Bizarre Honkai, a Wife-Chasing Crematorium

"Rin, are we going home now? I want to... walk around the school a little more." Sakura walked to the window and stared blankly at Li Mo's fleeing figure.

There were many people at the school gate. The vehicles were restricted by the flow of people and couldn't move for a long time.

There were no horns or urging sounds.

Although it was long past the peak period for picking up children after school, the flow of people at the school gate still hadn't decreased.

In the dense crowd, a bright red and white figure was particularly eye-catching. Among the simple and unadorned clothes, Beichen stood in a white yukata, like a pure lotus flower, standing gracefully in the center of the pond.

The yukata was covered with all kinds of strange red spider lily patterns, adding a mysterious and enchanting color to her already otherworldly appearance.

She was devastatingly beautiful to both men and women.

Li Mo finally ran to Beichen. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he smirked. It took him a long time to squeeze out three words:

"Sister Beichen..."

Beichen walked towards Li Mo. The crowded crowd naturally made way. There were whispers below, and it was not uncommon to take out a phone to take pictures.

Whose parent dressed so beautifully to pick up their child?

If it were anyone else, many people would definitely think she was sick. But because Beichen's makeup and appearance were not on the same level as others, and smart people always hold awe and respect for those who have extremely high attainments in certain fields.

Even if that field was just appearance.

"Mmm."

Beichen gently "hmm'd," and there was no follow-up scolding or teasing that Li Mo had imagined.

Before Li Mo could solve the puzzle, Beichen slowly looked up and looked behind Li Mo.

Two little girls were walking in the school, their eyes occasionally gathering on her.

"It's getting late. It's more dangerous to go home at night. Go call your two little girlfriends. I'll take them home," Beichen said calmly.

Her tone was not rushed or angry, as if she were stating a very common thing.

Li Mo had been with Beichen for a few years, so he naturally knew that Beichen was really not angry. Her tone even... carried a hint of pity.

Pity?

Was it an illusion...

Li Mo didn't care and quickly nodded. It was good that she wasn't angry.

"They are female friends..."

"It's all the same."

"Alright..."

To prevent Beichen from changing her mind, Li Mo decided to perform well. He transformed into a spinning top, spun 180 degrees on the spot, and quickly rushed back to the school.

"Huh? Is that so?"

After listening to Li Mo's narration, Sakura glanced at her younger sister.

Rin gave an affirmative answer, "Then thank you for Sister Beichen's kindness, and thank you, brother."

Li Mo smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's on the way. Thanks to Sister Beichen for reminding me, otherwise I wouldn't have thought of it. It's too dangerous for you two to go home at night."

Just like that, Sakura and Rin joined Li Mo and Beichen's team on the way home.

Along the way, the bustling crowd lingered in the dim lights, quietly and woodenly watching the stunningly beautiful woman who passed by, even though they had nothing to do with each other.

The high-rise buildings stood like giants in the night sky. The busy streets were full of traffic, and the passing vehicles shone with brilliant light under the lights.

The figures of the several people gradually drifted away in the dim lights.

Soon, the four of them arrived at the rich area. It was only a few minutes' walk from home.

The lights in Li Mo's house were off, which was reasonable.

Because there was no need to turn on the lights during the day, and Beichen did not have the habit of keeping the lights on.

But strangely, the lights in Sakura and Rin's house were also off. Not even a little light could be seen on the four floors, as if everyone in the house was asleep.

Beichen lowered her eyes and glanced at Sakura and Rin, who were talking and laughing. They were immersed in the delicious food.

When passing by the snack street, she had bought some hot snacks for the three children.

Immediately, Beichen looked up again and stared at the dark house. There seemed to be many pairs of eyes inside, faintly visible, watching everyone who passed by the door.

"Li Mo," Beichen called.

Li Mo immediately straightened his back and stood with a serious expression, "Private Second Class, Li Mo, loyal!"

Beichen said calmly, "Run home and turn on the lights."

"Okay," although Li Mo was puzzled, the top priority now was not to make Beichen angry. This small matter was nothing.

With that, Li Mo ran back.

Leaving Beichen, Sakura, and Rin walking side by side.

Seeing Li Mo leave, Sakura bowed to Beichen very sensibly and thanked her, "Thank you, Sister Beichen, for taking us back. Home is just ahead. We can go back ourselves."

