Chapter 271 Jinjiang
Taoist Song Yi threw the owner of the clothing factory out of the warehouse door without mercy, and then rushed into the warehouse with a peach wood sword.
The door slammed shut behind him with a loud noise.
The warehouse without any light source was completely plunged into darkness without the dim light from the street lamps outside.
However, those plastic models seemed to have red flashing eyes in the darkness, staring at Taoist Song Yi without blinking.
They didn't move.
Even though their bodies were covered in blood and some of the models had pieces of flesh in their hands, they just stood there quietly, like ordinary dead objects.
It was as if all of Master Song Yi's suspicion and vigilance towards them were just his suspicious illusions.
Taoist Song Yi saw it, but did not relax at all. He swung the peach wood sword in his hand with full force and chopped down, hitting one of the plastic models hard.
"Crash!"
The plastic model's body, which was split in half, quickly fell to both sides. The flesh and blood that was originally contained in the hollow plastic body, also poured out like sea water breaking through a dam, spreading into a large pool.
Originally, Taoist Song Yi couldn't see clearly in the dark and thought it was puddles of water caused by humidity. But when he smelled the strong smell of blood, his face suddenly changed drastically, and his already serious face was even more wrinkled into a "川" shape.
But before Taoist Song Yi could go forward to check whether the minced meat was human flesh or the wild dogs and cats that the clothing factory owner had mentioned, those previously motionless plastic models suddenly all moved.
Just when Taoist Priest Song Yi was attracted by the flesh and blood, in the blind spot of his vision, the plastic model turned its head stiffly, and the rotating joints made a slight sound. Dozens of plastic heads turned 180 degrees with strange bodies on their backs, and their eyes fell on Taoist Priest Song Yi in unison.
They slowly stretched out their hands, and their plastic hands became as sharp as knives at some point. They clenched into claws and grabbed the Taoist priest who was not on guard enough.
The fingers were painted with crude red nails, which looked completely different from real people, but the bright human figures gave them a strange feeling of real and fake. However, the blood slowly flowing down the arms and the broken flesh under the nails made people wonder whether it was red paint or...
The blood left after killing a living being.
By the time Taoist Song Yi realized something was wrong, he was already surrounded by plastic models.
He was startled and immediately did not bother to check the pool of flesh and blood flowing out of the plastic model's body. He turned around quickly and pointed the peach wood sword in the direction where he noticed his sight.
However, as soon as Taoist Song Yi raised his hand, a stiff and yellow arm immediately stretched out from the side. As if not afraid of being injured, it directly blocked his sword and stopped the peach wood sword.
The arm was ruthlessly cut off by the peach wood sword, and blood and flesh rushed out from the gap in the arm.
When Taoist Song Yi was blocked like this, the sword wind stopped instantly and he missed the best chance to counterattack, and was completely surrounded by layers of plastic models.
Some hands grabbed Taoist Song Yi's robe, some reached out to his neck, and some tried to snatch his peach wood sword.
Although the plastic model has a physical form, it is not afraid of injury or pain. Even though its limbs were cut off, the part that fell off was still able to move. It tripped Taoist Song Yi from the ground, causing him to stagger several times and almost lose his balance. His originally precise swordsmanship was greatly reduced.
Taoist Song Yi was unable to cope with all the attacks. As the plastic models attacked, more and more wounds appeared on his body from the knife-sharp hands. His originally swift movements began to become slow.
Then, as if it was a vicious cycle, he soon fell into a complete disadvantage.
Having lost the best time to counterattack, Taoist Song Yi was like a prey falling into a pack of wolves. The bloody smell from his wounds further aroused the ferocity of the plastic models around him.
Their crudely drawn eyeballs flickered red in the dim warehouse, and their stiff facial features carried a ferocious and hideous look, as if they wanted to grab the flesh and blood of the living people in front of them to fill their empty plastic bodies.
Outside the warehouse, screams of the clothing factory owner were also heard.
“What the hell, what the hell is this… Aaaaaah, get out of here, get out of here!! Why the hell is plastic moving?!”
Those plastic models...have they spread outside?
