Qin Sisi found the old woman's advice peculiar and noticing her serious look, Sisi couldn't help but inquire: "Why can't I go out at night? Is there a specific reason?"
Older people seem to enjoy clarifying doubts and questions. Seeing Qin Sisi asking, the old lady lowered her voice and enigmatically replied, "Not to withhold anything from you, a household nearby recently experienced a death, not more than two weeks ago."
Qin Sisi appeared casual about it and replied, "Oh, is that so? But it's been over seven days now. It should be fine, right?"
Seven days serve as a threshold. If the spirit of the deceased hadn't moved on to the underworld with the Messenger of Death within these seven days, it would officially descend to the Ghost Path and become a ghost.
The old lady shook her head and whispered, "See, this is the strange part, folks around here who go out during the night reported seeing a white shape floating around by their house."