Chapter 31: Don’t commit suicide if there is nothing wrong with the shrine

Liu Tianshan and Liu Mingyue had already entered the ghost den yesterday.

Entering with them were several descendants of the Zhu family. For some reason, they had also found this place and wanted to capture the evil ghost back, as if they wanted to extract something from it.

So, when the evil ghost Yang Yan was about to take a few deceived young people to seek death happily.

Several Taoist priests holding strange weapons and with unfriendly faces rushed out aggressively like newly refreshed NPCs.

That was as terrifying to the evil ghost as a ghost hitting a human, and the most terrifying thing was that these two heavenly masters came from different camps.

They all wanted Yang Yan to go back with them, and the popular evil ghost Yang Yan was naturally caught in the middle and was almost kicked to death by the fight between the two groups of gods.

The only turning point occurred when the Liu family and the Zhu family were arguing. Naturally, neither side would be stupid enough to let the evil ghost go, so they used a restraining talisman to detain it in place while they were arguing.

It was also at this time that a living soul suddenly appeared and pounced towards the evil ghost Yang Yan who was unable to move!

That figure was the original owner of that body. Ever since his body was taken away, he has been lingering around the evil ghost, unwilling to give up his original body.

However, the evil ghost was so insidious that it had no intention of letting the real Yang Yan go. It even set a trap in its own home, intending to devour the real Yang Yan as soon as he was lured out.

Perhaps Yang Yan's resentment was too strong, so that as a living soul, he could escape from the evil ghosts many times.

The two fought for many days, and Yang Yan was almost in despair, thinking that he would never be able to get his body back in this lifetime. Suddenly, several heavenly masters appeared and captured the evil ghost.

This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Seeing the evil ghost unable to move and trapped in place, Yang Yan immediately pounced on it and fought with the evil ghost for his body.

It was during this fight that the cunning evil ghost looked at the angry Yang Yan. In order to escape, it took the initiative to give up the body it had occupied with great difficulty, and then escaped into the ghost den.

It had already consumed the vitality within this body, so what if it gave up now? Losing the body it was inhabiting was better than being captured by the Heavenly Master.

Not only that, those ordinary people who were bewitched by the ghost spirit also disappeared. At this moment, both the Zhu family and the Liu family stopped and immediately began to look for the missing ordinary people.

Although those people like to seek death and dare to follow strangers to a spooky school to live broadcast, this is not a reason for them to lose their lives.

In short, Liu Tianshan and Liu Mingyue also followed him into the ghost den and never came out again.

The ghost cave is in chaos, filled with thick black fog. The sky is like a cracked mirror, with gray-black debris blowing out from the cracks. There is no concept of time and space here. If you lose your way here, you may be swallowed up by the black fog and there will be no possibility of returning to the human world.

In such a terrifying den of ghosts, several figures were walking hand in hand, one in front and one behind. They looked like they had strayed into this place and lost their way. They all had sad faces and pale skin, and they all looked like they were attending a funeral. One of the more timid boys even had swollen eyes from crying.

They were like ants in the black fog, struggling to move in the endless mist. After a while, one of them finally couldn't help crying and said:

"What on earth is this place?"

His voice was tearful, and every word he said was filled with emotion.

"Shut up, Song Yun, even if you want to die, don't drag me with you." Tong Ye, who was standing behind him, couldn't help but curse.

Her condition seemed better than others. Tong Ye said, "Keep going forward. I think I see light ahead."

"Are you telling the truth? Tong Ye, why do I see my grandfather waving at me?"

Si Xiang, who was walking in front, trembled, his feet seemed to be rooted to the ground and he dared not move, and his voice became trembling.

"Is it true? Si Xiang, your grandfather is here to see you?" Song Yun wiped away his tears. He was so frightened that he didn't realize that there was something wrong with Si Xiang's words.

Tong Ye felt a slight chill down her spine. She walked at the back and slowly leaned out half of her body, then saw a vague figure appear in the fog ahead. It was her father waving at her and calling her name.

His father's voice was so warm, and the smile on his face was so familiar. If Tong Ye's father had not passed away five years ago, then Tong Ye might have felt a little happy at this moment.

"Bullshit, my grandfather has been dead for ages."

"Your grandfather came to pick you up in a ghost car?"

Si Xiang's shocking words in such a situation made the remaining two people want to slap him twice.

Si Xiang suddenly heard his dead friend calling his name. He also stuck his head out tremblingly, with one eye closed, and saw his good friend who had been dead for three years smiling at him and asking him to come over.

