Chapter 032 Chapter 32

I guessed the truth, but it doesn't seem to help the current situation.

They are still unable to touch the women in ancient costumes, nor can they persuade them to end their endless reincarnation, and things are stuck here.

"I've had enough." Jing Qin squatted on the ground, "I want to go home."

"I want to go home, too." A man next to me said unhappily, "How can I get home if I can't get out now?"

"Maybe we can get out now?" Jing Qin raised her head and said, "Why don't we go down the mountain to have a look, what if the ghost wall is gone?"

Li Wen sat opposite Jing Qin and said gloomily, "If there was no ghost wall, someone would have come to rescue us long ago."

Qin Yi took out his cell phone and took a look: "Still no signal."

Everyone sighed again.

Guan Hao looked around and said, "It seems like we are the only ones left here at the observation deck. Everyone has left."

Of course, the people who left did not walk out of the ghost wall, but left the observation deck and the temple, and either went up or down the mountain, all looking for a way out. Everyone could see that the strange woman lingered around the temple and the observation deck, and those places were barely safe.

Those who stayed here did not leave because they believed that as long as the strange incidents on the observation deck were not resolved, the paranormal activity would never end. The final outcome would be to be trapped here to death, or to be killed by the crazy monsters.

Judging from the increasing number of women in ancient costumes, they don’t think that the weird activities are limited to the observation deck. If the weirdness really spreads to the entire venue, everyone will be finished.

In fact, this kind of thinking is correct. No matter what kind of weirdness you face, whether it is a high-level weirdness that is growing or a low-level weirdness, if you keep avoiding it before you can figure out the other party's true colors, the end result will most likely be death.

The only people still here now, apart from Qin Yi and his classmates, are about thirty tourists.

It’s a lot of people in total, but compared to the number of tourists trapped in this place, it’s pitifully small.

"It's understandable, after all, so many people died." A classmate said.

Bai Lin grabbed Qian Zhi's arm and cried aggrievedly: "I want to run too, I want to get down the mountain now!"

Qin Yi frowned: "If you want to leave, then go in a group. I won't leave."

Guan Haoguang raised his finger and tapped it against his lips. He stood up and walked to the temple gate and looked down the stairs. Amid the sound of wind chimes, three women in ancient costumes were kowtowed as they walked up the mountain.

"There are more people." Guan Haoguang said with a gloomy face after coming back.

"Ah——" Tang Xiaoxiao screamed in fear, "This is so disgusting! What should I do? If this goes on..."

The people who stayed here looked at each other in bewilderment. Some of them wanted to quit. Seeing everyone's confused expressions, Qingtong pulled Qin Yi's clothes, pointed at the Buddha in the main hall and said, "That one is also weird."

Qin Yi looked at the big Buddha in the main hall. The compassionate expression on the Buddha's face had disappeared, replaced by a look of anger mixed with a little fear.

After hearing Qingtong's words, the others also noticed the big Buddha.

"Ah, that's enough. Women in ancient costumes are weird, and so are big Buddhas. Is this a den of weirdness?" Jing Qin frowned and said, "Why don't we just set it on fire? Burn everything with one fire. Wouldn't that be cleaner?"

Guan Haoguang: "We can't set fires. If we're not careful at this time of year, a forest fire could easily start. If someone doesn't die by then, we'll be the first to die."

Little Fatty Li Wen pinched his chin and said, "Come to think of it, has anyone been to the main hall?"

Some people shook their heads, while others remained silent.

After a while, a man with a mustache said, "Before the changes here, I went to the main hall to see it."

Qin Yi immediately perked up and asked, "Is there any difference compared to now?"

"Difference..." The man with a mustache thought hard. He did go in for a walk, but it was just a quick tour of the scenery, so how could he remember anything?

"We took pictures." The man with a mustache took out a camera and handed it to Qin Yi.

Qin Yi opened the camera and started looking through the photos one by one. There were six people in the mustache group, and the camera was full of photos of them during this trip. The photo of the Giant Buddha was taken not long ago, so Qin Yi found it after flipping through it.

The companion of Xiao Huzi took three photos of him. The first one was a side view of Xiao Huzi worshipping Buddha in a serious manner. Only Xiao Huzi and the altar in front of him could be seen.

The second photo is a frontal photo, with the man with a small mustache standing on the altar, one foot on the knee of the Buddha who was sitting cross-legged, and making a scissors gesture.

Seeing this photo, Qian Zhi and others glanced at Xiao Huzi, who smiled awkwardly with his head tilted.

The last photo is of the back of the Buddha. There is nothing to see on the back of the Buddha in the main hall, and generally no tourists would go to see it, but Xiao Huzi and his friends were curious, so they not only went to take a look, but also took photos.

"There seems to be words engraved on the back of the Buddha." Qin Yi enlarged the photo and saw the blurred words on the back of the Buddha statue. He read out the words word by word, "All phenomena are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, and shadows, like dew and lightning. You should view them in this way."

A group of students who had fought hard to get into college through the college entrance examination fell silent.