The scenery in front of Taoist Song Yi shook. He forced himself to suppress his dizziness, took a deep breath, and regained his spirit to deal with the plastic model in front of him. He wanted to finish the job as quickly as possible and then tell the people outside what happened here.
Although there have been cases of wandering ghosts occupying ownerless human-shaped objects in the past, the number of them in the warehouse and the fact that, according to the owner of the clothing factory, this situation had started after the kidnapping case decades ago made Taoist Song Yi no longer believe that the ghosts surrounding him now were all living in plastic models.
Behind these plastic models, there are obviously more powerful ghosts controlling everything.
Taoist Song Yi didn't know what it was, nor did he know the other party's purpose, but if he left it alone, he was very worried...
Just at this moment, Taoist Song Yi's cell phone rang.
He touched the phone with his bloody fingers, but it slipped out of his palm several times. He had to distract himself to deal with the attack in front of him.
Without noticing, Taoist Master Song Yi pressed the hands-free button.
Before the person on the other end of the phone could say anything, they heard the tiny noises echoing in the warehouse and Taoist Song's rough and exhausted voice.
There was silence for a moment.
Then, a loud shout came from the phone.
"roll--!"
The sound was full of energy, like the roar of a lion or the anger of a dragon.
Invisible sound waves spread out in all directions, echoing repeatedly in the empty warehouse, even causing the walls to peel off.
The plastic models that were originally surrounding Taoist Song Yi were all shocked. They immediately stood still and dared not take another step forward.
Taoist Song Yi was able to catch his breath. He quickly adjusted his state, forced himself to swing the sword, chanted the talisman in a low and rapid voice, and swept the peach wood sword in his hand across mercilessly.
In an instant, all the plastic models were cut in half.
The smelly blood mixed with flesh gushed out from the plastic model's body, splashing in the air, and then covering the ground like falling rain.
Taoist Song Yi clearly saw that there were indeed broken limbs of wild cats and dogs among them, but more of them... looked like parts of human bodies.
His brows were tightly knitted, and his mouth moved, as if he wanted to angrily denounce the evil cruelty behind those plastic models. But in the end, he sighed, wiped the blood off his hands, and reached for his cell phone.
Taoist Song Yi only knew of two people who could achieve the same effect with just one word. One was Yan Shixun, and the other was his master.
And from the voice, it was obvious that it was his master calling.
The Taoist priest, who had just faced the evil spirit with murderous eyes, became as obedient as an elementary school student when he answered the phone.
"Master, please wait a moment, I will be back soon."
Taoist Master Song Yi was listening to the phone while running quickly out of the warehouse.
He pushed the door open, turned around to lock it, took out the talisman from his arms, used the remaining blood on his fingers to add a new talisman, and then pressed his palm against the door.
Then he turned around and grabbed the collar of the clothing factory owner, pulled the boss who was lying on the ground up, and kicked the plastic model next to the boss.
The whole action was done in one go.
Before the clothing factory owner could come to his senses, Taoist Master Song Yi had already rescued him from the evil spirit and temporarily stabilized the situation.
After doing all this, Taoist Master Song took a breath, and seriously pointed his fingers at the warehouse door.
"Don't be afraid of evil spirits, the Supreme Being stands here..."①
The clothing factory owner still had two embarrassed tear marks on his face. He stared blankly at the Taoist priest he met on the train. He was muttering something beside him and gesticulating with his fingers. Then, a mysterious pattern suddenly appeared on the door of the warehouse. The pattern flashed for a moment before going out and dimming again.
It all seemed like an illusion to him.
But if it's an illusion...then what about those moving plastics?
The whole world fell apart in front of the young boss. His worldview of the past few decades was severely damaged. He was unable to recover for a moment and did not realize the fact that he had been saved. He could only stare blankly at Taoist Song Yi.
Taoist Master Song was quickly and concisely explaining the situation to Taoist Master Li, and seriously reporting the situation of the models in the warehouse.
"Master, I suspect there is another hidden reason behind the disappearance of Xie Lin's sister. The plastic model is probably not a container for ghosts, but someone used a bone replacement technique, or..."
"I know."
