Chapter 206: The City Gate

Both couldn't believe what they were seeing.

The tall and cold stone walls were crawling with people. They couldn't see the top of the wall when they looked up, and they couldn't see how many people were crawling on it. At the foot of the city walls there were many people sitting or standing. These people were crowded together, and others stepped over other people's bodies and struggled to move forward. Whether it is a person who is climbing on the wall or lying on the ground, as long as he is not moving, it is difficult to tell whether he is dead or alive. At first glance, it looks like the ground and walls are full of corpses.

In such a dilapidated environment, there was a constant sound of moaning. The buzzing sound made it impossible to hear what these people were saying. They don't seem to be talking seriously, they just murmur unconsciously, or moan in pain.

Wang Yiqiu covered her mouth and gasped.

She had only seen such scenes on TV and books before: refugees from war-torn countries, victims of famine, lifeless eyes in aid stations...... These scenes are not seen in China. The images on TV always feel distant, pitiful and sympathetic, but not so deeply touching. Wang Yiqiu now has a sense of empathy and fear. These people seem to be a portrayal of her future.

She felt the urge to run away, but saw that the young man had already taken another step.

The young man seemed to want to find a sane person to inquire about the situation. He didn't dare to shout, so he followed the example of some people in front of him, carefully walking through the crowd, looking down for his target.

Wang Yiqiu saw him bend down a few times and ask people to ask questions, but those people were very slow to react, and even if they did, they would not answer his questions.

Young people are going to go so far.

Wang Yiqiu was ruthless, and he also followed his example and stepped into the crowd.

They hadn't gone far before they heard a commotion. The sound didn't explode suddenly, but it continued, but it was so far away that they didn't hear it.

Wang Yiqiu stretched her neck to look ahead, walked a little longer, and stepped past many people before she saw what she was looking for all the way.

The huge and magical gate of Xudu appeared in front of him.

Wang Yiqiu's eyes widened.

It was a very different scene from the last time I entered and exited the city gates. The gate in front of me is still so big, and the name is still engraved in many fonts, but the gate is no longer an unconcealed doorway, but is closed by a huge gate, and it has become a real gate.

The door, which seemed impossible to open by man, had a majestic and austere appearance. "Majesty" comes from its area, which gives people a strong sense of oppression; "Plain" because the door looks like a primitive wooden door, unpainted and unadorned. If you look closely, you will be surprised that this door is actually cut from a whole wood, and there are still trees on the surface, and the texture can be seen from a distance. The question is, where in the world is there such a huge tree?

Wang Yiqiu felt incredible.

The door suddenly appeared, and so many people at the door also seemed to appear suddenly.

An idea popped into Wang Yiqiu's mind.

There should be more than one city gate in such a big city, right?

As soon as this thought came to her mind, she heard a sneer sound around her.

Wang Yiqiu turned her head and saw a stranger she didn't know.

The man was dressed in a modern fashion, he should have been a ghost who had died over the years.

"Don't fantasize. The whole city is just one door. The man said indifferently.

Wang Yiqiu opened his mouth, remembered Jiang Longchang's introduction, and closed his mouth again.

She looked at the door again.

There was a lot of people gathered under the door. They could not climb the smooth gate, and they seemed unable to break the wooden gate, so they could only scream hoarsely, knocking and banging on the door.

They looked crazy, and like those who climbed the city walls, they had lost their minds, and they were no different from the ghosts of the sun.

"Can't get in?" Wang Yiqiu muttered to herself.

The person who accosted him took the words again, "Those who run out without permission will not be able to enter." ”

"Then why are these people still here?" Wang Yiqiu asked puzzled.

If you can't enter the capital of Xu, going to the yang world to find a way to reincarnate is the way out, right?

"They're crazy." The man replied simply.

Wang Yiqiu looked at him.

This man was neither crazy nor leaving, and it didn't seem normal.

There are actually quite a few such normal people around. It's just that compared to those crazy people, they are only a minority, and they are not conspicuous. Wang Yiqiu noticed this situation because of this person's conversation. In this way, these people become fireflies in the night, becoming extremely eye-catching.

said that it was normal, but in fact, they were not all so calm. Some people are panicked and overwhelmed; Some people are anxious, equally overwhelmed, running like headless flies; Others wandered through the crowd, looking for something; Some people fled in fear and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Not counting those who ran into the fog, Wang Yiqiu saw the disappearance of the two people with his own eyes. One was lying on the ground, grabbed by another "normal" person, and after being lifted, it was also stuffed into the pocket that the person was carrying, and disappeared strangely; The other is the "normal" person, who, after arresting someone, disappeared directly in place without any warning.

Wang Yiqiu stepped back, vigilantly distancing herself from the person who accosted her. She also tried to find the young man, but found that the other man was gone, and she didn't know where he had gone.

Wang Yiqiu was very uneasy, wanted to leave, and had some concerns about the stranger in front of him.

"Look at you like this, you were killed, right?" The man asked, "Ghosts who die normally are not so vigilant. Were you killed by a ghost? ”

Wang Yiqiu still didn't answer.

Her little vigilance was enough in front of Ma Zheng, but in front of the people in front of her, there was nothing to hide.

"I've been in and out of the city, and now I want to go back, and I'm still so nervous...... It's a ghost who killed you, right? Is he going to attack your family and friends? Are you looking for black and white impermanence? That person easily guessed Wang Yiqiu's situation.

"Who are you?" Wang Yiqiu pretended to be imposing.

"It doesn't matter who I am, and you don't have to be afraid of me. I'm not here for you. I'm looking for ghosts. The man replied leisurely, "But, I met ...... here," and he groaned, as if thinking about something.

Wang Yiqiu was still waiting for the other party's next step, her heart was beating in a 'chaos', but she saw that the other party's whole person suddenly disappeared, just like the person she saw just now.

Wang Yiqiu was stunned.

She hurried to look around and found people of different shapes.

The situation has not changed.

The chaos at the gates of the city seemed to be eternal. No matter what kind of person you are, you won't be the only one here. Someone leaves, someone disappears, madness or calmness, it's not unique. Even Wang Yiqiu is like Wang Yiqiu, there are many people who stand in place and look around.

After staying in such an environment for a long time, Wang Yiqiu only felt dizzy.

She couldn't seem to restrain her frantic heartbeat and breathing, and she felt an urge to rush into the crowd, rush to the door, and slam the door with the crazy people.

In the midst of this chaos, she smelled incense.

The familiar smell is the one she can smell every day lately.

It brought back memories for her.

She remembered her parents.

In that moment, her consciousness returned to clarity.

Wang Yiqiu broke out in a cold sweat.

She unconsciously regressed and took several steps out of the crowd.

She realizes that the chaos and madness here are contagious. If you stay here for a long time, maybe it will become like that......

Wang Yiqiu quickened her pace, and when she ran into the fog, she caught a glimpse of several people who were acting the same as her not far away.

Sure enough, there was no one special there. Anyone can find the same kind of environment in that environment. Because there are so many people there. There is no exception under that cardinality.

Wang Yiqiu thought of the man who was inexplicably accosting again. What exactly did he want to do, and where he disappeared, Wang Yiqiu didn't know.

Wang Yiqiu left him behind.

She had not been running for a few steps before the loess road beneath her feet turned into an asphalt road.

The sound of birds and the wind come together, and there is a reassuring sound of speech that is difficult to hear.

Wang Yiqiu returned to the community where her home was located, and in front of her was the residential building where her family was located. She could smell the incense as she stood downstairs.