Birthday Borrowed Fate 19

Chapter Nineteen: The Lingering Curse A few days later, Blackwater Town returned to peace. The authorities sealed off the ruins of the Shen family mansion and declared it a forbidden area. The townspeople spoke of the Shen family in hushed tones, and no one dared to approach the foot of North Mountain anymore. However, things were not entirely over. On a rainy afternoon, a traveling physician passing by the Shen family ruins accidentally discovered a charred black wooden box deep within the collapsed dungeon, which had miraculously escaped the fire. The physician greedily opened the wooden box and found inside an old parchment covered in dried bloodstains, on which were clearly written four characters – "Birthday Borrowed Fate." The physician's breathing suddenly became rapid. He carefully tucked the parchment into his robes, a greedy and sinister smile appearing on his face. He didn't notice that beneath his feet, a black palm suddenly emerged from the soil, tightly gripping the hem of his shoe! The physician screamed in terror and fell to the ground, the parchment falling into the muddy water. The words on the parchment began to slowly ooze blood... To be continued