The Mystery of One's Birth (2)

  But I shouted for half a day without any response, and I was really anxious. Now it's probably been about an hour or so, I rushed out of the door in a hurry, calling my daughter's name all over the village, at that time it was a feeling of despair and wanting to cry but having no tears.

  "About an hour later, I turned back and found Hongying's figure behind the short wall next to the gate. She might have fallen asleep because I hadn't found her for a long time. But at that moment, I clearly remembered looking over the short wall when I went out, and there was no one behind it."

  "After Hongying woke up, I asked her where she had hidden. She said she was behind the short wall all along. The next day, I went to take a look at that short wall again, and it looked completely normal."

  "The fireflies that appeared in the midsummer made me suddenly think of that game of hide-and-seek, and I wondered if Hongying, who couldn't be found at the time, might have been hiding behind the short wall by the door. Although it seemed unlikely, I didn't want to miss any clue."

  Taking advantage of the night, I pushed open the door, and those fireflies also suddenly followed, gathering in front of me, flying and dancing above the low wall. I thought to myself, could it be that there's something underneath? So I used force to knock down the low wall, and then swung my pickaxe to dig into the ground.

  I had just scraped off a few times, removing the floating soil on top, and felt strange. Now it's already summer, but the soil underneath is still frozen. This made me suddenly think of that missing tomb, and thinking about this, I accelerated my progress even more.

  "After using up two hours of time, I finally dug down over a foot and was already drenched in sweat. I swung the pickaxe with force, preparing to rest after one more strike, but as soon as it came into contact with the ground, it emitted a loud 'thud' sound."

  I was stunned, and then a long sigh came from beside my ear. Old Jin Tou let out a breath, his eyes staring straight at something behind me, as if recalling something.

  "Just as I finished reading, I suddenly felt a chill run down my spine, as if someone was staring at me from behind. I was so scared! Cold sweat poured out. Should I turn back or not, I was stuck. I had heard about the San Mai Zhen Huo before, it said 'if you turn back now, more bad luck than good'. Just when I was about to ask for help from Tang Jun, 'creak, creak' footsteps sounded from behind me, my scalp exploded at that moment, and the thing stopped a few meters away. The courtyard fell silent again... Half a day passed without any movement, I plucked up my courage, just as I was about to turn back and shout loudly, a foul smell suddenly hit my nose."

  Old Jin stopped for a while, then slowly came back to his senses and said: "At that time, my heart was tight again. What on earth is this thing? And that long sigh seemed to be by my side, in an instant, I seemed to have the energy again.

  I took a deep breath, panted for a while, and finally saw clearly the thing below. It turned out to be the jar I had lost, but it was upside down on the ground. I wondered when such a big thing was buried here, and I really didn't know. So I started digging with more force. After about an hour of digging, I couldn't dig anymore. At this time, it was already around 4 o'clock in the night, and I sat on the shovel head panting heavily.

  At this moment, I suddenly heard a faint rhythmic knocking sound coming from the jar. My heart immediately hung up, could it be that there was really someone here? At this time, I suddenly caught a glimpse of what seemed to be light not far behind me.

  I immediately picked up the pickaxe and rushed to the gate, gently closing the door and looking out through the gap. The light was getting closer and closer, a red glow floating in my direction. As the flames approached, I heard a faint "creaking" sound near my ear, with a rhythmic tone.

  "In the blink of an eye, the red light had approached, and I finally saw clearly that the red light came from two red lanterns held by a man in a black robe. Beside him was the strange creature that Tang Jun and Hongying had seen before, following closely behind like a servant. At this moment, however, I heard a baby's cry coming from beside them."