Thriller Zone: From the Mental Hospital to the Ghostly World

At the very moment that Jiang Zhong finished speaking, a rich scent of fresh grass suddenly wafted over Chen Ji.

Wait, you chose this fast?!

Everyone was stunned, not only because Chen Ji was "pre-selected," but also because everything from the tree being cut down, the ghost appearing, to the scent of grass wafting through the air happened in less than a minute!

Chen Ji immediately took off running.

His goal was clear: the woods on the back mountain and the lake.

Jiang Zhong, holding the unseen ghostly figure, moved with the "ghost steps" used by female ghosts in operas. His steps were fine and his legs were not even fully extended, but his speed was incredibly fast!

In the blink of an eye, Du Tingfeng, accompanied by another dark figure, immediately threw a bet at Chen Ji!

But the next second, the chip was thrown back, and Chen Ji suddenly sped up, running away like the wind.

“This…” Du Tingfeng was taken aback.

This speed is clearly beyond what a normal person can achieve.

He immediately looked at Yin Ziqin on the other side, just in time to see her withdraw her hand, her expression calm.

The other person shook their head at him without saying a word.

Du Tingfeng understood that Yin Ziqin had lent out her strange item because he had helped her meet him.

But he didn't know...

The strange object thrown by Yin Ziqin and the "terracotta figurine" on Wu Gong's body are actually a set, only smaller!

Now Du Tingfeng is concerned about something else.

"Why Chen Ji of all people?"

He stood by the tree with Yin Ziqin and Chu Jing. All three of them could see Wu Gong sitting behind "Chang Hao," casually stirring the soil.

He was humming a country tune, which stirred up a nameless anger in everyone.

“He was able to fool the ghosts before because the ghosts mainly relied on smell to judge things,” Yin Ziqin said, frowning.

"But now that the female ghost has human skin and sight, she doesn't bother Wu Gong, but instead chooses Chen Ji. I really don't understand what she's thinking."

Chu Jing remained silent, her already pale face now as white as paper.

Du Tingfeng glanced at her and changed the subject:

"Now that you mention it, I think it's possible that the female ghost was unwilling to choose Wu Gong because she could see him."

Chu Jing gave a hasty laugh.

Yin Ziqin also said, "That's true."

"If I were a ghost, I wouldn't choose that old man either."

The brief banter did little to ease the tension.

"Chang Hao" came over and forced them to clean up the wood. The next step was to build a stage.

Apart from Wu Gong, everyone else was in a state of turmoil. On one hand, they were worried about the "big show" being staged, and on the other hand, the already small number of people had been reduced by one more.

Du Tingfeng knew that Chen Ji possessed the Bashe snake, the Yin Ziqin (a magical instrument), a fountain pen, and a little monkey, so he wouldn't be caught so easily.

Even so, if Chen Ji manages to escape, there's absolutely no chance he'll return anytime soon...

.....

Chen Ji felt that his legs were no longer under his control!

It was as if a sprinter's leg had been stuck in his body, but even so, he could still feel the occasional chill, which proved that "Jiang Zhong" and the new ghost were not far from him.

Besides, this is outside the village, so there's no way to cover it up with cow dung like Wu Gong did...

However, the "terracotta figures" could help him get through this period of time.

Chen Ji was tightly clutching a small terracotta figurine in his hand.

It had no face, and the terracotta figurine wasn't very well-made. Its legs, just like Chen Ji's at that moment, were constantly swinging.

Chu Jing doesn't have any strange items at this stage, and Wu Gong wouldn't give them to her either, so the terracotta figurine thrown along with the chips should belong to Yin Ziqin.

After receiving it, there was only one word:

【Night Walk】

There are no other instructions.

It was extremely rudimentary, like a half-finished product, but it seemed to sense Chen Ji's intention to "escape" and immediately activated on its own.

Although the speed was extremely fast, the steps were very light, just like a scout on a night mission.

This was the first time Chen Ji had encountered such a strange object without any guidance, apart from a fountain pen.

This strange object is very useful, especially in a large area.

Gradually, Chen Ji got closer and closer to the back mountain.

A strong, pungent smell of mutton, mixed with a foul stench, suddenly filled his nostrils!

The source is...

The sheepfold ahead.

Chen Ji's gaze suddenly stopped. It smelled like sheep dung, but weren't there only two dead black sheep in the sheepfold?

suddenly.....

He thought of the night before, when he could faintly hear sheep bleating all night long.

An extremely disgusting guess surfaced in Chen Ji's mind.

He ran so fast that he inevitably caught a glimpse of the scene inside the sheepfold.

It was like purgatory!

Chen Ji's body felt as if it had fallen into an ice cave!

Having faced ghosts several times before, he never felt this uncomfortable. But at this moment, Chen Ji truly felt nauseous. As a human, he naturally couldn't accept what was happening before him!

Suddenly, a phrase he had once seen popped into Chen Ji's mind...

Showing people the tragic state of their fellow human beings is no less effective than interrogation.

At that moment, he understood.

Inside the sheepfold, more than a dozen human heads emerged, men and women, old and young, each desperately clinging to the fence, bleating pitifully at Chen Ji as he passed by!

His voice was extremely hoarse, and it was unclear how long he had been calling out.

Perhaps it has been calling out all night.

Chen Ji recognized the ones in the middle in an instant.

Because... on the first day, he went to this house and stole a pancake.

Wu family.

He hadn't forgotten that the man on the far left had just returned from the fields, enjoying a warm meal of home-cooked food with his wife, two children, and elderly mother.

Now his face was covered in blood, and except for his head, his body had turned into a gray sheep.

Suddenly, the gray goats began to bellow wildly and wave their hooves at Chen Ji!

This is... they sensed a ghost approaching!

At the same time, Chen Ji's speed suddenly slowed down, and his legs felt like they were being slung over sandbags.

[Night Walk] is no longer working!

In a split second, Chen Ji made a decision and did not use [Bashe].

The side effect of the [Splitting] technique is that he becomes [Ling] and cannot move for three hours, a time cost he cannot afford.

At the same time, he hasn't eaten much in the past two days, so the effect of [fusion] will be very weak.

Without saying a word, he immediately climbed into the sheep pen, rolled around in the pile of sheep dung, and the strong smell of grass was immediately covered up!

Countless gray fuzzy pupae swarmed around him.

The two black sheep carcasses were so badly mutilated that they were almost unrecognizable as sheep, with much of the flesh and blood removed.

Soon, Chen Ji hid next to the black goat's carcass, using Jiang Zhong and Chang Hao to shield himself.

The air is getting cooler.

After a while...

He suddenly heard Jiang Zhong's soft voice:

"He's hiding here?"