Corpse Bone Ridge

  I was completely absorbed in it and couldn't extricate myself, Uncle's lips were stuck on my eyelids, this...

  "What now?"

  Uncle's words brought me back to reality, I blinked my eyes, and suddenly it was bright in front of me, as if it were daytime. I saw a yellow talisman posted on the tightly closed door, but what made this talisman different from ordinary yellow talismans was that at the end there was a fox shape painted with blood.

  It turned out that Uncle Ah wasn't as close to me as I had imagined, but rather, he was there to open my eyes.

  I laughed at myself for thinking too much, how could Uncle possibly like me? He's my uncle and I'm his adopted daughter.

  The sense of loss is so strong. In Ah Shu's life, she was just a girl like his daughter, just a passerby, and could never be the one he returned to.

  I pointed at the fox on the yellow talisman and asked Uncle Ah, "This is different from what I saw on TV before."

  Uncle's words were murmured, I saw the yellow talisman gradually hidden in the darkness, a mournful cry came, the steel wire mesh was dissolved, without any obstruction, Uncle signaled me to follow up.

  "He said, 'This is no ordinary yellow talisman, be careful.'"

  I ran up and grabbed the corner of Uncle's clothes, looking around, but couldn't see any bridge outside Ximen River. Now I and Uncle stepped on a stone arch bridge.

  I asked Uncle, "Is your little ghost locked up here?" I thought about it and felt that it wasn't right. How could Uncle's little ghost be locked up by someone else? "Oh, is your little ghost being raised here?"

  Uncle didn't even turn his head back, I tightly pulled him.

  "It's being locked in here."

  In order to please Uncle Ah, I always stubbornly say things that go against my conscience. Clearly, I was right the first time, but I still ended up with egg on my face.

  The scenery around didn't look so bad at first, but when I took a closer look, it scared the hell out of me. What was supposed to be river water was actually piles of white bones surrounding the bridge, emitting a faint blue glow under the moonlight, just like the river itself. I was so frightened that my whole body shook.

  Uncle seemed to have noticed my abnormality, turned around and saw me standing still on the spot, he paused for a moment, came forward and took my hand, warmth rushed in, driving away all fear.

  Under the moonlight, I looked up at Uncle Ah, and he smiled at me, as handsome as a lunar god.

  I'm mesmerized.

  I leaned forward and took a step forward. My uncle led me forward, "If you're not afraid, then stay here."

  I'm no longer afraid, I followed Uncle over the stone arch bridge.

  But Uncle's gentleness just now has deeply captivated me...

  After crossing the stone arch bridge, the opposite bank of Ximen River was not like the usual city area. A foul smell wafted over, and the things underfoot felt soft. When I lowered my head, I saw that I had stepped on a rotting female corpse, and almost let out a scream, covering my mouth tightly.

  The stench of rotting corpses wafted on the river breeze, making me almost vomit.

  "Uncle said, 'This is Corpse Ridge. Xiao Bai was locked up here to survive on the aura of the dead. Once we pass this place, it'll be fine.'"

  I don't understand what Uncle is saying.

  The mere mention of Corpse Ridge makes me unable to move my feet, Uncle is dragging me forward, to get past this place, there's no other way out except by stepping on corpses.

  I closed my eyes and steeled myself to trample over the rotting corpses one by one, until my nerves were stretched taut to the point of near fainting.

  The wet and slippery ground flowed under my feet, I didn't dare to open my eyes, tightly grasping the corner of Uncle's clothes, the stench came in waves, one after another, finally unable to bear it, I vomited.

  Under the moonlight, I saw that what had flowed under my feet was the pus from the female corpse's festering wound, emitting a foul odor.

  The female corpse's face was facing the moonlight, her eyelids had rotted away and her eyes suddenly opened, meeting my gaze. I was so startled that my whole body trembled with fear. I wanted to call out for Uncle, but no sound came out of my mouth.

  The female corpse suddenly jumped up from under my feet, released the corner of Uncle's clothes, and slid into the flowing pus. The female corpse stretched out her bony fingers towards me...