When Qi Yunjing woke up, he found that he was on an open air altar, a stone platform about 2 meters above the ground. Behind it was a black stone pillar engraved with strange runes. Qi Yunjing was tied to this stone pillar.
He tried to rely on his sense of touch to see if he could tell what kind of incantation it was, but unfortunately he could not match the lines he felt with any of the spells in the books collected by his grandfather in the study.
And this stone pillar seemed to be constantly changing. There was also a cold air permeated out of it, and Qi Yunjing could clearly feel that the energy he had finally cultivated was being eaten away by this cold air.
Under the altar, the ground seemed to be dug out in a strange formation. The formation was quite large. He didn't know what was going on behind him, but everywhere he could see, there was a strange formation.
They were people who were also tied to black stone pillar, but these people were kneeling on the ground, with a red thread tied on their naked chests. The red thread seemed to dig into the human flesh, and the tied people looked dull, as if they had lost their soul.
He even saw the person in charge of the resort who was sitting with him in the meeting just now in the crowd in front of him.
Qi Yunjing felt it carefully. He seemed to have lost contact with Wen Ran. In order to enter the game together, Wen Ran tied a specially refined spiritual tool to him. Since then, there has been an invisible connection between him and Wen Ran.
Even if they are far apart, as long as he meditates quietly, he will have the feeling that Wen Ran is by his side. But now, this feeling is broken, which makes Qi Yunjing slightly panicked.
What he is panicking about is not his situation at this moment, but whether the person behind this is targeting him or Wen Ran, and whether Wen Ran is safe now.
Just as Qi Yunjing was trying to gather strength and use the Po Zi spell to break free from his bonds, a cloud of mist gathered around his feet, gradually revealing the appearance of a man wearing a cloak.
It was unclear whether this was a human or non-human being. The face is covered by the cloak, and only the mouth and chin can be seen. The skin that was exposed is covered with black runes that seem to grow from the flesh. There was also strange and evil atmosphere.
The cloaked man glanced at Qi Yunjing, and could tell at a glance that he was gathering strength. He just laughed softly, as if laughing at Qi Yunjing's overestimation of his abilities, and said in a hoarse voice with a touch of gentleness and elegance: "Don't waste your strength."
Qi Yunjing's eyes were calm and he asked in a cold voice: "Who are you and what do you want to do?"
The cloaked man ignored Qi Yunjing and just touched the black ring on his hand gently, raising his head slightly to look at the foggy sky. He seems to be waiting for something, and the figure standing on the edge of the altar has an inexplicable sense of loneliness with the weight of time.
Qi Yunjing asked, "Are you Qu Ruotong?"
The eldest son of the Qu family was a strange young man who died inexplicably in the Guild prison. However, Wen Ran said that he had an intuition that Qu Ruotong was not dead. Now, Qi Yunjing felt that the person in front of him was probably Qu Ruotong.
The cloaked man smiled silently: "Although your existence ruined my plan, it doesn't matter, because I have found a better choice. Qi Yunjing, do you still remember what you said before reincarnation?"
Qi Yunjing said: "What I said before reincarnation."
The cloaked man slowly approached Qi Yunjing, and gently touched his eyebrows with his cold and white fingertips: "You said that if there is an afterlife, you hope you can live an ordinary life and experience joy, anger, and sorrow as ordinary person."
In an instant, many fragmented images appeared in Qi Yunjing's mind.
Blood. Loneliness. Wars and war songs. Battle of life and death. The cry of the destruction of the country. The death of the family, and the burden of countless lives on his shoulders. All converged into the final step of walking in darkness and nothingness.
There was a longing for ordinary in his heart. Everywhere he passed, there was a cold and biting breath on the other side, which was very much like the black stone pillar that restrained him at this time.
Qi Yunjing was in a trance for a moment. Those fragmented images made him breathless.
Wen Ran said that he has the destiny of good person with nine-generations of merit, and every life was destined to save the world. Once upon a time those few words could not arouse his feelings and resonance, but now, he suddenly understood a little bit.
He also understood why in the last scene, when he was walking towards reincarnation, what he longed for most was that trace of ordinary.
The cloaked man's fingertips caressed Qi Yunjing's cheek, and his voice was a bit beguiling: "I can give you what you want. If you don't want to bear it, I will do it for you."
If Qi Yunjing is so easily beguiled, he will not survive to this tenth life. After a moment of trance, he regained his clarity almost in the blink of an eye. Looking at the person's half face in front of him, Qi Yunjing asked: "You are the one behind the undead game?"
Seeing that Qi Yunjing was not bewitched at all, the cloaked man's expression turned slightly cold, but soon returned to his indifferent state: "Isn't this game good? Everything can be fair in the game, and they can all rely on themselves to change.
"Look at what the world looks like today. Power and truth can only be in the hands of a small group of people. The rest of the people have been busy all their lives in vain.
"These people have the right to choose what they really want. If they want it, I will give them the opportunity. Whether they can seize it or not depends on their own ability. Isn't this fair?"
Qi Yunjing: "What is your purpose?"
The cloaked man: "Sooner or later, Yin and Yang will be connected. I am here to give more people a chance to live. I think you should understand better than me. Some decisions may seem crazy at the time, but if you look at them a hundred years later, the results will be different."
Qi Yunjing: "Who are you?"
The cloaked man smiled: "My surname is Han and my name is Yulin."
