Chapter 72 Key Props
Li Daming cursed at Wang Yuantong, saying, "What you are talking about is bullshit."
Wang Yuantong was furious: "Li Daming, what evil intentions are you hiding? Can you protect me? If not, get out of here!"
Li Daming took Chen Jian's hand and walked towards Professor Chen instead of running away.
I know what he means. Now we have reached the most critical point of this level. Chen Jian must face his purgatory on his own. If Chen Jian runs away at this time, he will never pass this level.
Wang Yuantong was so angry that he went over and grabbed Li Daming. Li Daming started fighting with him and the two men rolled on the ground.
Chen Jian stood there, his whole body shaking, his teeth chattering, and he looked at the person opposite him in horror.
Professor Chen had already walked closer, and the father and son were only five steps away. Professor Chen pushed the frame of his glasses and smiled elegantly: "Jian'er, come here."
"Dad." Chen Jian didn't dare to move.
Professor Chen kept waving his fingers with his right hand: "Come here, come here."
Chen Jian seemed to be bewitched by something, and he walked towards Professor Chen involuntarily. I watched intently from the side, feeling extremely conflicted. I knew that he would suffer a lot in the past, but I couldn't escape . Now, moving forward would mean death, and moving backward would also mean death. I was stuck here.
Before Chen Jian walked over, Wang Yuantong kicked Li Daming away. He got up from the ground and stumbled towards Professor Chen. He just ran to Chen Jian and took the child's hand to leave. Professor Chen came close to him at some point. I didn't even see how he came over. He looked like a ghost.
Professor Chen slowly grinned: "Yuantong, what are you doing?"
Wang Yuantong held the child's hand tightly, stared at Professor Chen, and said word by word: "I know, you are a demon in your heart."
"I am a demon, what can you do to me?" Professor Chen said coldly.
"My purpose of coming here is to break the inner demon." Wang Yuantong gritted his teeth and said, "You're here at the right time..." Before he could finish his words, Professor Chen grabbed his collar and suddenly exerted force, as if he was carrying a sandbag , and threw Wang Yuantong from the shore into the water.
The dark lake water rippled slightly, and Wang Yuantong floated in the water. He was wearing a cotton coat, and he quickly absorbed water and sank. Wang Yuantong drank the water and shouted, "Li Daming, please don't hurt the child. I, I can't do it anymore..."
With a few gurgling sounds, Wang Yuantong disappeared from the lake without a trace.
I immediately understood that he was gone, leaving the bardo realm once again and should be returning to the real world.
Professor Chen smiled faintly: "Rat."
He held Chen Jian's hand and walked towards the arch bridge step by step. At this time, Li Daming got up and chased after him.
Professor Chen turned around and looked at him coldly: "Do you want to get in the water too?"
Li Daming smiled and said, "Professor, don't worry. I won't do anything like that. You can do whatever you want. But there is one thing. Please don't kill your own child."
Professor Chen ignored him and pulled Chen Jian onto the arch bridge, step by step to the middle of the bridge.
I whispered, “What should I do?”
Li Daming shook his head: "I have no choice. If I take Chen Jian away, I won't be able to pass this level. But if Professor Chen kills Chen Jian, Chen Jian's attempt to pass the level will also fail. What do you think we should do? Chen Jian can only rely on himself to unlock this heart lock, break through the mental barrier, and defeat the inner demon."
I was silent for a moment, then said, “I didn’t expect his father to be the ultimate demon.”
Li Daming said, "Chen Meiyu once told you that she had never seen Grandpa. Grandpa went abroad a long time ago. Apart from occasionally sending postcards, there was no news from him at all."
"Yes," I said.
Li Daming seemed to be thinking: "It seems that something happened between the father and the other. The person Chen Jian has the most difficulty facing is his father."
At this time, Professor Chen took Chen Jian to the center of the arch bridge and stood under the pouring light.
Professor Chen held Chen Jian's neck and made him kneel on the edge of the bridge, looking down at the dark lake below.
Professor Chen was mumbling something, but no one knew what incantation he was chanting. It was filled with a ghostly aura that echoed throughout the cave.
Li Daming and I walked slowly towards the bridge. We both had a feeling that the whole thing was going to get out of control. If Chen Jian died, he would be really dead, and our mission would be over. And this was the last level, so I'm afraid it wouldn't be that easy to end. Li Daming and I were both in it, so whether we could get out at that time was another matter.
We came to the arch bridge. Professor Chen had finished his spell. He looked at the lake and said, "Dragon, you should wake up! You should wake up!"
Suddenly, a knife appeared in his hand and he stabbed Chen Jian in the back.
"Oh no!" Li Daming and I shouted at the same time, and we rushed towards the arch bridge together.
