Chapter 8: A Strange Corridor
Young people always have inexplicable confidence in the future, and Shen Qi is no exception, he silently hid the ambition he accidentally revealed, he knew that he was not qualified to think about it at the moment.
Shen Qi once again calmed down the thoughts that he shouldn't have at this moment. He tried to get himself in the best condition, and with no sadness or joy on his face, he walked into the woods, along a path that he did not know who had opened it intentionally or unintentionally.
As Shen Qi walked quickly, the dirt under his feet splashed with patches of water stains, leaving a row of footprints of different shades under his deliberate impression. Shen Qi walked farther and farther away in the woods, and the trees planted in a disorderly manner were irregular, but they were extremely densely distributed. A cold wind blew, and a whistling sound resounded around Shen Qi's side, and the flowing air became more and more viscous.
The rain is not too big or too small, just enough to allow people to see the light ahead. The further they went, the more obvious the decay of the trees became, as if something ahead had robbed them of their already small vitality. Shen Qi's heart was a little inexplicably irritable, although it was very weak, but he did feel it, it was a feeling of being deprived of blood and qi.
Shen Qi seemed to understand why, in the depths, these trees that were supposed to be vibrant gave people a sense of checkmate death. Shen Qi hesitated, he didn't know whether he should hide the blood qi running on the surface of his body in his body. It is conceivable that if there is no advance operation of the blood qi to prepare for an accident that may occur at any time, it is very likely that he will be in trouble if he is not careful. If Shen Qi's strength didn't reach a full 80,000 catties, he couldn't imagine where he could retain a large amount of qi and blood in this situation. At this time, Shen Qi was a little happy, but he was still a little entangled, after all, his qi and blood could not be allowed to drain forever.
Fortunately, it didn't make him dwell on it for too long, and the trees in front of the woods gradually decreased, and suddenly an extremely open area emerged. Unlike the land in the woods, there is a lot of vegetation on top of this area, and the fragrance of flowers is fragrant. Shen Qi couldn't help but be stunned, this extreme contrast made him feel a strong sense of unreality.
Shen Qi moved his steps forward. At this moment, he was surprised to find that even the rain seemed to be forming a separation between the woods and the area, and he took a step forward, and the rain stopped, and when he took a step back, another drop of rain fell. The style of painting in this area is perfectly cut, but there is no trace of disobedience when you look at it.
"There is such a wonderful place in the world, one step away is two different worlds" Shen Qi sighed sincerely, his young heart was greatly shaken.
Although Shen Qi couldn't understand this kind of scene beyond his cognition, and he was also very nostalgic for the grandeur here, he just sighed silently and didn't stay too long. He continued to walk towards the center of the area, the soft touch under his feet giving a touch of joy to his heart, which had been crumbling for days.
In fact, since Shen Qi stepped into the forbidden area, all his journeys have been carried out by the feelings in his heart, and he has no idea where he will go. Shen Qi firmly remembered Second Master Wang's words, "When doing things, once you decide, don't drag your feet." ”
From time to time, Shen Qi had to look back at the woods behind him that were still covered in rain, he didn't know why he didn't hesitate to walk into this somewhat beautiful and somewhat false area, and this walk would probably make him never find the traces of his time again.
But this fleeting thought obviously did not affect his pace. Shen Qi seemed to be constantly hinting in his heart that he would continue to move forward, he didn't hesitate without any hesitation, and every step was very firm.
Perhaps it was this guidance in the dark, accompanied by Shen Qi's constant movement, and after a while, a small black dot appeared in his field of vision.
Shen Qi slowly approached the small black dot in his sight, and at the point of sight, it became clear - it was a small wooden house, and its door was lightly covered. Closer to the door, you can see that there are several cobblestones with smooth surfaces directly in front of the door. If the outside world knew that this legendary burial place was suspected to be an artificially built house, I am afraid it would inevitably cause a sensation. Shen Qi's breathing was a little short, and the exploration of such a mysterious place as the forbidden area was undoubtedly a huge temptation for him.
Shen Qi stepped forward and pushed open the wooden door with apprehension, and the dim light in the room couldn't see anything clearly for a while. Shen Qi found that the jade on his chest began to get hot for no reason, he didn't think much about it, and after roughly confirming that there were no traps outside the door, he finally walked into the house.
Not long after he walked into the house, before Shen Qi could react, the wooden door closed in an instant. Shen Qi was a little at a loss, his gaze was constantly changing.
Where is this a wooden house, Shen Qi saw a bottomless passage running in front of him, and the wooden door behind him had also disappeared, replaced by a row of heavy stone walls. Shen Qi put his hands on the stone wall, and he gathered the strength of his whole body together and pushed forward with force. The joints at Shen Qi's wrists made a dull sound, but he saw that the stone wall did not move at all. Shen Qi's heart sank, he had a vague bad feeling, he hurriedly took a few steps back, he moved his gaze upward, but he couldn't see the end of the stone wall at a glance.
