I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 357: Spiritual Stone Tomb (Twelve more)_1

Chapter 357: Chapter 357: Spiritual Stone Tomb (Twelve more)_1

Hearing this, Zong Wangyue couldn’t help but shake his head and smile as he said, "You actually believe such absurd things? This tradition merely tells the descendants not to recklessly cut down trees. Moreover, if the Mountain God is a deity, how could he get so confused as to be unable to tell the difference between people and trees?"

"You must not show disrespect to the Mountain God, otherwise you will be punished immediately," said a burly Han man as he walked over.

"Brother," Zhang Hua called out to the man with a smile.

"Hello, my name is Zhang Huai, and I am Zhang Hua’s older brother."

"Nice to meet you, Boss," Zong Wangyue approached cheerfully, taking out a pack of military-supplied Zhonghua cigarettes from his pocket, and attempted to hand it to Zhang Huai.

Zhang Huai declined with a stern face, "Sorry, I don’t smoke, and I also hope that you will abide by our mountain people’s rules and absolutely not smoke in the mountains."

"Alright, alright, whatever you say, Boss."

Zong Wangyue’s smile remained unchanged; this guy’s skin was as thick as the earth’s surface.

Zhang Huai knew you didn’t believe what had just been said and continued, "Aside from running a medicinal herb business, our Wu Village occasionally sells good quality timber. I’ve personally experienced an incident where I went with a group of brothers from the village to chop trees on Witch God Peak. While cutting down a certain tree, we could always hear a sound. At first, it was indistinct, but later on, we heard someone’s groans, crying out ’It hurts, it hurts’ and similar phrases."

"We were all scared at the time, but the tree was already halfway cut, and we couldn’t stop no matter what; that’s the rule," Zhang Huai continued, "So we continued cutting despite our fear, and when we had felled the entire tree, fresh red juice sprayed from inside the trunk, just like blood!"

Patting Zhang Huai’s shoulder, Zong Wangyue laughed, "Brother Zhang, you’re quite good at making up stories."

Zhang Huai shrugged, "Believe it or not, that’s up to you. But there’s one thing you must remember, you absolutely cannot go up the mountain today."

"Don’t worry, since you’ve said so, we will definitely not go up the mountain."

Soon after, Zhang Huai was called away, and Zong Wangyue turned to look at you, asking, "Boss, what should we do next?"

"What do you mean what should we do? Since they don’t want you to go up there, just stay in the village for a night."

Though not enthusiastic about this so-called mountain dwelling day, it was, after all, their custom. When in Rome, do as the Romans do; clashing with the locals over this wouldn’t be wise.

"Zhang Hua, could you show me around the surrounding area?" Xian Qianling asked Zhang Hua.

Zhang Hua nodded.

As soon as Xian Qianling and Zhang Hua left, the rest of you seemed somewhat idle at the edge of the village.

"Boss, do you think there’s really a Mountain God on Witch God Peak?"

Zong Wangyue pointed toward the towering Witch God Peak.

Following Zong Wangyue’s hand, you turned to look at the Witch God Peak and gently shook your head, "Not sure, this place feels very strange to me."

"Strange in what way?" asked Zong Wangyue.

Staring at the Witch God Peak, your brows furrowed slightly, "There is indeed a very peculiar aura surrounding Witch God Peak. However, what exactly it is, we still don’t know. Only by experiencing it firsthand can we find out. Of course, it might also be related to today being the mountain dwelling day. Maybe, as Zhang Huai said, today is really the day the Mountain God comes out to tally the trees."

"Then once we go in, we might actually meet the Mountain God?"

Hearing Zong Wangyue say this, Xu Jiao couldn’t help but snort in amusement, "You guys are quite funny, taking whatever someone says at face value. There are no such things as Mountain Gods in this world; it’s just the unenlightened places’ reverence for nature."

Zhang Zhaoyuan took a photo of Witch God Peak and immediately said with a laugh, "Miss Xu, what you say isn’t quite right. Gao Jie and I saw those legendary ghosts with our own eyes. If you don’t believe it, I can show you the video we made."

Upon hearing this, Xu Jiao’s laugh grew colder, "Nowadays, video production technology is so advanced, who knows if you guys have faked it."

"Hehe, Miss Xu seems to be in a bad mood," Zong Wangyue moved closer to Xu Jiao with a grin on his face.

"Stay away from me!"

"Is it that time of the month?"

"Scram!"

"Ouch, ouch, I guess it’s because the man of her dreams is distracted, so she’s taking out her resentment on us guys here."

Xu Jiao turned to slap Zong Wangyue, but the nimble guy ducked quickly, his face chubby with fat, and chuckled, "Oh my, where does such a young girl get so much anger? If you really like him, you should strive with all your might to pursue and win him over."

"What do you know?" Xu Jiao couldn’t be bothered to argue with Zong Wangyue anymore, and angrily kicked at the grass by the roadside— "Ouch!"

A cry of pain made you all turn to see Xu Jiao frowning, clutching her foot.

"What happened?" Xu Jiao’s cry of pain finally brought Hu Jiahui’s wandering soul back, and he hurriedly walked to her side, asking with concern.

Xu Jiao felt resentful, and the pain in her foot made her feel even more wronged; her eyes immediately reddened.

"Oh— you’re done for, bullying a girl like that!"

Zong Wangyue suddenly jumped to the side and bumped into Hu Jiahui with his rear, causing Hu Jiahui to fall directly onto Xu Jiao, and the two of them tumbled into the grass beside them.

"Oh my, during broad daylight, you young men and women should have some restraint, this is indecent."

"Zong Wangyue, you..."

"I didn’t do a thing, it was the wind’s fault," Zong Wangyue said, looking up and whistling as he cheekily walked away.

Although Hu Jiahui worried about Zhang Hua in his heart, he was also aware of Xu Jiao’s kindness toward him.

A man isn’t unfeeling as grass and trees, Hu Jiahui sighed lightly as he helped Xu Jiao to her feet.

After helping Xu Jiao to the side, Hu Jiahui walked over to the shrubbery that she had kicked and parted it to find a stone no more than fifty centimeters high that looked to have been placed there the day after tomorrow, buried deep in the ground.

"Chairman Li, what is this?"

Hu Jiahui turned and asked you, who was standing beside him.

At this moment, you were observing the mist around Witch God Peak. Hearing Hu Jiahui’s question, you looked down and said with slight surprise, "Why is there a Spiritual Stone Tomb here?"

"Boss, what’s a Spiritual Stone Tomb?" Zong Wangyue, who was showing off not far away, rushed over upon hearing a new term, smiling and pushing his chubby face forward.

"A Spiritual Stone Tomb is essentially a gravestone set up for children who die young. If children die before the age of three, their family will erect a Spiritual Stone Tomb for them." You looked around and saw that the grass here did indeed seem more lush than elsewhere.

"In the countryside, when a child dies, aren’t they usually put in a jar and then buried? What’s the point of having a Spiritual Stone Tomb?"

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