"Don't worry about it, this is your first time encountering a ghost."
I threw away the broken rope in my hand and walked off in another direction on my own.
Luo Tianhe slapped his forehead. That's right, ghosts are like that, they don't make any sense at all.
Despite everything I've been through, I still haven't gotten used to it.
Seeing that I seemed confident and had already walked quite a distance, Luo Tianhe hurriedly jogged to catch up, asking with a delighted expression:
"Old Chen, do you have a way to get out of this grove and find the fourteenth building?"
"My thinking has been wrong all along, Luo Tianhe. Do you think this dense forest was created by a vengeful ghost or by a master?"
Instead of answering directly, I took the opportunity to ask a question in return.
Luo Tianhe didn't hesitate.
"Need I say more? It was definitely done by a ghost!"
"No, you're wrong. Have you forgotten how many times we've turned into the entrance before?"
"Of course, it just happened..."
Luo Tianhe stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence, realizing the key point.
"I understand now. This 'ghost wall' was created by a master to prevent ordinary people from accidentally entering it, which is why we turned back to the entrance several times."
"Ice Dog".
I snapped my fingers and added:
"What you see is only the first level. Don't forget, I have the third eye. Ordinary ghost walls can't trap me."
"This master has made some special arrangements for those of us with some ability. I can see through illusions with my Heavenly Eye. If we want to enter the fourteenth building, we should go to the place with the heaviest resentment. But he reversed the gates of life and death, and the actual location of the resentment has also been reversed. Now, we just need to go to the place with the lightest resentment."
After hearing my explanation, Luo Tianhe suddenly understood. He clicked his tongue and said:
“That’s still not right, Lao Chen. What if someone like you broke in, but he’s not as smart as you, and after trying to get in several times without success, he wanted to give up and head towards a place where the resentment is less intense?”
"Heh, if it's that stupid, there's nothing we can do."
I gave a cold laugh.
Luo Tianhe remained silent for a moment.
"For example, if someone as smart as you gets lost a few times and then sees through the truth, wouldn't they still find the fourteenth building? Wouldn't all that planning be for nothing?"
Luo Tianhe's wildly imaginative ideas left me speechless. I waved my hand and said irritably:
"Why do you have so many questions? You're like a walking encyclopedia of questions! Or should I send you downstairs so you can ask the master yourself?"
"No, no."
Luo Tianhe chuckled; he wasn't done living yet.
Before long, we emerged from the dense forest, but this time it was not the exit.
The first thing I saw was that dilapidated and lifeless building. Just as the old woman said, it only had three floors and looked more like a self-built house in the countryside than an urban building.
Because the area has been uninhabited for many years, large sections of the wall plaster have peeled off, and the surface is covered with various kinds of mold, resembling the skin of a person with a severe skin disease.
"Caw caw, caw caw..."
Perhaps because of our arrival, countless black crows took flight, emitting chilling, hoarse cries that sent shivers down one's spine.
"Old Chen, I... I feel like this crow is calling my name?"
Luo Tianhe stammered,
"Doesn't the voice calling you sound familiar? Like the voice of your deceased relative?"
I turned my head and glanced at him. How come I didn't hear that? Was it because Luo Tianhe looked easier to bully?
These days, even ghosts know how to treat people differently based on their appearance!
"Yes, yes, how did you know? I thought I was just too nervous and misheard. It's really creepy."
Luo Tianhe crossed his arms in a defensive stance, while nodding like a chick pecking at rice.
"This is called Black Crow's Night Cry. Do you remember the Ghost Rider Black Cat from before? It's the same kind of thing."
I felt a bit melancholic. Back when I went with Master Jin to investigate Zeng, the richest man, I was so scared by this strange phenomenon that I ran away in a hurry. Now, I don't even dare to get close to things of this caliber.
"Oh, right, take off your clothes."
As soon as I finished speaking, Luo Tianhe looked at me warily.
"Why would you want me to take my clothes off? I was wondering why you weren't interested in those hot girls at the karaoke bar; turns out you have this kind of fetish!"
"Get lost. Aren't you scared? Take off your tracksuit and show the copper coins, then they won't dare to cause trouble."
I was a little angry. First it was that taxi driver, then it was Luo Tianhe. Damn it, I consider myself a real man. Do I look that much like a gay guy?
After hearing my words, Luo Tianhe quickly took off his shirt, then his ears twitched, and he looked at me with a look of surprise:
"There really isn't any more. Chen Yan, you're quite capable."
I took out my phone and decisively snapped a picture of Luo Tianhe's cringeworthy appearance at that moment.
After all, what he had woven from red thread and copper coins was more like a red rope and copper coin tassel around his neck than a piece of clothing. If Luo Tianhe pulled it up to his waist, it would probably look like a Hawaiian grass skirt.
Upon hearing the "click" sound of a camera taking a picture, Luo Tianhe's face darkened, and he rushed forward to snatch my phone.
I took a few steps back, admiring my masterpiece.
Luo Tianhe was originally a handsome man with a somewhat effeminate appearance, and he even wore an earring. Now, he looks like a sissy pervert.
But soon, I stopped laughing.
I frowned and handed the phone to Luo Tianhe, "Look behind you."
Luo Tianhe took the phone with suspicion, and his face turned ashen the next moment.
On one hand, the photo is too offensive; the person is shirtless and has a happy expression on their face.
If others saw this, they would definitely think I'm mentally unstable.
On the other hand, he also noticed the extra figure in the background.
The figure stood in the shadows at the very edge, its form blurred, as if seen through rising steam.
He wasn't looking at the camera; his face was turned towards Luo Tianhe. Moreover, his face was completely blank, devoid of any facial features.
Luo Tianhe silently handed me his phone, no longer caring that his clothes were an eyesore.
He tightened the red string and copper coins; in this cold and eerie ghost realm, these gave him a sense of security.
"Since you're already here, come in."
Now that things have come to this, desertion is out of the question.
I pushed open the security door, and the bearings made a creaking sound, as if they were about to fall apart at any moment.
Upon entering, you first see the courtyard, and the first thing you see is the locust tree that has been cut in half.
I stepped forward and discovered that the locust tree indeed only had one growth ring, and the central part was like a rotten, blackened honeycomb, covered with dark pits.
Several withered branches grew at twisted angles, some pointing towards the sky, while others poked their way to the ground.
"Old Chen, do you think this thing looks like a person?"
Luo Tianhe nudged me. If you consider the tree stump as the trunk and the branches as the limbs, it really does look like a deformed, headless body!
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