Chu Huai was still a bit uneasy.
In the afternoon, their group went to the village to inquire about the news.
The village was not big, and the neighbors all knew each other. There were many talkative and enthusiastic women. Chu Huai quickly learned that there were still three women in the village who were pregnant with twin boys.
If Zhou Yuan’s child survived, then it was obvious that the next target for Jin Tong would be the child of one of these three women.
But…
Among these three women, the one with the furthest along in her pregnancy was only five months. The mission only allowed them to stay in Little Guanyin Village for seven days. Unless there was a miscarriage, it was impossible for this child to be born within this timeframe.
So Zhou Yuan’s child had become, to some extent, the only target.
If they could protect this child, Jin Tong’s birth would be delayed by at least two months.
Would the Little Guanyin Goddess really have the patience to wait another two months, knowing that all she had to do was kill Zhou Yuan’s child for the golden boy to be born immediately?
When Chu Huai came back to his senses, he was already standing next to the two babies.
Because they were afraid that Zhou Yuan’s wife would harm the babies after waking up, they had to separate her from the babies.
Zhou Yuan volunteered to take care of the two babies himself. His room was right next to the babies’ room, and he would come over immediately if they cried.
Chu Huai didn’t turn on the lights, afraid of alerting others.
He yawned and picked a spot with a good view in the darkness, leaning against the wall and quietly watching.
The little black cat also followed him and curled up obediently at his feet.
Since he was seven years old, Chu Huai has been entangled with ghosts. He only feels disgusted towards these things, without much fear or reverence. However, with this little thing accompanying him, a hint of tenderness arises in his heart, as if there really is someone to live and die with him.
Chu Huai lowers his head and smiles. There was indeed someone like that before.
Lost in thought, Chu Huai suddenly hears a faint “creak” from the door.
He immediately sidesteps and hides as the black cat buries its face, concealing its eyes, and blending into the darkness.
The door opens, and the moonlight shines on the face of the intruder, who is Zhou Yuan.
Chu Huai’s heart relaxes slightly, but he still furrows his brows. Why is Zhou Yuan here so late at night? Could it be that he has the same intention as Chu Huai?
Zhou Yuan takes a few steps inside, and Chu Huai notices something wrapped around Zhou Yuan’s wrist, causing him to hold his breath for a moment.
It’s a… umbilical cord.
Zhou Yuan’s hands are tied with umbilical cords, and the two long bloodlines extend to an unknown place. Zhou Yuan looks like a marionette being controlled, walking forward stiffly and mechanically, with a blank and vacant expression.
In the blink of an eye, Zhou Yuan has arrived at the side of the bed, looking at the two sleeping infants, and a cold smile appears on his face.
He reaches out toward one of the babies…
Without hesitation, Chu Huai rushes forward, subduing Zhou Yuan on the ground. Zhou Yuan struggles, even opening his mouth to bite Chu Huai, but the black cat claws his face, leaving a bloody scratch.
The umbilical cord in Zhou Yuan’s hand starts wriggling, exerting a tremendous force.
“Zhou Yuan!” Chu Huai shouts, trying to wake him up, but realizes that he is deeply deluded. Chu Huai is barely able to hold him down.
Chu Huai’s gaze lingers on the umbilical cord on Zhou Yuan’s wrist for a moment, suddenly understanding, and immediately takes out a small knife to cut it.
The thing was incredibly tough, and the sharp blade of the knife kept cutting and cutting, causing Chu Huai’s hand to hurt. Finally, it broke.
Zhou Yuan stopped struggling in an instant and fell to the ground, mouth still wide open.
A strange scene happened without warning…
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The severed umbilical cord, which fell to the ground, began to move as if it had life, and eventually, all retracted into Zhou Yuan’s… mouth.
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The little black cat actually nodded, looking up at Chu Huai with a look of praise.
Chu Huai felt nauseous again.
He finally understood the purpose of the placenta.
Every baby that survives after being fed placenta soup will become a puppet of Little Guanyin Goddess.
The placenta is like some kind of parasite that lurks in the body of a living person, and whenever Little Guanyin needs it, these placentae will extend their umbilical cords to control the person’s mind and actions, making them do things for Little Guanyin.
Like… killing Zhou Yuan’s child.
Upon hearing the commotion, the crowd finally arrived.
Chu Huai calmed everyone down, and just as he was about to explain, Zhou Yuan on the ground woke up groggily, feeling the pain all over his body, looking bewildered: “What happened? How did I end up here?”
“My wrists?!” Zhou Yuan looked at the purple bruises on his wrists in horror, feeling terrified.
Liu Han went to help him up, and Chu Huai asked everyone to leave, closing the door behind them.
Everyone stared at him.
Chu Huai’s voice was deep as he said: “Little Guanyin, the goddess, never gave up on harming this child. She couldn’t wait for the golden boy to come into this world.”
Sun Jia Mu frowned: “What do you mean?”
