Chapter 61 The Sleeping Curse (25) What is this... if it doesn't speak out...
Chang Mingai: "You should just blow up the mountain!"
You're lying! You've said so much, you dog cult leader!
Hearing her angry words, his smile widened even more.
But soon, the lone fragment of human skin was torn to shreds by the seawater, the lips were shattered, and the laughter disappeared.
Her boat, which served as the conduit for the song, was also enchanted, remaining stationary and relatively stable amidst the wind and rain.
But the hill had already burned down, so what was the point of cursing anymore? Chang Mingai was too lazy to care what madness the leader was going through again, and was about to return when he saw another fishing boat drifting over in a terrifying manner.
Chang Mingai was quite wary. Her first reaction was to hurry back and avoid running into them. But seeing that there was no one on the boat, she guessed that the people on the boat might have been hypnotized by the singing.
She slept in her dream for a year. Although she lost the protection of her human skin, she still felt sleepy when she heard singing, but she could get out of it quickly. She had experience, like drug resistance.
Others might not feel the same way, especially those who are hearing the song for the first time.
So it's not the Black Goat, nor is it Xi Rui or Xie Tan.
The small boat came close, but Chang Mingai stopped it. Sure enough, it was Xue Hong who had been missing, but he was alone and Lu Jinzhao was nowhere to be seen.
And Xie Tan.
Chang Mingai looked at the chaos and worried about their situation, but when he saw the fire burning down the mountain and then heading towards the town in his dreams, he made a quick decision, tied another boat to it, and sped back.
That fake paradise, it's fine if it's burned down. It was originally the girl's way of atoning for her sins and hoping to offer some solace. But the important thing is that the whole town is now asleep!
There's still a chance to wake up from a deep sleep, but the dream world is gone. Will they finally wake up, or... never wake up again?
That awful place isn't just for the sleeping; death goes there too. Just as the young lady aptly put it, here, death and sleep are twins!
Several of them are asleep! Chang Mingai gritted her teeth. Her mirror could not communicate with Xi Rui because they did not know each other, which was equivalent to "not having friends". She could only bombard the cult leader and let the person with the highest authority send instructions to his other follower.
Xi Rui didn't come out because he must have discovered Xiao Shan's true identity in the dream world and wanted to get more information. He also has a way to come out; just a reminder is enough for him to realize what's happening.
In the distance, she heard the song praising the sun being sung over and over again, coming from either the front or the back, she couldn't tell.
It sounded like a celebration of collapsing mountains and seas, sending chills down her spine.
Xi walked through the joyous celebration, where flowers were scattered everywhere, skull lanterns were lit, food and fruit were served, intricate wave patterns were displayed, fishing boats laden with fish and shrimp were full of bountiful catches, residents were singing and dancing, and smiling faces were everywhere.
At the same time, the mountain of flesh formed by the eyes burst open, and fire spread along the way.
This is the wood-fired pot that's about to be lit, where everyone can enjoy delicious grilled seafood together with the bountiful fishing boats!
The mirror he carried received instructions from the cult, reminding him that the entire town had fallen into a deep sleep and that he should wake up and evacuate as soon as possible.
His face darkened, and he snapped back to reality. Forget about which madman blew up the mountain for the time being, and immediately rushed back to the hotel.
He has to take his own people with him.
But when he got downstairs, Sun Enze was already waiting for him.
"President..." Sun Enze shrank behind the elaborately dressed skeleton to avoid being dragged to dance, looking at him as if he were a relative.
Xi Rui patted him on the shoulder and asked where the others were, and then he saw Sun Enze looking behind him.
The freckled girl led Xue Hong over, and was splashed with water by the celebrating residents. She laughed and dodged it, then came up to them, nodded to Xi Rui, and told them the most likely place to leave.
“I learned from the couple at the hotel that the group that controls the town left a ‘small door’ as a backup plan against the music girls. That’s the weakest point. You have a way to get out, right? It’s safest to use it there. You can open the door. The fire is about to spread. Hurry up and leave.”
Xi Rui gratefully handed her the skull-shaped candy he had given her along the way, sighing deeply, "Thank you, thank you! There are still many good people in the world. Do you know where the others who were traveling with us are?"
