“At that time, I was half-conscious and heard you arguing with Sun Jiamu. My first reaction was fear. I didn’t know how to face it, and I was afraid that you would really decide to kill me,” Song Qing paused: “Then I suddenly heard the voice of the Jade girl.”
Song Qing confessed: “The Jade girl has always been able to hear you talking.”
Chu Huai was surprised for a second, and then asked: “What does it mean to become the Little Guanyin Goddess?”
“I will have the ability to control the entire village as the Little Guanyin Goddess. I will no longer be limited by the copy and can leave here alive. Isn’t that very tempting?” Song Qing smiled.
Chu Huai frowned, pondered for a moment, and said seriously: “She may be lying to you.”
Song Qing was stunned: “I thought you would directly accuse me of being selfish and not considering the overall situation.”
Chu Huai was helpless and smiled sincerely: “What’s the point of accusing you? Choosing is your freedom. I’m just telling you the pros and cons.”
Song Qing’s hand in her sleeve trembled, and she asked tentatively: “Aren’t you afraid that I might say, what if I kill you…”
If she really gave birth to the Jade girl, on the seventh day, she would become the real Little Guanyin Goddess, and what awaited other mission-takers would be… wanton slaughter.
Chu Huai shrugged indifferently: “I always believe that no matter how bad the situation is, there is always a way out. If the birth of the Jade girl is an irreversible mainline, there must be another way for me to survive.”
Song Qing was moved.
“If it really comes to that, I will never hurt you. I will protect you and help you leave,” Song Qing said.
This was what she could do. If she really had the ability of the Little Guanyin Goddess, she could do something and help Chu Huai, assisting him to leave.
In fact, Song Qing came just to say this.
Instead of complaining about the unfairness of fate, Song Qing has always hated her own powerlessness over the years.
She watched as her once wealthy family was dragged down by her and her sister, and she was powerless; she watched as her sister turned into a pile of mutilated flesh and blood, and her lover wept bitterly, she was powerless; coming to this terrifying world, she knew that she repeatedly burdened Chu Huai, but she had no experience or ability to change this situation, and could only deepen his troubles.
Indeed, she couldn’t decide any of this. Being born with deformities was not her choice, her sister’s death was not her fault, and becoming a burden to others was destined.
Song Qing often felt hopeless, so when the opportunity presented itself, she was more joyful than afraid.
As long as she gave birth to this child…
Chu Huai didn’t know what she was thinking, and only said in a deep voice: “Going back, since she can hear us talking, it’s not impossible that she lied to you out of fear.”
“And your body is deteriorating too quickly,” Chu Huai paused: “even if what she said is true, when she was born, you would not be human anymore.”
Song Qing suddenly looked up, revealing a look of horror. Was she too naive?
Chu Huai said: “It is now confirmed that Little Guanyin is a ghost. If so, you are likely to age and die gradually as the child grows up, and then at the moment she is born, you will fully recover… become a ghost, which is probably the truth behind becoming Little Guanyin.”
“Only ghosts can live forever,” Chu Huai smiled and said with some relief: “people all eventually die.”
Song Qing took a few steps back, barely standing, at a loss.
She hesitated for a moment, suddenly raised her head, and said firmly like never before: “Even if I become a ghost, I am willing!”
If it can be helpful to you…
“Even if I’m forever trapped in this mountain village, even if I become something terrible, even if…”
Chu Huai chuckled and bent down to stroke the fur of the little black cat. He then picked it up and started walking back, while Song Qing followed him anxiously, not understanding his intentions.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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“Moreover,” Chu Huai turned to the stunned Song Qing and smiled: “all the seemingly best solutions may actually be traps.”
“If you end up having control over the ghostly power, that’s fine. But if little Guanyin uses your body to revive herself, taking over your identity, then are you still Song Qing? Your consciousness will be gone, and you’ll really be dead. By then, we’ll be facing the revived little Guanyin who’s successfully reincarnated.”
Song Qing’s face turned pale, and she trembled uncontrollably.
Chu Huai continued: “With Liu Han here, this method is not a dead end. Maybe you could get infected, but we don’t need to immediately cut her out now. We can wait until she’s close to giving birth before doing anything. As long as you can hold on for a day or two, you can safely go back unharmed.”
In Song Qing’s eyes, Chu Huai was playing with the kitten while speaking calmly. His long and dense eyelashes were fluttering, and despite the recent struggle that left his arm scratched and his clothes dusty, he still looked clear and composed.
