Returning from the abyss

Chapter 14 Intricate
Thunder and lightning flashed outside the window, and the lights in the house were dim.Lu Ning was the only one in the study, sitting at the huge desk, slowly flipping through Tang Yuanzhen's diary with a pen.

There are a total of eighteen diaries, and of course there are gaps in age.However, there are only two large paragraphs missing, and the rest can still be coherent.

Lu Ning is roughly divided into three periods: before, middle and later.

In the early stage, Tang Yuanzhen was about 30 years old. At this time, he recorded a lot of thoughts, experiences and expressing his longing about occultism.At this time, it seemed that he had just been exposed to the knowledge of mysticism, and his tone was more enthusiastic and passionate.

The mid-term is the 40-year-old part. At this time, Tang Yuanzhen should have his own mysticism, and he has begun to collect relevant items from all over the world and conduct research. Some articles are written more like research notes, and even recorded many items that were not there. The names of the collections included in this brochure have all kinds of strange effects, and there are even things like formation talismans that directly seal ghosts.

In the later period, Tang Yuanzhen was in his later years. At this time, mysticism was secondary. Problems inside and outside the family gave him headaches, and his research also tended to stagnate.It can be seen that Tang Yuanzhen had gradually hated his family in his later years, and used many words such as "drag" and "waste" to complain, and he also mentioned events such as "execution" without hesitation.

The Tang family gradually declined in Tang Yuanzhen's later years. Tang Yuanzhen's two sons left home to make a living on their own, but the situation was not very good.The eldest son was evaluated as "mediocre". If the Tang family was just an ordinary wealthy family, it would be fine. However, Tang Yuanzhen started his career in occultism. Although he has countless friends, he also has many enemies.He could save his face and ask a few friends to protect his family after his death, but it was not a permanent solution after all.

Lu Ning spent the whole night sorting out the information in Tang Yuanzhen's diary. When it was already a little bright outside, she felt a little dizzy.

The previous fever had not completely subsided, and now it was another night of reading and thinking, Lu Ning coughed twice, looked up at the window, and then slowly took out three booklets from her pocket.

In addition to her own copy, there were also two copies held by the two people who died first, and Lu Ning took the opportunity of the autopsy to get them.

She looked at the map carefully, then tore off each floor, and put them together in front of the window.

All the maps use the same scale, which means that their outlines should coincide. If the laboratory in the diary is hidden in the main house, there should be some unusual parts on the map.

The result was just as Lu Ning had guessed.

The corridor on the second floor is a little wider than the corridor on the first floor, not much, but the corridors of the main building are on both sides. The sections add up to be enough to accommodate one person in and out.

"The ghost's first murder was in the corridor on the first floor...it wasn't accidental." Lu Ning recalled that there were only toilets and some simple houses in the corridor on the first floor, and not many people thought about it when there were enough rooms on the second floor. , not to mention that the first person died in the corridor on the first floor, that place was subconsciously regarded as a dangerous place by everyone, who would pay attention to the detail that the corridor is a little narrower?
But even so, there are a lot of rooms on the first floor. Including the bathroom, there are a total of sixteen rooms on the inner side. If Lu Ning searched them one by one, she might die suddenly.

It is impossible to hide the laboratory directly here, but the secret passage leading to the laboratory is likely to be in that place...

Lu Ning fell into deep thought.

"If I try to convince others now, Sister Ling Yan and Yu Zhisong may be willing to help, and Grandpa Gongsun may also be willing to help, but others may not. It is meaningless to search without splitting up, and splitting up will create an opportunity for ghosts to attack us. Opportunity -- what a dilemma."

At this time, the phone made a "ding dong", and a new message came.

"Is it already this time? Just right, as a reference..." Lu Ning opened the window, stood directly at the window, opened the information and began to check.

【Respect:
Dear tourists, according to the weather forecast, the next two days will be pleasant sunny days, but the probability of precipitation will increase to [-]% during the weekend. Please cherish the beautiful weather for the two days, enjoy the leisurely life in the villa, and do more to benefit your health. outdoor activities.

Additional note about ghosts:
[-]. The second ghost lurks in the mirror and can move freely in the mirror world, but cannot appear in the real world.It can find any "face" that can clearly reflect the image of a human being, and manipulate its reflection to perform actions. At this time, all damage suffered by the reflection will be fed back to the body.In addition, when the mirror ghost performs reflection manipulation, it can transfer all virtual and real objects in the mirror and reality, including sound.Mirror ghosts must cut their throats with a sharp instrument to kill. Because of the need for clear images, mirror ghosts cannot kill in places where there is no light. Similarly, when being attacked by mirror ghosts, they can block the light and make their own images disappear. It kills.

Five (will be unlocked at the end of the fourth day)

I wish you a pleasant journey. 】

"Ha." Lu Ning looked at the text message and suddenly let out a laugh.

A more powerful ghost with stricter restrictions even provided a practical countermeasure, but... Lu Ning could only see malice.

