The Mysterious Recovery of the Forgotten World

Chapter 206 The Man on the Steps

Li Leping was still curious about Gu Li's recent situation, but he never expected that they would meet so soon.

"You were also suddenly pulled in by the ghost studio?" Li Leping asked.

"Ah."

Even though the incident happened suddenly, Gu Li still had that faint smile on his face.

"I was still lying in the ghost mountain area, but the ghost photo studio suddenly appeared."

Looking at this ancient and strange building, surrounded by misty darkness, there is a strange place that cannot be illuminated by lights, as if there is only such a building in this dark spiritual space.

"Ghost Mountain?" Li Leping asked again, "So, have you completed the task of taking pictures?"

"Completion is completed, but the process is not smooth, so I took a few days of rest there."

Looking at the closed and rotten gate, Gu Li urged: "Let's not talk too much, let's go in first, after staying outside this ghostly place for a long time, it would be bad if something unclean wandered over. "

Upon hearing this, Li Leping nodded.

It is necessary to pay attention to this kind of weird spiritual place, especially for them who are still exploring the rules.

Push open the door of the ghost studio.

The decayed wooden door made a sharp "creaking" sound.

Obviously, only four or five days have passed since the last time I came.

But every time they opened the door, they were greeted by a smell that had been dusty for many years. This smell was like the musty smell of rotting wood and a dusty smell mixed in the air, which was very uncomfortable.

At this moment, Li Leping and Gu Li walked into the ghost studio again.

The old wooden floor made a "creaking" sound when stepped on, and there was a damp musty smell in the air.

The dim hall is barely illuminated by a few dim lights on the ceiling, but there are always some dark corners that cannot be seen clearly.

The pitch-black one seemed like an invisible abyss, which made people stop here and dare not explore deeply.

The entrance and exit of the hall are facing the past, which is not only the aisle leading to the corridor of the room, but also the place where two huge black and white portraits are hung.

The huge black-and-white portrait, from the texture, it can be seen at a glance that it is a photo rather than a portrait, but no one knows why this photo is hung on the wall above the aisle, let alone who hung it on it. How many years have the two photos been here?

"Don't look at my dad and that old man, it's scary."

At this time, Gu Li came up and said to Li Leping.

This huge black and white photo belongs to two people.

One was his father, and the other was an elderly man.

However, whether it is the photo of Gu Li's father or the old man, under the yellowish and dim light, it is particularly gloomy. The expression of dead silence was filled with an inexplicable strangeness.

No matter from which angle you look at it, the eyes of these two characters in the photo seem to stay on Gu Li and Li Leping, as if they are looking at them openly.

Even though Gu Li knew that the person in one of the photos was his father.

However, the strange appearance of a familiar person in this strange environment made him feel even more uncomfortable.

This is equivalent to someone finding his parents' wedding photo hanging on the bedside of the master bedroom in a classical bungalow that has not been lived in for a long time.

Having said that, Li Leping couldn't help but glance at those two weird portrait photos a few more times.

But when he turned his head to look at Gu Li beside him, Li Leping's eyes moved slightly.

Under the dim, yellowish light, Gu Li's complexion was also a little yellowish.

But the frightening thing is that from the angle where Li Leping is, there seems to be something vaguely hidden under his skin on the side of Gu Li's profile.

It seemed to be a face, and it was a profile face, and it didn't even look like a human face at all.

Because the facial features of that face are not a face that humans can have at all.

The color of that face showed a kind of deep black, forming a sharp contrast with Gu Li's living skin.

Looking at this face, there are still lines and outlines, as if... it was cut out.

"Shadow puppets?"

Suddenly, Li Leping thought of this thing.

Yes, that's right, it's shadow puppets.

Gu Li's side face looks like there is a shadow puppet hidden under his skin, illuminated by the yellow light at the moment, the exposed side face is not only black, but also outlined with lines Facial contours and facial features.

Because of the special way of performing, the shadow puppets are basically produced from the "side" angle. Shadow puppets are only made from the side, which can not only highlight the face in this way, but also better interpret the movements of the characters walking back and forth.