Taoist Priest Li interrupted his disciple and said calmly, "Why else do you think I called you? I really have nothing to do, so I came here to be your babysitter?"
He snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "You are just like Xingxing. Why can't I accept a disciple like Goudan's disciple... I called you because I knew you were in danger."
"The bone-replacing technique you mentioned has also been confirmed, and it's not just in your area."
It was rare for Taoist Priest Li to be so serious. Every word he said was filled with coldness: "Across the country, all humanoid creatures have experienced similar situations."
"Things that should not have life, things that have never been given life and death by the Great Dao, have come alive."
"Ghost path...will be born."
Just as Taoist Song Yi instinctively realized that something was wrong and came with the owner of the clothing factory to check the situation, Haiyun Temple and special departments also received calls one after another.
Many citizens called the hotline in panic, saying that the portraits or figurines placed in their homes were moving. Some people were so scared that they were on the verge of collapse, saying that the statues in the park were alive.
Not only Binhai City, more will be concentrated in the southwest.
While they were talking, several more calls came into Haiyun Temple, all from ghost exorcists in the southwest seeking help.
According to them, similar news came from several large shopping malls in the southwest. It was said that after the malls closed, the patrolling security team found that there were many people still walking around in the malls. The security guards who thought they were thieves approached and found that those figures were actually plastic models in the mall.
Furthermore, incidents of humanoid activity have been reported in many locations in the southwest.
The southwest already had its share of witchcraft and sorcery, and when something like this happened again, the alarm immediately went off among the southwestern exorcists.
They knew that this was not something they could resolve on their own, and if they rushed forward rashly, they would only lose their lives.
So after weighing the pros and cons, they contacted the special department and sent out a signal for help through layers of relationships.
Many of the large and popular sects that were usually prosperous and well-received immediately hung up the phone and ignored any calls after hearing that the incident occurred in the southwest region and that the bone-replacing technique was suspected to have reappeared. No matter how much the exorcists from the southwest wanted to help, after knowing their purpose, many sects pretended to be asleep late at night and did not answer the phone.
After seeking help from a circle, only a few sects in the southwest were willing to help the ghost exorcist.
Although they know in their hearts that this is the human instinct for self-protection, it is understandable that those people do not want to cause more trouble for fame and profit.
But they still couldn't help feeling sad.
One of the southwestern ghost exorcists who had contacted the official person in charge, after yelling in grief and anger, suddenly remembered that the person who was with the official person in charge at the time was the Taoist priest of Haiyun Temple.
He immediately suggested seeking help from Haiyun Temple and special departments.
Many people have become discouraged and made phone calls as a last-ditch effort.
Unexpectedly, the call from Haiyun Temple was connected before it rang three times.
After hearing what they said, the little Taoist boy on the other end of the phone immediately asked them to wait seriously, and then ran away shouting "Master".
The person who answered the phone again was obviously a Taoist priest who had already handled the affairs independently.
The Taoist priest of Haiyun Temple carefully and in detail wrote down what the exorcists from the southwest said, asked about the time and place, and whether there were any casualties, and then quickly promised them: "A group of Taoist priests from Haiyun Temple are already heading to the southwest. Please don't panic, help will arrive soon."
"Right now, the Taoist temple is also allocating personnel and suspending all other affairs to focus on supporting the southwest. The special department has also contacted many ghost exorcists, and all of them are arriving in the southwest one after another."
The Taoist priest patiently comforted the ghost exorcists in the southwest.
Although he was anxious about the news coming back from various places, and was even more horrified by the evil horror behind these humanoid creatures, he remained calm and did not panic.
The reason is simple.
The backbone of Haiyun Temple has awakened from his meditation and is working with the abbot to take charge of the overall situation.
The presence of Taoist Priest Li is like a magic needle that stabilizes the sea, allowing all the Taoist priests in Haiyun Temple to do their assigned tasks with peace of mind without losing their composure.
Taoist Priest Li woke up just in time.
When he was leaving Haiyun Temple, he stopped and told a fortune. He found out that the disaster would start in the southwest and the ghost would be born in the southwest and fall into the sea.
This divination result shocked everyone.
