Chapter 213 Eternal Underworld
Hearing this, Shen Chengxian walked to the window and looked at the second floor opposite.
In the night, the dilapidated wooden house looked even more gloomy. The windows on the second floor were broken, and the wind passed through the gaps, making a humming sound, like the crying of ghosts.
The moonlight shone through the thin clouds and sprinkled on the pale face.
This face was too weird, with blood-red cheeks and lips, and dark holes in the eyes. This was clearly a paper man used for burial!
"What...what's going on?" Shen Chengxian's voice couldn't help but tremble.
Bailiye and Luo Hua also approached the window. When they saw this scene, they also felt a chill rushing from the soles of their feet to their foreheads.
"This forest farm is getting more and more complicated." Jiang Qing said in a deep voice, with a hint of determination in his eyes, "We must find out what is hidden behind this."
"But, how...why is this paper man here?" Qin Xiaosui asked fearfully.
Jiang Qing thought for a moment, and then said, "There may be some power hidden in this forest farm that we don't know about. These paper figures may be part of some ritual or curse."
"Curse?" Luo Shui's voice revealed a hint of fear.
"Whatever it is, we can't just sit there and wait for death." Jiang Qing clenched the Longyuan Sword in his hand, "Shen Chengxian, Bailiye, the three of us will go over and take a look. Luo Shui, Qin Xiaosui, Luo Hua, you stay here and protect yourself."
"Be careful." Luo Shui warned.
Jiang Qing nodded, took Shen Chengxian and Bailiye, walked out of the wooden house carefully, and walked towards the broken wooden house opposite. Their footsteps were particularly clear in the silent night, and every step seemed to be stepping on people's hearts.
When they approached the broken wooden house, the pale paper face was still quietly attached to the window, as if waiting for their arrival.
Jiang Qing signaled Shen Chengxian and Bailiye to stop, and he slowly approached the window, ready to find out.
However, just when Jiang Qing was about to touch the paper face, a cold wind suddenly blew, and the paper face turned its head slowly, and the dark hole seemed to be looking at Jiang Qing...
Jiang Qing was shocked, and he swung his sword without hesitation, but there was only air where the sword passed.
The paper face swayed gently in the wind, as if laughing at their powerlessness.
"What...what's going on?" Shen Chengxian and Bailiye also felt that the matter was unusual.
Jiang Qing took a deep breath, he knew that what they were facing might not just be ordinary monsters, and the secrets in this forest farm were much more complicated than they imagined.
The pale paper face made Jiang Qing feel an unprecedented sense of tension.
"Catch it quickly, don't let it run away." Jiang Qing shouted, and realized it later.
Bailiye moved faster, and almost rushed out before Jiang Qing finished speaking, like an arrow from a string.
Jiang Qing followed closely behind, and their figures cast long shadows in the moonlight.
"Don't leave me behind!"
Shen Chengxian looked at the two people who disappeared in a flash, and felt a little scared, and hurriedly ran to catch up.
The chase began, and the paper face jumped in the forest. Its speed was extremely fast, as if it had life.
The three people shuttled through the forest, and the dead branches and leaves under their feet made a crisp sound in the night, accompanied by their breathing, creating a tense and weird atmosphere.
The paper face seemed to be deliberately luring them. Whenever the three people were about to get close, it would suddenly speed up or change direction, so that they could never reach it.
A gleam of brilliance flashed in Bailiye's eyes, and his speed increased again, almost touching the elusive paper man.
However, just when Bailiye was about to catch the paper man, the paper man suddenly turned sharply and disappeared behind the shadow of a big tree.
Bailiye stopped abruptly, and his hand only grabbed a handful of air.
Jiang Qing and Shen Chengxian also arrived quickly. The three of them leaned against the tree and observed the surroundings vigilantly.
"Where did it go?" Shen Chengxian panted and looked around nervously.
Jiang Qing frowned, and his consciousness was fully developed, trying to capture the trace of the paper man, but the paper man seemed to evaporate without leaving any trace.
"Gone..." Bailiye's voice was full of unwillingness.
The three stayed in place for a moment, and finally confirmed that they had lost the paper man. They stopped helplessly, full of doubts and frustration.
