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Watching them walk away, A-Jian remained sitting there in a daze. Five years ago, he was only fifteen or sixteen. When his father went up the mountain and never returned, his mother sent him to find his dad. At that time, he could never have imagined that the terrible curse would end up killing his father.
On the mountain, he witnessed a scene he would never forget for the rest of his life: his father's body was charred black, emitting a foul odor. His body was grotesquely curled up, reduced to the size of an infant, yet his face remained intact. It was because of this that he could be certain that the blackened body belonged to his father.
Tears streamed down his face again. As the saying goes: "A man may shed tears but not easily," but people only remember the first part, forgetting the second: "It is just that he has not reached the point of sorrow."
He didn't know when a girl came up behind him. "Brother, is Alang really dead?"
A-Jian turned to look at her. "Xiaoyu, he’s dead. Really dead."
"Brother, could it be that curse? Is that curse going to come and kill us too?" Xiaoyu's face was streaked with tears.
"No, no. There’s a sorcerer here, right? Everything will be fine. Alang committed suicide."
"No, that's not true! I heard what you all said just now; they said Alang was murdered." Xiaoyu was becoming hysterical. "Brother, let’s leave here! I don’t want to stay here anymore."
A-Jian hugged Xiaoyu and stroked her hair. "We can't leave. Don't you remember what happened to those who left five years ago? Besides, we still have to take care of Mom. She—" A-Jian didn't finish his sentence because he saw their mother, who sometimes seemed normal and other times insane, having another episode.
"Mom—"
He pushed Xiaoyu away and rushed towards their mother, who was outside pouring water over herself.
A-Jian's mother had gone mad after his father's death five years ago. She often sat alone in the yard mumbling to herself and would occasionally scream about fire before dousing herself with water.
At this moment, she had lost her mind again, pouring a bucket of water over her head. A-Jian had already run out but couldn't stop her in time.
Soaking wet, she looked at her son with a silly smile and said while laughing, "The fire is out; I won't be burned by fire."
Xiaoyu stepped outside and looked at her mother. "She hasn't acted like this for a long time; why has she started again these past couple of days?"
A-Jian shook his head and said, "Let's take Mom to change her clothes!"
This scene was just witnessed by Su Jin'er and the others.
"That woman looks so familiar!" Su Jin'er frowned and said.
"She really does look familiar, as if we've seen her somewhere!" Chu Feifan added.
Zuo Yi nodded in agreement, while Gaya Ze looked completely confused.
"I remember now," Linyuan clapped his hands and said, "Isn't she the woman who burned paper during our Military Training?"
With Linyuan's reminder, they all recalled that crazy woman they encountered on the mountain who had urged them to leave quickly or they would be cursed.
"So she is from this village; no wonder she appeared in the mountains," Zuo Yi tilted his head and said.
"What kind of curse could it be?" Su Jin'er whispered.
"We're curious to know too," Zuo Yi smiled at Chu Feifan.
Chu Feifan frowned, already guessing what they were thinking, but he was also quite curious himself.
"Alright! I'll go ask her; hopefully, she'll tell me!"
Zuo Yi looked at him with amusement at his helpless expression: "Brother, I know it's tough for you, but after all, you are her—husband! Make good use of it!"
He patted Chu Feifan on the shoulder and then walked toward their small house.
Gaya Ze was lost in thought, remaining silent. Perhaps he felt guilty for coming here to help them but not being able to contribute at all. He patted Chu Feifan on the shoulder.
Linyuan walked over and said, "Brother, even though we want to help, it's not like they have any interest in us! So you just have to tough it out! But hey, you're not at a loss; after all, she's a beauty!"
She also patted his shoulder like Zuo Yi and Gaya Ze did before leaving.
Only Su Jin'er and Chu Feifan remained standing in place. Su Jin'er blinked; she understood Chu Feifan's thoughts, but now that things were set in motion, there was nothing she could do. Although she felt sad, capturing Killer was far more important. After all, she really didn't want to see anyone else get killed.
"Jin'er, I..."
"I know everything, but please do me a favor and go ask her! She should tell you."
Su Jin'er walked toward the room, and Chu Feifan helplessly watched her. Suddenly, he chased after her and said, "That's not urgent; I still have some thoughts I haven't shared!"
Then he quickened his pace to catch up with the others, deliberately leaving Su Jin'er behind.
A few people were gathered around the table, about to speak when Arian suddenly ran over.
"Feifan, breakfast is ready! Everyone go eat!" she said with a smile, completely unfazed by Chu Feifan not returning last night.
Su Jin'er glanced at her watch and said, "It's already eight o'clock! That was fast!"
"By the way, you all found your phones, right? I came by yesterday to deliver them, but you weren't here, so I left them under your pillows," Arian said with a smile.
"What? You brought our phones back?" several people exclaimed simultaneously. They had never experienced five people saying the same thing before!
Arian was startled by their reaction and timidly looked at them. "Yeah! Is there—any problem?"
A few people realized they had overreacted, lightly coughing to cover their embarrassment, yet they couldn't help but laugh. Su Jin'er said apologetically, "It's fine, it's fine, let's go eat!"
Arian smiled and naturally linked arms with Chu Feifan as they walked out.
Linyuan glanced at Su Jin'er and noticed she was smiling, although her smile seemed a bit stiff.
Linyuan also linked her arm and said, "Let's go! I didn't even realize I was hungry until you mentioned food! Plus, I really want to sleep; I didn't get any rest last night and now I feel so tired!"
Just as Linyuan finished speaking, Zuo Yi and Gaya Ze both started yawning.
Su Jin'er looked at the bloodshot eyes of the others and said, "Then let's hurry up and eat, and then come back to sleep."
In truth, she was also very tired. Recently, she had hardly slept at all. In this unfamiliar place, she always felt scared, especially thinking about that mage; just the thought of him sent shivers down her spine.
However, she could never have imagined that she would end up sitting down to eat with the very person who terrified her.
When they arrived at Arian's house, the strange mage was already sitting at the table. He still wore that terrifying mask and sat upright at the table. Upon seeing them enter, his eyes fixated on Su Jin'er.
This made Su Jin'er feel as if she were stripped bare and standing in front of everyone. During the meal, she felt particularly awkward.
Just as she finished eating and was about to leave, she suddenly noticed something: the mage was no longer looking at her, but she found herself staring at him.
The mage seemed to notice her gaze and looked up to meet her eyes. The moment Su Jin'er saw his eyes, she suddenly smiled because she realized something.
Linyuan glanced between the mage and Su Jin'er in shock; she couldn't believe it. Was Su Jin'er actually smiling at that terrifying mage? Linyuan poked her with her hand.
"Oh! I'm done eating; I'm leaving first," Su Jin'er said with a smile as she stood up.
Linyuan also stood up, saying, "I’m done eating too."
She followed Su Jin'er out.
"Jin'er, are you sick or just stunned? How can you smile at him? He’s so terrifying; just seeing him reminds me of that night when he held the heart."
Linyuan made a gagging gesture.
"I'm neither sick nor stunned. I just discovered something that might be very helpful for us!"
Linyuan's interest was piqued, and she asked, "What did you find out?"
"I won't tell you yet; maybe someone else will discover it soon," Su Jin'er said mysteriously.
That mage was too careless; perhaps he thought he was clever enough! Su Jin'er thought to herself. But why was he disguised as a mage hiding here? Was he a murderer trying to evade the police? But disguising himself as a mage to commit murder seemed more conspicuous. Regardless of whether he was a fugitive or not, he had already killed someone and was now a murderer. If he killed one person a year, in five years he would have killed five. No matter the reason, he would be sentenced to death!
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