Chapter 206 Canglin Tournament (21)

After getting the bell, Feng Bujue used it every three minutes to reorient themselves for nearly half an hour. He led the way with Like Rain but they still couldn’t find the Hidden Bell Temple.

The forest was endless, its terrain was unearthly and the temperature was constantly decreasing. Feng Bujue judged that it should have reached minus 10 degrees. Feng Bujue’s clothing’s ability to resist the cold were not bad but Rain’s upper body was only equipped with a sleeveless cotton vest. In such an environment, it was only natural to feel cold and her Stamina Value consumption would be higher than Feng Bujue.

“It’s a pity that I can’t give you my coat.” Feng Bujue stopped and took out the bell, holding it up and said, “The shirt and suit vest I have are better than your sleeveless clothes.”

“Purple doesn’t suit me anyway.” Rain retorted calmly.

“Well… I still suggest you change into clothing more suitable for spring and autumn season. It should suit conditions with extremely low or high temperature.” He steadied his arms, raising the bell that was flat on his palms and began to circle slowly. “The assassin’s suit is fine for Little Tan but Dispirited’s suit is a little too thick. She might consume more Stamina Value when it gets to about 30 degrees.”

“Not until this one is over.” Rain stated; “Previously, I only considered whether the costume would have an affect on my action while I fight, so I just picked up a relatively front clothing in the shopping mall. But now it seems to be too casual.” She mused: “if I want to buy again, I have to choose carefully. It’s necessary to adapt to the temperature of the environment. And it should be able to contain things. Also, the disguise when I want to attack…” As she spoke, she found that Feng Bujue was looking at her with an odd look.

“What’s the matter? “Rain asked, she did not avoid Feng Bujue’s eyes with the usual cold eyes to respond.

“I noticed one thing.” Feng Bujue had put his bell away, made a sign to tell Rain to follow up, then he went on,” If there’re only two people, which is you and me, your words will become much more than usual.”

“Am I too verbose?” “Asked Rain.

“That’s not the problem…” Feng Bujue said,” Psychologically, there are a lot of explanations for this situation, whether it’s because you’re hiding some discomfort, or because you’re less defensive about me… Watch your step.” As he crossed a crevice in the rock, he reminded Rain and continued “If you say that, for example, in the presence of someone you don’t know very well, you might say it to yourself. There’s a trust between us. That’s why you share your thoughts with me as you were thinking.”

“We don’t know each other very well, do we?” Returned Like Rain. That’s true, because they had not known each other for more than a week in real time.

“I should say I don’t know you.” Said Feng Bujue “And you’ve read my book, so you will think you know me certainly… ”

“That’s true. But you are very different from what I thought you were,” Said Rain.

“Huh?” Feng Bujue smiled, “Which aspect? Let me guess… My face gave you huge psychological drop?”

“No, it was better than I expected. I thought you were going to have an extremely mean face.” Like Rain said

“What kind of logic is that… Is the appearance born from the heart?” 1)

“Yes.” Rain did not deny it, “but after I met the true people, I found that my judgment to your personality is wrong.”

“Oh? Then what kind of person should you imagine, a detective novelist, Bujue?” Asked Feng Bujue.

“First of all, the level of narcissism is about one-tenth of you.”

“Well… It’s a real problem for me, but I’m afraid I can’t fix it.”

“Second, it should be someone whose personality is close to callousness.”

“Am I not such a man?

” You can be very reasonable while having a cold side.” Like Rain hesitated for a while and continued, “But in more periods… It’s hard to tell.”

“Oh… What else is there that contrasts so dramatically with what you imagined?”

“Do you see this conversation as some kind of reader meeting?”

“Ha-ha… Do I look like someone who would be involved in that kind of activity?”

“I don’t want to continue this. You have similar problems. I’ll tell you when we’re close enough.” Said Rain.

“How long will it take? Asked Feng Bujue

“I don’t know, maybe weeks, maybe months.” She returned, “Maybe we will never become acquaintance with each other.” answered Rain.

“Never become acquaintance? Is that possible?” Feng Bujue doubted that.

“Yes. After this period of contact, I find you have more and more characteristics that I dislike. If this situation continues, when those characteristics accumulate to a certain amount, I think being out of each other’s social lives would be a good choice for you and me.”

There are not many people in the world who would take such words seriously in front of each other. From this point, we can see that Like Rain’s personality is absolutely abnormal. In fact, she does have serious social problems in real life.

And the 99 percent of the people in the world who heard someone said that will mutter in his/her mind: “Who the fu** are you?”

But Feng Bujue, as a complete freak, answered with happy face and two shining eyes unexpectedly, said: “Wow! You are so sensible! If everyone were like you, my life would be so wonderful that I could save so many useless social activities.