“If both options lead to death, why not try?” Chu Huai slowly raised his head and said earnestly.
Song Qing suddenly teared up. Finally, she had the right to make a choice.
Chu Huai didn’t know why she was crying and was feeling a bit helpless, but the little black cat used its furry ear to push open the pocket on Chu Huai’s shirt and laboriously pulled out a tissue. It turned around and stretched its neck to hand it to Song Qing.
Song Qing received it in a daze.
The little black cat turned around again, showing an expression that wanted to be praised, and affectionately rubbed against Chu Huai’s fair neck.
Chu Huai smiled and held it, afraid that it would slip away. He flicked its chin with his finger and said: “You’re pretty good at offering help.”
The little black cat continued to rub against him.
Chu Huai let out a sigh and said: “You’re so clingy, but I can’t take you with me after the copy ends.”
Song Qing watched Chu Huai’s back and suddenly felt that he was very lonely.
“By the way,” Song Qing called out to him: “I also know some information that I don’t want to share with Sun Jiamu.”
Chu Huai stopped and listened to her.
“Little Guanyin is the biological mother of the golden boy and jade girl, who were originally a pair of twin dragons and phoenixes. Jade girl said this, and I think it’s very likely to be true.”
Song Qing only casually mentioned it, but Chu Huai’s eyes lit up.
Their vision was too narrow. Instead of passively waiting for things to happen, why not stop it at the source?
The ghosts in the copy world are not just randomly appearing. Just like the ghost couple in the “Ghost Marriage” copy, they were forcibly separated during their lifetime and only turned into ghosts because of their resentment after death. Therefore, the emergence of Little Guanyin, and golden boy and jade girl must have its roots.
Perhaps finding the root cause would naturally lead to a way out.
And he also remembered the conversation he had with Sun Jiamu earlier, where the villagers of Xiaoguanyin Village all admitted, almost unconsciously, that they had “sins”.
Sun Jiamu looked at the two who had just come back, and asked coldly: “What did you do outside?”
Since coming to this instance, he had always felt a sense of panic, everything was beyond his expectations, leaving him unprepared. Before, in the instance, he was the one who was sought after by the newcomers, but now with Chu Huai here, he had become the one who was ignored.
This sense of being out of control made Sun Jiamu even more manic.
At night, Chu Huai left the temporary house.
He was eager to find out what had happened back then.
Sun Jiamu, Song Qing, and Liu Han were together, and he wasn’t worried about the safety of the two newcomers for the time being.
Firstly, Sun Jiamu was injured during his escape and needed Liu Han to change his dressings these days. Secondly, Song Qing was pregnant with the jade girl, and Sun Jiamu was not foolish enough to attack her now that he knew the consequences.
Chu Huai had his reasons for acting at night. Firstly, Little Guanyin was using the villagers as her puppets, but the villagers were fundamentally human and had average night vision. Even if he was discovered in the dark, he could easily hide and escape.
The little cat followed him out as well.
Chu Huai hadn’t gone far when he came across a few villagers wandering in the mountains. The more he observed, the more he felt that something was amiss.
In theory, with Song Qing on their side, while Little Guanyin scares the villagers, she is also constantly exposing their location, and it is not as difficult for the villagers to find them as they had imagined.
Could it be that Little Guanyin is not in a hurry to catch them? What is she waiting for?
Initially, Chu Huai planned to find a villager to wake up and ask for information. However, he saw a shiny object by the window of a house not far away. It was covered with curtains, but the dim light still leaked through.
Curious, Chu Huai approached the house. He was already close to the foot of the mountain, and the house in front of him appeared particularly luxurious in a rundown grass shack.
Chu Huai vaguely remembered that this was the home of the village chief.
Since the villagers had been driven out by Little Guanyin, the village chief must not be at home. After thinking for a moment, Chu Huai took a risk and picked up a stone from the ground, smashed the glass, and lifted the curtains.
Chu Huai’s expression froze for a second. In front of him was a… night pearl.
The light earlier was emitted by the night pearl.
The night pearl was extremely smooth to the touch as if someone often caressed and played with it. It was transparent and flawless, and it looked valuable.
Chu Huai furrowed his brows slightly. How could the villagers of Little Guanyin’s village have such a thing?
There were footsteps in the distance, and Chu Huai tucked the night pearl into his arms and hid in the darkness.
