Upon hearing this, Lu Yanli looked at Lin Chu a few more times in curiosity.
There had indeed been some daring pioneers among the previous taskers, but there had never been anyone as daring as her, who could almost be described as fearing her life.
"It's very dangerous down there, and there's a high chance we'll die." Lu Yanli told the truth.
Lin Chu was choked, and there was still some unwillingness in his eyes.
"I always feel that if I don't try, I will regret it." She said to herself, "But you are right, in a place like this, I might die without finding anything."
so…
As she walked back, she thought, are there any defensive measures
Lu Yanli said casually: "The villagers set this place as a restricted area. Without their guidance, outsiders cannot enter."
These words reminded Lin Chu, and her eyes lit up.
So, can she get away from the villagers
This Lu Yanli also claimed to be a person who returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors. How much did he know? How much did he know about the village
Lin Chu had been following Lu Yanli because he looked very mysterious, and her intuition told her that he was not an ordinary person.
Even if he is a ghost, he can still hide for a while before revealing his true face. Although I don't know what this cave is for, I have at least some information.
Little did she know that Lu Yanli was also evaluating her in his mind.
He also wanted to know what was under the cave, why even the "omniscient God" wanted to get it, and why a circle of tombs surrounded it.
And this person...
"Well, can you tell me why you came out of the coffin?" Lin Chu thought for a moment and asked carefully.
Lu Yanli: "You should have seen that cat-like old lady too. I went to the funeral, but when I got close to the coffin, she dragged me in."
His words were brief, but Lin Chu couldn't help but have images pop up in his mind.
Not only can the dead be resurrected, but they also seem to have a certain level of consciousness
"By the way, do you know why the old lady came back to life?"
The sun rose, and as they walked outside, they gradually felt a little warmth, and their speech became much smoother. Lu Yanli's question made Lin Chu shake his head.
This was the first time she encountered such a thing, how could she know
Lu Yanli said: "She is the mother of the village chief. After she died unexpectedly, her body was originally placed in the room, but a mountain cat broke in and she became like this. The villagers took many measures to prevent her from resurrecting her body, but..." As he spoke, he pondered for a few seconds, as if hesitating, and took out a jade artifact from his pocket.
It was a jade pendant with a simple color and crude carving, about the length of a finger bone, and polished to be exceptionally round. The shape of the jade pendant was like two fish with lips and tails together, with an arch in the middle of the fish body and a diamond-shaped hollow.
"What is this?" Lin Chu took the jade from Lu Yanli and looked at it carefully.
"I touched it when I was trapped in the coffin. It was stained with the deceased's saliva when I first got it. It must have been put in the deceased's mouth by a villager, and then it fell out for some reason. I think it was because it fell out that the old lady resurrected."
Lin Chu's attitude became more cautious now. She subconsciously wanted to take out the storage bag and put the jade pendant in it, but a certain idea in her mind grew wildly like weeds in spring.
"In other words, does this jade pendant have the effect of preventing a corpse from resurrecting?" She stopped walking unconsciously, her face solemn.
Lu Yanli nodded: "If I'm not wrong."
Lin Chu was caught in a dilemma.
This place is obviously strange, the villagers set it as a forbidden area, so I can only sneak in without the guidance of the villagers. If I leave this time, it will be difficult to come back next time.
Do I have to wait for the next funeral and then follow secretly
Lu Yanli stretched out his hand to her: "Okay, now it's time to give it back to me, right? I'll take it back to the village later."
Lin Chu retracted his hand suddenly.
"How about this, let's make a deal?" Lin Chu forced out a harmless smile, "Lend me this jade pendant, and I'll go down and take a look."
Lu Yanli was shocked: "Are you crazy?"
Lin Chu exhaled slowly and shook his head: "No, I'm not crazy, I just want to know more."
She looked forward, as if she had passed through layers of tombstones and landed on that mysterious pit: "I just want to know what's inside."
"This jade pendant may not be able to protect you."
"But it's somewhat useful, right?" Lin Chu took out a ball of tangled metal ropes from his waist bag. Without looking, these tombstones must not be moved, and the nearest tree is at least several kilometers away.
so…
"Hey buddy, can you help me?" Lin Chu had already buckled one end of the metal rope around her waist. She smiled flatteringly, "Can you hold me outside? It will only take a few minutes. I'll be up soon after I take a look."
Seeing Lu Yanli hesitate, she added: "Don't you want to know what's inside?"
