latelenovela Chapter 239 Going to the Shen Family Ancestral Tomb to Check the Situation
Chapter 239 Going to the Shen Family Ancestral Tomb to Check the Situation
Chapter 239 Going to the Shen Family Ancestral Tomb to Check the Situation
The atmosphere in the study was somewhat somber.
Li Tingxue frowned, muttering with dissatisfaction, "Did Mother-in-law seem angry just now? She actually complained that we were annoying! It's one thing that we can't keep her company, but she's also so long-winded, just like that old woman Wang Po's foot-binding cloth, long and smelly..."
Shen Xiuyan sighed softly and explained helplessly, "It's not that I don't want to go, but I just can't get away. I've been incredibly busy lately..."
The second brother, Shen Xiujin, sneered: "Hmph, serves you right! I'm trapped here and can't get out, and none of you will escape easily!"
At this moment, the third brother, Gu Yunchen, took over the conversation and said, "We need to start preparing to capture Lan Die'er in the next few days. We'll take this opportunity to let Mother take my sister-in-law away with us."
In this way, there's no need to worry about that woman resorting to desperate measures or doing anything dangerous.
Jiang Mianmian had been wanting to visit the Shen family's ancestral graves for some time now.
For some reason, a voice in her heart kept urging her on, as if telling her that she had to go to the Shen family ancestral graves.
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At this moment, Jiang Mianmian was leisurely sitting on a small boat, gently rocking with the waves. She squinted her eyes, enjoying the picturesque scenery outside the boat.
Beside her sat Li Tingxue, who was holding a child and following her around like a little shadow.
However, when she left, her eldest, second, and third sons only told her to be careful. They had originally agreed to accompany her back, but in the end, they all said they had things to do and couldn't get away, so she could only take her eldest daughter-in-law with her.
Jiang Mianmian sat in the cabin and complained to Li Tingxue: "Tingxue, do you think there's something wrong with the Shen family's ancestral graves?"
Otherwise, why has the Shen family been experiencing so many misfortunes lately? I must go to the Shen family ancestral graves this time and take a good look at what's going on."
Li Tingxue: "..."
Jiang Mianmian was just complaining to her daughter-in-law, but she never expected that the Shen family's ancestral graves would actually have a problem!
When she finally climbed the mountain and arrived at the burial site of the Shen family's ancestral graves, the sight before her eyes shocked her so much that she was instantly speechless and dumbfounded.
Behind the Shen family ancestral tomb, a billowing black mist rose up like a giant dragon sucking water. The black mist was so thick that it seemed to drip water, making it extremely eerie and terrifying.
Jiang Mianmian blinked hard, then rubbed her eyes vigorously, hoping that what she had just seen was just an illusion.
But no matter how hard she blinked, the black mist remained hovering above the graveyard, like a ferocious and terrifying beast baring its fangs and claws in a show of defiance towards her.
What terrified her even more was that the entire Shen family ancestral graveyard seemed to be tightly wrapped by a huge black fishing net, completely sealed off.
Moreover, the black net seemed to possess some mysterious power, continuously transmitting unknown things through the ancestral graves into the black mist in the sky, whose specific shape and nature were indistinct.
【Ahhhhhh...】Jiang Mianmian couldn't help but scream in terror inside her heart.
What...what are all these things?
She murmured to herself, her lips trembling, and unconsciously took a few steps back.
[Oh my god, that's terrifying! This is too scary!]
Jiang Mianmian's heart was pounding wildly, as if it were about to jump out of her throat at any moment.
Standing to the side, Li Tingxue was already pale with fright and trembling all over. She thought to herself: No, Mother-in-law, if we're talking about being scared, I'm the one who's scared to death!
I'm just an ordinary mortal, unlike you who has some kind of cheat code. Why don't you go and see for yourself? I won't join the fun.
Unable to hear Jiang Mianmian's inner thoughts, the highly respected Taoist priests who had been specially invited remained completely unaware of this.
They strolled leisurely around the Shen family's ancestral graves, sometimes checking the feng shui, sometimes fiddling with tortoise shells to divine the future, and they did a pretty convincing job.
Li Tingxue glanced at them and muttered to herself, "Hmph, these guys are so unreliable. It's such a waste of money to hire them!"
Even her mother-in-law noticed something was wrong, but none of these so-called all-powerful Taoist priests seemed to notice anything amiss.
