amaotonovel Chapter 127 Plot 2
Chapter 127 Plot 2
Suddenly, snow began to fall, fluttering like countless white butterflies dancing in the air. Bai Jin and Song Yi both stared at the sky, their faces filled with surprise. "This snow is so sudden! It was so hot just now," Song Yi said, reaching out to touch the falling snow. The snowflakes landed on his palms, instantly melting into tiny drops of water, bringing a hint of coolness.
Bai Jin felt a chill and looked down at Chao Chao in her arms, fearing that the child would be cold. She quickly put Chao Chao back in the room and covered her with a warm blanket.
After coming out, Bai Jin found that Song Yi walked out of the yard like a human-machine. His eyes were empty and his steps were mechanical, as if he had lost his soul.
Bai Jin was startled and hurried forward to pat Song Yi on the shoulder, "What's wrong with you?"
Song Yi finally came back to his senses, "Ah? What happened to me just now?" He seemed to have no memory of his previous behavior.
"How would I know you? You were walking like a sleepwalker just now." Bai Jin said helplessly.
He found it was getting colder and colder, the biting wind seemed to penetrate his bones. He hurriedly took out his cotton robe from his space bag and put it on even though he was shivering with cold. "The weather is getting cold too quickly." Bai Jin complained as he wrapped his cotton robe tightly around him.
Song Yi couldn't recall what he had just remembered. He scratched his head, his mind filled with confusion. He tried hard to recall what had just happened, but he only remembered the moment he saw the snowflakes falling. Everything after that was a blur.
"Do you think they won't come back?" Song Yi looked towards the gate, as if looking for Su Yan and his wife. He couldn't figure out where they had gone.
"Tell me about the plot about the sacrifice." Bai Jin believed that Su Yan and the others could not have gone out for no reason, and felt that his going out would advance the plot.
He had a vague premonition that the sudden snowfall, Song Yi's abnormal behavior, and the disappearance of Su Yan and the others might all be related to the mysterious sacrifice.
Song Yi calmed himself down and began to tell the story about the sacrifice.
"I don't know how many years ago, a Taoist priest passed by this city and saw the skeletons everywhere. He asked for divination, but couldn't figure out the reason for the curse. Out of curiosity, he stayed in the city. At that time, the skeletons were hopeless to lift the curse. The Taoist priest searched everywhere in the city, trying to find the cause of the curse.
The Taoist priest was dressed in a green robe, his long hair tied up casually, his eyes shone with wisdom and determination. He was filled with doubts. What kind of curse could turn a city of people into this state?
After many days of efforts, he still had no clue. Just as he was thinking deeply, he was accidentally stabbed by a child dancing with a sword, and blood dripped onto the child's hand.
The child was originally just swinging the sword unconsciously. When the Taoist's blood dripped onto his hand, a strange light flashed. The child looked at his palm that had returned to normal in surprise and stood there in a daze.
The surrounding skeletons, as if they had smelled a hint of hope, rushed over frantically. Like hungry beasts, they desperately pounced on the Taoist priest, just for that glimmer of hope.
Some skeletons began gnawing at the Taoist priest's flesh, transforming into normal humans. Seeing this, other skeletons frantically pounced on him, instantly dissolving into chaos. Terrified, the Taoist priest tried to escape, but was surrounded. He struggled desperately, but to no avail. Amidst the chaos, the Taoist priest's screams echoed throughout the city.
The Taoist priest looked at these crazy skeletons, his heart filled with despair. His body was constantly bitten, and the severe pain made him almost lose consciousness.
The Taoist priest was truly reduced to a skeleton. The skeletons who had returned to normal showed surprise on their faces, but this joy was short-lived. Because of the frenzied attacks of the other skeletons, they fell into fear again. Some of those who had returned to normal had not even begun to rejoice when they turned back to skeletons.
Amidst this endless chaos and despair, the Taoist Primordial Spirit slowly rose. Using his own spirit as a sacrifice, he unleashed a forbidden technique, sealing the city off.
Bai Jin's brow furrowed, his expression grim after hearing what Song Yi said. "So, I'm the sacrifice? No wonder people in Ghost Town hear that those who enter the Hundred-Level Formation either can't get out or go crazy after getting out." A strong sense of unease welled up in Bai Jin's heart, and he began to realize that he had fallen into an extremely dangerous situation.
Bai Jin felt that since Su Yan and the others hadn't returned for so long, those skeletons might no longer be mere NPCs. This courtyard would be discovered sooner or later, not to mention that Song Yi had also shown signs of abnormality, making him a potential danger.
Bai Jin's mind raced, and various possibilities flashed through his mind. He thought about escaping from the yard and looking for a safer place, but there was nowhere to go.
Just as Bai Jin fell into deep thought, Song Yi started to play the human-machine mode again, with empty eyes and mechanical movements.
Bai Jin thought, "It's over! They might all be dominated, and I'll be the only one left."
Bai Jin didn't know how to face the next situation alone.
Bai Jin stopped bothering Song Yi and watched him walk to the door, open it, and go out. Bai Jin's heart tightened, and he hurried forward to close the door. His movements were swift and decisive. After closing the door, Bai Jin used many things to block the door, trying to prevent the danger outside from entering.
"They shouldn't fly in, right?" Bai Jin was filled with worry.
Bai Jin felt it was possible, so he returned to the room and picked up the sleeping Chao Chao. Chao Chao's small body seemed particularly fragile in his arms, and Bai Jin felt a strong desire to protect him.
He carefully carried Chao Chao in his arms and walked towards the secret room. This secret room was found by Bai Jin when he was bored in the yard, but he forgot to tell them.
The entrance to the secret room was hidden in an inconspicuous corner. Bai Jin gently pushed open a stone slab, revealing a dark passage.
He walked in with Chao Chao in his arms, secretly thanking himself for not telling them about the existence of this secret room, otherwise they would have nowhere to hide now. Now he just hoped that no skeletons knew about this hidden secret room, so that they could be safe here for a while.
Walking into the secret room, an old smell hit me, carrying with it the heaviness of time. Bai Jin took every step carefully in the dim light.
Chaochao was still sleeping soundly in his arms, her little face rosy, and she was completely unaware of the danger outside.
He began to observe the environment of the secret room carefully. There were some strange symbols and patterns engraved on the walls of the secret room.
Bai Jin stared at these symbols and patterns, trying to find some clues from them, but he couldn't understand a single word. However, his intuition told him that these might be related to the curse.
He gently put Chao Chao down and let her sleep in a relatively comfortable corner. His movements were extremely gentle, for fear of waking up this cute little baby. Looking at Chao Chao's peaceful sleep.
Bai Jin continued to explore the secret room, his gaze searching the darkness. Suddenly, he discovered an ancient chest. Covered in dust, it looked as if it had been long forgotten. Carefully, Bai Jin opened it, and the old lid creaked softly, a sound that was particularly clear in the silence of the room.
Inside the box, a yellowed book appeared. The paper had become brittle, as if it would break at the slightest touch. Bai Jin flipped open the book, but couldn't understand a single word of the text. With no hope in sight, he could only store the book in his space bag, hoping it might be useful in the future.