After passing through the door, a small, antique house that looked like a courtyard house appeared in the originally empty darkness.
In the center of the courtyard, there were several stone lampposts as thick as bowls, emitting a faint orange light.
Curious, Chen Tuwa carefully looked through the hole at the top of the lamppost, which looked like a small pavilion. He found that there was not lamp oil inside, but craftsmanship candles. The candles were made to look like half-man, half-fish. They raised their hands, their faces full of pain, and flames came out of their palms.
There was clearly no wind in this underground courtyard, but the candlelight kept swaying, just like a soul that was struggling on its deathbed.
"I know, this is the 'Haunted House'!" Ding Yang suddenly exclaimed.
"Haunted what?" Tu Wazi was confused.
"Haunted House … I've only heard of it before. It's said that some rich people or feng shui masters, in order to ensure the prosperity of their family, will spend a lot of money and resources to build a haunted house with feng shui before they die … However, once that kind of thing is built on a dead land, not only will it end their family line, but the haunted house itself will also gather a large amount of resentment, forming a feng shui killing trap. It's called the 'Haunted House'. Tsk, I didn't expect this rumor to be true … "
Ding Yang explained with an unsightly expression.
"Spending so much money to end their family line … is this person crazy?" Tu Wazi couldn't help but mutter.
But in this terrifyingly silent environment, muttering was no different from ordinary talking.
"You can't say that. After all, feng shui is a mystery built on the terrain. If the terrain changes, the feng shui will naturally change as well." Ding Yang shook his head and continued to explain to Tu Wazi, "As far as I know, it's recorded in the local annals that during the Southern Chu dynasty, a lake was filled to create farmland here, which greatly changed the feng shui of the city. The style of this house is closer to that of the Ming Dynasty, obviously before the lake was filled to create farmland. Maybe it was because of this that the original feng shui treasured land became a haunted house."
"Then is there any way to break this?"
Tu Wazi hurriedly asked.
"The main body of the Haunted House isn't that big. If I had known earlier, I would have used a strong explosive to blow it up before the Ghost Qi leaked out." Ding Yang said with a bitter smile, "Although it will be troublesome for the Ghost Qi to spread to the surface after that, it will disappear sooner or later as the sun shines. It's much better than the current situation …"
Explosives … yes, this was very scientific.
"What about now?"
"While you still have time to catch your breath, let's remember the good times of life."
"…"
Just as Tu Wazi was considering whether or not he should choose a room to try his luck, the originally dark room suddenly began to flash with a terrifying light.
What was even more frightening was that in the flashes of light, one could occasionally see the reflection of a slender figure on the ground … However, the room still felt empty, and there was no shadow at all on the paper window.
Gradually, every room began to emit the sound of wooden boards colliding with each other, and it became more and more urgent.
"This place is very bad. If you don't leave quickly, you and that idiot will be eaten alive …"
Tian Zi, who had been a little absent-minded from the beginning, had a solemn expression as she looked around.
Chen Tuwa noticed that she seemed to be different from Ding Yang and himself. Her gaze was not blank and unfocused, but as if she was looking at 'something'.
It was very likely that 'something' could also sense Tian Zi's existence, so until now, it had not caused any substantial damage to them.
However, Chen Tuwa knew very well that although Tian Zi was a supernatural creature, she was also a veritable Chi. Even a mortal like him could not do anything to her, let alone a monster in this dangerous place.
Therefore, after a few seconds of mental struggle, Chen Tuwa took out the Emperor's Sword from the backpack on his back. Then, under Ding Yang's gaze, he used the blade to cut his palm.
"Tian Zi, can you solve this situation now?"
Chen Tuwa, who felt the blood and physical strength in his body rapidly flowing out, asked in a low voice.
However, Tian Zi just floated in the air with a dull expression on her face.
After a while, she looked at her hands in disbelief and muttered softly, "I … remember now."
As soon as she finished speaking, the Emperor's Sword in Chen Tuwa's hand jumped out of his hand and stabbed into the center of the courtyard.
Almost at the same time, the restless doors and windows suddenly quieted down. Even the candlelight in the few lampposts that were originally not very stable were no longer jumping. Instead, they were spreading light like real candles.
"Does this count as solved?"
Chen Tuwa asked in disbelief.
It felt like Tian Zi did not do anything.
"No, it's not solved …" Tian Zi sighed. Her tone was completely different from the light and slightly funny feeling from before. It gave people a much calmer feeling. "Instead, they're all in hiding."
"What's wrong? What the hell is going on? "
Ding Yang, who was still unaware of the situation because he could not see Tian Zi, hurriedly asked.
"Hiding?"
Chen Tuwa asked in confusion, "Why would they hide?"
"Didn't this idiot just explain … The Haunted Mansion is an existence that gathers a large amount of resentment. Once this kind of thing faces an existence with a stronger resentment, it will naturally hide out of instinct."
Tian Zi's expression was somewhat sad. "And my main body, the Emperor's Sword, happens to be that kind of existence."
"That's great. If you're here, we can get out, right?" Chen Tuwa did not notice the sad expression on Ding Yang's face because of the sudden good news. Instead, he was eager to try.
