No one can give a definite answer to this.
Even Nan Zhou couldn't make a conclusion.
In the shadows, he still felt that something was ignored by them.
For example, why did the devil hide Hua Xixi for more than ten hours and then throw it to the edge of a cliff
In the monstrous fog, even if there is the sound of the companion's cry for help, those of them who have been in the dungeon for a long time, their hearts have long been cold, and they generally think that this is a trap, so they choose to ignore or wait and see.
Of course, Guan Junliang, who is soft-hearted and protective of his calf, is indeed a special case.
But what if no one goes
Then let Hua Xixi hang on the edge of the cliff? Let him fall off a cliff? Or plan to recycle
And, how did the devil get on Guan Junliang's body
According to the temporary supplement of religious knowledge these days, Nan Zhou discovered that the devil does not possess anyone he wants to possess.
Either the other party took the initiative to open up his body and invited the devil, or the devil took advantage of the weakness of the human mind and took advantage of it.
This is also the reason why demons like to pretend to be ghosts to be scary and make people mentally weak.
At that time, Guan Junliang, who wanted to save his partner, could be considered weak in mind
And the devil is clearly holding Hua Xi Xi's life, why didn't he just get on his body
There are also some small things that seem to be trivial and irrelevant to the overall situation, which makes Nan Zhou's heart unable to completely settle down.
Seeing that the two backbones have their own thoughts, Ban Hang asked tentatively, "Then... what are we going to do next?"
Jiang Fang and his eyes met each other's eyes, and both read a little determination from the other's eyes.
The two spoke at the same time.
Jiang Fang: "Destroy the bridge."
Nan Zhou: "Cross the bridge."
Ban Hang and Song Haining: "..."
The scene of failure to answer the answer after the Xueba exam.
And the two scumbags have no ideas at all, and only have the qualifications to listen.
Jiang Fang shrugged: "This seems to be the first time we have disagreements in a copy."
Nan Zhou thought about it and replied, "No."
Jiang Fang: "Which one? I don't even remember."
Nan Zhou was a little surprised: "How can you not remember? When you kissed me, you didn't ask for my consent. Isn't this a disagreement?"
Jiang Fang: "..."
Ban Hang and Song Haining looked at the sky at the same time.
Seeing that Jiang Fang's collarbone was starting to turn red, Nan Zhou patted Jiang Fang's shoulder as if there was no one beside him: "I'm not blaming you, it's just a little pain, I can take it a little easier next time."
Ban Hang couldn't hold back, and broke out a series of earth-shattering coughs.
On the other side, before Nan Zhou's hand to appease Jiang Fang could be retracted, Jiang Fang gently grabbed his wrist: "I want to hear the reason why you want to cross the bridge."
Nan Zhou kept the posture of being half embraced by Jiang Fang, and began his analysis: "The rule of 'not allowing to cross the bridge' is not something that originally existed on the east and west banks."
It was clearly recorded in the church log that the east and west banks had been in close contact with each other and moved frequently.
It can be said that the existence of the church is dedicated to the service of Duke Shelley and his castle staff.
The decrease in cross-strait exchanges was after the Duke suffered from encephalopathy.
Even after that time, church visitors were not completely cut off.
There are still devout Christians in the castle, who cross the drawbridge and come to worship every week.
However, later, even this kind of movement gradually disappeared as the duke became more and more serious.
When reading this, Nan Zhou felt strange.
The Duke is seriously ill, and the medicine and stone are ineffective. Shouldn't his loyal servants and deacons place more hope on the gods
Just like Hua Xixi's mother wants to pray to the gods from all walks of life to save her husband.
On the first day of sending the letter, Nan Zhou asked about the personnel distribution of Zhao Lirui Castle.
Because the daily work is too busy, after a few days of walking, Zhao Lirui finally gave a rough list on the fourth day.
After comparing it with the visit list in the church log, sure enough, those devout believers in the castle are no longer working in the castle.
