spirit walker

Chapter 14 Exploring the East Courtyard
Candles, sculptures, corpses, and antique lattice doors. Outside the door is a courtyard with undulating grass, an overturned bronze incense burner, bluestone roads and bright moonlight.

There is desolation and weirdness in the dead silence.

"This place seems to be in perpetual darkness."

Zhang Yuanqing raised his palm to his mouth and spit out the small blue pill in his mouth.

The method succeeded, how clever I am. He happily put the pills in his pocket, and had a little confidence in his "future".

With them, when facing the red dancing shoes, there is hope of life-saving.

Then, he walked straight to the tribute table, thought for a moment, and reached out to hold the candlestick.

Suddenly, a piece of information appeared in front of my eyes:

【Name: Candle That Never Extinguishes】

[Type: Fuel]

[Function: Suppression of evil spirits, purification]

[Introduction: The props left by the Empress of Sandao Mountain are said to be refined from the fat of the Changming Beast, which has the effect of suppressing evil and purifying. 】

[Remarks: Sometimes, purifying fear may not be a good thing.Also, it cannot be moved. 】

Sure enough, the props can only get information if they touch them with their own hands.And I didn't dare to touch the candle before, so I didn't know it was a prop until I read the information
"Purifying fear may not be a good thing. According to Guan Ya's classification, candles are a price, and the price of using them is losing fear. But I'm very scared now, and I don't have any thoughts of dying. Let's stay in the main hall for now."

He sat cross-legged in front of the tribute table, thinking about his next move.

"The next goal of the operation is to explore the east courtyard, find out the hidden dangers and laws there, and then find ways to restrain and overcome it. The exploration time should not exceed 15 minutes, otherwise the wraith will surely die."

"The blue pill is my trump card against the red shoes, but it may not be effective. Once you face the red shoes, you will either live or die. Let's explore the east courtyard first, get a preliminary understanding of the environment there, and then think about how to deal with it." Policy."

When the incident came to an end, he was still a little afraid and withdrawn, and didn't want to go out.It was a fluke to survive last time, but it is still unknown whether he can survive this time.

The situation in the east courtyard is unknown, and it is impossible to judge the degree of danger. It is easy to die if you try it.

However, things in this world never mean that if you don't want to, you don't have to.

Although there is no time limit for the task of exploring the ancient temple, theoretically he can stay in the main hall forever, but the lack of time limit means that if he does not complete the task, he will probably never be able to get out.

If you procrastinate for a long time, your body will decline due to hunger, sleepiness, thirst and other reasons.

When the time comes to go out to explore again, it will be a dead end.

"It's a knife to stretch your head and shrink your head, you can only fight!"

Zhang Yuanqing gritted his teeth and strode towards the layman.

Wait, I should think about it again, the outside is very dangerous. He stepped out of the threshold with one foot, suddenly retreated, and couldn't help but look back at the hall, yearning for the glory of this place.

Candlelight warms, dispels the haze, purifies the filth, and brings unparalleled courage and self-confidence to the heart.

Not a big problem, Zhang Yuanqing went out confidently.

The moonlight was as bright as frost, and Zhang Yuanqing walked along the left side of the main hall, stepping on the cobblestone path, and came to the desolate and dilapidated courtyard again.

In the night without insects and birds, the silence is scary.

But the silence is also reassuring. He is most afraid of hearing the sound of "da da" footsteps when he goes out.

"15 minutes, I only have 15 minutes to finish exploring the east courtyard before the wraith haunts me."

He entered the easternmost room of the courtyard, groped for the bronze mirror from the corpse leaning against the window, and hid it in his pocket.

Then carefully pass through the arched door and enter the east courtyard.

The East Courtyard is much larger than the Siheyuan. What greets the eyes is a deserted garden, with rockery, gazebos, small ponds, and a big banyan tree with a thick trunk and gnarled branches. The tender green leaves reflect the bright moonlight.

There is an ancient well under the banyan tree.

Gaze over the rockery pavilion, you can see a straight roof ridge protruding from the depths of the garden.

Zhang Yuanqing did not go straight to the buildings deep in the garden, but walked cautiously around the big banyan tree. According to the information, this tree was very dangerous, but after he circled around, there was no accident.

"Looking at the big banyan tree, it should also increase the exploration speed."

Thinking to himself, Zhang Yuanqing glanced at the dark ancient well, hesitating again and again, but he still didn't have the courage to rush over to take a look.

He has a strong psychological shadow on the ancient well in this kind of horror story.

Zhang Yuanqing walked around the ancient well, rustling among the weeds, and headed towards the buildings deep in the garden.

"Crack!"

Suddenly, there was a crisp sound under his feet, which scared him to jump up on the spot.

Looking closely, it turned out to be a corpse buried in weeds, wrapped in oxidized labor protection clothing. Zhang Yuanqing leaned over to check, and the skeleton of this corpse was well preserved.

It fell to the ground on its stomach, but its head was facing behind, which meant that something twisted its head 180 degrees before it died.

What did it do?
Zhang Yuanqing quietly became vigilant, stood up, and was about to continue exploring.

