Thriller Zone: From the Mental Hospital to the Ghostly World

Chen Yuetan thought for a moment, then borrowed Chen Ji's pen and hastily drew a shape on the paper.

This is the creature he saw in the two seconds it took him to turn around.

It was neither a human nor a typical ghost.

From arms to feet, everything was made up of sheets of paper like prayer flags. According to Chen Yuetan, those should all be missing person notices.

These are missing person notices from different people.

As for the face, there is only a thin black and white photo, fluttering in the wind.

Chen Yuetan placed a photo of Yan Kai at the very top of the human figure he had drawn.

"The only difference is that when I turned around, it was smiling."

He drew two lines around Yan Kai's mouth with a pen, forming a strange smile.

"After that... the face on this piece of paper became me."

"But I turned around before I finished changing."

Chen Ji felt a chill run down his spine in an instant!

He immediately glanced at Chen Yuetan, then looked at Yan Kai's lifeless black pupils in the photo...

In just a few seconds, the living, breathing uncle in front of me would have been turned into a low-quality photograph on a printed sheet of paper.

Even words can become:

Chen Yuetan, male, 32 years old...missing.

No wonder my uncle kept emphasizing, "Never look back!"

Chen Yuetan noticed his gaze and spoke calmly:

"It's okay, I reacted fairly quickly."

He briefly explained that at the speed at the time, as long as you made eye contact with the paper-faced ghost for more than 5 seconds, the photo on the missing person poster would completely transform into yourself.

The consequences are self-evident.

Perhaps they were replaced, or perhaps they went missing.

The many missing person posters on this ghost's body are probably all people it killed.

Chen Ji pondered:

"I guess the ghost didn't follow us because we just waded through the water."

"Paper can't cross a stream; it will get soaked and rotten."

He recalled those very faint footprints, cut off on the other side of the river.

Chen Yuetan nodded slightly.

"Yes, so it's relatively safer near flowing water."

"However, don't let your guard down; there might not be just one ghost here."

Chen Ji responded, as he had the same guess, because... they hadn't arrived at the tomb entrance yet.

The paper-faced ghost was seen just outside the forest.

There must be even stranger creatures lurking in the depths.

But the main reason was the missing person notice that was shoved into his hand!

Chen Ji himself didn't even notice the paper. If Chen Yuetan hadn't been so perceptive, he might have held onto it until he reached the tomb entrance.

Until then...

It's hard to say what will happen.

Chen Ji immediately tore the paper into pieces and threw it into the stream, watching the paper scraps dissolve in the water.

A cool breeze blew.

Chen Ji also felt that the sunlight through the tree canopy was slowly dimming and was no longer as warm as before.

In a few hours, it will be dark.

Squeak!

The golden monkeys in the trees hooked onto the branches and swung forward.

"Usu, can you see how much further it is?"

Chen Yuetan followed the monkey slowly, looking at the child in his arms.

"soon."

Wusu only replied with two words.

After entering the forest, he told Chen Yuetan that this tomb door was different from the other two. The surrounding area was filled with a deathly aura, and something was blocking his "view," making it impossible to directly determine the exact location.

All I could see was the direction and some "guidance".

What is the next guideline?

Chen Ji asked.

"temple."

庙？

How could there be a temple in such a desolate place?

Chen Ji seemed to be deep in thought.

Anyone with a basic understanding of folk customs knows that you shouldn't enter a deserted temple, because it has been uninhabited for a long time and is filled with yin energy. The people there are often not worshipping real gods, but ghosts and monsters.

It's also possible....

What Wusu was referring to was originally a shrine built for ghosts.

Ten minutes later.

Chen Yuetan frowned slightly.

There was no sign of human presence in the dense forest where we had been before.

However, from the very beginning, some broken bricks and rubble appeared on the roadside.

However, it was covered with a thick layer of moss, making it difficult to notice without careful observation.

"We're almost at the temple."

Chen Yuetan stopped in his tracks.

They could clearly feel a cold wind blowing through the surrounding trees. At the same time, Chen Ji suddenly felt an indescribable, extremely awkward sensation all over his body!

He hesitated for a moment before raising his head and looking at the surrounding trees.

The more he looked... the more he felt something was wrong.

In this ecological environment, only four kinds of trees grow on this piece of land in front of them!

And the varieties are completely different!

"Willow, Eucalyptus, Cypress, Locust".

Chen Yuetan clicked his tongue: "Ghost trees... one type, one row."

These are the four types of trees with the heaviest yin energy, and they mostly grow near graves and in ditch areas.

It would be impossible to say that there was no human intervention involved.

But these trees are at least a hundred years old.

The willow tree closest to Chen Ji was so green it was almost dark, with extremely long, dark branches that hung heavily to the ground.

From a distance, it looks like a woman's long hair.

Wow!

The branches overhead suddenly shook violently, and the golden monkey was actually backing away!

At the same time, a very obvious emotion appeared on its comical face.

fear.

It's afraid of this area!

This made Chen Ji's heart sink, and he recalled once again the golden monkey's severed left arm.

"hiss--"

A scream drifted on the wind.

"It realized it had taken the wrong path and regretted it."

For some reason, Chen Ji understood what the golden monkey was trying to say.

"You even understand monkey language?"

Chen Yuetan was somewhat surprised.

Chen Ji shook his head. He was just guessing, but he was probably right.

Wusu did not speak.

So it seems the golden monkey's guidance led them here, and the mission is complete.

Chen Yuetan walked ahead as always, and the two gradually ventured deeper into the Ghost Forest.

The further you go, the more broken tiles there are along the roadside, and the ground is overgrown with weeds, indicating that no one has set foot here for who knows how many years.

Chen Ji was still thinking about the paper-faced ghost from earlier.

The missing person poster that was shoved into my hand.

This feeling is strange, like someone has dug a pit for you, and even though you've avoided it, you can't help but wonder... what is the other person's purpose?

While pondering, Chen Ji suddenly paused.

The next second, before he could even shout, he simply reached forward and pushed his uncle aside in a very short time!

Chen Yuetan's body tensed abruptly, but he didn't turn his head. Instead, he shouted in a deep voice:

"what happened?"

Chen Ji's gaze was solemn. He didn't answer immediately, but instead took out a small monkey from his pocket and let it climb on his head.

After doing all this, he said:

"The willow branches moved."

"There's a ghost above us."

"Don't worry about me, keep going, I'll keep watch for you."

Just a second ago... Chen Ji saw it with his own eyes.

A pale green willow branch silently drooped down from above their heads, about to sweep over Chen Yuetan's head!

After failing, it was immediately withdrawn.

At the same time, Chen Ji felt as if he were being pricked by thorns, and was being stared at by a venomous gaze.

That gaze came from the tree canopy above them!

Chapter 2 will be released in ten minutes.