Having devoted myself to guiding souls, I was surrounded by them after my death.

"Ah."

Chen Shi took a deep breath:

"It's a spirit cage."

Chapter 22 Memories (Please continue reading)

"A spirit cage?" Su Yining asked in confusion.

She didn't know what this field was, only that she could come and go as she pleased.

"It is a realm born of the spirit, like a cage locking up an area, hence the name spirit cage."

Chen Shi explained.

"Wow, that's really advanced." Su Yining tapped her hands.

Sorry, senior, I only found out this week myself.

Chen Shi recalled Jiang Liu's "Ling Cage Survival Guide"...

Each Spirit Cage has its own unique rules; if you are trapped in a Spirit Cage, you must quickly find the rules.

Once inside the spirit cage, escape is impossible unless the evil spirit dies.

The state of the spirit cage will hint at the cause of the evil spirit's death, which needs to be deduced.

The first thing to do when entering Ling Cage is to find the rules.

"Senior, quickly check around to see if there are any places with writing on them."

After Chen Shi finished speaking, he and Su Yining began searching in the corridor.

He didn't dare to act rashly since he didn't yet know the operating rules of the Spirit Cage.

After searching empty-handed, Chen Shi turned his attention back to the ward.

Just then, there was a loud crash, as if something had overturned to the ground.

"Oh my god, this is so weird!" came the old man's voice from the next room, 405.

"Was that old man also pulled into the spirit cage?"

Chen Shi was surprised to see the door pushed open, and the old man poked his head out from inside:

"Little kid, what are you still doing here?" The old man was taken aback when he saw Chen Shi.

"Well, it's a long story..."

Chen Shi didn't want to waste time explaining, so he quickly scanned his surroundings.

"I told you this hospital was weird, but nobody believed me! In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, this hospital has turned into a morgue, with the forms next to the beds even writing on themselves!"

The old man was breathing heavily and speaking very quickly. Chen Shi was really afraid that the old man would faint from exhaustion.

"Wait, the form is writing on its own..."

Chen Shi barged into the room, pushed aside the things on the old man's bedside table, including the lighter and Nokia phone, and picked up the registration form.

"found it!"

Sure enough, several lines of red text were printed on the form:

[Regulations of local private hospitals]

[Hospital Rule 1: Please stay in your ward from 12:00 AM to 8:00 AM and do not go out.]

[Rule No. 2: Please do not linger in Corridor No. 2]

[Hospital Rule 3: What the head nurse says is all lies; do not believe her.]

[Rule No. 4: If you hear clapping, please leave before it claps for the third time]

"Four rules!?"

Chen Shi felt a chill in his heart.

The last time, the Lingling cage only had three rules, but this hospital has four.

And look at these rules...

The head nurse, and there's a time limit...

This cage is much larger than the previous swimming pool.

"It's become much more complicated."

Chen Shi looked solemn as he carefully examined the "Regulations of the Local Private Hospital." The words "Regulations" were written in bright red, like blood, and were crooked and messy.

"Your handwriting is terrible."

He read the college rules again, as if trying to imprint them into his mind.

The Ling Cage is fraught with danger, like putting a rabbit and a lion in the same cage. If the rabbit wants to survive, it must figure out the lion's behavior patterns.

In Ling Cage, rules are of paramount importance.

Suddenly, Chen Shi remembered something, and his gaze fell on [Rules of the Academy II]...

Please do not linger in corridor number 2.

Wait a minute... isn't corridor number 2 right outside?!

Chen Shi rushed to the door and shouted:

"Go back to your ward, not in the hallway!"

However, the next second...

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

Suddenly, the ward door slammed shut, and an invisible force pushed Chen Shi out, leaving the old man inside the room.

"Damn it, this evil spirit has no sense of martial ethics..."

Chen Shi turned around and found that he and Su Yining were locked in Corridor No. 2.

"Wait, junior, don't you feel... the floor is shaking?"

Su Yining rubbed her head, her thighs slightly turned inward, as if trying to maintain her balance.

"Shaking? Is it...?"

Chen Shi realized something was wrong as soon as he said it.

Su Yining was right; the ground was indeed shaking.

Moreover, it's not just on the ground.

The entire corridor was shaking!

The walls began to twist, and the ground undulated like ocean waves. Although the corridor was short and could be seen to the end at a glance, the end seemed to extend endlessly... extend... and extend again.

No, it's a psychological effect.

Chen Shi's head began to spin, and in his daze, a faint sobbing sound continued to drift in...

"Waaaaah..."

broken.

Chen Shi's heart sank, but he couldn't muster any strength in his body. It felt like he had been drinking heavily all night, and when he woke up in the morning, he was so drunk that he couldn't even see where he was going.

Beside her, Su Yining's face was also contorted. She grabbed the wall with one hand and collapsed to the ground with her legs giving way.

In a daze, withered, brown hands reached out from all around the corridor...

They're on the walls, on the floor, on the ceiling... They're everywhere, wriggling like maggots, grabbing at your limbs.

"Let go..." Su Yining tried to struggle, but she couldn't muster any strength.

Chen Shi's condition was equally dire; countless withered hands began to climb up his body, grabbing his arms, holding his wrists, and choking him.

At the same time, two withered hands reached down from the ceiling and placed on his head.

A sharp, unbearable pain shot through Chen Shi's brain, causing it to ache terribly. His memories began to blur, as if his mind was being wiped clean and reset to factory settings.

This is bad. Like that tuning fork, this evil spirit is a form of mental intrusion...

By the time they realized this, it was too late.

"Well……"

The faint crying sound in my ears turned into the cry of a baby.

A woman appeared before him, with a familiar face. She had a delicate nose and a refined, gentle face, and was making a face at him.

"Mother?"

Chen Shi called out.

"That's right! Hahaha, see my husband? He called me 'Mom' first when we were little!"

The woman picked him up and gently rocked him in her arms.

"That's right, it's Mom. Call her a few more times."

The scene changed in an instant.

That feeling was like a revolving lantern, a final review of one's memories before death.

Chen Shi couldn't quite remember what he was doing; his head began to feel heavy, and he felt drowsy and sleepy.

"Little one, wear this when you go out from now on, it will ward off evil spirits and protect you." The woman took out a bracelet and smiled as she waved it in front of her eyes.

The bracelet looked beautiful; it was woven from red cord and strung with three beads of different colors: one crimson, one jet black, and one with a crescent moon pattern in the center.

"No, I don't want to wear this. Only girls wear this kind of thing." Chen Shi didn't intend to say it, but the words came out automatically.

This happened when he was a child, and he was like a spectator looking back at his past.

Or perhaps, the evil spirit is erasing his memory.

"Oh dear, listen to me. This was obtained by your mother from XX Temple. XX Temple doesn't usually let just anyone in; it depends on fate."

Several words were blurred out, like they were pixelated, and were impossible to hear.

Is it because the evil spirit has invaded the depths of one's mind? Or is it simply that one doesn't remember at all?

he does not know.

But the woman seemed to really want him to put the bracelet on.

"No, I don't want to wear it."

He was stubborn, but he still reached out his hand.

"Be good, little one."

The woman's voice was very gentle; every word she uttered sounded like a lullaby.

"Wear it, and let it protect you when your mother isn't around."

The woman put the bracelet on his wrist and patted his head.

"Put it on and stride forward."

Suddenly, a wave of dizziness rushed to my head!

"Oh--!"

Chen Shi took a deep breath and suddenly opened his eyes wide. The scene in the corridor became clear instantly, and countless withered, brown hands began to retract.

And on his wrist was that suspending rope!

Chapter 23 The Weeping Woman