Chapter 108
Go straight ahead and all the doors lead to the same dead end.
This should be the main tomb chamber, which is larger than any other place. Shen Jiao walked through a corridor and saw ten doors: Wenliang, Gongjian, Zhongxiao, Liansha and Yong.
Inside were still the bronze coffin, stone platform, altar, and gilded exotic animal lamps.
Logically speaking, the person living here should have the highest status among these seventeen people, so there should be something different about him.
But Shen Jiao still didn't see anything valuable here.
It seems that this so-called "tomb owner" is nothing special to the Xue family, and is most likely a deceased person from another family.
Shen Jiao walked up to the stone platform and saw that the coffin lid had been pushed open. He took a look inside and saw only a few pieces of silk fragments.
She heard a tinkling sound coming from the corner of the tomb -
"Will this work?"
"Even if it doesn't work, you have to try. Otherwise, you will just have to wait to die."
"I reckon it'll work. The elders have always said that the Qishui River is deep and bottomless, connecting to the Changhe River above and the sea below. There are undercurrents running in all directions underground. As long as we dig through it, we can rush out with the water. It's better than dying in this dark place without seeing the sun. Brother Shi, what do you think?"
"Let's do it! Let's take turns. If they want my life, just take it. But these people are good people. They can't die unjustly. We have to let the world know. Lai Wang, you know how to dig a well, come and take a look."
"I, I, Brother Shi, I only know how to fight, I don't know how to look, that's my dad, he didn't come..."
"Alas... Fortunately, you didn't come..."
There was a low rustling sound for a while, and then it disappeared along with the "ghost". Shen Jiao found a pile of rubble and a not-too-big hole in the corner of the wall, which was only big enough for one person, so he crawled in on his knees.
They probably thought that this would save some energy.
But...even if people just sit there and don't move, they will still feel thirsty and hungry.
Could it be that they... ate those corpses?
Shen Jiao felt that it was possible. She had been to every tomb and had not seen any corpse except the two skeletons. No matter how rotten they were, there should be at least two left.
But if someone took it away and ate it...it makes sense that it would be so clean...
Thinking of this, Shen Jiao felt a little hungry.
I hope she can escape quickly, she doesn't want to eat corpses.
Shen Jiao crawled towards the cave entrance sadly.
I can't tell how much time has passed.
Wei Qian said that Xue Shun's stomach was good for eating small meals frequently, so they would prepare some snacks. He might eat a little during the break in the morning, but he wouldn't be able to be that comfortable in the afternoon when he had Mr. Song's class, so he probably wouldn't eat, which was a good deal for them.
Shen Jiao was used to having a snack in the afternoon and would feel hungry if she didn't, so maybe it was around 2:30 PM?
But she ate a lot today, so she would get hungry slower, and she walked a lot, so she would get hungry faster, so it’s hard to tell.
She also didn't know how long she had been unconscious.
Alas, it’s no use thinking about this…
Shen Jiao also sighed inwardly, and then climbed faster.
If those 'ghosts' were not deceiving people, this road would most likely be blocked, but there was no other exit, so she had to hurry and see for herself before making any plans.
Shen Jiao climbed for an unknown amount of time until he had used up all his spiritual energy. His knees were bleeding and his hands were bruised. Only then did he hear some movement.
She paused for a moment, holding her breath and listening, fearing that it was her own illusion.
But it is not.
It's a human voice!
And a bit noisy!
The rustling sound was not clear, but it was right in front of me.
Maybe it was a 'ghost', or maybe it was someone who was running for his life like her. No matter which one it was, it would be a good thing for Shen Jiao.
Even if it was Xue Lang and Xue Shiyi in front, Shen Jiao would accept it with pleasure, but it would be better if it was Feng Sha'e and Wei Qian. It would be even better if Xue Shun was there.
Anyway, she didn't want to crawl alone on this cramped and narrow road.
Shen Jiao quickened his pace, pushing away the bones blocking the road.
The sound became clearer and clearer. It was really noisy. What was being said?
"Give me light! Give me light! Give me light!!!"
"Light! Where is the light? I want the light!!!"
“Oh the sun!!!!!!!!!!!!”
"Moss also needs light..."
"I'm kind of dead."
"Don't worry, just make do with your life. Look, I'm living well even without light."
"Do you have any shame? You're a jerk in the spotlight, what do you want?"
“Without light, I can’t grow well.”
“Oh the sun!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Shen Jiao: ...
The long cry was like a devout and crazy believer, praying for the enlightenment of God, and it was real enlightenment.
"How crazy am I going?"
Shen Jiao leaned back weakly and covered her ears.
She no longer had the energy to think about why she heard all this. Even though there were probably plants in front of her, she just wanted her ears to be quiet again.
There's nothing good about hearing this...
She had been able to hear it since she was very young, and had been able to do so for as long as she could remember. At that time, she thought that everyone could hear it, and she wondered why others were not as irritated as she was.
But that's not the case at all.
She alone can.
Just like her extraordinary strength, it was possessed by her alone.
Therefore, even her closest parents would look at her with fear and mutter...Oh God, take her away.
Shen Jiao still doesn't know whether they want to take away her as a person, or her strange strength and hysteria.
Maybe both. Who doesn't want a normal child?
Even if she was a little naughty, she would not be like her. She would tear down the door of the house today, step on her father's feet tomorrow, and kill chickens and geese the day after tomorrow. I heard that when she was still breastfeeding, she often hurt her mother, so she stopped feeding her and only gave her rice soup.
But she is still so strong.
Even if there is nothing to eat and I feel hungry every day, it’s the same.
She still remembered that day when she was dragging a chicken in her left hand and a goose in her right hand back home. The quarrels between her parents were as loud as the clamor of the plants.
The tattered door panels couldn't stop it at all, and they didn't want to stop it...
She held the chicken and goose, whose bones were pierced and their skin was sticking out, and stood by the stove, watching them through the huge crack in the door.
They argued for a long time, talking about monsters and evildoers...but in the end they ate what she brought back.
Shen Jiao also ate a full belly, which was a rare occasion.
After that, she often brought some things home, sometimes wild vegetables and fruits, more often chickens, ducks, geese and picked up eggs. She lived a very good life and was never discovered until she killed someone's calf and dragged it home.
Only then did she realize that it was called stealing.
But everyone knows that she has hysteria and her mind is not clear, so it is not surprising that she would do such a thing.
Just beat him to death.
Her father and mother probably still loved her a little, so they didn't do that. They just asked everyone to come back in two days to give them some time to make up the numbers. They said they would compensate them, even if it meant borrowing money, and they would definitely give them an explanation. After hearing this, those people left... and then they left too...
Thinking about it carefully, Chang Ge'er was the one who treated her well. Dad and Mom could have kept her hysterical condition secret and prevented her from stealing...
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