Beichen did not refute, nor did she affirm. She stood there without saying a word.

And Sakura, who had not received a reply from Beichen, still maintained a posture of thanks and did not leave.

"Mmm..." Beichen sighed deeply, "Before you leave, I'll tell you a story."

"Okay," Sakura stood there obediently.

Rin did not speak. Her eyes flickered under the lights, thinking why the mysterious Beichen beside her would suddenly want to tell them a story.

Her sister was ignorant and innocent, and might take the story as just a story.

Rin didn't think so.

People would not waste their energy on others for no reason. There must be something on the other person that they wanted, which was why they would pour their heart and soul into it.

But no matter from what aspect, they did not have anything that the other party wanted.

Wealth, status, power, appearance...

Rin believed that the other party could not be so stupid as to not see the situation of the two sisters at home. Otherwise, she would not have taken the initiative to offer to buy some snacks, and even main courses for them on the way.

So... what exactly did the other party want from them?

There were very few people in the rich area, and even fewer wandered outside at night, so there were almost no people on the entire street.

The bright street lights shone on the three of them, and countless gazes were hidden in the darkness.

They were quietly growing, waiting to appear at a certain corner at a certain moment.

On the silent night, there was only the faint, cold wind blowing, and the sound of Beichen telling a story.

The story was not long. It was the story of the primitive cave.

Incongruous, strange, and instinctively repulsive.

For those objects that were clearly not human but had a face very similar to a human, people would always feel creepy from the bottom of their hearts.

"It seems to be still early. Please allow me to ask a few questions," Beichen raised her head and glanced at Sakura and Rin's house. It was still dark inside, without a trace of light.

Rin followed Beichen's gaze and saw nothing. The house was pitch black.

But Beichen placed her hand on Sakura Blizzard.

Seeing this, the peeping figure in front of the window in the house finally retreated and returned to the darkness.

"Mmm hmm, Sister Beichen, just ask. Rin will tell Sister Beichen everything she knows," compared to the terrified Sakura, Rin's mind was clearly more mature and bolder.

Beichen was silent for a long time, then moved her hand away from the sword.

"I have heard an urban legend about a creature that is human-like but not human... no, calling it a creature is too much. Let's just call it an Impostor for now. The literal meaning is: an existence that pretends to be human."

"In human society, most people are always busy, so busy that they forget time, forget the past, and forget their original intentions."

"Perhaps on a rainy night, someone knocks on the door outside. The knocking is very regular. The owner of the house comes to the door and sees a wet person standing outside through the peephole. She has a kind face and waves with a smile. She looks weak and defenseless. Although her appearance is not much different from a normal person, a sense of incongruity arises. The owner of the house doesn't care too much. Out of kindness, the owner of the house opens the door and lets her in to take shelter from the rain."

"The next day, that person says goodbye to the owner of the house. Everything on the second day is as usual."

"Strangely, the owner of the house suddenly changes his personality, from an introverted and withdrawn person to a talkative person. And the words that come out of his mouth are all the mainstream voices of society. This surprises his wife."

"The wife is also a person with a reserved and introverted personality. Her husband's sudden change makes her very scared. She leaves the house and goes to a friend's house, and the two live together."

"Until—"

Beichen paused, closed her eyes, and then slowly opened them the next second. Her eyes were filled with a blood-red light.

"On a rainy night, a regular knocking sound is heard on the bedroom door."

"The story ends here. It's your turn to answer me," Beichen shifted her gaze to Rin.

Sakura asked, puzzled, "Sister Beichen, but what is the question..."

Beichen did not reply.

Rin pouted, her cyan eyes rolled, her voice light, but her tone heavy, "The person knocking on the door is her husband. To be precise, it's the Impostor who replaced her husband."

Rin's answer was decisive, and her certain tone made Sakura confused.

Beichen asked with an appreciative gaze, "How do you know?"

Rin quickly replied, "The friend's house only has her friend and her. As the host, if the friend had something to find her at night, the knocking would definitely not be regular. For a familiar person, the knocking would definitely be very casual and even push the door directly. Conclusion, the friend would casually knock a few times and then directly push open the door, instead of quietly stopping in front of the door and knocking regularly."