Jingling… Jingling… The sudden sound of the bell interrupted their chatter.

Feng Bujue never put the item in his backpack. When he doesn’t use it, he just put it in the inside pocket of his coat. The little bell will not ring even if it jumps a little when walking, unless it is shaken deliberately. But the bell rang by itself now.

“Well… Did you finally find…” He took the bell out of his pocket and held it in his hand. It seemed to be alive, and it kept vibrating. If he didn’t catch it, it will jump out of his palm.

Suddenly, a deep chill brought the temperature down to freeze. At the same time, the scene around them changed abruptly. The trees, grass and stones around them began to appear and disappear.

Figuratively speaking, the scene is like watching a silent film, when suddenly two sets of footage are cut together and repeated, though both sets of footage are shot in the same place at different times.

This kind of situation was well known by Rain and Feng Bujue, they don’t have to communicate: This is a ghost hitting. 2)

In all the stories, ghosts without space moving or hallucination powers are embarrassed to call themselves ghosts.

“Ahhh…… Ahhh…… “They heard a girl was crying.

Feng Bujue and Like Rain immediately turned around to see. In front of their view, there was a scene that everyone will be shocked.

There was a thick stake in the soil, surrounded by a pile of firewood, and a little girl about ten years old was tied to it. The thing tied her little body was thick, heavy chains.

“Ahhh…… Please release me… Ahhh…… I fell pain… I want my mama…” The little girl sobbed and repeated her supplication.

“Kill her!” “Burn this devil!” “Because this disaster star, Dragon Lord doesn’t rain!” “My father has consumption, it’s all because of this little beast!” “Disaster! All my crops are dead!” “Burn her!” “My baby was born with a limp! It is you who are the evildoer!” 3)

At once there were many shouts, men and women, old and young. But Feng Bujue and Like Rain couldn’t see them but the voices. It was obvious from the content of the words that the group of speakers had bound the little girl. As for the identity of these people, according to the information provided by the tree, it can be determined that they are the villagers of the past Cangling Town.

“Ahhh…… Bella didn’t hurt people…… Please… I want my mama… “The little girl was still crying, but the oaths didn’t stop around her, and it was clear that they were simply venting their emotions and they wouldn’t listen to any excuses.

Until a torch was thrown at the woodpile, the sound was stopped and replaced by the crying of Little Bella.

At the last moment, the little girl was still pleading and crying. But soon, after a bad cough, she couldn’t make sounds anymore.

“The death moment reappears.”

” The death moment reappears?”

Almost in the same second, Feng Bujue and Like Rain looked at each other and said the same words in unison, Feng Bujue had the tone of a statement, while Rain just had a bit of uncertainty.

They had expected the gloomy performance will be over soon, but it’s just a beginning.

The scene changed again, and the flame suddenly rose high and formed a wall of fire. When it was gone, a small temple appeared before their eyes.

The door of the temple was closed at the moment. From the outside, the building covered an area of about 200 square meters. It’s estimated that there’s only one Buddha Hall inside, and it will not be divided into many rooms. Before the door of the small temple, players can see the plaque – Hidden Bell Temple.

The two players were hearing a lot more conversation, but this time it wasn’t a loud curse, it sounded more like a whisper that had been lowered.

“Why this evildoer is dead, but the evil in the village became more and more many instead…”

“Yeah… I heard that someone went up the hill yesterday and didn’t come back… ”

“That’s the fifth one.”

“Who said it wasn’t that? And oh, old hunter Chen and his wife died together in the house last night… The whole room was covered with blood…”

“I daresay… Is the ghost seeking revenge?”

“But that day they buried the ashes under the Hidden Bell temple. If there is a temple, what can the evildoer do?”

“What’s the use of the little temple? I think the evildoer has great powers. We must go to invite Monk Masters, otherwise our villager will be gone for sure… ”

These sounds were floating around, and players didn’t know where they come from. But anyway, they can hear every sentence clearly…

When it was over, lots of shadows walked out behind them. Some of those people were monks in robes, some were Taoists, and some looked like the characters of Jianghu. They were either carrying a beaded wooden fish, or a pair of dust-throwing, and some were wearing large baskets with a ring of mahogany on their backs, as if they were acting.

However, this group of people all had a common feature, which is the non-human, pale face with death and half-smile.

They all emerged from behind Feng Bujue and Rain, then wobbled towards the gate of the “Hidden Bell Temple”. A short time later, they passed two players. As they passed, each of these people would turn around and look at them as if they knew someone was there. This kind of situation is really rare in the reappearing of the death scene.

At this moment, Rain had taken out her Canonization. She was visibly nervous, and even her sword trembled slightly. Unconsciously, she had been infected by the terror around her, and this reaction was normal.