But no one questioned Taoist Li's divination, and instead quickly followed Taoist Li's instructions and concentrated their efforts to defend the coast and the southwest.
What happened in the next few minutes also confirmed that what Taoist Li said was true.
Taoist Li himself, on the other hand, felt a little uneasy. He had a feeling that he was going to lose his disciples.
Because of this foresight, he called Taoist Master Song Yi and saved Taoist Master Song Yi's life.
"Since you are in Binhai, you don't have to rush to the southwest yet. Just stay there."
Taoist Priest Li spoke very quickly: "I just read your fortune. The place where you are now happens to be where the ghost will land. You should guard that place and also keep an eye on the surrounding area."
Taoist Master Song Yi did not expect that just during his trip to the suburbs of Binhai City, such a huge change would take place outside.
After being surprised, he quickly agreed.
After hanging up the phone, Taoist Song Yi turned around and looked at the warehouse door behind him, which made a "bang bang" sound, and he couldn't help but feel confused.
The ghost path exists in the form of evil ghosts, replacing the great path.
How on earth could such a thing be born by deceiving the Great Dao? You know, that would mean the fall of the Great Dao.
No existence will allow something that can kill itself to grow, and this is even more true for the Tao. Any possible signs will be strangled at the source and there will be no possibility of growth.
But now, even if Taoist Song Yi racked his brains, he still couldn't figure it out, but the facts were right in front of him and he had no time to doubt it.
He remembered that Taoist Priest Li told him that this was the place where the ghost would land... If there was anything special about this place, it would be the kidnapping case that happened in the warehouse decades ago.
Kidnapping...
Taoist Master Song Yi was stunned.
Xie Lin, isn’t he in the southwest and related to this warehouse?
Could it be that the ghost path refers to Xie Lin?
Before Taoist Song Yi could figure it out, a scream came from the factory area next door.
Taoist Song Yi's eyes were as sharp as lightning, and he immediately turned around to look.
On the wide and empty avenue, a woman in a white coat was running and screaming. She turned back from time to time with a look of horror.
And behind her, a human skeleton model was chasing her closely.
Taoist Priest Song was stunned for a moment, then he figured out what was going on.
Because the clothing factory owner bought the warehouse too early, the suburb decades ago has now become a mature industrial park with many pharmaceutical factories and laboratories.
The woman's clothes made her look like an employee of a nearby pharmaceutical factory.
Since the entire city has received requests for help regarding humanoid creatures coming back to life, this place, as one of the sources, is even more severely affected.
In this case, aren’t those humanoid objects in the pharmaceutical factory laboratories a huge threat!
When Taoist Song Yi figured it out, he felt as if his heart was filled with mint leaves, and a chill was coming out of his chest.
He didn't dare to delay and rushed over with the peach wood sword in hand. He tapped his cloth shoes on the tree branch and leaped over in a few steps. He pulled the woman behind him and swung the peach wood sword heavily at the human model behind her.
After the whistling sound of the sword died down, only plastic fragments remained on the ground.
The woman was still trembling with fear and grabbed Taoist Master Song Yi's robe as if she were grabbing a life-saving straw.
She stumbled over and explained the current situation to Taoist Song Yi.
Just as Taoist Song Yi expected, she was an employee of the pharmaceutical factory next door.
It was her turn to be on duty tonight. She was sitting in a chair, half asleep, when she heard a strange noise in the laboratory. When she opened her eyes, she saw the model that was supposed to be placed in the corner, standing in front of her, with its head lowered, staring at her.
She was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat. Just as she was about to complain that this was a prank by a colleague, she watched the model move in front of her and raise its hand to strangle her neck, as if it wanted to kill her.
The woman was so frightened that she lost her mind. In a panic, she was chased by the model all the way out of the pharmaceutical factory, and was only rescued by Taoist Master Song Yi.
"Inside...when I was running down the hall, I saw a lot of models moving as well."
The woman pointed with a shaking hand at the brightly lit building not far behind her, and choked up, "I still have many colleagues and friends there, and they haven't gotten out yet. Master, please save them! No matter how much money you want, please get them out!"
After Taoist Master Song Yi hurriedly asked the woman a few questions, he immediately rushed to the pharmaceutical factory.
