Returning from the abyss

Chapter 713 Silent Night Light
Once upon a time, there was an old man who traveled all over the place when he was young, and now he settled down in a small village when he was old.He adopted some children, and also fed some small animals he picked up.The old man knew a lot, and every night before dinner, he would tell the children and the animals a story, or perform a trick, or dance an exotic dance that no one had ever seen before.In this closed small village, the grandfather became the only one who was good at bringing laughter, and was respected by children and adults alike.

However, the old man was getting old after all, and slowly, he couldn't jump anymore, his fingers were no longer so flexible, and only those stories were left to tell the children.But even so, the grateful villagers still respect him for everything he has done.One day, the oldest child adopted by the grandfather bravely stood up, told the children a story in immature and stumbling words, and performed a clumsy magic trick.He got some encouraging applause, but he could tell people weren't laughing at it.

Grandpa is old, someone should take over his class.Just as the children of the village inherit the fields, anvils and looms of their families.The child ran to ask his grandpa how he could be as good as his grandpa and bring laughter to everyone.

The grandfather said that magic can be taught, stories can be taught, and he also has picture books for dance and the like.But these are not the root of laughter. Only knowledge and experience can make people know how to make people happy. If he wants to laugh, he needs to go out and experience it like he did when he was young.

The child is learning the knowledge of the grandfather first, and he can't leave yet.A few years later, the old man passed away safely, and the village held a grand funeral for the old man, and then the child told everyone about his plan.

To his surprise, it was not only him who had similar thoughts, but also several older children adopted by the same grandfather.Based on the idea that it is better to have companions, these children packed up their luggage and set off with the small animals they raised since childhood.

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"Master Head! You can't fall down like this, we are still waiting for more laughter and happiness from you!"

Li Wenyue clutched her forehead and opened her eyes. A bloody stench rushed into her nostrils. She saw Tang Haiyao trembling beside her, and the clown whose blood had not been cleaned up.

She fainted after hearing that weird voice, and when she woke up, she found that she had returned to a small room inside the tent. Apart from the clown, she could vaguely see other members of the circus behind.There was the sound of crunching and chewing bones outside, and the circus had ended. Those people might have become bait for the circus, but I don't know how the Taoist priest is doing.

But she already had news about the circus in her mind, and the horror of this circus made her feel slightly chilled—these ghosts had been linked to her existence, and she had obtained the position of head of the circus, the head of the circus Undead, ghosts are immortal.

But the leader... is also bait.This circus exists for "laughter", and all members also exist in the world by accumulating laughter. As for this "laughter", it can only be obtained through performances.It is not something like ghosts and ghosts, but something that is exclusively collected by circuses. Li Wenyue guesses that this has something to do with the birth of circuses. Unfortunately, the story that appeared in her mind during her coma was just the beginning.

Fortunately, she was already mentally prepared, and after only a few minutes, she calmed down and looked at the clown.

"Have you collected enough laughter today?"

"The grand performance has come to an end! Sir! We treat your friends as VIPs! But there was a small problem at the end of the performance... Since you are back, the leader, it is natural to leave it to you Let's decide!"

Li Wenyue got up, and at this moment, the lobbing lady respectfully brought over a dark red suit.

The clown shrieked: "Director! We are here to bring laughter, but you are the face of the circus! You must maintain your majesty! Let Miss High Throw change your clothes for you!"

"I see……"

After changing their clothes, Li Wenyue and Tang Haiyao followed the clown out of the tent.

The outside has been cleaned up, and there is not even a bit of flesh and blood left, which made Li Wenyue slightly relieved.Then, she saw the Taoist priest tied to a wooden stake in the center of the field, and the rust knight standing beside him silently with a long rusty sword.

The Taoist priest was obviously trying to disrupt the circus performance, but he was not as powerful as these ghosts.There were some bloodstains on his face, and his clothes were torn, but his eyes were still sharp.After Li Wenyue came out, he was obviously surprised, and a look of resentment appeared on his face: "I didn't even recognize you! The leader of the ghost!"

