Why are you trying to steal her destiny? She's the little ancestor of the Xuanmen sect!

Chapter 188 The Corpse Under the Stone

"Xiao Jiu, didn't you say you were going to learn martial arts? Doesn't that mean you're going to kindergarten and learning martial arts at the same time?" Ye Xuan asked after her initial shock.

She took a few steps back and sat on the sofa.

My son isn't coming home starting today.

Not coming back is a minor issue; the main problem is that she won't be attending kindergarten...

"Aunt Ye, learning martial arts takes a long time. My younger brother will start learning when he goes to primary school. We'll skip the current kindergarten stage and start physical training directly."

Grandpa Li's side also calls him Knowledge.

Xiao Jiujiu explained.

Hearing this, Ye Xuan breathed a sigh of relief: "Since that's the case, let it be."

"I'm about to join the crew too, so I probably won't be able to supervise you guys then."

"It's okay, Aunt Ye. Xin Xin and I can take care of ourselves, right, Xin Xin?" Xiao Jiu Jiu turned her head to look at Qin Xin.

Qin Xin nodded: "Yes, my sister and I will take good care of ourselves at home, so Mom doesn't need to worry."

"Um, do you guys have homework tonight?" Ye Xuan asked casually.

Xiao Jiu Jiu shook her head: "Of course not, we play and learn in class, it's very fun."

"That's good. Go take a shower, and come down for dinner in a bit." Ye Xuan sat on the sofa and sighed silently.

After the two children left, Ye Xuan murmured, "I don't know if letting Hao Hao learn martial arts is a good thing or a bad thing."

"Madam, don't worry. Tonight I made your favorite mandarin fish, which Mr. Qin specially ordered." The housekeeper looked at Ye Xuan with a smile.

Ye Xuan chuckled: "Okay, I know, I'm fine."

"Forget it, don't think about it so much."

Ye Xuan comforted herself and went upstairs to take a shower.

At dinner time.

Ye Xuan told Qin Yuyang that she was going to join the film crew and then said, "Honey, then our two little ones at home will be in your care."

"Ah."

Qin Yuyang nodded solemnly.

Ye Xuan smiled and said, "Now that everything is settled and the children are in school, I'm going to pursue my acting dream."

"We'll all be better!" Little Jiu Jiu clenched her little fist firmly, a smile on her face.

Qin Yuyang chuckled: "Mm."

After dinner, Xiao Jiu Jiu went back to her room.

"Coal Ball, I want to go to school tomorrow too, and I'll be going to school for the next few days." Little Jiu Jiu squatted down in front of Coal Ball, resting her chin on her hand.

The coal ball flicked its tail: "I know, I also have things to do."

"What are you going to do?" Little Jiu Jiu tilted her head, looking puzzled.

Coal Ball stretched out its paw and patted Little Nine's head: "[Of course, I'm starting to track down the thief. Your grandpa's things are missing, I'm going to go get them back.]"

"Do you need my help?" Little Jiu Jiu blinked her big eyes and stared at the coal ball.

Coal Ball shook his head: "Not for now. I'll go out while you're away and come back as soon as you get out of school."

"Okay, it's a deal."

Little Jiu Jiu stretches out her little hand.

The coal ball raised its claws and joined them with her.

*

The next day, Xiao Jiu Jiu went to kindergarten as usual.

"We have a PE class today. Children, line up and go to the playground with your teacher. We're going to have a running race."

Today, the teacher was wearing sportswear and a sports headband, looking particularly energetic.

Xiao Jiujiu pulled Qin Xin to her feet: "Xin Xin, let's go to the back of the line."

"Mmm," Qin Xin replied softly, and stood at the very back with Xiao Jiu Jiu.

The teacher raised her hand at the front: "Everyone has seen this, right? Follow me."

"Good~"

A group of little kids lined up and went downstairs to gather under the big tree on the playground.

Xiao Jiujiu looked around and said, "It's so hot! Even just running around outside makes me uncomfortable."

Stepping out of the air-conditioned room, the outside world is filled with heat waves and stickiness, making one extremely uncomfortable.

"Children, it's a bit hot outside, so let's play in the sand under the shade of the trees," the teacher said, pointing to the sandpit not far away.

It's full of sand, perfect for building castles.

Little Jiu Jiu's eyes lit up: "Yay! Let's play in the sand!"

"Sister, there are tools over there." Qin Xin pointed to a small dump truck with a shovel not far away, which looked like something to play with.

Little Nine-Nine smiled and said, "Hahaha, I have the tools now! I'm going to build a big castle!"

"I'll fix it with my sister!" Qin Xin, as Xiao Jiujiu's number one lackey, immediately chimed in.

A few people not far away glanced at Xiao Jiu Jiu and her friend, and then they started chatting together.

