Chapter 125 Chapter 125 Sada was reluctantly persuaded...
Sada was reluctantly persuaded and lowered his head. He was still a little unhappy, but less so. He pretended to be relaxed, as if he didn't care at all. He smiled and said, "Okay, go ahead. Remember your promise to come back soon."
Bai Tianming nodded, observing the complex expression on his face, and smiled at him nonchalantly, as if he hadn't noticed anything. "I will."
Sadah nodded: "Goodbye."
Bai Tianming raised an eyebrow, suddenly feeling as if he was being chased away. He smiled and said, "Okay, bye."
He opened the door that appeared in front of him and walked in.
Bai Tianming appeared in the Plain of Ten Thousand Beasts.
There was martial law in place, and ordinary people were not allowed to enter, but there were still people queuing up. He walked over out of curiosity and joined the queue. When he arrived at the door, the inspector was an orc.
He has two furry ears on his head and holds a rectangular detector in his hand. On the top right of the detector, there is a small red light that is flashing, probably indicating that it is working.
He scanned Bai Tianming with the detector in his hand, then looked at the detector screen to confirm the situation. He couldn't help but widen his eyes and took a step back, a little surprised. He looked at Bai Tianming again and asked tentatively: "Are you carrying a curse?"
Bai Tianming nodded: "Yes."
"Is that curse the rat in the wall?" The inspector took a breath and took another half step back, as if he felt that the distance was still too dangerous. He asked with a pale face.
"Yes." Bai Tianming replied calmly.
The inspector stepped back again and again, creating distance and making way, then opened the door to him. His eyes were respectful yet a little fearful, and he said cautiously, "Please come in."
Bai Tianming nodded calmly and walked in. No one could tell what this place was for. In short, there was a wide road inside.
He walked along the road and saw a sign with an introduction to the place. He read it carefully and found that the content on the sign roughly meant:
The weather has been abnormal recently, and the Plains of Ten Thousand Beasts has entered a dangerous period. Ordinary tourists are not recommended to come here. If you are an ordinary tourist who entered the city in disguise, please leave as soon as possible.
Now, all outsiders who can pass the inspection at the city gate will have at least one curse or other dangerous item, proving their ability to protect themselves here.
Please try not to cause conflict after entering. If you cannot tolerate it and must use violence to resolve it, please be sure not to involve others.
For their own safety, locals will stay inside their houses as much as possible. Please do not try to ask locals for help when you are in danger. If you need rescue, please go to the safe shelter in the city center.
Below is a huge map of the city with routes extending in all directions. The names of various special buildings are marked on it, and there are also various labels on the signs pointing to directions.
There was a line of small words written at the bottom, which roughly meant: It will be more dangerous at night in the Welcoming City of the Ten Thousand Beasts Plain. Insane beasts and curses will randomly appear in the shadows. When staying in the house, please be sure to light a candle to ensure light.
If it goes out, light it again. If it doesn't light up, please go to a safe place for help as soon as possible. Do not go out unless necessary. Go home immediately after you are done. It is best to leave here as soon as possible and do not come back during the dangerous period.
Bai Tianming found the location of the free hotel on the map and walked over. The hotel door was open, but as if to guard against something, the door was only half open and the other half was closed.
Even if there is any danger that sneaks in silently and the people inside may not know it, when closing the door, closing one door should be faster than closing two doors. It can provide psychological comfort and should not be too bad.
Bai Tianming walked in.
There was a man at the front desk, sitting there bored and flipping through an old book. The book had turned yellow, and each page was loose and curled, with the handwriting a little blurred, but it was still readable, with a kind of surprising tenacity.
The receptionist looked up at Bai Tianming when she heard footsteps, then slowly closed the book in her hand and said lazily, "The second floor is full, but the third floor is still vacant. Do you want it? If you do, I'll take out the house key right away."
"Okay, thank you." Bai Tianming nodded and asked casually, "Are there any candles in the room?"
"Yes," the receptionist replied, pulling open a drawer and pulling out a key. She handed it over, "There's one on the table. If that's not enough, there's more in the drawer. If that's not enough, you can come down to me and I'll get you a new one. But, I have to go to your room and see if you really don't have any extra candles. Otherwise, I won't give you any. After all, candles cost money."
He smiled at Bai Tianming, the pathetic smile of an ordinary worker: "I'm just an employee. I must follow the rules, otherwise I'll be the one who suffers. I also have no right to use the boss's money to squander on customers. Do you understand?"
