"If we could, we would never let you participate in such a dangerous mission, but you are necessary, the original expedition team went deep into the core, but they couldn't get the jade, although that colleague was unconscious, but the most common thing he said after he came out was 'need three people without shadows'."

I was startled, and my whole body was cold: "What do you mean by a person without a shadow?" ”

Nineteen shook his head: "Who knows, no one can be sure, we have speculated for so many years, thinking that he is talking about dead people." ”

The air seems to freeze, suffocating me uncomfortably, this kind of thought is terrible, whether it is a dead person or a living person, there is a shadow, but if it is a kind of spiritual suggestion, it is easy to think of ghosts, ghosts have no shadows, so does it also mean dead people?

"So you think I'm dead?"

I asked cautiously, my heart beat suddenly, this kind of "dead people" has always been a hurdle in my heart, I have heard, seen, and touched, but I still don't know anything, because they are clearly no different from living people.

"You're not, but you have death in you, you're entangled in a blood curse, like you're on a death list, have you ever heard of the ferryman?"

"Ferryman? Boating? "I don't know anything.

Nineteen smiled: "The ferryman is also called the Yin Messenger, there is such a person in ancient Chinese legends, they have a special physique, they can travel back and forth between the Yin and Yang worlds, they are human beings on the surface, but they are regarded as the same kind by ghosts, they often hide in the market, hiding from the eyes and ears of the living to do the work of super-evil ghosts, you are very similar to them now, but you are an impostor, so you can't see ghosts." ”

I couldn't help but touch my arm: "Your Mo family has existed for so many years, don't you know if there really is a ferryman in the world?" ”

"That's a legend, I'm just making an analogy," Nineteen leaned closer to me, the corners of his mouth slightly hooked, "Do you believe that there are ghosts in the world?" ”

Nineteen's smile was very strange, and I actually felt a little hairy in my heart, but this feeling quickly disappeared, I looked at him in a daze, and nodded firmly: "I believe it." ”

Nineteen straightened up and looked relaxed: "Since you think there are ghosts in the world, then the ferryman is real, if you don't think there is, then naturally there will be no such profession." ”

What is this? Logic? I just want to hear the exact answer from him, yes or no.

Since he said some ambiguous words to prevaricate, he didn't want to say that I found that I was quite knowledgeable about current affairs now, but I already had a faint feeling in my heart that the ferryman existed, and even with ghosts and gods and the underworld.

But I don't want to ask any more, and I confess that I have some taboos about how a living person can say anything about a dead person, especially in front of a dead person.

"You should know that I am a dead person, this is no secret, but my death is not the same as yours, I don't want to tell you now, as for the god brother in your mouth, his existence is different from you and me, you just need to know that we are all people without shadows, and they are also the three that the family can find at present."

"But there's still ......"

I covered my mouth halfway through the words, since it is a hostile force, it is impossible for the Mo family to use, no matter how much I say it, it is in vain, although Ah Chuan expressed that he is not afraid of their existence, but I am still a little afraid, if they are really as vulnerable as Ah Chuan said, why has the Mo family not been able to sweep them away until now?

Ah Chuan just didn't want me to know the seriousness of the matter, he didn't want me to investigate, he didn't want me to find out the secret.

I have now learned to give up at the right time, curiosity is not a good thing, there are things that can be nightmares when you know more, especially the more you explore, the more secrets you have, like peeling an onion without a heart, layer by layer full of secrets, and more and more, until the person who seeks it goes crazy or turns into dry bones, and the secret is still there, attracting people again, this is the real bottomless pit.

Seeing that I didn't ask anymore, Nineteen changed his relaxed tone: "We can talk about things that science can explain, don't think that the next mission is very mysterious, the ancients were just used to vaguely expressing some taboo things, such as the Si family's generation can feel that the existence of floating islands is based on science." ”

"On what basis?"

I don't know why, he said this but made me uncomfortable, I can imagine that the myth is false, but what involves science must be true, even with all the things have a basis, the reality is always more terrifying than the legend.

"A kind of parasite, living under their cerebral cortex, we can only see it intuitively when modern medicine is more developed, how to say it, it looks ordinary, and very small, like sesame grains, the children of the Si family will carry this parasite since birth, it is passed down from their parents, it is different from the fly, there is only one in each person's body, and the one that is passed on to the parents will die, so there will always be only one person who knows the location of the floating island."