The relationship between these children is closer than that with Xiao Jiu Jiu.

"I went to the Maldives for summer vacation!" one of the children happily shared. "The beaches there have lots of sand too."

The person next to me immediately said, "I also went abroad for a trip. I went to Switzerland, and the scenery was beautiful."

They didn't know what these places were for; they were simply sharing their lives.

"Look, this is a seashell I bought from the beach. I love it so much!" One of the girls held up a seashell, as if it were a precious treasure.

Qin Xin murmured, "I really want to go out and play too."

"What is there?"

Xiao Jiu Jiu turned to look at her: "If you want to go out and play, then go out and play. What are you waiting for?"

I can go with you.

"But we have to go to school!" Qin Xin blinked, looking completely innocent.

Xiao Jiu patted her on the back: "We also have weekends. When we have holidays, we go camping and have barbecues!"

"Great!"

Qin Xin immediately forgot her troubles.

The teacher said from the side, "Alright, children, go get your tools and see whose castle is the most beautiful."

"Yay!" the children cheered.

Just then, Xiao Jiu Jiu suddenly asked, "Didn't we say we were going to have a running race?"

"It's canceled, no one signed up." The teacher shrugged helplessly, "But everyone enjoys building sandcastles."

Xiao Jiu Jiu finally gave up: "Alright then."

The entire PE class went smoothly, and Xiao Jiu Jiu, puzzled, prepared to leave with the teacher.

Suddenly.

A faint sobbing sound came from the woods not far away.

"Did you hear anything?" Xiao Jiu Jiu stood still, looked at Qin Xin beside her, and then at the teacher.

The teacher and Qin Xin shook their heads together: "No."

"what about you?"

Xiao Jiu Jiu turned her head to look at her classmates.

The students were taken aback, then shook their heads: "No."

"did not hear."

The teacher walked over, smiled, and patted Xiao Jiu Jiu's head: "Xiao Jiu must have misheard. It's okay, everyone go back now."

Upon hearing this, the students dispersed.

Xiao Jiu Jiu scratched her head, thinking she had misheard.

Just as she was about to leave, she heard that wailing sound again.

The voice sounds like a kitten or puppy.

It sounded like a baby crying, intermittent and broken.

The sound wasn't loud, but it sent shivers down people's spines.

"Let's go, Xiao Jiu," the teacher called from the front.

Little Jiu Jiu rolled her eyes and said, "Teacher, I'm going to the toilet."

There is a toilet not far from the playground, which is convenient for students to use the toilet when they need to during class.

The teacher nodded: "Okay, hurry back to the classroom after you're done using the restroom. Do you want me to accompany you?"

"No need," Xiao Jiu Jiu shook her head.

Qin Xin ran out: "Teacher, I'm going with my sister."

"No, Xinxin, come back with the teacher." The teacher looked at Qin Xin helplessly.

Xiao Jiujiu also reached out to stop Qin Xin: "Xin Xin, you go back first, I'll be right back after I go to the bathroom, super fast."

"Ok."

Qin Xin was coaxed away by Xiao Jiujiu.

After everyone left, Xiao Jiu Jiu walked a few steps toward the toilet and then disappeared into the bamboo grove next to it.

This bamboo grove was specially built by the school. Because the bamboo grove is very beautiful and large, many people from outside the school come here to take pictures through the back gate on weekends.

There was no one in the bamboo grove at that time.

Xiao Jiu Jiu moved closer and closer to the source of the sound.

The further you go in, the clearer the sound becomes.

She frowned, hid behind a tree, and moved over step by step.

I don't know if a small animal was injured or what.

Gritting her teeth, Xiao Jiujiu continued to walk forward with great courage.

The light inside the woods was decent, with dappled shadows of bamboo leaves and sunlight on the ground.

In the silence, could you hear the rustling of leaves and that eerie sobbing sound?

That's a bit scary.

Xiao Jiujiu clenched her fists.

The sound was clearer than before, and her heart was racing.

Just then, Xiao Jiu Jiu suddenly noticed a pitiful Samoyed, so thin it looked unrecognizable, lying next to a rock.

The Samoyed looked very sad; it was dirty and had tear troughs on its face.

It remained lying beside the rock, letting out a mournful howl every now and then, refusing to leave.

It looked so pitiful.

As Xiao Jiu Jiu approached, the Samoyed perked up its ears warily.

It must have been a long time since it ate anything; it was weak and didn't even bother to lift its eyelids.

"What are you doing here?" Little Jiu Jiu looked at the Samoyed with a serious expression. "What's your name?"

Seemingly surprised that it could understand human speech, the Samoyed struggled to look up at Xiao Jiu Jiu and said weakly, "My owner is missing."

"Owner?"

Xiao Jiu Jiu took two steps forward.

