The metaphysical mother returns, and the villain son stands at attention

Chapter 242 Ghostland Illusion
"Xingchen?" Gu Qingyin frowned and called out, "What's wrong with you?"

Huo Xingchen did not respond. He turned around in a circle, looked over one by one, and suddenly laughed softly, "Interesting, I'll wait for you in front."

The next second, Huo Xingchen's small body shook, as if something was suddenly pulled out. He swayed and was about to fall forward. Gu Qingyin instinctively stepped forward to catch him.

"careful!"

Gu Ziqian and Huo Yunjing followed almost at the same time. Ghosts were cunning, and who knew if he had really left. What if he did it on purpose? Gu Qingyin's defenseless state was really dangerous.

Fortunately, the ghost really went back as he said he would wait in front and did not stay any longer.

Huo Xingchen raised his head from Gu Qingyin's arms in confusion, looked around, and asked in a daze: "Am I being controlled too?"

Gu Qingyin touched his head and said, "It's okay."

Before setting out again, Gu Qingyin drew a few talismans on the spot, which mainly played a defensive role so that people would not be easily controlled by ghosts.

"Qiuyan, don't be afraid." When handing over the Gu Shen Talisman, Gu Qingyin smiled and comforted her, "I dare say that the most powerful celestial masters in the entire celestial master world are all here. Just think of this as a special study tour. Keep a calm mind and learn as much as you can. We will protect your safety."

Zhang Qiuyan also knew that she was lagging behind. She blushed with shame, pinched the Gu Shen Fu and nodded vigorously, saying firmly: "I will try my best to adjust!"

Gu Qingyin made a gesture of encouragement and carried Huo Xingchen to the front to lead the way.

Huo Xingchen became smaller, and his energy also weakened. In addition, he had just been controlled for a while. At this time, there was already obvious fatigue on his little face.

Gu Qingyin touched his cheek with heartache and whispered, "Go to sleep on your mother's shoulder for a while. The ghost said it's waiting for us in front. We just need to keep going forward. We don't need to go the wrong way. Go to sleep."

Huo Xingchen also knew that his current condition was too bad and he had to adjust himself, so he leaned obediently on his mother's shoulder and closed his eyes.

Zhang Qiuyan had been paying attention to Gu Qingyin. Seeing this, she couldn't help but sigh inwardly. No wonder Huo Yunjing liked her. Who wouldn't like someone who was strong on the outside but gentle on the inside, beautiful and had a good personality?

Although Gu Qingyin wanted to let Huo Xingchen sleep a little longer, the ghost obviously didn't want to give them that much time.

After everyone stepped into a rare open space in the forest, the ghost domain opened quietly and enveloped them unknowingly.

Everyone stopped and took off their glasses - wearing glasses could only see a blue and white color, which was blinding.

The ghostland is a black and red scene, dark and depressing, but also with a bit of...innocence?
"Is that a Trojan horse?" Zhang Qiuyan pointed at a shabby wooden pony in the distance.

There are handles on both sides of the horse's head, and a curved flat plate underneath, which looks like a rocking toy for children.

Zhang Qiuyan reasonably guessed, "Could the owner of this ghost domain be a child, or does he have a child?" Because she was afraid of being a drag, she was particularly active.

Dongfang Lingjun gave her an encouraging look.

Gu Qingyin patted Huo Xingchen and walked towards the wooden horse, "You'll know after you take a look."

The others hurried to catch up. Huo Yunjing took two quick steps past her and frowned, saying, "Step back and protect Xingchen." The meaning was obvious: it was not Gu Qingyin's turn to charge into battle while holding the child.

Gu Qingyin was not an ungrateful person, so she readily hid behind him.

When I got closer, I realized that the wooden horse was not old, but too dirty.

"Case solved." Gu Qingyin poked her head out and said, "There is no child. Maybe she likes children, or she once had children." After she finished speaking, several people looked at Huo Xingchen at the same time.

Huo Xingchen hugged his mother's neck tightly. Because he had just woken up, his voice was still a little nasal. He asked softly, "Uncles, aunts, and grandpas, please protect me."

Huo Yunjing stared at Huo Xingchen closely. Upon hearing what he said, he couldn't help but stretched out his hand to pinch his little face. His usually calm voice softened a little, "Don't worry, everything will be fine."

As soon as he finished speaking, the wooden horse on the ground suddenly moved, swaying rhythmically back and forth, as if there was really an invisible child sitting on it.

Huo Xingchen lowered his eyes and stared at the wooden horse with a dazed look on his face.

"Stars?" Gu Qingyin raised her hand and waved it in front of his eyes. "What do you see?"

Huo Xingchen came back to his senses and frowned, "I saw myself sitting on the wooden horse and laughed happily."

Gu Qingyin pursed her lips, anger flashing in her eyes.

What does the owner of this ghostland want to do? Since he has no children of his own, does he want to steal other people's children? Dream on!
Gu Qingyin held Huo Xingchen in one hand, and with the other hand, she put two fingers together and used them as a pen to draw a rune in the air. The moment the rune took shape, it turned into a rope and automatically wrapped around Gu Qingyin, binding Huo Xingchen tightly to her.

Unless she dies, no one can separate her from her son.

Gu Qingyin took out the talisman and was ready to start a battle at any time.

Gu Ziqian laughed when he saw this, and found it very interesting. When he met Gu Qingyin that year, she was still a child, but now she looks like her mother. The change is really huge.

The wooden horse stopped unconsciously, and rustling sounds were heard all around, which felt like talking, but when listening carefully, it seemed like children's laughter.

"Something seems a little off." Dongfang Lingjun frowned, "This laughter sounds like an adult trying to sound childish."

Zhang Qiuyan nodded repeatedly, "You made me get goose bumps from laughing. It's so disgusting."

Gu Qingyin also looked disgusted, "There is another possibility, he doesn't want a child, but wants to become a child."

Perhaps being poked, the laughter around suddenly disappeared, and a thick white fog rose instead. The surroundings changed in the blink of an eye.

Night turned into day, and the forest turned into the edge of the forest. Two ragged mountain people, a man and a woman, staggered over from a distance. Looking closely, the man was carrying a basket on his back.

The two men were dirty and skinny, as if they had not eaten enough for years.

Seeing the two people's first reaction, Gu Qingyin thought they wanted to go into the mountains to find something to eat, but she obviously overestimated them.

As soon as they reached the edge of the woods, the two men stopped cautiously, looking into the woods with eyes full of awe. The man took down the basket and threw it to the ground, making a dull sound with some weight.

The lid of the basket was lifted, revealing the child curled up inside.

The woman wanted to carry the child out, but she didn't have enough food for years and didn't even have the strength to do that. Halfway through carrying the child out, she and the basket fell over.

The child probably knew his fate long ago. He didn't make a sound even when he was thrown to the ground, as if if he behaved well enough, the two adults in front of him would be soft-hearted enough to carry him back.

(End of this chapter)