Ghost Breath

Although they had settled the cadaver, Song Zhengming's death was extremely tragic, and the three of them could not bear to watch. Just as he was unsure of what to do, a noise came from the nearby trees. In succession, a few more cadaver crawled out from various places.

They fled immediately. Before escaping, Su Qin picked up the powerful light flashlight that she had previously used. In the end, under the combined efforts of the Toad Man and the cadaver, they were forced to come to the stone bridge. This time, Qiao Mu no longer hesitated and brought Yang Jie over the broken rocks at the side of the stone bridge, heading towards the lakeside.

By the time they reached the lake, they were exhausted and had to slow down. Qiao Mu discovered that the trees at the lakeside were rather lush. There were even a few towering trees that made one's heart palpitate. If the cadaver were to ambush here, it would be impossible to guard against them.

In addition, the stench coming from the lakeside was even stronger than that of Flower Snake Village. It was this rotten green lake that changed everything in the Flower Snake Village.

At this time, the three of them astonishingly saw a shabby thatched cottage in the depths of the forest.

Behind the thatched hut, there were a few paddy fields, and a medium-sized orchard with several orange trees growing in it. A corner of the garden was separated by a small wooden fence. Five chickens were quietly pecking at the food, giving off a lively feeling.

Apparently, someone lived in this thatched cottage. Unlike the other houses in the village, the roof of this thatched cottage was not made of black bricks, giving off a fresh and refined feeling.

The three of them had a very good impression of this thatched cottage. When they saw that the door was ajar, they walked in.

The furnishings inside the room were relatively simple. Other than the bedding, a small square table, two wooden stools and a stove in the corner, there was no other furniture. A fire had been lit on the ground in the middle, indicating that the owner of the thatched cottage might have been there just now.

"Does anyone live in this house?" Yang Jie asked curiously.

"Definitely." said Arbor, observing.

"Little sister, didn't you say that the villagers all avoid the people on the other side of the river?" Little sister, didn't you say that the villagers all avoid the people on the other side? Yang Jie asked Su Qin.

"I don't know. That's what my family said." Su Qin replied.

"Have you been here before?" Yang Jie asked again.

"Nope." Su Qin shook her head.

After a while, Qiao Mu sat down and said: "Let's rest for a while and not go anywhere. Let's wait and see if anyone comes back."

Yang Jie and Su Qin agreed. The three surrounded the fire and sat on a bench. They all had their own thoughts, but no one said anything.

After a moment of silence, Qiao Mu raised his head and asked Su Qin: "Little sister, do you still have anything else to say?"

Su Qin could not help but be startled, and looked at Qiao Mu.

"Yeah, you really have nothing else to say to us?" Yang Jie asked Su Qin.

Actually, Qiao Mu and Yang Jie both had a faint feeling that Su Qin was hiding something, and that it was something extremely important.

Su Qin appeared to be panicking, her expression had already explained the situation.

"Can you talk about it now? For example, when your mother died, I already felt that something was amiss. Why didn't she become a cadaver like the other villagers? And Small Snake Island, what happened to your father and those people after that? " he asked cautiously.

Su Qin hesitated for a while, before she slowly said, "Mm, you guessed right. Before this trip, my aunt did indeed tell me some things, about my parents."

Qiao Mu and Yang Jie sat up at the same time.

"My aunt told me that the reason why mother didn't follow the village rules and soak in the water to become a cadaver was because when mother died, she was not at Flower Snake Village at all." Su Qin said.

"Oh? "Then where is she?" Yang Jie asked.

"Small Snake Island!"

"Huh?" Yang Jie could not help but be shocked, "Your mother also went to the Small Snake Island?"

"Mn, my aunt also told me that long ago, mother already had a premonition that these things would happen today. She even knew that the source of the evil was from the Small Snake Island, so after she explained the situation to my aunt, she went to the Small Snake Island alone …"

"Wait! Why am I a little confused listening to this! " "How did your mother know?"

"At the beginning, my father and I were also kept in the dark. It was my aunt who told me about it. It was about my mother's life."

"Your mother's birth? "What is her background?" Yang Jie asked doubtfully.

"My aunt said that my mother had been a life form master since she was young, and that she had the ability to foresee the future and see the past. When she was eight years old, she had already foreseen this disaster, but she only told my aunt that she wanted her aunt to keep it a secret. Later, when she married my father and gave birth to my sister and me, my aunt told me that my mother had foreseen all this long ago.

