Chapter Twenty-Six: The Taiko Drum and the Bell
Luqiu's speechless four-person group ushered in an unexpected group member to join.
Yin Luli looked much calmer than just now, but his eyes were bloodshot and his face was gray; She reached out and rubbed her nose, not caring about the image at all.
Lu Qiu Wuyan really wanted to know what was going on at the shrine, after all, she went there twice, and nothing terrible happened.
"Zhao Chu is not a good person."
Yin Luli opened his mouth for the first time. She gritted her teeth, her eyes moistened.
"What the hell is going on?" Lu Qiu asked wordlessly. Yin Luli pressed his eyes, and then said in a low voice:
"When we arrived at the shrine, everything was normal, because we had looked for it before, so this time we just picked a place that we hadn't looked for at the time. Later, Shen Jie he," said this, her voice trembled a little, as if suppressing sadness.
"Shen Jie found that the bell in front of the shrine was strange, and after taking the bell down, we found that there was a human head hidden in the bell."
"Originally, we looked at it and saw that there was nothing strange, so we planned to put the bell back, but Zhao Chu had to open the bell, and when we weren't paying attention, he found a stone and pried the bell open."
"It's strange to say that the bell was pried open so easily, I don't know what material it was made of. The human head fell to the ground, gurgled and rolled up, as if conscious, and actually slammed open the door of the shrine and rolled in. ”
Yin Luli's face became more and more ugly, as if she was talking about the scene she was most unwilling to face.
"There was a hot wind blowing in the shrine, Shen Jie and I noticed that something was wrong and wanted to leave, but Zhao Chu told us that the head might be the key to opening some mechanism, and important items might be found inside. Shen Jie hesitated, then asked me to stay outside, and he and Zhao Chu went in to have a look. ”
"I want to be with Shen Jie, but Shen Jie won't let me." Speaking of this, Yin Luli couldn't help it, covering his face and letting out a low whimper.
After calming down, she took a deep breath before continuing:
"They had only been in for about five minutes when I heard a loud explosion inside the shrine, and then I saw Zhao Chu running out in a panic. I grabbed him and asked him what was wrong, Shen Jie, but he hurriedly shook off my hand and ran away. ”
"Then, before I had time to rush into the shrine, inside, bursts of flames erupted from inside, and at that time, Shen Jie was still inside."
"I wanted to go into the shrine, but it was as if someone was pulling me by the leg and wouldn't let me rush in."
"I watched there until the shrine was reduced to ashes."
Everyone present was silent.
Shen Jie is a person, Lu Qiu is speechless, they don't know each other, but through Yin Luli's description and a few rare performances, Shen Jie really protects Yin Luli with his own strength.
It's no wonder that Yin Luli is so crazy.
They must have a good relationship.
……
This is already the sixth night, according to the duty schedule they found in Luqiu Wuyan, tomorrow is the day the door opens. But until now, another key item has not appeared. Everyone was nervous, and Gu Chong could see that even if Lu Qiu was speechless, his brows were furrowed all the time.
Do you want to die here?
Gu Chong couldn't help but think in his heart, but for some reason, he was not as scared as he was in the first world. Are you numb?
No one is not afraid of death, and Gu Chong is no exception, but he really feels that he doesn't have the kind of fear he should have.
Why?
"Knock-knock-knock-"
Just when Gu Chong was wondering why he wasn't afraid, there were bursts of drums in his ears. This drum sound is different from ordinary drum sounds, unusually crisp and long.
"Knock-knock-knock-"
It's weird, this drum beat. Gu Chong suddenly felt that his thoughts were empty, and it didn't matter what death or what key items he had. He felt himself slowly stand up, and his body walked in the direction of the source of the drum sound.
"Knock-knock-knock-"
Gu Chong climbed off the platform and stood on the tunnel. The sound of the drum came from the depths of the tunnel.
I don't know why, Gu Chong walked in this dark tunnel, and it didn't affect him at all. Obviously, he was most afraid of this dark tunnel, but at this time, all he had in his mind was the seductive drum sound, and he didn't care whether it was dark or not in the tunnel.
