mtl008 Chapter 480 [The Train] Epilogue
Chapter 480 [The Train] Epilogue
Underground platform.
Sizzle—Sizzle
The lights flashed twice before illuminating the entire platform.
Meanwhile, the lights in the small booth for station staff in the very center of the platform suddenly turned on.
"Is it six o'clock yet?"
Qin Lang did not move.
She waited a few seconds before looking at the distant railway tracks, where a rumbling sound seemed to indicate that a train was speeding towards them.
"Heishan... is also Tuotuoshan."
she murmured.
"Three time points."
Qin Lang's emotions were in turmoil. Firstly, in 1985, something must have happened inside Black Mountain, causing the tomb of the Creator Ghost to be invaded by the outside world for the first time.
The direct impact is:
The construction of ghost trains and ghost railways.
It's unclear what exactly happened, but Heishan left and came into reality, where it was called "Tuotuoshan".
2000 years.
Zeng Guichuan began mining in Tuotuo Mountain, obtained the parchment of the Creator Ghost, and learned the location of the Ghost Infant's Tomb.
Tuotuo Mountain has disappeared.
It is a living mountain.
No one knows how it appeared, when it left, or where it is now.
Perhaps it's still in the same place, but no one can see it.
Qin Lang didn't know what the mountain looked like. She could only rely on her imagination and the records left by Zeng Guichuan in his early years to conjure up a blurry image of a distant mountain in her mind.
Heavy, ancient, seemingly eternally still, the mountain is covered in snow, beneath which lie the corpses of miners.
No one knows how Wang Chao regained those essential things.
Then comes 2015-2025.
The interest group led by Wan Yaohong wants to search for Tuotuo Mountain (Black Mountain) again to find the item that the Creator Ghost originally forged.
According to Wang Chao's notes, Wan Yaohong learned of the station's existence.
Through the [Seed of the Heart], Qin Lang and Wei Lan formed a link, and Qin Lang "foresaw" that Wei Lan was the one chosen to open the station and would meet Chen Yuetan and the others at the workshop...
That's how she learned about the information inside the station.
Deep inside the tunnel, the locomotive's headlights illuminated Qin Lang's face. She already knew that now was not the time for the mountain gate to open.
My thinking wasn't comprehensive enough.
It is very likely that the Zeng Guichuan mine disaster in 2000 led to everything that followed, which meant that they could not enter Heishan before that.
Being able to enter the station is one thing.
Whether the mountain gate opens or when one can enter Black Mountain is beyond their control; this trip was in vain.
To find out where the next Montenegro event will take place, we can only wait for fate to decide.
"bat."
Qin Lang said softly, "Time has been reset."
"We're going to take the first train."
......
"wrong."
Chen Ji stared at the vermilion door in the hall, his eyelids twitching suddenly.
The sound of the trumpet faded away in an instant, but the gate to Black Mountain remained unopened!
On the other side, Zhang Xuan's head was throbbing more and more, and she couldn't take her eyes off the ghostly figure outside the window.
Who exactly is the child in my mind?
Is he the ghost's son?
But why do I have no recollection of it at all?
She looked around; the others also looked confused, but no one seemed to be reacting as strongly as she was.
Is it because they have had much more contact with this child compared to them?
The scene was extremely chaotic, but at that moment, the old woman lying on her husband's body suddenly screamed in pain!
Everyone's eyes immediately turned to her, and their pupils suddenly contracted!
Wisps of black smoke billowed from the old woman's body.
The vitality in her body was fading away rapidly.
A sudden jolt went through Tian Qinghe's mind. Everyone else was alright, so the only possibility was...
"The Six-Syllable Mantra of Great Compassion!"
The elderly couple were both bewitched and recited the incantation.
In the blink of an eye, everyone rushed to the old woman's side and placed the prayer beads on her body.
However, the rosary did not react.
The black smoke, as if guided by something, drifted out of the hall, seemingly heading towards the platform or the tunnel...
The smoke gradually dissipated.
The old woman's body trembled uncontrollably until it gradually calmed down after a few seconds.
Perhaps it was because she rarely recited the Six-Syllable Mantra that her body was connected to the monk ghost, and the black smoke within her body was not much, that her life was saved.
Chen Ji quickly picked up the old lady and carried her on his back, his heart sinking heavily.
He suddenly remembered that Tian Qinghe had mentioned that the black smoke had always been there, but they just couldn't see it.
But after leaving the workshop, the black smoke had materialized into a physical form, both on the rosary ghost and on the old woman.
Something must be wrong, they just don't know it!
If the son the ghost mentioned is true, it proves that their memories are confused and they have forgotten the existence of this child!
Chen Ji's gaze immediately turned to the window, and his eyes narrowed.
That ghost...
Missed.
There were no footsteps.
Disappeared on the spot.
Just then, everyone suddenly heard a faint rumbling sound gradually approaching!
They knew that sound all too well... it was the ghost train.
"There are only three trains in total?"
Han Bing struggled to straighten up, his expression changing drastically. He hadn't forgotten that when he first entered the station, it clearly stated that there were only three trains!
分别是凌晨1：10分，2：20分，还有3：30分。
"Go down and find the station staff."
Chen Yuetan immediately said and carried Han Bing on his back.
The door didn't open.
The ghost disappeared.
The train reappears.
Everything has proven that it is not six o'clock now.
A ridiculous conjecture immediately popped into Chen Yuetan's mind: the station's time had been reset, returning to the moment the train arrived!
The group helped each other downstairs and, sure enough, saw a green train approaching from afar.
A figure in a gray uniform leaned quietly against the outside of the pavilion, gazing in the direction of the train.
Which bus is this?
Tian Qinghe stepped forward and asked.
The station employee slowly turned his head and glanced at him.
"TK113".
It raised its hand, glanced at its empty wrist, and seemed to know what Tian Qinghe wanted to ask: "1:10. Arriving on time."
"TK113... This is the first train, there are two more to go."
Tian Qinghe's thoughts were racing. Remembering that she had boarded the 2 o'clock bus, she asked again, "Is there another bus in an hour?"
The station staff smiled.
He nodded and said, "Yes. Since you're in the same profession, let me give you a heads-up:"
"You guys won't be able to get on that bus."
After he finished speaking, he pointed to Zhang Xuan, Wei Lan, the old lady, and Tian Qinghe.
"why?"
"Because that's when you got off the train." The station employee shrugged and turned to go into the pavilion.
These words confirmed to Chen Yuetan that it wasn't the next day, but rather that the time had been updated.
“If we want to travel together, we can only take the first bus.” Chen Yuetan spoke quickly: “The time here is strange. It’s only from 1:10 to 6:00. I don’t know the specific mechanism, but we probably can’t take the bus we came on.”
"In other words, Tian Qinghe, you can only take the train 1 or 3."
"But we can only sit the first and second time."