Chapter 18 Paper Man City 15
The moonlight, which has watched the joys and sorrows, and the bloody blessings that have occurred here over the years, shines quietly on Zuixian Tower. The figures of the witches sitting here are reflected on the wall, as if someone had done the same thing here at some time in the past.
"The first round of answering the questions went so smoothly that Chen Yujia and the others were very disappointed and felt that they had come to the wrong place. But I don't think so. This place is not that simple. The current calm seems to be the tranquility of a premeditated prelude, and the storm may be coming soon."
The whispered words echoed in the room.
These ten people are all wizards like Leng Jing, who not only have magical weapons but also have extensive experience in exterminating ghosts.
Everything after entering the city was very simple for them.
He passed through the outer city safely and was begged by Lord Zhu to take over the ritual the next day. He was not as surprised as they were to see the little paper man locked with iron chains in the ancestral hall. He calmly passed the first test and witnessed the death of Liu Shitou.
They went through everything that Zhao Xiaoxuan and others went through very easily.
Even after discovering that all the townspeople had disappeared, the wizards finally felt a sense of urgency. In order to pass the second test, they also came to Zuixianlou.
The "rustling sound" that killed two ordinary people did not cause any substantial harm to them, and they still had the energy and leisure to continue recording everything that happened at that time.
"Ah! Could it be that Chen Yujia was right? Those old guys deceived us all. This is just an ordinary examination room? There are no difficult questions, no difficult enemies..."
“It’s not difficult…haha.”
Zhao Xiaoxuan whispered, "This is too funny. We were killed and humiliated, and so many people died...but in the eyes of others, this is an easy exam that is worth complaining about...This world is really not fair at all."
"no."
Jiang Yuelu shook her head and said, "Look down."
This time the record was interrupted abruptly, as if it had been interrupted in a hurry.
The handwriting that appeared on the white paper again was no longer as calm and neat as before, but rather chaotic like a flood.
It was as if one could see a group of witchcraft students who were originally laughing and chatting suddenly encountered a huge change. Their strong desire to survive made them throw etiquette and honor behind their backs, and they scrambled out of the room like stray dogs - because they were in such a hurry, they didn't even have time to cover the pens they had just used to complain about boredom, and large areas of wild and messy lines were smeared on the white paper.
Record again, full of regret and fear.
It was like a huge bell ringing over their heads.
"… Wrong. Wrong. Wrong."
"We were all wrong! After the second time of answering the question... the real danger and the real fear will begin!!!"
"The real danger..."
Chen Chuan's eyes lit up, "Could it be that you are talking about what you just saw downstairs? Since you were able to retreat safely, it shouldn't be that amazing, right?"
Jiang Xinhui asked doubtfully: "Downstairs?"
Jiang Yuelu then briefly recounted the encounter with the resurrected "Mrs. Zhu" downstairs, and inevitably mentioned the mysterious Master Xia. Knowing that her boss could deal with the violent female ghost, Zhao Xiaoxuan felt for the first time that the bad-tempered boss was very cute, "It's true that there is always someone who can defeat someone else..."
Chen Chuan said excitedly: "Then why don't we just follow him? We are his wizards, he shouldn't just stand by and watch us die."
Jiang Yuelu shook her head. "He came here for another purpose. We have only known him for two days. Will he give up his plan to save us? Not necessarily."
Zhao Xiaoxuan muttered: "But he saved you."
Jiang Yuelu: “…”
He was not quite sure about the reason behind it.
He coughed a few times and brought the topic back to the topic, "But from the later records, they also fought with Madam Zhu at that time, and it seemed that they had the upper hand. They shouldn't be so afraid of her."
"You mean..."
Jiang Yuelu said simply: "They are afraid of someone else."
Leng Jing stared at it: "Let me take a look at these notes."
Jiang Yuelu handed it to him, and his sickly pale face suddenly became lively, and he whispered the words that someone had written here in the past.
