Heavenly Official Sends Evil

Chapter 931 Avoidance! Silence!
In a hoarse voice, the question everyone had been waiting for was asked:

"The access control issue is, how many living people are actually here..."

Wu Xian breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. The problem hadn't changed, so the answer was obvious.

Wu Xian didn't expect that this person would speak in such a breathy manner, and hadn't even finished asking the question.

"After the Gate of Death was fully opened, how many people were still alive here?"

The problem has changed!

The question Liu Nana heard was how many living people were present, while the questions they heard were given a time frame.

The hoarse voice continued, "Don't rush to answer; you only have one chance."

Say it.

The Gate of Death slowly opened, releasing a chilling draft. Pale mist filled the ground, and a red line shot out from inside the gate, extending all the way to the gate on the other side.

Then, a drumbeat came from inside the door.

Boom!
The hoarse voice fell silent, replaced by a man's voice that spoke almost like an aria:
"When the drums sound three times, the gate to death opens; if you value your life, do not enter."

"A red line separates life and death; do not cross the line between the dead!"

Boom!
The second drumbeat sounded, and the man shouted:
"Dead men are on official business; the living must stay away!"

When Wu Xian first came to the county government hall, he noticed some wooden signs with the words "Avoidance" and "Silence" written on them. These signs were common in period dramas, so Wu Xian assumed they were just decorative items used to create atmosphere.

But after the man shouted "Strangers, stay away!", all the wooden signs for avoiding people floated up, as if they had been lifted up by someone.

Then, centered on the wooden sign, an eerie darkness spread, swallowing all the light. The county government hall was instantly pitch black, and everyone seemed to have gone blind in an instant.

Wu Xian quickly turned on his flashlight, but saw no light at all. He swung out his Burning Dream Blade, but could only feel the heat and could not see any flames.

This confirmed to Wu Xian that this darkness was not darkness in the physical sense, but rather a metaphysical darkness that rendered all light sources ineffective.

At this moment, only one thing in the entire county government hall was still lit.

It's that red line extending from the Gate of Death!
"A red thread connects life and death..."

Wu Xian muttered something to himself, then shouted loudly to the newlyweds, "Go and hold onto that red thread. Only by using that red thread as a reference can we find each other."

At this moment, Liu Nana's voice came: "What should Shi Yan and I do? We're still hanging here, so we can't touch that red thread."

Suddenly, Shi Yan cried out in surprise, "Wait, it feels like something is touching me, it's a very cold hand, it's..."

Boom!
Before Wu Xian could respond to Shi Yan and Liu Nana, the third drumbeat sounded.

"When the officials of the underworld travel, all living beings shall remain silent!"

A powerful male voice uttered the last words.

Wu Xian swallowed hard; he knew what was about to happen.

hum!
The sound stopped abruptly, and the noise subsided.

Wu Xianzeng felt that the unknown in the darkness was the most frightening thing.

But at that moment, he felt an unprecedented silence. The sounds of talking, footsteps, and clothes rustling... all the sounds of the outside world disappeared, as if the world had been paused.

When external sounds completely disappear, the sounds emitted by one's own body become extremely clear.

Wu Xian's head was buzzing, and his chest felt tight. He could hear every breath he took, every heartbeat, and even the sound of blood flowing through his brain. It was strange, oppressive, and unsettling.

Even though there were no evil spirits, Wu Xian felt his hair stand on end. He had experienced so many blessed places, but this was the first time he had ever felt this way.

If even he is like this, the newlyweds must be even more nervous.

Wu Xian recalled reading a news report like this in his spare time.

In a laboratory in Fuyuan City, there is a completely silent room. An ordinary person locked in such a room would not be able to bear it for long. The record for the time spent alone in the room is forty-three minutes. If they stayed any longer, their emotions might completely collapse.

He was planning to take his cats and dogs there when he had time, but he ended up experiencing it first at the blessed land...

But no matter how strange the environment, Wu Xian had to find a way to answer the questions.

Wu Xian faced a problem that was completely different from Liu Nana's, but he did not believe that Liu Nana had lied. The difficulty of the problem might be related to the number of people involved.

Liu Nana was alone at the time, and the answer to the question was not surprising, so she didn't go to much trouble to find what was behind the door.

But Wu Xian has a lot of people on his side, so there's a lot more he can do with them.

There were eight living people before the question was asked.

There are five newcomers in the middle-aged group, and two survivors, Liu Nana and Shi Yan.

Before the third drumbeat, Wu Xian ordered the middle-aged group to grab the red line, so their positions were easy to find.

Wu Xian needed to check on the two girls' safety first. They had clearly encountered something before the sound disappeared, and he didn't know their current condition. But in the silent and dark environment, the only way to confirm their life or death was to go and check on them himself.

“My position didn’t change after dark.”

"So Liu Nana is 8.5 meters behind me, and Shi Yan is 5.5 meters to my left."

The problem of the Death Gate is related to the number of people, so Wu Xian made a point of memorizing everyone's location before the problem began.

Wu Xian could guarantee that he wouldn't misremember the two women's locations, but he couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't lose his way in such an extreme environment.

Therefore, he took a few deep breaths, carefully adjusted his posture, first turned his head ninety degrees to the left, then turned his body to the left, stretched out one hand, and began to step to the left.

One step, two steps, he took eight steps in a row, and finally his outstretched hand touched something.

This thing is wet, soft, and slippery...it's a tongue!
Wu Xian's body stiffened slightly as he continued to grope around, examining his hair, face, neck... as well as the wound on his neck and the thick, sticky blood.

Shi Yan's throat was slit!

Wu Xian's breathing became rapid, and a surge of anger welled up in his heart.

He could calmly accept the death of a newcomer, but Shi Yan had worked hard to survive a round of challenges, and she should have survived until the next round. How could she die at this time!
If what killed her was an evil spirit with chains, she wouldn't even be able to be resurrected!
Wu Xian clenched his fists, quickly calmed himself down, and then cautiously took eight steps back. After that, he turned to the right in the same way, thus returning to his original position.

Currently, there are seven survivors!

The next person we need to find is Liu Nana.

Wu Xian turned around on the spot and took steps toward Liu Nana. One step, two steps, three steps... He took a total of sixteen steps before bumping into something again.

Snapped!
A slap landed hard on Wu Xian's forehead.

But Wu Xian was unaffected; instead, he nimbly grabbed the cold, soft hand, and then he heard the girl's panicked scream.

"Ahhh, no! Let me go!"

Wu Xian's eyes lit up; he could finally hear again!
(End of this chapter)