Yin Shou Shu

Chapter 326 Wooden Bridge
Long Zongshu was both shocked and nervous.

Ran Qing's deceased mother suffered some kind of accident... This is something everyone knows.

But when Ran Qing's mother appeared several times before, she was always helping Ran Qing, and she didn't seem like an evil spirit.

but……

Long Zongshu looked at Ran Qing carefully, afraid that Ran Qing would not be able to accept this.

In the dimly lit room, Ran Qing did indeed lose her composure.

He stared at the wooden chair in front of him, his mind in turmoil: "On the way here, I had a vague suspicion that if there was anything in here that could attract Ran Jianfei, it might be..."

Ran Qing's heart was truly in turmoil.

At that moment, he understood what was attracting Ran Jianfei to the ghost city of Laro Mine.

The only thing that could make this selfish man, Ran Jianfei, care about was undoubtedly Ran Qing's mother!

Although Ran Jianfei was selfish, there was absolutely no doubt about his feelings for his deceased wife.

If he discovers that his deceased wife has become a demon and is living in the ghost town of Raro, he will definitely come.

but……

Ran Qing looked at the chair in front of her, her mind becoming increasingly confused.

Did his mother really become a ghost, and even try to use spirits to harm him?

This is something Ran Qing cannot accept.

Even though he was a spirit medium, he knew that ghosts were no longer living beings.

But he still couldn't accept it.

But at that moment, Mo Li's voice suddenly rang out.

"...We've only seen Auntie's dowry; we haven't confirmed yet that Auntie has really become a ghost."

Mo Li said, "Even if Auntie really did become a ghost, the ghost that wants to harm you might not necessarily be her."

"Didn't your aunt treat your injuries before?"

Mo Li's words made a lot of sense, but it was undeniable that they contained a self-deceiving sense of comfort.

But hearing her words made Ran Qing feel much better.

After a few seconds of silence, Ran Qing suddenly thought of something. He took a deep breath, looked up at Mo Li, and said, "Thank you."

Ran Qing's gratitude was heartfelt and sincere.

Mo Li looked into Ran Qing's bright eyes, but suddenly looked away guiltily and said, "No...you're welcome."

At that moment, she seemed to see another kind of gratitude in Ran Qing's deep eyes.

It seems that Ran Qing's feelings went beyond just being grateful for her words of comfort.

Long Zongshu walked around the chair in front of him and said, "But what's the point of having this chair all alone here?"

Long Zongshu was more concerned about the current situation. He looked around anxiously and warily: "If a ghost wants to harm Ran Qing, it can just show itself, or find an opportunity to communicate with the spirit like before."

"But this chair is right here, yet it doesn't make a sound at all. It's very strange..."

Long Zongshu was curious about the purpose of this chair.

This chair looks weird, but that's all it looks like.

The three of them talked around the chair for so long, but nothing happened.

This chair appears to be just an ordinary chair.

Just as Long Zongshu finished speaking, Ran Qing was about to step forward to check the condition of the chair.

A cold, damp wind suddenly blew in from both outside the window and inside the corridor.

The three of them were startled by the eerie, biting cold wind.

They saw the chair start to move as if it had come to life, its four legs bending and hopping, and it actually passed right through the three of them and jumped into the dark corridor.

Ran Qing and the other two watched helplessly as the chair jumped away and quickly gave chase. Fortunately, the chair wasn't jumping very fast. After chasing it into the dark, dilapidated corridor, they saw the chair jump towards the third floor.

They continued to follow, but maintained a safe distance, not getting too close to the chair.

The third floor was also an old, dilapidated ruin, with a dirty corridor and abandoned offices on both sides of the corridor.

The only difference in layout is that there is a passageway on the third floor that leads to the building next door.

A square skywalk spans the courtyard, connecting the two government buildings.

—Logically speaking, this is the structure.

But when Ran Qing and the other two followed the chair into the suspended passageway, they saw that the end of the passageway was not another government building.

At the end of the air corridor, there is a low hill covered with shrubs and pine trees.

There is a winding forest path in the mountains, but its destination is unknown.

A wooden bridge with iron locks connects the forest path.

One end of the wooden plank bridge is perfectly connected to the concrete walkway suspended in the air.

It looks like two completely different layers that have been spliced ​​together due to some unusual event.

This is……

"The Ghost Realm of Wujiang?!" Mo Li exclaimed in surprise.

Ran Qing was no stranger to this kind of erosion and patchwork of buildings.

In the ghost town outside Wuzhai Pass in the Wujiang Ghost Realm, there are many similar cases.

The ancient evil spirits and ancient buildings from the depths of Wuzhai Pass have eroded and occupied the original city buildings, forming an extremely awkward and bizarre mix.

But now, in this ghost town on earth, a similar situation has appeared...

Ran Qing and the other two stopped in the middle of the suspended passageway, not daring to go forward easily.

Long Zongshu said warily, "If we go any further, will we really enter the Ghost Realm of the Wujiang River...?"

But there was no feeling of weightlessness, like passing through the gates of hell or traversing the realms of the living and the dead.

Can you just walk straight through and enter the underworld?
Even for those who practice spirit communication, this is far beyond their capabilities and too fantastical.

Ran Qing gazed at the dark forest ahead and said, "We probably won't enter the Wujiang Ghost Realm, but there might be something in the forest."

The ancient buildings we saw in the Wujiang Ghost Realm have essentially taken over the original buildings and moved in there; entering them will not lead to the Wuzhai Pass.

The eerie mountain forest before them was pieced together within the ghost town.

It should be a similar situation.

An evil spirit from the ghost realm of Wujiang River has invaded reality and appeared here.

but……

“A ghost that has invaded reality and descended upon the human world,” Ran Qing murmured, feeling immense pressure.

What he feared most was that, judging from the situation, this ghost had been eroding reality for a long time.

Perhaps the entire Raro mine ghost town exists around it.

According to legend, the story of the midnight minibus dates back to the Republican era decades ago.

In other words, this ghost came to the human world decades, or even hundreds of years ago?!
Ran Qing had previously followed her mother during a blessing ceremony at the Torch Festival and witnessed her mother walking into the depths of Wuzhai Pass.

And this eerie mountain forest before us must also originate from the depths of the ghost realm of the Wujiang River...

Ran Qing stepped forward and followed the chair.

He wanted to see where this chair was taking him!

The good news is that if the ghosts here existed decades ago...

Therefore, Ran Qing's target tonight will not be her mother!

(End of this chapter)