Thinking of this, Li Tingxue couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.
Fortunately, when I came to the cemetery before, I insisted on not letting young Le'an come with me.
Otherwise, if the child gets frightened or comes into contact with something unclean, that would be troublesome.
Then, she looked up in the direction Jiang Mianmian had indicated, wanting to see where the black line, the black fishing net, and the waterspout were.
However, she stared at it for a long time but couldn't see anything.
All that met the eye was a bright, clear blue sky and lush green grass. Nothing else.
"Oh? No... there's more, it's just..."
Just as Li Tingxue was about to look away, she looked into the distance and saw lush green trees and grass, with the occasional clear chirping of birds.
If it weren't for her mother-in-law constantly muttering these strange things to herself, she probably wouldn't have had any doubts about what she was seeing.
Li Tingxue gently shook her head and muttered to herself. In the end, she decided not to go near the cemetery and instead turned and walked in the opposite direction, feeling that it was best to keep a safe distance from it.
[Forget it, I'd better not go over there. Let's stay away from that area!]
Li Tingxue quickly nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, mother-in-law, your magic touch is probably unreliable. It's safer for us to stay far away."
Let those Taoist priests lead the charge. If anything happens, let them bear the consequences!
No wonder the Shen family has such bad luck; the whole family is always running into all sorts of trouble.
[Oh my god! Could it really be that evil black thread that sucked up some kind of luck or something?]
As Jiang Mianmian muttered to herself, she frowned and looked thoughtfully at the black line in the distance.
"Isn't that what they always write in storybooks? The wealthier a family is, the more likely they are to attract unclean things, and then their luck will get worse and worse." She continued to mutter to herself.
"But I can't see anything at all! It's all pitch black in front of me, I can't see anything at all." Jiang Mianmian looked around anxiously, feeling increasingly uneasy.
Li Tingxue: Mother-in-law, please don't get anxious or upset. If you can't figure it out, then no one else will be able to.
[Ahhh...it moved!]
Li Tingxue was startled and wanted to ask Jiang Mianmian: What...what moved?!
Jiang Mianmian shuddered in fright and stammered, "Oh dear! It's a bit sunny here, we...we'll move to the side a little." After saying that, she hurriedly moved to the side.
"Okay, Mother, I'll go with you!" Li Tingxue followed closely behind without hesitation, afraid of being even half a step away from Jiang Mianmian. The two of them hurriedly moved away from their original positions.
However, before Li Tingxue could even get her footing, she heard another shout:
【Aaaaaah... Why are they coming towards us?!】
This sudden turn of events made the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law's hearts leap into their throats.
Jiang Mianmian had only taken a few steps back, but when she saw what it was, she felt as if she had seen a ferocious beast that had been suddenly awakened.
Suddenly, the monster extended several long tentacles, baring its fangs and claws, and moved rapidly towards their direction.
【Ugh... Is this thing going to drain me dry?】
Jiang Mianmian was so frightened that she turned around and ran away as fast as she could without hesitation.
She was secretly relieved that she had known in advance that climbing the mountain would be strenuous, and she had even changed into a pair of soft-soled shoes before leaving home.
Without these shoes, she probably wouldn't even be able to run right now!
Woo woo woo...
Li Tingxue suddenly felt like crying, and even thought pessimistically that if she were really caught and drained by this monster, she would definitely be the first to suffer.
After all, the monster seemed to have a clear target, yet it kept chasing her relentlessly!
In her panic, Li Tingxue inadvertently created distance between herself and Jiang Mianmian. Only then did Jiang Mianmian finally come to her senses and notice the situation.
[Huh? Isn't this thing coming for me?]
Jiang Mianmian stopped and stared intently at the monster. To her surprise, she discovered that the monster seemed uninterested in her, its attention completely focused on Li Tingxue running ahead.
Before they knew it, the two had drifted apart.
Sure enough, when Li Tingxue ran past Jiang Mianmian, the thing showed no sign of stopping and continued to chase after her relentlessly.
Upon hearing Jiang Mianmian's thoughts, Li Tingxue let out a scream like a groundhog in her mind: "Aaaaaah... It's actually coming for me?!"
Terrified, she dared not listen and ran wildly towards the outermost edge of the cemetery, while inwardly screaming:
"Mother-in-law! Help!"
Mother-in-law, please come and save me!