Chapter 17 Shirley Lai
Liu Haoyu’s decisiveness not only silenced the Black Book but also made Deng Xiaolin, who was beside him, feel a bit envious.
But she couldn’t show it.
Now, she just needed to play her role well.
After a long silence, the Black Book finally revealed new blood writing.
“The opponent’s strength is very strong, but not insurmountable.”
“He was not the only one who participated in the ritual that year.”
“In addition, the soul of another ghost exorcist is still alive.”
“Only a fierce ghost can deal with a fierce ghost.”
“Find his descendants, find his shattered soul.”
“Only then can you find hope for survival.”
“Please remember the opponent’s name – Shirley Lai.”
“Her ancestor was one of the participants in the ritual that year.”
Summarizing all the information from the Black Book, Liu Haoyu gradually formed a brand new train of thought in his mind.
Although the information was very fragmented, Liu Haoyu was definitely able to deduce something useful from it.
At the very least, one thing was certain: not all participants in the ritual that year had wholeheartedly helped Gu Qianyang.
But… who was Shirley Lai?
He needed to investigate this carefully later.
“Shirley Lai?”
Deng Xiaolin stole a glance and, seeing the name on the Black Book, couldn’t help but exclaim.
Seeing the girl’s reaction, Liu Haoyu asked.
“Do you know this person?”
“She’s my roommate!”
“…”
This left Liu Haoyu speechless.
Should he say that the world is really small?
Or that Stand Users are attracted to each other?
But no matter what, he had a clue. He would find a way to look for her later.
While Liu Haoyu was thinking, the Black Book continued to reveal new blood writing.
“Be aware, Gu Qianyang’s remnant soul knows this as well.”
“He will definitely find a way to get rid of this girl.”
“From my current observation,”
“At midnight on the 7th, the girl will be tragically killed at home.”
“You must hurry.”
The warning on the Black Book made Liu Haoyu pay close attention.
It was already two o’clock in the morning on the 6th, which meant that tomorrow night, the ghost-faced old man outside would kill Shirley Lai.
Time was pressing.
But the problem was, how could he leave here now?
Looking at the paper figures outside that were covetingly eyeing them, Liu Haoyu felt a headache.
Although the tomb behind him belonged to Qin Liu, he couldn’t guarantee whether there was any danger inside.
Fortunately, the almighty Black Book provided the answer at this moment.
“Qin Liu’s tomb will not harm you. You can now enter the main tomb chamber. I assume there is a coffin there. After lying inside, you can leave this place.”
Although the Black Book said so, Liu Haoyu felt that there was something fishy about it.
But looking at the fierce paper figures outside, he knew that he could only follow the Black Book’s instructions.
Putting the Black Book back into his backpack, Liu Haoyu and Deng Xiaolin walked along the tomb passage.
The tomb passage was very dry. Whenever the two passed, the torches on both sides would ignite directly, emitting a faint blue light.
This place was clearly not reality, but something akin to the underworld.
The cold blue fire not only brought no warmth but also made people feel a trace of chilling cold.
But fortunately, this was not Liu Haoyu’s first time in this place.
He had been there once in reality and encountered it several times in his dreams, so he was already very familiar with it.
Therefore, after a while, the two arrived at the main tomb chamber.
However, this place was different from reality.
When Liu Haoyu had come to the tomb chamber before, it was filled with dust and porcelain fragments.
But now… it was magnificent. There was no dust on the floor, and it was filled with decorations from the last century.
Candlesticks on the four walls illuminated the tomb chamber brightly with blue flames.
In the center of the tomb chamber, where the memorial tablet used to be, there was now a black coffin.
Like Qin Liu’s coffin, with this black coffin as the center, blood-red patterns spread like a cobweb, covering the entire floor of the tomb chamber.
Seeing these familiar patterns, Liu Haoyu felt a bad premonition.
He felt… the Black Book seemed to be hiding something from him.
With a suspicious mind, he approached the coffin.
He had previously offered half an apple and three sticks of incense to Qin Liu. The half apple was still there, but only the core remained, as if someone had eaten it.
Was it Qin Liu?
Liu Haoyu was unsure. He took out two bags of chips and a can of cola from his backpack, placed them beside the memorial tablet, waved, and then approached the coffin.
This black coffin was so similar to Qin Liu’s coffin…
Could it be that Qin Liu was also inside?
With a heavy heart, Liu Haoyu gently pushed open the coffin lid.
However, it was empty inside, with nothing and no traces of anyone having lain in it.
It was just an empty coffin.
Liu Haoyu breathed a sigh of relief, but a question arose in his mind.
Why was an empty coffin placed here?
What was it for?
At this moment, a hand slowly emerged from Liu Haoyu’s backpack and wrote on Liu Haoyu’s neck.
“You go in first.”
“…?”
Liu Haoyu, who had no suspicions before, fell silent and confused when he heard this.
The Black Book generally did not emphasize what someone should do. At most, it provided a general instruction.
It was the first time it had given such a clear instruction.
This made Liu Haoyu’s bad premonition even stronger.
As a ghost exorcist, his intuition was usually accurate. After thinking, he asked.
“Can’t two people enter this coffin at the same time?”
“…Yes.”
“Why?”
The Black Book did not give any answer, only remaining silent.
Liu Haoyu seemed to understand something now, and he smiled with relief.
“I get it…”
“This coffin can only take one person away from here, right?”
“…”
The Black Book continued to remain silent, clearly defaulting to Liu Haoyu’s statement.
This was the underworld. The outside of the tomb was blocked by paper figures. To leave the underworld, one could only enter this coffin.
But the coffin could only take one person away. Compared to Deng Xiaolin, the Black Book wanted Liu Haoyu to leave this place more.
“Then I know. Deng Xiaolin, you go first.”
“But…”
“No ‘buts’. Ladies first.”
Although Deng Xiaolin was extremely unwilling, her strength was no match for Liu Haoyu’s. She was directly pulled into the coffin.
Just as Liu Haoyu was about to close the coffin, the Black Book directly said.
“The protection of the tomb cannot stop the paper figures outside for too long. If you stay here, you will surely die.”
“You’d better think clearly.”
