Isn't that a death wish?"

Zhang Fang's grandmother said grimly, "This was arranged by the old man when he was alive. Return at noon, the stars move at midnight, a black car delivers the soul, open the grave and see the person. Have you forgotten what your father said?"

Zhang Fang's father thought for a long time before stomping his foot and going out to find someone. It was only because Zhang Fang's family usually had good relationships and high prestige in the village that they were able to find people to carry the door panel at 11 PM.

Otherwise, who would dare to carry someone into the deep mountains and old forests in the middle of the night?

When those people carried Zhang Fang's mother out, Zhang Fang's grandmother specially found a piece of black cloth to cover her.

In Xiao Mountain Village, black cloth was only used to cover corpses when they were sent to the funeral home, where it would be replaced with white cloth.

Zhang Fang's grandmother's actions scared the helpers, but Zhang Fang's grandmother was of a high generation, and none of them dared to say anything! They could only grit their teeth and carry the person up the mountain.

Zhang Fang's grandmother followed behind, carrying a package wrapped in white cloth.

It is said that before they left, Zhang Fang's mother had stopped moving. Who knew that as soon as the villagers carried Zhang Fang's mother to the foot of the mountain, before they even had time to go up, Zhang Fang's mother suddenly started cursing: "Zhang Shunzi, I'm about to die, and you still won't send Zhang Fang to the hospital. Are you still listening to your mother?"

"All your life you've only listened to your mother. Why don't you just go with her…"

"Listening to your mother all your life, are you even a man?"

It was true that Zhang Fang's mother was lying on the door panel cursing Zhang Fang's father, but the black cloth covering her hadn't moved at all!

Wasn't that to say that Zhang Fang's mother's hands and feet weren't moving, only her voice was shouting?

The helpers turned pale with fright, and Zhang Fang's father became anxious: "Mom, let's go to the hospital! This isn't going to work!"

Zhang Fang's grandmother said with a grim face, "The dead ghost is playing tricks on you. You believe that too? What did you learn from your father?"