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The crowd swarmed around Shan Ji Ge, taking away Qin Shuying's parents and a girl named Yu. The man giving orders sneered at the remaining Qin Shuying, saying, "If it weren't for Shan Ji Ge still having feelings for you, you would be done for tonight. Girl, just wait for Old Road Elder's abortion medicine!"
An opportunity had arisen; Qin Shuying would not die. Once the villagers left, leaving only two guards behind, it was my moment to act. I took out my skills; without a cinnabar pen, I used my finger as a brush, and without cinnabar, I used blood from my tongue as a substitute.
With a few swift movements, I successfully created an Invisibility Talisman. I stuck the leaf-made talisman on myself and approached the guards.
The two guards were engaged in lewd conversation about Qin Shuying and her entanglements with the Monster.
"Such a shame," Guard A said, "with such a good figure, that childbearing backside has been taken advantage of by the Monster."
Guard B shook his head in regret. "Tsk tsk, Shan Ji Ge had so many chances; why didn't he take this girl earlier?"
"Buddy, don't be so regretful. Now that everyone in the village is gone, should we indulge ourselves?" Guard A said with a sly grin, sneaking a glance at Qin Shuying, who was tied up tightly in the room.
Guard B leaned closer to peek through the door crack, his greedy eyes glinting with a greenish light. He licked his lips, swallowing the drool pooling at the corner of his mouth with a wicked smile. "Sure, you keep watch while I go in." With the Invisibility Talisman on me, they couldn't see me as I slipped in behind Guard A and entered the room to draw a spell in the air. "No roots to find roots anywhere; Urgent Command!"
Guard A was too preoccupied to notice me as I stepped forward and pressed the spell against him right where it counted.
With a tearing sound, Qin Shuying's clothes ripped apart. Guard A thrust forward vigorously—his roots were gone; let's see how he handles this!
I stifled a laugh as Guard A broke into a sweat. I turned around and grabbed a stick to strike him hard on the back of his head.
Guard A didn't have time to scream before he collapsed silently.
Seeing him disheveled and looking like a rogue made me spit on him in disdain. The scene unfolded too quickly; Qin Shuying scrambled up, hastily putting her clothes back on while looking around in confusion. I stepped forward swiftly and whispered to her, "Hurry up and get ready; escaping is our priority."
"You..."
"Don't shout..."
Qin Shuying nodded. I noticed her slightly protruding belly and quickly helped her up as we headed outside.
Guard B was lost in his own imagination about what might be happening right under his nose, completely oblivious to Guard A calling out. Instead, he saw Qin Shuying running out, and he stood there in shock, too late to react.
I struck him with a slap, the sound echoing as I delivered a series of blows that left him dazed, stars dancing in front of his eyes. Once I was done, I kicked him hard. It felt a bit unfair to use invisibility in this confrontation, but then again, dealing with such an evil person warranted a little cheating now and then.
Grandpa's Invisibility Talisman was not an ordinary charm; it couldn't be used too frequently, so this was my first attempt. A rush of excitement bubbled within me as I led Qin Shuying away, sprinting towards the outside. As long as we found that green wall, we would be safe.
Just then, Qin Shuying stopped in her tracks. She stared at my invisible form and asked, "Qin Ye, is that you?"
I was taken aback by her calling out my name. After a moment of hesitation, I revealed myself and asked, "Do you know Qin Ye?"
"Why are you here?" It was clear she felt disappointed and disheartened. She had truly believed that Qin Ye had come for her when she ran out with me.
"I... I saw you were in trouble, so I came to save you."
"You can turn invisible. Why didn't you save my parents and that poor Yu?"
"Where are they?" I actually wanted to retrieve the things I had lost here—my phone and some personal items like the Bagua Mirror.
"In the ancestral hall."
Hearing Qin Shuying mention the ancestral hall left me stunned. In our current reality, it seemed like a distant concept. I began to connect all the events surrounding my separation from Qin Jian, and the more I thought about it, the more uneasy I felt.
"Ying Jie, what year and month is it now?"
"Year 197, twelfth month."
"Ying..." The environment and time I found myself in had regressed by over twenty years.
Had I crossed over? The person I was calling Ying Jie was none other than Qin Jian's mother! And Qin Jian was the child she had not yet given birth to. I was momentarily stunned.
"Ma Qi, what's wrong with you?"
"Ying, no, it's just... I need to verify a few things with you. Please don't hide anything from me; just tell me honestly."
Qin Shuying nodded. "Let's walk and talk; if we delay, something might happen."
"Okay."
Faced with this woman, whom I had never met but who had unexpectedly appeared before me as Qin Jian's mother, I found it hard to call her Ying Jie. Calling her Aunt would probably be even more shocking; she might get scared. In my hesitation, I decided to skip the formalities and directly ask, "Tell me what happened with Qin Ye."
Qin Shuying's shy yet expressive eyes sparkled in the darkness of the night. I held the torch close, following her closely and patiently waiting for her to share her story.
Qin Ye originally had no name.
Since birth, he had been called the Abandoned Child by everyone.
The Abandoned Child did not belong to this place. He was born in winter, amidst heavy snow, with his cries breaking the tranquility of the mountain village. The arrival of a new child was usually a joyous occasion, but unexpectedly, after Qin Ye's birth, his mother died from severe bleeding.
The people here held onto an unfortunate old custom: when a respected person passed away, their descendants would consume the intact parts of their flesh and organs so that they would always be remembered. There were no cemeteries here; when good people died, their relatives and friends would share their remains. However, those who were deemed wicked would be discarded in the wild, left for animals to tear apart and devour—a fate known as dying without a burial place.
This is related to their ancestors fleeing from persecution, Qin Shuying added. "The ancestors fled into a deep mountain, suffering from hunger and thirst. In desperation, they resorted to killing their mounts for food, and when the mounts were gone, they turned to cannibalism. The esteemed ancestors insisted that the young ones remain to carry on the bloodline, which is how the Qin Clan has continued this ancient tradition to this day."
Within the Qin Clan, there exists a taboo: due to years of bloodshed, they have developed a strong aversion to blood. Therefore, those who die with blood on their hands are considered ill-fated. The birth of the Abandoned Child led to the mother dying from excessive bleeding, simply because the Qin Clan is a prominent family in this area.
The mother of the Abandoned Child was Eldest Sister Qin, revered by her kin. After her death, someone invited a shaman to divine her fate.
The shaman pointed out that the newborn child was an ill omen, responsible for bringing misfortune that led to Eldest Sister Qin's demise.
The Abandoned Child was taken away by the shaman and abandoned in a desolate wilderness.
The shaman intended to conduct an experiment: if the Abandoned Child truly died, then it would be a debt collector's arrival. If he survived, it was very likely that he was not born of human origin.
"What was the outcome?"
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