"Whew~" A gust of cold wind blew, Shen Qi felt a chill, and in the dark, a burning kerosene lamp suddenly appeared in front of him, and they were evenly distributed on both sides of the passage. It is a deep corridor, long and empty. This sudden change was one ring after another, and Shen Qi was obviously a little stunned.
Behind him is an unattainable stone wall, in front of him is a passage with no end in sight, and the kerosene lamps on both sides are burning quietly as if no one is there. Shen Qi walked towards the passage, the shadow under his feet flickered and shortened, matching with the faint light that flickered and flickered, a quiet and peaceful atmosphere made Shen Qi's mind feel a little calmer.
Shen Qi kept walking towards the depths of the passage, and nothing appeared in his sight except for the corridor illuminated by the kerosene lamp. The kerosene lamp emits a faint glow, and it is not known what kind of animal body fat is burning inside, and there is no day or night here.
When a person has been doing something monotonously and repeatedly, it is undoubtedly very boring, especially when this happens when he has completely lost the concept of time. Shen Qi kept walking in this corridor repeatedly, and he was no longer calm and calm at the beginning. The long walk and the lack of hope of going out had seriously destroyed Shen Qi's patience, and he could only count the sound of every footstep landing in his heart, and he felt that he was getting more and more anxious.
There may not be any danger in the corridor compared to the previous on the bridge, but it is just as dangerous, if not more terrifying. This feeling of boredom was enough to make a normal person have a mental breakdown, and Shen Qi felt that sooner or later he would have a problem if he continued like this. If Shen Qi could have a choice, he would definitely be more inclined to the former. Because at least he could see hope when he was on the bridge, and how short the bridge was compared to the corridor below.
Shen Qi was in a little trance, his mind could no longer concentrate, and every divergent thought sounded involuntarily in his mind. At this time, in the place where Shen Qi could not see on his chest, a piece of jade with a faint purple light emitted, protecting his last bit of clarity.
"Why am I so cheap? It's all my own fault, I came in on my own. Shen Qi looked like a madman, he picked up his right hand and slapped it in the face, "The people in Anran Village are all dead, Aunt Xue, the village chief, Grandpa Wang, and Da Zhuang...... Why am I living alone? I shouldn't be living!"
Shen Qi's eyes were cracking, although the jade protected the last trace of clarity in his heart, but he couldn't control his body at all, he was like looking at another self. His eyes were sunken, and he had already hurt his spirit.
Shen Qi's qi and blood were as high as 80,000 catties, but he couldn't help but run out of strength again and again. After many recoveries, his physical strength was far less than at the beginning, but it was enough to support him for a simple walk. Shen Qi's body was still moving forward, but the danger was that at this time, his mind was already filled with a lot of negative thoughts, if he was not careful for a while, it would be enough to drive himself crazy in a single thought.
The light emitted by the jade became softer, and every line in its mottled surface was so ancient and mysterious. The lines are gathered in the center, and there is a "seven" character in the middle that is very eye-catching. At this time, Shen Qi's spiritual world set off turbulent waves, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was on the verge of collapse, so he didn't realize the huge changes that had taken place in the jade he had worn for many years at this moment.
"Uhhh At this time, the jade floated out of Shen Qi's chest, and the hemp rope holding the jade broke directly and floated all the way to the top of his head.
The word "seven" in the middle of the jade emitted a dazzling light for a while, and a large amount of purple unknown energy rushed into the sky. I saw that the phantom of an altar gradually became clear, it was similar to the dilapidated altar seen at the entrance of Shen Qi's forbidden area, but the altar at the entrance of the forbidden area was obviously abandoned for a long time, and its usefulness was not as good as before.
A large amount of aura was pulled in the direction of the altar, and there was a faint sound of prayer from the depths of the altar, only to see a black figure in the center of the altar whose face could not be seen slowly became solid, not angry and self-assured. It stretched out a finger and pointed at Shen Qi from afar, Shen Qi was paralyzed on the ground at this time, his eyes were dull, and the red glow under his eyes flashed away.
Shen Qi had a splitting headache, he found that he couldn't control his thinking, and fortunately, he retained the last trace of clarity under the protection of jade. The black figure on the altar phantom pointed at Shen Qi, and there was an inexplicable power that connected the two.
At this time, Shen Qi felt a cool force enveloping him from head to toe, and his body gradually began to become immobile. A mark appeared on the center of his eyebrows, shaped like plum blossoms.
Shen Qi clearly felt that his spirit had improved, and some of his negative thoughts were disillusioned one after another. He came to his senses for a long time, gasping for air.
Shen Qi was terrified in his heart, this corridor was so weird. Shen Qi can accept his heroic death, but it is not possible for him to become insane. Now he looked at the hallway, at kerosene, and in his mind, these things were getting weirder and more terrifying.