bayedsolid Chapter 438 Behind You
Chapter 438 Behind You
Horse-drawn carriages cannot go into the mountains, especially to reach Gu Chengyun's location, so one can only walk.
Yunyi didn't mind, but the two kids were too young, making it a bit difficult to go into the mountains.
However, Feng Yang and Yun Lü said they could carry people on their backs.
The two kids didn't want to be left behind, and they looked at Yunyi expectantly.
Yunyi didn't care whether Er Ya went or not, but she had to bring Qi Bao in. After all, he was Gu Chengyun's own son, the son she gave birth to right after escaping the capital. Although the mother and son hadn't seen each other for four years, they said that mothers and sons are connected at heart, and bringing him in might help him recover his memories.
As for Fang Xiao, who was rushing to catch the train, Yunyi told him to go back first and come to pick them up the day after tomorrow afternoon.
Going into the mountains to find Gu Chengyun won't solve the problem in a day; we'll definitely have to spend the night in the mountains.
The mountain road was quite easy to walk on at first, but it soon became rugged and steep.
Although Er Ya and Qi Bao were very tired, they gritted their teeth and persevered, and didn't say anything even when they fell down.
"You two don't need to be like this." Yunyi looked at the two kids with a bit of heartache. "Just say so if you're tired."
Er Ya didn't say anything, but Qi Bao hugged Yun Yi's leg and said, "Mom, I'm tired and can't climb anymore."
Yunyi took out two baby carriers from her backpack and tied Qibao to her back, then had Fengyang carry Erya on his back as well.
"Young Miss, let me carry the young master on my back." Yunlu wanted to take Qibao from him.
"No need," Yunyi shook her head. "I'll give it to you when I'm tired."
In this way, the speed of entering the mountains increased.
It's May now, the time of year when it's hot, but once you get into the mountains, you feel a refreshing coolness, and the further you go in, the more comfortable the temperature becomes.
If this were a cultivation world, this place would be a place with exceptionally abundant spiritual energy.
An hour later, Yunyi stopped: "This place is very beautiful. Let's rest here for a while and have some water before we go."
They ate at Chu Family Village, but were unable to leave by then; it was already past noon.
"Miss, don't you find it strange?" When no one was around, Feng Yang still addressed Yun Yi as Miss, but only when there were other people would he call her his wife.
"What did you find?" Yun leaned against the tree trunk, pretending to doze off, without even lifting her eyelids.
"We set off after lunch, which was past noon. It took the carriage more than half an hour to get here, and we traveled for more than an hour. Now... it should be late afternoon, but look, the sun is still in the direction of midday."
"The sun has already begun to set, but... your vision is distorted, making you feel that the sun is still at its zenith."
Feng Yang scratched his head, not understanding.
"It's just a simple trick, like an illusion or a ghost wall." Yunyi knew the other person might not understand, so she gave a straightforward explanation.
"Is it an illusion?" Feng Yang exclaimed in surprise.
"You could have spoken louder, or you'd probably have alerted your friend."
"What...you have friends?" Feng Yang suddenly felt a chill run down his spine and looked around. "Where are they?"
“Behind you.” Qibao suddenly pointed with his little finger.
Feng Yang turned around abruptly, but there was nothing there. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Qi Bao, don't scare me."
“He didn’t scare you.” Yunyi opened her eyes. “You just can’t see it.”
"I...can't see?" Feng Yang was completely flustered. He could face enemies without flinching, but he was genuinely afraid of things that didn't exist.
Yunyi ignored him and took out the peach wood pendant: "Chunni."
Yang Chunni immediately popped up: "Young Miss?"
Just then, the ghostly figure that had been following them suddenly rushed over.
Yang Chunni also saw the other person and immediately burst into tears of blood: "Brother Zhou? It really is you, Brother Zhou."
"Chunni." Song Zhou hurriedly came over to hug Yang Chunni, but because the two of them were ghosts without physical bodies, they passed through each other's bodies. However, neither of the ghosts was disappointed; instead, they looked at each other and smiled.
The ghostly figure was none other than Yang Chunni's husband, Song Zhou.
Song Zhou was an orphan adopted by Yang Chunni's parents, who later took him as their apprentice. After Yang's mother passed away, Yang's husband's health also deteriorated.
Before his death, he married his daughter to Song Zhou, and only then did he close his eyes in peace.
The young couple were childhood sweethearts who grew up together and had a very deep relationship. After getting married, they were even more inseparable, making and selling tofu together, and living a very good life.
As a result, something went wrong later.
“Brother Zhou, I came here as soon as you got into trouble, but I couldn’t find you on the road to the underworld…”
“After I was killed, I didn’t encounter any ghost messengers, so I just wandered around here. Later, I learned that something had happened to you, but I couldn’t enter the gates of hell and couldn’t find you, so I wandered around. But I found that my body would get weaker and weaker when I wandered around the human world. I accidentally came to Chu Family Village and found that I felt much better, so I had no choice but to stay there.” Song Zhou also cried tears of joy. “I sensed your presence, so I have been following you.”
"I was on the verge of death, but I didn't see you. I didn't want to be reincarnated. I wanted revenge. I finally came out and stayed at No. 1 Dongfeng Lane, looking for an opportunity to take revenge. Then I met Miss, and she said she would help us."
Upon hearing this, Song Zhou hurriedly knelt down before Yun Yi: "Thank you, Miss."
"Sigh." Yun Yi sighed. "Song Zhou, right? Because you did good deeds in your past life, the underworld granted you special privileges after your wrongful death. Otherwise, do you really think you could have stayed in the mortal world and found Chu Family Village as your base?"
Upon hearing this, Song Zhou immediately felt a little guilty.
"It's wrong of you to scare people by pretending to be a ghost."
"I wasn't the one who caused the haunting in Chu Family Village. It was a water ghost that was looking for a scapegoat. I was the one who handed it over to the ghost messengers."
“I know it wasn’t you, otherwise I would have taken you in long ago.” Yunyi waved her hand. “It’s a good thing that you two are reunited now. After I help you get revenge, you two can go and be reincarnated together.”
"Young Miss, will we be able to rekindle our romance then?" Song Zhou's ghostly eyes lit up.
"We'll see then. If you perform well, I can pull some strings for you."
"Thank you, Miss." The two ghosts knelt down in mid-air and kowtowed to Yun Yi, but were stopped just as they were about to continue.
"You're ghosts. One kowtow to me is your way of showing respect and gratitude. Three kowtows? Does that mean I'm dead?"
Upon hearing this, the two ghosts hurriedly stood up.
"Now you two go into the mountains to scout out the way and see what's going on in Wangyue Village, the place I'm looking for." Yunyi sent the two ghosts out directly. "If you find out anything good, I can solidify your ghostly forms. Then you can kiss, hug, and lift each other up high."