I don't know how long I walked, until the railroad tracks and walls in front of him had disappeared, and Gu Chong discovered the source of the drum sound. It turned out to be a very rustic old man wearing a straw hat and undershirt, standing there with a smile, but he only had one leg and the other trouser leg was empty.
In his hand, he holds a drum the size of a human head, shaped like a beer bottle, and the body of the drum is painted with intricate and beautiful patterns. From time to time, the old man tapped the drum and made a "thump-" sound.
"It's amazing that there are two people."
Two people?
Gu Chong subconsciously turned his head to look and found that not far from him, there was Yin Luli, who also looked confused.
"I don't know how long I've been here, but it's the first time I've seen it, and two people appeared at the same time." The old man said with a smile and stopped beating the drum at the same time.
As soon as the drums stopped, Gu Chong and Yin Luli came to their senses at the same time. "Where is this?" Gu Chong frowned, and Yin Luli on the side obviously didn't know, his expression was the same as Gu Chong's.
"Since you came to the beat of the drums, then you are all qualified, but," the old man smiled, "if you two of you, you will have to come and see which of you is more suitable for this thing." ”
After speaking, the old man struck the drum face again.
Gu Chong's eyes suddenly flashed a lot of things, his experience from childhood to adulthood, his parents, good brothers, and Zhang Mengyuan.
Zhang Mengyuan was what he looked like when he first met her, when she was still a freshman, young and beautiful, standing at the school gate smiling shyly, like a touch of cherry blossoms that bloom first in spring.
But suddenly, Zhang Mengyuan disappeared, and what appeared immediately was the appearance of her parents at home. Her mother was wearing an apron and holding a spatula, smiling kindly, and her father was standing beside her, his face was serious, but his eyes were full of love.
"Po-"
It was like the sound of bubbles bursting, and everything in front of him disappeared again, and the smiling old man was still in front of him.
"It's a pity, young man, you weren't chosen." The old man said, gently taking out the drum in his hand. Gu Chong saw Yin Luli on the side again, she had already opened her eyes at this time, but her face was full of tears.
After a whirlwind, Gu Chong screamed and sat up suddenly, startling Lu Qiu, who was lying next to him.
"What are you doing!"
Lu Qiu snorted silently, Gu Chong turned his head around in a panic, it was already dark, and the people around him were asleep, some people were awakened by Gu Chong's scream, looked up at this side, and fell asleep again.
"I, I, I had a dream......," Gu Chong lay back and muttered.
"What did you dream about?"
The two were facing each other at this time, and they could barely see each other's faces through the moonlight faintly shining in outside.
Gu Chong suddenly seemed to remember something, he propped up his upper body again, and looked towards Yin Luli.
"What the hell is wrong with you?"
Gu Chong didn't answer Lu Qiu's wordless words, he saw that Yin Luli's face was wet, it seemed that he had been crying for a while, and next to Yin Luli's pillow, a small drum, like a miniature version of the drum Gu Chong saw just now, was lying quietly.
Lu Qiu Wuyan also saw it, she glared in surprise, this thing, obviously it didn't exist just now, why did it suddenly appear now?
Gu Chong whispered what he had just experienced to Lu Qiu Wuyan, and Lu Qiu Wuyan only frowned when he heard it.
"How could there be only such an old man all of a sudden......" Lu Qiu muttered to himself wordlessly, "Just now, you and Yin Luli were both normal and slept at the same time, and they haven't been anywhere at all." ”
"What about this ......"
"This world is worthy of being a Class E world," Lu Qiu said in a low voice, "I didn't expect that another key item would have to be obtained by such an illusory means, if it doesn't meet the requirements, does it mean that this key item can't be obtained." ”
Listening to Lu Qiu's wordless words, Gu Chong couldn't help but be afraid for a while.
"What are the conditions for this?"
"I don't know," Lu Qiu shook his head wordlessly, "It's too late to care about these, since I have already obtained two key props, I will have a lot of confidence in opening the door tomorrow." ”