“There’s some bad news,” Chu Huai paused: “It’s possible that we are all puppets of Little Guanyin. Zhou Yuan is currently 35 years old, which happens to be the year when the villagers of Little Guanyin Village started giving birth to twins. We are all within the age range of ‘twins,’ so…”
“Each one of us may have been fed placenta soup by our own parents at birth.”
“This soup is what controls our destiny, directed by Little Guanyin: ” Chu Huai looked at Zhou Yuan: “Little Guanyin didn’t give up, she directly controlled Zhou Yuan with placenta, confusing his mind, making him harm the child.”
Chu Huai’s voice was melodious and captivating, but his words made everyone shudder.
Sun Jia Mu tasted a bitter taste in his mouth: “So you mean… we might suddenly lose our will at some point and do things out of control?”
Upon hearing this conclusion, everyone’s faces turned pale.
“Yes,” Chu Huai smiled helplessly and revealed an even more terrifying speculation: “And I have every reason to suspect that as long as Little Guanyin is willing, all the villagers under 35 years old in Little Guanyin Village will rise up against us.”
Zhou Yuan suddenly experienced all this, and his mental defense collapsed in an instant: “It’s over, it’s over. Not only are the ghosts going to kill us, but even the villagers…”
Chu Huai laughed: “I finally understand why we have to kill one and keep one.”
“Little Guanyin’s actions not only aim to gain the trust of the villagers but also to gradually gain control of the entire village unnoticed. Just think, if another thirty or forty years pass and the older generation is all gone, won’t everyone in the village be under her control?”
“At that time, she would truly become the god of Little Guanyin Village, and any heretic who dares to defy her will be mercilessly killed by her followers as sacrifices to her.”
Everyone felt like they had fallen into an icehouse.
Chu Huai said softly: “Don’t be too disheartened.”
“Little Guanyin gains control of the entire village using this slow method, which further proves that she has limitations, and she is not all-powerful.”
“Otherwise, she would have come out long ago and killed us directly. What’s the point of surviving then?”
Chu Huai’s appearance has always been deceptive, gentle and elegant, harmless like a human or animal. When he smiles, he exudes tenderness, making people easily develop a favorable impression and let down their guard, trusting him.
The faces of the others eased up a bit.
Sun Jiamu had been keeping his head down, his eyes flickering. He suddenly raised his head and asked Chu Huai: “Since the purpose of Little Guanyin is to kill the child, why only control Zhou Yuan? Is it because only the child’s parents can personally kill the child to turn their resentment into a grudge?”
Liu Han interjected: “I know this. Yesterday I went to help a family deliver a baby, and coincidentally, the young couple was unable to personally harm their newborn child. The man wanted to ask his own father to kill the child on his behalf. I remember his father said at the time that according to the instructions of Little Guanyin, one of the parents must personally kill the child.”
Liu Han tried to recall: “The reason seems to be that the child’s life is naturally given by the parents, and only when the parents kill the child themselves, the child will not harbor resentment. If someone else does it on their behalf, it will bring calamity.”
Sun Jiamu lowered his gaze, and his eyes darkened.
Sun Jiamu suddenly said: “According to Chu Huai’s explanation, since we could be controlled by Little Guanyin at any time, it’s better for two or three people to sleep together for safety. If one has an issue, the others can react in time and cut the umbilical cord.”
Chu Huai had no objections.
Sun Jiamu volunteered: “I’ll sleep with Zhou Yuan.”
Although Zhou Yuan disliked Sun Jiamu’s character, he thought of him as an elder who could at least protect himself, so he readily agreed.
Chu Huai rested his chin with one hand, watching the two of them leave with a slight frown.
…
Because there were only three people left, Chu Huai, Liu Han, and Song Qing shared a room.
Song Qing seemed to be in low spirits and fell asleep early. Chu Huai had been sleeping uneasily, and as he was waking up in the morning, he felt little paws stepping on his chest.
Not heavy, just a few light steps, a bit itchy.
Chu Huai rubbed his eyes and said: “What are you doing?”
Liu Han had raised a cat before and smiled: “It’s kneading you.”
Chu Huai woke up instantly: “Kneading my ass, I’m a male.”
Liu Han coughed lightly: “Male…”
“No,” Chu Huai smiled: “I’m not confused by anger.”
Chu Huai picked up a small object and walked out.
The little black cat was still meowing, but suddenly its ears pricked up and it struggled to get down. Chu Huai let it go, and it immediately dragged Chu Huai’s pant leg, just like last time.
Chu Huai’s expression changed slightly as he followed it and arrived at the room where Zhou Yuan and Sun Jiamu slept.
The smell of blood was heavy.
Chu Huai pushed open the door, and Sun Jiamu was putting on clothes with his back facing him.
Chu Huai swept the room and found Zhou Yuan lying on his side against the wall, still asleep.
Sun Jiamu heard the sound of the door opening and suddenly turned around, a hint of panic flashing in his eyes.