"I?"

"What else do you want to pretend? You finally don't hide your ghostly aura anymore? Thanks to me, I went to save you. I didn't expect it to be a serial trap!"

Li Wenyue took a deep breath, ghostly?Own?It seems that becoming the head of the group means that you have some ghost characteristics?

"Clown, do you know where he came from?"

"Show-wrecking bad guy! He's awesome! Rust Knight and Barrel Dwarf teamed up to bring him down! He even knocked out two of our lion friend's teeth!"

"Wen Yue...Are we..." Tang Haiyao asked timidly.

But Li Wenyue was silent.

"We won't let you goblins go! You..."

"The show is over, clown." Li Wenyue interrupted the Taoist priest.Amidst the clown's sharp laughter, the Taoist priest couldn't continue speaking. His mouth seemed to be held by some invisible hand, and he opened it up and down forcefully. As the corner of his mouth was torn, the Taoist priest's blood spurted out, staining the ground red. , followed by the sound of bones breaking and shattering—the clown snapped half of the Taoist's head off.

Li Wenyue closed her eyes, turned around, and said, "Now we are not on the Taoist side. Tang Haiyao, can you leave? You can leave here and treat me as dead."

"I...I..." Tang Haiyao was so frightened that she couldn't speak, Li Wenyue finally shook her head, and ordered Miss Gao Toss to send Tang Haiyao out of the tent.

The grand performance of the poker circus has come to an end.

【——Uploader, Little Rabbit】

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"Xue Qiaodi has completely inherited my circus setting, and added some additions." Lu Ning frowned, "It's strange, isn't it? Before that, Xue Qiaodi and I had never had any discussion about the circus. Communication on settings.”

"I'm afraid it's the 'President''s fault." Chen Hang said.

Yan Zidan noticed another detail: "Li Wenyue, you are also separated from Tang Haiyao here... Although the situation is completely different, the result is the same. You were together before, right?"

"If it wasn't because Tang Haiyao met Chen Hang and Zhou Shilan by chance, it would indeed be the two of us." Lu Ning nodded, "If you think this is also a reflection of the article in reality, I have no objection."

"I won't be scared like that!" Tang Haiyao shouted in the phone video, "I believe in Wen Yue! Didn't Zhang Xinqing also get the position of head of the circus? She didn't really become a crazy person!"

"You don't know the story." Lu Ning waved her hand, "In short, our story line is continuing, do you want to follow this line?"

"No, I'm planning some Baili line, which is Fang Zhijie's." Tang Haiyao said, "I thought about it for a while, and another dangerous situation we encountered besides the circus is Baili. I want to put this line Lay it out."

"So, after the strange guy helped Fang Zhijie complete the preparations for the white ceremony, how do you plan to extend this part?" Zhou Shilan asked.

"My idea is to refer to the white ceremony we encountered, but change the execution form of it, and make some changes in the process. From what you said, we can't change the tone of the horror story, so let the horror happen where we need it .”

"for example?"

"Anyway, this white ceremony has been adjusted, and Fang Zhijie started it in Gengwu City, which is located in the center, then I will expand the scope of influence of the white ceremony to the entire surrounding area of ​​Gengwu City, and draw from these places we know, so that the ten places will be changed. into ten separate ghost stories, and then connect the stories together, pointing the clues directly to the president...that ghost, how about it?"

"It's too big." Lu Ning shook her head, "You can't finish writing within your personal space. Although there is no upper limit on the number of words, your purpose is too obvious and it is difficult to pass the review."

"Uh... eh?"

"Just do the first step, that is, the overall setting such as the scope of Baili. If possible, try to send it out in the early hours of tomorrow to delay the time. Let the end of the first round come later."

"Wen Yue, what do you think will happen after the first round?" Yan Zidan asked.

"I'm afraid there's only one round." Lu Ning frowned. "The things I asked Zhang Xinqing to check for me before were a bit weird. I'm worried that there is something we haven't considered clearly. Although people are dying now, this kind of movement... ... always felt too small."