"Although the latter is the standard etiquette in society, it is only for some scenes that require etiquette. In daily life, we would never do that. It's too deliberate."

"Plus, what Sister Beichen mentioned before, the husband's sudden change in personality happened after the incident of the person knocking on the door on a rainy night."

"The event is: an Impostor will knock on the door on a rainy night. If you open the door and let it in, you will become an Impostor, or you have already been replaced by an Impostor."

"Combining with the story of the primitive cave that Sister Beichen told, the primitive man agreed to the Impostor's request to stay in their place, then the environment is no longer restricted, and it can be done under any circumstances."

"The essence of the story is: the Impostor stays by your side for one night without being discovered, and you agree to the Impostor's request. Both are satisfied, or one of them is satisfied, and the main body will be replaced by the Impostor."

Rin finished all her views in one breath.

After hearing this, Sakura was so scared that she tightly clenched her sleeves and swallowed her saliva, pretending to be calm and standing next to Rin, maintaining the solemn image of her older sister.

"It's, it's okay... it's just an urban legend..." Sakura squeezed out a stiff, wry smile, comforting Rin.

But this comfort was more like comforting herself.

Just like in a horror novel, when a passerby encounters a supernatural event, they always subconsciously hypnotize themselves that there are no ghosts in the world.

Sakura thought so. Beichen was just telling them a horror story.

After all, Impostors and stuff... were too scary...

If Rin was an Impostor, and she woke up in the middle of the night and found Rin standing by her bed with a strange smile...

She would really be scared to death!

"Haha, sister, you're not scared, are you? Of course Rin knows it's just an urban legend, a horror story. I was just inferring from the story Sister Beichen told."

Rin said with a grin. Her carefree appearance seemed not to take this story seriously at all.

Perhaps Sister Beichen had seen a horror novel on some website, and the author had become a pigeon, updating only once every few days.

She couldn't stand the curiosity of wanting to know the sequel, so she just mentioned it casually.

Adults always like to ask children some seemingly simple but actually complex questions. This was not the first time Rin had experienced this.

They clearly didn't know themselves, but they tried to get a satisfactory answer from the child.

No matter what, Impostors were just a fabricated horror image after all.

Rin patted Sakura's shoulder nonchalantly, "It's okay, it's okay. Sister, don't be afraid. With me here, I definitely won't let an Impostor replace you! I won't be replaced myself either!"

Sakura's expression relaxed a little, and she regained her confidence under Rin's comfort.

"The only one who won't be replaced by a ghost is a ghost."

Beichen interrupted the beautiful interaction between the two. After saying this, the lights in Sakura and Rin's house finally came on.

"You can go home now," Beichen said with a loud and unquestionable voice.

"Go back now? But I still want to talk to Sister Beichen for a while. Sister Beichen's voice is very nice, and she is also beautiful..." Rin's tongue was as sharp as a reed, wanting to stay outside for a while longer.

But Beichen didn't give her this chance. She turned around and opened a reddish-brown oil-paper umbrella, "It's about to rain. You can go home relatively safely now. See you tomorrow."

With that, Beichen left without hesitation.

Before long, it really started to thunder in the sky, followed by a dense drizzle.

Sakura and Rin could no longer stay outside. If they went back too late on a rainy day, who knew if they would be scolded by their stepfather and stepmother.

Even a small matter would be brought up and criticized fiercely. If they broke a bowl... the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Rin, let's go back quickly. The rain is going to get heavy!" Sakura urged Rin.

Rin was stunned for a few seconds, then nodded and was dragged home by Sakura.

Her mind was not on the way home at all, but on what Beichen had said before she left—"You can go home relatively safely now..."

If this sentence was further scrutinized, it would mean—"It was absolutely unsafe at home before..."

When the two arrived at their doorstep, Sakura saw Rin's not-so-good expression and asked in confusion, "Rin, what's wrong? Are you scared?"

Sakura thought that Rin was afraid of being blamed by her stepfather and stepmother after entering the house. They were already very late coming home. In the past, they would definitely be reprimanded.

Kneeling and being beaten were common. It was very normal to be afraid.

Thinking of this, Sakura couldn't help but step forward and hug Rin, "It's okay... sister will protect you. No matter what happens, sister will stand in front of Rin."