Don't think she doesn't know. This person also wants her to go down and take a look. Lin Chu's emotional intelligence is average, but her intuition is very accurate.
Lu Yanli was clearly moved.
Lin Chu was overjoyed, like a restaurant owner soliciting customers outside a train station, eagerly beckoning the other person to walk back, and as he walked, he promised: "I will record the whole process, wait five minutes... No, three minutes, when the three minutes are up, you pull me over."
Back to the top, the further they went, the colder it became. Lin Chu was excited and didn't feel any pain at the cold. He tightly clutched the Pisces jade pendant in his pocket. Soon, they returned to the edge of the cave.
Lin Chu found the right position and installed a small pulley on the ground. The thin rope just caught the groove of the metal wheel and prevented it from slipping. After making sure the buckle around her waist was strong enough, she hung the camera around her neck, turned on the camera function, and handed the other end of the thin rope to Lu Yanli.
"If there is something wrong, please pull it out for me quickly." When Lin Chu reached the cave entrance, he took a deep breath and turned back to beg earnestly.
Lu Yanli nodded.
Of course he would do it for the sake of intelligence.
Lin Chu also knew this, so as long as Lu Yanli was not a "ghost", her life would most likely be saved.
When everything was ready, she slowly raised her legs and came to the edge of the pit.
This hole is very deep, the purest black in the world, as if it can swallow up all the light. When you shine a flashlight into it, you can't see anything.
Just standing on the edge, she was almost frozen by the bone-chilling cold, and she was shivering all over.
Lin Chu gritted her teeth and squatted down. Lu Yanli put on a harness and the rope loop in the harness was lengthened a little bit, just enough for her to get down.
She slowly stretched out her legs, then, supporting herself on the edge with her elbows, she entered the icy hole little by little.
The thin rope in the middle was suddenly tightened!
Lu Yanli grabbed the rope tightly and lowered it little by little.
As soon as Lin Chu entered, she was so cold that she couldn't speak, let alone open her eyes. She was suspended in the darkness, the thin rope pulling her around. She reached out her hands to feel around, but she couldn't feel anything.
It was as if she had fallen into a void of darkness.
After Lin Chu finally adjusted to the darkness, she slowly opened her eyes and looked down. This glance gave her a chill.
What she saw was...
Early in the morning, the five taskers woke up one after another. They all looked tired because they didn't sleep well last night. Something knocked on their door and it even sounded like someone they knew. If it weren't for Lili's reminder, several people would have almost opened the door.
Yu Xianguang's face was the palest.
Last night, there was something that kept begging him to open the door in Lin Chu's voice. He knew Lin Chu would not speak like that, but it did not stop him from having wild thoughts when he heard the sound of a beast biting outside the door.
Will Chuchu get into trouble? She was out in the wild all night, and no matter how many messages she sent, she didn't reply. The other three thought she was gone, but Yu Xianguang was the only one who still held on to a faint hope, hoping that she would come back soon.
Seeing his distraught look, Lin Xueyuan couldn't bear it and comforted him with a few words. The other two men said nothing, but sighed in their hearts: As expected, newcomers are newcomers. They are so reckless and they really brought disaster upon themselves.
Before they could cook, some villagers had invited them to come over. After washing up, the group followed the villagers out of the house.
The villager who invited them to visit was named Yan Guangyao, who had a young and honest face, but his eyes were like a fox. The five people learned their lesson and did not ask about his appearance. They just listened to him talking enthusiastically along the way. Yu Xianguang had to put away his depressed look, and when he heard the other party introduce the village's Grandma Hu San, who was very effective and blessed the whole village with peace, his eyes lit up.
"Brother Yan, can Miss Hu San find someone? I have a friend, she... she is not seeing anyone." Yu Xianguang mustered up the courage to interrupt.
Yan Guangyao smiled cheerfully: "Of course, it's OK within the village, Grandma has always blessed us."
As he spoke, he cited several examples. The more Yu Xianguang listened, the more excited he became. He wished he could fly to his house immediately to pay his respects.
An Xingyu listened silently all the way, looking around, trying to find out who among the villagers coming and going was a believer like him. But he failed. In the early morning, all the villagers were carrying hoes to the fields, and the children were running around, looking at them with curious eyes.
Soon, Yan Guangyao took them back to his home.
