It was almost nightfall.
The hall of the chalcedony hall had been cleaned up, leaving only a chair in the middle.
In the dim light, Huai Shi held a candle in his hand. He felt like he was in a cult.
"Is it really okay to do this?"
"Probably not."
Crow shrugged calmly. "I know you want to find clues through the records of Lao Yang in the Book of Destiny, but I need to remind you that although it's a good idea, you may not find any useful records through regular reading. After all, the most important thing to him is obviously his wife. Of course, if you want to see some PDA, just pretend I didn't say anything... "
Huai Shi sighed. "If you have something to say, just say it. Can you be less pretentious?"
"I'm just worried that you're not mentally prepared." Crow whistled. "If you want to find something useful, you have to use... a less safe method, you understand?"
"Take a risk, right?" Huai Shi sighed and sat down on the chair. "Yes."
"I won't talk about a bunch of principles. You know about psychic communication, right?"
"Nonsense, are you going to let Lao Yang possess you?"
"Similar."
Crow shrugged like a human. "Simply put, you can understand that the Book of Destiny itself is a control device for an important item, and what you've been reading is just a table of contents.
It's like you have a computer and you're ready to commit some cybercrime. What you need to do now is to use Old Yang's records as the account password, quietly climb over the wall to access a dangerous illegal server, and then look for Old Yang's browsing records … In addition to the Internet Regulatory Commission's investigation, there's also the danger of Trojan horse and virus implantation, you understand? "
"Will I die?"
"Not likely. After all, Lao Yang is just an ordinary person. After he dies, his records are just a pile of old files that will naturally be erased."
Crow patted him on the shoulder. "No matter how bad it is, it's better to be dead, right?"
"Oh, isn't that my normal life?"
Huai Shi calmly accepted. He even had time to joke about himself. "Let's be quick and hurry up."
"I'm relieved that you have this kind of awareness. Take out the Book of Destiny."
Crow glanced at him and suddenly turned into a puff of green smoke. The smoke dissipated, revealing the appearance of a feather pen. As Huai Shi opened his hand, the Book of Destiny, which had become one with him, appeared in his hand.
The cover opened, and under her control, the countless records of Huai Shi over the years disappeared. Immediately afterwards, a hand-drawn, old-fashioned computer login screen.
"Fortunately, I left a lot of Origin, or you wouldn't even be able to pay for the call."
A few dozen Origin Substances flowed out from the tip of the pen, turning into ink. Under her control, the dialing progress bar slowly increased.
"Remember, after you go in, you can only stay on the outside. You absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely cannot go too deep. You're not allowed to act recklessly, look around, or touch anything … … In any case, apart from what you need to do, don't do anything else. Hold the candle in your hand. Once the flame goes out, come back immediately. Do you understand?"
Crow reminded him one last time.
Just as Huai Shi nodded, he felt his vision go dark. The ink on the page suddenly twisted into a vortex, pulling him into it.
It was as if he had fallen for tens of thousands of years, but also as if only a second had passed.
Huai Shi seemed to have experienced many things during this process, but when he stood firmly in the darkness, he quickly forgot about them.
"Don't look around. I helped you erase those memories. If you don't want to have nightmares, don't think about it anymore. You only have three minutes. Little brother, hurry up!"
The crow's urging woke him up from his trance.
The candle in his hand was burning rapidly, illuminating his surroundings.
It was like a dilapidated library. The air was filled with dust and mold. In the deathly silence, Huai Shi stood between countless bookshelves, anxiously looking around.
It was as if he was the only person in this silent darkness that seemed to melt away even death.
If it weren't for the candlelight in his hand, he would have gone crazy.
A blood-curdling scream came from the distance, followed by a loud explosion. Dust began to fall from the ceiling.
Not knowing what had happened, Huai Shi really wanted to lift the curtain to take a look. However, when he looked through the hole in the curtain and saw a pale white eye staring at him, he wisely gave up on this idea.
"There are still two minutes and forty seconds! How long are you going to dawdle for! "
Crow angrily rebuked, "It's also very dangerous for me to be your lookout! What do you think that sound was? You were almost discovered by a predator! Hurry up! "
Huai Shi didn't dare to dawdle anymore. He looked down at the candle in his hand. After fusing with Lao Yang's broken record, the candle's light pointed to the deepest part of the darkness, guiding him forward.
There seemed to be something else in the darkness. There was a constant sound, but nothing could be seen in the dim light.
There was only the sound of water droplets and the friction of something.
It seemed to be waiting for something.
Huai Shi increased his speed. The sharp sound of the old floorboards being stepped on continuously sounded, spreading into the depths of the darkness. After a long time, he heard Crow's voice.
"It's this bookshelf, third row, second book from the left! Hurry up! There's still one minute! "
Following her instructions, Huai Shi found the book she was talking about among the monotonous spines on the bookshelf.
All the books here seemed to be the same. Even the spines and covers didn't have any markings. It was as if they had been randomly thrown here, uncared for.
However, the moment Huai Shi opened it, he suddenly felt a chill. The premonition of death appeared again. Something was staring at him!
With an inhuman shriek, the floor, bookshelves, and even the ceiling began to tremble. Streaks of darkness extended out like dark flowing water, reaching out in all directions, searching for the traces of its prey.
With the candlelight, he could barely distinguish what it looked like, but he couldn't believe it. It was all hair, gathered together one by one, convulsing like a snake! The dry and cold hair greedily touched everything around it. There were sounds of struggle and hissing in the darkness, followed by disturbing chewing sounds.
Crunch, crunch, crunch.
Huai Shi swallowed her saliva and carefully shifted her position. Her pitch-black hair slithered past his feet like a snake and flowed into the depths of the darkness.
