Absurd Deduction Game

Chapter 329 Escape!

 The ghost sinks into the tree.

Uncle Zhang was stunned for a moment, then looked at the pattern carefully. He didn't believe it at first, but the more he looked at it, the more he agreed with Mr. Li's feelings.

“I haven’t thought of it even if you didn’t mention it. But when you mention it...it seems to be true.” He had never actually seen such a powerful thing as Gui Chenshu, but he had heard of it.

 In legend, the ghost tree is a sacred tree that grows in dark places.

There are not many rumors and records about the ghostly sinking tree, but every traceable rumor involves a major disaster in a certain area.

It itself seems to represent misfortune and terror. I heard that the ghost tree will not wither. Even if it is cut, as long as the wood core is still there, it can still grow if it is planted.

 But every inch of its growth is a nightmare for living people and ghosts.

 It will grow for thousands of years, watered with blood, feeding on resentment and despair, absorbing nutrients from the corpse, and then spreading out into a realm of death that few people can approach.

The place covered by its branches and leaves is hell.

Mr. Li stared at the patterns on the coffin. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that way. Simple patterns cannot arouse human emotions. Once they do, it can only prove that the meaning behind the patterns is what humans fear in their bones - just like most people. People are afraid of ghosts. They have never seen ghosts before, but they are afraid of such an existence.

After he popularized the story of the Ghost Chenshu to everyone, Uncle Zhang continued: "I once found a record of the Ghost Chenshu in my great-grandfather's notes. My great-grandfather wrote in his notes that he encountered this person when he was young. A ghost fell into the tree."

“Is it really like the legend?” Yunika asked impatiently.

“I don’t know, the notes don’t describe the appearance of Gui Chenshu, it just says...”

 Uncle Zhang sighed quietly, changed his tone, and repeated the original text in his notebook—

"When I injured my leg, they all thought I was dead and didn't wait for me. I fell behind and chased for two days. I saw a tree covered with human heads and corpses from a distance. I thought they had passed by here, but I After taking a closer look, I found them among the heads on the tree, right at the bottom."

Obviously it was just a straightforward statement, but everyone was horrified to hear it.

"I fell seriously ill at a glance. I went home and lay down for two months. My legs didn't heal. Instead, I suffered from heart palpitations. Every night in the middle of the night, I was always awakened by nightmares, in which the heads and eyes of those people were pointed at me. Smile at me and call me by my name.”

These were written by Uncle Zhang's great-grandfather. It must be said that not many people could write in that era, and even fewer could leave a diary.

"The notes left by my great-grandfather are of great value. After I inherited them from my father, I read them often and memorized many of them." Uncle Zhang said, "My great-grandfather fell ill after just one glance, and his companions were even more helpless. If you are lucky, the ghost Chenshu is too evil and cannot be compared to the gatekeeper ghost."

“You mean if you can come across it, it’s best to avoid it?” Ash was hired and didn’t understand the various taboos of tomb robbing.

“What if the secret of resurrection is in the Ghostly Sinking Tree?” Mr. Li murmured, “Isn’t that why we have been looking for it for so long?”

I never thought before I came here that the secret of the demon's resurrection is actually related to the ghost-sinking tree. If the core of the ghost-sinking tree is alive, it will not die, and it does have the power of resurrection.

But it was a big tree, and it couldn't be moved, and the wood core was hard to get. Maybe the person would be hanged before the wood core was touched.

Too dangerous.

 Uncle Zhang is much calmer than Mr. Li. Ever since he was a child, he has been the more Buddhist type, while Mr. Li is more competitive.

Uncle Zhang said: "You can't really risk your life. Let's see when the time comes. At worst, you will get sick if you go back. Don't think about the ones that are closer. Anyone who gets close to it will not have a good end. As for the resurrection Method... I'm not sure yet. If I really find something, it would be better to find some other method and take it back and study it myself for a few years, rather than staying next to the ghostly tree. "

Yunika secretly beeped in her heart: Yao Dao is really a strange person, it’s just a tomb, there are guard ghosts, ghosts sinking trees, if this is made public, how valuable can the research be!

Master Li acquiesced to Uncle Zhang's words, and then shook his head: "The ghost tree grows in a dark place, which is extremely evil in the world. This Chongyin Mountain does meet the environmental requirements, but I have also heard another saying."

Yu Xing finally interjected: "What do you mean?" He was enjoying listening to the story. The tree was a bit interesting, and for some reason, he always felt that the tree in the pattern gave him a vague connection with it. Feel.

It is a bit similar to the curse power that has been running rampant in his body for so many years and has only disappeared under the suppression of the system during this period.

