Chen Lin felt as if he had passed through a layer of water, and then a noisy and chaotic sound came into his ears.
The scene before him made him freeze in place, his face filled with shock.
After a while, he looked back with a surprised look on his face. The ancient bridge had disappeared, replaced by a bustling street.
There are quaint buildings on both sides of the road, vendors of all kinds, and pedestrians coming and going. Everything is very different from the gloomy environment just now, as if returning to the world from hell.
It comes out already
Chen Lin was still a little bit unbelievable, it seemed too easy.
He released his spiritual sense to investigate and confirmed that they were all alive, and all mortals.
This made him feel slightly relieved.
But he still remained vigilant. After all, in the space that was filled with countless independent huts, the ghosts that appeared were just like living people, and it was impossible to tell the real from the fake.
He moved forward cautiously, looking carefully as he went.
After walking for a while and finding nothing unusual, he stopped a young man who looked like a scholar and asked, "Sir, may I ask where we are?"
The scholar glanced at him and asked in confusion: "Isn't this warrior a local? This is Ferry Town!"
Ferry Town
Chen Lin nodded and said, "I am not a local. Sorry to bother you, sir. Do you know which big city is closer to here?"
The scholar shook his head and said, "That's too far. This town is the largest city nearby. Where did the warrior come from?"
As he spoke, he looked at Chen Lin with a scrutinizing look, as if he suspected that Chen Lin was an outlaw.
Chen Lin's expression changed, and he looked at the other party and said, "I'm from Guqiao Village."
The scholar showed a look of realization and said, "Guqiao Village, I've heard of this place. It seems to be a very uneasy place. Only heroes like Zhuangshi can come out of it!"
After saying this, he no longer doubted Chen Lin and left.
Chen Lin, on the other hand, was stunned on the spot.
The other party actually knows Guqiao Village!
According to his understanding, Guqiao Village has become a ghost town, so it must have been a village that existed at least a hundred years ago. How could the people here know about it
The only possibility is that this is still not the real outside, but part of a strange scene!
This thought made Chen Lin's heart sink. Just as he was about to ask other people, he heard a familiar voice, "Haha, Fellow Daoist Chen is indeed extraordinary. He got here so quickly!"
Chen Lin turned around suddenly and saw Luo Ziwen looking at him with a smile.
Pub.
Private room on the second floor.
"This place is so strange, aren't you afraid that the food and wine here aren't real?"
Chen Lin sat opposite Luo Ziwen, watching him eat heartily, and couldn't help but ask.
Luo Ziwen laughed and said, "There are so many things in this world, some real and some fake. Why bother about it so much? Since you and I can appear here, it proves that there is a reason for our existence. Naturally, we can eat the food and wine. Even if it is fake, it is real to you and me at this moment."
Chen Lin shook his head and did not act rashly like the other party. Instead, he continued to ask, "It seems that Fellow Daoist Luo knows a lot about this place. Can you tell me about it?"
He has now confirmed that he is still in the strange space and has not left. He has only entered the second stage from the first stage. The other party has already arrived here and looks leisurely and contented. It is obvious that he knows the inside story.
"Didn't you just learn from that scholar that this is Ferry Town?"
Luo Ziwen drank a full glass and spoke slowly.
Seeing that Chen Lin remained silent and kept looking at him, he smiled and said, "Dukou Town, as the name suggests, is a ferry business, but what is ferried here is not goods and living people, but souls!"
"Soul ferry, underworld?"
Chen Lin was shocked.
If it was an ordinary ghost den, he might be able to kill it with the power of the Soul-Destroying Finger, but if it was the underworld, then his little skill would be nothing.
But the underworld is only a legendary existence. Although there are many stories circulating, there is no written record of anyone who has actually entered it.
In other words, no one who enters can come out alive.
"Why, are you scared?"
Luo Ziwen glanced at him and said teasingly, "It's no use being afraid. It's impossible to go back to where you were. By the way, how many villages did you explore to get here?"
"one."
Chen Lin did not hide anything.
If he wants to get information from the other party, he has to be more open.
Luo Ziwen opened his mouth, then suddenly clasped his fists and said, "I admire you. Fellow Daoist Chen is truly a rare talent. He dared to choose the wooden house the first time, and was able to find the key to the rules in the house and come here. I claim to be extremely smart, but it took me three tries to discover the secret, and I almost died in there."
Chen Lin's heart moved when he heard this. It seemed that the other party's way of leaving was different from his.
He said that he couldn't get out only after killing all the ghosts inside. Those ghosts could not be killed by ordinary means, not even fake spiritual treasures. It was impossible for everyone to have the Soul-Destroying Finger.
However, there was no need to say this, so he pretended to be angry and said, "It turns out that the thatched houses and wooden houses there are of different levels. Daoist friend, you didn't tell me this. How unkind!"
Although he said so, Chen Lin was secretly muttering in his heart. He remembered that the house where the Fengrun woman lived seemed to be an earthen house, and the foundation underneath was made of bluestone.
If houses really have levels, this house must be higher than the wooden house.
At this time, Luo Ziwen said, "Don't blame me. When I met you, I was just suspicious and not sure. Naturally, I couldn't give you any advice casually. If I misled you, it would be a sin. After I entered the wooden house and found out, I came here directly. It's impossible for me to go back and inform you."
Chen Lin did not dwell on this matter and continued to return to the previous topic, saying: "Fellow Daoist Luo has been here for a few days and should have learned a lot of things. Can you tell me about it?"
"That's not a problem." Luo Ziwen nodded and said, "According to what I've learned these days, this place is indeed the same as the legendary underworld. Of course, this is just my guess. It could also be an ancient relic similar to the underworld."
Having said that, he suddenly took out a jade talisman, and after activating it, it formed a small barrier that covered the two of them.
Then he continued, "This town is similar to the space you and I fell out of before. It is closed all around, but there is a ferry. A boat will appear there every month and take one person away each time."
"Take one person at a time?" Chen Lin frowned after hearing this. "Then how can we be sure where the people taken away have gone? After all, you and I are real living people. We want to go back to our original world, not to the underworld."
Luo Ziwen shook his head and said, "It's not clear yet. This is all I know now. Besides, the time has not come yet. I haven't seen what the ferry looks like yet. I'll study it after I see it."
Seeing the other party's attitude, Chen Lin did not continue asking.
He couldn't be sure whether the other party didn't want to say it or really didn't know, but the two of them were not familiar with each other, and the other party was stronger than him, so even if he didn't want to say it, he couldn't force him.
After a few more words, he said goodbye and left to go out and investigate on his own.