Chapter 9 Legend
Liu Haoyu looked at Deng Xiaolin, his face full of awkwardness.
He glanced at Qin Liu, whose mouth was twitching, and said.
“Alright, why are you standing at the door? Let’s go in.”
The person and the ghost entered the room.
There were only two beds here, so naturally, Liu Haoyu and Qin Liu slept in one, and Deng Xiaolin slept alone in the other.
After putting away their luggage, Deng Xiaolin went to take a bath, while Liu Haoyu lay on the bed and took out the Black Book.
He hadn’t been idle during the funeral.
With the help of the Black Book, he had already learned something very important.
Although Gu Qianyang’s whereabouts could not be found, the Black Book had located him using the residual grudge of the Night Walker on Deng Xiaolin.
The Night Walker had already arrived in Beiming City two days ago.
His exact location was unknown, but the Black Book speculated that he was likely in Ye Shang Peak as well.
This was why Liu Haoyu chose to come here first.
Now that these two were clearly working together, it wouldn’t be difficult to catch one and follow the trail to the other.
But Ye Shang Peak…
Liu Haoyu closed the Black Book and closed his eyes.
He had stayed in Beiming City for so long and had been to Ye Shang Peak more than once.
But no matter how many times he went, it was just an ordinary tourist attraction.
Ye Shang Peak originally had a coal mine for exploitation, but in the 1990s, a sudden mining accident buried all the miners inside.
Despite the rescue team’s painstaking efforts, they couldn’t find a single victim’s body. After nearly half a year, the rescue operation had to be hastily concluded.
At the entrance of the collapsed mine shaft, a memorial monument to the mining disaster now stands, listing the names of all those who died in the coal mine.
However, there was a terrifying legend hidden within.
It was said that after the mining disaster, the rescue team heard knocking sounds from deep within the mine every night, repeating a sentence in Morse code.
“Let me out…”
“Let me out…”
But when the rescue team went in, they found nothing.
Later, for some unknown reason, the miners’ widows put on red clothes and went into the mountains.
To onlookers, these widows appeared dazed, their limbs stiff, like corpses.
They managed to stop them, but their bodies were extremely cold, like those of the deceased.
When morning came, they returned to normal.
According to them, whenever a full moon appeared, they could see bright lanterns guiding them into the mine tunnels to find their husbands.
After a few days, someone disappeared.
After a few more days, someone else disappeared.
Eyewitnesses saw them put on red clothes again and enter the mountains, never to be seen again.
After the rescue operation ended, figures in red began to appear on the mountain…
Liu Haoyu collected his thoughts and opened his eyes.
He had been to Ye Shang Peak many times and had also been to the collapsed mine, but he had gained nothing. He had only seen a few lonely ghosts wandering on the mountain, and they were not the legendary figures in red.
He opened the Black Book again and wrote on it.
“How much do you know about Ye Shang Peak?”
The blood on the book began to bubble and then slowly melted into a new sentence.
“Those legends are true.”
“When you went to Beiming City back then, Old Deng did not tell you the true method of entering Ye Shang Peak.”
“Therefore, what you saw after going up the mountain was just the surface, not its true appearance.”
Liu Haoyu looked at the blood writing on the book, his face thoughtful.
No wonder he hadn’t seen anything when he went up the mountain. So that’s how it was.
But come to think of it… Old Deng’s actions were not wrong.
With his strength at that time, if he had known the way up the mountain, he might have just walked into a trap.
The Black Book continued to write.
“To go up the mountain, you must find the guardian of Ye Shang Peak.”
“This person is named Wu Yixuan, and he lives at the foot of the mountain.”
“He also found your father’s pocket watch.”
“He also knows what happened back then.”
“If you find him, perhaps you can learn the true way to ascend the mountain.”
“Please remember, the Night Walker will not let you find him so easily.”
“To defeat ghosts and spirits, you must pay a considerable price…”
“Except for relying on Qin Liu.
Liu Haoyu’s expression was serious until he saw the last sentence, and his expression completely changed to that of an old man on the subway looking at his phone.
Come to think of it, when he was pulled into the illusion by the Night Walker, although he tried to struggle, there was no good way.
It was Qin Liu who pulled him out of the illusion.
This little ghost is truly terrifyingly strong…
Qin Liu, who was eating roasted chicken with her mouth greasy, noticed Liu Haoyu’s gaze and offered him a chicken drumstick she had bitten.
“Do you want some?”
“No, thank you.”
Liu Haoyu didn’t want to get his hands greasy, so he refused Qin Liu’s kind offer.
Besides, one shouldn’t snatch food from a pet.
Pulling his thoughts back, Liu Haoyu continued to ask the Black Book.
“Do you have any leads on Gu Qianyang’s whereabouts?”
“No.”
The Black Book answered very directly.
“He has completely concealed himself. Although I can vaguely see him, I don’t know where he is or what he is doing.”
“Even you can’t see him?”
Facing Liu Haoyu’s question, the Black Book directly replied.
“Gu Qianyang is a ruthless person. He has divided his fate into two, like cutting off network access and entering a no-man’s-land alone. How easy is it to find him in such a situation?”
“It seems we can only look for the Night Walker first.”
Deng Xiaolin had also finished her bath and was sitting on the bed. She said to Liu Haoyu.
“Hao-ge, I’m done washing. You should go take a bath too.”
“Okay.”
Liu Haoyu sighed, closed the Black Book, took his clothes, and went into the bathroom.
In the room, Deng Xiaolin’s gaze swept across Qin Liu, as if she was calculating something.
Finally, she leaned forward and stood in front of Qin Liu.
The little ghost looked at Deng Xiaolin quizzically, then broke off a chicken wing and asked.
“Do you want to eat?”
“Ah… no, no…”
Deng Xiaolin waved her hands repeatedly. Seeing her hesitant expression, Qin Liu directly asked.
“Do you have something on your mind? Why don’t you tell me?”
“Actually…”
Deng Xiaolin took a breath, then said directly.
“Please tell me, how can I become a powerful guide like you!”
