Chapter 231: The Second Urban Legend! Just What I Wanted!

"In the coffins... who is buried?" Qin Weiyang couldn't help but ask.

"I heard it's a pair of star-crossed lovers," Shen Yuran explained.

"Since they are lovers, why are they so far apart?" Su Yang asked back.

"Who knows? Love, who can be sure?"

Su Yang stared for a moment and found three sticks of incense that hadn't burned out on the coffin.

He reached out to take one, examined it carefully in his hand, and then smelled it.

"The scent of the incense itself has dissipated; it should have been many years since the last time incense was offered."

Qin Weiyang examined the other coffin but didn't find any traces of incense on it.

"There's none here."

Upon hearing this, Su Yang's heart stirred, observing the traces left on the coffin from various angles.

"Two coffins of the same size, the same material, yet buried suspended..." Su Yang touched his chin, lost in thought.

People in their country pay attention to returning to their roots and being buried in the earth.

But such a strange phenomenon appeared here, and one had to ponder the deeper meaning behind it.

Thinking of this, Su Yang looked at Shen Yuran, his eyes flickering, "Can you explain this urban legend now?"

"I heard it from a sophomore student; Luoshui Middle School forbids students from puppy love; once discovered, both will be cursed," Shen Yuran no longer hid it and explained it slowly.

"Puppy love?"

"Curse?"

Su Yang and Qin Weiyang looked at each other.

"Explain clearly."

"Students discovered in puppy love will have a blood-red rose brand appear on their left and right shoulders."

"As time passes, the color of the brand will become deeper and deeper, until it reaches the bone marrow."

"Those deeply cursed will suffer accidents, losing arms or legs at best, and 'sticking together like glue' at worst."

As she spoke, Shen Yuran said mysteriously, "Note, the 'sticking together like glue' I'm talking about isn't an adjective, but a noun."

"So what does it have to do with the coffin?" Su Yang pursued.

"I don't know about that," Shen Yuran shook her head, "If I knew everything, why would I need you to come?"

Su Yang examined it again, a trace of solemnity mixed in his eyes.

From here, it could be seen that the strangeness of this school was no less than a horror movie.

On the surface, it looked no different from an ordinary high school, perfectly normal.

But secretly, it hid so many strange events.

"The urban legends seem to be related to student conduct; no bullying, no puppy love," Qin Weiyang said.

Su Yang nodded slightly; he had also noticed this point.

He now wanted to figure out what connection the Butcher had with the coffin?

Why did it guard these two coffins?

At this time, Gao Chang, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke: "Have you heard of the 'Disobedient Grave'?"

The three cast curious gazes.

Gao Chang pondered for a moment and said: "... In the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, there was a commander named Wang Jin, who was arrogant and unruly in his youth, unlearned and unskilled, and spent his days with hooligans doing petty thefts."

"His parents doted on him immensely and were lax in discipline."

"One day, because his father didn't take him to a gathering, he developed murderous intent, sneaked into the room in the middle of the night, and slashed his father, who was disguised as a gourd, several times."

"Afterward, he fled in fear; his father died of depression due to his patricide, and his mother was heartbroken and left the family."

"Later, he joined the army and made repeated achievements, receiving awards from the emperor."

"Possessing a mansion, he recruited servants and saw his old mother in the crowd; the two hugged and cried, and later learned the truth of that year."

"Since then, Wang Jin left a will—after death, his coffin should be suspended over a well, tied with iron chains, to torture his soul."

"Only when the iron chains break will the sins be washed away."

"I think... this should have a similar intention to the Disobedient Grave."

Hearing this story, the three had different expressions.

Clearly, Wang Jin was a beast, even able to kill his own father.

Although he made contributions to the founding of the country and woke up in time, the dead could never return.

Gao Chang pointed to the underground dark river and said: "There is water below, a dome above, and the coffin is also locked with iron chains."

"I think the owners of the coffins are like Wang Jin, all wanting to wash away their sins."

"Just because of simple puppy love?" Su Yang frowned.

"From the Butcher incident, it can be seen that this school is extremely harsh on students who violate school rules, and the handling is also very extreme; it's not impossible," Gao Chang said.

One is the Dark Night Butcher, torturing bullies to death.

The other is the coffin curse, also torturing students in puppy love to death.

"Torturing souls..." Su Yang was lost in thought.

Shen Yuran's patience was gradually worn away, "So what is the key to breaking the situation?"

Gao Chang walked to the coffin and pulled the iron chain hard!

"Clang!"

Unable to break it with all his might, he took out a knife and slashed hard!

"Clang!"

Sparks flew, and the iron chain remained intact.

"You see, the coffin cannot be opened; the key point is not the coffin itself, but the person," Gao Chang said slowly.

Su Yang gazed at the iron door at the end of the stone road; they needed to solve the puzzle and then get the second key.

Just like an escape room, every level needed to be broken.

But this was a death game; wanting to get something was by no means as simple as finding clues and entering a password.

"Tell me your opinion," Su Yang said with interest.

"Very simple, there is a groove on the coffin; just need a man and a woman to lie in it," Gao Chang indicated.

Su Yang narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, "Coincidentally, that's what I thought too."

The scene suddenly fell into silence, and the four tacitly didn't make a sound.

The sound of the dark river rushing echoed between this secret room, and the atmosphere suddenly became strange.

At this time, Shen Yuran took the initiative to break the silence, "Try it; it won't cost a piece of meat anyway."

"Sure, then you two lie on it, and I'll protect you with Student Xin Yao," Su Yang said slowly.

"Are you afraid?" Shen Yuran giggled.

"To tell you the truth, I've been respectful of ghosts and gods since I was a child; I can't do things like lying on a coffin," Su Yang said as such.

"Sorry, you have to do it today, whether you want to or not!" Shen Yuran played with the knife in her hand, her voice turning cold.

The meaning of the threat was self-evident.

At this time, Gao Chang also stepped forward, the cold light in his eyes clearly revealed.

The two surrounded Su Yang and Qin Weiyang in a pincer movement.

"From now on, our cooperation ends here, right?" Su Yang said unhurriedly.

"This is also part of the cooperation; for the sake of the team, someone always has to pay, isn't that so?" Shen Yuran said with a smile.

"Makes sense," Su Yang nodded secretly.

Then, without a trace, he gave Qin Weiyang a wink and turned to walk toward the coffin.

Qin Weiyang understood, stepped on the narrow stone road, and moved toward the middle little by little while pulling the iron chain.

The two stood back-to-back, Su Yang whispered: "Which one to choose?"

"Leave that woman to me," Qin Weiyang said coldly.

"Sure, just what I wanted," Su Yang smiled with relief. ===== CHAPTER 232 =====