1TWITF[C Chapter 67

Among the previous task-takers, there were indeed bold pioneers, but none had ever been so daring as she was, almost to the point of being described as reckless.

Lin Chu was choked by his words, but her eyes still showed some unwillingness.

So…

She walked back while thinking, were there any preventative measures she could take?

Lu Yanli said seemingly unintentionally, “The villagers have designated this place as a forbidden area. Without their guidance, outsiders cannot enter.”

These words reminded Lin Chu, and her eyes lit up.

So, could she start with the villagers?

This Lu Yanli also claimed to be returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors. How much did he know? How much did he know about the village?

Lin Chu had been following Lu Yanli because he seemed very mysterious, and her intuition told her that he was no ordinary person.

Even if he was a ghost, she could still play along until he revealed his true face. Although she didn’t know what this cave was for, she had at least learned something.

Little did she know, Lu Yanli was also evaluating her in his heart.

He also wanted to know what was at the bottom of that cave, why even the “Omniscient God” wanted to obtain it, and why it was surrounded by a circle of tombs.

And this person…

The dead could not only be resurrected but also seemed to possess some intelligence?

As the sun rose, they gradually felt a little warmth after walking outside, and they spoke more fluently. Lu Yanli’s question made Lin Chu shake her head.

She was encountering this kind of thing for the first time, how would she know?

Lu Yanli said, “She is the village chief’s mother. After an accidental death, her body was originally placed in the room, but a wildcat broke in, and she became like this. The villagers took many measures to prevent her from becoming a Jiangshi, but…” Saying this, he pondered for a few seconds, as if hesitating, and took out a piece of jade from his pocket.

It was a piece of jade with a simple color and crude carving, about the length of a finger bone, and polished to be particularly round. The shape of the jade pendant resembled two fish with their tails joined together, with an arched fish body and a diamond-shaped hollow in the middle.

“What is this?” Lin Chu took the jade from Lu Yanli’s hand and examined it carefully.

“I found it when I was trapped in the coffin. When I first got it, it had the saliva of the deceased on it. It should have been placed in the mouth of the deceased by the villagers, but for some reason, it fell out. I think it was precisely because it fell out that the old woman became a Jiangshi.”

“In other words, this jade pendant has the effect of preventing resurrection?” Her footsteps stopped unconsciously, and her face was serious.

Lu Yanli nodded, “If I’m not mistaken.”

Lin Chu fell into a dilemma of internal conflict.

Did she have to wait for the next funeral before sneaking in again?

Lin Chu suddenly withdrew her hand.

Lu Yanli looked shocked, “Are you crazy?”

Lin Chu slowly exhaled and shook her head, “No, I’m not crazy, I just want to know more.”

Her gaze turned upward, as if passing through layers of tombstones and landing on the mysterious pit: “I just want to know what’s inside.”

“This jade pendant may not be able to protect you.”

So…

Seeing Lu Yanli hesitate, she added, “Don’t you want to know what’s inside?”

Don’t think she didn’t know, this person also wanted her to go down and see, Lin Chu was average in emotional intelligence, but her intuition was very accurate.

Lu Yanli was clearly moved.

Returning to the top, the higher they went, the colder it became, Lin Chu was excited in her heart, and she didn’t feel anything about the cold, she clenched the double fish jade pendant tightly in her pocket, and soon, they returned to the edge of the hole.

“If something’s wrong, please be sure to pull me out quickly.” On the edge of the hole, Lin Chu took a deep breath and turned back to earnestly ask for help.

Lu Yanli nodded.

For the sake of information, of course he would do that.

Lin Chu also knew this, so as long as Lu Yanli wasn’t a “ghost,” her life could mostly be saved.

With everything ready, she slowly raised her legs and came to the edge of the pit.

This hole was very, very deep, the purest black in the world, as if it could swallow all light, and when the flashlight shone down, nothing could be seen.

Just standing on the edge was almost freezing her stiff with that bone-chilling cold, so cold that she trembled all over.

Lin Chu gritted her teeth and squatted down, and Lu Yanli on the other side put on gloves, and the rope circle in his hand was slightly lengthened, just enough for her to go down.

She slowly stretched her two legs in, and then, her elbows supported the edge, little by little, she entered the ice-cold cave.

The thin rope suddenly tightened!

Lu Yanli grabbed the rope tightly and lowered it little by little.

It was as if she had fallen into a void of darkness.

