northernbook Chapter 110 I Want to Be a Good Dad (57)
Chapter 110 I Want to Be a Good Dad (57)
A sharp scream echoed through the cave; the shadows here were far less prominent than those beneath the Isle of Life, barely able to take shape.
With the energy source cut off, the remaining shadows were transformed by the scenery, and the face of the statue in the middle seemed to be distorted. In less than a minute, all the shadows in the cave were cleared away.
The four carefully avoided the coffin and arrived at the statue.
This statue is smaller than the one below the Island of Life, and it already has cracks.
Like the one on the Island of Life, this statue's exterior also resembles human skin—this texture doesn't completely cover it, only reaching the statue's chest, after which it returns to the normal texture of earth.
The statue is clearly not yet finished.
"That's it? It's over?" Bai Duo was still incredulous; all of this had only taken a few minutes.
Yun Chuan shook his head, his face dark.
"The evil spirits are gone, but the resentment has not dissipated."
He pointed to the coffin and the surrounding bones one by one.
"Human blood and flesh are used to irrigate the evil god; these are its sacrifices."
Inside the coffin were fresh offerings, while the skeletons outside were the "shells" that had been diluted and cleansed.
Jingli also found Hua Yanran's body among the coffins.
She lay on the outermost side, her face serene, as if she had departed in a beautiful dream.
If she didn't have those bruises on her body.
“If what Xiaoyu said is true, and the evil god wants negative emotions, then…” Qianyu’s lips moved as she carefully chose her words, “they must have encountered something bad in their lives.”
These "corpses," which resembled living people, along with their still-present souls, were preserved in crystal coffins by the followers of the evil god using some method.
Their bodies are dead, but their souls continue to suffer endless torment. The energy generated by their struggles beyond the body is more intense than mere "emotions".
Bai Duo clenched his fists: "These guys are bastards! They're creating female ghosts!"
Qianyu shook her head and said, "Various ancient books record that most of the ghosts are female. It's not that women are more likely to fall into the ghost path; the world has always been unfair to them."
Yun Chuan sighed: "The deceased is gone. Let's find the source of the other resentment first."
Just then, the four of them received a message from Qiongyu.
"I felt the ground shake just now, did something happen?"
Qianyu: "It's alright. The situation at the altar has been resolved, but the resentment hasn't dissipated yet. Let's continue deeper."
Qiongyu: "We've found the women Kongming mentioned earlier. We need to bring them in. Can you check if they're in any danger?"
Yun Chuan calculated for a moment and nodded to Qian Yu.
Qianyu: "The aid can come in. You guys stabilize the victims' emotions, and we'll go find the source of the resentment."
Qiongyu replied with "received" and then hung up.
"Bai Duo, thank you for leaving a few talismans to protect this altar." Qian Yu looked at the crystal coffins again, her face filled with sorrow. "Once the aid arrives, give them a proper burial."
After saying this, he made a complex hand gesture and bowed deeply towards the coffin.
Seeing this, Bai Duo and Yun Chuan followed suit.
Although Jingli couldn't understand what they were doing, she could sense the meaning behind their actions—it was mourning.
So he followed suit and bowed as well.
Bai Duo drew a talisman on each coffin, and Yun Chuan and Qian Yu together set up a new formation to temporarily preserve the people inside.
Their actions just now altered the formation of this cave. If they hadn't done so, the resentment in the coffin would have leaked out, causing even greater damage to the area.
As for how to deal with these grievances, the security bureau will invite a master from a temple to perform a ritual to help them pass on.
After leaving the cave, the four returned to the fork in the road.
After the "altar" formation was broken, another wave of resentment that clashed with it became even more pronounced.
From Jingli's perspective, if the altar emanates a dense black mist, then this resentment is like sharp black particles, chaotic and reckless, yet exceptionally fierce.
Qianyu frowned deeply: "This is!"
Yun Chuan: "This is bad! Without the suppression of the formation, this resentment is about to break through!"
After saying that, Qianyu tacitly left her compass at the crossroads.
Qianyu closed her eyes, her lips moved rapidly, and her hands made a complex gesture.
Yun Chuan immediately understood, bit his fingertip, and quickly drew something near Qian Yu's compass.
In the scene, golden light bursts forth from the compass as the center. This golden light weaves into an impenetrable barrier, originating from the fork in the road and obscuring one of the paths.
Combining Yun Chuan's words, Jing Li also understood their intention—to use a new formation to block the restless resentment within the cave.
With a thought, Jingli immediately used the same move she had just used at the altar—weaving a cloth with energy to cover the black particles.
"Little Fish, you and Bai Duo conserve your energy. Let's go inside and finish this quickly."
After Yun Chuan finished drawing the array, he said to Qian Yu, "Qian Yu, you stay here and immediately ask Master Wuliang to come out of the mountain. These resentful spirits need to be released."
Qianyu sat cross-legged, concentrating on turning the compass.
This compass can be considered Qian Yu's natal magic weapon, capable of both offense and defense. At this moment, the resentful energy within the cave is attacking indiscriminately, making it perfectly suitable for him to be stationed here.
Yun Chuan greeted Bai Duo and Jing Li.
"Let's go in."
The three of them hurried along the fork in the road.
During the journey, Yun Chuan briefly shared his guess with the two of them.
“It is very likely that an infant spirit has already formed inside.”
Bai Duo: "An infant spirit?"
Among the four of them, Qianyu and Yunchuan are considered senior members, having worked with the Security Bureau for many years and having a better understanding of various strange and unusual stories.
Bai Duo is skilled in using talismans. Although he has only been a disciple for a few years, he has seen descriptions of these demons and monsters in ancient books. However, he has encountered few of them in reality and cannot accurately deduce them by relying solely on resentment, unlike Qian Yu and Yun Chuan.
Needless to say, Jingli, according to the ranking of metaphysics in this world, can only be considered to have entered the field by relying on talent, and he knows nothing about these theoretical knowledge.
Yun Chuan continued to explain, "Master Qiong found many women, and the crystal coffins here are also full of women."
He paused for a moment: "According to what Master Kongming said before, these women were mind-controlled and abducted to this village. Apart from celebrities like Hua Yanran—Xiao Hong, there is only one ultimate purpose for them being abducted here."
Bai Duo's expression was serious: "Childbirth."
“That’s right. According to the idea of carrying on the family line, if I’m not mistaken, all the children left in this village should be boys.”
Yun Chuan sighed again. He had noticed the children playing outside when he entered the village, but there were no girls among them.
“In some poor villages, people who cannot afford to raise their children will set up baby towers, but in general, there are very few male infant corpses in such towers.”
"I once worked with the security bureau to deal with the spirit of an abandoned baby in a baby-killing tower."
"And this cave is similar to the abandoned baby tower. However, the resentment in this one has been artificially gathered."