 It can’t be said that I think about it, it may just be an intuition.

"The ghost-sinking tree can still grow on people." Mr. Li then completed half of what he just said and smiled mysteriously, "Some people's hearts are dark and complicated. The ghost-sinking tree can also grow on people's hearts. Ye Mao.”

Everyone present was stunned for a moment, and then laughed.

This is outrageous. A tree grows on an abstract concept. So what shape does this tree have?

　　Although there is some truth in what is said, it cannot be true. It also has a philosophical meaning, so just listen to it as an unrealistic fairy tale.

"Having said all that, whether it's the ghost of Chenshu or not, we can only meet him later. We have to open the coffin now." Ash's accent is weird, but he is always so positive, "Master Li, Uncle Zhang , how to open it?”

Most of the coffins have the same structure. How can they be opened other than by lifting the lid?

But how to lift the lid is something that only tomb robbers know how to be particular about.

"Okay, everyone, be prepared. Whoever gets the Ghost Control Seal will disperse and run away. When they reach a safe place, they will stop and rest until Carlos uses paper figures to regroup us one by one." Mr. Li didn't want to talk anymore. , he exhaled a thick breath and told himself not to get too excited and to be careful about sailing the ten thousand year ship.

Yu Xing tilted his head and watched Mr. Li put his hand on the coffin.

The coffin was dark, covered with ashes, and twelve iron coffin nails were buried under the ashes.

The coffin nails were rusty and covered with dense reddish-brown stains. Mr. Li took action and Uncle Zhang explained: "These are ghost-pressing nails. They must be pressed with these nails so that the ghost gatekeepers will not break into the tomb when no one breaks into it." When you get up. There is also a sequence for pulling out the ghost-pressing nails. If you haven’t learned Qimen Dunjia, I won’t tell you in detail. Anyway, you are optimistic about this sequence. The sequence of nails for each gatekeeper ghost is different. This tomb says Maybe it will be used again.”

Since he said this, the others were busy writing down the order in which Mr. Li took action.

Mr. Li's fingers are very strong and he can pull out the spike by just a few inches without tools. Then he can pull it out completely with his fingers, which is very easy.

 This skill is something that Yu fortunately doesn’t know, so he is still a little interested in it. Unfortunately, he has never made a living by robbing tombs before.

The spikes fell to the ground with a clanking sound. When Mr. Li took the last spike in his hand and let it fall freely, a cold wind suddenly blew up, and the coldness penetrated from the air into everyone's clothes.

In an instant, the sky was freezing, and the coldness underneath seemed to be exposed from its dormant state, as if spring had suddenly returned to winter.

Especially because this square room is not that big, and there are only four doors for the entrance. When the coolness comes, it feels like an ice cellar.

　　“Ah!” Yunika froze and couldn’t help but cover her nose and sneeze.

The coffin trembled and the lid shook. "Be careful, it's coming out!" Mr. Li rushed everyone to the safe path he pointed out just now, so that they could prepare to escape. Then he waited attentively next to the coffin, waiting for the first sign of the gatekeeper ghost coming out. Time to get the Ghost Seal.

Because he was too serious, he didn't notice that two young figures sneaked up to stand on either side of him, and they could reach the position of the coffin with just a stretch of their hands.

 “Boom!”

The coffin shook violently, half of the coffin board was lifted off, and a dark, withered hand protruded from the inside.

Immediately afterwards, the other half was also lifted off. Yu Xing ducked and dodged the coffin board flying towards him, and squinted his eyes to look at the guard ghost who was getting up.

 This is a **** zombie.

The zombie's face is stiff and wrinkled, like the layer of wrinkled skin left after dehydration. But anyone who looks at it will not think it is weak, only that it must be very difficult to tangle.

 The zombie was still wearing an ancient robe, but it was a bit too big. It must have been much fatter when it was first put into the coffin by the living piston.

What's different from ordinary zombies is that it has no eyes. The eyes are two **** holes. The mouth is open. There are no sharp teeth like zombies, but not a single tooth. There is only a long tongue comparable to Bai Wuchang. .

This makes it look more like a ghost.

Although the coffin board is gone, the gatekeeper is not without restraints. Its limbs are wrapped in thick chains. The ends of the chains are connected to the inside of the coffin with deadlocks embedded, so the gatekeeper can only sit in the coffin and roar. , unable to move even an inch, and could only lift his hand to the position of the coffin mouth, and the chain would rattle whenever he moved it.

This is the reason why we just walked through the Beidou Formation in a proper way. After passing the Beidou Formation, the chains of the gatekeepers will not break automatically, which can buy them very important time. Otherwise, they will face a coffin that will be destroyed as soon as the coffin is opened. Brutal zombies that fly out to kill people.