Si Xiang hesitated for a moment and said, "I seem to have seen a ghost. I saw my good friend who is already dead. Song Yun, are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"

The three people were trembling with fear. One saw his friend, and the other two saw their father and grandfather. Not only that, but when calling them, the figure was slowly approaching them.

However, the three of them suddenly discovered that when they took turns staring at the figure, the other person's appearance would change according to a pattern and pause for a moment during the transition.

If they stared at it at the same time, the figure would slowly lose control because it could not change into three appearances at the same time, as if it was about to reveal its true appearance.

After summarizing this pattern, the three of them took turns staring at the ghost. They slowly moved forward, while the other party slowly approached, as if they were confused by the scene in front of them.

Just when they were about to meet each other head-on, so close that they could almost see the bloodstains on each other's faces, the three of them suddenly split up and rushed towards the place Tong Ye had seen before!

The ghost figure paused slightly, then suddenly screamed, tore off the disguise and rushed forward!

It moved extremely fast. If the three of them had chosen to turn around and run, they would have been swallowed up immediately.

Everything that just happened was just the ghost playing cat and mouse. The three of them seized the opportunity and rushed into a bright light when the evil ghost was about to catch up with them!

Amidst the dense, pitch-black fog, only a few brightly lit areas seemed like a lifeline to the three. They had no idea what lay there, but at this moment, they had no other choice but to take this gamble.

So, while being chased by the evil spirit behind them, the three people who were running for their lives finally walked into the light circle at the last moment. It seemed as if they had entered an extremely safe yet extremely dangerous place in an instant.

Tong Ye, who was at the end, was almost hit by the evil spirit behind her by accident. It was Si Xiang who gritted his teeth, stretched out his hand, and pulled her, allowing Tong Ye to finally walk into the light circle.

The evil ghost chasing behind them was blocked outside and couldn't help but let out strange roars. They didn't even dare to look back and could only watch the scene with the corner of their eyes. Then they saw that the evil ghost seemed to be extremely unwilling to leave.

The crisis was finally overcome safely, and Tong Ye couldn't help but stagger and fall to the ground. This was an excitement that could not be achieved no matter what haunted house, escape room, or death-seeking adventure he went to.

Tong Ye probably would never play an escape room game again in his life, and Song Yun, standing beside him, also started to sob.

Si Xiang said: "It was really thrilling. I almost died this time."

The other two people didn't have the energy to reply. Tong Ye was a haunted house enthusiast, while Song Yun and Si Xiang on the side accepted Yang Yan's invitation and wanted to appear on camera in the live broadcast room.

They had already prepared themselves to be frightened, but they did not expect that what they saw would be so exciting.

After crying in shock for a long time, the three people who had a life-and-death friendship finally stood up and looked at the scene in front of them.

This is an exquisite shrine carved from black wood.

Inside the shrine was a statue of a deity they had never seen before. The statue wore black clothing, black hair, two horns on its head, and wore a dragon bone mask. Only a vague shape could be seen, but no specific appearance could be made out.

In the boundless ghost cave that is always filled with dark fog, there is such a shrine.

A cold light emanated from the shrine, shining on the three people and making their skin feel cold.

They didn't dare to leave, nor did they dare to get too close to this strange shrine. It was clearly the god who had just saved their lives, but it faintly exuded a strange aura.

Such a cold and terrifying aura made Tong Ye even feel that this god was the most terrifying existence.

The existence that makes evil creatures retreat and avoid the ghost cave may not only be a righteous god, but also a more terrifying ghost or god that even evil ghosts are afraid of.

Three incense sticks burned before the shrine, their inky black incense emitting an eerie red glow. The shadows cast by the candles outlined the image of a strange deity. Amidst the thick black fog, the altar before them was their only hope.

Tong Ye noticed that the three incense sticks in front of the shrine were burning slowly, with only two-thirds of the incense left. If these incense sticks were burned out, what would happen to the shrine in front of him?

She observed the expressions of the others and saw that they seemed to have noticed the same thing, so she said directly: "This incense looks like it's almost burned out. Do you have any extra incense sticks?"

While playing the game, they were indeed holding a few incense sticks in their hands, but with such a big mess happening, not to mention the incense, their lives were about to be lost, so how could they possibly notice these things?

"When these incense sticks are finished, will we be finished?" Song Yun's little mouth was as if it was enlightened: "Is it my illusion? Why does this incense stick seem to burn so fast?"

"Song Yun, can you shut up about this?"

As soon as Si Xiang finished speaking, he realized something was wrong. He found that the incense in front of him was indeed burning faster.

There were two-thirds of the incense sticks just now, but in such a short time, only one-third was left, as if it had been devoured by something.

