Yin Yang Lantern Man

Chapter 112 Mysterious reaction in quiet state

There are big words "Shifu" hanging on the door of the house.

Red lanterns, big Chinese characters, and Marvin's hand gently touching the door.

"There is no dust. This door seems to be cleaned and used regularly."

He continued his analysis: "This is different from the Lantern World I know."

The lantern world he knew was a dead world, with no living people, no life, and everything was dilapidated and past.

"Be careful, this stone house is a bit weird."

In fact, Chen Ning'an had already noticed something was wrong without him saying anything.

When I opened the door, I saw red lanterns hanging in the darkness from a long distance away. Instead of dispelling the darkness, it made people more afraid of the invisible unknown.

They were in darkness all around, and even with the light of lanterns, they knew that the stone house was very large, and there was no sign of life in the long corridors.

“The surroundings and ground here are clean.”

Marvin squatted down and touched it. There was almost no dust and it was very clean.

"Are you afraid?"

Chen Ning'an gave him a piece of paper with a mysterious pattern written on it.

"Take it, this stone house is quite extraordinary."

Chen Ningan walked in front and smelled the scent of bacon.

The smell of bacon cooked with wood smoke was not too strong, but not too light either, and it filled the interior of the stone mansion.

He looked around but couldn't find where the source was, it seemed to be everywhere.

At this moment, the door of the Shi Mansion was pushed open, and a group of seven or eight people holding lanterns broke in.

"Quick! Come in quickly!"

The lantern-bearing man in the lead shouted anxiously, and they kept pressing in, and the door was closed as soon as they came in.

"Wait for me, wait for me!"

The lantern bearer who was running slowly outside the door shouted hurriedly and squeezed in at the last moment.

"Don't close the door! Don't close it!"

But there were still voices outside screaming and asking for help: "Please don't close the door, I haven't come in yet, I...

"thump."

As the door closed, he suddenly disappeared from everyone's sight and died instantly.

"Quick, find something to hold up the door!"

The man holding the lantern shouted and quickly used bricks and stones from nearby to prop up the door.

"I have a piece of wood here. It's very heavy. Someone come and help me lift it."

They moved quickly and blocked the door completely, then collapsed to the ground gasping for breath.

"Too...too scary!"

One person said in a trembling voice: "How can there be such a thing? Isn't it just a simple lantern-carrying operation?"

"It's the first time I've encountered someone holding a lantern for so long. It's so scary."

They talked about their fear, and only then did they see the figures of Chen Ningan and Ma Wen.

Mainly because the light of the lanterns attracted each other, everyone was startled at first, and then felt relieved.

It’s not that thing, that’s great.

What did you encounter?
Marvin asked the men, "Is there anything threatening outside?"

"It's more than a threat, that thing eats people!"

Ding Xiu's hand holding the lantern was still shaking, unable to calm down:
"You guys are lucky not to have encountered that thing, but we saw our companions being torn to pieces alive with our own eyes."

Ding Xiu swallowed his saliva to moisten his dry throat: "Also, my second uncle was with me. He ran a step slower and turned into a mummy immediately. Do you think that monster is scary or not?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at the gate worriedly: "Fortunately there is a house here, otherwise we would all die."

Now the gate is locked, and the height of the yard is about two or three meters, so that thing should not be able to get in.

But the next second, there was a sound of something heavy falling in the yard.

"Porphyrin."

It was a very small sound, and then it was immediately quiet, but it made everyone's hair stand on end.

"It's that thing!"

One person shouted first, and then the group of people started to riot like crazy.

"Don't separate, don't run away separately, you will die if you lose sight of me."

Ding Xiu gave a loud warning, and these people fled in groups of three or four. In an instant, the only sound that could be heard was the light of the lanterns dissipating in the stone mansion.

They all ran away and wanted to hide here, leaving Ding Xiu alone standing there.

His whole body turned cold instantly, and before he knew it, everyone had left him. Without anyone watching over him, he would die.

But a few seconds later, he found that he was still alive.

There were two lanterns ahead of him that did not leave.

