The crooked way can also lead to heaven

They already knew what they should know, so there was no need for them to stay here any longer.

Before leaving, Mo Yu told Zhao Kuo to send the compensation over, and then they would settle the matter.

Zhao Kuo was always fast, and he brought the money back soon after he returned.

After dealing with all the things, Ye Ran asked the little beggar to pack up and set off for Chang'an immediately.

I wanted to take the high-speed rail to be faster, but I had to bring the ancient corpse with me, so I couldn't be so blatant.

Speaking of the ancient corpse, Ye Ran realized that this guy still hadn't broken through to the flying zombie level.

He didn't break through even after absorbing such a huge amount of blood and energy, so it seems that there is still a long way to go in the path of corpse refining.

Ye Ran sat in the car waiting for the little beggar to come. Although he already knew that this guy was very strong, he couldn't help but be amazed when he saw him.

A backpack was several times bigger than her, but even so, there was no sense of effort on her little face, but she was extremely relaxed, as if she was carrying foam.

"Master, will we come back later?"

"Yes, of course, but... after I find the golden tree."

Ye Ran tilted his head to look at the store. There was no hope of returning from this trip.

Either he would die of a sudden illness outside, or he would find the golden tree to prolong his life.

There were no extra choices.

...

It would take about six hours to drive from Tianhai City to Chang'an.

When the two were still on the highway, it was already dark, and the air was getting colder and colder. Not long after, snowflakes were falling in front of the car window.

After driving for a while, the asphalt road was covered with heavy snow. Ye Ran had no choice but to slow down. Driving at high speed on such a road, the consequences would be serious if he slipped.

"Master, we have entered the territory of Shaanxi. How far is the place we are going to?"

"I don't know either. Let's get off the highway and find a place to get some information first. The snow is getting heavier and it's not suitable to continue traveling."

"Take a look at the navigation and see where the nearest exit is."

"Wait a minute, let me see...it's about two kilometers away."

"Okay."

Ye Ran looked ahead and continued to slow down.

After getting off the highway, a county town came into view, with lights and decorations everywhere, making it look like the New Year.

However, because it was too late, there were not many people on the streets. I drove around but didn't find any shops open.

Finally, I searched on my phone for a long time before I found that there was a farmhouse outside the county town that was still open.

On the way there, all I saw were lanterns and colorful lights, and there were even many Kongming lanterns floating in the sky.

This scene attracted the little beggar's attention, and he said excitedly: "Master, this place is so beautiful!"

Ye Ran had no intention of appreciating it, so he replied with a "hmm".

When we arrived at the farmhouse, we heard funeral music playing inside before we entered. The road was full of cars and people in mourning walked around.

When they saw a car coming, someone came to direct them to find a parking space, perhaps because they thought they were also relatives and friends of the deceased.

"Hello, sir, are you here to pay your respects as well?"

"If so, go to the left after you go in."

The middle-aged man in a suit was very polite and handed over two white chrysanthemums.

"We are here to stay in the hotel, please arrange two rooms." Ye Ran shook the snowflakes on his shoulders.

"Sorry, I thought you were here to pay your respects as well. We welcome you to stay in the hotel, but..." The waiter turned around and looked behind him.

Ye Ran understood what he meant and responded, "I don't mind these things, just take us there."

"Okay, this way."

The waiter smiled and stretched out his hand, walking in front to lead the way.

Entering the farmhouse, a lot of people gathered on the left, basically surrounding the coffin.

Ye Ran just glanced at it and didn't care about it.

The little beggar seemed to be attracted by something, staring at the coffin and curiously asked: "Master, Master, look, why do they put a big rooster on the coffin?"

"Because there is a possibility of resurrection, putting a rooster on it is to suppress the resentment. If the corpse really resurrects, the corpse will keep chasing the relatives until the rooster crows."

Ye Ran glanced at it. Although he didn't do funerals, he still knew a lot about this.

When he heard that there was a possibility of resurrection, the little beggar hurriedly trotted forward a few steps, following Ye Ran's pace, with a little terrified expression on his little face.

"It seems that you are also an expert. Well, there is nothing you can do. All the shops in the county are closed. Only our boss doesn't believe in this evil and insists on opening the night before the death of Grandma Denghua."

The waiter walking in front heard the two of them chatting and couldn't help but interrupt.

Ye Ran immediately caught the key words, and asked out of curiosity: "This place is decorated with lights and looks festive, how can it be related to the death anniversary?"

The little beggar nodded curiously: "Yes, who is that Lantern Flower Granny?"

When the Lantern Flower Granny was mentioned, the waiter couldn't help but shudder, turned his head and looked around carefully, then stopped and whispered.

"From your accents, you two are not locals. Our county is called Lantern Flower County, and it has always had a four-character custom."

"Whenever the winter solstice comes, a death anniversary meeting will be held for Lantern Flower Granny to appease her resentment."

"This Lantern Flower Granny is very evil. Legend has it that several years ago, she was just a little girl who loved lanterns. She would personally weave lanterns and give them away for free during festivals."

"But one day, something unexpected happened. It was the winter solstice. She was making lanterns to give to people as usual."

"I don't know which bastard had such evil intentions. He not only raped her to death, but also dumped her body in the river."

"When she was found the next day, her body was frozen. The murderer not only stripped her clothes, but also cut off her head and put a lantern around her neck."

"Since then, our county has become restless. Young women's heads are often cut off and lanterns are put on."

"A passing master found something wrong here, so he suppressed the Lantern Flower Granny and told her to hold a lantern festival every winter solstice, which is her death anniversary, to appease the resentment."

"After that, our county has had the custom of worshipping the Lantern Flower Granny."

After the waiter finished speaking, he felt a cold wind blowing into his collar, and he shivered with cold.

After hearing the whole story, Ye Ran felt it was too outrageous, but he didn't completely disbelieve it. After all, he was in this business and knew that all the legends in all places came from real events.

Even if it was just some groundless information, it was still the same.

The little beggar stared with big eyes and screamed, stretched out his hand and drew a semicircle in the air: "This, this, this... With such a big lantern on your head, can you see the road clearly?"

Ye Ran looked down at her and frowned: "Your focus is too strange."

The waiter laughed a few times: "Please come in, I will help you register, and the temperature will be lowered later."

Ye Ran lit a cigarette and said nothing more, but his eyes unconsciously moved to the Kongming lantern floating in the sky.