See the Law of Deception

Chapter 116 Inheritance (22)

She hung the bell on her wrist, and the moment she fastened it, the supernatural object began to work its magic.

At the same time, its side effects began to take effect, and Lu Jinzhao's body began to rapidly transform into a corpse.

Because it had already taken a long time, at this moment, obvious lividity began to appear on the surface of her body.

But the feeling of being controlled by the music disappeared.

Lu Jinzhao didn't dare waste any time. She quickly walked forward and came to her master. Of course, she didn't get too close. The distance between her and Zhong Sui and Fu Xuesheng was about the same.

Then, instead of assembling the shadow puppets immediately, she took out the wooden box while the bell was still working and opened it. She then cut the skin on her ankle with a knife. Since her body was almost dead, not much blood was flowing out. However, she only needed one wound.

After doing all this, Lu Jinzhao took out a sheepskin and a candle from his pocket. He casually tossed the sheepskin far away and, while bending down to secure the candle, placed the wooden box next to his wound. The blood that flowed out slowly entered the box, but the box did not react at all.

This was expected.

Because of the bell, she is now "dead," and the wooden box wouldn't trade with a dead person.

Then, light the candles.

Lu Jinzhao's breathing had almost stopped; after all, what need is there for a dead person to breathe?
But at that moment, she still held her breath slightly.

Fortunately, the candle burned at a perfectly normal speed.

"really."

Because of the bell, she was not attacked by a ghost, and the candle did not burn faster.

She was certain that the bell couldn't withstand her master's attack, so she needed a wooden box and candles as a backup plan.

Even so, Lu Jinzhao did not feel safe.

But she had done everything she could.

Everything was prepared in just half a minute.

Lu Jinzhao could feel that her body was extremely cold, her heartbeat was almost non-existent, and her blood probably wasn't circulating in her body anymore, since she was almost out of breath.

But amazingly, she can still stand, move, and think.

What exactly is supernatural power?

Lu Jinzhao didn't have time to think about these things; they were just fleeting, vague thoughts. Then, all her attention was focused on what she was going to do next.

The night is already very deep.

The sky above the platform was completely dark, without stars or moon.

In the ancient house, which hides terrifying secrets, music reminiscent of shadow puppet shows wafts from the center of the house.

Numerous red lanterns hung throughout the house, their dim light failing to illuminate the mansion and only making it appear more eerie and terrifying.

Accompanied by rapid drumbeats, the ghost, whose head was clearly disproportionate to its body, stood motionless in place, only looking at the girl not far away with a terrifying smile.

White candles burned on the ground, a girl's hand, adorned with bells meant for the dead, held up a crudely made shadow puppet, her ankle was slowly bleeding, a wooden box lay beside her ankle, her black hair fell down her back, and her skin was pale and already showing signs of lividity.

For a moment, it was hard to tell whether the people standing there were one person and one ghost, or two ghosts.
Lu Jinzhao moved very quickly. Her movements as she picked up the right stick and put it on the shadow puppet hook were very precise, as if she had practiced it a thousand times. But what could be faster than her?
The moment she moved, the accompanying drumbeat suddenly pounded!
An unseen gale is blowing!

The candle, which had been burning slowly in place, was suddenly blown out.

No, it wasn't blown out, it burned up instantly!
Lu Jinzhao felt a chill in her heart. She looked at the ghost in front of her. Even though she had several experiences on the platform, this was the first time she had faced a ghost directly and confronted it.

Sure enough, something unexpected happened. The candle went out on its own.

This also means that she had just experienced a near-fatal attack.

But it was blocked by the candle.

She was still wearing the bell.

This shows that the ghost's attack was specific and aimed at her, even though she was a corpse, it still attacked her, this "dead person".

Did completing the shadow puppet action really anger the ghost?

Even after the candle went out, Lu Jinzhao did not hesitate for a moment. The next second, she hung the hook on the right rod and completed the making of the shadow puppet.

In that instant, an immense fear gripped Lu Jinzhao's heart. Her gaze was still fixed on her master. Just a moment ago, he was a ghost that, even if terrifying, she dared to look directly at. But the next moment, just looking at him filled Lu Jinzhao with boundless fear and cowardice.

All she wanted to do was run away.

Because at this moment, her mind had been completely overtaken by a sharp instinct for survival, which had taken away her reason.

She could no longer hear the music; she could no longer move simply by looking at the ghost in front of her.

It wasn't an illusion, nor was it a muscle loss due to shock; it was real—she couldn't move.

My body has been taken over by a ghost.

Lu Jinzhao realized this, but she was unable to move or do anything about it.

It seemed she could only wait to die.

But she won't die!
Because she had already made preparations.

Blood began to gush out of the wound on Lu Jinzhao's ankle, and the wooden box, which had previously been indifferent to the blood, finally began to suck Lu Jinzhao's blood.

When the candles have gone out and the bells can no longer protect her, the wooden box comes in handy.

If it were just a wooden box, or even just a bell, Lu Jinzhao would surely be dead by now. But with the two supernatural items working together, and the fact that she hadn't used the crucial leather to make the shadow puppet, the ghost's influence on her was reduced by at least half, giving her a glimmer of hope!
"exhibit"

The word popped into Lu Jinzhao's mind. She had clearly finished assembling the shadow puppets, but she hadn't heard the train whistle yet, which meant that she hadn't completed the task. She had already thought of this, because the task had explicitly mentioned the word "demonstration".

With the combined effect of the wooden box and the bell, Lu Jinzhao, no longer completely controlled by the demon, raised the control stick in his hand and waved it as if to "show off".

Then, she heard the most beautiful sound in the world.

In the distance, the train whistle sounded as it approached the station.

This means that she has completed her mission.

but.
Despite having completed her mission, the attacks she was suffering did not lessen in the slightest. In fact, her master, who had been standing quietly watching from a distance, suddenly moved!
The accompaniment has changed.

It was no longer intense, no longer uplifting; instead, it became... eerily strange.

Master's speed was very fast; he was rapidly approaching Lu Jinzhao.

"Oops."

Lu Jinzhao realized that completing the mission was not the end.

Even worse, because of completing the mission, she will be hunted down by ghosts in an even more terrifying way!

"If you don't want to pass on your secret techniques, why take on apprentices?!"