The Mysterious Recovery of the Forgotten World

Chapter 438 The old man guarding the forest
The burial was complete, the red coffin had been buried in the soil, and a new tombstone was erected, which seemed to indicate that the glory of the ghost masters in the Republic of China would come to an end.

Five graves and five steles buried an unknown past.

Perhaps many years ago, these five people had gathered together, and after experiencing countless horrific supernatural events, they had grown to the peak of the era, and finally quelled the supernatural events of that era.

But no matter how powerful the ghost master is, he cannot escape the fate of death. Even if he lingers on for hundreds of years, he will eventually be buried in the loess.

After finishing the work of burying the coffin, Li Leping planned to find a place to leave.

He didn't want to stay in this unknown place, after all, it was a place where many top ghost masters were buried, and no one knew how long the stability of this place could last.

But just when he and Gu Li were planning to leave the cemetery, they turned back to the old house to search for a way to leave.

An old man blocked their way.

The old man was wearing a black Chinese tunic suit and black cloth shoes. The black clothing seemed to blend in with the darkness behind him, revealing only an old, wrinkled, skinny cheek covered with age spots.

The old man exuded a stagnant and decaying aura, as if his lifespan was numbered and he couldn't live for long.

But even so, his body is still so straight, with his hands behind his back, standing like this on the small road made of yellow mud, his whole body reveals a kind of majesty that makes people feel palpitations, as if no matter how weird and supernatural, no matter how dangerous a ghost There was no way to set off any big waves in front of him.

The moment Li Leping and Gu Li turned their heads, they suddenly found such a strange old man behind them.

now.

The two looked at the old face at the same time, and after seeing the slightly squinted eyes, which did not contain much living emotion, the eyes of the two became extremely dignified.

"This old man is fierce."

For a moment, such an idea inexplicably flashed through Li Leping's mind.

He couldn't help but recall the conversation he had with the old woman in 301.

"Since it is a groping, there will naturally be people who are responsible for providing a stable environment, and this position can only be taken by the strongest person."

This is the old lady's evaluation of a certain ghost master, and the evaluation is very high, because being able to be called the strongest ghost master by a top ghost master must show that this person's control over supernatural powers has reached an exaggerated level degree.

After the spiritual collision of an era, a strongest existence will definitely be born.

A person who cannot be influenced by ghosts and who can resist all ghosts at the same time.

But now, Li Leping seems to feel such a feeling from this old man.

It was an eerie feeling like never before.

He could see the existence of the old man in front of him, but the spirit in his body did not produce an early warning, as if the old man did not exist in front of him.

This is not to say that the old man in front of him is just an ordinary person, on the contrary, it shows that the level of terror of this old man has completely surpassed all the ghost masters Li Leping has come into contact with.

Neither the sleepwalking ghost nor the ghost of the forgotten ghost seems to be able to touch the old man, so there is such an illusion that the old man does not exist in front of him, as if there is a more terrifying ghost hovering around the old man so that any supernatural beings close to the old man will be erased.

At this moment, Li Leping felt an invisible uneasiness and coercion. Even Mr. Qin, or the old lady living in 301, could not give him such an indescribable gap.

However, just when the two of them didn't dare to make any moves at all, they only dared to stare at the old man who had already shown danger before he even made a move.

The old man's numb eyes turned slightly, and after taking a brief look at the two people standing in front of him, he bypassed the two living people and turned his gaze to the tombstone behind them.

"Ugh."

Suddenly, after a short silence, the old man scanned the portraits on the tombstone, and when he saw the newly built grave, he let out a soft sigh.

This sigh seemed to be full of helplessness and embarrassment, as if lamenting that the former companions were constantly withering, and everything they struggled and worked hard for was now turned into dust.

Even though the supernatural events of the previous era were quelled, in this era, the supernatural events are still out of control again.

"How to do?"

At this time, Gu Li, who was covered in cold sweat, leaned over to listen to Li Leping, his voice was extremely low, and there was a kind of fear in his trembling voice.

He also felt a kind of unprecedented terror in this old man. This was not a simple sense of oppression, but a feeling that seemed to be as simple as the road.

The old man seems ordinary on the surface and does not pose any danger, but in fact the danger hidden in his body is enough to make any ghost avoid it.

Li Leping, who heard Gu Li's question, did not respond at all, and his numb eyes became serious at this moment, not daring to leave the figure of the old man for a moment.

After all, no one knows whether this old man is an enemy or a friend, and what kind of state he is in.

"Ok?"

It was at this time that Gu Li behind him let out a sound of surprise.

Li Leping, who was already tense, thought that something had happened again, and hurriedly turned his head, only to find that Gu Li was repeatedly touching his clothes, turning them inside out, as if he was looking for something.

"Where's my ghost candle?"

The next moment, he raised his head, his face full of confusion and shock.

But soon, he thought of what was going on.

"Zhou Deng... What the hell are you..."

Gu Li's face immediately became ugly, and he cursed in a low voice.

You don't need to think about it, it's impossible for such a big golden box to just disappear.

Ninety-nine percent of the chances were that Zhou Deng touched it away.

"Yes, this era has grown a group of good young people."

At this time, an old voice sounded, and after a sigh, the old man finally walked over slowly.

His eyes returned to the two living people in front of him, and after taking a look at them for a while, he seemed to see their level and praised them.

But Li Leping obviously wouldn't be proud of the old man's admiration at this time. The vigilance in his eyes has not diminished in the slightest, and he is still staring at the old man in front of him.

But judging from the fact that the old man was able to speak, the old man should still be able to communicate.

That being the case, Li Leping also knew that he could not continue to pretend to be dumb at this time.

He has to say something.

