Eight Uncles' Beloved Treasure (Lily)

The patrolman cautiously opened the black plastic bag, revealing the gruesome sight of a severed human head drenched in blood. It was difficult to determine the gender at first glance. The patrolman’s eyes widened in shock as he beheld the lifeless, fish-like eyes staring back at him. The sheer horror of the sight sent shivers down his spine.

A while passed as police officers arrived at the scene and swiftly cordoned off the area. The discovery of a human head on the railway quickly became the talk of the town, spreading rapidly like wildfire.

…

Meanwhile, Hugh’s health was steadily improving, and Bettany provided the necessary support for him to stroll through the hospital’s garden. The general hospital was conveniently located a mere four to five miles away from the train tracks, one of which passed within a 1-mile radius of the general hospital—the exact spot where the severed head was found.

Observing the commotion in the distance, Bettany expressed her curiosity, “Why are there alarms going off so early in the morning?”

Hugh glanced toward the source of the sound and replied, “Something happened I suppose…”

Bettany looked at him with a quizzical expression, remarking, “I know something has happened, but I don’t know what it is. You’re not answering my question.”

Maintaining a composed demeanor, Hugh simply smiled in Bettany’s presence. Unbeknownst to the elderly couple, a detached “head” was rolling in the distance.

To be precise, it was a ghostly figure with a human head.

The head spun and rolled until it came to a stop at Bettany’s feet. Then, it gradually floated upwards, defying the laws of gravity.

As the head’s eyes slowly opened, resembling those of a lifeless fish, it creepily inched closer to Bettany’s face, sniffing the air.

“Hee hee… What have you been soaking in? Such a delightful scent,” the head whispered, its presence looming eerily around Bettany, almost pressing against her face.

However, just as the head was about to adhere to Bettany’s face, a sudden beam of light shot up, forcefully deflecting it away.

“What is this?” The head grew suspicious.

It made another attempt to approach, only to be repelled once more by a beam of light.

befell

head harbored a strong sense

who soaked in the water of the ice pond,

swiveled aimlessly, casting its

rolled like a ball, traversing

aura of water from the ice pond emanating from Bettany stirred a flicker of consciousness within the head, prompting it to

head

it attempted to attach itself to her, fitting its head onto

carrying a tray of breakfast, suddenly felt an

instinctively recoiled and looked up with a puzzled expression. “Strange, I didn’t turn on

woman’s neck for

“This isn’t my body…”

“Where’s my body…?”

around, once again attempting to attach itself, this time

not this

its search, trying one

was to find its own body, but over time, it

blankly and fixated its gaze

“That kid looks promising.”

certain aura

made another attempt to

the hospital

are Grandma and Grandpa?”

replied impatiently, “Maybe they went for a walk.

awaiting Lilly, he was eager to

at school was available, but Drake, Josh, and Zachary all