Chapter 201: The First Night on the Island of Death
The end of the world?!
Li Daoxuan was slightly stunned, and then found that he had set foot on this mysterious land known as the "Island of Death".
He stood on the hard rock, feeling the pitch-black ground beneath his feet, in stark contrast to the ship's afloat.
As his footsteps steadied, the other grain eaters disembarked from the boat and gathered around him.
Qin Cun walked up to him and asked with a hint of curiosity, "Did you find anything?" ”
The dancers also consciously pricked up their ears.
Li Daoxuan took a deep breath and said slowly: "This island is one of the ends of the world, called Death Island. ”
As soon as his words came out, the dancer showed a confused expression, apparently ignorant of the unfamiliar word.
Qin Cun also looked at Li Daoxuan with the same puzzlement, because this title was the first time he mentioned it.
Tan Xiao took a deep breath and had an expression of disbelief on his face. He looked at Li Daoxuan, with a tremor in his voice: "Brother Daoxuan, are you sure that this is one of the ends of the world?" ”
Li Daoxuan nodded, his expression was firm, after all, the answer given by the panel must be correct.
He went on to explain, "The end of this worldly world is the saying of the Middle Nine Worlds. These places are on the edge of the world, where the cheesiness is scarce and the rules are not obvious. If a grain eater stays in such a place for a long time, it will cause the loss of its own vulgarity, and the foundation of the body will gradually lose its vitality. ”
Qin Cun frowned and pondered, trying to understand this unfamiliar concept.
The dancer, on the other hand, looked curiously at her surroundings, as if trying to find some clues.
Tan Xiao continued: "Once the foundation loses its activity, it will begin to grab the qi and blood in the human body. When a person's qi and blood are sucked dry......"
He didn't go on, but everyone could imagine the terrible consequences.
Ling Shenglong's face turned pale, and there was a hint of fear in his voice: "Then what are we doing here?" We should go back soon! ”
Li Daoxuan turned around and looked at everyone: "Those who want to go back to the ship, you can go back now." But I'm going to tell you that there may be the answers we need on this island of death. Whether you choose to stay or leave is up to you. ”
Several people in Shenwu City glanced at each other, and they all chose to follow in Li Daoxuan's footsteps. Qin Cun also chose to go to the island without hesitation, and said to the other two at the same time: "You can choose to stay or wait for me on the boat, this is your own choice." ”
Meng Weilin and Ling Shenglong glanced at each other, and finally Ling Shenglong chose to return to the ship, while Meng Weilin hesitated for a moment and followed Ling Shenglong's pace.
He chose to return to the ship.
After thinking about it for a while, the dancer decided to follow Lee Do-hyun and them.
But she had to stay, and she said to the maid, "Wait for me on the boat." ”
The maid nodded, and a trace of worry flashed in her eyes: "Miss, you have to be careful, he ...... He can't be trusted! ”
She didn't say who to beware of the dancer, but the dancer knew who she was talking about.
The dancer smiled slightly, didn't say anything, and turned around to follow Li Daoxuan and them.
As for the believers in the market, after landing on the island, Li Daoxuan didn't pay much attention to them.
At this moment, among them, the bookkeeper, the medicine seller, the one-armed wheat ke, and the rest of the family Yuan Rang and others all gathered at the ferry. The bookkeeper looked at Li Daoxuan's back with a complicated expression, and finally sighed: "Let's all go back to the boat." ”
The medicine seller hurriedly pulled the medicine test boy to follow, and the one-armed microphone also nodded silently. Only Xie Jia Yuan Rang stood in place, looking at Li Daoxuan's back with complicated eyes, as if he was hesitating whether to follow.
In the end, he still chose to return to the ship, and watched Li Daoxuan and them disappear from sight.
He is a member of the Nine Supreme Ones.
Not a grain eater.
……
There is only one way into the ferry, so there is no possibility of forking.
As the group descended deeper into the island, they discovered that the scenery was very different from what they had seen on the boat. There was an indescribable strange atmosphere around them, as if something was peeking at them in the dark.
Li Daoxuan's brows were tightened, as a fifth-rate grain eater, he could feel that the power of the rules here was completely different from the world.
The absence and disorder of the power of this rule is the reason why the foundation of the grain eater is inactive.
They continued on their way, and soon came to a ferry crossing.
