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Chapter 1642 - 702: Black Silk Big Sister_3

Chapter 1642: Chapter 702: Black Silk Big Sister_3

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"Screech..."

Mu You pushed open the village’s gate, the old iron door letting out a dreadful cry, sounding especially jarring in the tranquil night.

The little girl behind him was startled by the sound, shivering and quickly clinging closer to Mu You, tightly holding onto the hem of his clothes.

Mu You expanded the Illumination Technique in his hand, the warm light illuminating more of the darkness, finally making the girl feel a bit at ease.

Mu You led the little girl into the village, where a deep silence prevailed, not even the sound of insects chirping, a pin drop could be heard.

As the two delved deeper into the village, shadows of Ghost Spirits suddenly appeared from the surrounding houses, these spirits were larger and more distorted than the apparitions on the mountain path.

Mu You habitually gathered fireballs, tossing them one after another as though they were free, exterminating all the ghosts that appeared instantaneously.

This village was indeed a desolate place, devoid of people, only filled with ghosts.

On the way here, he actually had guessed that Little Ya didn’t want to return home, but he insisted on bringing her back to see it, because he needed to understand Little Ya’s true feelings and situation, otherwise he wouldn’t be able to help her.

Following Little Ya’s guidance, Mu You quickly arrived at her ’home’ within the village.

However, in her so-called home, there were no family members present, only some fiercer Ghost Spirits flooding in from doors and windows, clawing at them aggressively, ultimately turned to ashes by a curtain of fire Mu You conjured.

"Little Ya, are you afraid to go home?" Mu You dispelled the surrounding spirits, crouched down, and looked at the girl asking.

"Because... going home means getting beaten..."

Tears fell from the little girl’s eyes as she squatted on the ground, covering her arms, her small frame trembling uncontrollably.

By now, Mu You completely understood.

In Little Ya’s heart, her home wasn’t filled with ’people’ who were kind to her, only ’ghosts’ who were cruel.

This was why dreams of running away from home often occurred...

Upon reflection, the little girl had actually made it quite clear from the start when she met him.

"Don’t dare to go home...it’s too dark..." That was the girl’s response at the time.

Mu You instinctively thought it was ’because it’s dark, so she doesn’t dare to go home’, but in fact, the statement was meant to be understood separately, ’it’s too dark’ and ’don’t dare to go home’ were not causally related, but rather simultaneous dilemmas.

’Don’t dare to go home’ meant that, in her heart, home was a terrifying place.

’It’s too dark’ signified that she couldn’t find her way out of the mountains. She had never witnessed the scenery beyond the mountain, and naturally couldn’t generate a path leading out of the mountain in her dreams, thus she could only be trapped at the mountain’s edge, crying all night long.

Mu You found it hard to imagine, when a place meant to be a haven becomes a place you wish to escape from, even in your dreams, what kind of pain it must be.

Upon reflection, Little Ya indeed rarely mentioned her parents and family, she spent almost the entire year in the city, only leaving for a few days during the New Year, but soon returning, sometimes so briefly it felt like she never went back, and he almost never saw her communicate with her family.

Mu You never questioned it much, assuming she was not used to contacting her family in front of others, but now it seemed there was a different story...

Watching the little girl tearfully clutching her arm, Mu You suddenly felt great empathy.

After all these years, he always thought he knew Little Ya well but had never known she had such a painful past.

However, he was powerless to change it.

What he was seeing now was actually all that had already happened, moreover, this was just a dream, no matter how much he changed within the dream, once Little Ya woke up, her real situation wouldn’t improve.

Nonetheless, Mu You felt he should leave something behind.

People gradually become numb in the absence of long-term hope, until reality shapes them, unable to foster any spirit of resistance.

So, before this dream ended, he wanted to leave Little Ya with a glimpse of hope.

A seed of hope, deeply rooted within, capable of helping her escape from nightmares in the future...