The deeper Seiji ventured into the palace, the more he was amazed by the structure that defied common sense. It was impossible for this place to exist in a three-dimensional space.
It was just like a toy box that had been messed up.
Even though every corner of the palace appeared solemn and majestic, there was nothing that made sense about it.
Sometimes, when he turned a corner, he would see countless dilapidated palaces. When he pushed open a small wooden door and walked through a wooden door, he would find himself in a solemn hall with countless flesh and blood wriggling around like worms.
After passing through a corridor, the fake scenery would transform into a literal hell. When he took a step back, the world would change again.
If it weren't for the Crow's guidance, he might have already been lost in this maddening maze.
Not only was this palace chaotic and disorderly, but it also faintly contained a power that made one go crazy.
Huai Shi guessed that if one was infected by the outside world, the more they overestimated themselves and walked forward, the more horrifying and tragic the situation they saw would be. In the end, they would be completely imprisoned in the deepest part of hell.
But when he passed through a long corridor and pushed open a paper door, he found himself in front of a silent shrine.
The crisp sound of a bell rang in the distance.
Seiji couldn't hear it clearly because of the towering torii, but the crisp bell had a strange magical power that dazzled and mesmerized him. He couldn't help but be drawn in by it.
In just a short moment of waiting, Huai Shi saw several dazed attendants stagger into the torii and follow the crisp bell into the darkness.
It didn't take long for them to reach the bottom and turn into shriveled corpses in the darkness.
In the courtyard behind the torii, the bell's ringing became louder and clearer. It absorbed the prey in the trap and condensed them into something solid.
The Kagami Bell.
This was a ritual that belonged to the local religion of Yingzhou. It slowly vibrated in the darkness and made a rhythmic low sound. As the bell's ringing overlapped, a faint and distant song and melody sounded from the courtyard in the deepest part of the darkness.
A flickering flame lit up.
But in this deathly silent shrine, it didn't bring any warmth. Instead, it made this place even colder.
"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten …"
He could not tell whether it was a chant or a song, but a child's whisper suddenly sounded in his ears, as if it wanted to drill into his soul. The child softly chanted an ancient incantation that was difficult to understand, "Biliu Tribe, from good to good, Biliu Tribe …"
The crisp sound of white jade colliding with each other gradually evolved from this lingering chant, constantly reverberating in his mind.
When he suddenly woke up from his stupor, he realized that he had unknowingly uttered the inexplicable words in his mind and stepped into Torii …
He felt his face stiffen.
At first, he thought that it was his face that was frozen, but when he touched it, he felt a cold, smooth texture of iron. It wasn't until he staggered back and stepped out of the torii that his petrified skin returned to normal under the nourishment of vitality.
Then, he saw:
With the singing of the sacrificial song, all the plants in the shrine courtyard were quickly petrified. In the end, they were like clusters of beautiful jade, fixed in an enchanting and gorgeous posture.
Wisps of black mist rose from it, full of greed and ferocity. Even if it was only a drop, it was a fierce poison that was enough to destroy Huai Shi's soul.
He couldn't go in.
The premonition of death beat his consciousness like never before, bringing him such a resolute judgment — he would die if he went in.
He should have turned around and left, but the Mountain Ghost's Holy Mark seemed to be cheering, as if it had sensed something hidden in the shrine, and started a pulsating resonance.
Huai Shi could conclude that there was something inside, something he had to get.
If he missed this opportunity, he would lose it forever.
He didn't know when such a thought had appeared in his mind, but it caused him to be at a loss and unable to make a choice. This place was truly too dangerous for him. Even a single glance from a single snake faced attendant had caused the withered marks on his arm to not vanish until now.
'Should I do it or not? That's the question.'
Huai Shi scratched his head, hoping that someone would come over and say a few words to encourage him and give him courage. But just when he needed it the most, Crow had disappeared.
He had no idea where Crow had run off to.
He had to face this problem by himself.
There was still a bit of time left …
Huai Shi patted his pockets and squatted outside the Torii Shrine like an old farmer, observing the eerie shrine. He thought about it, calmly analyzed it, boldly hypothesized, carefully verified it, seriously considered it, and seriously considered it. Finally, he put out his cigarette.
He turned around and left.
'I'm leaving. There are too many perverts in this group.'
'I only have one life. I shouldn't waste it like this.'
But after taking two steps back, he felt reluctant to leave. He looked back at the pitch-black shrine and recalled Crow's words. 'The opportunity to transform a bicycle into a motorcycle, and a motorcycle into a tomahawk is right in front of me!'
'I'm already here. It's New Year, and I'm still young … Is it really appropriate to leave like this?'
Huai Shi let out a long sigh, gritted his teeth, and stomped his foot.
He had decided to do this job.
He threw away his final hesitation and carefully took out the crumpled flyer from his pocket.
He looked at the picture of a kitten on it.
'Hmm, let's draw a circle first.'
A cold wind blew through the air.
Then, he drew a smaller circle next to the larger one.
A tragic screech sounded out as countless amounts of Origin Substance gathered in the two circles, revealing layers of malice from the abyss.
