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Sure enough, the Aunt Zhang did not speak anymore, and her grieving face immediately turned dark. She nodded in agreement and followed Taoist Wang's instructions.

It was very obvious that the Aunt Zhang's husband was hiding something, but it was someone else's problem, and the Taoist Wang could not ask openly.

Taoist Wang said his last sentence, and told his son to accompany his to worship the thousand-year-old ginkgo tree. Aunt Zhang and her husband looked at each other, and the two quickly refused, saying that there was no need.

After giving out all these instructions, he went back home with a relieved heart.

After returning home, Taoist Wang told his son that Aunt Zhang must have some tricks up her sleeve. Take care of her tonight and don't let anything go wrong.

What was the trick? his son asked.

If she said that she had offended the Tree God, she would never believe it even if she was beaten to death. But since the Taoist Wang had great prestige in the village, and the Aunt Zhang was not afraid of anything, she did not dare to refute what the Taoist Wang said in front of her. Hence, she asked you to follow her to prevent her from fooling around or not going to pay respects, which would be very troublesome.

His son asked the Taoist Wang if he needed anything. He said that he didn't need anything, that he just needed to keep an eye on the person.

At night, Taoist Wang prepared candles, paper money, and some fruits for his son to bring over. He didn't dare delay any further and directly rushed to Aunt Zhang's home.

It really was a rainy night. Just as his son carried Aunt Zhang on his back and walked halfway, he heard the sound of thunder striking down. Soon after, dark clouds covered the sky and raindrops the size of beans started to fall.

After arriving there, the ground under the thousand-year-old ginkgo tree was very dry. Not a single drop of rain could be seen, nor could it affect the burning of paper.

He did not care about the rain anymore and directly put Aunt Zhang down and let her sit on the ground.

However, just as Aunt Zhang touched the paper money, there was a sudden loud thunder, which made both of them tremble in fear.

Soon after, there was another flash of lightning, followed by a series of thunderclaps, one after another.

The strange thing was, as the lightning struck the ginkgo tree, he could clearly feel the ginkgo tree trembling as if it were a human. It was not the leaves on the tree swaying, but the whole tree shaking violently!

At this time, Taoist Wang's son suddenly shouted, Not good! You can't stay under a tree while the thunder is rolling! He quickly bent down and prepared to carry Aunt Zhang on his back and run out.

But it was already too late. He saw with his own eyes, a strong bolt of lightning struck Aunt Zhang, causing her body to tremble like a sieve as she laid on the ground motionlessly.

It was truly strange. After that, there was no more lightning and no more thunder. Only the sound of rain could be heard outside the tree.

He quickly brought his hand close to her nose and touched her pulse. Suddenly, his heart froze.

The Aunt Zhang was dead.

This time, he panicked and called over the Taoist Wang, asking him what to do.

Taoist Wang also muttered in his heart, the idea of worshipping the Tree God was his idea, maybe the Zhang Family would blame it on him, maybe this matter would ruin his prestige in the village for many years.

When they arrived at Aunt Zhang's house, the father and son were crying while hugging the corpse on the bed. Taoist Wang and his son stood on the side, not daring to make a sound.

At the same time, he assured the Taoist Wang that he would not tell anyone about this matter. After an agreement was reached, they all declared that the accident happened in the Aunt Zhang at night, and erased the part where they were struck by lightning.