SK8-010: Book of Death
"Thank you."
Xu nodded and walked into the city, and saw the large notice board erected at a glance.
The rules of the town are written on it.
For example, when the gates are open and closed, what you can't do after curfew, and so on.
Of these, the last one is particularly noteworthy.
"The circulation of books is prohibited in this town, especially ancient books of unknown origin, and you must not read them if you encounter them."
"Remember! Remember! Otherwise, you will surely die."
His heart moved, good fellow, what kind of strange rule is this?
Don't...... This place is also haunted?!
Sure enough, the system's prompt proves the idea.
"The terrifying evil thing has set off a bloody storm in Baiping Town, please subdue it as soon as possible."
"If you succeed in the trial, you can be promoted to the White Cloth Realm - Mid-Stage"
"If you succeed in the trial, you can learn the evil method "Control and Decision""
"Okay, let's play again."
Xu turned around and left, and now the first task was to find a place to live first.
Then inquire carefully about the information.
A moment later, he walked into the ancient hotel chain giant: Yuelai Inn.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper stepped forward and said enthusiastically: "Young man, you are here, are you going to play the tip or live in the hotel?" ”
He replied: "If you live in the hotel, first bring me steamed buns and get two side dishes." ”
"Okay, wait a minute."
I found a table and sat down and waited for a while, and the shopkeeper brought the food.
"Guest, your meal is ready, please use it slowly."
"Thank you, little brother, for asking you something."
He deliberately asked, "What's the last strange rule on the billboard, can you bother to talk about it?" ”
The shopkeeper seemed to guess that he would ask that.
I looked around first, and there were no customers in the store at this time, so it was very quiet.
Then he replied: "This thing is evil, do you dare to believe that the book can kill people......"
According to him, the mystery book killings began half a year ago.
It is unknown whether there were any dead people before, and how many died.
Anyway, the first victim to be clearly seen by people was a scholar in the town who was about to take the exam.
One day, he suddenly went crazy and yelled in the street.
Say I'm going to die soon, don't read that book, there are ghosts in it!
A terrible ghost!!
At that time, people thought that he was reading a book and collapsed, and he didn't take it too seriously.
As a result, three days later, he was hanged on the city wall!
If you just hang yourself, it's not enough to prove anything.
The problem is that he is emaciated all over, his entire face is dry and there is only skin left, and both eyes have been gouged out.
The whole thing is a skinny skeleton!
But when he was alive, he was more than 130 pounds, a very normal figure.
How did it change so much overnight?
The yamen checked for a while and found nothing, so they could only report to the Tiance Mansion for processing.
During this time, a second victim also appeared.
It was a butcher in the town, and before he died, he also shouted that there was a ghost in the book who wanted to eat people, and the whole person went crazy.
And the death is even more bizarre and miserable.
When the carcasses were found, his pigs were gnawing on a head.
It's his own!
And there are also ribs, leg bones, arms and other bones scattered with shredded meat hanging on the side.
Those onlookers vomited on the spot, and they were stunned.
So far, no one in the whole town has eaten a bite of pork for a month, and even now there is a shadow.
Then there were third, fourth, fifth, and sixth places......
The way of death varies, but there are two specific conditions.
1: They've all read a mysterious book.
2: You will die within seven days after reading it.
As a result, not only did people not even dare to read books of unknown origin, but the books at home were also buried and burned.
Shops selling ancient books and anthologies are even more unjustified.
Either it will go out of business or change to another industry.
When the people became vigilant, there were no more deaths in the town.
But this is a transit route, and there are many people coming and going from the south to the north.
Locals know not to read indiscriminately, but outsiders don't know this, resulting in tragic deaths from time to time.
So the yamen put up a notice at the gate as a warning.
……
After listening, Xu nodded thoughtfully.
Then he took out two pennies: "I see, thank you little brother." ”
When traveling, the sect will sponsor 50 yuan per person as start-up capital.
It is convenient to spend the first time eating, drinking, and consumption.
The shopkeeper took it happily: "Thank you Shaoxia, you can greet me again if you have something." ”
He picked up his chopsticks and began to ponder while eating.
Killing ancient books, you will die within seven days after reading them, which horror movie ghost do these keywords point to?
It feels like the setting is a little familiar, but I can't remember it for a while.
Forget it, think slowly.
After eating and drinking, he went to the guest room to put the soft stuff away, and then went out again.
One is to familiarize yourself with the layout of the town, and the other is to explore the situation of the deceased's family before.
For example, the homes of scholars and butchers have been sealed, and the yards are overgrown with weeds and desolate.
No one dares to take over this kind of house.
Their relatives gave up directly, and the yamen, nobles and merchants were not interested in reselling.
The main thing is that no one wants to buy it, and it is a pure loss.
As for the ruffians, they don't dare to risk their lives, and they won't take it for themselves.
After turning around for a while, Xu was stunned and didn't know how to investigate.
Because ancient books appear randomly, it may be half a month later today, and it is not possible to find them if you want to.
But he wasn't in a hurry at all.
Since evil spirits are hard to find, then you will take the initiative to die, and you will always encounter them.
He bought a sugar gourd and continued to wander around while eating.
……
Soon it was night, nine o'clock.
Baiping Town entered the moment of curfew, and there were only patrol soldiers and watchmen on the road.
Xu Jingzhen pushed open the window and jumped to the ground silently, and then deliberately walked in the dark and began to cruise.
Even if you can't meet that ghost book, you can encounter other strange things.
After half an hour of turning around, nothing was found, and then I passed by the scholar's house.
He pondered for a moment, then climbed over the wall and entered.
Anyway, let's investigate, maybe we can get something.
Crunch......
Gently pushing open the wooden door, a musty smell mixed with various flavors greeted the face, and the choking person wanted to cough.
Xu took two steps back and deliberately waited for a moment before entering the house.
Glancing around in the dim moonlight, there were tables and chairs in the small living room.
It's already covered with dust.
The plaque was also tilted, and it looked like it was about to fall.
And on the left is the bedroom, which has a simple layout with a wooden bed.
On the right is the study, with a desk and several books on it.
It's one of the few surviving books in the town, and people forgot to come here to burn them.
He walked over and took a closer look, and the book was dusty and yellow.
So he reached over with his knife and turned it over.
They are all four books and five classics, and there are no strange books such as the Hundred Schools of Thought.
"Hehehe......"
However, just as he was watching, a strange laugh suddenly sounded behind him!