Chapter 208: Qi Yao is a simpleton

"Yao Yao, do you believe this world has ghosts?"

Lin Feng asked softly.

He wasn't asking Qi Yao this for the first time.

Qi Yao said calmly: "I don't believe it!"

"But I really did see it! You know my vision, hearing, and smell far exceed ordinary people; just a glance, and I can remember it in my mind, I can be absolutely certain I saw it."

Lin Feng muttered.

Although his voice was soft, it echoed in the cave.

The sound "hummed", mixed with gusts of wind, was somewhat strange.

Only Lin Feng could hear this kind of echo.

The cave was converted from an ancient tomb.

Because they needed to give the spoiled ones military skills training, this place became a warehouse for storing arms.

Guards were stationed at the entrance.

Old Yang and another old soldier constantly guarded the entrance.

While Lin Feng spoke, besides hearing the echo, he could also smell a strong scent of blood.

That was after Lian Rong died earlier; in this place's temporary operating room, Qi Yao had removed his heart and other organs for transplant.

After going forward several dozen meters, there was a tomb door, which was also the deepest part of the cave.

The lights installed on the cave ceiling flickered like an unstable current.

"That's the place!"

Lin Feng pointed at the corner where he had seen the ghostly shadow and said.

That was a recessed area at the innermost part of the cave.

It was like an unfinished ear chamber.

Qi Yao walked over calmly, looked around, then pried a rock from the stone wall and said: "This is a kind of luminous stone; it absorbs light and then emits it. Look, a large area here is inlaid in the stone wall—doesn't this look like a human shape?"

Lin Feng looked closely, and as Qi Yao had said, the luminous stone was set into the stone wall, appearing like a human figure.

He took the luminous stone from Qi Yao's hand, about to examine it closely, when the electric light dimmed slightly.

Then the light emitted by the luminous stone brightened a bit, casting a beam onto the stone wall.

The time was very short; it flashed just like that.

"So that's how it is!"

Lin Feng slapped his own forehead, suddenly enlightened.

Qi Yao said lightly: "Ancient people had many means to scare tomb robbers; using light was one of those techniques.

The lights here are constantly on, always shining on the luminous stone.

If it had remained sealed, and suddenly someone lit a lamp and entered, the luminous stone would immediately absorb the light and then release it; at that moment, the shadow cast would be clearer.

You see, there are fine engravings on this luminous stone; when the light is bright, the projected shadow becomes even clearer.

After Qi Yao finished speaking, Lin Feng nodded and said, "The wisdom of the ancients is truly amazing!"

The luminous stone isn't a valuable ore; even if someone discovered it, they wouldn't think to pry it loose.

Outside, the sky was overcast and gloomy.

Old Yang stood guard at the entrance, drinking alcohol.

He was the only soldier in the camp allowed to drink alcohol.

Because his left hand had been injured, then frozen for a long time, he caught a chill; when the weather turned cold, his joints would hurt.

Even though his elbow joint no longer existed, it still ached.

This is called phantom limb pain.

It's probably because the brain still thinks the arm exists; with current medicine, there's no way to explain it reasonably.

After taking a gulp of alcohol, Old Yang felt gusts of cold wind blowing out of the cave, making his face feel as if a layer of frost had formed.

"Whooo..."

Even his ears heard a whooshing sound, as if something were flying out from inside.

The old soldier opposite felt nothing.

Old Yang looked up at the sky and murmured, "At last, this cave will be quiet."

"Old Yang, what are you saying?!"

The old soldier opposite asked.

This old soldier had no special board, standing straight.

Old Yang said: "The guy who's been staying in there can't stay any longer; taking advantage of the overcast weather, he ran off."

"Old Yang, you've drunk too much, huh?"

The old soldier laughed and said.

Old Yang said: "Don't believe me? Put your hand at the cave mouth."

The old soldier half-believing, half-doubting, stretched out his hand.

"Whoo~"

The old soldier hastily retracted his hand.

Just a moment ago, he felt his arm turn cold, then numb.

It was like many years ago when he was stationed in the north, at night he stuck his hand outside the house and suddenly touched temperatures of dozens of degrees below zero.

That numb feeling was like being shocked by electricity.

He quickly pulled back his hand, shook his head, and said: "It's just because the weather turned cold; you, this spooky fellow, have made me scared."

Lao Yang just smiled and didn't speak again.

In the cave, Lin Feng suddenly felt the interior become much warmer.

He must have discovered the secret of the ghost shadow, so he no longer has a psychological shadow, right?

"Yao Yao..."

Lin Feng pulled Qi Yao into an embrace.

Qi Yao took a shower at noon and changed into clean clothes.

She smelled fragrant all over.

"What are you doing?" Qi Yao asked, a faint blush appearing on her face as she pretended not to know.

Lin Feng whispered: "It's been a long time since we've been together; let me kiss you."

Qi Yao glanced outside and said: "What if someone comes?"

Lin Feng said: "Don't worry, my ears are sharp; if someone comes in, I'll hear them the moment they enter."

"Mm!" Qi Yao finally nodded.

Lin Feng couldn't be satisfied with just kissing.

After a while, he let go of Qi Yao and made an even more excessive request.

He wanted to tell Qi Yao a story.

It was the story of the mountain spirits of two mountain ranges dealing with an evil dragon.

Qi Yao originally didn't want to, but thinking that Lin Feng's mental state was off today, she eventually nodded.

After more than forty minutes, Lin Feng and Qi Yao finally walked out of the cave.

They had composed their emotions.

"Old Yang, drink a little less."

Lin Feng laughed and said.

Old Yang smiled and nodded.

Then Lin Feng pulled Qi Yao away and left.

The opposite old soldier then said: "Old Yang, you just said something so mysterious—is it that Instructor Lin is formidable!"

"I can tell at a glance that he's killed people, and not just a few; his aura is stronger than ours old soldiers."

Old Yang chuckled and said: "It's not Instructor Lin, but this female forensic doctor—she's the most formidable. In this world, what ghosts and monsters fear most aren't us people with killing intent, but these clueless newcomers."

"Huh?"

The old soldier was puzzled.

Old Yang said: "Based on my years of experience, I've found that no exalted masters, sorcerers, or murderous demon kings compare to such people; they simply don't believe in these things deep down, and no matter how powerful those dirty things are, when they encounter such people they keep far away."

"I don't believe it either!"

The old soldier frowned and said.

Old Yang chuckled and said: "You say that, but do you believe it?"

The old soldier thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "Damn! You say I don't believe it, but sometimes I really do believe a bit."

"If I say I don't believe it, some things just can't be explained—this is being half-believing, half-doubting! But in this world, how many people can actually achieve that?"

Old Yang muttered: "One in ten thousand! Back home we used to call such people 'twofold idiots,' but how many are truly such? Today I've finally seen one."

In winter, it gets dark early.

Moreover, with overcast skies, it looks like it'll get dark soon.

Lin Feng drove Qi Yao home.

After the car drove out of the camp and went some distance, Qi Yao rolled down the window and threw a big wad of tissue out.

"Littering like that, no public morals!"

Lin Feng glanced, then laughed and said.

Qi Yao calmly said: "Then stop the car, pick up the paper, and throw it away only when you reach a trash bin."

"Don't!"

Lin Feng shook his head and said: "Billions of beings—let them vanish in this vast expanse of heaven and earth!"

The billions of beings Lin Feng spoke of were, of course, bacteria.

Yes!