Xue Hong's face was still grim. He had been through too much fright along the way. First, he was surrounded by small mountains and dragged into a coffin. Then, he was frightened twice by haunted cameras. When he opened his eyes, he was back in a small town. People he had never seen before were all partying in front of a sea of fire...
He managed to stabilize the situation for the time being thanks to his long-standing professional career, and said, "Jinzhao and Xie Tan are on the mountain... they probably haven't fallen asleep yet."
The freckled girl said, "I saw a girl with long curly hair, but she came in and left shortly after. She must have been in the dream before, right? She knows how to get out. As for the other girl... the one who's so cold, she never came in at all."
It's possible that Chang Mingai can leave, just as she said, but what about the young lady?
How did she manage to block out the singing so that she didn't fall asleep?
But Sun Enze said, "But...but she was asleep, before us, in the coffin shop."
The freckled girl shook her head and said definitively, "She didn't come in."
Sun Enze recalled that Xia Wujin had come to question her, suspecting that she had personal grudges. Moreover, he remembered that this seemingly cute girl had single-handedly achieved a triple kill.
But the clone didn't enter his dream. He was hiding in the hotel room, oblivious to everything. It was she who reminded him to leave as soon as possible. He felt that he was being petty and hesitated for a long time, but in the end, he didn't say anything.
Xi Rui took in his reaction, which deepened his existing suspicions, but he still thanked him warmly: "Then let's go quickly—why aren't you leaving?"
Sun Enze had already followed, and upon hearing this, he immediately looked over, causing Xi Rui to pause again.
Sun Enze was obviously summoned by her, and Xue Hong was also found by her, but they had no connection with her. They didn't find the blue-haired girl when they helped them... And judging from this reaction, the blue-haired girl's disappearance was done by their own people.
Xi Rui originally thought that she was helping him to open the escape hatch so that the people who were forced into a deep sleep could leave together.
But it seems she... isn't planning on leaving.
Xiao Sun did care about her, but he was also afraid of her, which shows that the help was real, but the danger was also real. So what was her purpose?
Was it a flash of inspiration from Xi Jinping, or was it because of someone else?
He asked, "Thank you so much, but why did you help us? We don't think we can really help you much, so we feel bad."
The freckled girl smiled and said, "You came here specifically to save them, didn't you? You two have such a good relationship, no need to thank me... Your friends have already helped me, I'm the one who should be thanking you."
Realizing what was happening, Xue Hong grabbed the megaphone from the float leader who was maintaining order and shouted to the surrounding area that there was danger here and that the area would be burned down, urging those who wanted to leave to follow them.
People heard his shouts, glanced at him as if watching another carefully prepared performance by a resident, smiled kindly, and continued singing and dancing, splashing water on him and chanting blessings.
But isn't that completely ignoring what he was saying?
Xue Hong wanted to shout something through the megaphone, but the megaphone was taken away. A young man handed him a water gun, put his arm around his shoulder, and taught him how to sing. Afraid he wouldn't learn well, he specially chose the simplest, repeated verses and sang along with everyone else.
"Praise the sun—Praise the sun—!"
The blue-haired girl suddenly emerged from the crowd, pounced on the freckled girl, pinned her skull hair clip in her hair, and said coquettishly, "Where did you run off to? You left us all behind, so don't blame us for being impolite!"
Then, jokingly, they trapped her hands, and the two boys who followed behind laughed and splashed water on her.
The freckled girl begged for mercy, laughing, "Right away, right away, I'll take a few friends out! Spare me!"
This time, Sun Enze took the initiative to ask, "Are you really not coming with us? You're not... dead yet?"
The freckled girl said brightly, "Our family and friends are all here, and we're going to celebrate the Water Splashing Festival!"
Sun Enze was taken aback.
"Give him my regards—" she shouted as her friends pulled her away, waving as she joined the celebration.
Xi Rui quickly led them away. Xue Hong glanced back at the lively festival, the sweeping fire like a wave, illuminating the entire sky and their happy faces.
They quickly found the door hidden under the ship's deck at the place the freckled girl had described. Xi Rui cast a spell, and they woke up.
When Sun Enze woke up, he found himself in the RV. He hurriedly got up and almost fell off, but was caught by another person.
He hurriedly looked up and saw a face exactly like his own.
Although it had been quite a while, he still found it hard to adjust. He said "thank you, thank you" and quickly sat up straight, then asked in a low voice, "Did you carry me down... Sister Xia?"