"Tell me about that thing in detail."

Chen Ningan approached with a lantern, and the three of them kept their eyes wandering, which prevented Ding Xiu from dying.

He was more curious about the monster. It could tear a human body into pieces, so it might not be any weaker than him.

In addition, it can also turn living people into mummies, which is interesting.

Maybe it was some kind of magic, which greatly aroused his interest.

Marvin frowned slightly and said nothing. Before he had more information, he just knew about the monster.

"Thank you, I really appreciate it."

Ding Xiu was very grateful. The sense of security that Chen Ning'an and the others brought him was unparalleled.

He sat up from the ground and said in a panic, "Let's get out of here quickly and find a place to hide."

He said, "That sound just now was it appearing. I don't know if you heard it, a very small "pop" sound."

As soon as he finished speaking, as if to confirm his guess, there was another "pop".

"what!"

Ding Xiu was frightened and screamed: "That's it, it's nearby!"

At this time, several people heard the sound of chewing coming from outside the door again, and something was swallowing, as if someone had been hungry for a long time.

There is a dead body outside. It is the Lantern that was killed by the rules just now because it didn't have time to enter.

Chen Ning'an had a clear memory. He slowly walked towards the door following the sound.

The chewing sound suddenly disappeared. Sensing someone approaching, the light of lanterns shone on the wooden brown door, brighter than the red lanterns hanging outside the stone mansion.

Only then did he notice that there was a red cloth hanging on the door. It was very long, but the color was dull and the surface was whitish. It looked like white silk no matter how you looked at it.

"Porphyrin."

The voice sounded behind him, so fast that it changed location in the blink of an eye. Chen Ningan immediately turned around and punched the source of the voice.

His fist was very heavy, and now he could even lift a car, and immediately felt a solid collision with it.

For a moment, Chen Ningan frowned. His fist felt as if it was hitting steel, and all the bones in his hand were dislocated.

It's just because I ate the bone fruit and it didn't crack.

A black shadow passed before his eyes, and the wind it brought tore off his cornea, and his vision immediately became blurred and dark.

His expression remained unchanged. He kicked the black shadow again with his other eye to distance himself from it. He then took out a piece of white paper from his arms and drew talismans on it with blood as he moved.

Fire Talisman.

He needed light to see what was attacking him; it was hiding in the darkness, and the lantern light couldn't reveal its full picture.

The conflict happened so quickly that Ma Wen and Ding Xiu only had time to see the black shadow.

Ding Xiu opened his mouth but couldn't shout out anything. His feet seemed to be rooted to the ground and he couldn't move at all.

"Go!"

After Chen Ningan finished drawing the talisman, he threw it into the darkness.

The talisman is his real means, and the damage it causes is much more terrible than his physical strength.

A huge fireball exploded in the air and the talisman hit the monster directly, revealing its true appearance as it burned.

The terrifying figure was more than two meters tall, his body was covered with red cloth and flesh, and his face was twisted like rotten meat.

Its nails have turned into claws that are half a meter long. No wonder it can poke holes in people.

At this time, the huge flame spread to its body, but it was still as vigorous and powerful as ever, moving quickly.

It can fly, or rather, it has an extremely powerful jumping ability, and it actually rushed towards Ding Xiu.

Ding Xiu's pupils widened, and for a moment he even forgot to look at Marven, which made the latter's face change drastically.

Even when the monster rushed towards him, he did not lose his composure. After weighing the pros and cons, he stood in front of Ding Xiu, holding the thing that Chen Ningan gave him.

He held the talisman high, unable to look at the monster, but kept looking back and forth at Chen Ning'an and Ding Xiu.

【Rule: Don't look away. 】

He had tried his best. The monster hit his hand first, and the talisman became extremely hot.

Ding Xiu felt pain in his hand and thought he was going to die, but the impact soon disappeared.

The thing screamed madly, and quickly moved away into the darkness with pain more painful than the burning flames.

His heart moved, but he did not relax because of his relief, and kept his eyes wandering.

