Chapter 199 Nightmare Town (3)
Dongfang Qi said, "Of course he refused to do so. He even refused to tell me where you were going. But I'm not stupid, so I guessed it. As soon as the corpse silkworm case came out, you left without saying goodbye. You must have been trying to get to the bottom of it."
Lin Qingyue was a little speechless. After a moment's silence, she said, "I know I can't keep this a secret from you for long, and I don't want to keep it a secret forever. So I've agreed with your father to only keep you locked up for half a month. Once I leave Qi..."
"So you think that I won't chase you once you leave Qi?"
"You have a special status and a heavy responsibility on your shoulders. I thought you would consider the overall situation. After all, no one is so stupid as to give up a bright future and take such a risk."
"Giving up a bright future? Are you talking about yourself? I was taught by you, so it's inevitable that I'll follow your example. So, let's be stupid together!"
"Rise from the East!"
"I'm not acting on impulse. If the corpse silkworm case isn't fundamentally resolved, there's no guarantee it won't come back. No, it will definitely come back! The Guiyuan Sect is extremely ambitious and has grand plans. Rather than waiting for them to become the dominant force, we should take the initiative. Intervening in official capacity is too passive. It's better to go undercover like you did, perhaps we can unearth the bigger fish. Of course, if you don't want to come with me, then we can go our separate ways. I won't make things difficult for you."
Lin Qingyue sighed. His words were so logical and well-reasoned that it was impossible to refute them.
"How long did it take you to come up with all these words?"
Dongfang Qi scratched his head, his serious expression vanishing, leaving only a hint of embarrassment at being seen through. "Only... only two or three days."
In fact, he had been thinking about it all the way.
Why did Lin Qingyue leave without saying goodbye?
Why can you let go of everything so easily?
Even though he had no romantic feelings for her during these months together, what about our friendship? Was it worthless?
In order to catch up with Lin Qingyue, Dongfang Qi traveled day and night. Finally, three days ago, he caught up with her.
But when he caught up, he didn't appear rashly.
Afraid she would be angry.
So, he rehearsed over and over in his mind how to talk to her when they met and what reasons he would use to convince her.
"Forget it, let's solve the problem at hand first and then talk about other things."
Lin Qingyue's expression was indifferent, but when she turned around, at an angle invisible to the east, the corners of her lips couldn't help but curl up.
Dongfang Qi was delighted to see that she didn't reject him, and hurried to catch up with her: "Be careful, this town is full of weirdness."
Lin Qingyue said domineeringly, "If anyone blocks my way, no matter how strange it is, I will overturn it!"
The main street of this town is two cross-roads, dividing the town into four areas: east, south, west and north.
The main street should have been very prosperous, with many shops and inns. Thanks to the prosperous economy, the houses nearby were all made of bricks and tiles.
From the above, it can be seen that people's lives here are relatively prosperous.
People were bustling around, each busy with their own business. They were clearly ghosts, yet they were still repeating everything they had done in life.
During this time, Lin Qingyue tried to talk to them, but no one answered. Whether it was the vendors or the passers-by, they seemed to be unable to see Lin Qingyue and Dongfang Qi.
After walking for a while, I met two men and one woman.
Among them, a man and a woman were Zhou Quan and Shunniang, the couple Lin Qingyue had just met.
The other one was a man with gray hair, about sixty years old, wearing a Taoist robe.
The white-haired old man should be the old Taoist priest that Zhou Quan mentioned just now, who originally came with them and fell into a dream last night.
What was strange was that at this moment, the three people looked fine. They were walking on the street, looking left and right, as if looking for a way out.
The three of them gradually approached and met Dongfang Qi and Lin Qingyue, but they ignored them. After passing by them, they gradually walked away.
Dongfang Qi frowned and said, "Just now I saw you talking to that couple from a distance, why do they seem not to recognize you now?"
Lin Qingyue took a deep look at the backs of the three people and said:
"According to what Zhou Quan said before, the old man who came with them had already fallen asleep. And Zhou Quan's wife, Shunniang, also collapsed and fell asleep right under my nose, and then her soul left. Now the three of them appear here intact, which can only mean one thing..."
"Of the three people we just met, two are already asleep. Those who have just appeared are their spirits. So, here..."
She looked around: in the dim night, the surrounding light was covered with a layer of gray fog.
"...This place should be a dream. We've all been pulled into it. But I'm still not sure whose dream this is. Is it one of those three people from earlier, or is there something else going on?"
Dongfang Qi was slightly surprised: "You mean we entered the dream? When?"
Lin Qingyue asked: "You were behind me just now, what did you see?"
He recalled the scene just now: "Just now, after I walked into this town, although I felt that everything was strange, I didn't notice any obvious danger."
"Then I saw you talking to that couple, and suddenly I felt the gray fog around you getting thicker and thicker, as if it was going to swallow you all up. So, in a hurry, I rushed over and called out to you. Then I realized that everyone in this town seemed to have come back to life."
After hearing Dongfang Qi's words, Lin Qingyue became even more certain that this was a dream.
I had unknowingly entered a dream.
With her vigilance and strength, ordinary evil spirits will not be able to affect her so easily.
And the evil spirits here can actually pull oneself into a dream.
Kind of interesting...
Lin Qingyue curled her lips and smiled: As expected, after arriving in Guifang Country, even the evil spirits have become very powerful.
With a "swish", she opened the oil-paper umbrella, creating a clear and bright place in the place filled with evil spirits.
The soul-calling bell rings softly and gently.
People walking on the street stopped and looked at Lin Qingyue the moment the bell rang.
Lin Qingyue turned the red oil-paper umbrella, and the sound of the bell became clearer and clearer, floating far away and into the ears of every soul.
"The three souls are vague, the seven spirits are dark, and the past events are all gone."
"Don't linger any longer, wandering soul. Ferry your soul from the depths of suffering."
Her voice was cold and indifferent, but it carried a sense of intimidation.
The golden words came out along with the incantation, falling into the depths of the soul of every wandering ghost, guiding them in the direction of progress.
Thousands of lonely souls in the town who were trapped in dreams and unable to escape seemed to be enlightened and followed Lin Qingyue.
Even Shunniang, Zhou Quan, and the old Taoist priest's spirits lined up obediently in the crowd.
Lin Qingyue turned her head and looked towards Dongfangqi.
Dongfang Qi understood her look, nodded slightly and said nothing more.
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