"Huh? What's wrong?"

I was startled, and when I quickly came back to my senses, I met Yu Zhengyang's suspicious eyes.

"What are you thinking about? Didn't you hear what I just told you?"

"What did you say?"

I looked confused. What did Yu Zhengyang say just now? I didn't even hear it at all.

Seeing that I had returned to my usual stupid bear-like appearance, Yu Zhengyang sighed with a feeling of resentment.

"What I just said is that there are many graves around here. You should pay more attention to your steps when walking. There are many people burning paper recently, so don't step on the paper ashes."

After his reminder, I realized that we had reached an orchard at the west end of the village, very close to our family's ancestral grave.

I mentioned before that people in the mountains like to place ancestral tombs near their own orchards. Firstly, they occupy their own land and do not have to worry about damaging the blessings of their ancestors due to land disputes in the future. Secondly, it is to facilitate worship.

So if you encounter a series of orchards, it means there will be a series of tombs here.

"Isn't July 15th already passed? Is there anyone here to burn paper at this time?"

I didn’t take Yu Zhengyang’s words to heart very much. It’s been almost two months since my birthday, and usually all the paper that should be burned has been burned during the Ghost Festival on July 15th. It’s such a hot day now, who has nothing to do?

Come here to burn paper?

Besides, I had never paid attention to this issue when I came to this cemetery before. Why did I suddenly become so particular about it at this juncture?

"You should just listen to me! I have discovered a very unusual thing before. The old people who died in your village seem to gather in this month. Since the death anniversaries are all gathered together, there must be more people burning paper."

Huh? If Yu Zhengyang hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have noticed this problem. Now that I think about it carefully, it seems that this month of the year is indeed the best time for my family's business...

"If it's a coincidence, then it's too much of a coincidence, right?"

If you say this is a coincidence, even a layman like me doesn't believe it. It's not unusual for two people to die in the same month. But if they die together in the same month, it's a bit unreasonable.

"There are so many coincidences in this world, and they are all caused by man."

Yu Zhengyang's answer was concise and clear.

"But I haven't figured it out yet, so I don't dare to make any judgments. When the person who borrowed the knife comes back, I'll ask him for details first."

Yu Zhengyang still adheres to the word "rigor" and is still unwilling to tell me about uncertain things.

"By the way, where is the knife owner? How did you send him away?"

Originally, I wasn't very interested in this knife dealer, but when I saw all the weird things slowly getting involved with him, I started to get curious.

"Didn't I mention to you just now that I suspected that the prophecy he left behind was just to warn your grandfather?"

I nodded numbly, not understanding why he brought the topic back again.

"So I told him the news that your grandfather was still alive. As expected, he left here immediately after hearing the news to find your grandfather."

"Wait a minute... my grandpa is still alive? How is this possible? He passed away before I was born."

Yu Zhengyang's words completely confused me.
Chapter completed!