"Is this still small?"

"If you look at the descriptions on those apps, the human race is almost extinct. I always think it's very difficult for the ghost president to be so elusive. The only way is to let us create ghosts in the story."

At this time, everyone was looking for a private KTV room. After all, the Qian family could no longer go back, so they must be staying on Dadong Road tonight.On the one hand, they have to wait for the information about Pi Er, and on the other hand, they have to meet with the Taoist priest Chen Hangjia has recruited tomorrow for further discussion.

At this moment, when the door opened, Qian Yipeng, who had just gone to the bathroom, walked in quickly, with a strange expression on his face: "Everyone, I seem to have seen my cousin just now."

"Qian Yirong?" Everyone reacted immediately.

"That's right. Although I don't know him very well, I still meet him several times during the holidays. I shouldn't admit my mistake. It's understandable if he was kidnapped by someone, but now he can move around freely!"

"Want to chase?" Lu Ning asked.

"Of course. I just want to say, whether you want to be with me or not, I have to follow him, at least find out where he lives!" Qian Yipeng gritted his teeth and said, "This suspicious guy! "

"We must also find out. If he is not the victim, the possibility of him being the murderer or an accomplice will be greatly increased." Lu Ning stood up, "Everyone, if you follow me, I think we may be more conspicuous if there are too many of us."

"How to say?" Chen Hang asked.

"One group walks, and the other group drives a car to follow the tracker carried by the walking tracker. If the target is in a vehicle, change to the driving group to track." Lu Ning looked, "Both teams must ensure some combat power ... Qian Yipeng and I walked, and the rest took the car."

"No problem, I'll drive and make sure he can't run anywhere!"

Everyone came out in a hurry, Qian Yipeng took out a small purple light, and soon found a little light on a dark wall.

"Where did you meet?" Lu Ning squatted down and looked at a little fluorescent paint on the ground.

"When I came back, I saw someone in a box. He seemed to be about to leave, but he kept his back to the door, so I couldn't see his face. So I painted some fluorescent paint on the doorknob and the floor of the door, as long as he touched it It will leave traces."

"I hope it's not the staff or something..." Lu Ning muttered and followed.

It's eight or nine o'clock in the evening, and Dadong Road happens to be busy, but Qian Yirong seems to be looking for some places where there are no people, and it's easy to find traces in such places.Lu Ning and Qian Yipeng tried their best to keep their footsteps light, but their speed was quite fast, and they overtook Qian Yirong at the corner of a back street.

He was wearing a black padded jacket without a hat, and he looked quite similar to Lu Ning in my impression, but there was still only a back view.Qian Yipeng suppressed himself at this time, and calmly watched Qian Yirong's whereabouts.

Finally, Qian Yirong walked in to a dilapidated fast hotel in this back street.Lu Ning pulled up her collar to cover half of her face, and walked over, Qian Yipeng followed suit.

The hotel only received an old man with a beard, and he even smiled wretchedly when he saw Lu Ning and Qian Yipeng.On the contrary, Lu Ning was very satisfied. A small person with no bottom line was easy to deal with - such as money.

The old man smiled and grabbed the stack of bills on the table, counted them with spittle, and then said in a low voice: "I don't care if you want to seek revenge and fight, but you have to pay for things that are broken in the hotel."

Qian Yipeng's eyes widened slightly, is this a poor place to return the hotel?And what was that money just now?Inquire about news?

"Don't give me a big mouth, and I will pay you 1000 yuan. If you don't spend enough, it will be yours. Tell me!" Lu Ning said in a low voice, and at the same time she patted her arm on the counter. It was obvious that there was something in the sleeve. The sound of something hard.

The old man understood in seconds, grinned and pointed down: "Underground, they took all the keys away, and I don't have any extra keys for you."

That old nonsense thing, Lu Ning couldn't believe that the old man didn't have a master key in his hand.

(End of this chapter)