"Are you here to see Animal World? Don't worry about the librarian who has been assimilated by hell. She can't find you before the candle goes out! "
Huai Shi sucked in a breath of cold air. "What the hell is this place?"
"Isn't it a bit late for you to ask this now?" Crow said helplessly, "You still have fifty seconds."
Huai Shi didn't dare to delay any longer. He opened the cover. With the light of the book, he saw the dense handwriting on the page. However, the handwriting didn't seem to need to be read. The moment he looked at it, it seemed to come alive. It followed his line of sight and drilled into his consciousness, turning into countless flickering shadows.
At first glance, Huai Shi saw Lao Yang, the grandson, squatting on the toilet to cheer him up.
"My eyes..."
Huai Shi subconsciously held his breath and quickly flipped through this paragraph.
All the records seemed to be fragmented and not systematic. He could only flip through them randomly. There were very few big chunks, and they were all trivial matters. There was even a confession to the art teacher when he received a little red flower in the third grade of primary school.
"Lao Yang, you're quite precocious..."
Huai Shi sighed. Seeing that there was still a small half of the candle left, he quickly flipped through this paragraph and continued to look.
Soon, he saw his sister-in-law with a pale face in the ward, and Lao Yang sitting by the bed in high spirits.
"Honey, don't worry. I have money! At the end of the month, we'll transfer to Chengdu Provincial Hospital. I've already found the experts. " He gently covered the slightly pale palm. "In two years, when your body is better, you can give me a big fat boy. A daughter is fine too. I like both..."
Looking at her smile, Lao Yang also laughed.
It was as if he had been redeemed.
Huai Shi turned a page sadly.
However, when he looked down, there were fragments in his memory. In a series of broken intentions, it was full of pain, fear, and uneasiness. In the end, a figure appeared.
The smile was cynical, the hair was withered and yellow, and the pair of red gloves that Huai Shi would never forget.
"Then, it's a deal."
As his five fingers spread out, it covered Lao Yang's face.
A cold feeling poured into his brain.
After that, there were continuous nightmares and trance. More and more fragments appeared. It was as if he was drunk. He maintained his daily life, but more often, he gradually became a walking corpse. He didn't even know what he was doing.
"Huai Shi, can you do it? There are still 20 seconds!" Crow urged.
"Soon, soon!"
Huai Shi looked at the candle that was about to burn to the bottom and frantically flipped through it. Fragments, fragments, fragments. He went to the hospital to deliver food, went to the bank to transfer the money, called to urge the balance, and then, he received a call...
"The Tachibana Group's welcome party needs a cellist, right? Leave it to me... Huai Shi, haven't you seen that kid? Is there a problem with his ability? Hey, yes, it's a deal. "
After hanging up the phone, Lao Yang proudly crossed his legs and hung up the phone. He took out a notebook and jotted down the brief summary. Then, he sent a text message to Huai Shi: "That kid must be jumping for joy when he finds out."
However, when he was writing the address, his expression suddenly stiffened.
The address sent was completely different from the one he had just jotted down.
Then, he dialed an unknown number and reported stiffly: "Transporter No. 4 is in position."
"Very good. Come to me."
Hoarse laughter came from the phone.
Lao Yang got up and picked up the key.
In that instant, a gust of wind blew, and the candle's light trembled.
The remnant light was extinguished.
A strand of black hair quietly wrapped around Huai Shi's ankle, bringing with it a cold touch, as if it was frozen by ice … Strand by strand, it groped upwards...
In a flash, half of Huai Shi's body went numb.
"Damn it, how did the waves of the Silver Sea reach here... Huai Shi, come back, immediately!" Crow's angry voice sounded: "You're being entangled!"
"Soon, soon! I'm about to find it... "
Huai Shi didn't have time to respond to her. He sped up and flipped through the pages, but the countless strands of hair grew faster and faster, avoiding the light of the candle. They grew on Huai Shi's back, spread, and wrapped around his limbs, getting tighter and tighter.
Lao Yang was driving, following the main road to the east, turning left on Binhai Avenue... Huai Shi sped up again and heard the sound of the waves in the distance.
The black hair wrapped around his neck and tightened, making him unable to breathe.
The candle trembled, and the last ray of light was about to go out.
Lao Yang had already stopped the car and walked out of the underground parking lot. He walked forward with slow movements that drove Huai Shi crazy. He turned left, went up, and climbed the stairs.
Huai Shi felt the whine of his cervical vertebrae. The hair was rising, following his face, and was about to drill into his eyes, mouth, and nose.
The premonition of death was like falling into the ice sea.
It gradually turned cold from the inside out.
At that moment, he saw Lao Yang push open a door.
In the darkness behind the door, a familiar face appeared.
At that moment, the candle went out.
The darkness surged like a spring, swallowing him.
At the last moment, an invisible force pulled him up, suddenly breaking through the dark fog. It was like riding a roller coaster upside down, going up as fast as lightning. But then, a strand of black hair floated up, wrapped around his ankle like a rope, and pulled him down.
"Go away!"
Huai Shi used the last of his strength, and the invisible ax fell, cutting off the black hair.
At the moment when he lost consciousness, he only heard an angry scream from the darkness.
When he opened his eyes again, he was already back in the familiar living room. He bent down, frantically vomiting the last bit of food in his stomach, and heard Crow's angry scolding.
"Are you f * cking crazy! Just a little bit more! Just a little bit more! You were assimilated by that place! You will forever stay in the depths of hell with those damned things! "
She stared at Huai Shi angrily. "You have been remembered by that thing! Before you break through to the fifth order and become the crowned one, don't even think about entering that place again! "
"I found him..."
Huai Shi tried his best to breathe, and saliva and tears flowed out, but his eyes were frighteningly bright, like the high beams on the highway of hell.
"I found him..."
He whispered hoarsely, "I found him!"
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