Xia Wujin was also in the car, and he was awake. He nodded and said, "I'll get out first."
She showed her phone, and someone in the group said, "We're going to pick up Xi Rui, then we'll leave first. Xiao Ai is waiting for Jin Zhao and Xie Tan; they'll be in Uncle Hong's car."
"Are they alright?" Sun Enze breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good..."
Xia Wujin didn't say anything, only asking Number Two to take care of Number One. In the group chat, it was normal for Xie Tan not to say anything, but Lu Jinzhao didn't say anything either... She vaguely felt that there might be big trouble on their side.
But there's nothing they can do to help. Getting them out of danger and not letting them worry is the best help they can give.
Without saying a word, she stepped on the gas and headed to Xi Ruifa's location.
At the seaside, two ships docked together.
Chang Mingai felt a little relieved when she saw Xia Wujin's message in the group chat. The young lady was awake, so everyone else should be awake soon too.
Sure enough, she saw Xue Hong seem to move, so she jumped onto another boat and rocked him.
As soon as Xue Hong touched his shoulder, he said, "I told you, young hero, you're a good kid. You did what I wanted to do..."
Chang Mingai was startled. This was not Xue Hong's voice, and he hadn't opened his eyes either.
Only his mouth was moving.
The cult leader finally remembered the followers who had been thrown into the sea.
Chang Mingai calmed down. That's right, he parasitized the lips of the Miyin Girl. The girl was dead, but the sleeping people became her mouthpiece, and he could infect them all in the process. That's how he took the lips of the blue-haired girl.
But time is running out. The fire will burn away the dream world and extinguish those songs. Then... the girl will truly "die," and he will have nothing left to live on.
Chang Mingai noticed the cult leader's words, what did he mean by "did what I wanted to do"... He didn't blow up the mountain?
Xie Tan.
Chang Mingai immediately thought of him.
That Black Goat tribesman wouldn't blow up his own property, so Lu Jinchao didn't need to consider it; it could only be Xie Tan.
He wasn't trying to break the curse; he was actually trying to blow up the mountain! What... this is... a silent but astounding event!
The cult leader knew he wouldn't be staying long, so he only gave his followers a piece of advice: "He deserves a hero's tomb. Go back and burn plenty of paper money for him, so he won't lack money down there. As for you, hurry up and leave. I've delivered another message: don't say I, the cult leader, neglect you..."
"What do you mean?" Chang Mingai interrupted him coldly.
"He used himself as a firecracker, setting off gasoline in an explosives depot. Do you still expect to get a proper burial?" the cult leader laughed. "By the sun god above, being buried with the sun is an honor. Just consider it as the gods taking him away. Be careful not to get burned yourself or get bitten by stray dogs."
Chang Mingai pressed for answers, but the cult leader had already slipped away. Xue Hong woke up, and Chang Mingai fell silent.
She calmly asked Xue Hong to drive back, while she stayed behind to pick up the people.
Xue Hong could still sense her underlying anxiety, but he said nothing and quickly went to get the car.
They can't leave yet; Xie Tan and Lu Jinzhao haven't returned.
Chang Mingai also intentionally sent Xue Hong away because she sensed another ship approaching, but... it wasn't them.
The dog cult leader finally reminded her that the black goat was coming.
She watched warily as the ship became clearer, but there was no one on board. However, the black goat could not be swayed by the song. She immediately dodged to the side. For a moment, two needle-like things appeared in her eyes. With a slight turn, the attacking fist stopped.
Once she regained control, Su He climbed onto the shore behind her and looked at her thoughtfully: "Oh... you are the second member of the cult."
He ignored her, turned and ran, startling the very wary Chang Mingai: "You're not going to kill me?"
Su He deliberately used the image of a deity to satirize the believers: "The Sun God is angry and wants to drag everyone down to hell to drink ocean sewage with Him. Two have already died of exhaustion. Am I supposed to save them for the God's extra meal?"
Moreover, this girl's abilities seem rather troublesome, so why bother with all that effort? Anyway, the mountain was blown up, and he ran away without even looking back.
Chang Mingai was left speechless, her face turning pale from their words.
She turned back, and the waves pushed ashore, swirling with corpse flowers, washing over her boat as if paving a path to guide the soul.
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