nycdaug Chapter 257 [Tomb of the Infant] Ghost InfantGhost Doll
Chapter 257 [Tomb of the Infant] Ghost InfantGhost Doll
The Source Corpse and the Ghostly Deity are clearly in an opposing relationship.
And Guisu is considered the cornerstone of the Yuhe River.
The twenty-eight statues pulled people into the river and bestowed upon those who entered the realm powerful abilities.
"Do you remember the team leader in the mirror image? That old man?"
Chen Yuetan slowly said, "Last time in the domain, I overheard his conversation with someone."
He spoke quickly.
After the indigenous people of the last region entered the tomb, they found a mural in the tomb chamber.
That mural is very long.
The old man mentioned that at the end of the mural, they saw a long river with countless stars shimmering on its riverbed.
"The rest are all unrelated matters."
Chen Yuetan's eyes were solemn as he said, word by word, "But there's only one sentence that I remember very well."
"That old geezer said..."
"That river has dried up!"
Chen Ji's pupils suddenly contracted!
There are no glowing rivers in reality; clearly, that is the Domain River.
But... how could the Yu River have dried up?
He had been inside recently and had personally witnessed the surging waters of the Yu River and heard the gentle flow of the water.
By any measure, the Yuhe River has abundant water.
But the most crucial thing is...
Once the river dries up.
Does this mean they no longer need to enter the domain?
Chen Ji's heart was pounding!
“There’s an old movie that says this,” Chen Yuetan continued, “that the person who understands you best is not your friend, but your enemy.”
“The Source Corpse’s understanding of the Domain River and the Ghostly Constellation is definitely more than that of us who have entered the Domain.”
It was precisely because of this that he was completely certain that the secret of the Domain River might indeed be hidden in the Tomb of the Source Corpse after he saw the 28 constellations in the Yin Temple.
Chen Ji nodded silently, feeling that this statement made a lot of sense.
But then he thought about it again and began to have doubts:
"Could it be the curse of the Source Corpse?"
The source corpses harbor malice towards the Ghostly Nest, perhaps because they "hope" the Domain River will dry up, but this doesn't mean the Domain River will actually develop in that way.
"That's also possible."
Chen Yuetan did not deny it: "However, that mural is very long, we will only know if we go to see it in person."
There may be other information on the mural.
The two stopped discussing and continued walking forward.
Chen Ji followed behind his uncle, but his thoughts wandered uncontrollably...
He really didn't want to enter the domain again.
If possible, he hoped that all those who entered the realm could return to real life and live peaceful days.
A river connects countless domains.
Some people have gained wealth from the domain and expanded their power, such as companies.
Some people, faced with life and death time and time again, lost their loved ones, distorted their true nature, and did everything just to survive.
For example, Murong Qing.
But many more who enter the realm are just ordinary people struggling to survive.
Fortunately, they possess strange objects, but when faced with ghosts that cannot be killed by humans, it's like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
Qi Chen, Lan Meng, Wang Xiaoming...
Chen remained silent.
He had heard of an ancient Greek myth about Sisyphus being punished by the gods and forced to push a huge boulder up a mountain.
But every time he was about to push the stone to the top of the mountain, it would roll back down to the bottom.
Sisyphus can only repeat this process endlessly.
Chen Ji felt...
Those who enter the realm are actually no different from Sisyphus.
Entering the realm is a perilous journey, with only a slim chance of survival; even after escaping with great difficulty, one must soon return.
Nobody knows where the finish line is.
Is there really an end?
When the Domain River dries up, does it mean that the days of entering the Domain are completely over?
Will things really get better by then?
For some reason, Chen Ji had a vague sense of unease, perhaps because he already knew about the conflict between the Source Corpse and the Ghostly Deity.
Or maybe.
It's because he never understood....
No one knows why Yuhe would bring people in.
"bright."
Chen Yuetan's voice broke Chen Ji's thoughts.
He looked up and saw a dim light coming from ahead. After a long time, they finally saw the ever-burning lamp again.
Wusu, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them at that moment.
He squinted at the front and whispered, "The last corridor."
"After you go inside, you'll be in the tomb chamber."
Taking a deep breath, the three stepped into the corridor.
But what happened next was completely unexpected!
On both walls, a long trench had been dug out, and many clay statues were placed inside!
It was poorly made, clearly made for a child.
"Clay dolls, various sculptures, and now clay statues..."
Chen Yuetan raised his eyebrows, considering that the owner of this large tomb was a ghost infant, he couldn't help but have some guesses.
They soon discovered that the clay figures were not sculpted randomly.
Three or five of them are placed together, as if telling a story.
The first scene features an old woman.
They were dressed in ancient clothing. Very simple.
She looked up, seemingly gazing at the sky, her downturned lips a testament to her fear.
In the second scene, the old woman is holding a baby in her arms!
Chen Ji's gaze suddenly sharpened, and without the slightest hesitation, he determined that the baby was a ghost infant!
Because the baby had a cinnabar mark between his eyebrows.
The old woman's expression was strange.
Half of his face was crying, and the other half was laughing.
Most importantly, from the moment the old woman looked up at the sky until she received the baby, there were no other clay figures.
The baby appeared out of nowhere.
Act III.
Chen Yuetan was somewhat surprised; the baby had grown bigger.
It's starting to look more and more like Wusu.
He had previously thought that the ghost baby always remained in infant form, but now it seems that it can also grow up.
The old woman smiled as she put a tiger-head hat on the ghost baby, with the character "王" (king) carved on it.
A ghost baby—no, it should be a ghost doll—is laughing...
But isn't the mouth a bit too wide?
Act IV.
The old woman disappeared.
Only the ghost doll lay sprawled on a coffin, its expression one of deep sorrow.
Chen Ji tried to push the ghost doll open with his fingertips and found that the mud coffin could be opened.
Inside the coffin was a headless corpse made of clay; judging from its clothing, it was clearly an old woman.
Where's the head?
Act V.
Many people gathered around the ghost doll.
These clay figures were sculpted very casually, and could even be considered quite ugly, with crooked noses and eyes.
A man pointed at the ghost doll, his face grave.
There was a black spot under the man's eye, like a mole, which looked like it had been splattered with ink.
Act VI.
This clay sculpture is extremely finely crafted, as if it were a display of skill.
The ghost doll was curled up on a bed, looking very lonely, with its back to Chen Ji and the others.
"My mother-in-law is dead. It seems she was bullied?"
Chen Ji frowned.
"..."
Chen Yuetan seemed to be deep in thought.
Instead of moving to the next clay figure, he flipped the ghost doll over.
Then, he sighed with mixed feelings.
When Chen Ji saw the other side of the ghost doll, he was completely speechless and overturned his own idea.
because....
A ghost doll nestled in bed.
He was facing the wall, secretly chuckling to himself!
His mouth stretched to his ears, revealing an extremely eerie smile, as if he had encountered something that made him ecstatic!
Her lips are very red.
Chen Ji saw.....
The ghost doll held a head that had been gnawed in half.
It's an old woman.
Eyes wide open....
Do not look down.