Chapter 27 An ownerless graveyard
Qin Liu’s words made Liu Haoyu nod, and he said.
“This is indeed very dangerous, so I must find that ownerless graveyard before dawn and figure out the whereabouts of Deng Shuqi.”
As he spoke, Liu Haoyu’s gaze fell on the road ahead.
The originally white mist had now turned an eerie green.
The usually quiet mountain forest was now as lively as a market fair.
Of course, no ghost dared to walk this road.
Because a girl holding a lantern was standing in front of him.
Qin Liu’s confused little eyes were watching him, seeming to ask Liu Haoyu what he was looking at.
However, Liu Haoyu took out the red jade from his pocket again. When his soul departed, it would bring out the items on his body.
This was a good thing.
Otherwise, if his soul departed and he stood naked in front of Qin Liu, he might scare this little ghost into flying away.
He placed the red jade on the black book.
This time, the black book finally reacted.
A guiding force began to resonate in Liu Haoyu’s heart.
“This way… this way…”
This voice could not tell if it was male or female, nor where it came from, but it was definitely guiding him in the direction he should go.
Following the guidance, Liu Haoyu surprisingly found that he had arrived at the legendary ownerless graveyard.
By the roadside, tombstones were arranged in rows and columns. Their neatness and extremely large number made one feel fear.
Qin Liu held the lantern and followed beside Liu Haoyu.
As usual, out of fear, she involuntarily leaned closer to Liu Haoyu.
Previously, Liu Haoyu couldn’t see Qin Liu’s appearance. Now that he could, he realized that Qin Liu seemed no different from a normal person.
She would be afraid,
She would hide behind him like a girl,
And she would also get angry when teased by him.
She really didn’t seem like a ghost.
If one had to describe her… perhaps she was more like his current soul departure state?
Or perhaps, Qin Liu was actually a person, but her soul had departed?
No…
Liu Haoyu shook his head immediately.
The possibility was not high.
The duration of soul departure was not long. Just like his current situation, if it dragged on for too long and day broke, he would never be able to return to his body.
This meant that he would go from being ‘virtually dead’ to ‘truly dead’.
So, even if Qin Liu’s soul had departed, she should be a ghost by now.
“Do you want to hold my hand?”
Liu Haoyu spoke again, and Qin Liu subconsciously agreed.
“Okay…”
Then, when her hand grasped Liu Haoyu’s, she remembered that the other party could see her now!
So, the little ghost’s hand retracted instantly.
But feeling the cold and terrifying aura around, she slowly extended her hand again.
And she kept comforting herself in her heart.
“It’s not the first time anyway, it’s not the first time anyway…”
Liu Haoyu naturally didn’t notice this mumbling.
At this moment, the man was climbing the stairs on the mountain.
During the day, Panwang Mountain was quite safe. At least for uninformed outsiders, it was a very famous tourist attraction.
But Liu Haoyu clearly remembered that there were vibrant and brilliant flowers on the sides of these steps.
And now, there were tombstones on both sides.
Under the dark night sky, these tombstones standing in the darkness were like grim human faces.
Liu Haoyu walked among the tombstones, feeling a chill inexplicably.
It had to be said that compared to what he had experienced before, simply walking among tombstones now was not that scary.
It’s just… in such a large number of tombstones, how easy is it to find the tombstone with his name engraved on it?
Liu Haoyu couldn’t help but sigh.
What’s more, even now, he hadn’t seen where Deng Shuyuan had gone.
The black book said he should also be in this ownerless graveyard, but where was he now?
Time ticked by second by second.
But even with Qin Liu’s help, how easy was it to find the name “Liu Haoyu” among hundreds, or even thousands, of tombstones?
No choice, Liu Haoyu had to take out the black book again and write on it.
“When will this ever end? Is there no other way?”
“No.”
The black book’s reply was concise, leaving Liu Haoyu with no room for complaint.
“What about Deng Shuyuan? Didn’t you say he was also in this place?”
“He is a living person, and you are considered dead now, in the underworld. How could you possibly see him?”
“Alright then…”
Liu Haoyu sighed helplessly. Since he confirmed that Deng Shuyuan was not here, he would focus entirely on finding his name.
The moon was also slowly setting.
The lively atmosphere around began to recede.
The dead were starting to sleep, which meant there wasn’t much time left in the night.
Once the sun rose, Liu Haoyu would be forever trapped here.
Qin Liu also knew this, so she said with great concern.
“Why don’t we hurry back?”
“…”
Liu Haoyu remained silent, unwilling to give up.
Seeing Liu Haoyu intently staring at one tombstone after another, Qin Liu could only follow him.
She used the dim light of the lantern to illuminate the words on the tombstones.
Finally, she saw a name, a very familiar name – Liu Haoyu.
Upon seeing this name, Qin Liu was so happy she almost jumped for joy.
She grabbed Liu Haoyu’s hand and said to him.
“Look! Your name is on it!”
Liu Haoyu carefully looked at the words “Liu Haoyu” engraved on the tombstone, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He didn’t expect tonight’s operation to be so smooth, with no red gates and no fierce ghosts.
Indeed, as long as he stayed with the guide, everything was safe.
“Now quickly destroy this tombstone. I estimate the sun is about to rise.”
“Okay.”
Liu Haoyu took out the fire axe and split the tombstone in front of him into two halves.
He returned to the coffin and canceled the soul departure.
The chilling white bones reappeared before his eyes.
The black book in his backpack vibrated continuously.
Liu Haoyu opened it, and a line of text appeared on the black book.
“Although I don’t want to interrupt your joy, I still want to tell you some bad news.”
Seeing this line of text, Liu Haoyu couldn’t help but frown.
“Didn’t the tombstone with my name engraved on it already get erased?”
The black book had no expression, but the blood text it displayed showed a trace of melancholy.
“Yes, the tombstone with ‘Liu Haoyu’ was indeed erased…”
“But the problem is, your name is too common…”
“So, you erased the tombstone of a ‘Liu Haoyu’ who had already been pulled into the red gate.”
“That’s not you at all!”