Huai Shi hesitated for a moment, then used his withered finger to draw a final circle.
Instantly, a thunderous sound tore through the silence inside and outside the shrine. Even the eerie chanting was interrupted. The ground shook violently.
Huai Shi's movements were swift as he filled in the missing facial features.
Soon, a lifelike kitten picture appeared in front of Huai Shi. Immediately afterwards, it began to madly absorb his Origin Substance. It wasn't until more than half of his Origin Substance was sucked dry that darkness erupted from the picture like a volcano …
In the paradise, the kitten woke up from his stupor and felt a call from afar.
After hesitating for a moment, he turned around and looked at the silent paradise behind him.
The lights in the paradise lit up one by one, and the silent castle's doors opened with a bang.
In the darkness, doors opened one after another. In the end, a group of pitch-black figures slowly emerged from within. The silhouettes covered in darkness made it difficult to see their faces. Only a pair of scarlet eyes lit up in the darkness, bursting with fury and greed.
The kitten was stunned.
"Hey, you're actually this good to it?"
He was a little unconvinced as he stomped his feet. He put his hands on his hips and stared at the paradise in front of him with wide eyes. "You don't know how expensive the daily necessities are until you're in charge! Just go and show your sincerity. Do you need the legal department to come out in full force? "
A sharp whistle sounded from the depths of the paradise, as if it was a response from the darkness.
After a long time, the kitten sighed and shook his head helplessly.
"Fine, do as you wish." He waved his hand helplessly. "Fortunately, this is the last ticket. Otherwise, sooner or later, everyone will be offended by you … Hey, remember to bring back some specialties. Don't come here in vain."
So, after a long wait that made Huai Shi feel a little incredulous, an ancient wooden door slowly rose in the darkness. It was decorated with patterns and reliefs from hell.
Just looking at it, a mournful and painful aura hit him in the face.
Huai Shi swallowed his saliva and took a step back subconsciously.
Then, he heard the sound of knocking behind the door.
It was as if fate was knocking on the door.
Huai Shi summoned up his courage, reached out his hand, and slowly twisted the door open. Then, a hurricane gushed out from the darkness behind the door, followed by a pair of pitch-black eyes that emerged from the opened gap, staring at Huai Shi who was close at hand.
However, being stared at by that pair of eyes, Huai Shi couldn't move. Only a small shadow of a crown appeared on the top of his head, proving his identity.
After a long time, as if finally acknowledging him, the shadow slowly nodded and said with a hoarse voice:
"Where are the pirates?"
Huai Shi breathed a sigh of relief. He was sweating profusely and almost couldn't stand still. His whole body leaned on the open door. Hearing the shadow's question, he hurriedly turned around and looked behind him.
A finger popped out and pointed straight at the darkness behind the torii.
The shadow didn't talk much.
The shadow just nodded, took a step forward, and walked out of the dark door.
The earth rumbled, and cracks spread in all directions.
A crack appeared on the torii as if it couldn't bear the arrival of the strong.
Holding something that looked like a briefcase in his hand, the shadow took out a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and put them on his face. He took out a document with the theme park's seal from the briefcase and stuck it on the door of the torii.
For some reason, it glanced back at Huai Shi with a meaningful look.
Then, he waved his hand behind him.
As he moved forward, a line of pitch-black figures rushed out from behind the Hell's Gate and followed him into the shrine.
The legal department was on the move!
The melody of the song was instantly torn apart, and the chanting disappeared without a trace.
The entire shrine seemed to be shaken by the shadow's power. Countless ropes shook angrily, and the petrified flowers and plants in the courtyard were all shattered. Countless vicious vengeful spirits flew out and pounced on the shadow from the legal department.
The shadow sneered and raised his hand. The vengeful spirits that pounced on him froze in place and collapsed with a scream.
The terrifying monsters from the theme park walked into the shrine.
They were like tanks, rampaging through everything.
Wherever it passed, everything was crushed into powder by that terrifying power.
The torii outside the shrine collapsed. The Gindō behind the torii collapsed. The venom-filled Torii House collapsed. The Bibliotheca Library with notices on it was reduced to ashes.
On both sides of the shrine, the blood-colored foxes on the stone pedestals opened their eyes. They quickly expanded and pounced, but they were trampled into pieces by the shadow from the legal department.
The Good Brothers of Darkness charged forward with a violent aura that caused all the gods and Buddhas to retreat. They chopped everything in their path and went straight for the root of the problem.
They smashed the gift box in front of them with one punch, then raised their fist and tore the walls of the shrine. The darkness on their bodies rose up, and they grabbed the bloodthirsty sword shadows that flew up from the shrine and crushed them with all their might.
In the shrine surrounded by the jade fence, there was suddenly a bitter and shrill scream.
Huai Shi, who was hiding in the dark, was stunned. 'The army of this theme park is too ferocious!'
But he recalled the meaningful look that the shadow gave him just now.
Huai Shi suddenly turned around and saw that the lawyer's letter that was stuck on the broken torii had spontaneously combusted without any wind. More than half of it was burned!
There was not much time left!
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