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Chapter 195 The Secret
I saw a short old man with a normal body size made of white bones, wearing a strange pendant around his neck, walking slowly from among the bones.

In his hand, he held a very familiar erhu.

With the melodious erhu sound, it reverberates in this Shengke Village.

The nearby bone creatures regained their consciousness, and immediately showed a ferocious face, wanting to attack Chen Ye.

But the sound of the erhu sounded again...

The bone creatures froze, as if they had received some kind of order, they collectively stopped moving, and retreated obediently.

Chen Ye's eyes moved slightly, and fell on the erhu.

Checking with the pupil of luck... He suddenly saw that the little old man with the erhu in his hand had a streak of purple energy splitting from the top of his head, which was connected to the suona in his hand.

at the same time.

There was a majestic purple aura gathering above the other party's head, from which it could be judged that it seemed to be a highly respected figure in Shengke Village, whose status was similar to that of the village head.

Chen Ye checked carefully and found that this erhu was still different from the old man's erhu.

Not the same erhu.

At this moment, the little old man pulled the erhu and made a strange noise.

The tone was sharp and piercing, but it conveyed a certain meaning as if it could speak.

Chen Ye, who has an absolute sense of hearing, can tell that the other party is using the tone of an erhu imitator when he listens carefully, so he can communicate with himself.

The representative means, probably:
"Why did you come here?"

Soon, Chen Ye also used the same method, imitating the human voice with an electric guitar, and began to communicate with the little old man:
"For the Dragon God Festival."

When he made this statement, the bone creatures around him seemed to be commotioning.

Seems surprised by the vocabulary.

"Dragon God Ceremony... I haven't heard this word for a long time, hehe, that's a curse of the village." The little old man pulled the erhu in his hand and played a short piece of music to express this longer sentence.

Especially when it comes to "hehe", the sharp erhu sounds become twisted, as if conveying some kind of ridicule and irony.

"Curse?" Chen Ye simply played a word, using a more curved tone, representing a question.

"There's wine over there." The little old man seemed to reply with something irrelevant.

"What wine?"

"The wine of eternal life." When the little old man pronounced this word, suddenly, the erhu sound was filled with extreme pain, as if there was something unbearable in the past.

Chen Ye's eyes moved, and he suddenly felt that the emotions conveyed here were somewhat similar to the emotions hidden in the sound of music by the old Erhu old man.

Could it be... what does the old erhu have to do with this place?
Seeing that Chen Ye was still puzzled, the little old man continued to play the erhu and explained with a short eerie tune mainly composed of diminished chords:

"The wine of immortality, the source of the curse that made us what we are."

Chen Ye was stunned and looked around the village made of bones.

The bones of the villagers seem to have strong emotions, which are different from the bones in the sea of ​​dead bodies outside.

The skeletons outside do not have "self-awareness". Their consciousness seems to be integrated into the entire sea of ​​dead bodies and become a part of this place. According to the consciousness of that sea, they are allowed to be driven, as if the soul is locked in This area will never be reincarnated.

But the bone creatures in Shengke Village are very different.

The most remarkable thing is that this village obviously has a civilization that belongs to humans.

On top of their white bones, some are spliced ​​with wooden boards to form breastplates, some are tied with red strings at the ankles, and some have a string of bone pendants hanging around their necks, which seem to be decorations.The most notable thing is... the musical instrument held in the mouthpiece can play music that obviously fits the human ear, and communicate.

Noticing this, Chen Ye's heart moved slightly, and asked:

"You were once human too?"

"Human beings... are not accurate... we are children of the Sea God..." the little old man corrected.

"Heir of the Sea God?"

At this moment, it was Chen Ye's turn to be surprised.

He never expected that the skeleton creatures in this skeleton village were the descendants of the sea god before?

"Surprise, outlander, because of the curse, we have become like this, 300 years."

Intermittent erhu sounds, with self-deprecating meaning, are spliced ​​into complete sentences with short words.

Chen Ye thought for a while and expressed, "I know the Sea God's heir."

"I know, you have breath on your body."

"Then you..."

"You want to talk about relationship?" The little old man said mockingly before Chen Ye could finish his statement, "Compatriots who are closely related by blood? Ridiculous! They were just the first batch to run out, but after a generation, they regarded us as Monster. It's been 300 years, and it hasn't come to rescue at all..."

When expressing this passage, the little old man's music became violent, as if he had been holding back a burst of anger for a long time.

Chen Ye did not respond, expressing silence on this.

It seems... the villagers of this skeletal village were originally descendants of the sea god, and they had the same ancestor as Agaka and others.

But kinship does not mean harmony.

From the point of view of the little old man, it was probably the ancestors of Agaka and the others who ran out first to avoid the curse.

I thought that the descendants of the Sea God who had escaped would find a way to rescue them...