If what she said is true, then everyone in the entire industrial park around here is probably in deep crisis.
Taoist Master Song did not dare to delay for a moment.
At the same time, Binhai City and the Southwest region are facing similar difficulties.
It is now late at night and many people are already asleep, but I can hear faint noises coming from my home.
Many people originally thought that a thief had broken into their house, and after waking up in shock, they tiptoed over in the dark.
But I saw that it was not a thief at all.
But the statue placed in the house... moved.
Many young people were happily staying up late playing games, but suddenly they noticed that the figures placed next to them seemed to have been tampered with.
They quickly rubbed their eyes and looked again, thinking that their eyes were blurry from staying up late.
However, they didn't expect that the figure actually started to move its body in front of them, from stiff to flexible, as if it was gradually adapting to the new body.
Before they could be happy, some of them were attacked by weapons in the hands of the action figures.
Some people even posted updates on social media while trembling, saying that they would never dare to stay up late again for fear of sudden death and that they were even having hallucinations.
But people soon discovered that they were not the only ones who had this experience.
Similar updates can be seen everywhere on social platforms, all of which are talking about the stone carvings and bronze sculptures in their neighborhoods moving, and the action figures and dolls in their homes coming to life.
Those who did not have human-shaped creatures at home did not have such an experience. Some of them were still sleeping soundly, unaware that there was a mess outside their homes.
Some people hadn't slept yet and were scrolling through their phones when they saw this news. They then cursed the person for being crazy and scaring people in the middle of the night.
But the busiest people are the switchboard operators and special departments.
For many people, tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
The operators didn't even have time to drink water as they recorded the addresses and situations of call after call. Red and blue lights flashed on the street and vehicles whizzed by with horns honking, rushing to rescue people.
Whether it was Haiyun Temple or other sects, many exorcists who were willing to lend a helping hand, the entire sect was mobilized and rushed to various places urgently.
Some masters who have daily contact with special departments also learned the truth from the staff.
"The bone-replacing technique of the Southwest?!"
The master was so shocked that his voice changed, and then he immediately realized the serious crisis of the situation.
The southwest has been a ghost town since ancient times, and there are even rumors that Fengdu is there.
Although no one has ever truly found Fengdu in the southwest in thousands of years, the abnormality of the ghosts there is a consensus among all ghost exorcists. There are countless masters who thought they were powerful but ended up in failure there.
As time went on, many ghost exorcists were no longer willing to take on matters in the southwest.
But after seeing the current situation clearly, many people know that now is no longer the time to be picky.
"Master Li of Haiyun Temple said that the ghost will be born in the southwest and end up by the sea."
Word of this gradually spread among the exorcists.
After hearing the name of Taoist Li, more and more ghost exorcists changed their previous attitudes and joined the team to rescue ordinary people.
Ghost chasers can be seen everywhere on the streets, anxiously shuttling through the alleys.
The magic weapons they use are different, and the inheritance of their sects is different, but their desire to protect living beings and the great Dao is the same.
There were also perceptive masters who quickly thought of the variety show that Zhang Wubing had participated in, and asked the personnel of the special department whether it was related to the show and whether Master Yan could resolve the crisis.
"Although I trust Taoist Li very much, but please forgive me for being blunt, Binhai and Southwest are too far away."
The master smiled bitterly: "In the fight against ghosts and gods, even if you miss a second, the situation will be completely different. Life and death are just a thought away. In the ever-changing world, there may only be one chance to survive. I am afraid that Master Li will miss the best opportunity to stop the ghost because he did not arrive in time."
"So I want you to give me a definite answer."
The master took a deep breath and asked with difficulty: "Dao Da...can it be saved? Daoist Master Yan, can you control the situation before Daoist Master Li arrives?"
"If the worst situation really comes, I can also settle my disciples in advance."
The staff member who was in contact with the master said firmly, "Of course!" in a different tone from his usual polite official tone.
"Mr. Yan is there - where Mr. Yan is, there is life!"
Yan Shixun, who many people had placed all their hopes on, was not as calm as those people imagined.
He observed the ghost show for a long time before finding the only weakness of the ghost baby that had become a ghost.