According to the news that Zhao Lirui inquired, this was because the Duke was seriously ill and the salary in the castle was tight, so a group of people were dismissed and laid off.
… specifically for the demobilization of believers.
Interesting.
"Whether it's the castle or the church, no one is specially assigned to watch the bridge. There are no Lucas, no guards, and no traps."
Nan Zhou continued: "There is absolutely no concept of 'can't cross the bridge' at the castle. The person who came to deliver the gun yesterday, if I hadn't stopped him, he must have gone to the east bank."
Ban Hang was completely confused: "what... what does this mean? In fact, it is possible to cross the bridge? The rules are lying to us?"
Nan Zhou shook his head: "The rules can play word games, but there is no room for word games at all for that requirement."
Jiang Fang then added: "That is to say, 'don't let the bridge cross' means there must be danger; in other words, once the bridge is crossed, things beyond our control limit will happen."
Song Haining seems to have found a little idea: "...the priest on the east bank is summoning the devil; the duke on the west bank has performed an operation that will lead to the 'curse of God'..."
Nan Zhou nodded: "The east and west sides of the strait were originally two independent curse points. Keith summoned the demon, and we kidnapped Keith for further investigation, accidentally lit the lights in the attic, and let Keith release it. After killing the devil, Shelley chose to undergo surgery. The curse chain that originally only had one link on the east bank was connected to the west bank, and the 'bridge' became the only passage for the two curses."
Jiang Fang took over the words: "... At this time, what if there is a living creature crossing the bridge?"
The other two didn't understand at first, but after thinking about the danger behind these words, they immediately felt cold.
They never thought that "bridge" still has this kind of meaning.
If you think about it this way...
Once the barrier is broken artificially, the curse on both sides of the Strait is successfully merged, and that kind of power is probably not something they can easily solve by reciting an exorcism text after they control the person.
Jiang Fang looked at Nanzhou: "So destroying the bridge is the only way to do it once and for all."
Nan Zhou looked back: "The curse on this side has been resolved, and the curse on both sides of the strait should have lost the chance to merge. Just like the east coast can exorcise demons, there must be a solution to the curse on the west coast, and it may be better than ours. simpler."
Ban Hang and Song Haining nodded silently at the same time.
They all agreed with Nan Zhou's statement.
On their side is the metaphysics with demonic elements, and on the other side is the Frankenstein incident that can be solved completely by manpower.
… just knock the doctor out and force the operation to stop.
Su Qingyao and Zhao Lirui must have had such an opportunity.
However, due to too few clues in the early stage, they were tossed by the Duke to do this and that, and they couldn't find an opportunity to communicate information smoothly.
In order to ensure maximum safety, they will naturally choose the safest method, follow the plot first, wait for danger, and then adapt accordingly.
However, no one could have expected the lighting of the attic that night.
On the east bank, they couldn't notify other people far away in the castle in time.
The Duke suddenly turned his face without warning, and his teammates on the West Bank must have also been unexpected.
Qingyao fell off a cliff, and Lao Kang, who was dragged into the operating room, and Li Rui, who was also chased and killed, were probably in the worst of luck.
... The other three might be saved.
It's just that they can't save themselves.
Nan Zhou wanted to cross the bridge because he thought that if he could save one, he would count as one.
After sending the demon away, Ban Hang and Song Haining were in high spirits. When they heard that there was a possibility of saving people, their eyes lit up and they were ready to fight.
Jiang Fang's words poured cold water on the excited two people's heads: "Do you really think our side is over?"
After being asked this, the two of them were also uncertain.
"… Maybe?"
Nan Zhou: "Brother Fang, what are you suspecting? Is there any basis?"
Jiang Fang replied calmly: "According to? No. Just intuition."
In fact, Nan Zhou also felt that things could not be guaranteed, and there was always a chance.
But like Jiang Fang, his judgment has no basis.
Well, he wasn't so worried anymore.