The Samoyed looked on in fear and tried to take two steps back, but to no avail: "No, don't hit me!"

"I won't hit you."

Xiao Jiu Jiu took two steps forward, still more than a meter away from the Samoyed.

She crouched down and asked calmly, "What are you doing here? Are you still alive?"

"I'm not dead, but my owner is." The Samoyed paused, then, thinking that Little Nine Nine was probably not in any danger, lay back down.

Xiao Jiu Jiu stroked her chin: "Then what are you doing here? Aren't you going to eat anything?"

I'm so hungry, but I don't know where to eat. I'm afraid that if I leave here, I'll lose my master's scent.

The Samoyed's voice was very weak, as if it were about to breathe its last.

Xiao Jiu Jiu sighed: "I'll go find you something to eat. Can you wait for me here?"

[Mmm] The Samoyed nodded obediently.

Their appearance is heartbreaking.

A short while later, Xiao Jiu Jiu returned with a plastic bag containing steamed meat buns.

In his other hand, he held an iron basin filled with clean water.

Walking over to the Samoyed, Xiao Jiu Jiu put the things on the ground and said, "Eat first, and then talk to me."

Thank you, thank you so much, my benefactor!

The Samoyed eagerly drank two mouthfuls of water, then swallowed the meat bun, its mouth greasy from the food.

Xiao Jiu Jiu sighed: "Don't eat so fast, take your time, there's more."

"I've been starving for days, thank goodness you came. Is this what they call the last meal before someone's execution?" The Samoyed cried again, as if it were very sad.

Xiao Jiu Jiu quickly comforted him, "Don't cry, eat."

After the Samoyed let out a burp, Xiao Jiu Jiu asked, "Now you can tell me, what's your name, and where is your owner?"

"My name is Cream," Cream said somewhat shyly.

Xiao Jiu Jiu nodded: "Yes, where is your master?"

"My master...she died and was buried," Creamy whimpered sadly.

Little Jiu Jiu was getting anxious: "Where did your master die? Tell me quickly."

"She's buried here," Cream looked at Little Nine with a pitiful expression.

"what?"

Little Nine-Nine was dumbfounded, staring at Cream in disbelief: "What did you say? Your master is buried here?"

Cream whimpered and said sadly, "My master's name is Susu. Susu is a very kind human."

They'll give me delicious food, and they'll play with me when I'm unhappy.

"What happened?" Xiao Jiu Jiu asked seriously with a stern face.

Cream scratched her head: "[Su Su is an actress, the kind who fights on TV.]"

Su Su said she's not famous, but she dreams of becoming an actress and wants to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry.

"And then?" Xiao Jiu Jiu sat on the ground, looking intently at the cream.

Cream continued: "Susu has a boyfriend, but I don't like him. He always bullies me when Susu isn't around, and then he complains that I offended him."

Then one day, Su Su went out happily, and then never came back.

I don't know where Su Su went, I can only rely on my memory to get here. I crawled in through the dog hole and smelled Su Su's scent in this spot.

Little Jiu Jiu moved closer to Cream and reached out to touch the clump of fur that Cream had mixed with.

Beneath its messy fur was a thin body.

If you shave off all the hair, you'll probably be nothing but skin and bones.

"How long have you been here?" Xiao Jiu Jiu asked, puzzled.

Cream recalled: "[I don't know, it's been a long time, I'm so hungry and I still haven't seen Su Su]"

Lying on the ground, Cream said with a very aggrieved expression, "After I found this place, I knew that Su Su would never come back."

Xiao Jiu Jiu felt a pang of sadness; she could sense Cream's grief and despair.

"Do you know how Su Su died?" Xiao Jiu Jiu asked.

Cream shook her head: "I don't know. I only know that Master has a piece here, but I'm afraid to dig it open, or I'll get beaten."

It was only then that Xiao Jiu Jiu realized that one of Cream's hind legs had been broken.

She frowned: "I need to find some tools to dig it open and take a look. If I really find it, I'll help you."

"Okay, thank you, kind humans." Cream was about to cry again.

Xiao Jiu Jiu stood up. "Wait for me a little longer."

She ran back to the sandy area and grabbed a small shovel for digging.

When she returned, Cream stood by the rock and yelled, "[SuSu is in here, I'm sure I can't be mistaken!]"

"it is good."

Xiao Jiu Jiu squatted down and carefully examined the soil around the stone.

The soil here is a bit darker than the surrounding area, so it looks like it was recently turned over.

Moreover, there was a faint smell of rotting flesh down there.

Not too big.

It must be wrapped in something.

Xiao Jiu Jiu sighed and started digging with her little shovel.

They dug for who knows how long, and piles of dirt formed all around them.

Suddenly, the small shovel hit something hard...