Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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At this critical moment, Xiao Qin seemed to have sensed something and turned his head suddenly. He saw the ghost rushing towards the two of them, and his heart almost jumped out of his throat.
He hurriedly wanted to greet Gu Wuji, but his body was unable to move for a while, as if he was fixed there.
And in the next moment, a black shadow suddenly appeared in front of the two of them. It looked like someone in the photo and immediately attracted the attention of the ghost.
The black shadow nodded to Xiao Qin, pointed to the room next to it, and then suddenly ran down. The ghost directly forgot about Gu Wuji and Xiao Qin, the two living people. For it, killing these enemies and becoming stronger was more important.
Xiao Qin breathed a sigh of relief and found that he was already sweating profusely. It was really thrilling just now. If the ghost in this room had not suddenly appeared and saved him, he might have died now!
But Gu Wuji was shocked.
He hadn’t expected to actually see this shadowy figure… No, there had to be some scientific basis for this. Someone must have actually infiltrated the building, causing him to hallucinate when he saw it, but it was actually just some fungus-infected virus.
It was probably someone from Yang Shao’s wealthy family.
“It’s okay, let’s go check next door!” Xiao Qin said, and the two of them hurried over.
Gu Wuji also remembered the shadowy figure’s gesture, pointing in that direction, and he cautiously approached. Only then did he realize that the door was surprisingly intact. It had seemed locked, but immediately after they entered, it opened with a crisp sound.
Xiao Qin’s body trembled. But Gu Wuji walked right in.
The second room looked surprisingly tidy. There were a few sheets of paper on the table, similar in material to the materials the village chief had given him.
Gu Wuji removed the paperwork and was shocked to discover that it was a note, with handwriting similar to that in a section of the materials, as if someone had made the notes.
“What on earth is written here…” Gu Wuji couldn’t help but wonder. He sensed that the sacrifices that had taken place in this village decades earlier were far more complex than he had imagined.
The piece of paper, written in a record-keeping tone, recounted events from decades ago.
Two families had fallen out over a conflict of interest, and at that moment, something happened that caused earth-shaking changes in the village. The details weren’t spelled out, but it seemed to have caused such a stir that many people died.
Even trying to leave the village was impossible. Everyone who fled came back home, as if trapped in a maze. Only a few never returned, though some villagers swore they had seen their bodies.
The sudden appearance of a master in the village then became a kind of faith for the entire village. His proposal to resolve the village’s problems through sacrifice, through cruel means was met with widespread approval.
It seemed the selection of the sacrifices followed a certain pattern. One family suddenly realized their younger brother’s son met the criteria, and that offering the sacrifice would bring benefits. In a twisted state of mind, they decided to proceed. If they didn’t, other villagers would surely take action.
The ritual was described in such detail and brutality that even Gu Wuji felt uncomfortable. Unfortunately, these events happened decades ago, and the individuals involved were no longer alive, leaving them with little to no recourse.
Furthermore, the spirits were supposedly trapped within their coffins, unable to emerge… but there were always contingencies.
To prevent the sacrifices from seeking revenge, the master had also taught them a method.
“That’s it!” Xiao Qin, who had been watching closely, suddenly became excited.
Gu Wuji glanced down and saw that the paper explained that the master had set up formations in various locations throughout the house. By forcing the evil spirits into those locations and triggering the formations with the blood of a psychic, the spirits would be trapped.
“So that’s how it is.” Gu Wuji was completely convinced that the information was a deception to the ignorant villagers, and he felt his reasoning was logical—after all, if it truly worked, how could these people have encountered so-called ghosts and even been frightened to the point of insanity?
“This ghost is probably not someone hired by their enemies to impersonate them, but they themselves are guilty and have mental problems, so they saw these things… Of course, it is most likely because of the strange mold.” Gu Wuji thought so, “Now it has also affected Yang Shao and Xiao Qin.”
Now even he was not in a good condition!
Xiao Qin was very excited, he finally saw some hope of being able to leave alive. Although it sounded difficult to force the evil ghost to a certain position and trigger some kind of formation, and it also required the blood of a psychic… But there must be a way to solve it.
But at this moment, there was a loud noise from below, and the sound of something breaking. Such a loud movement immediately attracted the attention of the two.
“Oh no, it’s Yang Shao!” Xiao Qin was not too anxious. After all, he had seen Yang Shao act like a big boss before, and knew he probably had some special methods to deal with ghosts! It was he and Gu Wuji, two ordinary people, who were in most danger.
But what he didn’t expect was that Gu Wuji actually showed an extremely nervous look, as if he was extremely worried, “Let’s go.”
