It did not want those children to keep living as Paper Effigies.
Lingti said, "Meow, meow, meow..."
"Then let's find the passage first."
It jumped into the temple.
"Meow, meow..."
"It's here. We need to smash that pedestal."
That should have been the altar pedestal for the Fuzi Goddess's statue, but now that the statue had come alive, only the pedestal remained.
The pedestal had probably also been built by someone who knew a little about such things. Several nails made of cement had been driven into it.
They were also meant to suppress the souls of those who had died unjustly.
It seemed the villagers had not been entirely unafraid when they did these things. They were simply greedier than they were afraid.
Jinbao smashed the pedestal with a few swipes of its claws.
Lingti immediately sensed the passage leading to the Spirit Realm.
"We're all set. We can leave tonight. Little one, write a letter if there's anything you want to say. Phones won't work in the Spirit Realm."
Qin Yan looked at it pleadingly. "Can't I come along?"
She missed her mother and grandmother a little.
"Meow, meow, meow..."
"Not this time. Taking one more person could make the passage collapse."
All right, then. Qin Yan decided to write a very, very long letter.
Meimei said, "You can also have me bring anything you want to give them. I'm going with Lingti to look for my former coworkers, too."
Qin Yan nodded. "Okay."
"If you have enough time, help me look for Blind Granny, too. We didn't get a chance to find her last time."
She wondered whether Blind Granny had found her family. She hoped she was doing well in the Spirit Realm.
Meimei said, "No problem."
With the passage found, everyone went back to prepare.