Qiao Mu and Yang Jie would never have thought that Zheng Huili's elder sister, Zheng Huiling, was actually a super power user with the ability of prediction. In the past, Qiao Mu always scoffed at these so-called superpowers, not caring at all. On the contrary, it was Yang Jie who had done some reports that were related to the supernatural.

"What you said …" "Is it reliable?" Qiao Mu asked doubtfully.

"My aunt told me all of this before she went to the Flower Snake Village. She had originally planned to never tell me, she was afraid that I would live in the shadows for a long time, but this time she's worried that she won't be able to come back, so she definitely won't lie to me."

"Alright, we trust you. Why would your mother want to go to the Small Snake Island?" Yang Jie could not help but ask.

"Why? "Because …" At this point, Su Qin suddenly became sad, "Mom wants to make a deal with the Great Demon King."

"A deal?" Yang Jie was shocked.

"Yes, my mother knows very well that our entire family, including my father, me, and my sister, have all drank the same type of water that other villagers have. They have already been infected by the poison, but on the other hand, my mother also knows that the corpses are willing …"

"Wait!" "What is the will of the Corrupt Corpse?" Qiao Mu asked anxiously.

"Before my mother died, she told my aunt that the general like rotting corpse was about to awaken, and that its intention was to find a person who could inherit his will. This person … It's my father! " Su Qin's expression was painful.

Facing Su Qin's unexpected answers, Qiao Mu and Yang Jie looked at each other.

"Your father? Why? Then... "That transaction …" Yang Jie seemed to have realized something.

"My aunt said that when my mother first saw the rotting corpse, she had already seen through its strong desire. It wanted to find a calm and collected person with the temperament of a leader, but the people in Flower Snake Village were all ordinary villagers who couldn't meet its requirements. So... My mom's deal with the Corrupt Corpse... is for my father to go to Small Snake Island and inherit the will of the rotting corpse, in exchange for this, the rotting corpse will spare my sister and me. That is to say, my father's life, in exchange for our sisters' lives! "

The enormous amount of information revealed by Su Qin had simply caught Qiao Mu, Yang Jie, off guard.

"I understand. According to what you said, your sister and your father went back to the village at that time, and then went to the Small Snake Island by boat. Was it something your mother planned?" Yang Jie asked.

Su Qin thought for a while and said, "Maybe you can say that. Before mother went to Small Snake Island, she had indeed instructed aunt to think of a way to arrange for my father's return to Flower Snake Village a few years later on New Year's Eve. At that time, my aunt joined up with my grandparents and called us to come back to the village for the new year. Only then did we consider coming back. But my aunt also said that my grandparents didn't know the inside story, and she only did what my mother told her to do. It was obvious that my mother had anticipated what would happen next. She knew that the village would lose children, she knew that Miao would be taken away, she knew that Father and I would go to Small Snake Island, of course … She also knew that Miao and I would be able to escape the Flower Snake Village … But now that I think about it, the reason why Miao and I were able to leave the village so smoothly and remain safe and sound, was all in exchange for my father's life! "

The more Su Qin spoke, the more excited she became, and the more tears flowed from her eyes.

"Why did your mother insist that your aunt inform your father of his return to the village that year?" Qiao Mu asked.

"It was because the corpse's consciousness was almost awake that year, and the village also started to change at that time. But I don't know why all the villagers became toads, and I'm guessing that aunt doesn't know either."

"Since your mother has extraordinary ability, why didn't you try to stop her?" Yang Jie asked.

"My aunt has asked my mother many times, but every time she told her mother, it was all fate. There is no way to avoid it, nor can it be changed. She knew her mother well and trusted her, so she would listen to her mother. She knew that there must be a good reason for her mother to do so. Just like how your mother didn't allow her to go to the Small Snake Island, you can't go no matter what happens, and even said that there will be a day when the problem will be solved. "

Qiao Mu thought to himself: No wonder Zheng Huili didn't mention the matter of Small Snake Island to Song Zhengming.

Yang Jie nodded his head, and asked a moment later: "Do you think your mother is still alive?"

"My aunt said that my mother had most likely passed away. After she communicated with the rotting corpse, she chose to end her life. I asked my aunt why she did it. My aunt guessed that it was because my mother knew that I was infected with the poison and foresaw the terrifying consequences of waking up a rotting corpse. Thus, she decided to stay out of this, at least … She won't become one of those toad monsters outside … " Su Qin lowered his head and said.

"Out of the picture?" "Did your aunt say this word, or was it organized by you?"

"Oh, my aunt said so."

