The whole weird world is waiting for me to go to heaven

Chapter 190 Approaching the Gods (XII)
Gently push open the door covered with talismans.

Because the room had not been ventilated for a long time, the smell of paper, books and mold filled the air.

Liu Sheng could still smell a faint smell of blood.

[Be careful, the weird thing is still inside, it's just hidden.] The world reminded her.

The little tentacle also said that the atmosphere inside was very complex and there was more than one strange creature.

Of course Liu Sheng also knew that it was pitch black inside Zhiliaozhai, and there seemed to be something lurking in the darkness, staring at her eagerly.

[Is there no way for you to directly figure out where it is? ]

[Once it comes to strange things, all information is chaotic, so I can't deduce directly, I need more information. ]

Liu Sheng nodded to indicate that he understood.

Stepping on the paper under his feet, the little tentacles poked out and looked around.

The store of Zhiliaozhai is not spacious. It has only one counter and bookshelves on three walls. There is not even a back hall, so you can see everything at a glance.

The monster hasn't appeared yet, so she might as well look for what she needs.

What are we looking for?

【Maps, history books, county records, and mountain and river records.】

If you're new here, this is the quickest way to get to know the place.

Liu Sheng was just about to use his little tentacles and the old trick to quickly browse the books on the bookshelf, but was stopped by the world.

[Be careful and read one book at a time. The rules of the weird things here are not clear yet. ]

That does make sense. What if a strange creature appears every time you draw a book?

At least now, when all the books are still on the shelves, the weird things haven't appeared.

So, Liu Sheng carefully let the little tentacle look to the top of the bookshelf, just wanting to see the title of the first book on the surface.

However, all the books were placed with their covers facing down, so Liu Sheng had to take out a book and turn it over to read.

The Four Books and Five Classics are of no use, as she is not taking the Tang Dynasty imperial examination in this era.

I then took out one book from each shelf of the bookshelf and read four books in total. I can confirm that these are all the Four Books and Five Classics.

So Liu Sheng quickly turned to the next bookshelf to reduce the number of trial and error.

There were some black and red stains on the cover of this book, and the title was blurred out, so she had to hold it in front of her to see it clearly.

However, as she brought the book closer and closer, she suddenly felt something sweeping over her head.

She didn't dare to look up, but just used her little tentacles to look upwards little by little.

In the darkness above my head, I saw a pair of shoe soles dangling.

Looking up again, the tip of the shoe was just pinching a lowered face, facing Liu Sheng below.

The upper half of his face was shrouded in black hair, the lower half was extremely pale, and his purple-red tongue was sticking out long.

Next to it, there is another pair of soles, and further away, there is another pair...

Liu Sheng counted carefully and found that there were five people, or rather, five strange creatures, hanging in the small shop.

It just corresponds to the five times she drew the book.

So, every time she pulls out a book, a hanged ghost falls out?
However, now that the strange creature has appeared, it is a good opportunity for the world to analyze it.
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[Name: The Silk Trick]

[Analysis completion: 100%]

[Effect description: A book comes with a hanging silk ghost, which is worth the money. It won't let you read the book. Also, don't let it ride on your shoulders. ]

[Influence level: C]

[Analysis and evaluation: The shopkeeper of Zhiliaozhai promised these scholars that if they bought his books, they would be given a secret book and they would definitely pass the imperial examination. As a result, they failed the examinations repeatedly and their money was cheated. The young ladies and maids they met on the way to the examination abandoned them, so the scholars hanged themselves in Zhiliaozhai one after another. Remember, the examination is just an examination. If you really can't do it, selling grilled sausages is also a way out.]
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So, the prerequisite for launching the attack is that she opens it and takes a look?

Fortunately, the world reminded her.

She looked up with her little tentacles and tentatively moved the book in her hand a little closer.

Sure enough, the feet on the head dropped a little further.

No wonder she didn’t notice it just now.

