mtl008 Chapter 261 Leaving the Tomb
Chapter 261 Leaving the Tomb
The two communicated as much as possible.
Finally, the whole story was completed.
Chen Yuetan's previous domain was next to the former Liting Apartment, but all three tenement buildings belonged to the Wang family.
The river exit of Liting Apartments (Jixiangyuan) is located on the rooftop.
This may be why Chen Yuetan was able to find a second outlet for the Yuhe River.
"So... even without participating in the creation of the demon, one cannot escape the fate of extermination?"
Chen Ji murmured.
This is the path that Jixiangyuan chose.
But it didn't work.
Wang Yunfei killed all the remaining members of the Wang family.
In the domain, Wang Yunfei was eventually killed by Chen Ji.
Chen Yuetan's expression was complicated as he said softly:
“When I met him, Wang Yunfei was very young and lived in a dilapidated basement in Jixiangyuan. He was a lonely child.”
"However, although he seemed a bit strange at the time, he was far from being as paranoid as you described."
“He took me to the rooftop, and I gave him a strange object... an abandoned strange object, as a way of repaying him.”
"Spinning top."
Chen Ji pursed his lips, thinking of the little spinning top in the basement. He hadn't expected it to belong to his uncle.
"He has kept it all this time."
“I saw it; it was the only toy he owned.”
Chen Yuetan didn't speak, but just sighed softly.
The Wang family has been destroyed, and all the rights and wrongs and grudges have faded away with time.
They looked at the portrait again, and this time, they noticed that there were subtle differences in the facial features.
This person should be Wang Yunfei's ancestor.
So, in the village where the ghost infants were slaughtered... there must have been some survivors who continued to have offspring.
“His demeanor doesn’t quite match either,” Chen Yuetan murmured. “That child’s expression was always very calm, and he almost never showed any significant emotional fluctuations.”
Chen Ji thought it looked quite similar.
This connects the story of how the Wang family ancestors fought against the Source Corpse, and how their descendants who escaped learned of the apocalypse through some means.
They began to "create ghosts," attempting to equip their race with the ability to cope with the apocalypse.
However, this led to a series of tragedies.
However, there are still many gaps in this account, such as how the Wang family descendants knew about the apocalypse, and where they learned about the great tomb and the source corpse...
In another courtyard, the Wang family held an inexplicable reverence for the ghost infant that had killed their ancestor.
They are suspected of attempting to "recreate" the ghost baby through a sacrificial ritual.
Furthermore, the Liting Apartments did not come into contact with the source corpses, nor did it create any ghosts, yet it was uniquely afflicted by a curse.
All those who leave home are forced to return under the control of fate, and to marry close relatives.
This practice started at least in the generation of Wang Lijun's mother, the "ghost grandmother."
Is it because of the mountain village?
Meanwhile, the Hair Ghost was also in the third tenement building of the Wang family.
The question of where Wang Yunfei hid Chen Ji's body remains a mystery.
“Perhaps he recognized you in the end.” Chen Yuetan stared at his nephew’s face: “You still look a lot like me.”
"Is this... a way of repaying?"
Chen shook his head blankly.
He also didn't know that this question might never be answered.
Continue viewing the murals.
After the ghost baby massacred the village, it wandered the outside world for countless years.
Later, it gazed at the starry sky with an extremely pained expression.
Next one.....
The ghost baby is curled up under the banyan tree, as if it has returned to the village?
Its mouth suddenly became extremely large, like the ghost baby's head that Wusu had shown, as if it wanted to devour, but there was no one in front of it.
A long section of the mural was scratched!
"Who is so wicked?"
Chen Ji clicked his tongue.
In short, they could never know what happened after the ghost baby opened its mouth wide.
The ghost baby then arrived at a temple.
This is the temple of the Twenty-Eight Star Lords.
It destroyed the temple and stepped into the black gate in mid-air.
In the next picture, it lies in a coffin, its body returned to its original infant state.
Immediately afterwards, for reasons unknown, twenty-eight colossal statues of the Ghost Constellation appeared beside it, and the ghost infant's body was reduced to charcoal.
It was then scratched... until the advent of modern murals.
Chen Ji silently retreated, his mind in turmoil.
Although many questions remain unanswered, he has already obtained enough information from this tomb raiding trip.
Chen Yuetan was the same.
“There are other large tombs as well,” Chen Yuetan said softly.
The Tomb of the Ghost Infant tells the story of the apocalypse and the history of the royal family.
But there are still many things left unexplained about the Netherworld, the Ghostly Constellation, the Milky Way...
“Zeng Guichuan seems to want to go to other tombs.” Chen Ji thought of the strand of hair that Duan Cong had taken away, and the black gate inside Tuotuo Mountain.
He suspected that the scratched murals were the work of Zeng, and that they must contain some important information, possibly related to other large tombs.
The two sat on the ground, each lost in thought.
After being ignored for a long time, Wusu suddenly said in a low voice:
When are we going home?
Chen Yuetan paused for a moment, then took the child into his arms.
He looked around the tomb chamber containing the ghostly infant and said softly:
"Now."
They have achieved their objective and will not consider exploring other areas for the time being; they can leave now.
Chen Ji also stood up, preparing to return the way he came.
Wusu was visibly much happier. He tugged at Chen Ji's sleeve and shook his head, saying, "Don't go back!"
"There's a road here too."
"Faster and safer!"
He led the two to the coffin and pointed to the door on the bottom panel.
After learning that he was going home, Wusu became more talkative.
He said that if they went back the way they came, without the Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys to guide them, they might end up in the "cave" and "forest ranger valley".
With a gentle push, the door opened.
A sliver of light shone through.
Chen Ji's heart stirred slightly as he heard the sound of wind and barking dogs coming from behind the door, clearly indicating that it was from the outside world.
He glanced back at the tomb one last time, then leaped into the coffin, letting himself fall out the door...
......
The sun is shining brightly.
The sun was high in the sky; it was already noon!
Having been in the dark tomb for so long, Chen Ji's eyes couldn't quite process it, and a flash of white light appeared before his eyes.
He narrowed his eyes, and suddenly felt...
Something wet touched his hand.
"Chen Ji—"
My uncle's voice sounded distant and somewhat indistinct.
"run!"
Ok?
Visibility is finally clear.
Chen Ji suddenly realized that he was standing on a dirt road, which was not the place where they entered the tomb!
Where did Usu bring them?
"Woo..."
A threatening low growl suddenly exploded in Chen Ji's ears.
He turned around and first saw his uncle not far away, leading Wusu in a frantic dash.
Beside him, a dozen or so stray dogs bared their teeth, their eyes gleaming with ferocity, sniffing at Chen Ji's scent.
Chen Ji seemed to have stumbled into their territory.
He felt a jolt of numbness all over his body, and without saying a word, he turned and ran a second before being bitten!
"Uncle, wait for me!"
"Woof woof woof woof!!"