"What is this thing?" Shen Chengxian's voice was trembling.
Jiang Qing shook his head, "I have no clue either."
Shen Chengxian also shook his head, indicating that he had no clues either.
But Bailiye's hair suddenly stood up, and he seemed to think of something, "Wait, I seem to have seen something similar."
"Where is it?" Jiang Qing and Shen Chengxian looked at him at the same time.
Bailiye swallowed his saliva, "I have seen a painting in our room, that painting should be the portrait of the owner who wrote that crazy diary."
"Are you sure?" Jiang Qing asked.
Bailiye nodded, "Although the picture is very blurry, it is vaguely visible that it is a figure. The only thing that makes me strange is that there is a large blank space on the left side of the picture, and there should be another person in this position."
"You mean..." Shen Chengxian seemed to realize something.
"I didn't understand it at the time. Now that I think about it, could it be that the blank space is the portrait of the paper man? Because most of the paper man is white, and the weathering and corruption of time make it difficult to see it?" Bailiye's words made the surrounding air seem to freeze.
Jiang Qing pondered for a moment, "If this is true, then there must be some kind of connection between the owner of this note and the paper man."
"Then what should we do now?" Shen Chengxian looked around. The forest looked particularly gloomy in the night.
Jiang Qing took a deep breath, "Let's go back and check the painting again to see if we can find more clues."
The three of them turned around and returned to the cabin along the way they came. Their hearts were filled with doubts and uneasiness, and this night was destined to be anything but peaceful.
The three of them hurried back to the dilapidated cabin through the night. The remaining team members heard the noise outside and nervously held their weapons. They were relieved when they saw Jiang Qing and the others.
They came forward and exchanged a few words of peace. Then Jiang Qing, Bailiye and Shen Chengxian explained the discovery of the paper man and their conjectures to the remaining team members.
After hearing this, the remaining team members had an expression of disbelief on their faces. Qin Xiaosui's eyes widened, "You mean, that paper man is alive?" There was a tremor in her voice.
Luo Shui also looked shocked, "Things here are getting more and more bizarre, we have to deal with them carefully."
Everyone's eyes suddenly focused on the yellowed picture on the wall of the master bedroom.
Bailiye looked again and immediately took a few steps back, murmuring:
"How can this be……"
Jiang Qingchao looked at the painting and saw that the picture was blurry and yellowed everywhere, but there was no white space as Bailiye called it. Jiang Qing thought carefully. Did Bailiye remember it wrong?
Bailiye's face was pale at this time, and he pointed at the portrait with trembling fingers, "What I saw before, there is indeed a blank space, and there is clearly an outline of a person next to the figure in the painting."
Jiang Qing knew that Bailiye was not someone who would easily hallucinate. His expression and tone showed that what he said was true.
Analyzing Bailiye's expression, or what affected him?
Made him hallucinate?
Of course, there is another possibility, that is, Bailiye's memory is not wrong, but the painting itself has changed.
Thinking of this, Jiang Qing quickly asked the remaining team members, "Did you find anything unusual in the house?"
Several people shook their heads, and Qin Xiaosui said: "We have been paying attention to the movements around us, and we really haven't noticed anything."
Luo Shui added: "When you went out, the three of us were highly concentrated. If there was anything abnormal, we would definitely notice it."
Jiang Qing thought for a moment and then said: "No matter what, we cannot ignore any possible clues.
Bailiye, if you think about it carefully, is there anything special about the blank part? "
Bailiye closed his eyes and tried to remember, "I remember that the shape of the blank space was very irregular, as if it had been erased in a hurry."
"Erase it in a hurry?" Luo Shui repeated this sentence, seeming to be thinking about something.
Jiang Qing was thinking about another question, "If the painting really changes, it means there may be some kind of power here that can change the objects in reality.
So what will this power be? "
"Then what should we do?" Qin Xiaosui asked nervously.
Jiang Qing took a deep breath, and then said: "First of all, we need to stay calm and not be intimidated by unknown things.
Secondly, we must pay close attention to any unusual phenomena and make sure nothing is missed. "
"I agree." Bailiye nodded, "We can no longer be fooled by the environment here."