According to him, there are six people in his family. His grandparents get up early and take care of the chickens and ducks in the backyard, and his parents follow them to the fields. It was his parents' suggestion to invite guests to dinner at home.
He also has a younger sister who was clinging to the door frame. When she saw her brother coming back, she ran into his arms.
Yu Xianguang couldn't wait any longer and asked him to take him to worship. Seeing the guest who was returning home so anxious, Yan Guangyao was very happy and took him to the main hall.
The main room was dim, with a statue of an old lady with a fair face and white hair enshrined in the middle, holding a jade statue.
I don't know if it was Yu Xianguang's illusion, but the statue's smile was a little cold. He calmed himself, picked up three incense sticks and lit them, walked to the cushion, bowed, and whispered his request.
Before he finished his words, the three incense sticks broke in half, and the red charcoal flames on the tops disappeared without a trace.
Yan Guangyao, who was waiting happily on the side, suddenly changed his expression. He rushed over, grabbed the other person's collar, and angrily asked: "What are you doing?"
Yu Xianguang couldn't struggle and fell into panic: "I... I didn't do anything. My friend is missing. I just want to find her."
"Impossible! Otherwise why would grandma be angry? Tell me! What on earth are you going to do?" Yan Guangyao was still furious, staring at the other person with his eyes.
Yu Xianguang was so anxious that he almost cried: "I really want to find a friend. Her name is Lin Chu. She has been missing since she separated from us last night. I, I just want to ask about this matter..."
Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Yan Guangyao thought for a long time, then angrily let go of the other person's collar and warned him: "You'd better not lie!"
Yu Xianguang shook his head hurriedly.
Yan Guangyao stared at the three broken incense sticks on the ground with a frown.
Since he didn't do anything, grandma shouldn't be angry.
Then this...
Thinking of this, Yan Guangyao felt sympathy and patted him on the shoulder: "If what you said is true, there is only one possibility for this situation, that is, your friend has already..."
Before he finished speaking, Yu Xianguang had already understood what he meant, and his face turned pale: "Impossible! She won't do that!"
Even if humans have no power to fight against the weirdness, he doesn't believe that the other party will die like this. He knows the experience summarized by others on the website, that humans cannot destroy ghosts, nor can they resist, but they can use rules to protect themselves.
Lin Chu was the one who solved all the suspenseful tasks and found a new way forward. How could she die so easily
Just then, a little girl's cold voice came from outside the door.
"She is indeed not dead."
Hearing this, Yu Xianguang turned his head with joy and looked at the person who came.
A little girl in a bright red dress and two pigtails walked in from the door. Her face looked even uglier than yesterday, and anyone could see the rage in her eyes.
"But when she comes out, I will strangle her to death with my own hands." Lili said word by word, her face distorted with anger.
Yu Xianguang asked hesitantly: "So...what's wrong with her?"
Lili did not answer this question. Her eyes scanned Yu Xianguang with a cold and malicious expression as if a wild beast was looking at its prey. Slowly, a sly smile appeared on her face.
Yu Xianguang shrank back in horror and wanted to ask Yan Guangyao for help, but the latter kicked him hard in the knee, causing him to fall to the ground and stare at him coldly.
An extremely cold hand gripped his throat.
Then, the hand stretched out longer and longer, lifting him high up. Yu Xianguang widened his eyes, made a hoarse sound in his throat, and tried hard to pry open the cold little hand around his neck.
But he failed.
The other four sat at the dining table waiting for the meal to start. After a while, Yan Guangyao came out from behind the curtain and said with a smile, "Your friend has been called away by your grandmother. Should we eat first?"
Yu Huan and Xie Ziqing looked at each other. An Xingyu still had an expression that was unclear whether it was calm or indifferent. Lin Xueyuan gritted his teeth and was about to speak, but then pulled back.
Yan Guangyao pulled out a chair and sat down to eat. Seeing this, the others also started eating. After the group finished their meal, Yan Guangyao suggested taking them to the village chief's house.
"There was a funeral at the village chief's home yesterday, otherwise we should have invited you over a long time ago."
The villagers were very welcoming along the way and greeted them with smiles. Soon, they arrived at the village chief's house.
The atmosphere in the village chief's house was not very good. He was receiving another guest, a young man who looked a little weak.
According to the village chief, this was the person who came back to worship their ancestors a few days earlier than them.
When An Xingyu met him, he was stunned.
Originally he didn't care, but after meeting him, he was finally sure that this was the same person as Lu Yanli he knew!