As Dou Dou walked down the bridge, her parents, who had been waiting at the entrance, looked up from the live stream.
Within the live stream, they saw the incense they had lit forming a path home.
They saw their Dou Dou appear before them from the other side of the bridge.
But when they looked up, the space before them was empty.
There was no bridge.
And no sign of Dou Dou.
"Dou Dou, is that you?"
Xu Ran's eyes had already welled up when she saw Dou Dou appear in the live stream.
Now, tears were falling one by one.
"Mom~"
Dou Dou rushed into her embrace.
The familiar voice rang out, and everyone's spirits lifted.
But looking around, where was the child? That voice was merely coming from the phone.
Xu Ke Ke, who had been waiting all night, was furious. She walked with her phone to the bridgehead in the open space where the live stream was taking place and shouted:
"Is this your illusion?
I don't care what software you used, or if it was hypnosis, we can sue you in court!
Now! Immediately! Apologize!"
Xu Ke Ke glared at the air, her face flushed with anger.
She didn't know where the trickster was.
But she believed that he should be able to hear her shouting.
"If you don't come out, I'm calling the police!"
Jiang Lin slowly drifted past the young girl.
She shivered instinctively, a chill running down her spine.
The next second, her right eye felt as if it had been splashed with cold water.
It was ice-cold, with a strange sensation.
Xu Ke Ke instinctively closed her eyes.
She faintly heard someone say something.
"There's just one drop left, so I'll give it to you."
Having promised to let them see Dou Dou, Jiang Lin naturally intended for them to see with their own eyes.
Xu Ke Ke hadn't understood what that meant yet.
When she opened her eyes again, the scene before her had changed drastically.
It was as if she saw something, yet saw nothing.
Her left and right eyes seemed to be seeing different worlds.
She recalled the voice from just now and instinctively covered her right eye.
The world before her remained the familiar one.
She lowered her hand and covered her left eye.
The world before her changed dramatically, like another realm.
She saw the bridge from the live stream and, startled, quickly moved away from the bridgehead.
Then she saw Dou Dou, held in her aunt's arms, and
A man in white, surrounded by black energy.
At a single glance, Xu Ke Ke froze.
Her gaze was locked, unable to move.
It was different from watching the live stream.
Facing this person directly, she truly felt the terror.
It was like a mountain pressing down, or like her throat was being choked, facing death itself.
She began to tremble from her bones, from the depths of her soul.
She could barely breathe.
Yet, her eyes could not look away for a second.
Jiang Lin realized belatedly, "Oh, I forgot that a living soul can't withstand my charm."
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and masses of Yin energy gathered from all directions, shrouding his face.
Only then did Xu Ke Ke snap back to reality.
She collapsed onto the ground, her heart pounding with fear, cold sweat covering her back.
It felt as if she had just narrowly escaped death.
The live stream captured all her expressions, and the number of viewers was approaching a million.
"The comeback is so fast, so satisfying!"
"So what did she see? Did the streamer look scary?"
"A live demonstration of satisfaction!"
"Come on, make the streamer apologize to you again for deceiving your young mind."
"Actually, I didn't believe this stuff before, until I watched this magical live stream (doge)"
Xu Ke Ke dared not look at that person again and shifted her gaze to her aunt's family.
Dou Dou's parents had eye drops from Jiang Lin.
Therefore, they naturally saw Dou Dou running towards them.
The two held Dou Dou in a phantom embrace, kissing and hugging her.
At this moment, all the past grievances between them were cast aside.
Their eyes only saw Dou Dou.
Only the joy of reunion.
"Dou Dou, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, it was my fault for not watching you properly."
Xu Ran hugged her, sobbing uncontrollably, while Fang Wei Dong beside her had red eyes.
Dou Dou in their arms had lost the warmth of a living person.
Her whole body was radiating cold, like a block of ice.
Their most precious treasure, they had failed to protect her!
"No."
Dou Dou hugged her parents back, a big smile on her face.
"Dou Dou is already very content.
In the next life, Dou Dou will still find Dad and Mom."
Watching the people in the live stream witness this scene, their eyes welled up.
"Damn it, in my next life, I still want to be born to my mom!"
"Add one, but I hope my mom gets a rich dad."
"How about the richest dad?"
"The most heartbreaking thing in the world is for the living to send off the dead."
"The floor????"
Without disturbing the family of three, Jiang Lin stood to the side with his arms crossed.
His gaze swept across, landing on a man with a square face.
The man was wearing casual clothes, tall and sturdy, exuding an aura of righteousness.
Though he appeared to be an ordinary citizen, his body stood perfectly straight, constantly vigilant of his surroundings.
Moreover, Jiang Lin saw a faint golden light on him.
That was the light of merit.
Small ghosts would usually steer clear of such people.
Zhou Zhi Guo, hidden in the crowd, frowned, feeling as if he were being watched.
He wasn't wearing his police uniform this time to facilitate his actions and observe in secret.
Had he been targeted?
Jiang Lin calculated the time and, seeing that it was about time, tossed Dou Dou onto the bridge of incense smoke.
"I'm leaving."
"Wait! Lord Bai Wuchang!" Xu Ran called out urgently.
Her usual refined white-collar demeanor was completely gone.
Jiang Lin turned back, "If she doesn't leave now, it will be too late. Or do you not want her to reincarnate?"
"No, no, no!"
Xu Ran shook her head repeatedly and pleaded:
"Lord Bai Wuchang, I want to know, can Dou Dou be reincarnated into our family again?"
Jiang Lin heard this and simply looked at her, remaining silent.
An invisible pressure washed over her, filled with the aura of death.
Xu Ran instinctively shrank her neck, her whole body turning cold.
"Then, what else can I do for Dou Dou?"
Jiang Lin walked towards the bridge with Dou Dou.
"Accumulate virtue."
As the two figures gradually moved away,
Xu Ke Ke felt a sense of shame and said towards the direction Jiang Lin had left:
"I'm sorry, it was my mistake.
Lord Bai Wuchang."
She had truly seen, and truly felt.
The Underworld!
The Bai Wuchang in the distance seemed to have heard, yet also not heard.
Without a moment's pause, they soon disappeared across the bridge made of incense smoke.
Everything returned to peace.
Dou Dou's parents supported each other and entered the house, while police officers blocked the reporters from interviewing them.
The onlookers who had gathered to watch the excitement also gradually dispersed.
However, tonight was destined to be a sleepless one.
It was foreseeable that the incense industry would experience another surge tomorrow.
The expressions of Dou Dou's family were not fake.
To this day, the custom of the soul's return on the seventh day had almost been forgotten.
But after today, the younger generation would remember this custom once more.