library clerk

Chapter 899 Book of Life and Death

Although the entrance to this underworld is not big, the cliff behind it is really big. As far as the eye can see, it is as big as a small hill. It can be seen that the space inside the cave should not be too small. This must be the most important scenic area in Queergou Scenic Area.

"Let's go... let's go in and see what's going on inside." Meng Zhe said to the two of them.

Song Jiang knew that the underworld in front of him was fake. It was just a strange theme created by the scenic spot in order to grab tourists. Apart from being able to fool some children, no one would believe that this place had anything to do with the real underworld...

But for some reason, as soon as Song Jiang approached the cave entrance, he could feel an indescribable strangeness, as if there was a breath stuck in his chest but he couldn't exhale it.

Song Jiang looked at Meng Zhe and Deng Kai at this time and found that they were both fine... Especially Deng Kai, because with his temper, if he felt a little uncomfortable, he would have shouted it out to everyone.

"Do you find anything wrong here?" Song Jiang asked in a low voice.

Deng Kai said with a funny face, "Why...you're not scared, are you? I tell you, when I was a kid I often came to this kind of artificial scenic spot to play. Everything inside was fake as hell, and I just went there for fun. I can assure you that all the ghosts here are painted in a strange style. You're lucky you can hold back your laughter, how could you be scared?"

Facts proved that what Deng Kai said was right. As soon as the three of them entered the cave, they saw a few Yaksha ghosts with big bellies and thin legs standing at the entrance. Their appearance was indeed similar to the ghosts in the cartoons they watched when they were children. They were not scary, but the characteristics of ghosts were very obvious... There was a sense of "fake at first glance".

Deng Kai took out the flashlight he carried with him and shone it into the darkness. He said, "I guess there must have been all green or red lights here before. Now there is no electricity, and those scary "traffic lights" are useless."

But Song Jiang felt that it was not that scary with those "traffic lights" shining on him. After all, it was easy to tell whether someone was a human or a ghost. And now it was pitch black in the deeper part of the cave. God knew what terrifying things were hidden there...

Meng Zhe certainly wouldn't think as simply as Deng Kai, because if there was really nothing in this cave, how could Gu Hao be trapped here? But he wouldn't be as nervous as Song Jiang, because all the monsters in the underworld were nothing in his eyes, so he naturally wouldn't take them to heart.

Unexpectedly, just after the three of them walked a few meters deeper, Meng Zhe once again sensed the existence of a barrier, and this barrier was much more powerful and domineering than the one at the entrance of the scenic area before...

"You two should be careful. There must be something sealed in here, otherwise two barriers wouldn't appear at the same time." After Meng Zhe gave his instructions, he looked at Deng Kai and said, "Or... you can go out and wait. The situation inside may be quite dangerous."

In the past, when encountering this kind of situation, Deng Kai had never been able to serve as the main force. The most he could do was to pay money and play a supporting role... There was no need for Meng Zhe to say anything, as he had already been waiting in the safe area.

But the current situation is that Gu Hao is not here, resulting in a serious shortage of manpower. He can only go in despite knowing that the road ahead is dangerous. After all, he has already come this far, and going in is definitely the inevitable choice.

So Meng Zhe took the lead and walked deeper into the cave, followed by Song Jiang. Although Deng Kai was afraid, he also followed with courage. As a result, the three of them saw a small land temple in front of them after walking a few steps. There were two kind-looking old men and women sitting inside... "Why is there a land temple in the underworld? What's the trick?! It seems that this fake underworld is not very professional!" Song Jiang said with a smile.

Unexpectedly, Meng Zhe frowned and said, "On the contrary, this land temple is the first stop for the soul after death... I didn't expect that this underworld is quite interesting."

Song Jiang was puzzled and said, "The first stop after death is the Earth God Temple? I thought it was the City God Temple."

"The land temple is an important gateway connecting the world of the living and the world of the dead. All mortals, whether they are born or die, have to pass through here. When a person dies, the underworld messenger will bring him here, and the land god will confirm the person's household registration and whether he died of old age. Only after passing this level can you officially embark on the Yellow Springs Road, followed by the Wangxiangtai and the Evil Dog Ridge... However, I am not quite clear about the specific mode of the underworld's operation. After all, I have never died." Meng Zhe explained slowly.

At this time, Song Jiang walked to the small land temple which was only a few square meters in size, and saw a thick book placed neatly on the altar. He picked it up and saw three gold-plated small characters "Book of Life and Death" written on it.

Deng Kai on the side saw it and said with a smile, "Oh, there is a Book of Life and Death. Let me take a look to see if my name is on it?!" After he said that, he took the Book of Life and Death from Song Jiang's hand and began to look through it carelessly.

Seeing this, Song Jiang wanted to remind him not to talk nonsense in such a place, but he saw Deng Kai's face gradually become a little ugly, so he hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? Is your name really on it?"

Deng Kai shook his head at first, then handed the opened page to Song Jiang and said, "Look, the name on it should be real... It doesn't look like it was written randomly."

Song Jiang took the flashlight and shone it carefully. He found that the book of life and death not only had people's names on it, but also ID numbers and detailed addresses. It did not look like it was made up. Instead, it looked like real names...

"Using real people to write the Book of Life and Death...the people in this scenic spot are a bit unethical!" Deng Kai said coldly.

Song Jiang then discovered the problem, and he quickly called Meng Zhe over, "Look, all the people listed here died on the same day. If you calculate the date, it happened almost ten years ago."

"It should be the day the scenic spot closed..." Meng Zhe said in a deep voice.

After that, Song Jiang continued to flip through the pages, but his hand suddenly stopped. It turned out that he saw a very familiar name on the last page of the Book of Life and Death - Gu Hao.

When Deng Kai saw that Gu Hao's name was also on the book, he was confused for a moment. He said in surprise, "No, this book of life and death must have been placed in this ghost place for at least ten years. Gu Hao was still a child at that time. How could his name appear here?!"