Chapter 111

Soon, the bookshelf was finished being inspected.

Most of the books inside were useless, and many were related to snakes, which only further corroborated the identity of the Liu family's Great-Grandmother as a snake spirit.

There were only two pieces of useful information.

First was the autobiography of the Liu family's Great-Grandmother.

This autobiography tried hard to create the feeling that the Liu family's Great-Grandmother had ten million years of Daoist cultivation and lifespan, was well-traveled, and had participated in many historical events.

But a closer look revealed that it was full of errors and omissions.

The bit about a divine carriage descending from the sky and igniting fire was actually just a car falling off a cliff and exploding...

Afterward, the truck fled, and this stretch of road happened to have no surveillance...

"Ah?"

Then the four took turns keeping watch and sleeping, resting in the study, which was much more comfortable than in the circular clearing.

Additionally, they drank up the mineral water they were carrying and then refilled the bottles from the water vat in the study. This vat was used for storing brush-washing water, which could be considered clear water after settling, and it was better than being thirsty all the time.

"The reason I hid it was that I wanted to wait for the heat to die down and for everyone to forget about this incident, so that no one would think it was my responsibility..."

Carrying things down the stairs was very inconvenient, so the four of them walked very slowly. Wu Xian, Du E, and Su Mi exited the door one after another, while the physically weaker Jiang Xianglan was at the very back.

Leaving too early would mean encountering malevolent entities outside; leaving too late might mean the door to the study tomb would close. This time was just right.

Each of them was carrying large bags of things, especially Su Mi, who looked like she was moving house. They took everything: chairs, books, calligraphy, and paintings. Even Zhao Xiaofu's corpse had been scavenged, leaving only the basic clothing to maintain decency.

After reading this news item.

Just like that, it was soon the next morning.

In many stories about malevolent entities.

She actually didn't want to go down herself, but was being pulled down by a ghost!

No one knew if Auntie He and the others would be able to bring food out of the banquet hall tomorrow, so it was better to take the opportunity to replenish their strength. As for the taste of these things.

She turned around in a daze, wanting to go down to find Zhao Xiaofu.

Wu Xian shook his head slightly: "It seems your friend doesn't want to let you leave..."

As for the other piece of information, it came from a news report.

Chairs could be used for resting, and books could be used for starting fires or wiping one's butt...

Later, someone found the missing tour bus driver in a remote village. According to the driver's testimony and police investigation, the accident was not the driver's responsibility, but rather a truck driver who was driving while fatigued, fell asleep at the wheel, and pushed the tour bus off the cliff at a turn.

This was enough to show that the Liu family's Great-Grandmother becoming a climate was actually a recent event; she was not some old monster who had been cultivating for a thousand years.

Du E watched from the side for a while, then grabbed Jiang Xianglan's arm and rolled up her sleeve, only to see a black palm print of a woman on her arm!

This was Zhao Xiaofu's voice.

Seeing that she was about to reach the exit, she suddenly heard a familiar call.

Jiang Xianglan insisted on taking the corpse away. She hadn't saved her sister, and she couldn't leave her in such a place anymore, but one sentence from Wu Xian dispelled her idea.

Jiang Xianglan's brain suddenly became muddled. Many things could not be thought through, and she suddenly remembered the popular science she had seen before.

Wu Xian could only rate it as not as good as the food my dog makes.

Jiang Xianglan was stunned for a moment and subconsciously replied: "Is that you, Xiaofu? But aren't you..."

Su Mi grabbed Jiang Xianglan's shoulder and scolded: "What are you thinking about? Do you not want your life anymore?"

"I, I don't know what happened. I just seemed to have forgotten everything suddenly, and I just wanted to go down and save Xiaofu..."

Once hit by the trick, the brain would short-circuit and make foolish actions.

The four of them had nothing left to do.

When people encounter malevolent entities, they all make choices that are like those of a mentally disabled person.

What was strange was that these corpses were not eaten by birds or beasts and all maintained the appearance they had at the time of death, which made it convenient for the local police to investigate.

After Jiang Xianglan came out, the door to the study tomb closed, and the next time to enter would be at night. If not for Su Mi, Jiang Xianglan would have been locked under this grave mound.

After the clues were investigated.

"Is... is anyone there? Help me... Xianglan, where are you? I'm so scared."

Some people appear dead but are actually in a state of suspended animation, which is why many places have the custom of keeping a body for a while, just to observe if there is a possibility of suspended animation.

"Aren't you afraid that your sister will come back to life like that old man?"

Whoosh!

A powerful hand suddenly reached down from above, grabbed Jiang Xianglan's clothes, and pulled her out of the study tomb.

Could it be that surviving driver?

"It seems we need to focus on the driver, Lao Zhao..."

Driven by her, Wu Xian and Su Mi also ate a little.

Jiang Xianglan was stunned for a long while, then suddenly woke up as if from a dream.

This news report recorded a major traffic accident. A tour vehicle disappeared for no reason, and all personnel on board went missing. The number of missing persons exactly corresponded to Wu Xian and the others, and photos were also published—they were the dead passengers who had boarded the bus earlier!

The bit about walking the Great Dao being like climbing to heaven, where a slight carelessness leads to death and dissipation, was actually just a snake crossing the road and getting flattened by a car.

Could Zhao Xiaofu be in this situation too?

Then...

This vehicle was finally found more than a month later at the bottom of a canyon.

Wu Xian suddenly realized that since the deceased were only passengers and the tour guide, who was the middle-aged man staring at the driver, Lao Zhao?

The night had not yet faded, and the morning light was appearing. Wu Xian and the others prepared to leave through the upward-leading door in the study tomb.

"Is... is anyone there? Help me... Xianglan, where are you? I'm so scared."

This was not because they were inherently stupid, but because some malevolent entities had the ability to interfere with the human mind.

Jiang Xianglan realized it belatedly and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, her heart pounding. She realized that she had almost stepped into the gates of hell just now. She threw herself into Su Mi's arms and wept bitterly; only this big guy could give her a sense of security now.

All the passengers and one tour guide on the bus died unnatural deaths. Some were killed in the fall, and others died from excessive blood loss due to the lack of rescue for a long time...

It just so happened that Du E was hungry, so she picked out some of the snake insects that had been scalded to death by hot oil the night before and ate the non-toxic parts.

Last night, they had also discussed how to handle Zhao Xiaofu's corpse.

The key point for those dead passengers likely lay with that middle-aged man.

Clatter!

In the interview, the bus driver said this.

In short, there was nothing above, so taking anything from below would be helpful for life above...

Wu Xian's mouth twitched, and he turned his head away.

He happened to see people coming out of other grave mounds as well.

(End of Chapter)