The pouring light makes the bridge so bright that it is dazzling, and walking on the bridge feels like walking on a road to heaven.
There were many corpses scattered on the bridge. They were all members of the exploration team. Their deaths were strange. Some were lying on the ground, some were lying on their backs, and some were hunched over. But without exception, they all looked as if their energy had been drained away, and they all turned into miserable mummies.
I felt like vomiting, and the bright bridge surface made me dizzy. Looking at the lake below, it didn't seem so dark, but rather deep and charming. I really wanted to jump in to find out.
Li Daming was also unable to walk, so he knelt on the ground with a plop, supporting himself with his hands, and sweat dripped from his head.
It's the same even though I have no body. Li Daming is a living person here, with all his feelings present, and he can experience more impact.
Professor Chen narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Li Daming, I didn't want to hurt you, but you are seeking death yourself, so it's not up to others."
Li Daming fell to the ground and crawled towards Professor Chen step by step with his hands.
Professor Chen stabbed Chen Jian in the back with a knife. Chen Jian screamed "Ah!" and the child was about to fall into the lake.
Professor Chen slowly loosened his grip. Chen Jian did not fall off, but lay on the edge of the bridge, with a long dagger on his back, facing the lake, mumbling something.
Professor Chen stepped on his son and pulled out the dagger. He touched his son's neck with his hand, then pointed the tip of the dagger at him and muttered, " Son , don't blame me. I had no choice."
As he said this, he was about to stab it.
I also fell to the ground and couldn't get up. Li Daming was panting heavily, but he was still insisting on moving forward. He was still a few steps away. He saw that if Professor Chen stabbed him, Chen Jian would definitely die.
I reluctantly came to Li Daming and whispered, "Damin, do you still remember that key prop?"
He looked at me.
We both said at the same time, "Harmonica!"
Li Daming barely managed to take out the harmonica from his jacket pocket, put it in his mouth, and blew it with a "puff" sound. Although the sound was a little cracked, at least some sound came out.
Professor Chen was stunned, the knife stopped in mid-air, and he turned around to look at him.
"Where did you get your harmonica?" Professor Chen frowned, let go of Chen Jian, and walked over step by step: "Give me the harmonica."
Li Daming was so weak that he could not even crawl and it was difficult for him to lift a finger. He barely put the harmonica in his mouth and blew it several times, making "puff puff" sounds, but the sound was very hoarse.
Professor Chen walked closer to Li Daming and squinted his eyes: "It seems that I can't keep you here."
Li Daming suddenly shouted, "Lao Lin, you play!"
Professor Chen paused, not knowing what it meant.
I reacted and although I couldn't touch the harmonica, I still lowered my head and put my mouth to the mouth of the harmonica. I didn't know if I could make it sound, so I could only try my best.
I blew on it, but the harmonica didn't make any sound.
For a moment I felt like I had fallen into an ice hole. I was extremely depressed. I couldn't even play the harmonica here.
Professor Chen laughed: "Li Daming, I think you are scared silly. What Lao Lin?" He came close to Li Daming, stepped on Li Daming's head, and then bent down to take the harmonica.
At this moment, someone on the bridge shouted, "Throw the harmonica to me!"
Li Daming and I reluctantly looked over and saw that it was Chen Jian. He slowly stood up from the bridge and his whole person had changed dramatically. He was no longer a child but a young man in his early twenties, with a fuzzy mustache on his upper lip and a tough look in his eyes. His facial features and eyes looked like a smaller version of Professor Chen.
The strangest thing was that the diving suit he was wearing had grown with him and fit him perfectly.
Li Daming threw the harmonica in his hand with all his strength. Professor Chen was shocked and watched the harmonica roll several times in the air and land in Chen Jian's hands.
Chen Jian put the harmonica in his mouth, remained silent for a few seconds, and then started to play. A melodious tune came out, and the rhythm was so beautiful that several of us were stunned.
Professor Chen looked at him with tears in his eyes, "Jian'er..."
Chen Jian walked towards him while blowing.
I suddenly realized what song it was and whispered, "It's 'Nanniwan'."
"Nanniwan" is a classic old song with a soft melody and rich charm. Coupled with Chen Jian's superb harmonica interpretation, it makes people forget themselves when listening to it.
Chen Jian walked to his father's side and whispered, "Dad, this is your favorite song."
Professor Chen nodded.
Chen Jian picked up the knife on the ground and suddenly stabbed it into Professor Chen's chest.
Professor Chen held Chen Jian's arm tightly, his eyes fluctuating, "It was you who killed me, it was you who killed me..." His voice became weaker and weaker, his legs became weak, and he slowly knelt on the ground like a statue.
he died.
Chen Jian pulled out a dagger and kicked Professor Chen into the deep water without mercy.
Li Daming and I were both stunned.
