The place where my sister is buried is a small mountain ditch outside the village. The Taoist said there are two dragon veins here, with strong positive energy. As long as tonight passes and my sister doesn't undergo corpse change, it means she has been suppressed.

After burying my sister properly, it was already dark. The Taoist asked us to go back and rest, he would stay here alone and watch over. If any special situation occurs, he can handle it immediately. He repeatedly urged us to stay at home honestly for the night, not to go out no matter who calls us.

It's not a good job to guard a grave alone at night. My parents were so grateful to the Taoist for caring so much about our family.

On the way home, I always felt like there was something following me from behind, but every time I turned around, I saw nothing.

The hot summer wind, blowing on me at this moment, made me feel a chill.

The dense corn stalks on both sides of the road rustled in the wind, as if there were monsters hiding inside, ready to jump out at any moment.

I dared not look back again, so I buried my head and hurried forward. My parents, seeing me running so fast, started scolding me: "Little brat, are you seeing ghosts that you're running so fast!"

I didn't see any ghosts, but the atmosphere along the way was weird and scary, so it was best to go back quickly.

As soon as I got home, I quickly climbed into bed, wrapping myself in a quilt. I felt uneasy in my heart, not even in the mood to eat dinner.

The sky was getting darker and I don't remember when I fell asleep.

It seemed like when I was half asleep, I heard someone calling me. At first, I thought I was dreaming, until the call became clearer, and I suddenly woke up.

"Yao Zu, Yao Zu, wake up quickly!"

The voice came from outside the window of my room. I subconsciously turned my head to look at the window and was almost out of breath with fright.

A face was pressed tightly against the window, the flesh on the face deformed by the glass.

"Yao Zu, don't be afraid first. I'm your brother Li." Seeing me looking at him in terror, he quickly moved his face away from the glass.

"What are you doing coming to my place in the middle of the night? Trying to scare me to death?" I scolded him irritably after realizing who he was.

He is Li Jianjun. In the village, he is the only one who doesn't despise me and is willing to play with me. I know it's because he likes my sister, that's why he tried to be close to me.

"Come over here first, I have something very important to tell you." Li Jianjun gestured for me to come over.

I suppressed my anger from being scared by him and went to the window, asking impatiently, "Why can't you say it during the day? Why come to scare me at night!"

"If I come during the day, I can only say it to your corpse." Li Jianjun looked serious. I couldn't tell if he was joking or serious.

"Your sister's situation is not that simple. That Taoist is deceiving you all. How can a red coffin be used for burying the deceased? A red coffin is only used for joyful events, and the place where your sister was buried is not a dragon vein. The mountain ditch there never sees sunlight, the yin energy is heavy to the extreme, it's an excellent place for corpse preservation. Your sister herself harbors a lot of resentment, and it is likely that after midnight tonight, she will turn into a fierce ghost. When that time comes, your whole family won't be able to escape! Now there's only an hour left until midnight, you quickly come with me to get your sister's body out and bury it in a different place!"

Li Jianjun's tone was very serious, his analysis was sound, but why would the Taoist do this? What benefit does it bring to harm our family like this?

Moreover, he emphasized not going out tonight, and Li Jianjun coincidentally wanted to call me out.

Just as I was hesitating, Li Jianjun seemed to sense my hesitation:

"You know I like your sister. Now that she's dead, I can't just let her die like that, or let her be used even after death. Besides, my grandmother is the village's shaman, she definitely has a way to deal with your sister's situation. Have you considered why your sister's coffin isn't nailed shut? Isn't it convenient for her to break out of the coffin?"

"Stop hesitating, if you delay further, I won't be able to save you!"

Seeing that I was still not convinced, he was almost inclined to reach into the window from outside and pull me out directly.

"Why do you have to call me? Can't you ask someone else to help you? Besides, if the Taoist really has a problem, why don't you go directly and tell my parents? And besides, the Taoist said he would be guarding there tonight, even if I go with you, we won't be able to get my sister out."

I didn't trust either Li Jianjun's or the Taoist's words, all I knew was the farther from my sister at this moment, the safer it would be.

"Your brain really doesn't work when it's needed, but it starts running when it's not needed, pretending to be clever here! Have you forgotten that your parents have a grudge with my grandmother? If I go tell them, will they believe me? And haven't you noticed that your parents have a strange attitude towards the Taoist? Moreover, who else can I go to? Everyone in the village knows about your sister's situation, they all want to stay as far away as possible..."

Li Jianjun stared at me, as if he were exasperated, "Rest assured, the Taoist is impossible to be guarding there tonight. You'll know if I'm lying once you come with me."

With his words, I remembered that my father loved playing cards, and the gambling den happened to be next door to Li Jianjun's house. When my father played cards and got excited or lost, he loved to make a scene.

Li Jianjun's grandmother was old, with a weak heart, unable to withstand my father's antics. She had gone to the card room to speak to my father countless times, but my father was stubborn. The more she tried, the more they argued, so they had a bad relationship because of this, never looking eye to eye.

"Okay, I'll go with you now." Li Jianjun's analysis was correct, and I really couldn't think of a reason to refuse him any longer.

"Hurry, we don't have much time left." Li Jianjun's nervous expression relaxed once I agreed to go with him.

On the way to the grave site, he didn't say a word to me, just focused on walking. Watching him burying his head in the road, I felt that something was wrong, but I couldn't pinpoint what exactly.

When we arrived at the grave site, the Taoist was indeed not there. I searched the area but didn't find any trace of him.

"Stop looking, he must have disappeared somewhere. Let's dig your sister out first, and when he realizes your sister is missing tomorrow, he will come out on his own." As he spoke, Li Jianjun had already started digging.

I didn't want to delay, so I joined him in digging.

Since it was a new grave, the soil was still soft, and it didn't take much effort to dig it up.

After not digging for long, the coffin was exposed, the bright red coffin looking particularly eerie in the dark. Just as we were preparing to open the coffin, something even more eerie happened.

The coffin was actually nailed shut.