Xiao Qin was shocked. Could it be that Gu Wuji also had feelings for that Yang Shao… No, he was thinking too much. Brother Gu had always been such a kind person. Didn’t he bring Yang Shao back from the cemetery before!
It’s all because Yang Shao is too gay that made his thoughts become so strange. But when he said this, he felt a little weird when he saw Gu Wuji. Why did he always subconsciously feel that there should be a lot of gays who like Gu Wuji? Obviously, there has never been such a thing before. What gave him this illusion?
Gu Wuji thought of Yang Shao’s two bodyguards. Maybe the other party would take the opportunity to break in and deal with Yang Shao. The situation was obviously extremely dangerous!
He pulled out the kitchen knife from his pocket. The knife, which should have been incredibly tattered, now gleamed with an unsettling coldness, making Gu Wuji’s entire aura grow eerie. “Let’s go.”
Xiao Qin immediately felt the chill of the second floor suddenly warm up considerably… as if any gloomy spirits had been scared away by Gu Wuji.
Xiao Qin: “…!” How could this be possible?
….
Yang Shao felt completely screwed.
He was hiding behind the kitchen stove, barely daring to breathe. Hearing the slowly approaching footsteps behind him, he felt his end was nigh. He had assumed he’d secured the dungeon, the one with the invincible protagonist’s aura, upon regaining his memories and entering this dungeon… but in reality, he’d been constantly frustrated, even mistaken for a cross-dressing gangster, and later, even misidentified as gay. While Gu Wuji, who was supposedly clueless, was actually doing incredibly well in the dungeon!
Separating himself from Gu Wuji and the others was also due to Yang Shao’s selfish motives. After all, he didn’t want those two to know about the item. He might even find some information about the dungeon here, increasing his chances of survival.
He’d already secretly placed some kind of ghost-attracting incense on the two men, so the ghosts would surely chase them when they arrived, increasing his chances of survival.
This was a perfectly planned plan, but as he was searching the room, a dark figure suddenly appeared!
Yang Shao certainly didn’t take such a low-level ghost seriously. Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he turned and was met with a terrifyingly pale face. It was the very ghost Yang Shao hadn’t wanted to encounter.
“…” Yang Shao was silent for a moment.
Why had he prepared so much, and yet things still turned out like this? Could it be that Gu Wuji and Xiao Qin were killed so quickly by the evil spirit? Xiao Qin was fine, but Gu Wuji didn’t seem like such a weakling!
Something must have happened in between. Yang Shao suspected that Gu Wuji had a significant hand in this… Even if he had lost his memory, he was no ordinary person.
Regardless, before the two ghosts could come to blows, Yang Shao used a tool and abruptly escaped from the room.
He didn’t even realize what happened next, only hearing footsteps approaching him. He then thought of another shadowy ghost being devoured.
“Damn it! This evil spirit is getting more terrifying. I have to find a way to deal with it, or else it’ll kill us all.”
In his nervousness, Yang Shao even stumbled. In the blink of an eye, the ghost’s footsteps were already approaching.
“Damn it…!!”
Yang Shao had no time to run. So he gritted his teeth and bravely entered the nearest room which was the kitchen.
The kitchen still retained the mess it had been in when Gu Wuji left, and the aura was even more intense.
But Yang Shao had no idea Gu Wuji had come in; he had assumed he had simply found the kitchen knife somewhere else. He even noticed several dents in the floor, as if something heavy had fallen from above. Turning around, he saw the debris on the floor, previously bound, now loose. His face immediately changed, his mind realizing that this place was anything but ordinary.
“There’s definitely something wrong here.”
But the creaking of the door behind him dispelled all thoughts. Yang Shao could only hide behind the stove, clutching his aura-hiding tool, hoping the evil spirit would ignore him.
If the situation weren’t so dire, Yang Shao wouldn’t have used his ultimate weapon.
The door opened, and objects within the room shook violently, accompanied by faint screams. Clearly, there were quite a few ghosts within.
Soon, all noises faded. Heavy breathing sounded, and the footsteps became heavier, as if a tall man had walked in. This was a very strange thing, after all, the ghost before was obviously very light and had never walked on the ground.
Yang Shao quietly looked over and immediately widened his eyes.
The evil spirit walking towards him was actually a tall black shadow, and the face of this black shadow belonged to the sacrifice that turned into an evil spirit, with a hideous and terrifying smile. Because the face and the body were too inconsistent, it looked strange no matter how you looked at it. It seemed that you could faintly hear crying sounds of different voices and tones from the ghost… That’s right, this evil spirit had temporarily integrated all the ghosts in the house into his body! Such a powerful being, could he really deal with it?
Yang Shao already felt fear in his heart. He felt that even if Gu Wuji came here, he would die.
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