C1424 Ghastly Watchman

Under the deep darkness of the night, the sacred ancestral tomb was like a beast that was about to devour its prey. It was as if once you walked inside, you would be like a beast whose innards would be devoured to the point that not even its bones would remain.

Not only that, but the closer they got to the ancestral shrine, the colder the night became. It was as if the footprints of all the living creatures had been cut off, leaving an endless silence. Even the mountain wind had stopped blowing.

"Brother Mu Mu, I'm a bit scared …" Although Lin Bai was cheering him on, in the end he was still young, especially looking at the dark night and the surrounding groves, as well as the eerie feeling from the surroundings, he couldn't help but beat his drum, tightly holding onto Lin Bai's hand, his small face full of fear, and anxiously said, "Why don't we go back?"

After hearing A-Wen's words, Lin Bai slowly stopped his steps. He looked at the dark and heavy cemetery in the distance and began to hesitate.

"Let's take another look inside, I'll take another look." After pondering for a moment, Lin Bai gently held the little girl's hand and warmly said, "You stay beside Brother Mu. If anything is wrong, we should quickly run back."

"Alright, I'll listen to Brother Woodpass." After hesitating for a long time, he gritted his teeth and nodded. Then, he started to sing a song, seemingly wanting to strengthen his courage. Unfortunately, there was still a slight tremble in her singing voice.

Listening to the little girl's trembling voice, Lin Bai smiled lightly. He didn't say anything else and tightly held her hand, trying to convey the calmness in his heart to her so that she could feel a little bit more at ease.

He insisted on having A'Run by his side. In reality, it wasn't because Lin Bai was afraid of loneliness, or perhaps it was because he wanted to find a companion. It was because he felt that what happened to Soo Soo was strangely tight. If everything was really as he had predicted, it was related to Madam Zhu. Furthermore, she had also discovered all the methods he had used to get rid of the Gu worms that day.

In this situation, it was hard to say if that old granny Zhu would think of a way to deal with him, to minimize the risk of failure. And right now, his greatest weakness was this little girl by his side.

If Grandma Zhu was trying to put him in a passive position, the best course of action would be to make a move on Lun to coerce him. It was because of this reason that Lin Bai was so adamant on having A'Run stay by his side. That way, he could protect her from any harm that came his way.

The cemetery was as quiet as a pool of stagnant water, only the light footsteps of Lin Bai and An Ran reverberated in the darkness. This kind of silence and cold feeling was as if no one had ever come here before, and those deep, dark nights were like an opening in a cloth bag to put the two of them in, to prevent them from seeing the light of day again.

Especially when they were walking in the cemetery, there was an indescribably cold aura. It caused goosebumps to appear all over people's bodies, and many negative emotions started to arise from their hearts.

And for some reason, the lamps at the ancestral hall that had been worshipped by the various clans had not even lit up tonight. One had to know that these lamps represented the reverence the villagers had for their ancestors' gods. From the attitude of those people that day when they heard Soo Soo had crashed into the ancestors' gods, it could be seen how deep the reverence they had for their ancestors was.

Moreover, the most inexplicable thing was that the short path from the tomb to the ancestral hall seemed to have no end. Lin Bai and A'Run had walked for almost half an hour, yet they still hadn't seen any signs of the ancestral hall.

"Brother Mu Mu, why can't we find the ancestral hall?" It wasn't just Lin Bai who noticed this abnormality. After walking for a distance, A'Run also discovered that something was wrong. His large eyes scanned his surroundings for a moment before he asked Lin Bai fearfully.

"We must have taken the wrong path. We should be able to find the location of the ancestral hall soon." Lin Bai smiled lightly, his expression calm. Seeing that the girl's face was still full of worry, he comforted her, "Look again, if it doesn't work out, we'll go back."

Although Lin Bai had said that he would return if things went wrong, how could he not know in his heart? Even if he really wanted to return now, he would have no way to find his way back. Even after walking for so long, the night was still dark. Not only that, there was not a single bit of light left in the surroundings, and from every part of his body, cold air constantly attacked him. This situation was very similar to the Wall-Hitting Ghost!

However, this situation was similar to the Wall-Hitting Ghost, but Lin Bai felt that the situation before him was not the same as the situation in his memories of those Wall-Hitting Ghost. The real Wall-Hitting Ghost was walking in a different direction. It had a blurry sense of direction and did not know where to go, so it could only circle around where it came from.

But in this tomb, for some unknown reason, Lin Bai always felt as if there was something hidden in the shadows, peeping at him and Ah Hun. Moreover, from what he could sense, this was probably the work of that 'Wall-Hitting Ghost' thing.