"The news that my senior brother died last night has been confirmed. There are only six of us left. I have never seen such a high casualty rate in any exam I have participated in... But, but I must say it, even if it will be seen as an excuse for my family's weakness, I have to say it."
"This is not an ordinary examination room at all."
"Do you know what ghosts are here? Teacher, do you know? You knew there were evil ghosts here that you couldn't deal with, but you still sent us here? I would rather you knew nothing about this. I would rather that evil ghost was extremely powerful and deceived you. He avoided the perception of the divine breath and hid here quietly, turning this originally happy town into a miserable and terrible one, and making everyone become his servants."
"But if even you don't know, then hasn't the situation reached its most terrible point?"
"We will set out tomorrow. The evil ghost is hiding under the red sign in the ancestral hall."
"No matter what the outcome, I will fight to the death to send out a final warning. I hope that after the academy learns of this news, they will come here to collect the remains of the evil spirits... or our remains."
“Tell the people who come after you, don’t, don’t come to Paperman City.”
"Because the evil ghosts here come from the ghost city of hell--"
Leng Jing's voice was stuck in his throat, and his expression was distorted in an instant. He gritted his teeth and read out the last line of the record in fear -
"Because the evil ghost here is from the Ghost City, he is one of the Twelve Chaotic Ghost Wizards!"
Every word was heart-wrenching, and after trying his best, it came to an abrupt end.
Just like the strange dullness at the moment, Leng Jing looked pale as if he had suffered a serious blow. Even the distraught Lin Shenyin looked up and asked, "The Twelve Chaotic Ghost Witches?"
"The Twelve Chaotic Ghost Witches." Jiang Yuelu asked, "What are those?"
This name, which they had never heard of, caused a huge stir between the two wizards from the Witchcraft Academy. The two people who had previously disliked each other even looked at each other, and saw similar fear in each other's eyes. After a long while, Leng Jing took a deep breath and found the right words to explain to them.
"The first lesson you will learn after entering school is to distinguish between good and evil. A wizard must not only hold the Yin-Yang compass, but also raise the black-and-white mirror of judgment in his heart. He must not kill any wronged soul, nor let any evil ghost go."
"A long time ago, there were many wild monsters. There were many kinds of ghosts, such as ghosts that eat small people, ghosts that lust, ghosts with needles... The names of these ghosts are often related to their prey, appearance, and weapons. But even so, it is still impossible to classify all ghosts one by one. There were too many of them at that time. However, although there were many ghosts, no strong evil ghosts appeared..."
Lin Shenyin interrupted him, "You're off topic."
Leng Jing was stunned for a moment, and said apologetically: "If you want to know more about this part, you can go to the college library to check it out after you go out."
"Let me tell you!" Lin Shenyin was attracted by what was happening in front of her, and her expression was not so bad. She interrupted Leng Jing rudely.
"Later, the ghost world experienced a period of decline. This decline was not due to wizard hunting, but a natural extinction that gradually occurred with the development of later generations. Later people no longer feared the natural world, so they no longer feared the power of ghosts and gods. Even wizards like us, who held important positions and were second only to the emperor in ancient times, are now only sent to do trivial things such as checking the feng shui of houses."
"The weakened wizards gradually gathered together, intending to adapt to this damn new era and survive. This is the origin of the Wizarding Academy—"
Leng Jing snorted, "You're off topic too."
Jiang Yuelu watched the two men fighting without leaving any trace, and coughed, "So the Twelve Chaotic Ghost Witches appeared afterwards?"
Leng Jing nodded, "That's right. Although ghosts are separated from the three realms, they are the result of grievances. But they are actually very smart, and their perception of malice is particularly strong. For some reason, they seem to think that it is not a good thing for us wizards to come together, so they imitate us and each occupy a mountain and become the king, creating ghosts one by one to yell at the Wizard Academy from a distance."
"These evil ghosts are not as easy to deal with as before. In order to distinguish them, some people from the academy sneaked into the ghost city and conducted secret investigations for several years. They died in exchange for precious records."
"We now divide these ghosts into four types."