Bai Tianming nodded, uninterested in how miserable his job was. He took the key, glanced at the house number, and asked him, "Should I go up by myself or can you take me?"
The receptionist glanced at the door and saw no one was coming in, so he walked out and said, "I'll take you there."
He walked all the way to the third floor and stopped at the door of a room. He knocked on the door three times, then listened at the door. There was no sound from inside, it was very quiet.
He extended his hand to Bai Tianming: "Key."
Bai Tianming gave him the key. He opened the door with the key and returned it to Bai Tianming. He glanced around the room, made sure the candle on the table was still on, nodded, and said, "I'm leaving."
Bai Tianming glanced at the candle and asked him as he walked into the room, "How do I light it?"
The receptionist sighed, took out a lighter, walked over, lit the candle, and waved the flame with his hand, as if hoping to use this little breeze to make the flame burn brighter. "Alright."
"Where is the garbage bag?" Bai Tianming found a trash can next to the table, but didn't see the bag, so he looked up and asked him.
He pointed to the drawer and simply stood by and watched. Bai Tianmi opened the drawer and found the candle and pocket inside. She dug around in it with her hands, nodded, and asked, "Does the hotel provide food?"
"If you want to eat, you can go next door," the receptionist pointed out the window. "There's a free restaurant over there, but it's only open during dangerous times. I don't mean at night."
Bai Tianming nodded: "Thank you, goodbye, you can go now."
The receptionist smiled, withdrew his hand, and turned back to his work station.
Bai Tianming closed the door of the room, turned around and found that the key was missing. He began to look for it in the room, but couldn't find it. Suddenly, he heard the sound of keys jiggle.
He looked in the direction of the sound and found the shadow of a key on the ground, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye, as if something had taken it away, like a ghost.
Bai Tianming thought about it, picked up the candle and started to burn it. He heard a sharp scream, which sounded very scared and painful. After the scream, there was a click and the key fell from the air and landed on the ground.
Bai Tianming bent down to pick it up and suddenly felt a breeze behind him. The flame of the candle in his hand swayed as if it was really blown by the wind. But he remembered that the doors and windows were closed and there should be no wind in the room.
He straightened up, and sure enough, something hit his neck, probably trying to break it, or hit him hard enough to leave deep scratches on his skin, dig out his bones, and teach him a lesson.
But his neck was not so fragile, so he did not suffer any harm. Instead, the thing that attacked him screamed and fell to the ground with a bang. Then, it covered its hands with its hands and rolled over in pain.
Bai Tianming slowly turned around with the candle in his hand and found a dark shadow on the ground. So he stretched out his hand and grabbed in mid-air, and a round object was caught in his hand. Upon closer inspection, it was indeed a ghost that looked like a glutinous rice ball.
The ghost's face was blurred, pale, and had a hideous expression, as if he had suffered great torture. He tried to endure it again and again, but couldn't hold it back and screamed again. The sound sounded like a roar, and he was in great pain. He kept screaming for a long time without stopping.
Bai Tianming was shocked by the sound. He felt like his ears were deaf and his heart seemed to jump out of his body. Affected by the sound, even the blood in his body was shaking, as if his blood vessels were pinched hard. The blood vessels were like crispy wafer biscuits and were about to be crushed, making a crackling sound. His head hurt, as if he was soaked in sea water. He couldn't breathe through his mouth and nose. A salty and fishy smell filled his body, like blood, but also like something else.
Bai Tianming exerted force with his hands and pinched the screaming ghost into a long strip. As the strength in his hands increased, the ghost gradually turned into a gourd shape, with a round head and round feet, and a heavy head and heavy feet, but the waist was extremely thin, and it was completely pinched, so it could not make any sound.
The ghost became limp without making any sound, like a cooked rice cake, sticky and almost overflowing with water. Bai Tianming used the ghost as a ribbon, twisted it into a twist, and tied the ends together into a very simple knot. He held it in his hand, shook it, and observed it with a scrutinizing gaze and a thoughtful expression.
The ghost staggered for a long time before coming to his senses. He begged for mercy as soon as he opened his mouth: "I know I was wrong. Please let me go. I will leave immediately and never come back! If I don't leave, other ghosts will come to find me!"
"How many ghosts are there?" Bai Tianming asked slowly and with a smile.
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