Liu Xiaojing took me to the Lake Viewing Terrace. The fog seemed to be there forever. I have walked this road countless times, but every time I came here by myself, it was clearly this road, but I just couldn't reach the Lake Viewing Terrace. Why was that? I didn't understand. Liu Xiaojing told me, but I didn't understand either.
When the corpse ship was vaguely visible, "Spiritual Song" sounded, it was so tense.
"It's okay. I'm here. It's okay if you hear it. When the opportunity comes, I'll teach you. You don't have to be afraid anymore."
I don't know what kind of world that will be, but corpses will definitely be seen everywhere, because it will be a world of cold corpses. I believe I will be surprised, even though I am mentally prepared.
"After we got on the boat, there was a dead body underneath. We didn't go down, so we just stood at the bow."
Corpse ship. I believe it is full of corpses, otherwise it cannot be called a corpse ship.
When we got on the boat, the smell of cold corpses was very heavy. I felt a chill that penetrated my bones. Liu Xiaojing took my hand and walked to the bow. Then we looked around. The fog was very thick and it was getting thicker and thicker. I couldn't see anything. After more than ten minutes, the fog dissipated. There was a big lake with deep blue water. I didn't know where the boat was taking us.
An hour later, we saw a place. It was a small island covered with trees. It was very quiet and beautiful.
After we got on the island, we went around to the back, said Liu Xiaojing.
"This is a cave. After going down, take a boat and you will reach the city. It is a city of our tribe. It is an underground city, a dark city, formed naturally. It was originally built to avoid wars, but it has never been used once. Our nation is a brave nation. It's a pity that they all died in the "Spirit Song". I still don't understand this strange "Spirit Song". What is going on? I will find out."
When "Spiritual Song" sounded, all the people of the entire tribe died. It was definitely a strange thing, and no one could explain it clearly. It was like "Guangling San", with the same ability to kill people.
The natural cave is something I could not imagine. It is a cave a hundred meters high, with all kinds of stalactites, flashing colorful lights. I can hardly believe that there is such a beautiful place here.
“It turns out that this should be able to come in.”
What I mean is, the person is not dead, but he just came in casually.
"That's right, but after our clan was exterminated, this cave was sealed. It's the only entrance to the city below."
After walking in the cave for twenty minutes, we boarded a small boat and rowed for an hour before arriving at the stone gate. That was the city gate, a very tall one, which seemed a bit similar to the city gate of Suoyang City, but five or six times larger, and was made entirely of stone.
Liu Xiaojing got off the boat and walked to the city gate. There were countless handprints on the gate, thousands of them, of different sizes. Liu Xiaojing pressed her hand on a handprint, and the city gate opened.
"What's this?"
"Ghost handprint."
After she finished speaking, I shuddered. Ghost handprint, so Liu Xiaojing is still a ghost. That’s the only way to say it. I followed her in. Liu Xiaojing wanted to hold my hand, but I dodged for a moment. She smiled at me and walked in front of me.
When I entered the city, I saw cold corpses everywhere. Some were standing, some were sitting, some were lying, and some were lying prone. They were all fresh corpses. The only thing in common was that they didn't move. I walked slowly.
"It's okay. When the 'Spiritual Song' isn't playing, they won't move. Even if it's playing, they will move. Just follow me. If you're no closer than five meters, they won't be able to see you. You don't have to be afraid."
This city of corpses actually exists. This is another world. I believe it. This is my first time in another world. It makes me feel uneasy and scared. Will the ghosts here have thoughts and lives like us? They are just different in form. I think it should be like this.
Liu Xiaojing seemed to be much more natural here than when she was up there. She would turn around and smile at me from time to time. Her smile was even more beautiful. I thought this should be her home, so it was natural for her to relax.
This city is very big and is divided into the inner and outer cities. We are still in the outer city. Liu Xiaojing told me that to get to the inner city, I must hold her hand. The cold corpses there are different from those outside. If she doesn't hold my hand, she will see me. People from another world cannot come in here.
The gate of the inner city was closed, and Liu Xiaojing was standing there. Suddenly, eyes appeared on the door, one by one, moving around, some big, some small, some closed, some open, some staring, and some smiling. I saw Liu Xiaojing's eyes, and I was so nervous that I couldn't stand it anymore.
"Don't be nervous. You're hurting my hand."
There was a painful expression on Liu Xiaojing's face. I wanted to let go, but Liu Xiaojing pulled me tight.
Liu Xiaojing covered one of her eyes with her hand, and when she took her hand away, the eye was gone. The city gate opened, and she showed me her hand. The eye actually grew in the palm of her hand.
"It's okay, don't be afraid, this is a ghost eye."
We went in, and I couldn't see anything.
"Why can't I see anything?"
"You don't have ghost eyes, don't worry, just hold me, nothing will happen."
I couldn't see, like a blind man, and my legs were weak. I walked for more than twenty minutes and seemed to have entered a room, said Liu Xiaojing.