However, this opportunity that could not be missed was still missed because of Xie Lin.
Yan Shixun was so stunned that he was unable to make up for his mistake in the attack and fell into darkness before he could react.
He felt as if he was thrown off a cliff. There was the sound of wind whistling in his ears, a fishy smell lingering around his nose, and the cold wind penetrated through the corners of his clothes, freezing his skin.
But soon, he felt a hand grabbing his arm, and then he was pulled into a warm and solid chest.
Yan Shixun's eyelashes trembled. Before he opened his eyes, he already knew that the person next to him was Ye Li.
When he finally struggled to regain his consciousness from the chaos and darkness and opened his eyes again, he found that he was no longer in Zheng Shumu's yard.
Neither the ghost baby nor Xie Lin was here.
There was only pitch-black darkness all around, as if one was trapped in a swamp.
Only the warmth and breathing of Ye Li could be heard from the side, reminding Yan Shixun that this was not a dream, but the interior of a ghost baby.
The Sky-Swallowing Beast was once recorded in ancient books.
Although Xie Jiaojiao is not that kind of person, she has grown to this point. In Yan Shixun's opinion, she is much more vigilant than the Sky-Swallowing Beast.
The ghost baby wants to replace the Great Dao. The last step is to devour the original world and replace it with a new world. Only in this way can the ghost path become the Great Dao.
But the Great Dao will not let the ghost baby succeed easily, so before the ghost baby completes the last step, it will also be the most vulnerable time.
Unfortunately...
Yan Shixun sighed softly, without blaming Xie Lin too much, and immediately regained his spirits and looked around.
Since things have already happened, there is no point in saying more. It is better to find another way and find new life.
Yan Shixun couldn't believe that he was trapped in a dead end.
He firmly believed that there was still life hidden in places he had not discovered.
"So confident?"
Ye Li asked with a low laugh.
Yan Shixun looked back and said with a half-smile: "If you are not confident, are you going to sit and wait for death? Xie Lin chose death, but the thousands of lives under the avenue have not given up hope. They still want to live."
"Since I am a ghost exorcist, I naturally have to find a way for them to survive."
Yan Shixun's tone was calm, as if nothing could really shake his will: "Unless I die, unless the avenue collapses, I will not stop this journey."
Back then, his master Li Chengyun had already discovered the illness of heaven and earth before the disease manifested itself, and came to Baizhi Lake alone.
His master must have discovered something here that could save the situation from crisis, so as Zheng Shumu said, he knew that the road ahead was doomed to death, but still moved forward with a smile on his face.
What he has to do now is to find out what his master discovered back then and find a way to kill the ghost baby again.
Ye Li couldn't help but chuckle when he heard what he said: "This is probably the first time I've been swallowed by another creature since I became the Lord of Fengdu. It's a novel experience."
“However, it also reminded me of a familiar feeling from a long time ago.”
Ye Li turned his eyes and looked into the darkness ahead.
Yan Shixun looked in the direction puzzled and was about to ask Ye Li what he was looking at, but he saw nothing.
But far ahead, in the deepest darkness, there suddenly appeared a faint light flickering.
Yan Shixun narrowed his eyes and was surprised to find that the light was actually the red lantern of the theater.
Just after he had this realization, the next second, his entire vision suddenly spun around, and darkness and light were shattered and reassembled.
He felt like he was thrown into a washing machine, spinning dizzily in the darkness.
Then he felt his feet touching solid ground, and he seemed to be sitting on a chair.
Yan Shixun couldn't help but raise his hand to support his forehead, shaking his aching brain, and the scene in front of him slowly stabilized.
When he looked up, he found that he was no longer in the darkness.
Instead, he was in the theater, sitting on a bench under the stage.
This is the third time he's appeared in a theater.
Yan Shixun's eyes darkened, and he thought to himself that he was afraid he would never like the theater again in his life.
However, this time, Ye Li sat next to him, holding his fingers all the time, and was not separated by the darkness and shaking.
Yan Shixun blinked and looked around calmly.
He saw that the place where he was now was very similar to the theater in the lake before, with the same stage curtain, the same tables and chairs under the stage, and bright red lanterns all around.
