Chapter 25 Paperman City 22 reverse v begins
Green flames leaped up from Young Master Xia's palms again, and it seemed that the one-sided crushing would soon be triggered.
Suddenly, a beam of flame rose up in the distance, and a signal flare with flowing rune light exploded in the air, and with a "boom" it illuminated the entire dead city.
“…”
Jiang Yuelu recognized this flare. Leng Jing had shown it to them when they first entered the city. However, the signal was not sent from the direction of the city gate. It seemed to have gone deep into South Town. Could it be that Leng Jing brought Zhao Xiaoxuan and others into the city?
"Ancestral hall!" the woman shouted, "That's our ancestral hall!"
Is there also an ancestral temple in Nanzhen?
These dead people in Nanzhen thought it was their doing, and rushed over without saying a word. Master Xia raised his hand and flicked several people. He didn't want to waste words with this group of people, so he flew lightly to the roof, and was about to leave when he was pulled back by a strong force on his shoulder.
The paper doll sat on his shoulder and pointed at Jiang Yuelu with its chubby hand.
It means taking him along as well.
Young Master Xia snorted, "You really like him." Then he raised his hand, hooked Jiang Yuelu behind him, and ran towards the place where the fireworks were rising.
No one asked Jiang Yuelu for his opinion, and he was inexplicably carried high up in the air by someone's waist. The young man had extremely strong arms, and he didn't slow down even when carrying an adult man. Only for a brief moment could he catch a blurry afterimage of the eaves of the landing point, approaching rapidly at a terrifying speed under the moonlight.
Even if he had an opinion, he couldn't say it now.
The system's voice just now rang in his mind again, coldly informing him that the third round of answering questions had begun.
He scanned the answer information that appeared on the student card.
This time it was no longer a multiple choice question, but an essay question. Leng Jing said that the difficulty of the three answers would increase step by step. No one was injured in the first time, two died in the second time, and would there be a massacre in the third time? It was not impossible, after all, the system wanted them to die.
Essay question 1. The Zhongyuan Night ritual has been popular in the local area for many years and has achieved remarkable results in suppressing evil spirits and inspiring people. Please analyze the necessity of the Zhongyuan Night ritual in Yidou Town.
There is only this one question on the card.
The ceremony...
Lin Wan and Zhang the Butcher had only just confirmed each other's situation. In the past ten years, no one from South Town had visited North Town, and no one from North Town had come either. The two towns were very strictly isolated.
At the same time, the people of Beizhen also carried out a set of ritual procedures arranged by Qin Xue. They hid from the evil spirits in the inner city for half a year, and only returned to the outer city after the ritual was completed to suppress them.
Knowing that Qin Xue is a bastard, will this ritual process really be effective?
Let's first look at the reason why Lord Zhu performed the ritual, which was to suppress the remaining evil spirits outside. Evil spirits do exist, and they have encountered them before, namely the group of rustling paper figures, whose actions were controlled by the dead Madam Zhu.
The ghost is here, so we need to use some method to suppress it. Well, there is nothing wrong with this.
But what if we don't take any action to suppress it... can we still be safe?
Those ghosts are controlled by humans. If someone gives them an order, saying that they have to kill people to achieve sales in the first half of the year and stay in the second half of the year, wouldn't it be possible to pretend that "we have been victimized, so we must do something to scare them"?
In the final analysis, this ceremony must be performed. The ceremony is very important. So why is it important?
Jiang Yuelu recalled that night in the ancestral hall.
The ceremony begins on the night of the Ghost Festival every year and is presided over by Lord Zhu. A wizard must be present, so he looks for a suitable wizard every year.
There was nothing special about Lin Shenyin's opening ceremony at that time, and Lord Zhu's reaction to it was more like a play to go through the process. The really important part is what's next?
Paper figure with chains.
A group of paper figures tied up with iron chains were said to be the bandits who had committed crimes in the past. They were imprisoned in the South Town. However, after Jiang Yuelu entered the city, apart from seeing Lin Wan, she didn't see anyone else she didn't recognize...
He suddenly had a ridiculous idea.
Lin Wan, could it be the paper man with chains?
But for a person to turn into such a small paper figure...is it possible?
Immediately, a voice in his mind refuted him: How can it be impossible? Lin Wan is dead, she is not a human.
Lin Wan and Zhang the Butcher both died after he peeled off the paper man's skin. There was no other unusual movement at the moment, and the people from South Town who had just been seen were also alive and kicking, which meant that the key was in the paper man's skin. If he didn't touch it, the pattern that had lasted for ten years would continue.
The paper sealed a living person, and the paper also sealed a dead person. They had not seen each other for ten years, and the only chance for them to meet was...