At this moment, a gust of wind blew over, the weeds in the garden fluctuated and rustled, and the big banyan tree behind him seemed to come alive, shaking its branches and leaves in a twisted way.

"Zhang Yuanqing, Zhang Yuanqing"

A shrill cry came from behind.

The voice drifted over with the wind, as if it was whispering in the ears, bringing waves of chills.

Instinctively, Zhang Yuanqing was about to turn around to be alert, and the information of the data suddenly flashed in his mind:
Do not look back!

"Zhang Yuanqing, Zhang Yuanqing"

Seeing that he didn't respond, the voice seemed a little anxious, trying to make him turn his head quickly.

Of course Zhang Yuanqing would not turn around. He stood still, quietly unzipped the pocket of the jacket, took out the brass mirror, and slowly lifted it to a position higher than his shoulders.

The brass mirror reflected the scene behind him not so clearly in the mirror.

In the ancient well, a woman in white clothes with disheveled hair came out. She had no facial features on her face. She was about to look at Zhang Yuanqing with her pale fleshy face.

Your uncle Zhang Yuanqing turned pale, and ran forward sullenly.

"Zhang Yuanqing, Zhang Yuanqing"

The voice called over and over again, calling eagerly, but he could only watch helplessly as he ran farther and farther.

Soon, Zhang Yuanqing bypassed the rockery and came to the depths of the garden. There was a big house with a straight roof, a foundation made of stones, and a wall made of loess.

The houses here are even more dilapidated than the courtyard houses, with sparse roof tiles and many holes.

"The night wandering god in the data has also been here. He only said not to turn back, but he didn't say that he couldn't go back. The call of the female ghost in the well may only be for those who turn back. In this case, when I return later, I shouldn't in danger"

He took a deep breath on the spot, calmed down the surging fear and horror, and focused on the present.

"Let's explore the house first."

There are a total of three doors in this big house, representing three rooms.

He carefully approached the leftmost room, and stretched out his hand to forcefully push open the broken wooden door.

"Squeak~"

Amid the sound of the wooden door opening, Zhang Yuanqing quickly backed away, putting on a defensive posture.

For a long while, nothing happened.

Boldly entering the house, the moonlight shone in from the dilapidated roof, he tried to open his eyes wide, allowing the pupils to absorb the light as much as possible.

This is the kitchen and canteen. There are two earthen stoves built of blue bricks, pots, pans, water tanks, cabinets and other items, which have long decayed and accumulated dust.

There is no danger, and finally found the container. Zhang Yuanqing grabbed a dusty gourd scoop, and couldn't help divergent thinking:

"I heard that boy urine can ward off evil spirits."

He considered whether to take a spoonful of boy's urine, and after careful consideration, he reluctantly gave up the idea.

Although he has never dated girls, Zhang Yuanqing feels that he should not be considered a boy.

"I've indulged you too much, and I've given you chances to pretend again and again." He lowered his head and stared at his hands, a little heartbroken.

After some exploration, after confirming that this big house is a combination of kitchen and dining hall, there is nothing special or dangerous, Zhang Yuanqing walked out of the house with a rusty kitchen knife and a wooden stick, and set his sights on the last rectangular building Big house.

Unlike the kitchen, which doubles as a large dining hall, this house has four doors and is divided into four rooms.

Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but clenched the wooden stick and kitchen knife in his hand. They may not be useful, but they can bring comfort to people.

He carefully inspected the first and second rooms. They belonged to the utility room, piled up with old-fashioned farm tools, furniture, and donation boxes.

It's of no value. Zhang Yuanqing turned to the third room.

This is an arsenal. There are swords, bows, daggers and short knives hanging on the wall. Many weapons have fallen to the ground because of the decay of the hanging ropes.

Beside the window were two rows of weapon racks, one of which was overturned, and sticks and long guns were scattered all over the place.

Beside the overturned weapon rack lay two corpses.

Seeing these weapons, Zhang Yuanqing was not surprised. The disciples in the temple learned from the Empress of Sandao Mountain, and they were able to make corpse-repelling charms, so they obviously had the ability to do so.

It's not surprising that he can dance and stick.

He inspected the corpse as usual, looking for information from the seniors.

As soon as he approached the corpse, he couldn't help but let out a "huh". The two corpses lying on the ground were not skeletons, but two mummified corpses.

The skin is gray and wrinkled, clinging to the bones, and the belly is sunken.

"How could there be a mummy?"

Zhang Yuanqing frowned for a while. As a student of Songhai University, he had enough knowledge reserves.

There are two reasons for the formation of mummy, one is artificial embalming, and the other is natural formation.

The first type can be directly ruled out, and the second type is mostly formed in dry areas such as deserts.

The conditions in the temple are obviously not in line.

He carefully inspected the two mummified corpses. There were no fatal injuries on their bodies, and the bones were not broken by the red dancing shoes, but there were two obvious holes in the flesh of the neck.

Like the sharp fangs of a ferocious beast.

"Did they get sucked dry by something? Hiss"

Zhang Yuanqing gasped, his whole body tensed up.

At this time, he heard a "boom" from the next room, like knocking on a wooden door.

In an instant, Zhang Yuanqing's scalp exploded, like an alert wild deer, he raised his neck and listened.

(End of this chapter)