Shen Chengxian also added: "And we also need to consider that there may be some unknown power hidden here. This power may affect our perception and even cause hallucinations."
Jiang Qing decided to read the diary found in the wooden house again, hoping to find clues related to the paper man and the portrait.
He carefully opened the fragile pages. The handwriting was blurred and chaotic, recording the fear and despair of the diary owner.
As Jiang Qing observed carefully, he noticed some details that had been ignored before. On the edge of a certain page of the diary, there was a string of almost obliterated handwriting. He carefully identified it and finally read the words: "Eternal Kingdom of the Underworld."
"Eternal Hades?"
Jiang Qing murmured to himself, feeling a chill rising from his back, "What is this?"
He looked around and found that everyone else was watching him nervously. Jiang Qing handed the diary to Bailiye and Shen Chengxian. After reading it, they were equally confused.
"Does the Kingdom of the Underworld refer to the world after death?" Luo Shui asked softly, with a hint of trembling in his voice.
"No, this may not only refer to the world after death." Jiang Qing pondered, "In many ancient legends, the Kingdom of the Underworld exists parallel to the real world and is the place where souls return."
Qin Xiaosui held Jiang Qing's arm tightly, "Then are we entangled in something unclean?"
Jiang Qing did not answer directly, but continued to study the diary, "The owner of this diary may have encountered something related to the underworld in the forest farm, and all this is related to the changes in the paper man and the portrait."
Shen Chengxian turned to another page in the diary and pointed to a paragraph of text, "Look here, the diary mentions 'them'. 'They' appear at night, with an aura that does not belong to this world."
Bai Liye added: "The owner of the diary may have seen a paper man, or something similar, which drove him crazy."
Jiang Qing nodded, "This can explain why the portrait Bai Liye saw before is different from the current one. Maybe the portrait really hides clues to the underworld, and 'they' have the ability to change reality."
Luo Shui asked nervously: "Then what should we do? Should we leave here?"
Jiang Qing took a deep breath and said: "Leaving may not be the best choice. We haven't figured out the secret of the forest farm yet. Moreover, if 'they' really exist, it may not be safe to leave here."
"Then we" Qin Xiaosui hesitated.
Jiang Qing interrupted her, "We have to face all this. First, we have to find out the true meaning of the 'eternal underworld', and secondly, we have to find a way to communicate or compete with 'them'.
And do you remember?
This is a battle of luck, and there are many ways to gain luck, some of which are to unlock some secrets on the Wuji Fairy Island."
"So... Brother Jiang, are you doubting that this so-called eternal underworld is actually a secret realm?"
Jiang Qing nodded, "I think so, the dragon of luck is bred by heaven and earth, and its purpose is In order to start the battle of destiny, the purpose is very strong.
Including this entire replica of Wuji Fairy Island, as well as various secret realms.
I don't think it will be generated for no reason.
As for this diary... it's hard for me to say, because up to now, I still haven't seen the natives in this small world.
The more I read these words in the diary, the more they seem to be left by the cultivators of the last battle of destiny. He seems to be trapped in this world for some reason and has not been teleported out. "
The information contained in this passage is actually chilling. Does the world have self-awareness?
If the owner of the notebook is a cultivator of the last battle of destiny, then what made him so crazy? Shouldn't the will of heaven and earth be just?
Why are there so many weird records in the notebook?
Luo Hua said solemnly: "So all this may be related to the Netherworld. Do you want to find out?"
Unexpectedly, Jiang Qing shook his head, "No, just give it a try. If it doesn't work, give up immediately. Some secrets are not for us to dig out.
The first target is always the Dragon of Luck."
Jiang Qing looked out the window, "It's almost dawn. I've been tossing all night. Let's take a break and recuperate.
I'm trying to uncover the secrets of the forest farm and find clues to the Eternal Netherworld."
The teammates rested.
Jiang Qing sat on the desk by the window with the crazy diary in front of him.
Mysterious giant ants, pale paper men who appeared inexplicably and disappeared strangely in the forest, crazy notes and the Eternal Netherworld...
"It seems that the secrets of this place are far more than we imagined."