That's the ceremony.
But the person who arranged all this certainly didn't just want them to meet. Qin Xue, this evil ghost, didn't seem to be interested in money either... During the ceremony, he felt from the endless whipping that only the overwhelming hatred that could drown a person...
Hatred?
The green ghost mentioned by Leng Jing hates the heaven, the earth, his father and his mother. Without hatred, one cannot become a ghost.
Could it be that the ghost wanted to collect endless hatred that could destroy an entire city?
Jiang Yuelu sorted out her answers and handed them in.
There was no penalty for submitting, and he turned his attention to the present.
The fireworks had gone out, but they could already smell the smoke, and it looked like it was almost here.
Jiang Yuelu, who was riding a free flight, finally had time to ask about the situation of her "flight". "Sorry, I had to do some homework just now."
Feng Zhong did not answer. He looked closely at the boy's thin chin and thought for a moment, "Well...thank you for bringing me here."
The young man looked straight ahead and ignored him.
All you could tell from his slightly tense jaw was that he was uncomfortable.
The paper doll was quite comfortable, rubbing Jiang Yuelu's hair like a cat. He also smiled and said "thank you" to her.
Just verbal gratitude was not enough. Seeing that she was still rubbing her hands and waiting, Jiang Yuelu took out a small piece of talisman paper and fed it to her, "This is the only one left."
The paper doll swallowed it in one gulp and licked its lips with satisfaction.
Master Xia glanced over and asked, "What did you feed her?"
He finally picked up an interesting little thing, so he must not eat it carelessly and die.
Jiang Yuelu said: "Talisman paper. She seems to like it very much."
"Talisman paper?"
Jiang Yuelu was puzzled, "I'm also confused. Can't talisman paper kill ghosts?"
Young Master Xia seemed to be thinking about something, and after a while he looked forward, "Don't give her any random food."
Jiang Yuelu said she knew, but her eyes hinted at her that "everything you need will be there."
The paper doll was very angry and scolded the boy for a long time before it stuck to Jiang Yuelu lovingly.
"arrive."
The young man landed on the tree leisurely, but his grip slipped out of his grasp in advance, causing Jiang Yuelu to roll awkwardly into the woods. He held down the paper doll that kept cursing and said happily, "He has had a very unhappy life along the way. It's time for him to suffer a little."
"Hey?" Jiang Yuelu's voice came from the woods.
He patted the leaves on his body and pushed aside the dead branches in front of him. In front of him was the Nanzhen Ancestral Hall. He thought to himself that although this Young Master Xia had a bad temper, he was really considerate and actually sent him directly to the place.
He turned to Master Xia and smiled, "Thank you. You are really thoughtful."
“…”
Leaving the silent Young Master Xia behind, Jiang Yuelu walked towards the ancestral hall while observing the surroundings. The terrain here was very similar to that of Beizhen, and there were also towering giant trees outside the gate.
The ancestral hall is even more similar, it is exactly the same as Beizhen.
He didn't see Leng Jing and the others outside, but there were signal ashes on the ground. He didn't stay for too long and went straight to the ancestral hall.
The layout of the ancestral hall was the same as that of the North Town, with a high wall covered with tablets. However, the buildings and trees in the South Town all had a lingering smell of decay, and although there were candlesticks and candles on the altar, they looked like they had not been used for many years and were covered with rust.
Suddenly, a few sobs were heard from deep within the dilapidated and dead building.
"Zhao Xiaoxuan? Chen Chuan!"
The two were sitting in a corner, looking dusty. When they saw Jiang Yuelu, they had a glimmer of light in their eyes, but it quickly faded away. It was the first time that Jiang Yuelu saw the two lively people with such a sad expression.
When he got closer, he found a person lying on the ground. Jiang Xinhui closed her eyes and seemed to be asleep.
"Xinhui is dead..." Zhao Xiaoxuan sobbed.
The scenes after entering the city kept appearing before her eyes.
Although it has only been a few days, she and Jiang Xinhui have already developed a relationship. They are the only two girls in the team, and they can talk about anything and encourage each other.
If they hadn't met here, she should have been able to become very good friends with her, right? Go shopping and drink milk tea together, exchange gossip about the boys they like, and ask what she ate today like checking in every day.
Zhao Xiaoxuan sobbed silently.
Jiang Yuelu squatted down, glanced lightly at the girl's cold body, and immediately retracted his gaze.
He remembered this girl.
She was very smart and calm. Most importantly, even in a dark place, she still had good intentions, which was something that none of Yu Xiong and the others could match.
He didn't notice that his voice had turned cold. "How did he die?"
Zhao Xiaoxuan sobbed and could hardly form a sentence. Jiang Yuelu looked at Chen Chuan, "You go ahead."
