chapter 22

Aunt Lan’s eyes were wide open, filled with thin red veins.

Her body began to tremble, her emotions seemed extremely agitated. She struggled for a long time, but it was all in vain.

Seeing her drenched in sweat, I tried to comfort her.

“You must be very confused, right? Why did the Blood Sacrifice not only fail, but you yourself suffered Backlash?”

She couldn’t respond to me.

I could only continue speaking to myself: “Did you forget? That candle-you blew it out yourself.

“The Five Red Soup tainted with your blood, every time you left, I would spit it out, then soak that white candle in it. I soaked it for days and days, until it finally turned red.

“Didn’t you wonder why I started a livestream that day? Hahaha, of course it was intentional.

“And didn’t you find it strange that I had a phone and signal, yet in such a terrifying situation, I didn’t call for help or report to the police? That was intentional, too.

“Oh, and don’t expect Master Qingyun to come save you. He lost his Dao heart, believed in the Heretical Canon, and suffered Backlash, dying a sudden death. When the police arrived, blood was flowing from all seven orifices, but they couldn’t find the cause, so they could only call it sudden death.

“Heh, your Taoist Priest not only couldn’t save you, but ended up losing his own life.”

As I spoke,

The door to my house was pushed open.

Ruru wheeled Aunt Zhao inside.

Aunt Zhao lay in the wheelchair, her mouth twisted to one side, drooling uncontrollably.

Ruru, like me, woke up early and turned the tables.

You gaze into the abyss, and the abyss gazes back at you.

If you harbor evil, you will inevitably be consumed by evil.

It was quite the spectacle of reaping what one sows.

“Don’t worry, even if you can’t speak or move, even if you become a vegetable, I’ll always take care of you. Consider it repayment for raising me.”

I pushed Aunt Lan next to Aunt Zhao.

I placed the two of them side by side in the sunlight.

Ravaged, pale faces, drooping eyelids, and mouths dripping with saliva.

Aunt Lan’s mouth opened and closed, making incoherent sounds, but not a single word came out.

After a while, from the corner of her eye,

A tear fell.

Finally, the two of them looked at each other.

And bowed their heads in despair.

(The End)