However, to Lin Bai's perception, that aura wasn't very strong. It shouldn't be 'Grandma Zhu'. Because according to the strength of this aura, it was impossible to create it. If it did not even have this little bit of ability, it would naturally not be the main culprit.

"Brother Mu Mu, I feel like someone is looking at us." Just as Lin Bai was thinking about this, A'Run suddenly spoke up and looked around nervously. His big eyes were filled with fear.

A child's spiritual consciousness was indeed stronger than an ordinary person's. He looked at him suspiciously, not really understanding how she had discovered this matter. But then he thought about it, because the Yin and Yang energy in a child's body was not as strong as an adult's, so as long as there was even the slightest change in the surrounding aura, they would be able to detect it.

"Don't be afraid, it isn't anything powerful." Lin Bai smiled and shook his head. He comforted him before saying lightly, "You're underestimating me to the point that you want to use such a small thing to make things difficult for me, Brother Mu."

While he was still deep in thought, the memories in Lin Bai's mind had more or less confirmed what was hiding in the darkness.

According to the memories, there was a strange law passed down in the families of officials in power in ancient times. And this gate was the Ghostwatch gate. In other words, it was a gate through which ghosts were raised.

This' ghost 'was not a ghost in the sense of the word, but rather something that possessed some Baleful Yin energy. However, to find such a thing is not an easy task, even for a blind date, it would take a lot of effort.

The reason for this was because this kind of thing that possessed Baleful Yin energy was completely different from other Baleful Yin objects. It had to be something that was born with the ability similar to the Ghostly Fighting Wall.

As for most things with Yin energy, they were filled with resentment, and the effect they had was to borrow the Yin energy from the body to invade the human body, causing harm to the balance between Yin and Yang, causing great changes to one's mental state.

Things like the Ghostly Fighting Wall, which had the ability of Ghostly Fiends, were usually rare among thousands of them. Only in those places that used to be ancient battlefields, or those places that were made up of huge disasters, would one occasionally appear. Furthermore, the Yin Sha would devour each other, so the existences of these things were even rarer.

Therefore, ordinary people didn't even need to think about such a method. It was also because of this reason that those who could use this method could mostly afford to hire people who were truly capable in the field of martial arts and had a lot of financial and material resources at their disposal. In addition, most of the functions of this technique were to use these items to guard the tombs of nobles, or perhaps the secret treasury.

The world has gone through so many years of rest, and the population has continued to increase. Similar unmarked graves and battlefields have all disappeared, and the Baleful Yin Force was even more pitifully scarce. This has also caused the number of Baleful Yin entities with the ability of 'Ghostly Fighting Wall' to become increasingly rare, and the number of humans who have changed their mindset has gradually decreased.

This kind of sinister thing that possessed the ability 'Wall-Hitting Ghost' was certainly strange, but its main body did not have much offensive power. At the very most, it only had a few abilities that could create illusions and could enchant people. Thus, as long as he found the location of the Baleful Yin Thing and used some methods to maintain an ethereal state, he would be able to easily take care of it.

However, what Lin Bai could not understand was that if the records in his memories were accurate, how could this sort of strange and unfathomable evil thing appear in this remote and desolate village? Furthermore, how could those people in the stronghold have the financial, material, and manpower to set up this sort of barrier around their ancestral graves?

Even those who were highly respected by the villagers, the real Grandma Zhu wouldn't have this kind of method and insight to lay down this strange and unpredictable layout. When something abnormal happened, there would be demons as well. This made Lin Bai even more certain that there was something strange with the current 'Sacrificial Nanny'.

"Brother Mu Mu, what should we do now? It's so dark, we can't see that thing, can we?" Although Lin Bai's words made A'Run's heart loosen up a little, but when he looked around at the black grave, the little guy's heart couldn't help but rise up in his throat. It stuck close to Lin Bai and asked fearfully, "We won't be trapped here forever, right?"

"Don't worry, I won't. I'll be able to leave soon." Lin Bai smiled lightly. His right hand tightly held onto Yi'er's small hand as he slowly said, "With such insignificant methods, wanting to make things difficult for your Brother Mu is simply a pipe dream."

As he spoke, Lin Bai suddenly took in a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes. After having his fragmented memories tell him the reason behind this strange scene, they had also given him the means to resolve it. All he needed to do was imitate it.

When he heard Lin Bai's words, he was relieved. But when he saw Lin Bai suddenly close his eyes, he couldn't help feeling anxious and confused.