Chapter 55: Cold Corpse City
Liu Xiaojing took me to the Lake Viewing Terrace. The fog seemed to be there forever. I have walked this road countless times, but every time I come here on my own, I can't reach the Lake Viewing Terrace even though it is this road. Why is that? I don't understand. Liu Xiaojing told me, but I don't understand either.
When the corpse ship was vaguely visible, the "Spiritual Song" sounded, which was so tense.
"It's okay. I'm here. It's okay if you hear it. When the opportunity comes, I'll teach you. Then you don't have to be afraid anymore."
I don't know what kind of world that will be, but corpses will definitely be everywhere, because it will be a world of cold corpses. I believe I will be surprised, even though I am mentally prepared.
"After we got on the boat, there were bodies underneath. We didn't get off, so we just stood at the bow."
Corpse ship, I believe it is full of corpses, otherwise it cannot be called a corpse ship.
When we got on the boat, the smell of cold corpses was very heavy, and I felt a chill that penetrated my bones. Liu Xiaojing took my hand and walked to the bow, and then we looked. The fog was very thick and it was getting thicker and thicker. I couldn't see anything. After more than ten minutes, the fog dissipated, and there was a big lake. The water was deep blue. I didn't know where the boat was taking us.
An hour later, we saw a place. It was a small island covered with trees. It was very quiet and beautiful.
After we got on the island, we went around to the back, said Liu Xiaojing.
"This is a cave. After going down, take a small boat and you'll reach the city. It's a city of our tribe. It's an underground city, a dark city, formed naturally. It was originally built to avoid war, but it's never been used once. Our people are a brave people, but it's a pity that they all died in the "Spirit Song". I still don't understand this strange "Spirit Song". What exactly is going on? I will find out."
When the "Spiritual Song" sounded, all the people of the entire tribe died. It was definitely a strange thing, and no one could explain it clearly. It was like the "Guangling San", and had the same killing power.
The natural cave is something I couldn’t imagine. It is a cave a hundred meters high, with all kinds of stalactites, flashing colorful lights. I can hardly believe that there is such a beautiful .
“It turns out this should be able to come in.”
What I mean is, the person is not dead, but he came in casually.
"That's right, but after our clan was exterminated, this cave was sealed. It's the only entrance to the city below."
After walking in the cave for twenty minutes, we boarded a small boat and rowed for an hour before arriving at the stone gate. That was the city gate, a very tall one. It seemed a bit similar to the city gate of Suoyang City, but it was five or six times larger, and it was made entirely of stone.
Liu Xiaojing got off the boat and walked to the city gate. There were countless handprints on the gate, thousands of handprints of different sizes. Liu Xiaojing pressed her hand on a handprint, and the city gate opened.
"What's this?"
"Ghost Handprint."
After she finished speaking, I shuddered. Ghost handprint, so Liu Xiaojing is still a ghost, that's all I can say. I followed her in, and Liu Xiaojing wanted to hold my hand. I dodged for a moment, and she smiled at me and walked in front.
When I entered the city, there were cold corpses everywhere. Some were standing, some were sitting, some were lying, and some were lying on their stomachs. They were all fresh corpses. The only thing in common was that they didn't move. I walked slowly.
"It's okay. When the 'Spiritual Song' isn't playing, they won't move. Even if it's playing, they'll move. Just follow me. No more than five meters, and they won't see you. You don't have to be afraid."
This city of corpses actually exists. This is another world. I believe it. This is my first time in another world. I feel uneasy and scared. Could the ghosts here be like us, with thoughts and lives? Just different forms, I think so.
Liu Xiaojing seemed to be much more natural here than up there. She would turn around and smile at me from time to time, and her smile was even more beautiful. I thought this must be her home, and it was natural for her to relax.
This city is very big and is divided into the inner and outer cities. We are still in the outer city. Liu Xiaojing told me that if I want to go to the inner city, I must hold her hand. The cold corpses there are different from those outside. If she doesn't hold my hand, she will see me. No one from another world can come in here.
The gate of the inner city was closed, and Liu Xiaojing was standing there. Suddenly, eyes appeared on the gate, one by one, moving around, some big, some small, some closed, some open, some staring, and some smiling. I saw Liu Xiaojing's eyes, and I was so nervous.
"Don't be nervous, you're squeezing my hand so hard it hurts."
Liu Xiaojing's face showed a painful expression. I wanted to let go, but Liu Xiaojing pulled me tight.
Liu Xiaojing covered one of her eyes with her hand, and when she took it away, the eye disappeared. The city gate opened, and she showed me her hand. The eye actually grew in the palm of her hand.
"It's okay, don't be afraid, this is a ghost eye."
We went in, and I couldn't see anything.
"Why can't I see anything?"
"You don't have ghost eyes, don't worry, just hold on to me, nothing will happen."
I couldn't see, like a blind man, and my legs were weak. I walked for more than twenty minutes and seemed to have entered a room, said Liu Xiaojing.
