I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 778: Do You Dare?_1

Chapter 778: Chapter 778: Do You Dare?_1

Zi Qian nodded, "I’ve seen most of it, only the cave I didn’t check out."

"Why didn’t you look?" Professor Cao asked.

Zi Qian scratched his head, his complexion suddenly turned rather unsightly, "Because it’s too scary."

"Hmm?"

As soon as they heard there was more to the story, everyone couldn’t help but turn their gaze toward Zi Qian.

"Little Qian, why do you say that?" Professor Cao had been with Zi Qian these past few days, even when observing the surroundings of the camp at night, they were almost always together.

"Uncle, you are a doctoral supervisor at Chang’an University, a materialist. There are some things, of course, that I dare not tell you. However, now it seems that it’s necessary to speak up." Zi Qian glanced at everyone and finally settled his gaze on the bronze coin in your hand, "Through that bronze coin, I could see those unclean things in the cave. Those things, they must be the lost souls of the skeletons. All the strange incidents that have been happening to us must be caused by them."

"What!?"

Among the group, Professor Cao had the strongest reaction.

"That’s impossible! I’ve been in the archaeology industry for more than twenty years, dug up countless skeletons, if those things really existed, I probably would have met a violent end a long time ago."

"Professor Cao, let me answer that question for you." You casually tossed the bronze coin in your hand to Zi Qian, "Ghosts don’t just form arbitrarily. Their formation requires certain factors. Humans have Three Souls and Seven Spirits. Normally, after death, the Soul is taken away by the Ghost, on the night of the first seven days, the Human Soul comes back once to bid farewell to family. Under such circumstances, the spirit cannot turn into a ghost. In other words, for a soul to become a ghost, several specific conditions are needed."

Pausing for a moment, you continued, "Firstly, there needs to be a reason to continue existing, which boils down to sentiments like love, hatred, and grudges; secondly, a specific environment is required. After death, the soul is, in a daze, taken away by the Ghost. For all spirits, the Soul Locking Chain in the hands of the Ghost is their natural enemy; they capture every one they see. To become a ghost, one must avoid the Ghost."

At this point, you walked to the doorway and looked out at the world outside, dark as if splashed with ink, "As for the other conditions, I won’t go into detail. The fact that the souls in the cave gathered but did not disperse after death means only one possibility: there is a prohibition nearby, the Ghost can’t enter, one might even say the Ghost doesn’t want to, doesn’t wish to, or even fears entering. Moreover, there is something odd about this forest; we must resolve this issue quickly or there will be endless trouble."

"Little Li, don’t talk nonsense like that."

Professor Cao’s face turned serious. Although he used to believe that ghosts and gods did not exist, the bizarre incidents that happened one after another since arriving here began to shake his faith.

Ignoring Professor Cao, you turned to look at Zi Qian, "Zi Qian, if I ask you to take me to the cave now, would you dare?"

Upon hearing this, Zi Qian was startled and appeared to be in a bit of a dilemma, "Actually, it’s not that I’m afraid of the things in the cave, but rather I’m worried about the things along the way."

"I know, we’ll just try to avoid them."

Zi Qian hurriedly lifted his head to look at you, "Is there a way to avoid them?"

"Hmm."

"Okay, then I’ll go with you."

Sun Lin looked confusedly at you both, "Tell me, why don’t I understand a word you’re saying? Have I gotten so old that I can’t even understand speech anymore?"

Xi Yu said with a smile, "Actually, Professor Sun just wants to know about the ’things along the way’ that Mr. Zi Qian mentioned earlier."

"Right, Miss Xi Yu is correct."

Zi Qian looked at you, and upon seeing you nod, he finally spoke, "On your way here, you must have already encountered those things."

"What!?" Not only Sun Lin, but Xi Yu and Wu Qiyi also furrowed their brows.

Sun Lin looked at Mu Yun, "I remember just before we encountered Cao Shan, you mentioned something strange behind us. Could it be those things?"

"Yes, that’s right."

Sun Lin and Cao Shan exchanged glances, and the latter asked, "What exactly are those things? From time to time, we also hear strange noises coming from outside our camp, making everyone afraid to leave the camp after nightfall. But as soon as daylight returns, everything seems clear again."

"To know exactly, one must see them. But generally, they are the Mandrill and Wangliang."

"Mandrill? Wangliang?"

Everyone turned their heads towards Yun, as they were clearly unfamiliar with these terms.

"The Mandrill is actually a kind of minor ghost, mostly found in remote mountains and forests. They are transformed from the essence of human spirits, so they all carry some human traits. Some are ferocious and brutal, some are mischievous, while others are timid and cowardly. Overall, Mandrills are not difficult to deal with; a few talismans can settle them. As for the Wangliang..."

Yun stroked his chin, which lacked a beard, and his expression darkened, "The Wangliang and Mandrill are two completely different entities. Wangliang are spirit monsters of wood and stone. In terms everyone can understand, they are demons. Moreover, they are the kind that gut people, dig out hearts, and drain blood."

Sun Lin’s complexion immediately turned pale, and although Cao Shan was not entirely convinced, his face also looked uneasy.

Zi Qian seemed to have known this all along, a bitter smile emerged on his face, "Sigh, I had wanted to come out for a diversion, to enjoy the beauty of the mountains and rivers, but never expected to enter such a dangerous place. Now I really don’t know what to do."

Yun walked over, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "For you, this experience will be an unforgettable one for a lifetime, and it might even change your future life."

Zi Qian shrugged, "Maybe."

"Let’s go."

"Alright."

Sun Lin and Cao Shan hastily stopped you, with Sun Lin urgently saying, "Let’s wait until it’s daylight. Apart from those things possibly being in the woods at night, even if they weren’t, it’s too dark to see the path."

"If it could be found during the day, Professor Cao wouldn’t have been trapped here for nearly half a month."

Yun addressed Sun Lin again, "Professor Sun, I’ll just speak frankly. This one time looking for the First Emperor’s Mausoleum, I’m after something inside. That thing is very important to me, I must get it no matter what, so we need to locate the mausoleum as quickly as possible to prevent any complications."

After a moment of thought, Sun Lin exchanged looks with Cao Shan, who let out a light sigh, "Old Sun, although we’re really getting on in years, we can’t let the young folks outdo us in bravery."

Nodding, Sun Lin said to you, "Since that’s the case, we’ll join you on this trip!"

"Good."

The seven of you immediately left the camp, heading in the northwest direction.

When you went out, the moon just happened to be obscured by thick clouds, making the already pitch-dark mountain path completely devoid of light, black enough to stifle one’s breath.

"Yun, someone is following us."

After traveling for a while, Zhao’er, who hadn’t said a word, suddenly spoke up.