But the difference is that not only he and Ye Li are sitting here, but everyone in the program crew, including Master Ma and Master Wang, are also sitting here.
Their eyes were fixed on the stage, which looked more like wooden puppets than living people.
Yan Shixun was startled and remembered the wooden puppet in Zheng Shumu's yard.
Those puppets replaced the identities of the villagers and remained in the shadow play forever. And these puppets... I'm afraid they will replace the identities of the program team.
Once the ghost baby really succeeds, no matter how what happens here affects the outside world, the people in the program team will be the first to suffer. Even if their souls can be taken out of the shadow show, they will probably be damaged.
Everyone must be taken away from the theater before the ghost baby makes any move.
Yan Shixun made up his mind and prepared to take action.
At this time, on the stage, the musicians were sitting on both sides, the curtain fell, and the candlelight swayed in the wind behind, casting the image of a woman sitting upright.
Apart from this, there are no other shadow puppet characters appearing.
Because Master Bai said that shadow play and reality must be exactly the same in order to deceive heaven and earth, Yan Shixun guessed that if the ghost babies wanted to replace shadow play and reality, they must perform the life memories of the people they are going to replace in front of these wooden puppets, so that they can swap identities.
That's why they are sitting in the theater at this moment.
Before the shadow play begins...
Just as Yan Shixun was about to stand up, he saw the figure sitting in front of him move.
"Mr. Yan."
Judging from the voice, it was Xie Lin.
The figure slowly turned around, and it was undoubtedly Xie Lin.
But he looked much more haggard than before, and I don’t know if it was because he helped the ghost baby block the sword.
Xie Lin looked at Yan Shixun with a sad and tearful gaze, and his furrowed brows seemed to be hiding a lifetime of pain and hardships.
When Yan Shixun saw the person who had ruined his original plan again, he knew that according to common sense, he should be angry or question him.
But he didn't need to ask, he already knew what Xie Lin was thinking.
So, his eyes moved slightly, but in the end he just sighed.
"Xie Lin, I know you feel guilty towards your sister. But you have to understand that this is not just a sibling relationship between you and your sister, but involves the entire universe and countless lives."
Yan Shixun said helplessly: "Because your sister has killed too many people, even you who saved her and allowed her to live have been judged by heaven and earth as having karma on your shoulders. Even if you go to the underworld, I'm afraid you won't be able to reincarnate... Even so, do you still want to protect her?"
Xie Lin had tears in his eyes, his lips were pale and dry, but he still smiled miserably and said, "But, she is my sister."
"She was right. In the beginning, it was me who failed to protect her and stand by her side when others bullied her."
As he spoke, Xie Lin slowly stood up and turned to face Yan Shixun: "So I decided that from then on, I would just stand by her side, no matter what she did... I am willing to be a wooden puppet by her side and accompany her forever."
Tears flowed down Xie Linqing's handsome face.
He stood between Yan Shixun and the curtain, preventing Yan Shixun from seeing the drama that was gradually unfolding on the curtain.
"Mr. Yan, I stayed, but you didn't."
"Run! Mr. Yan, take the others and run!"
"Leave the theater and don't look at the screen no matter what you hear."
Xie Lin said in a trembling voice: "No, don't let Jiaojiao stay in the shadow play, go back to reality."
As for him...
Xie Lin let out a long sigh, and his remaining soul finally couldn't hold on any longer. After completing his last wish, he slowly closed his eyes. In front of Yan Shixun, he gradually turned into wood and completely became a wooden puppet.
The texture of wood replaced the skin, and his originally soft and warm body became stiff and cold, and there was no longer any evidence that he was a human being.
——Let him stay with Jiaojiao forever from now on.
He was not a good brother and failed to protect Jiaojiao, so now it is his turn to atone.
From now on, he will always stand on Jiaojiao's side, will never betray her or hurt her again.
When the last tear fell to the ground, the soul of Xie Lin completely dissipated between heaven and earth.
A pair of white and slender arms reached out and held the little puppet in her arms.
The girl tilted her head and looked at Yan Shixun with a malicious smile: "Hey, why don't you run?"
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