Qi Yunjing narrowed his eyes slightly. Although he had already guessed, when he was really found out that this person was the ancestor Ghost King of the Han family, his heart still jumped slightly.
The Ghost King, who can become the king among ghosts, who can also escape the great chaos of Yin and Yang back then, and even easily allow him to see fragments of his previous lives. In addition, he can condensed so many ghost domains into undead games. Qi Yunjing didn't know to what extent this person's power is now.
Looking at the people in front of him in what it seemed to be a large-scale evil ritual, Qi Yunjing said: "What do you want to do?"
Han Yulin hissed: "Don't worry, have a good sleep later and everything will be over."
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Wen Ran stood on the observation deck of the resort, observing the terrain of the entire resort with stern eyes.
Someone could take people away under his nose, and he didn't know how powerful the other party was. This resort was obviously a trap. He was excluded from the rest of the people in resort alone. His appearance was probably unexpected to the other party.
Suddenly there was the sound of treetops moving in the calm forest in the distance. Wen Ran disappeared from the spot almost instantly. He mobilized his inner strength and attached it to his feet. With a few simple jumps, he arrived at the place where the movement happened and grabbed hold of the person in the forest.
He knew who this person was as soon as he got close, but when the other person subconsciously turned around and attacked, Wen Ran was still a little surprised: "Xiao Guai?"
At this moment, Xiao Guai is no longer a fair and clean boy. His pupils have turned blood red, and the surface of his skin is covered with black veins. These black veins are probably full of corpse poison. Xiao Guai's teeth have also changed. Sharp canine teeth have grown crazily, he has obviously turned into a zombie.
Seeing Wen Ran, the blood redness in Xiao Guai's eyes receded slightly, but still exuded a ferocious aura: "Wen Ran?"
Wen Ran was secretly on guard: "Why are you here?"
Xiao Guai pursed his lips and spoke with a hoarse voice: "Dian Dian is gone."
Wen Ran instantly understood Xiao Guai's state at this time. Tao Dian was missing. The only person who could restrain Xiao Guai's zombie nature was missing. No wonder he turned into like this.
Wen Ran took Xiao Guai back to the resort and asked carefully why they were here and why Tao Dian was missing.
Xiao Guai said: "Dian Dian accepted a task on the Guild App. The client is a farmer here. His mother, who died 3 years ago, seems to be unable to let go of her obsession during her lifetime. She has been lingering at home and unwilling to leave.
"It just so happened that the wolf came looking for him. He was worried that the corpse poison would attract people from the Guild, so he took a cross-province case here."
At first, everything was normal, although when he first set foot here, Xiao Guai felt a little uncomfortable. This small town at the foot of the mountain gave him a strange and unfamiliar feeling, but Tao Dian was anxious to solve the case and wanted to travel. Xiao Guai naturally followed and went there that night.
They stayed at the client's house, but nothing happened on the first night. They just felt a cold air passing by.
This Yin energy is abnormal, there must be something wrong. If nothing is found on the first day, then they can only set up the formation and wait for another day. Since they have taken the order, they must finish the matter before leaving.
The second night, something happened. After a strange thick fog, the town turned into a mountain forest, and everyone disappeared, including Tao Dian.
Wen Ran said: "Do you still remember the day they disappeared?"
Xiao Guai said: "The night of the 17th, should be regarded as the early morning of the 18th."
Wen Ran: "Then today is the fifth day."
Xiao Guai pursed his lips, his scarlet eyes showed a sense of confusion and uneasiness, and he suppressed the hostility all over his body. If it weren't for Tao Dian, he would have been unable to control himself and ruin this place.
But he was afraid, afraid that his impulsiveness eventually caused irreversible consequences, so even though he was extremely anxious, he still calmed himself down and prevented himself from becoming zombie completely.
Wen Ran said: "Don't worry, Qi Yunjing has also disappeared. It's possible that they are in the same place now. According to my inspection, this area is most likely a natural space superposition."
Xiao Guai didn't quite understand: "What do you mean?"
Wen Ran said: "It means that there are two spaces here, one is the space we are in now, and another is a non-existent space. Someone has mastered the uniqueness here, and they seems to be guiding Celestial Masters to come here.
"I have contacted the Guild. It has been found that there are nearly 20 Celestial Masters who have taken on tasks nearby, but there is no news about them after that. There may be more, and the Guild is contacting them.
"The person in charge has start an investigation, and several high-level Celestial Masters are also on the way.
"With such a big move, the other party must have a big plan, so now this is no longer your problem alone. You must restrain yourself as soon as possible. If you want to rescue Tao Dian, we must cooperate with others. Just you and me, the success rate is too low."
Xiao Guai pursed his lips: "I will be careful not to let them see."
Wen Ran nodded and said, "Other than that, we don't need to wait passively. As long as it exists, there must be traces. As long as I can find a crack, I can tear open the crack and go to the non-existent space."
Xiao Guai said: "I have searched every inch. I've searched everywhere, I don't know how many times I've been looking in the past few days."
Wen Ran said: "It's not possible to find it with the naked eye. Even with eyes like mine that are naturally capable of observing energy, I may not be able to see the connection between spaces."
Xiao Guai frowned: "Then how to find it?"
Wen Ran said: "It depends on the feeling." As Wen Ran said, he suddenly thought of the wolf, and said: "Maybe it can also be based on the smell."