Man Gu taught my parents to first pretend to take my two younger sisters out of the village, and the more people they saw along the way, the better.

Whenever they met someone, they would say that there were city people willing to adopt them and take them to the city to live a good life.

After staying in the city for a while, they would feed my two sisters some sleeping pills, bring them back to the village, and directly take them to the cave.

This way, everyone in the village would only know that my twin sisters had gone to the city, not that they had died.

My parents followed Man Gu's instructions, fed my sisters the pills, took them to the cave to hide, and only went after everyone had fallen asleep at night.

My grandparents also went.

When they left, I followed them quietly.

When they arrived at the cave, they quickly closed the door.

Peeking inside, I saw my parents each holding a knife and a bowl on the ground.

My grandparents each held one sister, while my parents held a knife to their throats over the bowl.

My poor sisters, about to be killed by their own parents while still in their dreams.

I couldn't bear to watch anymore, covered my eyes, sat on the ground trembling.

I felt so terrible, like I was about to die.

I hated myself for not having the courage to save my sisters, I slapped myself several times.

I hated myself for being so small, because I was afraid they would kill me too.

I bit my tongue until it bled, gathered my courage, and took another look inside.

That one look, I will never forget until I die.

My two sisters' throats were bright red, lying on the ground like a fiery red flower.

While my parents held the bowls, each drank from one, gulping it down, their mouths stained blood red.

My grandparents stood by, smiling with satisfaction.

I couldn't stop trembling, feeling like I was suffocating.

The inner fear and anger made my tears flow uncontrollably, but I dared not make a sound.

After my parents finished drinking the blood, my grandparents buried my sisters on the spot, covering them with lots of dry grass.

Seeing them about to come out, I was so scared that I ran back home desperately, slipped into bed, trembling.