Chen Ningan rushed over from the door. He couldn't catch up with the monster, and he didn't dare to chase it. When he saw Marvin, he was very relieved. The importance of a high-IQ and stable teammate was highlighted. If he hadn't chosen to stand up just now, Ding Xiu would die, and he would not be able to notice Marvin because he was dealing with the monster, and Marvin would also die.

If they died, he would follow in their footsteps without paying attention.

It can be said that at the critical moment, Marvin's judgment and behavior were the most appropriate.

"Are you okay?"

Chen Ning'an asked them, and saw that Ma Wen's fingers were abnormally bent, while Ding Xiu was still in a daze, and he was actually scared to pee.

The gap between people is sometimes really big.

"Useless things."

Chen Ningan resisted the urge to kill him. He had been quite optimistic about this guy before. After all, after escaping in, he still knew how to organize everyone and did not get carried away.

But now it seems that when facing the monster, Ding Xiu's true colors are exposed, and he actually has very little courage.

"Ah."

Marvin frowned, the pain in his fingers made him feel a little uncomfortable. He picked it up and saw that three fingers were broken.

He stretched out his hand and tried to pull it, imitating the doctor's way of adjusting the bone, but the severe pain in his hand made him unable to exert any strength.

"Brother Chen, do me a favor."

He raised his hands: "Help me to bend my fingers back. I can't do it myself."

Chen Ning'an took a look and stretched out his hands.

"That's a coincidence. My finger is broken too."

What's more, his were broken even more horribly, torn into pieces with hardly any intact strand left.

But the strong skin and tendons locked the bones tightly. He bit the lantern with his mouth, revealing a bloody eye.

While using the other hand, he straightened his fingers one by one.

"Wait for me to get a feel for it first."

"Click~" A crisp sound came from Chen Ning'an's hands, making people's scalps tingle. Ma Wen couldn't help but admire this scene.

He couldn't keep a straight face like that.

Chen Ning'an straightened his bones, helped him press his fingers back into place, handed him a talisman, and put another one on his eyes.

"Put it on the wound and it will heal faster."

To be honest, Chen Ning'an now admires Ma Wen very much.

If Lantern had to choose a teammate, Marvin would be a very suitable candidate, and might be more useful to him than a guide.

As for Ding Xiu, he looked very dissatisfied: "If you can catch up, then catch up, otherwise just stand here and wait to die."

"Marvin, come with me. This stone mansion is not as simple as it seems."

"what!"

After seeing the two people leaving, Ding Xiu screamed and ran towards them crying.

"Don't leave me, please don't leave me!"

He howled, "Monster, the monster will kill me."

Ma Wen sighed and turned his attention to Ding Xiu.

"I guess after this lantern-carrying event, he won't dare to carry a lantern again even if he survives."

Poor mental quality will cause problems sooner or later.

Chen Ningan was annoyed by his noise and shouted angrily: "That monster won't come in a short time. My fire talisman is not so easy to remove."

The temperature of the fire talisman is very high and it can burn for a very long time, and because it is a talisman flame it is even more special.

"Unless it finds a water source to put it out, it might burn to death."

Chen Ning'an was still very confident about the Fire Talisman. After using the talisman, there was no difference between him using it himself and using it.

Ding Xiu's breakdown finally improved a little, but it seemed as if God was deliberately playing a joke on him. A sudden rainstorm made him feel bad again.

The rain came down without any prelude. No one expected this because the sky in this world was unclear.

"That thing is pretty lucky." Chen Ning'an sneered, "It's lucky that God helped him."

Such a large rain talisman must have been extinguished.

Moreover, the rain that day was called rootless water, which had a greater effect on suppressing the talisman's fire.

"Brother Chen, do you still have the previous pattern?"

Marvin asked, he could see with his own eyes how powerful a small piece of paper could be.

And that was made for him by Chen Ningan.

"Yes." Chen Ning'an drew another talisman for him.

The exorcism talisman was more powerful against the monster than the fire talisman, otherwise the monster would not have only broken three of Marvin's fingers.

Chen Ning'an thought that it might be a zombie.

But if it was a zombie, why would it be wrapped in red cloth and minced meat? It would indeed look more creepy.

