Excessive ferocity due to caution

"Gah—"

"Gah—"

From the dense forest shrouded in thick fog, the cawing of many crows could be heard.

They flapped their wings and took flight in the air, startled by the branches and dense foliage.

A fat man covered in mud and dust arrived here.

His face was filled with terror.

He has injuries.

The bloodstains on his knees, and the scratches on his face and arms, all indicated that he had been traversing the dense forest for a long time.

If Zhao Yi and other actors were present, they would have realized that this person... was actually Zhang Xinzhi!

"call……"

He was out of breath, running while looking around in terror.

It seemed like something terrifying was chasing him.

"Damn it!"

Leaning against a large tree, Zhang Xinzhi clutched her chest, panting.

His eyes were filled with unease, anxiety, fear, and confusion.

He has been in this dense forest ever since he entered the film.

No matter how hard he ran, he couldn't get out!

According to Zhang Xinzhi's previous discovery, this dense forest is called "Curse Mountain".

At the exit, there is a huge stone tablet with the name of the mountain written in blood.

As soon as he passes by that huge stone tablet, he will be immediately teleported to a dark and cold cave.

Two female ghosts were lingering in the cave.

We must suck his blood, eat his flesh, rip open his heart, and drain his marrow!

They wailed and screamed, repeatedly accusing Zhang Xinzhi of her crimes.

Zhang Xinzhi was both frightened and confused.

I... I didn't do anything!

However, whether it was the favor of Lady Luck or not, he always managed to find a way to escape in the midst of the chaos.

This time, as Zhang Xinzhi continued to wander through the forest, he suddenly realized that the familiar road in front of him... had changed.

A hint of doubt flickered in his eyes.

He had already traveled this route more than ten times during his previous escapes.

He was certain that the probability of him having misremembered the route was extremely low.

Filled with doubt, Zhang Xinzhi cautiously explored the path in front of him.

Weeds grew rampant along the roadside.

As he continued forward, he gradually heard voices ahead.

Zhang Xinzhi was overjoyed and quickened his pace!

However, he remained cautious and did not rush over immediately. Instead, he carefully surveyed the area ahead, using the shelter of a tangled holly bush as cover.

At the end of this path is an open space.

There is a huge protruding stone pillar there.

Beneath the stone pillar lay a long-dried and decayed corpse...

Several young people were gathered nearby.

The men and women were engaged in a heated argument.

"I told you so!"

"But you just won't believe me!"

The voice was extremely familiar. Zhang Xinzhi listened intently and was immediately horrified!

This...it's my own voice!

"See!"

"Because of your selfishness, I've now lost everything!"

He started yelling and cursing wildly.

"This was such a simple thing, and you've made it into this mess!"

"Especially those two damn women!"

"It's all their fault!"

"They must pay the price for this!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a man with a cigarette in his mouth stepped forward and advised him:

"Zhang Xinzhi, calm down!"

Zhang Xinzhi shrugged and abruptly slapped the man's hand away.

"Zhao Yi, stop pretending to be a good guy with me!"

"You were one of those who protected those two women, Yu Re and Yu Wen, back then!"

"You're alright, right?"

"You think you can just stand here with your hands on your hips and make sarcastic remarks?"

He was agitated, and the veins in his neck were bulging.

Zhao Yi squinted.

"Who told you to gamble so much?"

"You gambled away your entire fortune, sold your eight-year-old son on the black market as collateral, and your wife went insane. You're blaming all of this on Yu Re Yu Wen?"

"You weren't the only one who came here; we all came!"

"Yes, I admit it did bring us bad luck, but it only caused some unpleasantness in our lives. It's nowhere near as serious as causing our families to be torn apart and our lives to end."

"It's clearly your own gambling addiction. You knew your luck was bad, yet you still bet so much. Now you have nothing, and you're blaming everything on your two sisters. Is that fair?"

Bang!

Zhang Xinzhi kicked Zhao Yi.

The next moment, chaos erupted.

Immediately afterwards, someone let out a scream.

Then everyone dispersed, leaving only Zhang Xinzhi.

What else is he holding in his hand?

He kept muttering to himself.

Then they walked in a certain direction.

Behind the bushes, Zhang Xinzhi looked completely bewildered.

What happened?

He cautiously followed behind "himself".

Not long after, they saw the cave where the two female ghosts were.

As soon as "I" stepped inside, an extremely shrill woman's scream immediately echoed from the cave!

Hearing that scream, Zhang Xinzhi felt a chill run down his spine!

He found it hard to imagine what "he" was doing inside.

But Zhang Xinzhi had no intention of going in.

Everything here is so bizarre.

He turned around and went back to the open space, but suddenly froze.

The mummified corpse... is gone.

At that time, crows were flapping their wings in the jungle.

Zhang Xinzhi looked around like a frightened bird.

After confirming several times that there was nothing strange or dirty, he finally arrived at the base of the stone pillar.

Where the mummified corpse lay, there was a dusty parchment scroll with blood-written words on it.

...

Upon seeing the Grand Protector, I bow in reverence.

Use branches as incense sticks, place three sticks in front of the body, the middle one being the longest and the two shorter, and offer them until the incense burns out.

[Cures all diseases, reduces lifespan by twelve]

...

[Upon seeing the Grand Protector, I bowed twice.]

Take a bloodstained snakeskin and a three-foot-long twig to make a flag. Place it behind a stone pillar and light the snakeskin at midnight.

If the wind dies down within a quarter of an hour, the person will die; otherwise, they will become extremely wealthy and powerful.

...

[Upon seeing the Grand Protector, kowtow three times.]

[After the three salutations, the worshipper must cut off one finger and place it in the mouth of the guardian deity. Then, silently recite the prayer until the wind rises, drip the blood into the guardian deity's eyes, and wait for him to open his eyes. Then, take three steps back, prostrate yourself on the ground, cross your palms in front of your forehead, left hand on top of right hand, palms facing the ground, and shout your name three times. Then wait for the guardian deity to give the order.]

Success will bring a life of wealth and prosperity, free from disasters and illnesses.

If that fails, another finger must be severed and offered to the Grand Protector to appease his spirit; otherwise, misfortune will befall him, and his later years will be unlucky.

...

"grass!"

"What is this thing?"

After reading the contents of the parchment, Zhang Xinzhi suddenly felt a chill down his spine and hurriedly threw the parchment away.

With a few drops of blood still on his hands, he quickly wiped them away, turned, and left...