On a cold winter morning, the sharp scream of my mother could be heard clearly, giving a sense of "resonance lingering for three days".

Oh no! Something happened to my mother!

I was stunned for a moment, then immediately jumped out of bed as if being electrocuted, put on my coat, and rushed out of the bedroom.

My mother, startled by something unknown, sat on the doorstep in front of the main hall, her pupils wide open, her face filled with fear, as if she had seen something extremely terrifying.

My father and grandfather also put on their coats and ran out of their rooms.

"What happened?" my grandfather asked.

My mother's face turned pale as paper. She pointed inside the hall, trembling violently, and her voice trembled as she spoke: "Tha... thank you, Second Brother..."

My mother's voice wasn't very clear, but the three words "thank you, Second Brother" still reached my ears.

I trembled all over. What did my mother mean by that? Could it be... Second Brother's corpse was inside our main hall?

I ran to the entrance of the main hall and looked up. In an instant, all the blood in my body seemed to freeze, and my back felt like it was being pricked by countless needles. Every pore emitted a chilling coldness.

The missing Second Brother's corpse was hanging above the main hall, as stiff as a wooden stake, motionless.

Second Brother's face was covered in postmortem lividity, his eyeballs protruding from the eye sockets, his eyes tightly closed, grayish in color. His tongue was black and purple, long and hanging outside, reaching his chin.

I have seen corpses before, but I have never seen such a terrifying and grotesque corpse. This horrifying scene will definitely become an indelible nightmare in my lifetime.

I vaguely remembered that Second Brother's eyes were open when he was buried. Now, why were they closed again?

My grandfather stood at the doorstep with his hands behind his back, his face pale.

My father helped my mother up and his face was filled with shock and anger: "What... what's going on? How did Second Brother's corpse... how did it end up in our house?"

My grandfather took a deep breath: "Someone is plotting against us!"

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"It's Huang San-ye!" I trembled with anger. This Huang guy is really going too far. Not only did he steal Second Brother's corpse, but he also hung it in our house. What is he trying to do?

"Who is Huang San-ye? I've lived in Hongqi Village for so many years, why haven't I heard of this person?" My grandfather was very angry, veins popping out on his forehead.

I licked my lips: "Huang San-ye is not a person, he's a crafty old yellow-skinned ghost! The yellow-skinned ghost who was killed by Ku Da-xian before was Huang San-niang, Huang San-ye's wife. So now, this Huang San-ye has come down from the mountain to find her Enemies!"

As soon as they heard that it was another yellow-skinned ghost causing trouble, both my grandfather and father's faces changed.

My grandfather stomped his foot in anger: "What a grievance! What a grievance! Why won't this yellow-skinned ghost leave us alone?"

My father said, "Let's not worry about that for now. We have found Second Brother's corpse. I'll go and inform his family to come and claim the body!"

In our small village, if someone farts in the east, the west can still smell it. No matter what happens in any family, within half a day, the whole village will know.

In less than an hour, our yard was already crowded with people. Many came to see the strange occurrence, and everyone couldn't understand how Second Brother who had been missing ended up in our house. Moreover, he was hanging like a hanged corpse, with a hemp rope tied around him, suspended from the ceiling of the main hall. The cold wind blew into the hall, and Second Brother's corpse swung gently like a pendulum. Even in broad daylight, it was very terrifying. So those villagers didn't dare to enter, they only stood outside.

Eight days ago, Second Brother was already a corpse, and now, eight days later, he actually hung himself on the rafters. This was truly bewildering.

Of course, after I knew that it was all the doing of the yellow-skinned ghost, I wasn't really surprised, but rather filled with anger.

The onlookers were discussing with each other:

"What's going on? How did Second Brother's corpse end up in Yang Cheng's house?"

"It's so strange, I suspect that Yang Cheng stole Second Brother's corpse!"

"That's impossible. If he stole the corpse, why would he hang it on the ceiling?"

I couldn't be bothered to explain to these people and went straight to Grandpa Yu: "Grandpa Yu, I have found Second Brother's corpse!"

Grandpa Yu lowered his voice and asked me, "Yang Cheng, what's going on? Why did Second Brother's missing corpse appear in your house?"

I sighed, "It's a long story. It's all because of a crafty yellow-skinned ghost causing trouble!"

Grandpa Yu raised an eyebrow, "Another yellow-skinned ghost?"

I nodded and said with a heavy heart, "It seems we'll have to ask Ku Da-xian to come back and help!"

Second Brother's wife and son also rushed over after hearing the news. Second Brother's wife started crying and complaining, making everyone annoyed. She cried and scolded, seemingly blaming me in her words.

My mother couldn't stand it anymore and argued with her. The two of them started arguing more and more loudly, ultimately resorting to insulting each other.

At this moment, Xie Qiang shouted, "Stop arguing! My dad... my dad's fingers are gone..."

We were shocked and quickly gathered around.

Since the discovery of Second Brother's corpse, I had never entered the main hall, so I hadn't observed Second Brother's corpse closely or known when his fingers were lost.

Xie Qiang rolled up Second Brother's sleeves, and everyone gasped in horror. Oh my god, all ten of Second Brother's fingers were gone. They were bloody, rotting at the severed ends, exposing white bones. Judging from the bite marks, it seemed like they had been chewed off by something.

Last night, Second Brother'corpse disappeared, and Xie Qiang was already furious. Today, he found Second Brother's corpse only to discover that all ten fingers were bitten off. Xie Qiang was even more enraged.

In rural areas, the integrity of the corpse is highly valued, and it is taboo for the body to be dismembered after death.

Xie Qiang's eyes turned red instantly. He turned around, grabbed my collar, and raised his fist, intending to hit me.

Actually, I had nothing to do with this matter. I couldn't understand why Xie Qiang directed his anger towards me. Did he think I was an easy target because I was young?

Seeing this, Grandpa Yu didn't hesitate. He took off his belt and pointed at Xie Qiang, shouting angrily, "Dare to lay a hand on him? Believe me, I'll beat you to death!"

Grandpa Yu rarely got angry, but when he did, he looked fierce. Xie Qiang was probably intimidated by Grandpa Yu's aura and hesitated to throw his fist.

He reluctantly let go of me, hugged Second Brother's stiff feet, and tried to take down Second Brother's corpse from the ceiling.

Just then, I suddenly saw Second Brother's toes move slightly.

I thought I was seeing things, but upon closer inspection, I realized that Second Brother's toes were already straightened out.