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Ren Jianmo’s strange incident was, to some extent, somewhat similar to what had happened with Ji Dong and the others here.
The only difference was, that he wasn’t looking for a corpse but rather wanted to “take” a group of earthbound spirits out.
Years ago, while excavating the Longxing Mountain Tunnel, they came across the remains of an abandoned mine. That mine had experienced a mining disaster many years ago, and six miners had been buried underground.
Like most earthbound spirits, those unfortunate miners were unaware that they had died and were still reliving their death experience at the exact time of the mining disaster, day after day.
So, as long as someone honks or makes any rhythmic sound in the Longxing Mountain Tunnel late at night, the spirits of the miners will think they hear an alarm and gather together.
If someone said something like “follow me,” the bewildered ghosts would follow, hoping someone would lead them out of their predicament.
At this point, the “guide” would be drawn by the voices of the spirits and keep walking forward.
Unbeknownst to them, just like Lucy stepping through coats in the wardrobe and entering the kingdom of Narnia, they would walk through the tunnel without realizing it, entering the mine that should have long ceased to exist, experiencing everything the miners went through in those years.
Naturally, those who carelessly violated taboos in the past or deliberately challenged death out of curiosity were confused by the cries of the spirits and encountered a series of incidents such as explosions and collapses after entering the mine. It wasn’t even about finding a way to escape. If they didn’t immediately pass out from fright and get buried alive by falling rocks, it would already be considered extraordinary courage. Naturally, no one has ever escaped.
After their deaths, just like the miners, those people also became earthbound spirits, causing the number of resentful spirits to increase and the yin energy to become stronger.
Every night, they wandered in the tunnel, time and time again…
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Ren Jianmo read the urban legend of the Longxing Mountain Tunnel yesterday and had searched through local history. He followed the clues and roughly guessed the cause and effect.
Therefore, he deliberately dug out all the information about the mining accident that year, especially the detailed map of the mine and the collapse process, and formulated a rough escape plan in his mind.
“I see!”
As Ren Jianmo narrated the story, everyone suddenly realized what had happened.
“So, you managed to escape like that?”
Ren Jianmo nodded and said, “Yes, I found a side tunnel that led to another mine pit. I cleared the fallen rocks and crawled out through the other tunnel.”
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Although he spoke casually, he omitted the countless difficulties and dangers involved.
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Throughout the entire process, he could only hear the wailing and screaming of those lost souls in his mind, and he felt many hands constantly pushing and pulling him, but he never actually saw the appearance of those earthbound spirits.
It wasn’t until he finally crawled out of the tunnel, walking against the backlight, and returned to the Longxing Mountain Tunnel, that he finally saw the faint gray shadows surrounding him.
About ten figures had nodded slightly to him, then scattered and disappeared.
Then, Ren Jianmo discovered that there was a thin golden piece on the front windshield of the car he was driving. He took it out and looked at it, and it turned out to be the playing card “7” that he was looking for tonight.
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After listening to Ren Jianmo’s account of the entire incident, the other four nodded in agreement and exclaimed at how impressive he was. They marveled at his ability to find key clues from those chaotic and exaggerated urban legends, and for doing his “homework” in advance, ultimately, allowing him to successfully solve the mystery of the location.
Originally, Ji Dong had wanted to share their experiences from tonight with Ren Jianmo, but it was already close to seven o’clock and they needed to prepare and go to the basement.
So the five of them changed into clean clothes, tidied themselves up, and waited for the timer on the electronic door lock in the basement to reach zero.
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Compared to yesterday, today’s Yin Jun team of five still had some colorful marks on their bodies, but at least they didn’t look as disheveled.
Upon seeing Ji Dong and the others, the blue team members still cast hateful and resentful glances at them. Some even raised their middle fingers and made obscene gestures towards them.
Ji Dong and the others didn’t bother to pay attention to such irrelevant provocations. They simply glanced at them with indifference, turned their faces away, and couldn’t be bothered to look at them again.
Once both teams were assembled, the screen in front of the giant rabbit doll lit up, and the rabbit-faced man appeared on the screen again.
The process of handing over cards and issuing opening vouchers was the same as yesterday, but this time, both teams handed over a playing card each.
[Alright, now it’s time for the most thrilling and exciting part!]
On the fluorescent screen, the Rabbit-Faced Man cleared his throat, drew out his tone, and struck a pose as if he were holding his heart, asking, [After the second night, what kind of changes will happen to our city’s map of urban legends?]
As his words trailed off, the screen flashed and displayed a new map.
Compared to the previous day, there were noticeably more grayed-out inverted drop-shaped coordinates on the map today.
In addition to the “J” that Ji Dong and the others had figured out, as well as the “7” cracked by Ren Jianmo, there were now two more locations that could not be accessed: “10” and “2.”
