Thinking of this, I shivered. I immediately took out my phone and called Li Changtian, but I couldn't make a call. I looked at it again, but there was no signal.
No one had lived in this place for many years. Even the mobile signal had been abandoned. I had to run quickly, but there was no normal road in the village. It was full of potholes. I almost fell down. I finally got back to where the car was parked. There was a road and my phone finally received the signal. However, Li Changtian's car had already been driven away.
"Hey, what's wrong, big brother?" On the other end of the phone, Li Changtian asked tiredly.
"How many times have I told you? Don't call me big brother, big brother. Call me Su Li!”I really didn't like this form of address, so I emphasized it again. Then, I changed the topic and asked," You better tell me the truth. Did you steal anything from the Hundred Seedlings Village?”
"Brother, no, Su Li, you've seen that I don't lack money. Why would I steal from this lousy village? Besides, no one had lived in this place for so many years. What was there to steal?”
This sounded true. He did not lack money, and there was nothing valuable here, but the compass was gone.
Could it be that other than Li Changtian and the others, there was someone else who came and stole the compass? This was possible, but the problem was that if one did not understand the workings of this, why would they steal a broken compass? Moreover, it was not considered a cultural relic.
No, there was no such coincidence in the world.
No matter what happened earlier or later, those ghosts had their eyes on Li Changtian after he returned from the village. They must be connected.
"Think about it again. Have you seen anything here or anything strange?”I didn't give up hope and continued to ask.
"If that's the case, there's something interesting.”Li Changtian finally thought about it seriously. He probably realized his problem. He replied," There were a few dusty and rare things in the temple in the middle of the village. We were just playing with them. We didn't know what they were for, so Iron Bull took them away."”
"What is it?" I asked quickly.”
"It's a Buddha Bead, a small statue. Oh right, there's also a small compass-like thing. Iron Bull found it difficult to carry, so he stuffed it into my hands.”
Well, he stole it and even talked about it for a long time, making me think that I had wronged him.
In the car, when Li Xiangling heard about the compass, she immediately shouted at Li Changtian. She blamed him for not telling me about it earlier, so I didn't have to scold him. It was rare for Li Xiangling to lose her temper. I don't know if she was still angry with me, but she blamed it all on Li Changtian.
Li Changtian was stunned by the scolding. At first, he tried to explain himself, but later, he didn't dare to say anything. He didn't expect a rich kid like Li Changtian to be afraid.
I waited for the other party to calm down before I had the chance to ask him to turn the car around and come back to pick me up.
After searching the entire Hundred Son Village with the soul searching technique, only the temple had a problem. However, the compass had been inside for 30 years. It was it that released the little ghost to harm people back then, so why did it only come back after so long? In the past thirty years, it had actually stayed in front of the Buddha statue in the temple. It had not been activated even though it was covered in dust.
What exactly caused it to harm the human world? And what ability did it have to harm people? I don't understand any of this. I can only wait for Li Xiangling to answer.
Sure enough, on the way back, Li Xiangling took the initiative to tell me.
In fact, this compass was not an evil object, but it had been refined for thousands of years and became the activation mechanism of Hellgate. Li Xiangling had been looking for this thing for a while. Her master was worried that it might appear and harm people at any time, but she couldn't find it. She didn't expect that Li Changtian would have it, which caused trouble.
As for the Ghost Gate, it was something like a forbidden gate for small ghosts to come to the Yang Realm. Once they broke through, they could harm people wantonly. Unless they died, they would not return to the netherworld. In fact, it had been a long time since the Ghost Gate had been fully opened, because when it was opened, it would bring about a grand scene of tens of thousands of ghosts parading through the streets, and the world would be in chaos.
"No way. You mean Li Changtian opened the ghost gate with the compass? That means we encountered a terrifying ghost parade in his house last night?”I asked in surprise. I felt a chill down my spine when I thought of what happened last night.
Li Xiangling was unmoved. She continued to look ahead and said," Of course not. I told you that it's called the Ten Thousand Ghost Moon Worship. They're all weak little guys. Otherwise, how could a piece of rag be able to resist them?"”
At this point, her eyes unconsciously glanced at me. There was still anger in them. She was probably still angry about me pressing on her.
"Is there a difference?" I asked unnaturally.