It's really not so mysterious, the immortal gave it wasn't an elixir, it was just a pill wrapped in parasites, so he was definitely not a real immortal, and this farce was still man-made.

"Haven't you studied it?" I asked.

Nineteen shook his head: "There is no way to study it, it is too small, we can't detect the existence of abnormal secretions from the blood, and we don't know what it will bring when we take it out, and there is no research value if it dies, all we want is peace of mind, knowing the reason, things are not so mysterious, right?" ”

I nodded, but I still felt a little disappointed, this kind of thing was very similar to Gu worms, I couldn't help but shudder, when I talked about Gu worms, I would remember everything I had just experienced.

It didn't take long for me to remember a lot of details about this experience, which was a strange feeling, and the previous two times were the same, obviously terrifying, but they would soon be abandoned at the bottom of the seabed of memory, gradually covered with sand, which made me wonder if my memory had declined.

"Actually, knowing the reason is not so difficult to accept, if you don't tell you, you will always miss it in your heart, right?" Nineteen laughed.

I didn't answer, the familiar feeling came again, I stared into his eyes, and these eyes always made me feel familiar, as if I had seen them somewhere, but I couldn't remember them.

"Nineteen, can you take off your mask again and show me?" The devil made me say it.

Nineteen's eyes flashed with surprise, and I realized that I shouldn't have made such a request, so I hurriedly spoke: "No, I'm just talking casually, but why are you wearing a mask, and you don't have anything to cover your face." ”

He didn't answer, and quickly changed the subject: "Did you notice A while watching VR?" ”

He didn't want to tell me, just like Brother Shen refused to let me touch the belt, I followed his question and wanted to go, but I couldn't think of anything, I was in a wave of panic, and I didn't have the heart to pay attention to A.

"I don't know." I answered truthfully.

"A is here, but you didn't pay attention, when it chooses the owner, the body and mind are part of you, this is not only to exercise your calm, but also to simulate the battle, the next time you see something terrifying, don't run away, try to fight with the armor."

He said a little absent-mindedly, and he spoke faster than usual, after changing the topic abruptly, would even he be weak-minded?

What the hell is he hiding? Why is this the reaction when it comes to masks? I was so immersed in confusion that I didn't have the heart to think about anything else, but I just answered twice.

He sighed, as if he was not satisfied with my coping attitude, but he didn't scold me, but just said lightly: "I talked too much today, take a break, I will practice holding my breath twice a day in the future, and there will be no shortage of simulated battles and physical exercises, I hope you treat it with a serious attitude, and there will be an exam after you are injured, I can clearly tell you that this kind of exam will kill people." ”

I jerked my head and tried to ask him but turned away, and the door slammed shut, startling me for some reason.

I drank several glasses of water in a row, and finally relaxed on the bed for a while, things were very messy, I didn't want to think about anything, and my heart was also heavy and uncomfortable, I don't know if it was because of the next exercise, or the exam, or the abnormality of nineteen.

I don't know when I fell asleep, I felt someone gently pushing me in a daze, and when I opened my eyes, it was Ah Chen.

It was already getting dark, and I knew it was time for the injection test again, and yesterday I fainted on the beach, and the test probably didn't take place.

But I couldn't remember it, so I asked, "Did I test it yesterday?" ”

Ah Chen was expressionless: "No." ”

The atmosphere was very dull, and I lost the interest in chatting when I saw his paralyzed face, so I moved my body out of bed and sat myself in a wheelchair, and he didn't mean to push me, but led me to the elevator at the end of the corridor.

He opened the door with the key, didn't use the iris lock, just pressed it twice, the room slowly sank, I looked at his back and suddenly panicked, the facilities here need to be unlocked by Aqing, but A-Qing is not there, he can actually manipulate it.

"What's going on? What about Ah Qing? ”

My voice was flustered, it was so unusual that I should have noticed it in the hallway.

Ah Chen's voice was still as cold as ever: "He has something else to do, so he temporarily closed the lock on the basement floor, what are you afraid of, I can't take you away without an order, there are flies everywhere here." ”

Yes, there is a fly, I actually forgot this, Ah Qing must have seen it, but he has always been very idle, I can't think of what he can do.

"What did he do?" I asked.

Ah Chen didn't answer, as I expected, I couldn't bring up the mood to chat, just followed him all the way into the room, I lay down on the hospital bed, and he began to skillfully connect me with various instruments.

"What's the dosage today?" I'm familiar with the road, and I don't feel worried at all.