Yan Yan and I followed Shi Yuhan. This room seemed small at first glance, but the front hall alone was quite long, dark and narrow. In the darkness, Yan Yan grabbed my arm, probably afraid that something might happen to me.
At the end of the front hall, there was a faint light, more like the light of a candle. The flickering flame swayed with the wind.
In the room, Fatty, Xu Yang and Song Yiran were looking at me with solemn expressions.
"You," Xu Yang looked at me and said, "Are you okay?"
I was already quite confused about the things here. His question made me even more puzzled.
I replied doubtfully, "How should I answer this?"
Yan Yan stood behind me, blocking the direct line of sight between others and me. For a moment, I felt warm inside. Apart from those who truly cared about me, he had unhesitatingly protected me.
Maybe there were still many tasks that required my cooperation. Losing me wouldn't do him any good either.
"Stop hiding. Come and take a look," Uncle Shi interrupted the situation.
It was only when I calmed down that I noticed that this room seemed like a huge spiritual formation, suppressing evil ghosts. The layout of the room was also like a spiritual cage that converged from the outside to the inside.
In the very center of the room, the ground was sunken. Candles were placed around it. The light of these candles was not orange but a faint cyan. There was an evil spirit that troubled the world imprisoned underground.
I don't know why, but I always felt that this matter had a great deal to do with me. A shiver ran through me.
Yan Yan suddenly grabbed my hand and said, "Don't be afraid. I'm here." No one noticed Yan Yan's action. Everyone just pulled their partners closer to the center.
Xu Yang put his arm around Song Yiran, looking extremely proud. Song Yiran tried to escape his clutches in disgust, but was pulled even tighter by Xu Yang, so she gave up struggling.
Fatty followed Shi Yuhan step by step, watching as she supported her grandfather. Then he ran over obsequiously to support Uncle Shi on the other side.
The room was extremely cold. I always felt that there were people all around, passing through my body, sucking away my vital energy.
I slowly walked towards the center. When I saw the sunken area, I couldn't help but exclaim. Why were there four women lying there properly?
The others seemed to think everything was fine. Song Yiran looked at the old master Shi and asked, "Master, did you bring us to see these four people for any special meaning?"
Uncle Shi didn't say a word. He looked at me, as if hoping to get the answer he wanted from me.
"I've always wanted to ask you. Why were you late?" Uncle Shi asked. He only noticed that I was late and completely ignored Yan Yan.
I looked at Yan Yan, then at the confused faces of the others, and sighed. "I've always had a strange feeling since I came here. I feel cold, but it's only cold in my heart. I always feel that something is about to happen."
"I didn't really feel it at first, but when I got to the door of this room, I felt a chill. Especially when I was entering the door, a woman suddenly appeared and grabbed my neck, glaring at me angrily."
When Fatty heard it was a woman, his eyes lit up. "Brother Mu, you've had a romantic encounter! Is she a beauty?" He looked at me eagerly.
I gave him a disdainful look. "If you ignore the stench of decay on her body, her white pupils and her long blue - purple tongue, she should be a beauty."
"What are you doing? That's so disgusting," Xu Yang said with a look of disgust.
Yan Yan looked at Uncle Shi and said in an undeniable tone, "You must know what's going on."
Uncle Shi said, "Finally, it's here."
"These four women have been dead for a long time. Their bodies haven't decayed, but they have no vital signs. Their hair and nails have been growing well. We have to send people to clean this place regularly."
"Every time the people who come here leave, they always sigh and say it's so tragic." He suddenly looked at me. "These four women are none other than your previous four step - mothers."
A chill ran down my spine. This explained why I felt so uncomfortable as soon as I came here and why I was entangled by the female ghost as soon as I entered the door.
The others were looking at me. I was still in shock and couldn't come to terms with it for a long time.
"She came after you because the aura on you is very similar to that of your parents. They mistook you for them. How could they let go of the people who killed them?" Uncle Shi said.
I looked at him. "My parents were together freely. The deaths of these people definitely had nothing to do with my parents. I don't believe that nonsense. I will definitely find out the truth of what happened many years ago." Then I walked out.
The others just stared at me blankly.
"Brother Mu"
"Chen Mu"
I ran out of that depressing room and took big gulps of air outside, feeling like a dying fish that had finally returned to the water.
Yan Yan followed me all the way out and stood behind me, watching what I was doing. "If you're not feeling well, just tell me."
I didn't even dare to look at him. My current state and the family matters were all exposed in the sunlight. Everything seemed so gloomy under the sun.
"Why are you crying?"
I reached out and touched my face. There was a bit of coldness. It was tears. When did I start crying? I didn't even feel it at all. Maybe I just couldn't accept this incident.
"Just act as if this never happened. Don't tell anyone about it," I looked at Yan Yan. I really hoped that these unspeakable things would be buried here forever.
Yan Yan reached out and stroked my head. I don't know why, but this person always gave people a sense of security. Even if he didn't say a word and just looked at you, you would feel extremely happy.
The other four people also rushed over in a hurry. Xu Yang pulled me cheerfully and said, "It's okay, brother. We understand you. Every family has its own hard - to - read scriptures. It's not your fault."
Song Yiran nodded silently beside him. Fatty bumped my shoulder and winked at me. I knew he was trying to comfort me.
"The bodies haven't decayed for many years. There are still many doubts in this incident. This matter is closely related to what we're going to do next. Maybe we can solve the mystery," Yan Yan said. "Everyone can get prepared. We'll set off the day after tomorrow."
"Yan Yan, my grandfather said that this matter is very strange. The illusion that Chen Mu saw and the jade bottle that suddenly appeared many years ago. It all seems like a huge conspiracy," Shi Yuhan, who had just arrived, said. "Grandfather also said that we have to make full preparations. Otherwise, it will be very difficult to succeed."
Yan Yan's gaze swept over everyone several times. "I'll give you enough time to prepare. I hope you won't let me down."
Yan Yan's cold tone always gave people a feeling of being kept at a distance. He was like a god standing on a high peak, untouchable. He was like a god looking down on all sentient beings, planning everything.
Xu Yang took Song Yiran and left. Shi Yuhan stayed here to accompany her grandfather. I drove away with Fatty. Yan Yan drove back alone.
The truth of the incident was getting closer, and the mystery was about to be solved. In the next few days, everything was worth looking forward to.