After Lin Chu finally adapted to the darkness, she slowly opened her eyes and looked down. And this one glance made her shudder.

What she saw was…

*

Yu Xianguang’s face was the palest.

Last night, there was always something asking him to open the door in Lin Chu’s voice. He knew that Lin Chu would not speak like this, but it didn’t prevent him from letting his imagination run wild when he heard the sound of wild animals tearing outside the door.

Could something have happened to Chu Chu? She had been in the wild all night, and no matter how she sent messages, she didn’t reply. The other three thought she was already gone, only Yu Xianguang still held a faint hope, wanting her to come back quickly.

“Brother Yan, can Hu Santainai find people? I have a friend, she… she’s missing.” Yu Xianguang mustered up the courage to interject.

Yan Guangyao smiled heartily: “Of course, it works within the village. Grandma has always been protecting us.”

An Xingyu listened silently all the way, looking around, trying to find out from the villagers who were like him, who were believers. But he failed. Early in the morning, the villagers were all carrying hoes to the fields, and the children were running around, looking at them with curious eyes.

Soon, Yan Guangyao took them back to his house.

But Yu Xianguang couldn’t wait for a moment, and asked him to take him to worship. Seeing the homecoming guest so impatient, Yan Guangyao was very happy and took him to the hall.

The hall was dim, and above it was enshrined an old lady with a pink face and crane hair, holding a jade Ruyi.

Before he finished speaking, the three incense sticks broke in half, and the red charcoal fire at the top disappeared without a trace.

Yan Guangyao, who was waiting happily on the side, changed his expression drastically, rushed over to grab the other party’s collar, and said angrily, “What did you do?”

Yu Xianguang couldn’t struggle, and he also fell into panic: “I…I didn’t do anything. My friend is missing, I just want to find her.”

Yu Xianguang was so anxious that he was about to cry: “I really want to find a friend, her name is Lin Chu, she disappeared after separating from us last night, I, I’m just asking about this…”

Yu Xianguang hurriedly shook his head.

Yan Guangyao stared at the three broken incense sticks on the ground, his brows furrowed.

Since he didn’t do anything, Grandma shouldn’t be angry.

Then this…

Thinking of this, Yan Guangyao felt sympathy and patted him on the shoulder: “If what you said is true, there is only one possibility for this to happen, and that is that your friend is already…”

He didn’t finish speaking, but Yu Xianguang already understood what he meant, and his face turned pale: “Impossible! She won’t!”

Even if humans have no power to fight back against the weirdness, he doesn’t believe that the other party will die like this. He knows the experience summarized by others on the website, people cannot eliminate ghosts, nor can they resist, but they can use rules to protect themselves.

Lin Chu is the one who has solved the new path for all suspenseful tasks, how could she die so easily?

Just then, a cold voice came from outside the door.

“She’s indeed not dead.”

Hearing this sentence, Yu Xianguang turned his head in joy and looked at the person who came.

“But, when she comes out, I will strangle her with my own hands,” Lili said word by word, her face twisted with anger.

Yu Xianguang asked hesitantly, “Then what… what happened to her?”

Lili didn’t answer this question, her eyes swept over Yu Xianguang, looking at him with a cold expression like a beast looking at prey. Slowly, a strange smile appeared on her face.

Yu Xianguang shrank back in horror, wanting to ask Yan Guangyao for help, but the latter kicked him in the back of the knee, causing him to fall to the ground and watch him indifferently.

An extremely cold hand grabbed his throat.

Then, the hand stretched longer and longer, lifting him high. Yu Xianguang’s eyes widened, his throat croaking, trying to pull open the cold little hand on his neck.

But he failed.

*

Yu Huan and Xie Ziqing looked at each other, An Xingyu still had an expression that was either calm or indifferent, Lin Xueyuan bit her lip, just wanted to open her mouth, but shrank back again.

“The village chief’s family had a funeral yesterday, otherwise they would have invited you over long ago.”

The villagers were very enthusiastic along the way, greeting them with smiles. Soon, they arrived at the village chief’s house.

The atmosphere at the village chief’s house was not very good. He was receiving other guests, a young man who looked a little weak.

According to the village chief, this was the person who came back to worship his ancestors a few days earlier than them.

An Xingyu met him, and was stunned.

He hadn’t paid attention before, but after meeting him, he finally confirmed that this was the same person as Lu Yanli he knew!