But that is a shadow puppet show, and the shadow puppets in the shadow puppets are not the same concept as the people in reality.

However, at this moment, Gu Li was standing next to Li Leping. From this angle, the shadow puppet hidden under Gu Li's skin seemed to be performing a shadow play under the light.

This scene made Li Leping's scalp tingle.

Although he didn't have much contact with Gu Li, Li Leping can guarantee that this situation never happened to Gu Li in the previous few meetings.

Even outside the ghost studio just now, Gu Li's side face looked quite normal.

It seems that only under the illumination of the light, the shadow puppet hidden under his skin will be revealed.

But this is not the point.

The point is how Gu Li got involved with this weird thing.

Also, is the current Gu Li really Gu Li himself...

"Ok?"

Li Leping next to him fell into deep thought, and Gu Li, who hadn't heard him speak, also turned his head at this moment.

As his head turned around, Li Leping naturally couldn't see his side face covered by the shadow puppet.

"I know I'm handsome, but it's pretty cute for you to stare at me like this, which makes me afraid to let you walk behind me in the future."

While Gu Li was teasing, he also touched his buttocks with his hands.

These words sound very inconsistent with the current weird atmosphere.

But Li Leping narrowed his eyes when he heard this sentence.

Gu Li is not such a narcissistic person.

He used this method to tell himself that his condition was normal, that he was Gu Li, not a ghost, nor a person possessed by a ghost.

It is impossible for ghosts to have such rich emotions.

Of course, it is undeniable that Gu Li is indeed handsome.

"Shouldn't you explain what's up with your face?"

Li Leping doesn't care about whether someone is handsome or not.

After all, to him, it doesn't matter whether he is handsome, ugly, or plain-looking.

Anyway, no one can remember him.

Even Gu Li can't do it, he can only remember a general face at most, if he is asked to describe it in detail, it must be the kind that he can't explain clearly for a long time.

"my face?"

Gu Li is not a fool, of course he knows what Li Leping is referring to.

If Li Leping hasn't noticed any strangeness in him after being by his side for so long, he may still have to wonder if some happy event has happened to Li Leping recently, so that his vigilant personality, which is different from ordinary people, has relaxed so much.

I thought so, but Gu Li didn't want to reveal too much.

He smiled and said vaguely: "A little accident, I accidentally got it on when I was dealing with the ghost mountain area."

Li Leping didn't accept such a vague statement, he said in a stern voice: "I don't feel relieved if you speak so vaguely."

No wonder, Gu Li claimed that the handling process in the ghost mountain area was not smooth.

Looking at it now, I'm afraid it's not a matter of success or failure.

A person infected with supernatural powers is bound to be dangerous.

What's more, a ghost master like Gu Li who already controlled two ghosts.

For a ghost master who has controlled two ghosts, balance is the most important thing. Although controlling new supernatural powers may prolong his life, it is more likely to let him die suddenly on the spot.

But now, there is another supernatural power in Gu Li's body. If he suddenly loses control in this ghost studio, wouldn't Li Leping be in serious trouble?
It is impossible for Li Leping to allow an unstable source of risk around him.

"Uh……"

Gu Li is very familiar with Li Leping's behavior.

He expressed his understanding, but he was still unwilling to reveal too much: "Don't worry, I can still hold this thing steady now."

"I'm more unacceptable than you are that the spirit goes out of control. After all, when that time comes, I will not only die, but also cause a very terrifying spiritual event."

Li Leping stared at him without speaking.

Everyone has secrets, but two people who have secrets in their hearts, once the secrets in one of them may threaten the interests of the other, an unavoidable chain of suspicion will arise.

The atmosphere suddenly fell into a stalemate.

After ten seconds passed, Li Leping said, "Okay, I will trust you once."

Someone has to take a step back.

The one who retired this time was not Gu Li, but Li Leping.

There is no other reason, it is because Gu Li has helped him, and he is not a ruthless person.

At least so far, Gu Li's words are still convincing. This is proved by his own ability, which is beyond doubt.