Furthermore, before them, the statue, originally dressed in black hair and robes, had subtly undergone some transformation. Its black hair seemed to be soaked in blood, gradually changing from a rich black to a vibrant crimson.

His black robe, striped with black and gold, was faintly stained with a red edge, and the two horns on his head curled like flames.

The dragon bone mask on his face slowly changed, and before anyone knew it, it had transformed into a gigantic crown.

A blood-red line hung from above, spreading out thinly, covering the upper half of the face, leaving only the jade-like chin exposed.

A face with blood-red eyes appeared faintly, the aura on his body became more evil, and the light emitted from the incense candles became more and more bright red.

In just a moment, the sense of security that had just come suddenly disappeared.

The surrounding ghosts seemed to be attracted by the red light, and like servants worshiping ghosts and gods, they gathered here and knelt down in front of the statue.

One after another, hideous ghost figures emerged from the black fog. Some of them had hideous faces, some had mutilated bodies, and some were in a daze. But even so, these evil ghosts emitting a cold aura still came respectfully to the front of the shrine and surrounded the three people.

It's too late to leave now.

Tong Ye's face was full of despair, and Song Yun and Si Xiang beside him covered their noses tightly and dared not breathe. They were surrounded by more and more ghosts. Although there was no one around them, they seemed to be squeezed to the point of being unable to breathe.

The air was filled with ghosts, and evil spirits stared at the three living people present. They slowly opened their mouths, but did not attack them immediately. Instead, they surrounded them like a cat playing with a mouse, as if waiting for some forbidden ritual.

A red light shone out, and Tong Ye and the other two were squeezed in the middle of a group of ghosts. They looked at the ghosts beside them and bowed respectfully.

After this bow, they seemed to have lost all their strength. Tong Ye suddenly rushed outside regardless of everything, but no matter how much she wanted to struggle, she was as powerless as drowning.

Until she seemed to be controlled, mixed in with the evil spirits, and bowed down in a daze.

"Help, help!" The three people cried out for help at the top of their lungs, tears in their eyes: "Help!"

Ding-dong.

A crisp sound was heard, and it seemed that someone was slowly approaching from the ghost den. At the most critical moment, Zhu Huai appeared in front of them.

He sensed Liu Xiang's breath and followed the traces, but saw three living people trapped in ghosts. The scene was a bit like a subway at 8 o'clock in the morning.

The most important thing is that the statue enshrined in the shrine in front of them actually has the face of Liu Xiang, but the posture and appearance are completely different from Liu Xiang.

Si Xiang only had time to see a tall figure walking towards them. Zhu Huai was holding a bell and a few talismans in his hands. His eyes were like stars. Just one look at him could tell that he had a strong breath of life and the aura of a savior.

"Ding-dong, ding-dong," Zhu Huai muttered softly, and the talisman in his hand flew out. Several thunderbolts appeared out of thin air and struck down at the group of ghosts. Zhu Huai said, "Retreat."

Under his expulsion, the evil ghosts with ferocious expressions that wanted to pounce on him were struck by thunder and dispersed as soon as they tried to move.

Such a loud noise seemed to have attracted the attention of some existence. However, when some figures in the darkness wanted to approach this direction, the blood-red light emanating from the shrine made them afraid and they had to move away.

The ghosts dispersed. Zhu Huai walked forward and looked at the three poor people in front of him. He couldn't help but sigh: "It turns out that if you want to die, you will really encounter ghosts."

Zhu Huai planned to send them out first. He was not so worried about Liu Tianshan and Liu Mingyue.

This time, Zhu Huai was lucky as he found three people right after he arrived. However, he couldn't understand why there was a statue of Liu Xiang enshrined in the ghost cave?

And... the statue in front of him seemed a little strange. Zhu Huai looked at this familiar yet unfamiliar statue and said to the little mermaid on his shoulder: "This looks a lot like you."

How come Liu Xiang has red hair and red eyes? He seems like a different person.

Zhu Huai felt inexplicably uncomfortable. Liu Xiang in this state gave him a very strange feeling. Could it be that the one appearing here was not actually Liu Xiang's real body, but a statue of Liu Xiang's other incarnation?

But even other clones should follow the image of the original body, rather than changing their appearance and recreating themselves as a statue of a god.

The little mermaid frowned. Just as he was about to speak, the three incense sticks in front of the shrine were completely extinguished at this moment. Rolling black fog surged in, as if to cover the area again.

In this situation, a soft laugh suddenly came, and the statue in front of him seemed to come alive, as if it was about to open its eyes and look at Zhu Huai in front of it.

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Author's words: Zhu Huai: Why do you look like...

Zhu Huai: I think I went to dye my hair and wear colored contact lenses

Red-haired Liu Xiang: ...