"After you left... we rested there. Not long after, Lin Shenyin came back. He said he knew how to pass the exam and the third test would start soon, so he asked us to follow him into the city."
Chen Chuan raised his hand and said: "But we didn't go!"
"We all know that he made a mistake in judgment before, so we didn't dare to follow him in. Besides, he looked..." Chen Chuan frowned, "He was really too crazy, even crazier than before, as if he was controlled by something."
"Later, seeing that we didn't listen to him, Lin Shenyin stood there for a while and then went crazy. He grabbed Jiang Xinhui and ran into the city. That's how we entered the city."
"I followed him all the way here. Leng Jing said he had to notify you, so he sent out a signal flare, and then the third round of answering questions began."
Jiang Yuelu thought about it and the time seemed to be the same.
And he seemed to know the cause of Jiang Xinhui's death.
Zhao Xiaoxuan raised her head suddenly, her hands full of tears, and said excitedly: "Because she answered the question wrong! She followed Lin Shenyin, she didn't know the correct answer, and she didn't have a cheating stone, so we couldn't tell her!"
"It was the system that killed her. It was Lin Shenyin who killed her!"
Zhao Xiaoxuan collapsed and said, "There are still two questions left. They will come to kill us again! None of us can escape!"
"I don't want to stay here anymore, I want to go back..."
Jiang Yuelu asked Chen Chuan to help Zhao Xiaoxuan to rest in the corner. Even when they sat down against the wall, the girl's eyes were still on her companion lying on the ground, and then she would cry unconsciously.
She thought to herself, I can understand your feelings, Xinhui.
When Yuan Xiang died, you must have felt as guilty as you do now, right?
But I didn't expect that the pain of understanding would come at the cost of your life.
Looking at his absent-minded girlfriend worriedly, Chen Chuan came back to his senses.
"Where's Leng Jing?"
"He went after Lin Shenyin."
He thought for a while and called Jiang Yuelu's name, "Brother Lu."
"If I die, can you please take Xiaoxuan out? I have nothing to repay you, and it seems that you have everything you need..."
Jiang Yuelu interrupted him, "Don't say such discouraging words."
"Okay." Chen Chuan said in a godless manner: "What should we do later?"
After saying this, even he felt a little embarrassed. The question he asked most along the way was what to do. In his original world, he relied on his hard work to take root in the big city, but in this world, he was still no match for the genius.
He stared at the ground blankly, but someone patted him.
Chen Chuan raised his head and saw Jiang Yuelu's gentle face. "What did you do before?"
"Ah?" He was stunned, not knowing why Jiang Yuelu asked this.
"Your job in the past. What did you do?"
"Oh, I'm a human being."
He said embarrassedly: "It's just recruiting people and dealing with people. It's nothing special."
"You're wrong. Human resources are very useful." Jiang Yuelu looked outside, "A few people from South Town will be coming over soon. I want you to communicate something with them."
"Communicate... with the people of South Town..."
Chen Chuan murmured, "I don't know what to say either."
"Tell me everything we saw when we came into the city. Tell me about Beizhen. Didn't you also experience these things together?"
"Use your most fluent language and the most acceptable terms to communicate with them. You have done this before, so you should be able to do it. And the fact that you can save enough money to buy a house in a big city shows that you are very capable at work."
Chen Chuan stared at him blankly, he was almost convinced.
"There are some things that only you can do." Jiang Yuelu said.
For some reason, he wanted to cry and laugh at the same time. His chest was washed from the inside out by a torrent, making him stumble a few times before he could say: "Okay, Brother Lu, I will do it well!"
Aren’t they just a few people from Nanzhen?
Jiang Yuelu patted his shoulder.
There was already a lot of noise outside the door, and the people from Nanzhen who were walking over finally arrived. Chen Chuan was as energetic as if he had just finished a 100-meter race, standing at the door like a fencing champion, not realizing why there was such a big noise outside if it was just the few people Jiang Yuelu mentioned.
——No matter how many people break in, I won’t let them get in the way of Brother Lu!
As soon as I finished shouting in my heart, the door was pushed open.
This time, an old man with sharp eyes walked in. His aura instantly turned the fencing champion into a green beginner.
Chen Chuan cleared his throat and said, "Hello, I want to discuss something with you."
The old man raised his hand high, "Boy, you have to discuss this with everyone in my South Town!"
Chen Chuan: "Ah? Everyone?"
After that, more than a hundred people rushed into the ancestral hall. Chen Chuan stared at them blankly and couldn't help but wonder, is it necessary to communicate with so many people at the same time when doing human affairs?
It seems...it seems different from what Brother Lu said!
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