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 its

uncertain, the head harbored a strong sense

the water of the ice pond, the head sought

head swiveled aimlessly,

and rolled like a ball, traversing

daylight. The head detected the murky atmosphere within the hospital and instinctively homed in on it. The faint aura of water from the ice pond emanating from Bettany stirred a flicker

my body?” The head scrutinized the people

it attempted to attach

a tray of breakfast, suddenly felt

up with a puzzled expression. “Strange, I didn’t turn

woman’s neck

“This isn’t my body…”

“Where’s my body…?”

bustling around, once again attempting to

this

continued its search, trying one person

was to find its own body, but over time, it seemed to forget that it

the head turned blankly and fixated its gaze

“That kid looks promising.”

certain aura that made

human head made another attempt to

peered into the hospital

are Grandma and Grandpa?”

nearby, hands in his pockets, and replied impatiently, “Maybe they went for a walk. Let’s

he was eager to

finishing elementary school, the option to attend midday care at school was available, but Drake, Josh, and Zachary