"I will give you the ghost eye in a moment, and you will be able to see some fragments of our life together in the previous life on this wall. You will believe this. I will give you the ghost eye, and I will not be able to see anything in this world. Hurry up and get the ghost eye. I tell you, no matter what you see around you, don't shout or speak. No matter what, you must stay calm. If you shout and I make a sound, you may all be in trouble."
"I'm afraid I can't control it. Don't look at it. I believe you."
I was so frightened that the bile was about to flow out of my body.
Liu Xiaojing put her left hand on mine, and I suddenly saw it, and then I held my tongue. I was afraid to scream. There were cold corpses all around me. They made all kinds of weird expressions at me, but actually they were directed at Liu Xiaojing. I felt like I was going crazy.
It took me a long time to calm down. I saw on the wall in front of me the life of Liu Xiaojing in the previous world. We even had a lovely child. God, how could this be possible? The people there looked exactly like me now, without any change.
Liu Xiaojing stretched out her left hand and held my left hand, and I became blind again.
"Okay, you can go back now."
We came out and took the corpse boat to Wanghu Terrace. It was midnight. I lay down on the stone platform immediately. It seemed that I had returned to this world and everything was perfect.
Then, when I came to my senses, I discovered something that left me stunned.
Liu Xiaojing stared at me without saying anything. I knew something bad was going to happen, so I stood up. I felt empty, like just a shell left. It was a feeling, just a feeling, and in the end I felt that I was empty.
"What did you take?"
Liu Xiaojing was a little angry. There were indeed many ancient things in this ancient city. After all, it was a thousand-year-old ancient city. Even in the outer city, any random item was worth hundreds of thousands, but I didn't take it.
"I didn't take it. I'm not that kind of person."
"You didn't take it? If you didn't take it, your soul is gone?"
Liu Xiaojing can actually see my soul.
"Can you see my soul?"
"Yes, no one knows about this. I can see the soul of any of you, holy or dirty."
I was sweating. It wasn’t that Liu Xiaojing could see my soul, but that my soul was gone.
Liu Xiaojing rummaged through my pockets and unexpectedly pulled out a finger bone, which was the thousand-year-old finger bone that Zheng Qing wanted. Liu Xiaojing took a look and shook her head, saying, “I don’t know when this thousand-year-old finger bone got into my pocket.”
"Is this the reason why I lost my soul?"
"This is the Soul Absorbing Finger. You must have hit something. We have to go back."
Whenever I hear it, I shudder. If I go there again, it's like a melody that could kill me.
Liu Xiaojing hummed "Spirit Song", which sounded eerie, almost like a ghost's voice. I got goose bumps. It turned out that Liu Xiaojing sang "Spirit Song" to summon the corpse ship, and the corpse ship appeared.
"Can you think of another way?"
"There is no other way. I can only go back and look for your soul. It's hard to say whether I can find it or not."
"What happens if you can't find it?"
"die."
Liu Xiaojing is very cold. I don’t know why, but she suddenly became so cold that I couldn’t stand it.
The corpse ship appeared again, making me feel even colder.
We boarded the boat again and returned to the cold corpse city. In the outer city, Liu Xiaojing said.
"Your soul can only be in the outer city. We will look for it in the outer city. Remember, find the green cold corpse."
Green? I haven't seen it, so I'll look for it. The outer city is very big. It takes more than an hour to walk from here to there. There are cold corpses everywhere, which really scares me. They don't move, but their shapes are very scary.
"Remember, don't let the cold corpse touch your blood, and don't let your blood bleed, or the cold corpse will move. If it moves, not only will you be in trouble, I will be in trouble too."
I was nervous and my hair stood on end, afraid of what might happen. When I opened a door to look inside, my hand was cut and bleeding. There was a small knife on the door that I couldn't see clearly. Liu Xiaojing looked back at me, the blood kept flowing, she seemed not to know what to do. I was also stunned, and the cold corpses slowly stood up.
Liu Xiaojing took something out of her pocket and handed it to me. It was a blue pendant. She put it around my neck and said.
"Run out, go back, and wait for me at the crematorium. I'll be back in two or three days."
"You come back with me, too."
I tried to pull her hand, but she dodged.
"Go quickly, don't let the blood touch me."
Liu Xiaojing turned around and went out. I chased her out, but there was no trace of her. All those cold corpses were actually rushing towards her.
I ran out of the city and took the corpse boat back. I couldn't figure out what had happened. I went to find Zheng Qing. He was sitting in his office smoking. His work for the day was over.
"Master Zheng, something happened to Liu Xiaojing."
Zheng Qing jumped up and then sat down again.
"What's up?"
I told Zheng Qing what happened. He jumped up again and stared at me. He seemed very dissatisfied and angry. After a long while, he sat down again.
"It's okay, she's fine, wait, wait until she comes back, then you can go out!"
From Zheng Qing's tone, it seems that it's not that it's okay, but that there is no way. This really makes me wonder, is there really no way for Zheng Qing? Zheng Qing is afraid that Liu Xiaojing will get into trouble. He needs the thousand-year-old finger bone. I don't know what he wants to do. Liu Xiaojing needs a bone ball. No matter what, it seems that we can only wait. (To be continued)