Otherworldly Merchant
Chapter 626: If One Day

At first, He Kui shook his head. But when he saw thebloodstainon the hoe, his eyes opened wide. Hecouldn’t 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 playing 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, wehadn’t builtthis house yet.So my father buried the hoe here. It wasduring the olden days, and wewere inarural area that didn’t have police. Moreover, the victim was a human smuggler. Thatwas why my father wasn’t 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 couldn’t rest even after he died?”

“There’s always a cause-effectrelationship. But no matter what, your fatherisgone. He shouldn’t endure torment.”

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

Mr. Hewasn’t the oneattached to this hoe. It washis angerthat had stayed behindfrom the timehe killed the human smuggler. Thatwaswhy I didn’t show mercy to the hoe.

And, as the old man’s body had been affected by the hoe, he had troubled his daughter-in-law.Now thatthe hoe was burned, she could sleep well at night.

“LittleBrother Zhang, since you’veburned the hoe, will Mr. He return?” Li Mazi reacted, patting his thigh with a dispirited face.

I nodded and explained,“If hewasjust a soul, hewouldn’tcomenow thatthe hoeisdestroyed. Buthe’s a walkingcorpsenow. That’s why he will return with or without the otherworldly item.”

He Kui knew that his father would come 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 moment later, he slowly turned as though he was about to leave. I wouldn’t let him leave, of course. From a distance, I stabbed him with the Emei Piercer.

“Ah…”The 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 didn’t do anything.

I was worried. If he didn’t 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 was completely enraged. He grunted and jumped up,landingon 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 couldn’t reach me easily.

Soon, Li Mazi lit up the candles. With the flickeringcandlelight, I saw Mr. He’s featuresclearly. He was wearing a black 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 too late.

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

“Dad, I’m He Kui, your son! Cough! Cough!”

He Kui’sface turned red. I cursed under my breath and stormed forward. I used allmy strength to stab the Emei Piercer into the old man’s 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, don’t hurt my father.”

Li Mazi pantedfor breath.“Are you nuts?He’snot 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 didn’t expect that the old manwouldstill be sensitive to his son’s 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, I’veprepared the foodyou loved the most. I’m going toburna lot of paper money for you. You shouldn’tbe 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 wind’stearing noise, black mist emitted from the old man’s throat. He slowly slumped onto the ground like a deflating 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-in-law’s body on the ground.

A moment later, 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 become a walking dead was his grave. I checked thegeomancyand chose a medium-quality grave for him. I wanted to ensure that the old man wouldn’t be tortured again.

However, what made me happy was that after the incident, He Kui and his wife seemed to have changed completely. Every weekend, they would take their daughter to visit Mr. He’s grave. They would burnjoss sticks to himand tellhimabout somerandom familyaffairs. He Kui’s wife had changed her attitude toward her father-in-law and husband. She often complimented her husband in front of her father’s 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 son’s vegetable garden. How could they find a nice father like that?

The father had brought up his son, and his sonlefthimfora faraway place. 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 you’re the only thing they have in their last days.