Is this place also a place where ghosts can create illusions?
My heart skipped a beat.
Before I could figure it out, Mr. He, who was walking in front, suddenly spoke up.
"If we don't look for it soon, the sea marrow will all be dead."
But even if there are any dead ones, I'll put them in the interlayer..."
Hearing Mr. He's words, I became even more puzzled.
What?
Place it in the interlayer...
Yiyi's voice rang out: "Brother, what does this mean..."
But before she could finish speaking, I heard Mr. He's voice, which seemed to be telling us to leave.
Immediately afterwards, Boss He suddenly waved his hand, and another cloud of white mist rose around him.
However, this time the fog wasn't as dense as before; visibility was excellent.
I noticed that Mr. He's hands were cracking little by little, turning into dust and sand.
I was quite surprised to see this.
The shattering was incredibly fast; just a few seconds later, Mr. He, who was standing two flights of stairs above us, had almost shattered into a blurry figure.
However, there was no pain on Boss He's face; instead, he had an expression of great relief.
I noticed that some of his hair had turned white.
The wrinkles on his face seemed to deepen, and his work clothes suddenly became tattered and worn, along with his hands, arms, and legs, slowly becoming blurred.
He was muttering to himself.
"This place is promising...this must be a prime location..."
Looking at Mr. He like this, I couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.
Just how much has this guy sacrificed for the hotel?
What if it were me? What if all my hard work was destroyed in an instant, or what if I just had bad luck?
I think this is something that would be hard for any normal person to accept, and Mr. He's reaction is understandable.
As I listened to what he said, I glanced at Yiyi, who was pulling me from behind, and saw a hint of surprise in her eyes.
And I remember clearly that he just mentioned that there was the remaining sea marrow in the interlayer!
This should be the key to breaking the deadlock!
I glanced at Mr. He again; the surroundings were already foggy, making it hard for me to open my eyes.
I opened my mouth wide.
"Mr. He, is there really a hidden compartment you mentioned inside?"
"Go see for yourself! At least I think this land can be developed! This land can be developed!!"
Mr. He's work clothes were shaking as he spoke.
And the wrinkles on his face were gradually increasing.
He seemed to have aged considerably all of a sudden.
Before I could react, he became almost transparent, but he was still gathering his remaining strength.
With a sudden burst of strength, I saw that he looked very strained, with many wrinkles on his neck and prominent veins.
Peng!
To my surprise, his palm strike was aimed at us!
They suddenly shoved us away, and Yiyi and I flew far away like balloons.
During the flight, I felt so light.
Holding Yiyi's hand tightly, I felt like we were both disconnected from the outside world.
At that very moment, a burst of intense white light surged up from all around.
A hollow and drawn-out sound came to my ears; it was Mr. He's even hoarser cough.
"A few years later...did you all leave?"
I also opened my mouth slightly, seizing the opportunity to ask.
The planning map he was clutching, and the old mobile phone he left behind, made me suspicious.
The central areas of the shallower areas have all moved to the east, leaving his area as a completely suburban area.
Without money and connections, how can you persevere?
After I finished speaking, a chuckle escaped from within the white flash of light.
"We can't leave... Those who don't want to leave and those who do want to leave are all trapped here."
As his last word reached my ears, the surrounding white light suddenly became blinding and scorching.
The weeds and poplar trees that were barely visible just moments before, along with the slightly cracked earth, were now all twisted into a jumbled mess.
I felt Yiyi grip my hand even tighter.
"Master, be careful!"
In the darkness, I heard Lei Jijian shout loudly, and the sound of him swinging his sword forcefully.
However, each strike was aimed at the air, and the sound of the air exploding echoed in my ears, making it quite noisy.
When we opened our eyes again, I was standing in front of the hotel's main entrance once more.
I rubbed my eyes hard, and Yiyi was also trying to calm herself down.
Here we go again?
The inn was newer than the one I had seen at Fatty Zhou's place; the paint on the walls was still intact, but the signboard with the four characters "Riverside Inn" had faded.
The overall feeling is one of extreme desolation.
The weeds underfoot were no different from what I had seen before; they were still withered, but they seemed to have turned even more yellow.
It's still only half a person tall.
I looked around and saw that in the distance there was still a vast expanse of weeds.
I kept thinking about what had happened before, and after walking for a long time, I still couldn't find a solution.
This time, we decided to go straight to the hotel.
"Brother, this time, instead of sitting and waiting to die, let's go directly to this riverside inn!"
I told the boss before that the sea marrow was inside the interlayer.
We've already been to the mezzanine, so it should be easy to find!
The girl's tone was firm and full of hope.
She happened to have the same idea as me.
We walked over quickly. This time the wind was stronger. A yellowed "For Sale" sign was pasted on the glass door.
The edges were curled up by the wind, and the handwriting on the signature was somewhat unclear.
A gentle breeze blew by, swirling up a few scraps of paper that had been blown away. I looked in the direction of the paper and saw a young man in the distance.
He was very strong and had slightly protruding eyes.
I took a closer look, and it was Fatty Zhou!
"Holy crap, that fat guy's back from collecting sea marrow! Thank goodness!"
Lei Jijian said somewhat excitedly.
But as I looked closer, I felt something was increasingly off.
The previous Zhou the Fat guy was so big that he walked with a limp and almost needed help to walk.
The man in front of him, though strong, wasn't as exaggeratedly large as Fatty Zhou.
The burly man had clearly come for the notice; he had a serious expression on his face.
As I got closer, I realized that this person really did seem to be Fatty Zhou.
I pondered what the old man who brought us in on the first floor had said; the fat man's real name seemed to be...
"Zhou Pang!"
I blurted it out without thinking.
The muscular man spoke up cheerfully and excitedly.
Hello, everyone!
Hey, you two are Boss He's men, right? He sent someone to test me, and I bet it's you two!
Then I won't stand on ceremony!
Excuse me!
After the fat man finished speaking, he immediately raised his palm to strike.
"No, we are not..."
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