Chapter 302: Another Grudge

　　"Beast! Let her go, if you have the guts, come at me!"

　　"You beasts..."

　　A chilling and furious roar echoed through the earthen house, sending shivers down one's spine.

　　Huang Lao Si was filled with terror.

　　Hu Xiuying, holding the ghost-repelling character, was guarding her husband nervously, her hand trembling slightly.

　　Isn't the owner of the mandarin ducks shoes supposed to be a woman? Why is a man's voice heard now?

　　The soul of the shoe owner is locked in the tomb and can't escape. This is an obsession! Could it be that Laogen's son has a penchant for men, and his real affection was for a man?

　　Lu Fei looked at the blood-oozing mandarin ducks shoes with astonishment.

　　This was truly shocking and went against all norms.

　　"No! No! How could the entire village be unable to distinguish between men and women? If there really was such a shocking event, it would have spread throughout the village long ago."

　　"This must be another grudge! Mandarin ducks always pair up, so the grudges are probably in pairs as well!"

　　After pondering for a moment, Lu Fei guessed who the grudge was from.

　　"Of course, it couldn't be Old Gen's son; it should be the teacher!"

　　"So, when there is one man and one woman, the shoes will walk to the school, but they will still be trapped in the classroom where he died, never able to leave."

　　Lu Fei couldn't help but shake his head.

　　While an affair is immoral, to still think of each other after death, could these two truly be in love?

　　Because of a wrong relationship, both of them lost their lives, and even after death, they can't find release. The price is too high.

　　"No matter what happened before, it's not a reason for you to harm the innocent."

　　Lu Fei opened the scissors and aimed them at the heels of the mandarin duck shoes again.

　　"We also want to take revenge on those beasts, but we can't get out, we can't get out..."

　　"She's not really his family's daughter-in-law, she just wants to go home, I just want to help her go home..."

　　"I hate it, I hate it..."

　　The man's voice was filled with endless anger and bitterness.

　　Lu Fei was taken aback.

　　"Not his family's daughter-in-law? But everyone in the village says that the one buried in the grave is Old Gen's daughter-in-law..."

　　But resentment does not lie, because it is the deepest and most unresigned fixation of the dead soul.

　　What's going on?

　　Could it be—

　　Lu Fei thought of a possibility, and his heart sank.

　　That woman was abducted!

　　The so-called dowry was merely a fee paid to the human traffickers by that family.

　　The woman wanted to escape, but in the entire village, only the teacher, who had also come from outside, was willing to help her.

　　In the end, they failed.

　　The teacher's legs were broken, and he died in the classroom.

　　The woman was locked up and starved to death at that household.

　　Despite committing such evil deeds, that family still distorted the truth, smeared their names, and even used the soul-binding tomb and the mandarin duck shoes to trap them here, unable to be freed for lifetimes to come.

　　Animals!

　　"There is a debtor for every debt! Breaking the mandarin duck shoes will also be a liberation for you!"

　　Lu Fei exerted force with his hands.

　　The rusty scissors made a crisp cracking sound.

　　The heel broke off.

　　"I hate it..." The man's voice, filled with grief and anger, suddenly faded away.

　　The earthen house became exceptionally quiet.

　　After a few seconds, Lu Fei sighed softly, got up, and put away the pair of shoes.

　　With the resentment gone, this pair of mandarin duck shoes could no longer harm anyone.

　　"Honey? Your feet..."

　　Hu Xiuying looked at her husband and suddenly screamed.

　　Her husband's feet had actually returned to normal; they were no longer one large and one small.

　　However, he still hadn't woken up.

　　"Manager Lu, please come and take a look, is he getting better?"

　　"Yes, Brother Huang is fine. After a night's rest, he will be fully recovered tomorrow." Lu Fei took a look, felt relieved, and helped Hu Xiuying to carry Huang Youlai to the bed.

　　Hu Xiuying, with concern, wiped sweat from her husband and covered him with a blanket.

　　Lu Fei turned around and saw that Huang Laosi was still leaning against the wall.

　　"Why haven't you left yet, are you still after money?"

　　"No, I don't dare... Boss, my foot..." Huang Laosi looked at his right foot in panic.

　　His foot had not returned to normal like Huang Youlai's, but was still in the shape of a three-inch golden lotus due to the fracture.

　　"Grievances have a cause, debts have an owner. Have you done something to wrong them?" Lu Fei looked at him indifferently.

　　He was stunned, and his face turned pale instantly.

　　"I, I didn't mean to... In our village, many people buy wives, the Lao Gen family spent a lot of money..."

　　"Old Gen's family said she was stealing a man, and they asked me to help catch her... So I hit that teacher a few times..."

　　"Really, just a few times, I didn't kill him..."

　　Huang Laosi's face was full of grief, tears and snot streaming down as if he really was innocent.

　　Lu Fei just smiled coldly.

　　His defense only confirmed that the woman was indeed trafficked.

　　Why do those trafficked girls never escape the mountains? Because in this ignorant and disgusting place, the entire village might be complicit.

　　The Huang Youlai family had moved to the city for work more than ten years ago and did not participate in the original evil deeds, so after the mandarin ducks shoes were neutralized, Huang Youlai's feet could return to normal.

　　As for Huang Laosi, his foot is most likely permanently damaged!

　　"Big boss, save me, please save me..."

　　Huang Laosi crawled toward Lu Fei like a maggot.

　　Lu Fei felt only disgust, not sympathy, for such people.

　　The small black dog leaped out, standing in front of Lu Fei, its back arched with bristling black fur, and its eyes glinted fiercely.

　　It emitted a low, threatening growl, sharp teeth peeking out now and then.

　　Huang Laosi was intimidated by the beast-like aura and no longer dared to bother Lu Fei. After a brief standoff, he slunk away dejectedly.

　　"Little Black, you're awesome!"

　　Lu Fei rubbed its furry head, and the little guy wagged its tail, very pleased with itself.

　　"Mrs. Huang, the trouble is resolved. Rest assured tonight, and follow me back to Jiangcheng early tomorrow morning," Lu Fei said to Hu Xiuying.

　　"How can we ever thank you! Mr. Lu, you are really a good person!" Hu Xiuying expressed her gratitude profusely. With limited education, she repeated these few words.

　　Then, with a look of anxiety, she asked, "Can this shoe be exchanged for the immortal's skin?"

　　"In terms of value, it's still a bit short, but we can figure something out when we get back." Lu Fei replied honestly.

　　Sinisterium Pawnshop doesn't do business at a loss; even if they're going to help this couple, it has to be on that premise.

　　"Alright, alright! We'll figure something out when we get back. As long as there's hope, it's fine! Even if you make us work like oxen and horses for you, we're willing!" Hu Xiuying was very agitated.

　　She watched Lu Fei bustling about, and even though her mind wasn't the sharpest, she could tell right from wrong.

　　"Sister Huang, you flatter me! Get some rest, and I'll come to call you tomorrow.",

　　Lu Fei nodded to her and walked out of the yard.

　　However, he didn't immediately return to the car to sleep. Instead, he went through the village and came to the desolate grave on the back hill again.

　　The grave lay in solitude, huddled by the edge of the mountain, surrounded by swaying weeds, making it particularly desolate.

　　"I'm doing this so that you can find release and rest in peace. Whatever you choose to do, it's none of my concern.",

　　Taking a deep breath, Lu Fei pried open the stone lock on the grave, moved it, and smashed it.

　　The soul-binding grave was broken.

　　The hole on the grave was like an open door.