After much questioning, we finally learned from the captain that the ultimate cause of this incident was definitely not the fish caught; they were simply used to induce hallucinations, and the person who drove them into the illusion was most likely human. But the exact person responsible is probably unknown. After all, over 80 years have passed, and the person may have long since died, making it impossible to trace the cause.
Therefore, we did not delve further into the illusions and hallucinations of this ship, nor the captains and crew members from 80 years ago, because there was no need to do so.
After the illusion was broken, the fog on the Yellow River gradually dissipated, and visibility suddenly improved. In the distance, we could see a large island looming ahead. The island was filled with a gloomy aura, and peaks and ridges formed one after another. A hundred thousand Yin Mountains, stretching for thousands of miles, loomed large. Near the island, layers of ice formed, making it impossible for ships to approach.
I had the captain pull the boat over the ice, and we disembarked and stepped onto the ice. The ice had formed into several layers, so even if a car drove across it, it wouldn't break. From there, we just had to walk along these layers of ice to Yinshan Mountain, which was only a few hundred meters away and would be there in no time.
As we got closer to Yinshan, I felt my neck begin to swell and ache, the tingling sensation causing it to stiffen slightly. I gritted my teeth. We were almost there, and I didn't want to worry Su Xiaoniu, Ning Xue, and the others. So I kept quiet and feigned composure.
But soon after we disembarked, a man suddenly appeared behind the fog ahead. He looked familiar, and when we got closer, it turned out to be Huo Liang!
Huo Liang was now dressed like a human being, but he was clearly much stronger and taller than he had been back then. The scariest thing about him was that his eyes were scarlet, with bloody gashes around his eyelids, revealing veins. He laughed strangely, "You're finally here, Xu Fei! I thought you couldn't get out of that illusion. I'd find it very boring if you were really trapped and died in the illusion on the ghost ship."
"Thanks to you, your grandfather survived the Yellow River storm and arrived safely before you. I wonder what advice you, a bastard, have for me?" I said bluntly. Just kidding, there was no need to be polite to a beast like Huo Liang.
Huo Liang wasn't angry or annoyed. His scarlet eyes rolled around, scanning all of us one by one. He then chuckled and said, "I won't argue with you. Since you've come to Yinshan, you undoubtedly want to find Bo Hongshan to remove the fierce blood seal curse on your neck. But I can warn you, that old man Bo Hongshan is performing a very terrifying ritual. You are undoubtedly going to die. So I think it would be better for you to be killed by me than by Bo Hongshan. I will make your death very comfortable, unlike Bo Hongshan's death in torture and pain. - But there is no turning back now. Look behind you."
I instinctively glanced back. At first glance, nothing seemed out of place, but upon closer inspection, holy shit! Where was that boat? We'd only just disembarked. Even if that boat was going fast, it couldn't have just left in the blink of an eye, could it? And now, in the blink of an eye, it was gone.
Not only was I taken aback, but even experts like Su Xiaoniu and Gloria didn't seem to notice it immediately, their expressions extremely surprised. You can imagine how they felt when the ship suddenly disappeared.
"What's going on?" I turned around and asked Huo Liang. This guy must have done something.
Huo Liang smirked, "This is a ghost ship. All the people on board are long dead. Everything you saw was an illusion, including the ship itself. It can be said that ever since you boarded it, you've been trapped in a fantasy world. And it's that logbook that's led you into this illusory dead end. Have you ever wondered why others disappear after reading the logbook, but you don't? I can tell you, it's because you have the blood of the Candle Dragon! Xu Fei, after I left, it seems you and Zhao Xi had an affair. I'll settle this score with you."
I was stunned. No wonder I saw the contents of the logbook but nothing happened, while they disappeared one after another. It turned out to be because of the Zhulong blood.
"—Then I'll wait for you inside."
As he turned to leave, I hurriedly called out, "Wait! I don't think I need to listen to you, right? Go back to Yinshan, and I'll find Bohongshan. We won't get in each other's way. Of course, once I find Bohongshan and resolve this, I'll definitely come looking for you, because I'm going to bring you alive to Zhao Xi."
Huo Liang laughed heartily, "Ha... I don't think you're capable of getting around me. To find Bohong Mountain, you have to pass through the Suihou Tomb. Remember the Suihou Ghost Pearl I told you about? I've already found the tomb's location. It's in Yinshan, and I've already opened the door."
I was surprised and asked, "Isn't the Suihou Ghost Pearl useless without Ghost Essence? How can it still open the tomb door?"
"Ghost essence? People who don't know the truth think that ghost essence is the essence inside the Sui Hou Ghost Pearl, but in fact it is not. Ghost essence is formed by collecting the souls of countless ghosts after they have been scattered, and then refining them to absorb the essence inside, thus forming the so-called "ghost essence". Over the years, I have been running around catching ghosts and capturing souls, and I have already refined new ghost essence." Huo Liang smiled lightly.
I was so upset. It turned out that Huo Liang had been messing with the ghost and the bead all these years. Now that he had the bead and the ghost, and the tomb door had been opened, there was no doubt that he must have moved everything in the tomb and cracked any secrets that might be hidden...
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