The ferry port was exactly as they saw it on the boat, as if it were a mirror world.
"Is this the ferry port to Death Island?" Qin Cun looked at the scene in front of him and frowned.
Li Daoxuan nodded, and his gaze fell on the stone tablet next to the ferry. There were some vague words and patterns engraved on the stone tablet, but Li Daoxuan could feel the powerful power contained in it.
"This stele ......," he muttered in a low voice, as if trying to decipher the secret.
The dancer and Qin Cun also gathered around and looked at the stone tablet carefully. They could feel the mysterious aura emanating from the stele, but they couldn't understand its meaning.
At this moment, a gloomy wind blew, and there was a strange sound of footsteps in the stone forest next to the ferry.
Everyone suddenly became vigilant and looked nervously at everything around them.
Qin Cun even had the light of vulgar magic flickering on his hands.
"Be careful."
Li Daoxuan reminded.
Qin Cun looked up and saw a plaque hanging above the gate of the ferry, engraved with the three big characters "Death Mouth".
The font is quaint, revealing a sense of vicissitudes, and he softly pronounces the name, his voice echoing through the empty streets.
The sky was already dark, Li Daoxuan squinted his eyes and looked at the deep street connecting the gate, on both sides of the street, the houses were scattered, all of which were carefully carved from black stone. Most of these dwellings are only one storey, and only a few reach a height of two floors.
Although many houses on both sides of the street are hung with torii gates, and it seems that business is booming, the strange thing is that at this moment, without exception, the doors are closed, and not even a trace of light is revealed.
The whole street was quiet, not to mention people, not even ghosts.
This strange atmosphere made everyone vigilant, and they even subconsciously approached.
At this moment, Tan Xiao suddenly stopped, and he stood next to the stone pillar on the right side of a torii, reaching out to wipe the moss off it.
As the moss fades, the inscriptions on the stone pillars gradually appear.
Everyone gathered around and saw that the inscription was engraved with some ancient words and patterns, which seemed to tell the history and legends of this ferry town.
"There are three taboos for outsiders to come to die:
1. You must have a place to stay at night.
2. Knock on a door up to three times.
Third, the night voice does not look back. ”
Talking and laughing and whispering out.
As these three taboos echoed in everyone's ears, the expressions on their faces became much more solemn. In this desolate and eerie crossing, every taboo seemed to herald some unspeakable danger.
The fifth Shuran frowned, looking at the gray sky, a little anxious in her heart.
She didn't know what time it was, but the continued gloom unnerved her.
Qin Cun stretched out his hand and drew a gesture between the first and third taboos, and analyzed:
"This first taboo makes it necessary for us to find a place to stay before dark, but the third taboo says that when we hear someone talking behind our backs at night, don't look back...... This means that it is possible to move around the ferry at night, but there are risks. ”
The dancer nodded, her eyes revealing her identification with Qin Cun.
The whiteness in Li Daoxuan's eyes became even thicker, and he looked around, as if he was looking for something. He said in a deep voice, "You two take the Taoist chief back to the ship first, and leave it to us here." ”
The fifth sister did not hesitate and accepted his arrangement obediently.
They know that Lee's decisions are often based on his deep experience and keen intuition.
"Brother Daoxuan, I'm ......" Tan Xiao seemed to want to say something, but Li Daoxuan interrupted him: "If you stay here, you will die." ”
Tan Xiao made a gesture, did not insist any longer, but followed the fifth sister back the same way.
Although there are evil spirits on the ship, it is not impossible for them experienced grain eaters to deal with.
On the contrary, it is the real danger to stay on the island.
Now, only Li Daoxuan, the dancing girl and Qin Cun are left at the ferry. They are the strongest trio of the three teams, each with their own unique skills and strengths.
Qin Cun used a trace of means, trying to sense the anomalies around him, but found nothing.
He turned to Li Daoxuan and the dancing girl, and said in a deep voice, "It's about half an hour before it gets dark, we have to act as soon as possible." ”
The dancer fiddles with a pendant-like customary vessel, which she uses to tell the time. She looked up at the sky and added, "We'll have to find a place to stay before it gets dark." ”
Qin Cun nodded and continued: "I'll give the bottom first, it's easier to cooperate later." Like Li Daoxuan, I am a fifth-rate ascendant...... What I'm really good at is healing, and I can only understand a little bit about fighting. ”
"Treatment?" Li Daoxuan was a little surprised, he didn't expect that Qin Cun in front of him was actually a person who was good at healing.
