See the Law of Deception

Chapter 112 Inheritance (18)

The sounds of gongs and drums seemed to possess a magical power, drawing Lu Jinzhao's limbs and the shadow puppets on the workbench.

Her eyes held a hint of surprise, but not too much astonishment, because she had more or less anticipated from Fu Xuesheng's description that ghosts might have ways to "control" them.

I just didn't expect it to come so suddenly.

"Something might happen tonight."

The ghosts' formation is growing larger and larger; it's clear they won't let things end easily tonight.

The first night, she just knocked on the door; the second night, she started making noise to lure them out; the third night, was she using background music to force them to step out of their rooms?!
"It's not even finished yet, and it already has such strong control over us. If the shadow puppets are actually completed, then..."

Lu Jinzhao knew the consequences without even thinking.

As the accompaniment grew louder, a shadow puppet show's accompaniment clearly came to Lu Jinzhao's ears.

She began to feel her body being pulled.

Perhaps because she was prepared, she didn't suddenly lose control of her body like before, but the situation wasn't necessarily much better.

Lu Jinzhao felt as if countless invisible threads were binding her bones, forcing her to make movements she didn't want to do. With the rhythm of the shadow puppet show outside, her feet couldn't help but walk step by step toward the door.

However, Lu Jinzhao already has a fairly rich experience in controlling her body when she is out of control.

The current situation reminded her of the time she nearly died and woke up on the last platform, when her body felt like it wasn't her own, weak and slow to react. Although the current situation was more difficult than that time, she didn't feel that she was completely powerless to fight back.

After all, she hadn't completely finished making the shadow puppet. Even if the ghost had already corrupted her through her skin, the corruption was definitely not 100%.

After being controlled by the sound of gongs and drums for only a few steps, Lu Jinzhao began to struggle against the force controlling him.

Fortunately, the way this ghost controlled her body was very much like "brute force," as if it were using ropes to bind her limbs and forcefully pushing her forward.

The way she stood up just now was as if a vertical line in the air suddenly lifted her up.

"Fortunately, it wasn't a more troublesome way."

If it's a form of mind control that leaves her with no way to resist, she'll probably have to resort to supernatural items.

Now, she has quickly figured out the pattern of her body's uncontrollable movements in a very short time.

When the accompanying drumbeats fall, her body moves like a controlled shadow puppet, but the force of the drumbeats is not too great, as if someone is pushing her from behind. She can resist it, but it takes some effort.

The problem was the sound of the cymbals, the one that initially made her stand up. It didn't appear very often, but every time it did, she couldn't resist taking a step forward!
"This can't go on like this."

Even with all her might, she could only slow her pace toward the door. At this rate, she would reach the door in less than five minutes.

She has to do something without using supernatural objects.

Thinking this way, a number of ideas popped into Lu Jinzhao's mind the next second.

She tried to back away, but couldn't. Just controlling herself not to move forward at other times made her feel exhausted. Her feet were the hardest to control, but her hands and even her entire upper body were easier to control.

Especially after she began to consciously resist, she could feel that her legs were filled with lead, extremely heavy, but her hands felt lighter.

She considered severing her Achilles tendon with a knife while her hand wasn't too out of control, but immediately rejected the idea.

She felt that the power of the ghost was enough to allow her to continue moving forward even if her bones and tendons were broken.

There weren't many usable items in the room, and she certainly didn't have time to tie herself up right now.

Lu Jinzhao's gaze swept across the room again and again, finally landing on the workbench.

On the shadow puppet that was almost finished but hadn't been assembled, the puppet itself began to assemble into a finished shape amidst the vibrations of the accompanying music. Of course, the limbs were only lightly attached to the torso and not actually assembled, but at least it looked like a complete human figure.

At this moment, whenever the accompaniment plays, and Lu Jinzhao can't help but take a step forward, the shadow puppet on the workbench also "walks" on the table with its swaying legs.

Clearly, the shadow puppet was a reflection of her.

Suddenly, an idea came to Lu Jinzhao's mind.

She stood up from the chair, and so far she had only taken less than ten steps forward. Moreover, because she had to go around the inside of the workbench, she had not yet moved far away from it.

"This distance is enough."

Time was of the essence, so Lu Jinzhao immediately began to implement his idea.

She seized a moment of silence amidst the rising and falling of the accompaniment, then immediately released her grip on her legs, putting almost all her strength into her upper body, and quickly twisted her body to grab the table.

In almost a second, she grabbed the eerie shadow puppet on the table along with the scissors next to it.

The next second, another drumbeat sounded, and because he had relaxed his control over his legs, Lu Jinzhao uncontrollably took a step forward.

But it doesn’t matter—

Looking at the shadow puppet in her hand, without any hesitation, she immediately picked up the scissors with her other hand and was about to cut the shadow puppet!

This was a decision made with six parts certainty, three parts doubt, and one part gambling.

Since all the clues indicate that the shadow puppet they made is related to themselves, what if they destroy the shadow puppet?
Even if the other passengers had some suspicions, they would never dare to do so. They had no choice but to use supernatural items or rely on their own abilities to fight off the ghosts tonight.

But Lu Jinchao is different; she has backup options.

The moment her fingers pressed down on the scissors, as if she knew what Lu Jinzhao wanted to do, her finger bones suddenly became uncontrollable, as if they were carrying a thousand pounds, or as if they had been petrified, and could not obey their master's command.

Ke Lu merely gave a cold laugh when faced with such an unexpected turn of events.

"This only proves that my thinking was correct."

Destroying the shadow puppet will greatly reduce the ghost's control over her.

Now that the ghost's control had shifted to her hands, Lu Jinzhao made a decisive move and took a step back!
"It's done."

A hint of surprise appeared on her face.

As expected, the ghost could not control her entire body at this moment.

The next second, just as she expected, the ghost focused its control on her legs again.

These idiots think in a completely one-dimensional way.

Logically, she could have used this method to reverse the ghost's control over her, thus keeping herself inside the house, but...
The ghost's strength was inexhaustible, and she had only been locked in a stalemate with the ghost for a minute when her forehead began to be covered in beads of sweat.

Her strength is limited.

Only God knows when this music will stop, or what if it goes on all night?

She didn't last that long.

She must find the right opportunity to cut the shadow puppet into pieces and break the ghost's current control over her.

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