This thing didn’t seem fake. Even if it was a replica, it required a certain level of technology. With Little Guanyin’s village’s production level, it was impossible to reproduce such a thing.
So where did this thing come from?
It seems that he needs to ask the village chief.
On the other side, after Liu Han and Sun Jiamu fell asleep, Song Qing suddenly opened his eyes and trembled all over.
Song Qing tiptoed around Liu Han’s body and walked out. Liu Han woke up and rubbed her sleepy eyes: “Where are you going, Song Qing?”
Song Qing trembled and covered up: “I need to go to the bathroom.”
Liu Han fell asleep again.
Song Qing ran out for a while, found a place without anyone around, and seemed to talk to the air: “If you dare to make a move on Chu Huai first, I will immediately die with you!”
A moment of silence.
After a long time, Song Qing seemed to receive assurance, closed his eyes in pain, and his voice trembled: “If I must make a choice… then start with the other two.”
Early the next morning, Sun Jiamu went out to investigate the situation, and Chu Huai and the remaining two had a simple meal to fill their stomachs.
Song Qing was already emaciated and it was imperative to take the child out, but they couldn’t leave here now, which was really troublesome.
Chu Huai absentmindedly ate and looked at Liu Han in front of him, frowning slightly.
Liu Han has always been very well-mannered, mild-tempered, and pays attention to her image. At this time, she sat with her legs spread apart and ate ungracefully, making an unpleasant “smacking” sound.
It was as if she had become a different person.
Liu Han noticed Chu Huai’s gaze, her movements stiffened for a moment, and then he silently closed her legs and ate slowly.
Chu Huai’s heart was suddenly filled with a chill.
“Liu Han?” Chu Huai called him.
“Ah?” Liu Han responded anxiously, not looking up, just staring at the hardtack in her hand: “Chu, Chu Huai, is there something wrong?”
Chu Huai dismissed his doubts and chatted casually: “Since there’s nothing else to do, I haven’t heard you talk about your twin brother.”
Liu Han’s face darkened for a second, and his black eyes locked onto Chu Huai, staring at him for a while.
Chu Huai lowered his eyes and chuckled: “Your eyes seem a bit bloodshot, have you been overworking yourself lately?”
Liu Han replied with a forced smile: “Uh, yeah, I guess.”
Chu Huai innocently smiled and continued to ask: “So about your brother, I’m really curious, not in a bad way though.”
Liu Han remained silent for a while before finally forcing a smile and saying: “There’s really nothing to say, my brother had an accident a few years ago and passed away.”
“An accident? What kind of accident?” Chu Huai showed a curious expression at the right time.
A hint of ferocity flashed in Liu Han’s eyes.
The cat by Chu Huai’s side seemed to sense something and its pupils dilated, its thin back arching as it assumed an attacking posture.
“My family was quite poor, and since I was good at studying, they supported me to keep going. My brother only finished middle school before starting to work to support our family. If it wasn’t for him, where would I be? It’s a shame that he had an accident at a construction site and died a couple of years ago.”
Chu Huai just said: “Oh.”
After hastily eating breakfast, Chu Huai prepared to go out and find the village chief. He didn’t need to worry about Song Qing’s safety for the time being since Song Qing was aware that her strength was failing and voluntarily chose not to follow.
Following behind Liu Han, Chu Huai suddenly saw a flash of white light and heard a buzzing in his ears.
When he regained his senses, Liu Han, who had been walking silently in front, had disappeared.
Was he being controlled by Little Guanyin?
The small creature at his feet suddenly called out urgently and ran in a certain direction. Chu Huai immediately ran after it and heard Liu Han’s struggling cries not far away.
Chu Huai rushed over and was shocked by what he saw.
Liu Han was lying on the ground, writhing in pain and struggling. His body was curled up into a ball, his right hand tightly gripping his own neck while his left hand fought against his right hand, pulling it back.
In just a few moments, his right hand had been torn apart by his left hand, blood dripping all over.
Wow, it’s so scary
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No surgery possible now eh…
I guess Liu Han must’ve killed his brother for insurance money to fund his medical school bills. I’m surprised they’re waiting so long before they try to abort jade girl, isn’t it safe for the mom the earlier its done?
i think in this instance now, if they remove the jade girl too early, little guanyin will attack them more ferociously, so its better if they remove the jade girl closer to when the instance ends