A wet nurse?
The dancer's hands are clasped around her chest, and the abyssal curves of her chest are very eye-catching. But unfortunately, the two people in front of her were not affected by her charms, and she said lightly: "I am a fifth-rate juggler, good at control, you can leave this aspect to me." ”
Li Daoxuan looked directly at the dancer without any scruples, his gaze seemed to penetrate her body and see her essence, he said calmly: "I am not good at anything, I can only kill." ”
Qin Cun and the dancing girl all looked at him, and they knew that Li Daoxuan was not exaggerating.
After all, they have all been beaten by Li Daoxuan.
As the sky darkened, the wind at the ferry seemed to become more poignant.
The three of them subconsciously came closer, vigilantly observing everything around them.
"Let's go."
Li Daoxuan made a move, and the pig-killing knife was in his hands, and the sharp blade flashed with a cold light in the dim light.
Without any scruples, he stepped over the plaque with the three big characters "Death Mouth", this step seemed to cross the boundary between life and death, that is, it meant ...... He really walked into the realm of the "mouth of death".
As soon as he stepped over the plaque, Li Daoxuan felt a tightness all over his body, as if an invisible gaze looked him up and down.
He felt a pang in his heart, and this feeling of being seen through made him very uncomfortable. However, as soon as he fully stepped into the area, the feeling vanished without a trace, as if everything was just an illusion.
He turned his head to look at Qin Cun and the dancing girl, and found that they didn't seem to notice anything unusual. Qin Cun walked directly to the door of the house on the right hand side of the archway, and looked up at the plaque hanging on it, which read "Drunken Medicine Pavilion" with three quaint handwritings.
The dancer followed, looked at the black door of unknown material, and asked softly, "Do you want to knock?" ”
Li Daoxuan nodded and replied, "Try it." ”
At this moment, the three of them are already grasshoppers on a rope, facing this unknown weirdness together.
The intrigue between them is behind them, and finding out the secrets of this island as soon as possible is their top priority at the moment.
However, just as the dancer was about to knock on the door, Li Daoxuan suddenly saw something, and he said, "Don't use vulgar techniques...... The cheesiness here is limited, and if you don't have to, try not to use it. ”
Qin Cun's face changed slightly, and he immediately understood what Li Daoxuan meant. In this mysterious and eerie place, every hint of cheesiness can be a guarantee of their survival and cannot be easily wasted.
The dancer nodded, not in a hurry.
Li Daoxuan stepped forward without any scruples and directly slapped the door vigorously with his right hand.
"Bang bang bang-" A crisp knock echoed through the empty streets, and he shouted, "Anyone?" It's open for business. ”
His fearless shouts caused the other two to change color a little. However, after waiting for a while, there was no reaction from behind the door. The dancer whispered, "There are two more chances." ”
Li Daoxuan ignored her words and slammed the door hard again and shouted.
After waiting for a few breaths, there was still no sound behind the door.
Qin Cun frowned, and was about to speak, but Li Daoxuan had already made a decision.
He took a deep breath, then kicked him out with a force far greater than that of an ordinary grain eater.
He heard a loud "thud" that echoed through the empty street, and he kicked the wooden door and flew out and crashed into the house.
He looked back at the two of them, and said with a relaxed face, "One last chance, the door opens." ”
The dancer looked at him, the corners of her mouth twitched, and finally only spit out two words: "You fierce." ”
Qin Cun's gaze swept around the field.
The silence around him felt a little unusual, and there seemed to be an indescribable dullness and depression in the air.
"No one ......," he whispered to himself, his voice echoing through the air with an imperceptible tremor, "no wonder there was no movement. ”
Li Daoxuan stood beside him, also looking around.
"Go in and take a look."
As he spoke, he stepped over the threshold and stepped into the shop called the Drunken Medicine Pavilion.
The shop was dimly lit, the air was old, cobwebs hung everywhere, and the shelves were covered with dust.
It all seems to tell that no one has been here for a long time.
Li Daoxuan looked around, his brows furrowed slightly, as if he was thinking about something.
