Gu Xuan, carrying Tong Xiaosong on his back, ran to the entrance of the courtyard, coincidentally meeting with Wu Mabo and Tang Yuxin, who were supporting each other to come out.
Wu Mabo, upon seeing Tong Xiaosong on Gu Xuan’s back, heaved a sigh of relief, “Holy shit, Gu Xuan, I thought you got eaten by ghosts! You finally showed up! Where are we? How do we get back?”
“This is the place where Yin and Yang meet, full of weird things that can neither live nor die.” Gu Xuan gently placed Tong Xiaosong on the ground, took off his own shirt, revealing strong and toned muscles, and said, “Quick! Both of you, take off your shirts for me, hurry up.”
There was a momentary distortion in Tang Yuxin’s expression.
Gu Xuan hastily added, “You don’t need to undress. Wu Mabo and Tong Xiaosong, both of you, take off your shirts and give them to me, quickly.”
As they were all men, Wu Mabo and Tong Xiaosong didn’t hesitate to take off their shirts and handed them to Gu Xuan.
Gu Xuan placed the three shirts together, kneaded them a bit, and suddenly a ball of blue flames rose up. The three pieces of clothing instantly ignited.
Ashes fluttered like dancing butterflies, flying towards the distance. As the three shirts were completely burned to ashes, a beam of light shone from afar.
The light in the darkness was not glaring at all; it was even warm.
Tong Xiaosong felt as if there was air flowing within the light, carrying a sense of vitality.
Gu Xuan said, “Run towards the end of the light, don’t rush, it’s okay to run slower.”
Tong Xiaosong turned around to assist Tang Yuxin and Wu Mabo.
However, Gu Xuan passed him and went toward the two, saying, “Let me handle this; you’re tired.”
With that, he stood between the two, grabbing each of them like chicks, almost dragging Tang Yuxin and Wu Mabo along.
As their speed increased, Tong Xiaosong hurried to keep up.
Wu Mabo cursed, “Fuck! How do you have much strength?”
The group ran for a while, and suddenly everything went black before them.
***
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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Tong Xiaosong looked in the direction of the dripping water and saw a person nailed to the wall.
Upon closer inspection, his heart raced because the ‘person’ on the wall seemed to be one of the undead who had chased him before. It was one of those he had seen in the black-and-white photos in the temple.
At this moment, the limbs and forehead of this undead were nailed to the wall with steel nails as thick as his fingers. Like a specimen that was still alive, blood was flowing down its body, forming a red puddle on the ground.
Under their feet, it was all blood.
Tong Xiaosong couldn’t help but shift his feet, but there was nowhere to hide, and everywhere was a muddy mixture of blood.
Suddenly, wails echoed, and they looked towards the source of the sound, discovering another water cell beside them.
An undead was chained inside, struggling and roaring.
In the water, it seemed like many tiny things were gnawing at it.
The rustling sounds were so indistinct that it was impossible to tell exactly what they were, only that they were numerous.
***
Gu Xuan walked further inside, and they followed him.
Tong Xiaosong noticed that all the undead he had seen in Tang Yuxin’s family temple were being tortured here.
The extreme bloodiness and cruelty, unprecedented to them, caused both Wu Mabo and Tong Xiaosong, as well as Tang Yuxin, to feel waves of nausea. Only Gu Xuan remained composed.
Tong Xiaosong couldn’t accept it. These creatures had pursued him with a fierce and terrifying demeanor before, but now, he couldn’t help but feel sympathy for them.
Wu Mabo grabbed Gu Xuan ahead of him, his eyes turning red, and questioned in a low voice, “Where the hell is this place! Where did you bring us! We want to go back! Back!!”
Gu Xuan pushed Wu Mabo away with a backhand, frowning, “Stop pulling me without your shirt on. As for where this is, asking me won’t help. You have to ask Tang Yuxin.”
Both Wu Mabo and Tong Xiaosong were stunned, looking at Tang Yuxin.
Tang Yuxin covered her mouth, “Ugh…”
Wu Mabo and Tong Xiaosong: …
Tang Yuxin wiped away tears, and with a low voice, she said, “This seems to be… the Immortal Hall. I finally understand why it was so painful when I accepted the Immortal Hall. I can recall some of it now. On the night I accepted the Immortal Hall, I came here. What I felt back then is what they are experiencing now.”
Wu Mabo: “What is going on here?”
Tang Yuxin sobbed softly, “What they are enduring now may be related to the confinement of the family temple. No wonder the owners of the Immortal Halls never have a good end. I understand now, I understand…”
Helplessly, Wu Mabo said, “What do you understand? The key is how we can get out. You brought us here, so tell us, how do we get out now?”
Gu Xuan shook his head, “I have no way either. Originally, the light just now was supposed to take us away. Who would have thought we’d be dragged into the Immortal Hall. Tang Yuxin, whether we can get out or not depends on you.”
“Me?” Tang Yuxin raised her head with tears in her eyes. “What should I do?”
Gu Xuan replied, “They deliberately pulled us in. Their target is you. This should be considered your family matter. So, you need to ask yourself what they want by seeing you, what they desire.”
After a moment of hesitation, Tang Yuxin shouted, “Do you want me to endure the torment with you all?”
Except for the wailing from the water cell, there was no response.
But Tang Yuxin seemed to have confirmed this idea. She cried, “I’m sorry. I still want to live. Please let us go. I promise you, after I go back, I will burn many offerings for you, and try to fulfill your requests. I will dedicate everything. After I die, I can come here. But now… it’s not possible. Please, please…”
Suddenly, a loud bang.
A large door opened in front of them.
“They agreed!” Gu Xuan quickly grabbed one person with one hand and signalled Tong Xiaosong behind him, saying, “Hurry, let’s go!”
***
Tong Xiaosong suddenly opened his eyes, took a deep breath, and found himself still in the narrow, dark coffin.
Fortunately, there was nothing lurking beneath or around him!
He reached out and vigorously knocked on the coffin lid. This time, it was surprisingly smooth; the coffin lid moved a bit, and a cool breeze entered through the gap.
Tong Xiaosong’s face lit up with joy. Using both hands and feet, he pushed the coffin lid and quickly opened a gap, successfully crawling out.
Just as he emerged, he heard frantic pounding from the coffin next to him.
It was Wu Mabo’s coffin!
Tong Xiaosong hurriedly ran over, helping to open the coffin lid. He wondered why Wu Mabo, who was stronger than him, was trapped when he could easily push open the lid.
As the coffin lid was pushed open, he instantly understood.
Inside the narrow space were two people, Tang Yuxin and Wu Mabo, squeezed together.
As the coffin opened, the two of them climbed out in a sorry state.
Wu Mabo sat on the ground and sighed, “Damn, finally back to the human world.”
Tang Yuxin directly lay on the ground, regardless of her appearance.
Only then did Tong Xiaosong notice that Tang Yuxin’s condition was worse than Wu Mabo’s, as if she had lost half of her life.
“Holy shit!” Wu Mabo suddenly exclaimed, “Look at Gu Xuan’s grave! Why is it covered? Could he have died inside?”
Tong Xiaosong was shocked, turned to look, and indeed, Gu Xuan’s grave was covered with a mound of soil, just like the other graves in the cemetery.
Silent.
Dang, if he’s dead, what a way to die huh, real gu xuan… Does this mean zhi xian can finally materialize now? But looking like gu xuan??
You have a point actually O.O