However, a firm hand gently pressed on Rain’s hand. Feng Bujue turned his head, with usual look calmly: “Deep breathing and let the heart slow down, open the menu to check the Fear Value, and drive away your imagination in mind.” His instructions were simple enough for everyone to understand, but not everyone could immediately think of doing so in fear.

After hearing that, Rain quickly recovered the mood, her Fear Value was also dropped from 70%.

“What a reliable man.” It’s not spoken by Rain, but Feng Bujue said that and smiled:” Now you were thinking about this right?”

“A little.” Like Rain returned, but her eyes immediately showed a point of disdain.

“Does that mean we’re a little closer to ‘acquaintances’?”

“Before you say that yourself, maybe… “Like rain said:” Now… It has become a sense that “he seems reliable, but his little smarts were making me frowned.””

“Well…” Feng Bujue shrugged and didn’t seem to care.

As the two spoke, the figures were already “walking” through the door of the temple, and this scene that clearly hinted those guys were killed by the ghost whatever their religions, Kungfu or tools were eventually.

The death moment reappeared had ended.

The surrounding environment had been restored, but the temperature did not rise, players still felt cold at this time.

The temple did not disappear with other illusions but became physical. The bell held by Feng Bujue also stopped ringing and no longer make sound.

“If you can’t stand the cold “Feng Bujue did not finish the sentence yet and interrupted by Rain directly: “It’s your wish.”

“How do you know what I’m trying to say?” Feng Bujue continued: “Perhaps I want to ask you… Um…… Do you want to start a fire?”

Rain glanced at him: “Do you think this insolent excuse will increase my regard for you?”

“Well… “Feng Bujue closed lips, his eyes seemed to have some hope, but Rain continued to respond with that killer’s look.

Two seconds later, Feng Bujue turned his head, as if nothing had happened. “It’s daylight, but as far as I can see, the ghost doesn’t really care what time she is, so we’d better be careful.”

Rain sighed and followed him to the door of the Hidden Bell Temple.

……

“Wow, isn’t that a tricky setup? What a waste of bullets. If you listen to me just run away and get here… Oh dear!” Wang Tanzhi was hit again by Dispirited

Dispirited showed a charming angry face: “Try to say that before we do this next time.”

A few minutes ago, when the monster got stuck, it was easier to kill. Although the monster was violently swinging its head, as a thing can’t move, the players targeted it very easy. So, it is not difficult to solve it.

It takes a lot of Stamina Value to kill the croc, and it took a lot of extra ammunition along the way. The monsters in Thriller Paradise don’t blow out their equipment, and the player will get nothing from killing it. It is fair to say that they have lost a lot of stuff since they fell, and these are undoubtedly factors affecting morale.

However, Dispirited is always a person who does not admit her defeat, and Little Tan is an easygoing one that does not care too much about gains and losses. So, their mentality and emotions were not affected by anything.

“It dies in this position; pushing is definitely not working.” Dispirited looking at the monster’s stuck body, said, “We can only climb over it.”

In this section of the tunnel, the corpse of the monster has been blocked in the transverse direction, but the body of the giant crocodile is flat and there’s still some space between the back and the top of the tunnel, which should allow players to drill through.

“You climb first then.” Said Little Tan.

“Why should I go first?

“In case your there or there… Stuck… I can push you… Ah! Ah! Well! I was wrong! I’ll go first!”

As he begged for mercy, he ran headlong toward the giant crocodile’s body. Although the skin of the crocodile looked slippery, the creature had a trench on its back, and was encrusted with shrapnel. So, Wang Tanzhi was very uncomfortable when climbed over it.

When he moved to another side, he turned around and shouted, “It’s ok, you…… You should be ok with it.”

“I will come over and strangle you.” This was the response came from the side of Dispirited.

Feng Bujue used a Chinese reference here. It says people’s appearance will be similar to their personality. For example, the one mentioned in this chapter: Like Rain thought Feng Bujue had a mean face because of his deriding articles and books. It does not depend on how beautiful or handsome people are, but a kind of trait, a temperament on people’s face. As a Chinese, I believed that deeply.

Ghost hitting is a phenomenon in Chinese traditional village culture. It’s normally when people were tangled by ghost or spirit, while other people can’t see it and this person will do something that normal people can’t understand. This phenomenon could be good or bad, depending on the personality of the ghost lived. Some just had memories and want to recall them, some might do that just for fun. Also, there is some badass. I doubt these as a Taoist, Fengshui master and Yi-ologist, but on the other hand, our ancestors should be treated respectfully. Who knows?

Dragon Lord is a god in Chinese who is serving for rain. Although it was made by people, they believed it for many years. The little girl in the story was called the disaster star, which made the Dragon Lord unhappy so there’s no rain. Disaster star was another famous stuff in Chinese culture, which is “People born in the unlucky day”.