Without bothering about her shock, Zhaozhao looked at the baby girl being gently comforted in Zhuang Ming's arms and asked, "You said your mom sent her here. Where is your mom then?"
Zhuang Ming looked up at her, seemingly a bit puzzled, but still patiently explained, "Mom went to look for the big tree. Didn't I tell you before, sister? Mom left after she sent my sister here. She said there was little time left and she had to hurry."
It was the same answer again. Zhaozhao felt a bit headache. Zhuang Ming seemed to be the only person in the know for now, but he knew nothing about his mother's affairs.
And now there was this baby girl...
When Zhaozhao brought the baby girl back from the clubhouse at first, she intended to conduct an investigation and then send her to Fufeng so that they could deal with the lingering ghost in the human world as they did before. Whether it was reincarnation or something else, it was better than leaving her there.
But now things had turned out like this. The baby girl was exuding an abnormal ghostly aura all over her body. For some reason, she had gained a bit of cultivation.
It seemed impossible to send her for reincarnation now. Zhaozhao didn't know what to do with her later.
"Since she sent my sister here, you should have seen your mom. Did you notice anything different about her?"
Zhaozhao knew that Zhuang Ming's mother had died long ago. His mother had become a ghost. Now Zhaozhao only hoped that she wouldn't do anything against the cycle of cause and effect or harm others. In this way, even if she went to the Underworld in the future, there would be a chance for her to be excused.
But Zhuang Ming's answer disappointed Zhaozhao again. He said, "I didn't see mom. When I woke up, I saw my sister here. There was a willow leaf pasted on my sister's back with words on it. Mom told me to take good care of my sister. That's all."
"Is there nothing else besides this?" Zhaozhao asked persistently.
Zhuang Ming thought for a while, then looked up at Zhaozhao several times. Finally, as if he had made up his mind, he took out something from behind and handed it to Zhaozhao.
"This," he put a withered branch into Zhaozhao's hand, then pointed at the withered branch and said, "Mom said this was from the big tree. Uncle, aunt, and mom were looking for the big tree by the aura on this branch. Mom said that when they found the big tree, she and my sister could come back to accompany me."
Looking into Zhuang Ming's innocent and clear eyes, Zhaozhao couldn't help frowning tightly.
What did it mean to come back and accompany Zhuang Ming? Did it mean they could stay in the human world forever?
But it was impossible. If the soul of a dead person wandered in the human world casually, normally it would surely perish within seven days because of the strong human aura in the human world.
Unless... she could gradually become a ghost cultivator like this little baby girl.
But in this era of spiritual energy depletion, it was so difficult to cultivate, not to mention for a ghost body that was already at a disadvantage.
Wait... It seemed that she had forgotten something.
Zhaozhao turned to look at the "sleeping" baby girl. She had been so anxious that she had ignored it for a moment. How did such a little ghost become a ghost cultivator?
Just like what was written in the storybooks in the human world, there were also ghosts in this world that gained great power because of resentment and hatred. But since the source of their power was not good, such ghosts usually lost their senses easily.
Zhaozhao had never seen Zhuang Ming's mother, so she didn't know. But from his description, it didn't seem to be this kind of situation. And it was even more impossible for this little ghost girl. There was no trace of resentment on her. It seemed that she had achieved cultivation through some natural treasures in a proper way.
Zhaozhao weighed the withered branch in her hand and looked thoughtfully at the little baby girl in Zhuang Ming's arms.
The withered branch didn't seem special, and it wasn't willow wood. Zhaozhao didn't understand what kind of relationship it had with the "big tree" in Zhuang Ming's mouth.
During these days since she entered the Monster Administration Bureau, because of her work, except for the Wutong Mountain, all the divine trees still in the human world were registered.
When Zhaozhao first went there to get familiar with the working environment, she almost read through all the records of the monsters. She didn't remember there was a tree that could help ghosts cultivate.
Could it be that the Monster Administration Bureau had missed the record?
Unable to figure it out, Zhaozhao could only go to check the ghost girl in Zhuang Ming's arms first.
"Zhuang Ming, can you let me take a look at your sister?"
Since he met Zhaozhao, Zhuang Ming had always been willing to listen to her. But now he hesitated a bit when facing this request. He hugged the little ghost girl tightly, and there was a hint of wariness in his eyes.
"What's wrong? Don't be so nervous. I won't do anything. I just want to take a look." Zhaozhao squatted down and tried her best to soothe Zhuang Ming's emotions and make him relax.
After hesitating for a long time, Zhuang Ming finally chose to trust Zhaozhao and handed his "sister" to Zhaozhao.
"Then sister should be careful with my sister."
Zhaozhao intended to lighten the atmosphere. Holding the little ghost girl in her arms, she casually made a joke, "You care about her so much. It's as if she were your real sister."
Unexpectedly, Zhuang Ming said seriously this time, "She is my real sister. She was born from the same womb as mom. She is my real sister."
"What?" Zhaozhao stopped her movement and asked reflexively.
Zhuang Ming thought she still didn't understand and patiently explained again, "She was born by my mom. She is my real sister." After saying that, he seemed to feel something was not right and added, "Although mom hadn't given birth to my sister at that time, I had actually quietly talked to her through mom's belly many times."
The childish voice of the child was particularly prominent in the small greenhouse. Zhaozhao felt a chill running down her spine when she heard this.
Not born yet... It meant that this little baby girl was actually not even a baby girl but a ghost fetus?! This instantly reminded her of a horror movie she had accidentally clicked on before.
Even more terrifying was that just as Zhuang Ming finished speaking, the baby in Zhaozhao's arms suddenly opened her eyes.
A pair of blood - red pupils stared at her. Her chubby fingers were in her mouth, and she was babbling. On the surface, she was no different from an ordinary human baby.
She saw the withered branch in Zhaozhao's other hand and suddenly got excited. She stretched out her short arms towards the branch and let out a "giggle" laugh.
Holding her, Zhaozhao tried to stay calm and asked Zhuang Ming, "Since she wasn't born, how... did you know she was your sister? Did your mom tell you?"
The fetuses that died and could be reincarnated would directly go to the Underworld for reincarnation. Those who could stay in the human world in this way must have some problems.
This proved that Zhuang Ming's mother's purpose was definitely not as simple as staying in the human world to watch her son. In this case, it seemed that this matter should be reported to the Monster Administration Bureau.
"No." Zhuang Ming reached out and patted his "sister"'s arm. His hand was grabbed by his "sister" and hugged and gnawed on. "I took my sister out of mom's belly with my own hands. Of course, I recognize her."
His tone was so light as if he was talking about something very ordinary, but Zhaozhao only felt cold sweat breaking out on her back.