Chapter 27 Heroes (9/95)
The Martyrs’ Cemetery in Jiangquan City has no time limit, and you can visit it even at twelve o’clock at night.
An Qinglian listened to Liu Haoyu’s words and came to the Martyrs’ Cemetery.
The management of the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Jiangquan City is not very strict, so after An Qinglian greeted the doorman, she entered the cemetery.
Although the doorman did not understand why An Qinglian came to such a place in the middle of the night, he did not dwell on it.
Since the superiors did not ask him to drive people away, why would he look for trouble for himself?
The doorman sat on the chair, closed his eyes, and began to sleep.
As for An Qinglian, the young girl had already arrived inside the Martyrs’ Cemetery.
Here, tombstones are everywhere, with the names of martyrs engraved on them.
Therefore, although there were tombstones everywhere, An Qinglian did not feel any coldness.
She even felt a trace of warmth.
Following Liu Haoyu’s instructions, she placed a whole pack of cigarettes and a bottle of good wine in front of the tomb and clasped her hands together.
“To all the national heroes, this humble girl is being harassed by an evil ghost. Please help me, allow this humble girl to spend one night here…”
After praying, An Qinglian began to set up her tent.
It seemed strange to sleep here, but the master had said that the doorman of the Martyrs’ Cemetery never drove people away.
Despite this, An Qinglian’s mood was still a little unsettled. Through the gap in the tent, she saw a few security guards outside discover the tent.
And they walked towards this place.
“Bang bang bang…”
The canvas of the tent was knocked by the security guards. An Qinglian, seeing this, poked her head out of the tent somewhat awkwardly.
“Miss, why are you here in the middle of the night instead of going home?”
The security guard looked very friendly, like a warm uncle from the neighborhood.
In response, An Qinglian took a deep breath and explained.
“I don’t have much money on me. I heard that I could camp here, so I wanted to borrow a place to stay for a while…”
“Oh?”
The security guards looked at each other for a while. Just as An Qinglian thought they would drive her away, the leading security guard uncle smiled and said.
“Then remember to throw your trash in the bin, the restroom is over there, and call us if you need anything.”
“Ah, this… Thank you.”
An Qinglian did not expect them to be so accommodating, and at the same time, she admired the nameless master even more.
This method might really be much more powerful than those so-called gods and Buddhas.
Lost in thought, An Qinglian closed her eyes and fell into a daze, drifting off to sleep.
In her dream, she vaguely heard the sounds of drinking and praise for the cigarettes outside the tent.
She even heard things like, “This girl is nice, and quite pretty, it’s a shame she didn’t bring any snacks to go with the drinks.”
The voices were intermittent, and An Qinglian couldn’t hear them very clearly.
Even though she was not familiar with the voices of these people, she did not know their names, and even she knew very well that there might not be anyone outside her tent.
But at this moment, her heart was filled with a sense of security.
She slept soundly that night.
Meanwhile, Liu Haoyu and Qin Liu were observing the situation in the Martyrs’ Cemetery from the shadows.
Qin Liu was even more curious, looking at the soldiers in red army uniforms outside the tent.
They were very young, the youngest not even 18 years old. So when the seniors offered him cigarettes, he repeatedly declined. He only took a couple of sips of wine and choked, coughing continuously.
This made the other martyrs laugh heartily.
“Are those people… the heroes from the War of Resistance Against Japan?”
“Yes.”
Liu Haoyu nodded.
“The names and achievements of these martyrs are forever recorded in this place. Everything they had was dedicated to the country. Not even the underworld can take their souls away.”
As he spoke, Liu Haoyu walked towards them.
Seeing this, Qin Liu quickly said.
“Wait for me!”
These martyrs were stunned when Liu Haoyu walked up to them. Then, seeing Qin Liu beside Liu Haoyu, they showed very surprised gazes.
As if wondering what kind of ghost Qin Liu was, and why she could enter this place.
Before these martyrs could interrogate them, Liu Haoyu took out several bags of dried squid, peanuts, and other snacks from his backpack, along with a bottle of good wine.
He placed these items in front of the tomb and then said to the martyrs.
“I feel that calling you ‘martyrs’ is a bit strange, so I will directly call you ‘comrades’.”
Upon hearing this address, the martyrs smiled.
“Well, young man, you can actually see us?”
“I really like your way of addressing us, it’s much better than calling us martyrs. Would you like to have a few drinks with us?”
Being experienced, they recognized Liu Haoyu’s identity as a ghost exorcist, so they didn’t find it strange and even wanted to chat.
“This glass is for all of you comrades. Without your efforts, we would not have achieved what we have today.”
Liu Haoyu’s tone was very sincere, yet very friendly, which made these martyrs burst into laughter.
“Young man, you are quite polite, but you are too formal. We soldiers don’t understand this kind of etiquette. If you want to thank us, pour another cup.”
Saying this, the oldest Red Army soldier poured another cup for Liu Haoyu.
Liu Haoyu did not refuse and drank it all down again.
After two cups of strong liquor, he and these heroes started chatting.
However, Qin Liu was a bit reserved. She sat aside, not knowing what to do.
In a banquet full of men, there was indeed nothing for her to interject.
At most, she pretended to know nothing and nibbled on peanuts there.
Liu Haoyu was chatting happily with the heroes present. Once the conversation got started, the gaze of the oldest hero fell on Qin Liu, who had been silent all along.
Looking at this delicate and cute young girl, he asked.
“Speaking of which, young man, the girl beside you doesn’t seem like a ghost, nor like a human. She has some of the aura of the ghost messengers from the underworld.”
“That’s a long story…”
Liu Haoyu was a little tipsy. His drinking capacity was not very strong compared to these heroes.
“If I have to shorten it, you can consider her soul to have departed her body.”
“That’s no wonder…”
The heroes looked at Qin Liu, observed her for a while, and praised.
“But you’re quite capable, finding such a beautiful wife. That red wedding dress is nice, I like it, it looks festive.”
The heroes spoke very frankly, and Qin Liu scratched her head a little shyly.
She really wanted to say that she wasn’t wearing a red wedding dress, but she didn’t dare to say it, nor did she dare to ask why others saw her clothes as a red wedding dress.
Qin Liu felt as awkward as if a large group of relatives had suddenly arrived at her home, not daring to say a single word.