It is completely opposite to the killing environment of the invisible ghost, the killing speed is faster, and even the body can't be caught... Yin Lian's last blow can't kill such a monster after all, and with this information, it can be determined The fifth article must be the detailed information about the third ghost.

"We exposed all the information about ghosts to us in four days, so what are they going to give us on the fifth and sixth days?"

"Lu Ning!"

Yu Zhisong's figure suddenly appeared at the door.

"I found you, get out of here with me!"

"What do you want me to do? In such a hurry?"

Lu Ning didn't hide the diary on the table, she just folded the papers she had organized twice and stuffed them into her pocket, then walked to the door.

Yu Zhisong didn't care, and said: "The safety time is about to pass, if something happens to you again, I will be exhausted! Follow me back to the lobby!"

"problem occurs?"

"Something went wrong... It wasn't a ghost who did it, it was everyone who quarreled."

Lu Ning glanced at him. Yu Zhisong ran over just after receiving the text message. It seemed that he hadn't checked the text message yet, so it might be something urgent.

But she regretted this thought after going downstairs.

"What are you two hiding! Hand it over!"

"I said that the guy died, why didn't he have anything on him, it turned out to be on you!"

In the hall, the two servants of the nouveau riche—I remember they were named Lao Lin and Xiao Deng—were being chased and intercepted by several people.Wei Boyong took the lead, and the couple and dyed hair were the most closely followed. Even the doctor, Huang Peng and the two band members were chasing after him.Although the rest of the people didn't actually catch up, they all had some unhappy expressions on their faces.

"Early this morning, the two of them sneaked into the corridor to eat something while everyone was sleeping, but they were caught by Wei Boyong who got up to go to the toilet, and found that it was a bottle of pills, and there were more than a dozen pills, which made him angry at that time .”

"It's... the Qingzheng Pill from that upstart?" Lu Ning knew what it was after thinking about it.

"Yes, Wei Boyong threatened them and said that this thing can prevent ghosts from killing them. Although I don't believe in such a cheap thing, obviously many people do." Yu Zhisong shrugged helplessly. , "Ling Yan still has to stay here in case of accidents, so let me go up and call you down...you don't want to worry about it."

"If you want to die, no one will stop you." Lu Ning deliberately amplified her voice, which immediately attracted the attention of several people.

"Good morning... There was a lot of trouble in the early morning. It seems that everyone had a good rest last night. I hope you can maintain your energy today." Then he taunted.

Yu Zhisong smiled wryly. Since Yin Lian's death, Lu Ning has always had this attitude towards everyone, and only herself and Ling Yan are a little better. I don't know where such a big hostility comes from.

"Hey, you have spent the longest time with that woman, do you know what is the use of this thing?" Wei Boyong had already pressed one, raised his head and asked loudly regardless of Lu Ning's sarcasm.

"Of course I know."

Lu Ning stretched out her hand.

"Throw me one, and I'll tell you the true efficacy of that thing."

At this time, the other one was also being held down by others. He didn't hesitate much when he heard Lu Ning's words, so he took out the bottle, poured out a grain, and threw it over.

"Say!"

Lu Ning took the medicine and wrapped it in a paper, then smiled lightly and said, "Qingzheng Pill, the specific effect is to give you an aura that is disgusting to ghosts, for example... Put two drops in front of people who hate coriander. Bowls of noodles, one with coriander so that person doesn't pick that one."

"You said this thing is a coriander?" Wei Boyong thought for a while before he understood the point.

"Yes, after eating it, you will be a bowl of noodles with coriander, but this is just medicine after all, and the validity period is only one day."

"One day?" Everyone stared at the medicine bottle, seeing that a dozen pills are quite a lot, if one day...it's not enough at all.

"Wait, so if they eat this, if they are with us, the ghost will kill us first?" The doctor suddenly reacted.

"What?" Wei Boyong's eyes widened immediately, "So it's a trick?"

"It's not a scam, right? If you calculate according to the first nine quotas, this bottle of medicine is enough for three people to live to the end of seven days...Ah!" One of the band members suddenly slapped his hands, "So your best After we first found it, the three of us hugged each other, hiding it, right?"

"I said why did that SB look so high-spirited, so he made such a thing." Wei Boyong snorted, "No, he's still dead."

At this time, Lao Lin, who was being held down, spoke in a low voice: "We don't know the specific effective time... He eats it himself first and then gives it to us. I'm afraid he didn't grasp the timing and was taken advantage of by ghosts. Otherwise, me and Xiao Why did Deng come out in such a hurry in the morning?"

"I have a problem with my brain... Hey! Is there any other problem?" Wei Boyong raised his head and asked Lu Ning again.

"Well, it's still the metaphor. If two bowls of noodles with coriander are placed in front of this person, he will starve to death and have to eat. What do you think will be the result?"

"Nonsense! I'm almost starving to death, so I don't care about coriander or not..." Wei Boyong lowered his head and muttered, his reaction was a little slow, and many people present immediately understood.

"So it doesn't work if you just eat it, you have to stand with people who haven't eaten it to be effective?" Hong Zehao asked with a frown.

(End of this chapter)