Chapter 626: If One Day


    At first, He Kui shook his head. But when he saw thebloodstainon the hoe, his eyes opened wide. Hecouldnt believe what he sawandburst into tears. Iremembernow.


    This hoe was the tool Mr. He used to use when he was alive, and thebloodstainon it was from Mr. He himself.


    He Kui told us that his father was workinginthe field one day. Little He Kui was ying with marbles in front of his housewhen ahuman smuggler passed by his house andtriedto kidnap him.


    His father came homejust in time. He was enraged when he saw the smugglerandfuriouslyhithim with his hoe. Although Mr. He managed to save his son and killed the smuggler, he was hurt. His blood dripped on his hoe.


    At that time, wehadnt builtthis house yet.So my father buried the hoe here. It wasduring the olden days, and wewere inarural area that didnt have police. Moreover, the victim was a human smuggler. Thatwas why my father wasnt arrested for the crime.


    After talking, He Kui wept louder. With a perplexed face, hesaid, Is it because my father killed someone? Is that whyhe couldnt rest even after he died?


    Theres always a cause-effectrtionship. But no matter what, your fatherisgone. He shouldnt endure torment.


    Iforted He Kui and poured gasoline on the hoe and the fabric, burningtheminto ashes.


    Mr. Hewasnt the oneattached to this hoe. It washis angerthat had stayed behindfrom the timehe killed the human smuggler. Thatwaswhy I didnt show mercy to the hoe.


    And, as the old mans body had been affected by the hoe, he had troubled his daughter-inw.Now thatthe hoe was burned, she could sleep well at night.


    LittleBrother Zhang, since youveburned the hoe, will Mr. He return? Li Mazi reacted, patting his thigh with a dispirited face.


    I nodded and exined,If hewasjust a soul, hewouldnenow thatthe hoeisdestroyed. Buthes a walkingcorpsenow. Thats why he will return with or without the otherworldly item.


    He Kui knew that his father woulde back at night, so he went to buy a lot of offerings. At nightfall, he set up an altar by the hole and offered three joss sticks and two candles.


    At around midnight, the sounds of footsteps came from the hole. He Kui stood up and looked as though he wanted to jump into the hole.


    Li Mazihurriedtostop him. What should we do?WillMr. He be madnow thatthe hoe is gone?


    Imade anOKsignand tookoutthe Emei Piercer,waiting. Soon, a shadow appeared in the hole. He was bendinghis bodyhere and there.It seemedhe was looking for the hoe.


    A momentter, he slowly turned as though he was about to leave. I wouldnt let him leave, of course. From a distance, I stabbed him with the Emei Piercer.


    AhThe shadow turned and screamed strangely. He thrust hishands toward me. I jumped asideand triedto lure him up.


    The old man had no color on his face, but his eyes were strangely red. He looked at me maliciously. However, he didnt do anything.


    I was worried. If he didnt jump up here, it would be hard to get him. To provoke him, I boldly came near him to stab him again. This time, the old man waspletely enraged. He grunted and jumped upndingon the floor. Then, he crazily aimed at me.


    I turned to Li Mazi and screamed, Mazi, light up the candles!


    At the same time, I used the Emei Piercer toangerMr. He, making him swing his arms toward me. Every time he moved, he created a waft of wind. However, as his body was stiff, he couldnt reach me easily.


    Soon, Li Mazi lit up the candles. With the flickeringcandlelight, I saw Mr. Hes featuresclearly. He was wearing a ck shroud. His back washunched, andhis fingernails were around five or six centimeters long.


    When He Kui saw his father, he cried againand rushedtoward him. I wanted to stop him, but it was toote.


    The old man sneeredevillyandgrabbed He Kui by his neck,liftinghim off the floor.


    Dad, Im He Kui, your son! Cough! Cough!


    He Kuisface turned red. I cursed under my breath and stormed forward. I used allmy strength to stab the Emei Piercer into the old mans arm. The old man retracted his arms as though he got an electric shock. Li Mazi seized the chance to pull He Kui away.


    He Kui gasped for his breath and said,Master Zhang, dont hurt my father.


    Li Mazi pantedfor breath.Are you nuts?Hesnot your father anymore!Do you not understand?


    The old man was aiming at me, but when he heard Li Mazi and He Kui talking, his malicious eyes dimmed. With a puzzled face, he turned to He Kui.


    I didnt expect that the old manwouldstill be sensitive to his sons voice. I gesturedand askedHe Kui to talk more.


    He Kui moved away from Li Mazi and pointed at the offerings on the makeshift altar. He said tohis father,Dad, Iveprepared the foodyou loved the most. Im going toburna lot of paper money for you. You shouldntbe stingy. If you want to eatsomething, just buy it.


    The old manwas still bewildered, but he was listening to He Kui and looking at the offerings. The evil energyaroundhim scatteredquite alot. I exhaled and thrust the Emei Piercer right at his throat.


    Puff!


    Alongwith the windstearing noise, ck mist emitted from the old mans throat. He slowly slumped onto the ground like a deting balloon. His long fingernails retreated into his skin.


    He Kui knew his fatherwasgone for real this time. He got on his knees and cried. His wife rushed in from the living room. She gavekowtows to her father-inws body on the ground.


    A momentter, I thought they had cried enough, so I pulled them up. We spent the rest of the nightpreparinganother grave for Mr. He.


    The reasonMr. He had be a walking dead was his grave. I checked thegeomancyand chose a medium-quality grave for him. I wanted to ensure that the old man wouldnt be tortured again.


    However, what made me happy was that after the incident, He Kui and his wife seemed to have changedpletely. Every weekend, they would take their daughter to visit Mr. Hes grave. They would burnjoss sticks to himand tellhimabout somerandom familyaffairs. He Kuis wife had changed her attitude toward her father-inw and husband. She oftenplimented her husband in front of her fathers grave, too.


    When he was alive, even though his stomach was growling, he gave the best eggs to his son.


    When he was alive, he stumbled his way through snows and winds just to take a lookat hisson.


    And after he died, he crawled out of his grave just to pluck the grass and take care of his sons vegetable garden. How could they find a nice father like that?


    The father had brought up his son, and his sonlefthimfora faraway ce. Itwas one of the greatestpainsin this world.


    If one day, youfindthat your parents cannot walk anymore,


    If one day, youfindthat your parents lost their appetite,


    If one day, your parents ask you tovisit them more,


    Please throw aside anything that burdens your mindandtake your parents to watch a movie,havea nice dinner with them, andholdtheir hands justastheydid with youwhen you were a child,because youre the only thing they have in theirst days.