Yin Jun handed over a card, indicating that they had at least completed one of the tasks for the “10” and “2” urban legend locations.
As Ji Dong looked at the map, he silently wondered.
——He doesn’t know if they got both cards or if they only cracked one of them.
Thinking about this, Ji Dong turned his head and glanced at the opposite side.
Yin Jun stared at the screen with a fierce expression, his lips moving as he muttered words.
The bald man standing behind Yin Jun leaned in, whispering two sentences in a low voice. Yin Jun nodded, then turned his head towards their group, throwing an especially sinister glance in the Fan’s siblings’ direction..
After finishing with the map, the meeting in the basement that morning was finally over.
Ji Dong and the other four returned to the villa.
They hadn’t had a chance to eat breakfast earlier, and now their stomachs were growling. They decided to combine the meeting and meal, solving both problems at once.
Since Teacher Dagen had shown off his rough but very practical cooking skills, he had taken on the responsibility of providing the five of them with three meals a day.
This time, he prepared a fusion of Chinese and Western cuisine—beef rice noodles with ham and egg sandwiches.
The combination was quite unusual, but everyone enjoyed it and graciously finished all the food.
While having their meal, everyone also discussed the changes in the map.
As Fan Hemian expected, the cards that Yin Jun’s group was after last night were indeed the “10” card, and they had also managed to activate the “2” card as well.
Although they weren’t sure if the other side could decipher the two locations in one night, or which card they had handed over today, it didn’t affect Ji Dong and the others’ plan.
“So, tonight we proceed according to plan!”
Fan Luming, with a mouthful of his sandwich, spoke with a slightly muffled voice, but his tone remained very determined. “And then, tomorrow, let’s see them cry!”
The plan had been set long ago, but now that they saw Yin Jun’s group go to the “10” and “2” locations, their speculation about their strategy became even more accurate.
After thoroughly reviewing the details of tonight’s plan from start to finish, everyone carefully pondered and confirmed that there were no oversights before finally feeling relieved.
Breakfast was finished, and the morning meeting was also over.
Following yesterday’s routine, the five of them decided to go back to their rooms for a nap, replenishing their energy and resting well before studying tonight’s legends.
So they all went upstairs, exchanged morning greetings, and retreated to their rooms, closing the doors behind themselves before going to catch up on some sleep.
With the experience of sharing a bed yesterday, this time, Ji Dong felt like he wasn’t as nervous.
He quickly jumped onto the bed before Ren Jianmo shook out the blanket, and wrapped himself from head to toe, only exposing half of his fuzzy head. He turned his face to the side and looked at Ren Jianmo with one eye, saying, “This time I’ll sleep by myself, don’t use your abilities!”
Ren Jianmo tilted his head and the corners of his lips raised slightly, “Are you sure you can fall asleep?”
Ji Dong’s ears couldn’t help but turn hot, so he quickly pulled the blanket up, covering most of his face.
As he thought to himself, “As long as you don’t stare and smile at me like that, I’ll be able to fall asleep.”
He retorted, not willing to admit defeat, “Of course I can, my sleep quality is usually great!”
Ren Jianmo pondered for a moment and thought that the kid wasn’t wrong in saying that.
Every time he activated his ability [God Said, ‘Let There Be Light’], the color of his right iris would become lighter.
The more uncontrollable the object, the more noticeable the change in his eye color.
In the previous [Film], when dealing with the final boss-level Wutongshen, his pupil had faded to a nearly platinum color.
When he was teasing Ji Dong, the change in color was the minimum since he regained his memories, at most only using about thirty percent of his power.
When not combined with his other ability, the [God Said, ‘Let There Be Light’] could only control a person’s mind for a short period. It definitely wouldn’t just make Ji Xiao’niao fall asleep with a single command.
Ultimately, the reason why Ren Jianmo’s ability to “hypnotize” Ji Dong successfully worked yesterday was because Ji Dong had no defenses against him, and he had complete trust in him, making it easy for his ability to influence him.
Secondly, Ji Dong was already exhausted.
Thirdly, as Ji Dong himself mentioned, he had always had good sleep quality, so naturally when following Ren Jianmo’s guidance, his eyes closed with ease.
“Okay, then go ahead and sleep.”
Ren Jianmo looked at Ji Xiao’niao, who had curled up in a cocoon, and somehow found it amusing.
He also lay down on the bed and reached out to grab his blanket.
“I’ll give you ten minutes. If you still can’t fall asleep, I’ll help you.”
Thank you for the update
Thanks for the chapter 😁
i don’t like the other group, i’m sure they have a dirty trick up their sleeves
Author sure loves their references.
“…regain his memories…”??? Wait, did Ren Jianmo recover his memories??? When did that happen?? 🤯😵💫
Damn I really need a guy who can make me fall asleep ….such a trouble