Chen Mo's Six Roots and Six Senses were sharp. Just from the voice, he recognized Guo Ziyu.
But... Guo Ziyu's voice was honestly a little frightening.
He turned around and, sure enough, saw Guo Ziyu approaching in a white silk dress. He'd only ever seen the woman sitting before, and now that she was standing, he realized her figure... was quite nice.
It was just that wearing a white dress in the middle of the night, with her hair hanging loose, made her look downright eerie.
The woman clearly recognized Guo Ziyu. She hurriedly knelt before her and pleaded through her tears, "Steward Guo, I know you're very capable. Please, let me see Er Hu just once. I'm begging you!"
Her forehead pounded against the snow with a series of thuds.
"Ah."
Guo Ziyu sighed. "Go get five sticks of incense. Then face west and plant them unevenly before lighting them."
The woman thanked her and rushed into the house like a madwoman. She soon returned with five sticks of incense, faced west, planted them unevenly in half a taro, and lit them.
Seeing that the incense was in order, Guo Ziyu took a small porcelain bottle from inside her clothes. She poured out a drop of clear liquid, let it fall onto her finger, then rubbed it onto the corners of the woman's eyes.
"This is specially prepared Ox Tears. Once you apply it to the corners of your eyes and pay your respects to Goddess Hong Deng, you'll be able to see Er Hu."
The woman hurriedly prostrated herself and worshipped Goddess Hong Deng. When she raised her head again, she saw Er Hu standing right in front of her, bright and clear as day. She leaned forward, trying to take him into her arms, but embraced empty