"Black Cat, actually Xu Shuai wasn't disrespectful to Grandma Xu. He has already enshrined Grandma's ashes in the Qingxu Taoist Temple," I said.
At this moment, the Black Cat had completely gone mad and didn't believe Gu Yuan's words at all.
Gu Yuan originally wanted to dispel its evil aura and spare its life, but now it seemed impossible.
As the Black Cat's growls gradually grew louder, I smelled a strange odor in the room.
There was a hissing sound in my ears, like something was leaking.
"Damn it! The room is filled with gas!" I was about to warn Gu Yuan to be careful, but it was already too late.
The Cat - faced Old Lady was holding the little baby. Her body crackled like it was full of static electricity.
Gu Yuan flipped his hand, and Grandma Xu's urn was already in his grasp.
As sparks flew, he tossed the urn out.
Seeing this, the Black Cat let go of the cumbersome child and darted out like lightning, hugging Grandma Xu's ashes tightly.
"Bang... Bang... Bang..."
Three loud explosions echoed through the room. Along with the sound of things shattering, a ring of red fire snakes rose in the room. They were as swift as a venomous snake lunging for its prey.
My vision went completely white, and my ears were filled with a deafening roar.
The explosion left me with a ringing in my ears.
My eyes burned, and I couldn't see what was happening in front of me at all.
When I tried to open my eyes to check the situation, I saw nothing.
It was pitch - black in front of me, and thick smoke billowed. I only felt a splitting headache. When I looked up, I thought I saw Gu Yuan's face, but then again, I might have seen nothing.
After that, I passed out and knew nothing.
"Lanlan... Wake up, Lanlan..."
When I opened my eyes, I was lying in a makeshift tent.
Gu Yuan was holding my hand, looking at me anxiously. When he saw me wake up, a smile finally appeared on his worried face.
"How are you? Do you feel any discomfort?" He held my hand tightly, as if he had almost lost me just now.
I was lying on a simple medical bed. I looked around, and there were rescuers and medical staff coming and going.
"I'm okay. Why am I here?" I tried to sit up, but I felt a sharp pain in my buttocks and couldn't sit up.
"Just now, there was an explosion at Xu Shuai's house, which affected the neighbors. That's why," Gu Yuan explained.
"What about Xu Shuai and the child?" I asked anxiously.
"Don't worry. Thanks to Grandma Xu's urn, the Black Cat let go of the child. They both only have minor injuries and are out of danger. They just need to rest for a while," Gu Yuan replied.
"What about me? Why do I feel so sore all over? Did I get burned on my face? Oh no, if my face is burned, will you like me even less?" I quickly broke free from Gu Yuan's hand and looked around for a mirror to check my appearance.
"Don't worry. You landed on your buttocks when you jumped out of the building, not your face."
There was a hint of mockery in Gu Yuan's words, as if he was quite satisfied with my bruised buttocks.
"What? You wish I had landed on my face, don't you? Ouch..." When I got excited, the pain in my buttocks got worse.
"I didn't say that. It's just a little punishment for you always getting angry with me recently," Gu Yuan said.
"You..." I wanted to say that he was abusing his power, but before I could speak, he stuffed a piece of orange into my mouth.
"Come on, stop arguing. Rest for a while. After we deal with Grandma Xu's matter, we'll go home."
When Gu Yuan mentioned Grandma Xu, I was also curious about her current situation.
"What about the Cat - faced Old Lady?"
"The Black Cat was determined to die. It self - detonated on the spot. This was its deserved end," Gu Yuan said.
Hearing this, I heaved a heavy sigh. I didn't know what to say. The Black Cat was really too extreme.
After all, Grandma Xu was a poor woman. During her lifetime, she had no control over her own life. After her death, she was manipulated by others, and in the end, she ended up with her soul and body destroyed.
Gu Yuan saw my expression and knew I had misunderstood. "It was the cat spirit that self - detonated. It was kind - hearted enough to protect Grandma Xu's soul and ashes when it self - detonated. Later, I'll give the ashes to Xu Shuai so that they can meet as mother and son. After the ashes are buried, she can be reincarnated."
This was a blessing in disguise.
I propped myself up and got out of bed. "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go. Let them meet, and then we can go home."
Gu Yuan supported me and we went to Xu Shuai. He was also covered in scars, but fortunately, he was out of danger. Everyone only had minor injuries.
His son didn't seem to have any psychological trauma and wasn't injured either. He was currently around his father, constantly giving him water to drink. The father - son pair looked so harmonious.
When Xu Shuai saw us coming, he quickly sat up from the bed and told his son to go and play.
Gu Yuan explained our purpose, and Xu Shuai immediately burst into tears. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed, thanking us for our great kindness.
This scene was really heart - wrenching.
Gu Yuan took him to a deserted place. Finally, the mother and son met again. They cried bitterly. Xu Shuai knelt down and kowtowed three times to his mother, repenting and shedding tears of regret.
Grandma Xu was kind - hearted and of course wouldn't blame her son. She also didn't tell him that the child wasn't his biological son.
After all, now only the two of them were left to rely on each other. Their mutual support was also a kind of family affection.
After everything here was settled, Xu Shuai even gave us red envelopes and wished us a happy New Year in advance.
After saying goodbye to them, Gu Yuan found a deserted place, took me, and disappeared into the night sky in a silver light.
When we got home, it was just midnight. My parents were still worried about us and hadn't gone to bed at this hour.
After we entered the door, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This was the power of motherly love. No matter where you went, there was always someone silently caring about you. This feeling was really wonderful.
I chatted with my parents late into the night and didn't go to sleep until two o'clock in the morning. I had just fallen asleep when I was woken up by the crowing of roosters outside. This was the drawback of living in the countryside. It was never the alarm clock that woke you up.
I wanted to turn over and sleep a little longer, but Gu Yuan lay beside me and said, "Little lazybones, get up. Didn't we agree to go to the market?"
"Oh, what time is it? I went to bed too late last night. I still want to sleep a little more. Let me catch a bit more sleep," I pouted and turned over, planning to continue my dream.
But Gu Yuan wasn't so easy - going. The next second, I felt a cold sensation around my waist.
It felt like a cold snake was coiling around my waist, making me shiver.
I was startled and suddenly sat up from the bed. I asked in panic, "Who are you?"