Thinking of this, he took out the paper he had cut long ago and drew a few talismans.

This kind of talisman is called "Chi Fu", also known as the ghost-suppressing talisman, the evil-suppressing talisman or the corpse-suppressing talisman.

Its function is to suppress the evil spirit that brings the zombies back to life, thus making them lose their ability to move and turn back into ordinary zombies.

But there is one thing here. If the talisman maker is not skilled enough or the materials are adulterated, then the talisman he makes may not be able to suppress the evil spirit, thus causing fatal consequences.

In the drawings drawn by Chen Ning'an, he can usually subdue any zombie that is not stronger than him.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and it made crackling sounds when it hit the roof of the stone mansion.

The three of them walked along the corridor and came to the east wing.

Two bodies lay on the ground.

Chen Ning'an frowned. This corpse was also stabbed in the chest and died, and it had turned into a mummy.

The first thing he did was to touch the neck of the corpse, but there was no bloody hole caused by a bite.

There was some wax dripping on the ground, which was pus-yellow in color. It was not the lantern bearer's candle.

"Look at me, follow closely."

Chen Ning'an walked ahead, looking for the wax to see if it appeared anywhere else.

"The floor here is so clean, there shouldn't be anyone here."

They pushed open the door of the east wing and saw that it was spotless inside, including the bedding.

"Let's follow the lantern to the west wing."

He thought for a moment and took the two of them to the west.

When I arrived here, it was pouring rain, constantly hitting the yard. Tables, chairs and benches were laid out, and a big red word "甸" was carved in front of the hall.

In the heavy rain, the tables, chairs, dishes and chopsticks were all ready, but there was no food, which made people feel more and more uncomfortable.

"There is no coffin, and no master of ceremonies. It doesn't make sense to say that the people here have escaped."

Ma Wen watched all this, and he suddenly asked Chen Ning'an: "Do you know how all this came about in the Lantern World?"

Seeing Chen Ning'an shaking his head, Ma Wen said again: "Or have you ever had any objection to the birth of these things?"

Chen Ning'an shook his head again. In his cognition, all of this in the Lantern World had existed for a long time, and their origins and whereabouts were unknown.

"But look, these tables and chairs are so clean, it even gives me the feeling that the host has arranged them but hasn't had time to receive guests yet."

Their conversation revolved around this, and Ding Xiu, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

"Maybe... maybe I know something."

"Oh, did I underestimate you?" Chen Ning'an turned his head and looked at him: "Tell me about it."

He didn't think Ding Xiu would have any news that he didn't know, but he was the lantern bearer after all, so maybe it would be useful.

"If I tell you, you have to agree to one condition."

Ding Xiu seized this opportunity. If Chen Ning'an ignored him, he might not be able to survive this lantern event.

"Bargain. If I think it's worth it, I'll make sure you don't die this time with the lantern."

Chen Ningan stared into his eyes: “You can provide little information, but you can’t lie to me.”

"If you lie to me, I'll let you die right now."

"How dare I lie to you?" Ding Xiu began to tell his information:

"Did you notice any strange phenomenon when you were holding the lantern?"

"In a quiet and closed place, you can often hear some strange noises, and things in the room are clearly still in the same place in the last second, but move in the next second."

"It's like there are other people around us, but we can't see or touch each other."

This sentence actually gave Chen Ning'an a reminder.

Indeed, he had encountered such a situation before, and it happened in the Cold Corpse Realm house not long ago.

He didn't notice it at the time, but when he thought about it, he found something suspicious: what were those sounds? Why did they only appear in quiet and closed situations?

"Actually, it's useless for us to guess here."

It was still Ma Wen who reminded everyone: "Brother Chen, you have your own purpose, and we also need this lantern to end."

"Yes, my goal has not been achieved yet. This stone house has what I need."

Chen Ning'an ignored that thought again and pushed open the door of the west wing with a few people.

"oops!"

Ding Xiu screamed, frightened by the scene in the west wing. Under the light, there were dark shadows standing inside the wing.

(End of this chapter)