"My name is Li Leping. I'm the head of the headquarters, which is the official organization that handles supernatural events. I'm the person in charge of Dachuan City. I came here today to fulfill the last wish of an old woman and bury her coffin here. I just didn't expect it. There are others here."

Li Leping took a step forward, revealing his identity and purpose of coming, and at the same time tentatively asked for information about the old man.

"Headquarters, Captain, very good."

Hearing these two words, the corners of the old man's mouth slightly raised, showing a barely amiable smile, and sighed: "This era is much better than ours, at least when it comes to dealing with supernatural events, it is finally Now that there is a unified official organization, the number of dead people will be much less than before, after all, what we have to face in our era is not only supernatural, but also chaos.”

Unexpectedly, this old man seemed to be much better at communicating than Li Leping imagined. At least judging from the current situation, this old man probably wouldn't do anything to them.

Perhaps this old man was also a rebellious ghost master when he was young, and he belonged to the kind of ghost master who had a big temper, had no one in his eyes, and was very crazy.

But with the passage of time, when they reached the apex of an era and could no longer make progress, their mentality changed more or less, not to mention that most of the older generation of ghost masters did not walk like Li Leping's heterogeneous path preserves the emotions of living people, so when they get old, they show the kindness that belongs to the elderly.

"Since you sent her off for the last time, let's finish the matter."

The old man came to Li Leping, and handed over a black and white posthumous photo with his skinny palm.

The person in the photo is a woman with two braids. She looks relatively young. She is dressed very plainly, but her appearance is not bad. There is a faint smile on her face, which gives people a sense of warmth and vitality.

Li Leping looked at this photo, then turned his head to look at the tombstone without words, and asked a little uncertainly, "So, this is that old woman?"

The old man also looked at the wordless tombstone, and said with some emotion: "Her name is Meng Xiaodong. Speaking of which, I have to thank you for sending her to be buried here."

Li Leping's eyes moved slightly, and he didn't say anything more about it. Instead, he took the photo, and soon came to the unwritten tombstone, and began to paste the portrait and engrave the old lady's name on it.

The old man still stood there without moving, while Gu Li stood beside him with a face of not knowing what to do.

"Hehe, sir, have you eaten yet?"

Gu Li, who really couldn't stand this weird and embarrassing atmosphere, managed to force a smile, and said politely.

Standing beside such a living ghost master from the period of the Republic of China, it doesn't feel very good.

This old man seems to be not only the most top-notch ghost master, because when he stood next to Gu Li, Gu Li felt that the ghosts in his body seemed to be completely silent, and there was no sign of recovery, just like the ghosts in his body. All the ghosts fell into a deep sleep.

Just standing next to the old man can already feel this terrible sense of oppression. It's hard to imagine, if they really make a move, can the two of them survive half a move?

Seemingly seeing the fear in Gu Li's eyes, the old man didn't reply, just looked at him with a smile.

But this was supposed to be a friendly and kind smile, but in Gu Li's eyes, it made his scalp tingle.

The old man's face was too old. When he smiled like this on his face that didn't have much flesh, the folds on his skin were pulled together, making him look a little creepy.

Immediately, Gu Li could only smile flatteringly, then looked away, pretending to see what was going on with Li Leping.

It didn't take long.

Li Leping finished the finishing touches and came back.

"I have met several ghost masters during the Republic of China, and the old woman named Meng Xiaodong once mentioned to me when explaining her funeral that there is a powerful ghost master who will provide a stable foundation for the continuation of this era. environment, now it seems that that person should be you?"

Li Leping's eyes moved slightly, looking at the old man in front of him who seemed to be motionless, but showed a sense of oppression all the time.

However, the lifeless old man shook his head: "Such a statement is a bit exaggerated. I am not as powerful as you said. Maybe the last era belonged to us, but time is not forgiving, and no matter how top-notch people We will be devoured by terrifying spirits, we are constantly withering, and in the end it is up to people of your time to hand in an answer."

The old man continued: "Actually, each of us has our own things to do. I just happened to be needed by this era so I stayed in this magical place and built an ancient house here, waiting for a certain day in the future."

"Some day in the future?" Li Leping was very concerned about what the old man said.

"Since it's in the future, if I tell you now, how do you think things will develop?"

Sure enough, the old man didn't reveal too much about it, but instead asked Li Leping a question.

"So you people of the older generation have already considered many things, even the future is in your plans?"

Li Leping narrowed his eyes slightly, smelling a hint of secret from the old man's words.

In the past, he could only rely on clues to guess whether these top ghost masters of the older generation could predict the future and plan for it.

But guesses are just guesses.

Only after the old man in front of him uttered the word "future" can guesses be regarded as facts.

Although these ghost masters of the older generation have apparently disappeared in this era, it does not mean that they completely let go of this era.

On the contrary, they still affect the development of this era in some ways, and because they have some incredible means of predicting the future, their intervention is just right, but most people don't know what they are doing .

"So you people are never willing to disclose more information, because if you say more, things may not develop according to the predicted future?" Li Leping asked.

"Correct."

The old man nodded in agreement, and at the same time added: "So if you plan to ask me some questions, then I may not even answer you."

A secret that is revealed is no longer a secret.

In one sentence, Li Leping's plan was basically blocked.

"Including that woman named Chen Mengyao, you can't tell me anything about her?" Li Leping stared at the old man and said.

The old woman in 301 seems to know something about the first pilot of the Oblivion, but the old woman doesn't reveal much.

But now, the old man in front of him who seems to be about to die seems to refuse to answer any of Li Leping's questions.

"Chen Mengyao?"

There was a small smile on the old man's old face again: "She has disappeared for a long time, I don't think it should be a problem to reveal a little about her."

"Then tell me."

Li Leping's eyes flickered. Although he didn't understand why the old man was suddenly relieved, he obviously wouldn't let go of such an opportunity.

(End of this chapter)