Chapter 9 (2/2)

Tang Mianmian gritted his teeth, “Fine! I’ll go with you!”

Luo Mansu glanced at them and didn’t speak anymore. He merely raised the diesel lantern and followed the ash trail that led to the back of the house. Xiao Tangqiu steeled his nerves and pulled Tang Mianmian along.

Not long after, they reached the back.

This row of houses all faced the same direction so that the back of the house faced a small hill. The house that they were staying in was no exception.

Luo Mansu raised the diesel lantern. They were shocked by what they found – the back of the house was close to the foot of the hill, and in the space between the house and the foot of the hill were many tiny man-made hills that were as tall as a person. And in front of these man-made hills were tombstones……….

These man-made hills were really burial mounds!

There were actually graves behind all the houses in the fishing village!

When Luo Mansu lifted the lantern up to look beyond the burial mounds, they realized that the small hill in the back was covered with tombstones, from the foot of the hill all the way to the top.

“Fuck! They actually built graves behind their houses. Don’t they find it creepy?!” Tang Mianmian shivered uncontrollably.

“It may be their custom to do that,” Xiao Tangqiu said softly. “I’ve seen places where they build graves next to their vegetable fields. On one side, they grow vegetables and on the other, they bury the dead.”

“How do you think those vegetables taste ah?”

Xiao Tangqiu pondered for a bit, “……….It tastes full of an elder’s love?”

Luo Mansu scolded, “Hey! That’s enough!”

The both of them regained their senses, becoming serious again as they looked at the graves in front of them.

Luo Mansu pointed at one of the graves, “It’s so dark here. That guy probably couldn’t see anything. He must’ve unzipped his pants and just peed, so……”

They stared at the partially wet tombstone, not sure who to sympathize with.

After a while, Xiao Tangqiu broke the strange silence, “Why was Jiang Zihan burned to death?’

Tang Mianmian boldly conjectured, “The ghost can breathe out fire? Or could it be….. a will-o-wisp?”

Xiao Tangqiu explained in a matter-of-fact manner, “A will-o-wisp is actually a type of phosphorescence. Human bones contain phosphorus, and when phosphorus reacts with water, phosphine forms. Phosphine can spontaneously combust and is very light. So when the wind blows, it floats into the air, causing the mystical phenomenon known as will-o-wisp.”

“That’s enough, you’re not here to break feudal superstitions!” Luo Mansu lost his patience.

Xiao Tangqiu apologized at once, “I’m sorry, I’m just used doing that.”

Actually, every time they live streamed a horror game, they felt scared inside. So, to ease the tense atmosphere, they would come up with ridiculous antics and fool around.

Tang Mianmian agreed, “We were wrong.”

But we’ll definitely do it again!

“Wait…….”

Xiao Tangqiu seemed to have noticed something, “I think there’s writing on the tombstone.”

“Isn’t that normal?” blurted Tang Mianmian.

“That’s doesn’t look right. The words on top……….” Luo mansu also realized that there was something off. He tried to read what was written, but because of wear and tear, he could only make out a few words. “Yun Manor……Tomb of………Wife Fang Lan. Wait a minute, Yun Manor?”

“That big house ah!”

Xiao Tangqiu reacted at once.

Tang Mianmian was excited as well, “This must be the clue we’ve been looking for! What are we supposed to do next?”

Luo Mansu made a decision at once, “Dig up the grave!”

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Other translators: I really enjoy translating the fluffy parts!

Me: Another gruesome scene? Yes! Please give me all you got and make it as nasty as possible!