See the Law of Deception

Chapter 208 Heredity (14)

The mission has begun.

The countdown timer designed on Lu Jinzhao's watch has started.

Of course, she didn't rely solely on the timer on her watch to count the 10 minutes; she also counted silently in her mind.

Where will the danger come from?
Lu Jinzhao silently counted the time while constantly observing his surroundings, taking in the weathered ancestral hall.

The ancestral hall isn't large, but because it doesn't have many items on display, it feels somewhat empty. Despite being called an ancestral hall, the altar in front only holds a black memorial tablet with unidentified symbols. Besides that, there are only portraits of household gods and a few slightly faded characters on the walls.
[Heaven, Earth, Ruler, Parents, Teacher]

The only light source in the entire room was a tungsten bulb hanging from the beam. Perhaps it wasn't a special day, and there were no ancestors to worship. No incense or candles were lit on the offering table, but the ancestral hall still smelled of old, musty incense ash.

Having only one light source is not good news.

Lu Jinzhao's gaze swept across the ground in front of her. Five meters away, less than six meters away, was her blank memorial tablet. There was a scratch on the front of the tablet that had appeared for no reason today. This thing, which was supposed to be used as a "peace charm" temporarily, was now forced to be far away from her side.

The memorial tablet is very important, as everyone knows. Now, its removal from the public eye is inevitable, which will cause her some anxiety and worry.

What happens when a memorial tablet is lost?

The answer to this question may be coming soon.

The night, which was originally calm, even quiet, suddenly became windy.

Like some kind of omen, the wind came strangely and mysteriously; even though she was inside the house, the sound of the wind seemed to be right next to her ear.

It sounded like someone was sobbing softly, or perhaps it was a gentler, breath-like breeze brushing past my ear.

It was eerie, unreal, and sent chills down your spine.

To make matters worse, the light bulbs hanging from the beams began to sway slightly, as if they were actually being blown by the wind.

Lu Jinzhao's shadow began to sway from side to side with the movement of the light bulb.

This is not a good sign; something has begun to invade this ancestral hall.

Or perhaps it was already inside.

【8: 24】

With just over 8 minutes left on the countdown, time has only just begun to pass. Will the next 8 minutes be spent in a room with a ghost?

That's a bit difficult.
Lu Jinzhao remained silent, obeying the mission's requirements—neither speaking nor moving.

Her shadow swayed slowly beneath her, like a drunkard staggering along.

Suddenly, the light bulb above my head flickered twice, as if there was a bad connection.

Lu Jinzhao's vision went from darkness to light in a rapid flash, with light and darkness alternating rapidly. In the intervals between the light and darkness, she seemed to see a shadow.

A slender figure extending from the entrance of the ancestral hall.

The door was closed, and she didn't hear anyone open it or come in.

What kind of shadow it was was self-evident.

Now that things have come to this, Lu Jinzhao no longer has the thought of "whether I saw it wrong".

Just now, in the instant the lights went out, there was indeed something standing in the doorway.

It is indeed right here.

Lu Jinzhao could only pray that this light bulb, which always malfunctions during paranormal events, would last a little longer this time.

But clearly, this prayer was in vain.

The moment she thought that, the light bulb started flickering again.

This time, she focused more on the ground, and thus saw the fleeting shadow more clearly.

A long, thin shadow that was almost three meters tall.

It stood at the doorway, its head almost touching the roof.

Lu Jinzhao didn't turn her head to see its original appearance; she only saw its shadow, which stretched from the doorway to behind her, pressed against the ground.

For only a moment, the shadow disappeared when the light bulb stopped flickering.

"Zzz—" The old-fashioned light bulb overhead lasted for less than ten seconds before becoming unstable again.

The lights dimmed by half at first, but didn't last even a second before going out completely.

This time, the flickering lasted for two or three seconds, and the light went on and off several times.

And the shadow at the doorway, in each flicker, silently drew closer.

Lu Jinzhao's pupils contracted slightly, her breathing slowed, and she quickly glanced at her watch the moment the lights came on.

【7: 12】

It was consistent with her estimated time.

At least, time wasn't distorted.

It appears to be not a hallucination-related attack.

The entity is approaching, although that's not necessarily good news.

"Zi-"

The light bulb made a little noise due to frequent poor contact, but fortunately it didn't completely stop working.

The flickering continued.

Each time the light went out, it meant that the shadow had moved a little closer.

It did not "walk," but stood silently like a deer in the morning. Only in the instant the lights flickered, like a frame from a movie, did it gradually swallow up the distance between them.

Lu Jinzhao could almost imagine a tall silhouette behind him, getting closer and closer in each darkness.

When the shadow first touched Lu Jinzhao's feet, the [Silence] on Lu Jinzhao's skin suddenly shrank and wrinkled.

【6: 47】

The shadow had completely enveloped her, and Lu Jinzhao felt uncomfortable.

A tingling sensation spread across her skin, her hands and feet were cold and slightly stiff, and her heartbeat, which was usually only slightly better than that of a corpse, "came alive" at this moment, because she sensed danger.

A sense of dread spread from the bottom of Lu Jinzhao's heart. Lu Jinzhao knew clearly that it was very, very close.

With each descent into darkness, he closed the distance little by little, until now, he was probably right behind her.

【6: 03】

The light bulb seemed to be working properly, and the flickering due to poor contact had stopped. Half a minute had passed since Lu Jinzhao last saw that shadow.

Lu Jinzhao did not breathe a sigh of relief; in fact, she became even more tense.

Does the light disappear when it stops flashing?
Will not.

[Silence] It is still working, and even one hand has "shrunk" to only half its original size.

And it hasn't done anything yet.

【6: 00】

"boom--"

An ominous sound came from inside the light bulb, like the tungsten filament burning out. The next moment, the ancestral hall was completely shrouded in darkness.

Lu Jinzhao had anticipated such a scene, but even so, he couldn't help but feel a little frightened at this moment.

Without the flickering lights, she could no longer determine where the shadow had gone.

But where is there a need to make further judgments?
After all, it had already walked up behind her, hadn't it?

Is it still in the same place?

Or is it closer to the original?

Or perhaps, it is silently bending down in the darkness, close to the top of her head?

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　　(End of this chapter)