Chapter 49.1 Finally got it (1)

???? Once they had left their residence, the ringing sound became more apparent.

Under the moonlight, the whole village was shrouded in darkness without any hint of activity. It was as if the village was uninhabited, the silence turning the atmosphere eerie.

The villagers had been walking at a very slow pace, hence, they were easily able to reach them from behind.

They had worn the same clothes as usual, the only difference being the masks on their faces. The sky was so dark their facial features couldn’t be distinguished, and it looked as though they were demons who had come from hell.

The more they approached their destination, the more the sound of ringing grew clearer.

It accompanied the breeze, blowing through the mountains, never stopping for one moment. Originally, only one village was located in this area and it was very empty. The sound naturally came from afar and as the distance to the riverside grew smaller, the rhythm of the bell sounds gradually accelerated.

As they passed through the forest, the three people didn’t utter a word.

The tree’s shadows stretched on the ground, their branches twisting strangely, looking like a puppet. The slight crackling sounds of feet stepping on leaves sounded, but the villagers in front didn’t seem to have detected the noises and continued walking forward.

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They were currently standing by the riverside while the villagers crossed the bridge one by one, forming a line. Then, they disappeared into the forest opposite them.

Shi Qi stood in place and watched them for a while before saying, “We might see something different later on, don’t scream.”

Ning Meng nodded.

Liu Xuan was already at a loss for words. Those people all seemed to march towards their death, heading to the mountains while wearing those strange masks.

They didn’t know what existed in the mountain opposite them, nor did they know where the bell sound came from but it echoed through the whole sky.

The moon had already hidden behind the dark clouds, plunging the river and stone bridge into darkness.

After concluding that those people had no reactions, Shi Qi took out his phone to turn on the flashlight function. He didn’t set it brightly but it was just enough to identify the road.

Ning Meng watched the people continue to walk incessantly and suddenly said, “They’re not even looking at the road but not one of them stumbled. What an extraordinary gift.”

Shi Qi turned his head and asked, “….This is the only conclusion you’ve obtained after staring for a long time?”

Ning Meng blushed from his words but tried to keep a straight face, “Then what did you find?”

Shi Qi paused for half a minute before replying, “Nothing.”

Ning Meng was speechless.

Asshole! She almost fell for it too.

Amidst their conversation, the last person of the group finally got on the bridge. Shi Qi’s gaze congealed slightly as he said, “We can go now.”

Ning Meng got on the stone bridge with him and felt completely different from how she stood there the same afternoon. The cold seemed to seep into her bones.

Her current body was of yin nature, which easily those pesky and malicious beings, as such, she had to endure more than the average person..

Fortunately, she was still able to hold up.

After passing through the bridge, the crisp bell sounds seemed to have magnified. They vibrated heavily, hurting the ears. After a while, the pain lessened upon getting used to it.

Liu Xuan squeezed by Ning Meng’s side and whispered in inquiry, “Senior sister, can you hear the bells? It sounds like those made by a handbell.”

Ning Meng nodded, “I can. I think we can all hear it.”

Shi Qi spoke lightly, “This is the bell that is summoning them. Once it stops, the people will wake up.”

That was why it hadn’t stopped ringing up until now. Instead, the more they got closer, the clearer it got.

After they passed the stone bridge, the three people followed the very last person of the group into the forest that looked shadowy and had rustling leaves sounds.

Once they passed through the woods, a clear view opened up.

Ning Meng’s eyes were sharp. After obtaining a pair of yin yang eyes, she was now able to see more clearly at night and right now, there was a small house not too far away.

She tugged at Shi Qi’s sleeves, “Look. There’s a house over there.”

It must be the temple mentioned in the novel. Seeing how eerie this side of the forest was, she was certain that nobody had taken the dagger away yet.

Shi Qi’s expression turned grave, “That’s the final destination.”

Liu Xuan felt as if that place was the doom of man. She hesitated going there but also didn’t dare remain in this place.

Since senior is so amazing, he’ll definitely protect me right?

She thought wishfully. After secretly casting him a glance, she didn’t dare fall a step behind him and senior sister’s figures.

The more they walked towards the house, the more the vigilance in her heart grew.

Ning Meng couldn’t help but think of all kinds of ghost stories, feeling that they were not afraid of dying at this moment, open to trying out anything.

However, for the sake of living, they had no choice but to go.

Shi Qi suddenly turned his head and asked, “Were the melon seeds delicious?“

”Huh?” Ning Meng couldn’t react for a moment so he asked again and she replied, “…Yeah, it was.”

Shi Qi’s gaze towards her turned odd.

Ning Meng rubbed her arms, “Why are you looking at me like that?”

Shi Qi didn’t speak, merely shifting his gaze away.

The men in masks had already climbed halfway up the mountain and because the mountain wasn’t steep, they were easily able to climb it. The three of them followed behind and quickly reached the top.

Liu Xuan’s eyes grew wide, “Why did they suddenly disappear?”

They had just been at their tails so why did the people completely disappear once they reached the top and turned around? This was too unbelievable.

Right now, before them, was an empty piece of land.

The moonlight shone their view clearly, it was a stone house surrounded by stone tablets.

The stone tablets were distanced a meter from each other and vague characters were inscribed on it. The tablet looked to be dated very old and the characters were not of the modern simplified ones they had in their modern language today.

Ning Meng guessed that the person who had suppressed the ghost of the dagger, must’ve left them here.

A stone tablet wasn’t something to be broken. Once it was, the array would be dissolved and the ghost would be released, disaster falling upon them.

The system praised her thoughts, “That’s right. These tablets are inscribed with scriptures with the addition of blood. They’re very rare and are considered to be supreme. Once one of the tablets is damaged, the seal would be broken.”

Ning Meng sincerely worshipped the unfamiliar master who had created the seal.

Behind the tablets was a temple which was in ruins. Above it, something looked to be fluttering.

Liu Xuan felt a burst of fear surge from her heart and instantly spread throughout her whole body. Her instincts told her that there was something horrible inside the place.

She asked in a stammer, “Are we going inside? Those people just vanished, do you think they could’ve gone inside?”

Shi Qi didn’t look at her, “We’re naturally going inside.”

Just as they entered, they saw groups of people sitting in circles….three full circles in fact. They all sat on the floor with blood dripping out of their wrists.

And right in the middle, there were four people who were dancing. Their movements were bizarre, their character changing greatly, turning more and more terrifying, appearing like a broken doll in the end, twisting and contorting unceasingly.

Along with their dancing, the patterns on the people’s masks started changing, becoming increasingly distinct and soon turning all into the same at the end.

Liu Xuan couldn’t help but tremble but she didn’t know why. She looked at everything going on in front of her, feeling her blood turn cold and her thoughts frozen.

It was as if they hadn’t discovered the three of them standing at the door.