"Drunken Medicine Pavilion...... Sure enough, it's a place to sell medicine. ”
Qin Cun said, picking up a basket of dried herbs.
He stretched out his hand and twisted it, and the herb turned into powder and slipped off his palm.
This scene made Li Daoxuan and the dancer slightly stunned, they glanced at each other, and they both saw a trace of surprise in each other's eyes.
The dancer went straight to the back of the shop.
Her figure loomed in the darkness, and the long red dress highlighted the peach behind her extremely attractively, which made Li Daoxuan can't help but have some thoughts, but after he shifted his gaze, this feeling disappeared immediately.
"Damn the charm."
This drunken medicine pavilion is just a one-story structure, and in addition to the storefront, there is also a room inside.
The dancer went in and took a few glances before withdrawing, "There is only one bed in it, nothing else, and it is also full of dust, it seems that no one has lived in it for a long time." ”
Her voice echoed through the air, with a hint of seduction.
"Anyway, we've at least got a place to live tonight."
Li Daoxuan said, with a look of relief on his face.
"Well, if there is a way out, let's go somewhere else." Qin Cun nodded in agreement.
Needless to say, the three of them also knew that they had to have a place to stay for the night.
After a few words of discussion, the three of them finally withdrew from the house.
However, just as they were about to leave, the dancer suddenly said, "That's someone! ”
She pointed to the corner in front of her left, a solemn look on her face.
Li Daoxuan and Qin Cun followed the dancer's gaze, and saw a figure wrapped in a black robe and a hood running into a family on the side of the road.
The man walked quickly, and in an instant he was gone.
It all happened so fast that they didn't have time to react.
"There's someone here." Li Daoxuan said lightly, he was not surprised by all this.
After all, when he was on the ship before, he had seen the island from afar.
He didn't chase after the figure, but turned around and came to the door of the house next to the Drunken Medicine Pavilion.
He raised his hand and knocked on the door, and the sound echoed through the empty street.
This time, Qin Cun and the dancing girl did not follow Li Daoxuan anymore, but scattered around looking for other clues.
However, after trying several houses in a row, Li Daoxuan failed to open the door.
The houses near the ferry seem to have been abandoned for a long time, and there is no sign of inhabitation.
As time passed, the sky became darker and darker.
The blurred night adds a touch of eerie atmosphere to the mysterious island.
The dancer and Qin Cun both walked back, their faces with a heavy look, and it seemed that they had not found any valuable clues.
"How?"
Li Daoxuan looked at the two of them and didn't try to open the other doors.
"I didn't find anything, dancer, tell me yourself."
Qin Cun shook his head and said helplessly.
He walked around the area, but found nothing unusual other than the abandoned houses.
The dancer nodded, and said with a solemn expression, "I found a little clue at the door of that house over there...... All ghost ships depart from this port. ”
As she spoke, she pointed to a house not far away, which was connected to the Endless Sea.
There are also a few dilapidated ships moored in the harbor, gently swaying with the waves.
Li Daoxuan was not surprised to hear this news, after all, there was a ghost ship docked at this ferry now.
The rest of the ghost ships also depart from here, which is a normal thing.
"Anything else?"
He asked, wanting more information.
The dancer was silent for a moment, as if organizing the language, and then continued:
"I just found out there that there was a ship in danger in the storm zone, the hull was damaged, and now it is on its way back."
This news is undoubtedly a bombshell, which makes Li Daoxuan and Qin Cun feel a pang in their hearts.
If the ship was able to make it back and make it to this port, then it would be possible for them to go straight to another ghost ship without going through the connection in Cabin Three.
"Where did you find out about this......
Li Daoxuan looked at the dancer with some astonishment, he wanted to know more details.
The dancer turned and pointed to the right front, where there was a stone house with a unique shape.
From a distance, the black room looked like a ...... A human head! The two-story skull-shaped stone house looks particularly eerie and terrifying in the night, as if it will come to life and devour everything at any moment.
They looked at each other, and they both saw a hint of shock and confusion in each other's eyes.
"Don't think about it, it's too late."
Li Daoxuan looked up at the sky.
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[As night falls, the pig slayer on the island of death is about to usher in the first night...... Remember, don't talk at night, good luck, greedy pig killer, +10 (blue) for your survival point. (End of chapter)