There is an invisible thread connecting the book and the strange creature, no wonder it is called "the hanging thread ghost".

[Are you sure it’s not due to some other reason?]

[Ahem, please don't say such vulgar words.] However, this also gave Liu Sheng some hints.

So Liu Sheng never picked up the whole book again, but just lifted it slightly until he saw the title. When he saw a shoe on the beam, he stopped and reached to the next bookshelf.

Until the last bookshelf, these hanging feet will not appear no matter how many books you pull out.

At this moment, if someone looked up at the roof of Zhiliaozhai, he would probably be scared to death.

Because above the roof, there were more than a dozen pairs of black shadows hanging in different depths. In the lighter ones, only the shoes were visible, while in the darker ones, even the hanging heads could be seen.

But Liu Sheng knew that it would never appear again.

Combined with the analysis results, these eccentrics must have bought exam-related books and committed suicide out of disappointment when they failed the exams.

Therefore, the resentment of these monsters should be connected with the examination books, and the miscellaneous books that Liu Sheng wanted to find were not among them.

Most bookstores would classify the books for the imperial examinations and miscellaneous books separately, so Liu Sheng could look for books with ease next.

……

When Liu Sheng left Zhiliaozhai, he was holding a few books in his hands.

One of them was a map of Xuan's thirty-nine cities. Strangely, she couldn't find any map other than the unit of "city".

There was a county annals, a note found under the counter, which was probably written by the shopkeeper, and three storybooks.

[Other things are fine, but what about the storybook? Don't read idle books during the exam! ]

Liu Sheng raised an objection.

[The best way to understand local customs and culture is to read storybooks! ]

This statement was made with righteousness and sternness, and it also contained some twisted logic.

"Congratulations, Candidate No. 39... Eh? Why congratulations?"

As soon as the world released the "Examination Assistant", a certain mechanism immediately triggered the still confused "assistant".

After a moment of hesitation, the "little assistant" suddenly realized what was going on.

"Oh, congratulations, Candidate No. 39!"

"Successfully passed "Chilayasai Ghost Story"!"

"Congratulations, you are the first candidate to pass the Weird Talk! You will receive the item reward: "Holy Water"."

Liu Sheng put away the extra small bottle of something in his hand and pressed the button for the item introduction that was about to pop up.

[Already introduced! ]

[Stop popping up windows! ]

At this moment, a trembling female voice suddenly sounded across the street.

"Girl... did you come out from Zhi... Zhi...?"

When Liu Sheng looked over, she saw that it was an old lady who had just picked up a load of sweet potatoes to sell. She was standing opposite her and looking at her with horror, as if she had seen something strange.

"You mean Zhiliaozhai, right?" Liu Sheng smiled calmly, "Yes, I just went in."

"You... aren't afraid?" The old lady found it even more incredible when she heard her admit it.

"Wait, are you a human or a ghost?" She quietly put down her burden, wondering whether she should prepare to escape.

Liu Sheng couldn't help laughing when he saw the old lady's reaction.

If it was a ghost, how could it admit it? It might even trigger the death rule because of these words that revealed its identity.

But people at that time had no knowledge of strange creatures, so the mortality rate was extremely high.

Liu Sheng shook his head: "Aunt, of course I am a human."

"I heard... from others that this place is extremely scary. A few days ago, the shopkeeper died, and so did the customers. Blood and intestines were all over the floor... Later, people from the county government went in, and they also became strange creatures..."

"Why, are you okay?" The old lady's lips were trembling, but her eyes were fixed on Liu Sheng, with a faint hope in her eyes.

"Because I have God's protection." Liu Sheng clenched his right fist against his left chest, looked up at the sky, and said piously.

[The appearance of a charlatan has been formed. 】

"God?" The old lady looked depressed and muttered, "What god can bless us now? We have all prayed to all kinds of gods and have used a lot of talismans, but it's useless..."

(End of this chapter)