"That's right. Hurry up and leave."
Tian Zi waved her hand lightly. The thick ink-like darkness outside the door immediately faded away, indicating that the white light of the exit appeared there.
"Although I don't know what happened, the exit seems to have appeared! Let's run now! "
Ding Yang was overjoyed. He quickly rushed out of the door and ran towards the exit.
Chen Tuwa subconsciously wanted to pull out the sword, but was stopped by Tian Zi.
"The Emperor's Sword is a sword of resentment. After dripping blood to activate the resentment in the sword, it is no longer something that normal people can touch. Otherwise, they might be swallowed up by the resentment that spans thousands of years and become a demon. You don't have to worry about me. Let the Emperor's Sword and the Haunted Mansion be buried underground again. Hurry up and leave!"
"Then I'll have to trouble you!"
Chen Tuwa gave Tian Zi a thumbs up.
"… Well, even though I said it myself, I will still feel sad that you abandoned me so easily."
Tian Zi's expression was subtle as she muttered.
"As expected, you actually don't want to be left alone in this damned place, right?" The earth child who was about to leave stopped and turned back to look at Son of Heaven.
"No, I just …" The female ghost who had lived for thousands of years was stunned. Then, as if she had accepted her fate, a sad smile appeared on her face. "That's right. Because it would definitely be very lonely."
The earth child grinned and then reached out to Tian Zi. "Then let's go out together. I don't plan on throwing away such a useful thing like the Emperor's Sword."
But Tian Zi still shook her head.
"You don't understand at all. Almost all of my sword owners' minds were affected by the resentment in the Emperor's Sword and died an unnatural death in the end … Although the Emperor's Sword does indeed have unparalleled power, it is also an undeniably ominous sword! I don't want to kill the owner of the Emperor's Sword anymore … "
"Sorry, my history isn't very good. I've never heard of such things," the earth child said unwaveringly. "But I know that a drop of water will be repaid with a gushing spring! My dad was able to gather the medical fees all because of you. Now, you became like this because you saved us, so I will never give up on you. "
"You're really an idiot …" Tian Zi wiped the corners of her eyes, even though she could no longer cry.
But at this moment, she seemed to have suffered a severe headache. She held her head and screamed.
"Tian Zi?!"
The earth child wanted to get close to her, but she blew him far away with a wave of her hand.
"The resentment is already … Wu … Hurry … Run …"
The ink-like darkness once again swept through the earth child's vision. The Tian Zi and the Emperor's Sword stuck in the stone brick were also swallowed and disappeared in front of him.
Before the earth child could decide whether to escape or find the Emperor's Sword, the black 'something' wrapped around his left foot.
It was a black substance that was cold and sticky like mud. It was as if a shadow had come to life, causing the earth child to involuntarily have goosebumps all over his body.
Then, the black mud spread towards the earth child's body. At the same time, two bright red spots of light appeared on the ground.
This made the earth child immediately understand that this damn thing was the monsters in the haunted house!
But without the Emperor's Sword, he was already helpless against such things …
Just as the black mud wrapped around Chen Tuwa's neck, and Chen Tuwa had already accepted his fate, something arced through the air and hit the black mud. At the same time, a man's shout came from behind him.
"Ma li ma li hu, the Lord of the Heavens is as urgent as the law!"
With a 'bang', the lump of black mud retreated back into the shadows.
The earth child coughed. Only then did he realize that the thing that hit the black mud was a small talisman. He looked behind him and realized that it was Ding Yang, who had already run away.
"Why … did you come back?"
"Nonsense, leaving behind teammates and running away is definitely a side character that won't live past three chapters. How could a grand and righteous main character do such a thing!" Ding Yang said something that Chen Tuwa did not understand and helped him up from the ground. "Since I brought you in, I have to bring you out in one piece!"
"Uncle …"
"Stop talking nonsense, get ready to go!"
Carrying Chen Tuwa, Ding Yang desperately ran toward the exit.
But before they could reach the exit, their last ray of hope was swallowed up by the darkness once again.
However, this wasn't the worst part. What was worse was that they didn't know when it started, but dense red dots of light had already appeared behind them …
"I'm sorry uncle, if it wasn't for me …" Chen Tuwa softly apologized in a depressed voice.
"Don't argue. Usually, when a main character in a Xianxia novel is forced to this extent, his skills will improve greatly, and he will become a peerless master …"
"The Ren and Du meridians are from Wuxia novels, right?"
"It's more or less the same. Just understand the essence."
Although the two seemed to have the time to talk about such meaningless things, the earth child knew that Ding Yang was completely out of ideas. His trembling hands and head full of cold sweat revealed this.
If he had known, he would have brought Tian Zi out more decisively …
Just as the densely packed red dots were about to close in on the two of them, there was a loud rumble. Not far away, the white light that signified the exit appeared again, but this time, four people emerged from it … To be precise, there were three people and a ghost.
"Oh oh, this mission is finally over."
The main character, Xu Shenxing, who had finally reappeared after several chapters, had a smile on his face. "Then let's clean up quickly and take a plane back to Jiang Jin to celebrate."
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