"A fourth-class gray ghost. It looks gray and inconspicuous, has little presence, and has no killing power on humans. Don't be afraid if you meet it, just educate and subdue it."
"Third-class white ghosts. They are easily sensed by people with yin-yang eyes. After someone sees them, word of mouth spreads, and the widely known image of female ghosts in white clothes is formed. They have a strong resentment."
"Second-class yellow ghosts. The yellow here does not refer to their appearance, but to the fact that their causes of death are all related to gold, silver and money. Most evil things in the world start with profit. This kind of evil ghosts are particularly cunning and can easily form gangs and factions. They are also the first evil ghosts to establish the Ghost City."
"First-class red ghosts, we say the former died for profit, but this type mostly died for love. Red-clothed ghosts are mostly women. Our master said that women have one more heart than men, and they are delicate and easy to be hurt. If you are not careful, you will go astray and cause injustice. Ghosts born out of love are extremely resentful. If the yellow page ghosts can still sit down and turn the issue of life and death into an issue of profit, then they have nothing to say to the red-clothed ghosts. They don't need a reason to kill people."
Jiang Yuelu thought of Madam Zhu. Is she a ghost in red?
Leng Jing smiled bitterly and said, "Although these ghosts are bitter and vengeful, there are ways to deal with them. There is also a kind of green ghost that we cannot classify. Even the ancestors have to avoid it when they see it."
"There is a record in the witch book that someone threw a dying child into a mass grave in revenge. The child was trapped in the pile of corpses with extremely strong negative energy, unable to live or die, and he endured for 9981 days before he finally passed away. When the child died, he was full of resentment. He hated the heavens, the earth, his father and his mother. He even envied and hated a tiny ant passing by. He was full of resentment and wanted to kill. The first thing he did after his death was to strangle all the ghosts and monsters in the mass grave, and then went down the mountain to torture the family who threw him into the grave. The whole family died overnight and blood flowed like a river. Even the half-year-old child was not spared." Leng Jing shook his head.
"Ghosts that die when they are filled with the most resentment are very scary. But most of the green ghosts are evil ghosts that have been immersed in hatred and pain for many, many years. Their desire for revenge is comparable to that of Yama's evil forks."
Jiang Yuelu asked: "Are the twelve chaotic ghost witches all green ghosts?"
"It is said that it is. But no one has ever seen it, and those who have seen it are all dead."
Zhao Xiaoxuan interrupted, "What exactly are the Twelve Chaotic Ghost Witches? Twelve ghosts? And witches?"
"These five words..."
Lin Shenyin took over the conversation unceremoniously: "These five words are the secret report from that year, we have to open them and read them."
"Twelve refers to the twelve ghost cities. The masters of the ghost cities are all evil ghosts who are a hundred times more powerful than the red-clothed ghost. Once they appear in the world, they will definitely cause chaos everywhere. This is what the word chaos refers to."
"As for ghosts, I guess there's no need to explain any more."
"What about the witch?"
Lin Shenyin stopped talking, and he became distraught again.
Chen Chuan said: "No way, why is he offline again?"
Leng Jing had no choice but to continue, "It is said that the word 'witch' was put in to commemorate the brave wizard who came out with the information, and to encourage the courage of wizards to fight against evil spirits. But we have privately guessed that it should not be so ridiculous. As for why, there are many speculations to this day, but there is still no conclusion."
"I think if I could go to Ghost City one day, maybe I would understand. After all, this secret report was brought by the wizard who went to Ghost City alone that year."
"But one thing is certain."
Leng Jing seemed a little hesitant, not knowing whether to tell them.
"Forget it, this place is a long way from the Ghost City..." Leng Jing made up his mind and looked at Jiang Yuelu, "Above the twelve Ghost City Lords, there is also a King of Ten Thousand Ghosts."
"This ghost king's whereabouts are unknown, his name is unknown, and his appearance is unknown."
"We have been asking for a hundred years, but we have only found out a little bit of information."
"What?"
Leng Jing lowered his voice.
"The Ghost King loves blood, his eyes are red."
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