Zhao Zhao looked at Yu Chu outside the door and suddenly recalled the shadow she had seen today.
If Yu Chu was the one who cast the evil spell, then she must be the one raising the soul. In that case, there would surely be a ghostly aura around her. She definitely couldn't pass through this formation unscathed.
Thinking this way, Zhao Zhao started to figure out how to get Yu Chu to walk through the formation.
"Mrs. Chen, it's so late. Is there something you need?" Zhao Zhao said politely. Based on her observation of human society during this period, the next step would be to "invite" Mrs. Chen in for a talk!
However, the next words from Mrs. Chen caught Zhao Zhao off guard.
"Do you still remember the totem you mentioned before? I said there was one on a bell," Yu Chu stood at the door, wearing a proper smile on her face.
"Yes, I remember," Zhao Zhao suddenly felt a bit nervous.
Yu Chu let out a chuckle and teased Zhao Zhao, "You're so excited? I had someone find that bell tonight. Do you want to go and take a look?"
Of course, she wanted to go and take a look, but Zhao Zhao's eyes fell on the ground, and she suddenly remembered about the formation.
She took a deep breath, looked up at Yu Chu, and said, "I do want to go, but my cousin is taking a shower. I want to wait for her to come out and tell her so that she won't be worried if she can't find me."
Yu Chu was very considerate. "Yes, you should tell her. I can see that your sister is very protective of you."
"Right. Then Mrs. Chen, would you like to come in and sit for a while? We can go together later..."
"Sure," Yu Chu readily agreed and stepped into the room where Zhao Zhao and her cousin were staying.
Zhao Zhao held her breath, her eyes fixed firmly on Yu Chu, not missing a single detail.
Time seemed to slow down. Every move of Yu Chu, even the slightest change in her expression, seemed to be in slow - motion in Zhao Zhao's eyes.
"Can I sit here?"
Nothing happened. Yu Chu passed through the formation smoothly and safely. Now she was standing beside the sofa, politely asking Zhao Zhao.
It was clearly their own house, yet she still asked so considerately.
Zhao Zhao couldn't tell if she was disappointed or relieved. She looked at Yu Chu and then, still not at ease, squatted down to carefully check the formation.
There was no change at all. That meant there was no ghostly aura on Yu Chu, and she wasn't the one who cast the evil spell and raised the soul.
So was she really mistaken about that shadow with a missing arm? Zhao Zhao propped her chin with her hand and frowned as she thought carefully.
"What are you looking at?" Yu Chu didn't get an answer and saw Zhao Zhao's strange behavior, so she asked curiously.
Zhao Zhao shook her head, patted her knees, and stood up.
Click.
The bathroom door opened. Song Yao walked out, towel - drying her hair. When she saw Yu Chu in the room, she paused for a moment. "Mrs. Chen?"
Yu Chu averted her eyes politely and nodded slightly. "I'm here to talk to Zhao Zhao about something."
"About what?" As soon as Song Yao heard this, she immediately walked to Zhao Zhao's side and blocked the little girl behind her.
The other party was now Song Yao's key suspect, especially since there was also Song Changming involved. Song Yao had to be on guard.
Her obvious rejection and resistance didn't affect Yu Chu at all.
Yu Chu explained without blinking an eye, "She asked me to help her find something. Now I've found it, so I'm here to tell her."
"Yes, that's right. Cousin, I want to go and take a look with Mrs. Chen," Zhao Zhao stood on tiptoe, grabbed Song Yao's shoulder, and whispered in her ear.
"What is it? Forget it. I'll go with you," Song Yao simply announced this decision. Zhao Zhao looked at Yu Chu.
"Then let's go together," Yu Chu didn't mind at all. She smiled and walked out first.
"Follow me. It's in the underground storage room."
At the mention of the underground storage room, Song Yao instinctively frowned.
This kind of place was always associated with darkness and danger.
She tightened her grip on the jade ring in her palm, feeling a bit unsure.
However, just as the three of them were about to step out of the room, a big, fat cat dashed out nimbly and clung tightly to Zhao Zhao's trouser leg.
It was clearly the gluttonous cat that had been sleeping soundly in the room just now.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Zhao squatted down and tried to pull it off, but the gluttonous cat shook itself irritably and refused to let go.
"Stupid master, take me with you!" The gluttonous cat bared its teeth and impatiently transmitted its voice to Zhao Zhao.
Stupid master, what if something dangerous happens when I'm not around?!
The gluttonous cat now understood the worry that its late father, who had entered the cycle of reincarnation, always talked about. It was really non - stop.
"..." Zhao Zhao was stunned for a moment. Hearing the gluttonous cat's complaint, she couldn't help but rub its head twice.
Did this guy forget that it was transmitting its voice? The complaint was so loud that she couldn't pretend not to hear it.
Out of a little revenge, Zhao Zhao picked up the gluttonous cat and deliberately said something that she thought the proud gluttonous cat wouldn't like, trying to ruin its image.
"Okay, okay, I'll take you. You're such a clingy fat cat."
This made the gluttonous cat thrash around in her arms angrily.
When they reached the underground storage room, Yu Chu went to turn on the light first. The light was very dim, making the whole storage room seem rather gloomy.
"There are a lot of antiques that my father collected before he passed away, so the light is a bit dim," Yu Chu explained.
Indeed, there were quite a few antiques on display, separated by glass cabinets.
But Song Yao vaguely felt that something was off. Why would the antiques be stored in the basement? Weren't they afraid of moisture?
"Zhao Zhao, the thing you're looking for is here," Yu Chu walked to the middle of the room. There were two glass cabinets placed separately. One contained a bronze bell that looked very ancient.
And in the other, there was a scarf, a gray knitted scarf.
"Is this scarf also an antique?" Song Yao pointed at the scarf in disbelief and asked.
Yu Chu's gaze fell indifferently on the scarf. She said without much emotional fluctuation, "I don't know either. It was my father who put it in here. Maybe it had some special meaning to him."
Weird. That was Song Yao's impression of this storage room. She wanted to pull Zhao Zhao away, but Zhao Zhao was obviously attracted by the bell.
"The dead... shall live..." Zhao Zhao looked at the bell and murmured.
"What are you saying?" Song Yao walked over curiously, and her gaze followed Zhao Zhao's to fall on the bell.
"It's written on this bell," Zhao Zhao pointed at the bell. "But the other words are unclear. They've been scratched."
The bell was engraved with the totem that Zhao Zhao had seen before, and there was a circle of inscriptions around the totem, but only a few words could be vaguely recognized.
Song Yao recalled the words Zhao Zhao had just read out. Just the four words they could make out didn't seem like a good omen...
"Let's go. Right now. Don't look anymore," she grabbed Zhao Zhao and wanted to walk out.
However, at this moment, an old voice came from behind them. "In such a hurry to leave? My dear niece, aren't you going to say hello to your second uncle?"