" Of course there's a difference. If it's a street parade of ghosts, the scene and strength will be greatly enhanced. Naturally, it won't be controlled by that room. They will leave the room, leave the room, and go outside. As long as there's no sunlight, they can go anywhere and harm people at will.”
So that was the case. In other words, if the Ghost Gate was completely opened, it would be a great calamity for the human world.
"Xiangling, there's something I've always wanted to ask you.”
She sat in the front passenger seat and finally turned her body slightly. Her big eyes blinked in the light of the setting sun. She actually looked quite good.
If Li Xiangling and Zi Yan were put together, most people would definitely think that Zi Yan was a beauty, while Li Xiangling was very ordinary. Although she was quite exquisite, short hair and a strange Taoist robe made it difficult to arouse the desire of men. However, I could feel her warm body through the coat last night, and my heartbeat unconsciously quickened.
"Are you crazy?”Li Xiangling suddenly roared, just like how she scolded Li Changtian.
Only then did I come back to my senses. I thought too much and left her there. Now I realized that this nun had a bad temper. She would get angry whenever she wanted. Li Changtian, who was driving beside her, tried his best not to laugh. He was afraid that he would provoke this aunt again. He just winked at me from time to time in the rearview mirror and gave me a bad look.
I ignored him and continued to talk to Li Xiangling." Don't worry, I have something to ask you. You saw it yourself. Although those ghosts are not powerful, they are enough to kill ordinary people. Why didn't they kill Li Changtian? Before last night, there were four similar situations, and this guy came back alive.”
"Do you want me to be eaten by a ghost?" Li Changtian interrupted.
"Drive your car!" I retorted. My eyes were fixed on Li Xiangling, who was frowning. She seemed to be thinking too.
After a while, the sun set and the sky turned dark. Li Changtian turned on the headlights of the car and complained that the street lights were not even lit.
Li Xiangling seemed to know something about my question, but she hesitated several times. It was obvious that she didn't want to tell me, but she wanted to prevent Li Changtian from being by her side. After all, this matter was about him.
I wanted to continue asking, but the trees that kept passing by outside the car made me feel a little uneasy.
What was wrong?
Although the lights on the road ahead were not on, our car's lights were very bright, so we could still see it clearly. The driving was not in the way, and the speed was always maintained at the edge of the speed limit. The driving was still stable, and there was no traffic jam.
That's right!
There was a traffic jam.
At this time, we were about to enter the city. Logically speaking, the rush hour had just passed. Even if there was no traffic jam on the road, there would still be a lot of cars. We drove for a few kilometers, but we didn't encounter a single car on the road, whether it was the same car or the other car.
This was also why I felt strange. The road was too smooth. It was as if this road had become our car's lone path.
Besides, it's night time now. Other than our cars, there are no other lights around. There are no headlights or street lamps. At the edge of the city, there are no lights in the homes of the residents. The entire area seems to have fallen into darkness.
Looking at the time, it was seven o'clock at night. No city would be dark at this time unless there was a blackout. It would be a city-wide blackout. In this era, it seemed unlikely. At least there would be car lights on.
"Su Li, the situation doesn't look good!”Even Li Changtian realized something was wrong.
This guy was alright in other aspects, but he was too timid. Li Xiangling was a girl, and she didn't even say that she was afraid. He was scared to death every time.
"Don't worry about it. Hurry back to your house and take a look at the compass.”At this point, there was no other way. We could only take it one step at a time. Even though I had a feeling that we had already fallen into a dangerous situation, it would be difficult to turn back now.
A few flashlights lit up Li Changtian's villa. The doors and windows of his house were still wrapped in cloth. Seeing that my method was effective yesterday, Li Changtian really thought that it was the effect of the curtains, so he didn't pull them apart. Instead, he continued to reinforce and mend them. He didn't know that I sacrificed a lot of blood to save his and Li Xiangling's lives. It had nothing to do with these cloths.
On the second floor, in Li Changtian's room, in the drawer of his desk, the compass appeared in front of us.
"This is it. Iron Bull took everything else, so he left it for me. I didn't think it was useful, so I just left it here. That's why I didn't remember when Su Li called me.”
That's right, it was it!
This compass was the same as the one I found in the Hundred Children Village with the soul searching technique. However, this one was much older, but the scale was still clear and the shape was the same. There was something like a spoon embedded in the middle of the octagonal compass. It was gray and it was useless to wipe it with your hands. It seemed that the ashes had already fused with the compass itself.
"Look here…"
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