He put his hand to his chin, collected his thoughts, and thought: That's right, stay out of this. Although Zheng Huiling was a mysterious esper, she was unable to resist the poison in her body. In other words, if she did not end her life early, she would mutate like the other villagers, and maybe her soul would be contaminated, or maybe … Those villagers who became toads were not even considered dead. They were just mutants? In short, Zheng Huiling must have foreseen this, so she had decided to kill herself at Small Snake Island. Firstly, he would avoid being turned into a cadaver, and secondly, he would not become a mutated frog monster. But why did she put so much effort into this?

Qiao Mu faintly felt that Zheng Huiling's physical body should have already died out, but she must have survived in some form. She still had unfinished business.

"According to what you said just now, your father seems to be your mother's chess piece. Don't you think that your mother's way of doing things is a little extreme? As a woman, I don't quite understand why your mother pushed your father into the volcano without first asking for his opinion. " Yang Jie asked.

Su Qin pondered for a moment, then asked: "Big sister Yang, do you have children?"

Yang Jie was stunned and was unable to answer for a long time.

Qiao Mu and Yang Jie had been married for close to ten years, but because they followed freedom and because of their working relationship, they had not had any children for a long time and did not plan to have any children in the future.

"Nope." Qiao Mu answered for Yang Jie.

"I've asked my aunt this question a few times. My aunt has always said that my mother is actually feeling rather guilty about her actions, but my mother has always emphasized that everything is fate and fate is irresistible. She also said that she knew her father very well and that she knew how important we sisters were to him, and that if she begged him to sacrifice himself for her daughter, he would not hesitate. " Su Qin became sad again as she said this.

Yang Jie handed over a tissue to Su Qin, and waited for Su Qin to adjust her mood, then asked: "Your father, was it also what your mother predicted?"

Su Qin did not understand what Yang Jie meant, and only after thinking for a moment did she react.

"No, I remember my aunt mentioning that my mother had an extraordinary ability, but she wasn't able to foresee everything. For example, from meeting my father to falling in love to getting married. Mommy didn't know about it at the beginning, but after she went to the Small Snake Island, she found it. "

"I understand. First, turn over this page, and then I will ask, has your mother not allowed you guys to go to Small Snake Island?" Qiao Mu asked.

"Yes, my aunt said that my mother always told her … No, that's not right. My mother never allowed my aunt to go to Small Snake Island. She didn't mention Miao and I. " Su Qin said as though she was thinking about something.

"Yes, you and your sister both went to the Small Snake Island, which was also foreseen by your mother. Before the Corrupt Corpse truly woke up, she had already had a soul conversation with it, and made a contract with it to ensure that nothing would happen between you and your sister … Or rather, you and your sister are the only two people who can safely enter and exit Small Snake Island and not be affected by the rotting poison. " Yang Jie said.

Yang Jie's words suddenly reminded Qiao Mu. She quickly added: "That's right, in the entire matter, you and your little sister are the most special. Especially you, since you already have a certain amount of capacity …"

"Brother, what do you want to say?" Yang Jie asked anxiously.

"You mentioned that your mother told your aunt that everything would be resolved, didn't you?" Qiao Mu continued to ask Su Qin.

"Yes."

"How can your mother be sure? What makes her think that everything will be settled? "

Qiao Mu's overbearing attitude caused Su Qin to be terrified.

Yang Jie also noticed the inkling and asked, "That's right, little sister, what confidence does your mother have?"

"I don't know... Little Aunt didn't say. " Su Qin was at a loss for a moment.

"Think back carefully to what your aunt said, then are you sure she has already conveyed everything your mother asked her to you?" Yang Jie asked.

Su Qin tried her best to think back, and then said: "My aunt has indeed told me everything mother told me. I believe my aunt will not lie to me!"

Su Qin's attitude was resolute and decisive, and Qiao Mu and Yang Jie were no longer suspicious.

"There are some things that even your aunt doesn't know about." Qiao Mu speculated.

From Qiao Mu's point of view, the Su Qin sisters were the only ones who had obtained the "privilege" to be able to enter and exit the Small Snake Island. But Su Miao was still too young, so she didn't think twice before placing the emphasis on Su Qin. Zheng Huiling swore that things would eventually be settled, and that it was not because of a wish. She must have done something, or left something behind.

Qiao Mu explained his suspicions to Su Qin in detail, causing Su Qin to immediately fall into deep thought.

"What Mom did... I really can't guess right now, about what Mom left behind... Except... "Except..."

"Except what?" Qiao Mu asked anxiously.