The tourists who had already graduated from school and started to work in society also fell silent.

Just ask, who understands?

"What do you mean?" Li Wen looked at Qin Yi.

Qin Yi was selected as the class monitor at the beginning of the school year because of his excellent college entrance examination results: ...

This is not taught in school, don’t ask me.

"It means that in this world of ours, nothing is permanent and unchanging. Everything that is born out of fate is as illusory and impermanent as a bubble." A voice rang out, and a middle-aged man with a hiking pole stepped out of the crowd. "This is a warning to people to let go of obsessions, cherish what is in front of them, and go with the flow."

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, the middle-aged man smiled helplessly: "My mother believes in Buddhism. Although I don't believe in it, I have learned a little bit from her."

Everyone nodded, not knowing what was going on.

The girl with the ponytail said, "This should be used to advise men who want to have a boy."

All the men present looked embarrassed. Although they did not have the mentality of favoring boys over girls in this era, they still felt like they were being victimized.

"The Buddha statue in the photo is different from the current Buddha statue." Li Wen pointed to the Buddha statue in the photo and said, "Look at this Buddha statue, it has its hands clasped together. But the one in the main hall is different."

Everyone looked towards the Buddha statue in the main hall. It was still about the same height as a person, sitting cross-legged. However, this Buddha statue had one hand on its knee with the palm facing upward, and the other hand was raised with the finger raised like a flower. Overall, it looked as if it was strangely reaching out to ask for something.

Combined with that weird expression on his face, it makes one's scalp tingle.

The Buddha statue is not just another Buddha statue. Since there have been such major changes, there is a need for investigation.

But who dares to go?

This Buddha statue clearly looks like it has a big problem, and the ancient costumed woman who has turned into a charred figure is running towards it, which makes it much more dangerous than the ancient costumed woman who just appeared.

Li Wen raised his hand and said, "I'll go."

Qin Yi immediately said: "I'll go with you."

"It's okay, Lao Qin. You've already broken in once before. I'll break in this time." Li Wen patted his chest and forced a smile. "I think the Buddha statue won't move at all. It should be fine. I'll go check the situation and come back."

"The back of that Buddha statue." Qingtong came over and flipped to the photo of the back of the Buddha statue and said, "There are strange marks here on the base of the Buddha statue. I don't know what the back of the Buddha statue here looks like. I need to check it out. I'll go with you."

Li Wen was a little hesitant. Qingtong had met a woman in ancient costume before. Was it appropriate to let someone take the risk again?

But Qingtong was very persistent. He held up an umbrella and said, "The only weapon of our team is with me. No problem."

Lu Ren said, "I'll go with you."

Jing Qin immediately glared at her companion: "What are you doing?"

Lu Ren was unhappy: "We can't let a group of students take all the risks. After all, I used to be a member of the sports team."

Jing Qin snorted: "You backed out after losing to someone else, and you still have the nerve to say that."

Lu Ren: “Me!”

"Okay, stop arguing." Lu Shuyun took out a folding knife from her bag and handed it to Lu Ren. "I originally planned to bring it to peel fruit, but I didn't expect to use it here."

Lu Ren: "The blade is only two or three centimeters long. What can it do?"

Jing Qin impatiently stuffed the folding knife into Lu Ren's pocket and said, "Just take it if I tell you to. Stop talking nonsense."

"Let me make it clear first. If there is no breakthrough in this investigation, I will not accompany you any more." Jing Qin said, "It is better to go down the mountain and find a way out. At least I can live a little longer."

Lu Ren sighed, "Got it."

If he could run, he would want to run. There is nothing he can do about it. If he had more reason and courage, he would know what is the right thing to do.

In addition to Lu Ren and his two companions, there were three others who volunteered to go to the Big Buddha to check out the situation, including the middle-aged man who had just interpreted the Buddhist scriptures.

“If you encounter a similar problem again, maybe I can help,” said the middle-aged man.

The other two were young tourists, both men. In fact, there was also a woman who wanted to go, but was pulled back by her companions.

Investigating the side chapel is one thing, encountering something eerie up close is another.

The cooperative investigation was decided, but people always put themselves first.

Of course, they did not make no preparations.

"We will provide you with support here."

If the big Buddha really shows the intention to attack, at least we can throw a stone here as a cover.

It seems that the big Buddha cannot be moved, so long-range attacks should be effective.

"Let's go." Li Wen stood up, his calves trembled, and he steady himself by holding onto a tree in the temple yard.

Qing Tong patted his shoulder, and Lu Ren led the way. They waited until the three women in ancient costumes turned into charred figures again, and then the ashes dispersed on the steps, before they approached the main hall. They took a step, stopped, and every step closer was a test.

"They are getting closer and closer to the Buddha." Qingtong said.

Li Wen nodded and said, "We are almost at the threshold."

When they first appeared, the charred figures couldn't even reach the steps of the main hall.

I guess after two or three more times, I will be able to touch the altar.

I wonder what will happen to this strange Buddha at that time.