However, time is merciless.

perhaps……

At the beginning, the ancestors and compatriots would still think about saving the cursed villagers of Shengshou Village, but after a generation, these past events have been forgotten.

That's right, the other descendants of the Sea God lived well outside, so why would they think of risking their lives every day to save their compatriots.

Even if the sons of the Sea God are a bit loyal, it is the instinct of all aborigines to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

Therefore, in the long years, the legend about the dragon god offering sacrifices to the island has become blurred. It is only known that there are witches who can enter, but the cursed ancestors here may have long been forgotten.

Even Agaka's statement is only a legend about this place, and, following the dating of the witches, she has not set foot here for a full 300 years.

This means that the cleavage of the witches and the ancestors of these descendants of the Sea God, who were trapped here, actually happened at the same time.

It is very possible that the secret of cultivating witches was left in the village of living bones.

The descendants of the sea god outside have no witches, so they cannot enter the sea of ​​corpses, let alone rescue them.

The little old man's anger may actually be a misunderstanding, but considering the pain he has endured and the 300-year wait, it is understandable that he lost control of his emotions and became agitated and angry when he suddenly talked about it.

Wait... another 300 years?

Chen Ye frowned slightly. Is this timing too coincidental?
300 years, heard more than once.

It seems that Bishop von Lucius was also a person 300 years ago.

So much information gathered at this critical point in time, which made Chen Ye very concerned.

But right now, we still need to solve the matter of Shengshou Village first.

Chen Ye then asked:
"What curse have you received?"

The little old man replied:
"Undead, trapped here, eternal life."

When the erhu sounds express these three words, the tune is like a crow crying blood, full of pain and sorrow.

Chen Ye gradually understood...

Indeed, it is indeed a kind of torture to be trapped in the small island of Shengshou Village with no organs, unable to speak, and spend 300 years in an extremely boring environment.

"Then how can the curse be lifted?"

"Destroy this place."

"You will die too?"

"Yes……"

"You want to die?"

"Yes."

The little old man plays here, the tune seems to have spanned 300 years, with endless loneliness and sadness:

"For 300 years, the soul has been trapped in a cage of darkness. Many companions are crazy, and we will be crazy too. Can't go out, leave the village, it is worse than death."

Chen Ye's eyes moved, and he realized that the little old man might have the same goal as himself.

They want to ruin it.

After all, to carry out activities with bodies without bodies, for the children of the Sea God who were originally normal humans, every time they move, they must be accompanied by pain.

The soul is attached to the bones, unable to die, and has been suffering...

This is more cruel than the death penalty.

"Perhaps I can help you."

With a thought, Chen Ye took off the 【Holy Mercury】.

The little old man's gaze fell on [Holy Mercury], and his pupils, which had turned into hollows, fell directly on the silver dagger, as if reflecting flames.

It seems that after 300 years of despair and darkness, I finally saw hope.

"You...you hold the key?" the little old man said excitedly.

"Yes."

"The prophecy, hahahaha, the prophecy has come true!" The little old man suddenly became excited, and while playing the erhu, he danced with his hands and feet. The cheerful tune was like pirates finding a treasure in the deep sea.

The surrounding residents of Shengke Village also became agitated, looking at Chen Ye with eagerness.

Only Chen Ye was stunned.

prophecy?What the hell?Could it be that he is the son of prophecy?

Is there such a secondary setting?
The little old man stopped dancing, pulled the erhu, and asked excitedly:
"Outlander... do you have any other instruments?"

"Musical instruments?"

Chen Ye's mind moved, he thought of something, and then took out the suona.

The little old head's breath was stagnant, and he walked slowly towards Chen Ye. The hand with only bones left was carefully placed on the suona. When the fingertips touched it, he suddenly raised his head, As if confirming something.

"Do you have a master who plays the erhu?"

"You know him?" Chen Ye also became agitated. Based on the analysis of this sentence, is it possible that the little old man is also related to the old man with erhu?

"he is my friend."

The little old man stepped back a few steps, and sighed a long time. There seemed to be a sense of relief in that bone-like expression.

"I see, he sent you here."

"That's right..." Chen Ye replied half-confirmed.

The key on my body was indeed obtained under the guidance of the old man Erhu.

From the suona at the beginning to the playing of [Heavenly Rites and Music], the key to the spiritual world was opened...

Although the erhu old man didn't have a clear instruction, every step he took seemed to be within his plan?

I am afraid……

The true life experience of the old man Erhu is still shrouded in many mysteries.

But since he knew this place and possessed a body, why didn't he come here?
All kinds of questions caused Chen Ye to fall into contemplation, and an urgent desire emerged in his heart, wanting to explore the secrets of the old erhu.

"follow me."

The little old man played with a deep erhu tone.

Chen Ye nodded and followed without hesitation.

He knew that there must be hidden secrets about the life experience of the old man Erhu, which seemed to have a deeper destiny, linking them together.

And the golden star became even brighter.

(End of this chapter)