Because of this, Li Leping is willing to believe him.

Hearing these words, Gu Li couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He didn't want to break up with Li Leping because of this matter, but his current state is so special that he can't explain it clearly.

Besides, it is better for ghost masters to have some secrets, because the experience of in-depth investigation of supernatural events has made Gu Li very clear that even as a ghost master, he has physical qualities beyond ordinary people's comprehension, but his consciousness It is still extremely fragile.

It's hard to say how such a fragile consciousness will be played with by supernatural means.

Sometimes, if you want to know your secret, you don't even need to start with you, just start with the people around you...

Even, without using any means of torture, just use some supernatural means to pry out the answer to this secret.

After Gu Li's profile was clarified, Li Leping no longer paid attention to it, but turned his attention back to the ghost photo studio.

Although they have been here several times, they still know little about the situation here, because they have not come into contact with living people in the ghost photo studio since they climbed to the third floor, and the ghost photo shop can't communicate with each other. , They naturally cannot touch the real secret of the ghost photo studio.

The only way is to keep climbing the stairs, keep going up, maybe there is a way to learn more.

But now, the ghost photo studio suddenly and forcibly pulled the two of them into the photo studio.

Why is that?
"Let's go upstairs."

Guessing alone is not enough to find the answer, and Li Leping knows this very well.

It's all here, so I can only go upstairs first, take a step and take a look.

Stepping on the old wooden floor, the two walked through the hall and came to the corridor with the room number plate again.

There is a straight corridor on the left and right sides, and the seven doors on one side of the wall symbolize that there are seven rooms on this floor.

No one knew what those little rooms marked with numbers were for.

But Li Leping didn't dare to try to stay in this room for too long.

The operating mechanism of the ghost photo studio cannot be directly substituted into the ghost photo shop. After all, here, the new task is issued immediately after the previous task is completed.

Just go upstairs and find the new quest requirements in the lobby drawer on the new floor.

There is no need to spend the night in the room first, and then find the task letter from the post office the next day.

"But since it exists, there must be a reason for its existence."

Li Leping also doesn't think these rooms are just decorations.

It's just that he is temporarily unable to determine the specific purpose of these rooms.

The only thing he was sure of was that there must be fierce ghosts in the ghost photo studio. Although these ghosts have not yet appeared in the ghost photo shop, they will attack the delivery man when the courier tries to fight against the ghost photo shop.

In the corridor of the room, in the middle of the rooms marked 33 and 34, an old wooden door appeared here.

According to previous experience, when the wooden door is opened, there will be a staircase. From the stairs, they can go to the fourth floor.

Standing outside the door, Li Leping didn't rush to go upstairs, but turned around and said: "Be careful, if there is anything wrong, do it directly."

"I know."

Gu Li replied in a low voice, with vigilance in his eyes.

The sudden call from the ghost photo studio made the two dare not take it lightly.

It is impossible for this weird place to do some unreasonable things, after all, supernatural beings follow the rules.

"Okay, let's go."

After warning in advance, Li Leping stretched out his hand and pushed open the wooden doors of the two rooms without delay.

The wooden door was pushed open, making a "squeak" friction sound.

In the eyes, there are still a few wooden steps. Although this is a staircase, but looking up after a few steps, the farther away is shrouded in a layer of darkness. The higher you go, the darker the darkness becomes. It was so deep that it was impossible to see clearly what was in the depths of the stairs.

Without hesitation, Li Leping took the lead, stepping on the wooden steps and walking all the way up.

Gu Li followed behind him, always alert to the surrounding situation.

The darkness in front of him covered his vision, and he could only see what was less than one meter ahead.

Suddenly.

Li Leping, who was walking in the front, narrowed his eyes.

On the steps of the stairs ahead, a person suddenly appeared.

It was a man sitting on the steps, with his head bowed, his hair was disheveled, and his hair was hanging down, so that people couldn't see his face clearly, and they felt extremely creepy.

Moreover, this person's dress is a bit like the style of the end of the last century, a white shirt and a pair of dark blue jeans.

(End of this chapter)