Chapter 18: Haunted Hill House (18)
Yan Shixun had explored the kitchen when he first entered the villa.
Although the kitchen at that time was equipped with kitchen utensils from a hundred years ago and retained the style and habits of a hundred years ago, the windows were bright, the steaming iron pots, and the seasonings and ingredients on the stove were all filled with traces of life.
But now, the kitchen is gray and covered with cobwebs and dust.
The moment Yan Shixun opened the door, a mixture of dust and damp, moldy smells filled the room. In the kitchen, which could be seen from beginning to end, there was not a single ingredient, let alone any trace of human beings or life.
Clearly, the old butler had just brought out breakfast for everyone from the kitchen not long ago, but just a few hours later, the kitchen became dilapidated. Even the large iron pot was corroded and rusted, and half broken on the stove, not looking like it could be used at all.
Yan Shixun's hand holding the kitchen door tightened.
From the kitchen, he sensed an emotion that was clearly different from that of the old housekeeper or the woman.
Different from the resentful and vicious emotions of the things in the villa, the lingering atmosphere in the kitchen is more like a mother's concern and regret.
It's like looking at the child you have raised from childhood with tenderness and care.
Worried that she would lack food and clothing, worried that she couldn't take care of herself, worried that she would be bullied...even if she was facing an attack by a villain and her life was hanging by a thread, he would rush over without hesitation, regardless of his own safety, and stretch out his arms in front of her to protect her.
Just like a hen protecting her chicks.
Even when facing a ferocious eagle.
Yan Shixun was in a trance for a moment.
The light from behind him shone into the dim kitchen, stirring up a cloud of dust and unveiling an old story.
He seemed to see the elderly nanny skillfully handling ingredients in the kitchen, preparing meals for her young lady and "son-in-law" with a look of joy on her face, muttering that the young lady would be happy when the "son-in-law" came.
It seems that the young lady who has been raised by the nanny since childhood is more important than the nanny herself.
Even more important than her own life.
However, the food was heated and cooled, the light popped several times, and the nanny sitting in the kitchen suddenly woke up from her nap, but she never saw her "son-in-law".
There was the noise of spiral planes in the night sky, and the fire in the distant city illuminated half of the sky. The exclamations and screams could be heard all the way to the mountains outside the city, which was frightening.
Amid the deafening sound of explosions, a group of bandits fled in a panic through the night forest. The light from the villa in the mountains attracted the attention of this group of hungry and tired people.
With ferocious wolfish light flashing in their eyes, they pounced on the villa swiftly, killed all the gardeners and security guards who came to stop them, and rushed into the villa.
Hearing the sound, the nanny hurriedly got up from the kitchen and ran out to look for her mistress...
——Compared to the north wind, the sun can make the living let down their guard more easily.
Seeing Yan Shixun's brows begin to relax, something in the kitchen thought that its plan had succeeded and was about to breathe a sigh of relief.
However, all the illusory scenes came to an abrupt end.
Yan Shixun quickly formed seals with his slender hands and rushed towards the kitchen. He lowered his head slightly, and his expression could not be seen clearly because of his scattered hair.
The mysterious soldiers fight with each other and form arrays according to the principles.
The five elements and two yin and yang are endlessly reproduced in the seal, over and over again, generating a powerful force that can deter all evil.
The talismans that Yan Shixun silently recited in his mind turned into golden characters that floated in the air and quickly took shape in the seal. They suddenly turned into a huge formation and rushed forward bravely, from in front of Yan Shixun to the depths of the kitchen. It was like a dragnet that could not be escaped.
Something that wanted to take advantage of Yan Shixun's distracted seconds to pounce on him let out a sharp scream, and suddenly rushed forward, ignoring the intense pain brought by the rune burns, and tried its best to leave the kitchen.
Yan Shixun slowly raised his dark eyes filled with coldness and looked towards the corner of the kitchen.
"I know your feelings. But we are separated by the Yin and Yang. Both you and your lady... have been forgotten a hundred years ago. Forcing yourself to stay in the world of the living will only add to your sorrow."
His voice was calm, without a trace of the fear that the creature had expected.
But unlike the fierce and swift attack of the seals in Yan Shixun's hands, his words had no offensive power at all. It was more like he was trying to persuade the poor people who were trapped in a maze and unwilling to see the truth from the perspective of a calm and wise bystander.
"Even if you hate it, even if you can't let it go, what can you do? It's better to leave."
The screams coming from the empty kitchen could not shake Yan Shixun. He only said, "Your anger has trapped your enemies as well as yourself. From now on, you will wander in the ghost mountain in confusion, not knowing how to exit."
"If you choose to let go of the past and want to embrace a new life, don't worry... Karma will always come true. I promise you that the consequences of all evil deeds will be judged by the underworld. Those who kill people will suffer all kinds of pain."
Yan Shixun's nimble fingers that were forming the seal suddenly loosened, and the formation disappeared into the air.
He raised his hand slightly forward, his long palm in an invitation.
It seemed like he was waiting for someone to hold his hand.
"Do you want to leave here?"
No.
No!
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