The scent of blood lingered in Chu Huai’s nostrils as he met Sun Jiamu’s cold and malicious gaze.
Sun Jiamu said: “So early, what brings you here?”
Chu Huai gave him a cold glance and went in to check Zhou Yuan’s breath. Zhou Yuan was already cold all over.
Sun Jiamu looked on with interest from behind him, a faint smile on his face as if mocking his useless pity.
There was a blood hole in front of Zhou Yuan where the quilt covered, the wound was deep and accurate, a fatal blow.
Chu Huai pulled back his hand, his clenched hand in his sleeve.
Sun Jiamu sighed, with a strange tone: “I didn’t expect your sense of smell to be so sensitive. I was planning to put on my clothes and pretend to be frightened and scared when you arrived.”
Chu Huai sneered: “So my words last night gave you an excuse to kill? You can say that you were controlled by Little Guanyin and had no idea what happened, right?”
“So clumsy, do you think you can fool anyone?” Chu Huai retorted.
Sun Jiamu looked at Chu Huai with a strange gaze, suddenly laughed, amazed by his quick reaction, sincerely said: “I didn’t plan to deceive you, just those fools are enough to fool. And I think…”
“What?” Chu Huai asked.
“This time, you will stand on my side,” Sun Jiamu smiled, confident: “You’re so smart, you must know why I killed Zhou Yuan.”
“You even know…” Sun Jiamu deliberately dragged his tone, smiling with a hint of ruthlessness and cruelty in his eyes: “You even know that I killed Zhou Yuan’s nominal wife, right?”
Chu Huai lowered his gaze, he did know. From the moment he smelled the scent of blood, he had figured out the whole story.
He had to admit that Sun Jiamu’s approach was correct.
If only the parents of a newborn baby kill the child with their own hands, then the child can become a vengeful ghost due to immense resentment. So as long as the parents of the newborn are killed, the child won’t become a vengeful ghost. If the child doesn’t become a vengeful ghost, then Jin Tong won’t be able to devour it, and Jin Tong won’t be able to be reincarnated immediately.
The next pair of male twins that meet the conditions won’t be born for at least two months, so Sun Jiamu’s actions have directly delayed Jin Tong’s birth at its root.
From the current perspective, this is indeed the most favorable way for them.
“Did I hit the mark?” Sun Jiamu smiled: “Did you really not know before, or were you pretending not to know?”
Sun Jiamu approached, domineeringly: “Do you dare to say that after Liu Han finished that speech, you didn’t have the slightest thought of killing Zhou Yuan? I just did what you wanted to do but didn’t do.”
He saw Chu Huai lower his eyelids and thought he was guilty, and instantly smiled with satisfaction.
“You and I are the same kind of person. I knew it from the moment you started using Jin Tianyi. You can understand me. Other people’s life and death have nothing to do with me.”
“So, isn’t cooperation good? Our goals are the same, to go back alive.” Sun Jiamu smiled and reached out to Chu Huai.
He saw Chu Huai’s abilities and thought he was worthy.
Chu Huai suddenly chuckled lazily, without hesitation, he slapped away Sun Jiamu’s hand, and Sun Jiamu’s face changed suddenly, looking gloomy.
Chu Huai lazily raised his head and asked in return: “If I and Zhou Yuan exchanged identities, and Zhou Yuan’s wife was my nominal wife, would you kill me?”
“I would, right?” He didn’t wait for Sun Jiamu to answer, he already gave the answer nonchalantly.
Sun Jiamu’s eyes were filled with hostility.
Chu Huai said: “Whether you believe it or not, I have never thought of killing Zhou Yuan, never.”
Sun Jiamu sneered, obviously not believing it.
“Indeed, it would be troublesome if he were alive,” Chu Huai said indifferently: “So what? I don’t think I have the ability to bear such trouble.”
The obsidian-like pupils of his eyes emitted dazzling light, causing Sun Jiamu to feel a sense of dread for a moment.
“And besides,” Chu Huai leisurely glanced at Sun Jiamu: “your choice to kill is just like Schrödinger’s cat. Until the event happens, no one has the qualification or ability to predict the consequences.”
Chu Huai leaned close to Sun Jiamu’s ear and whispered: “Who says that obstructing the birth of Jintong won’t thoroughly anger Little Guanyin, and then… dig your own grave?”
Sun Jiamu stiffened.
After Chu Huai finished speaking, he turned to leave.
Sun Jiamu gritted his teeth and said from behind: “Don’t underestimate the consequences of your actions.”
Chu Huai paused and turned around, seeing the threat in Sun Jiamu’s eyes.
Sun Jiamu said: “You had Jin Tianyi to protect you before, but what about now?”
Chu Huai couldn’t be bothered to deal with him, he smiled lightly and changed the topic: “Your younger brother was killed by you, right?”
Oh my goodness, so epic
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I actually envy people with twins…My family generation (martial family) never have a twins before until my cousin give birth to pair of twin girl about 8 years ago 🥺