Since there is no basis, it means that there is still value in going to the other side to take risks.
Nan Zhou gave the reason: "There are three of our teammates on the opposite side."
Jiang Fang was unmoved: "I can count."
Nan Zhou: "I think there is a 1% risk and it's worth trying."
Jiang Fang: "I don't think it's worth it. It's safest to destroy the bridge and completely cut off the possibility of the curse barrier being broken."
Nan Zhou raised an objective question: "You want to destroy the bridge, but without my help, how can you destroy it?"
Jiang Fang smiled: "I'm afraid of heights, but there is Ban Hang here."
Banhang didn't want to destroy the bridge from the bottom of his heart, so he quickly stood in the Nanzhou boat: "Should we also ensure a way back? If the bridge is broken, we will really be trapped on the east bank."
Jiang Fang was still cold and rational: "The seventh day is still half a day away. I'd rather be isolated on both sides and help each other, rather than—"
Seeing that the two were at a stalemate, suddenly, Nan Zhou pressed his index finger against Jiang Fang's lips: "Shh."
Jiang Fang obediently kept silent and raised one eyebrow at the same time.
Nan Zhou pricked up his ears, listened carefully to the movement, and decisively ordered: "Hai Ning, stay and watch Jun Liang."
After saying that, he took out an arquebus from the storage slot and threw it into Song Haining's arms. He immediately swung the windbreaker, moved forward a few steps, and disappeared at the door of the room.
Jiang Fang followed closely.
Ban Hang also took out the gun in his storage tank, stepped out of the door with one foot, and stayed in the door with one foot, posing a full defensive posture.
But just looking out, he froze.
From the bedroom, walking through the winding stairs, he clearly saw a figure wrapped in black standing against the light at the door of the church.
a stranger.
Someone who shouldn't be on the East Coast.
A... West Coaster.
They couldn't see the face of the person who came, but the person who came saw them clearly.
The man faced Nan Zhou who was standing at the front, took off his top hat, put it on his chest, and bowed slightly.
… a very familiar salute.
Apparently, he had received the same etiquette training as the deacon who fell off the cliff.
The visitor from the castle on the west bank said softly: "Hello. Is Pastor Keith here?"
"I'm Harris, Duke Shelley's deacon with great news for Reverend Keith."
"The Duke's operation is complete."
- The Duke's operation is over.
—There are also living people who broke the barrier and came across the bridge.
However, the so-called curse of God did not happen.
The imaginary situation changed color, the world turned upside down, and it did not appear at all.
The sky is the same, and the earth is the same.
Having survived yesterday's heavy fog, the world is now completely cleared of clouds and fog.
Silky cotton-like clouds float comfortably in the sky, with a lazy and comfortable atmosphere.
Nan Zhou stared at the man for a long time, then stepped down the stairs.
The person who came to deliver the letter still smiled politely and distantly: "I want to meet Pastor Keith in person and pass him the news."
Nan Zhou walked up to him and answered politely, "Okay, please come with me."
Then, with a knife in his hand, he slashed the messenger's side neck neatly and obliquely.
With a thud, the man fell softly and passed out silently.
Nan Zhou took the top hat that almost slipped from his right hand and put it on his face. At the same time, he turned around and looked at Jiang Fang.
Before, noticing that the people in the castle had no qualms about "crossing the bridge", Nan Zhou had already realized that if they didn't send someone to guard the bridge, the people over there might come across the bridge at any time.
But at that time, in order to guard against the demon with unknown abilities, they had to be extremely careful and vigilant.
Now, the worst has happened.
The crisis on their side has just been lifted, and someone has already crossed the bridge on the other side of the castle.
Even if there is any cursed barrier, it is probably broken by this person at this time.
At this point, Jiang Fang sighed softly: "...Okay, we can try to cross the bridge."
But he quickly put forward an additional condition: "Nanzhou, think of a way, send me there."
The author has something to say: push the plot~