"I'll give you the Ghost Eye in a moment, and you'll be able to see some fragments of our past lives on this wall. Just believe it. I'll give you the Ghost Eye, and I won't be able to see anything in this world. Hurry up and get it. I'm telling you, no matter what you see around you, don't scream or speak. No matter what, you must remain calm. If you scream, I'll make a sound, and you could both be in trouble."
"I'm afraid I can't control it. Don't look at it. I believe you."
I was so scared that the bile was almost flowing out of me.
Liu Xiaojing put her left hand on mine, and I suddenly saw it, and then I held my tongue. I was afraid to scream. There were cold corpses all around me, and they made all kinds of weird expressions at me, but actually they were making them at Liu Xiaojing. I felt like I was going crazy.
It took me a long time to calm down. I saw on the wall in front of me the life I had in the previous world with Liu Xiaojing. We even had a lovely child. Oh my God, how could this be possible? The people there looked exactly like me now, without any change.
Liu Xiaojing stretched out her left hand and held my left hand, and I became blind again.
"Okay, you can go back now."
We came out and took the corpse boat to Wanghu Terrace. It was the middle of the night. I lay down on the stone platform at once. It seemed as if I had returned to this world and everything was perfect.
Then, when I came to my senses, I discovered something that left me stunned.
Liu Xiaojing stared at me without saying a word. I knew something bad was going to happen, so I stood up. I felt empty, like just a shell. It was just a feeling, just a feeling, and in the end I felt empty.
"What did you take?"
Liu Xiaojing was a little angry. There were indeed many ancient things in this ancient city . After all, it was a thousand-year-old ancient city. Even in the outer city, any item was worth hundreds of thousands, but I didn't take it.
"I didn't take it. I'm not that kind of person."
"You didn't take it? If you didn't take it, your soul would be gone?"
Liu Xiaojing can actually see my soul.
"Can you see my soul?"
"Yes, no one knows about this. I can see the soul of any of you, holy or dirty."
I was sweating. It wasn't that Liu Xiaojing could see my soul, but that my soul was gone.
Liu Xiaojing rummaged through my pockets and unexpectedly pulled out a finger bone, which was the thousand-year-old finger bone that Zheng Qing wanted. Liu Xiaojing took a look and shook her head, saying, "I don't know when this thousand-year-old finger bone came into my pocket."
"Is this the reason why I lost my soul?"
"This is the Soul-Absorbing Finger. You must have hit something. We need to go back."
Whenever I hear it, I shudder. If I go there again, it's a melody that would kill me.
Liu Xiaojing hummed "Spirit Song", which sounded weird, almost like a ghost's voice. I got goosebumps. It turned out that Liu Xiaojing sang "Spirit Song" to summon the corpse ship, and the corpse ship appeared.
"Can you think of another way?"
"There's no other way. I can only go back and look for your soul. It's hard to say whether I'll find it or not."
“What happens if we can’t find it?”
"die."
Liu Xiaojing was very cold. I didn't know why, but she suddenly became so cold that I couldn't stand it.
The corpse ship appeared again, making me feel even colder.
We boarded the boat again and returned to Lengshi City, in the outer city, said Liu Xiaojing.
"Your soul can only be in the outer city. We will search for it in the outer city. Remember, find the green cold corpse."
Green? I haven't seen it, so I'll look for it. The outer city is huge. It would probably take more than an hour to walk from here to there. There are cold corpses everywhere, which really makes me feel scared. They don't move, but their shapes are very scary.
"Remember, don't let the cold corpse touch your blood, and don't let your blood bleed anywhere, otherwise the cold corpse will move. If it moves, it will not only be trouble for you, but also for me."
I was nervous and my hair stood on end, afraid of what might happen. When I opened a door and went in to look, my hand was cut and bleeding. There was a small knife on the door that was not very clear. Liu Xiaojing looked back at me, the blood kept flowing, she seemed not to know what to do, and I was also stunned. The cold corpses slowly stood up.
Liu Xiaojing took something out of her pocket and handed it to me. It was a blue pendant. She put it around my neck and said.
"Run out, go back, and wait for me at the crematorium. I'll be back in two or three days."
"You come back with me too."
I tried to pull her hand, but she dodged.
"Go quickly, don't let the blood touch me."
Liu Xiaojing turned around and went out. I chased her out, but there was no trace of her. All those cold corpses were actually rushing towards her.
I ran out of the city and took the corpse boat back. I couldn't figure out what had happened. I went to find Zheng Qing. He was sitting in the office smoking. His work for the day was over.
"Master Zheng, something happened to Liu Xiaojing."
Zheng Qing jumped up and then sat down again.
"What's up?"
I told him what happened, and Zheng Qing jumped up again, staring at me, seeming very dissatisfied and angry. After a while, he sat down again.
"It's okay, she's fine. Wait, wait until she comes back, then you can go out!"
From Zheng Qing's tone, it seemed that it wasn't "nothing" at all, but rather "there's nothing we can do." This really puzzled me. Was there really nothing Zheng Qing could do? Zheng Qing was afraid that something might happen to Liu Xiaojing. He needed the thousand-year-old finger bone, but I didn't know what he was going to do. Liu Xiaojing needed the bone ball. No matter what, it seemed like all he could do was wait.