 The gatekeeper has at least reached the state of flying zombies.

Its empty eyes faced everyone, as if it could see, its mouth was wide open, its tongue hung down to its chest, and it made indescribable and terrifying screams.

Uncle Li looked a little dazed when he heard the cry.

 Uncle Zhang was a little further away and shouted loudly to remind: "Get the ghost seal first!"

 Yes, the ghost seal. Where is the ghost seal?

Mr. Li came back to his senses and kept scanning the coffin with his eyes. He didn't seem to see the bottom of the coffin, so it was the janitor ghost.

But the guard ghost's clothes were the highest-standard dresses at that time. They were layered layer by layer. The devil knows where the ghost seals are. The chain can't lock the guard ghost who wakes up. In two minutes at most, the guard ghost can break free from the chain. .

Perhaps jewelry is more reliable. The ghost seal can be placed on headdresses, necklaces, bracelets, and belts. The guard ghosts wear gold objects on these parts, so there is a high possibility that the ghost seal is hidden inside.

Mr. Li calmed down and planned to take a serious look at it, get it in one fell swoop, and run away immediately.

 But right here, a hand stretched out from his left and right sides, both pointing at the head of the gatekeeper.

 No, to be precise, it was directed at the root of the janitor's tongue.

 In just a few tenths of a second, the hand with the black leather glove on the left reached under the long tongue even faster, pulled it out before the gatekeeper bit it, and brought out a gold sign **** wide.

The janitor suddenly rioted, tore off a chain, and clawed at the sign.

Yu Xing retracted his hand, dodged to the side, and took a leisurely look at the sign he got.

The surface of this brand is also covered with an unknown substance. It looks unremarkable at first glance, but Master Li became excited when he saw this brand: "That's it! Get it as soon as possible-"

 Run quickly as soon as you get it.

Before the word "Run" was shouted out, the owner of the hand holding the sign, Yu Xing, had already disappeared.

Master Li looked back and saw that San was already running towards the corridor on the left without looking back. Carlos, who was on the right just now and was also trying to get the Ghost Seal from the bottom of his tongue, chased after him. The two of them disappeared in an instant. Even faster than Uncle Zhang and others who were originally standing further away.

Mr. Li laughed and scolded: "The little **** runs so fast!"

The gatekeeper roared, and the chains broke apart, leaving only one on his ankle that was still holding on.

Mr. Li, Uncle Zhang, Lin, the man with glasses, Ash and Yunika all ran towards the three corridors. Almost instantly, no one was seen in the square room. The janitor broke free of all restraints in the next second, like a monster. It jumped out of the coffin and dragged its deformed body towards the corridor where Yu Xing left.

Yu Xing entered the corridor and found that the corridor was a maze-shaped passage with many twists and turns. He curled his lips and chose one at each intersection to enter. After a while, he heard the footsteps of the second person.

He turned around and saw that it was Carlos.

 Carlos had to chase him because the mission prompt came after Yu Xing got the Ghost Control Seal just now.

  【Ten minutes later, the person holding the ghost seal completed the task. Countdown: 9 minutes, 21 seconds and 32 seconds]

  【9 minutes 18 seconds 28】

You know that the deduction of tomb robbing is impossible for them to really be friendly and happy to complete the task together!

Since Yu Xing got the Ghost Control Seal, the countdown has been progressing, and Carlos should also have received this reminder. Therefore, Yu Xing thought that Carlos would try his best to grab this Ghost Control Seal within the limited time.

 The moment he saw the gatekeeper, he had a deep intuition that something was behind his tongue. Since there is a premise that a memory has been blurred, Yu Xing trusts his intuition very much, because maybe it is the things he experienced during that period of time that he cannot remember that are reminding him what to do.

Based on the ability of a magician, Carlos, after looking at the whole body of the gatekeeper, came to the conclusion that the thing was most likely hidden behind the tongue, so he was overtaken by Yu Xing.

Before the two people could say anything, another footsteps followed them. The footsteps were heard at a large interval, but every time they thought about it, they could hear that the other person was getting closer and closer to them.

“San, the janitor is coming after me!” Carlos reminded Yu Xing that things had to be prioritized.

Yu Xing laughed. There was almost no suspense when the gatekeeper ghost came to chase him. The imperial ghost mark was on his place, but he still robbed it in front of the gatekeeper ghost. If the gatekeeper ghost didn't chase him, who would he pursue?

There was another intersection ahead, and his eyes flashed towards a fork in the road.

   I want a monthly ticket woo woo woo woo woo woo

 (End of this chapter)