Capítulo 1728: Chapter 1728: Apprehension
Xuexue nodded, thinking, no wonder the villagers were so wary; it turned out soone had died in this house, and it was a wrongful death.
“Yes!” Auntie Chen continued, “What’s even stranger is that within a few days after the eldest died, the second and third also went missing. Everyone always says it was the ghost of the eldest that took them, so everyone is very wary of this house. Nobody dares to step in here at night, fearing it may bring them bad luck.”
Xuexue smiled, sowhat admiring her, and asked, “Aren’t you afraid?”
“Haha! If I were afraid, I wouldn’t have co. The village head knows I’m not frightened, so he asked to co over and clean the house for you.”
“Hmm.” Xuexue thought for a mont and said, “Hey, wait, didn’t you say there was another person? Where does he live now?”
“You an the eldest’s son?”
“Yes!”
“He’s always shouting that this house is haunted and is specifically out to harm their family. He believes if he lives here, he will die too, so he refuses to stay. He moved all the family’s things outside and lives by the roadside, like a savage. The village head couldn’t do anything, so he let him live in a rundown house at the edge of the village.”
“Oh! So that’s what happened, Xuexue finally understood what was going on?”
At this point, Auntie Chen glanced at the sky outside, stood up, and said, “It’s getting late, I should head back. The old man at ho will worry. He has trouble with his legs; if he cos out to find and falls, it will be troubleso.”
“Hey! Auntie, where is your ho? I will walk you there.”
“There’s no need, no need, my ho is just next door. If you need anything, you can call , and my son can help.”
“Alright!”
At this mont, Long Rui returned.
Xuexue said, “Big Bull, Auntie is going back ho, please escort her.”
Long Rui replied, “Alright.”
Auntie Chen smiled, “I said there’s no need. Auntie lives next door; it’s very close.”
Xuexue insisted, “He’s not busy anyway, just let him walk you.”
Auntie Chen seed pleased, “You kids are really polite.”
After Long Rui escorted Auntie Chen back, he returned and saw Xuexue staring at the Huge Locust Tree, watching intently.
Long Rui glanced up but couldn’t see anything unusual, so he asked, “Miss, what’s so interesting about a tree?”
“Don’t you think this tree is growing a bit too luxuriantly?”
“Aren’t trees supposed to grow like this?”
“No, it’s spring now; other trees are just starting to sprout leaves, but this locust tree has lush, dark green leaves. Birdy could sleep on them directly.”
No sooner had Xuexue spoken than Birdy flew in from outside, “Master, Master, were you calling ?”
Xuexue turned to look at the little bird, thinking, its hearing was too sharp, wasn’t it? She just muttered sothing and it heard?
“Yes, yes, I was calling you, co over quickly.”
“What’s the matter?”
“Help check if there’s anything unusual about this tree.”
“Alright, alright.”
Birdy flapped its wings and flew to the treetop, circled the locust tree again and again, finally flying back down to perch on Xuexue’s shoulder, and chirped, “Report to the Master, there’s nothing special about this tree, just that the leaves are very lush. Birdy’s little body could rest right on them.”
Both Birdy and Long Rui couldn’t see anything out of the ordinary, so Xuexue had no choice but to give up her investigation.
At this mont, Zi Xia had finished cooking and stood at the main hall door, calling, “Miss, Young Master, it’s ti to eat!”
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