CHAPTER 268: CHAPTER 268: OUYANG XUAN (3)_1

Her body quickly darted through the cemetery, where dappled tree shadows flickered and the wind howled. Apart from the wind, a blanket of silence pervaded the area. She curled up, leaning against her grandfather’s gravestone and gazing at his kind smile in the photograph.

With such close contact, it felt as if she saw her grandfather’s benevolent smile again, as if she were once more in the warmth of his embrace, savoring his profound affection.

In the pitch-black night, she remained quietly leaning against the gravestone, silently keeping her grandfather company. An hour, then two, passed before her body slowly stirred. With a Clairvoyance Spell, she clearly saw the contents within her own grave.

It turned out not to be an empty grave; there were indeed things buried inside. Shangguan You’s lips curled into a cold smile. "Earth Power, split for me!" With a light command, brown Earth Element appeared in her hands. The firmly sealed tomb split down the middle. Shangguan You leaped in. As soon as her body entered, the split grave merged once more.

Such was the miraculous nature of Earth Power.

Just as Shangguan You vanished, several figures clumsily made their way into the cemetery, stopping right where she had disappeared.

"Greenie, did you check thoroughly? Is it here?"

"Yes, it’s here! I heard it clear as day last time and saw it plainly today. Let’s start digging quickly!"

"Greenie, Yellowie, we should leave. There’s a chilly wind here; how could there be treasures?" one of them said, trembling, in a hushed tone. "Coming here in the dead of night is terrifying enough."

"Yellowie, what’s there to fear? If we just dig here and take out that thing, we’ll have a million dollars! Get moving! Have you forgotten that hot chick? If you want to get with her, we need the cash."

A group of seven or eight people, tools in hand, began digging up Wanyou’s grave. Shangguan You watched the bottle of red wine buried within the tomb. I really want to curse, she thought. How could they bury the very wine that poisoned me in my grave? Do they wish to prevent my spirit from finding peace forever? Damn it!

Holding the bottle of red wine that had been buried in the earth for a year, Shangguan You mused, Its flavor must be even richer by now. I wonder what their faces would look like if I offered them a drink. This idea seems rather good.

The sound of voices and digging from above made her frown. She placed the red wine back and vanished swiftly from the spot.

"Found it! Found it! There really is red wine! We’re rich this time!" one of them shouted excitedly, pointing at the red wine inside.

"Keep it down! Why on earth would red wine be buried in a proper grave? Where’d the original occupant go?"

"Are you an idiot? The body was burned beyond recognition, so naturally, it was cremated. Didn’t you see there’s an urn and a bottle of red wine?"

"Exactly! It’s said that when this person was alive, she loved red wine. As a token of love, her husband buried a top-grade bottle with her. They say she loved wine more than life itself, and now someone’s offering a million just to steal the wine."

"If it’s so easy, why doesn’t that person dig it up themselves instead of hiring us?"

"Idiot! Those are distinguished people; of course, they wouldn’t do it themselves. Naturally, they’d hire us... Hey, who are you? Why so many questions?"

"Guess who I am, HEHE." A cold wind blew past, and everyone shivered, cold sweat running down their spines. A soft voice echoed in their ears once more, and suddenly, a white figure appeared beside them, smiling at everyone.

"Ah, a ghost!" Redhead shrieked and, still screaming, took off running.

"A ghost!" Another shrill scream followed as Yellowie and Greenie also cried out in terror. They didn’t even have time to grab the wine or their tools before turning tail and fleeing.

Shangguan You leaped down from the tree, shaking her head. What cowards, daring to rob graves. Still, I can’t let them take this precious bottle of wine.

"Earth Power, merge!" Shangguan You commanded. The disturbed earth returned to its original state, and the tools the men had brought vanished along with it.

Everything looked exactly as it had before, without a single trace left behind.

No sooner had she finished than voices rang out again. "Redhead, what are you running for? It was just a woman! What are you afraid of? She, just like us, must be here for that million!"

"Right! We need to get back quickly! We can’t let that woman steal our deal!"

"Exactly! It’s a one-million-dollar deal!"

"But... was that woman... really human?" a voice, close to tears, asked. Redhead, trembling, was dragged back by the others.

"Of course she’s human; there are no ghosts in this world," Yellowie and Greenie said, nodding in agreement. But as the group returned to the spot and saw the grave they had dug open now neatly restored before them, the little composure they had regained shattered.

They were a hundred percent certain they had encountered a ghost. Otherwise, how could the dug-up grave restore itself so perfectly? Even their tools had vanished!

"Did we come to the wrong place?"

"Right, where are our tools?"

"Didn’t we dig this place up? Where’s the stuff from inside?"

"No, this is the place! This is the exact spot!"

"We’ve really encountered a ghost!"

"Let’s run!"

Whispering amongst themselves, they screamed and then truly vanished from the spot, vowing never to return.

Shangguan You held the bottle of red wine, tossed it into her storage space, and headed towards the Shen Family estate.

In the deep silence of the night, while everywhere else was serene, the Shen Family mansion was also engulfed in darkness. On the second floor, a light flickered intermittently. With a flash, Shangguan You entered her space again, coldly observing the exciting scene unfolding in the room.