See the Law of Deception

Chapter 258 Heredity (64)

This is almost a dead end.

The ever-increasing number of taboos made it impossible for them to move an inch; if they wanted to leave alive, they would inevitably have to break the taboos.

Time is still passing, and who knows, another taboo that might be triggered by walking might appear in the next second, which would only make the already desperate situation worse.

To make matters worse, they cannot use their destiny.

What's the difference between this and just letting them die?
Why is Lu Jinzhao an exception?

"Does she possess some kind of special supernatural item?"

"Or did she discover something we don't know about?"

Such thoughts repeatedly crossed the minds of others.

Being able to utilize one's destiny is extremely important.
Lu Jinzhao sensed the gazes of others on her. If the situation continued to be tense, someone might not be able to resist asking her questions.

She didn't mind, after all, she had already thought of an explanation: that it was because she had made a deal with a ghost for her soul.

If it was truly because of the sheepskin that she did not fall into hallucinations or create clones, then she wouldn't be lying.

Thinking of this, Lu Jinzhao narrowed his eyes.

soul?

She recalled the unconscious recollections she had during her patrol duties, the hallucinations in the ancestral hall, and the feeling that seemed to be tearing her completely away from her physical body.
The fact that the "lucky" sheepskin fell to the ground at that time might have been the biggest clue she received.

So, it's the soul?
Her soul made a deal with the sheepskin, and the village's quest to taint her soul was thwarted by the sheepskin.

The others didn't trade in sheepskin, so their souls were gradually being corrupted, starting with the memory of being spied on during the patrol mission.

Lu Jinzhao looked at the figures opposite him.

If we look at it this way, those on the other side are not just ghosts, but more likely part of the other passengers. This would explain why their destinies cannot dispel those "ghosts," and why being attacked by their destinies would weaken their destinies and strengthen those "ghosts."

Because that's who they are all along.

Lu Jinzhao thought of the villagers again.

The villagers are human by day and ghosts by night.

Now, the passengers on this side are human, and the passengers on that side are ghosts.

However, they were not included in the family genealogy, nor did they truly become villagers, so their human and ghostly aspects did not merge together.
It seems that Yangpi wasn't lying this time after all.

However, Lu Jinzhao certainly won't thank it.

Although I've figured these things out, they don't seem to be of much use in the current situation.

Although she was spared the trouble of being a clone, the taboo against walking made it difficult for her to move.

Even though she has a "stand-in," it is ultimately just a shadow puppet, and it is already damaged. If she wants to move forward, the stand-in will probably be completely destroyed in a short time.

What will she do then?
Should we use 【鹿今朝】 or 【克星】?

That would only be a temporary fix, since she had a taboo that none of the other passengers possessed, which was lurking in the shadows.

At this moment, the only one still trying to move forward is Shen Yi.

But she didn't advance much, because with each step she took, the jade in her mouth would melt a little. The fact that the jade would melt was already unusual, but what she found even more unacceptable was that the melted liquid was essentially the "corpse water" of a ghost.

This bodily fluid could not be expelled; it could only flow into the body through the throat.

The corpse fluid will gradually cause her body to degenerate. If she does not return to the train to repair her body for a period of time, she may even be able to see lividity on her body and smell the rotten odor emanating from her body when she takes a bath.

Even if it is repaired, it's just like putting a new coat of paint on the outside of a house that's gradually decaying; it can't save the internal structure that's slowly collapsing.

Her destiny, like a roof beam, is the key to her survival. She must not have her destiny taken away; otherwise, without it, as an ordinary passenger, a mere mouthful of corpse fluid would be enough to completely dissolve her!
Therefore, she really didn't want to use this jade unless absolutely necessary.

Shen Yi walked very fast, and her clone Shen Yi also moved quickly towards her, with everyone behind her staring intently at her as she approached the clone.

The distance between them grew closer and closer, until they were almost face to face.

Nothing happened.

But at such close range, Shen Yiqing could clearly see the "self" in front of her who looked exactly like her, without any difference, and even her skin, which was pale because of the jade in her mouth, was almost identical. She couldn't help but feel a chill.

She couldn't look "the other self" in the eye.

The moment our eyes meet, a sense of fear rises from the depths of my heart.

The clone in front of her was like a wall blocking her way. Shen Yi tried to go around it, but she couldn't. When she moved to the left, the clone would also move to the left. When she tried to turn to the side, the clone would turn to the side in the same direction and completely block her way.

It seemed the only option was to push her away.

Having gotten this close without any incident, perhaps the clone is only targeted at those with specific destinies?
Shen Yi had this expectation in her heart, but she didn't have much hope. She dared to push it away only because she had the jade in her mouth.

Shen Yi reached out and pushed the replica's shoulder.

It's very soft, like a human body, yet not quite; to be precise, it's like a piece of soft flesh without bones.

With a slight pressure, her fingers sank into the clothes, and with a little more force, she pushed the "person" away.

It doesn't seem difficult.

Shen Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Due to excessive tension, she didn't even realize that the clone wasn't making the same movements as her at that moment.

The next second, a cold, soft, boneless hand suddenly grabbed her wrist.

It is a copy of the hand.

There really are no bones.

The moment her wrist was grabbed, the hand melted like liquid, adhering to her skin and spreading like sunscreen. She felt a wetness on her hand that was pushing against the clone's shoulder. She looked closely and saw that the fingers that had been pushing the other away had melted into the other's shoulder!

Shen Yi looked terrified. Half of the jade in her mouth melted instantly, which restored the clone's hand that was stuck to her to its original state and released it. However, it still blocked her way, as if it would immediately entangle her again if she tried to get past it again.

Shen Yi decisively withdrew her hand and took a few steps back, not daring to go forward again.

Those observing her from behind couldn't help but feel a chill. Was it really impossible to get through this by relying solely on supernatural items?
What should I do if my destiny is unusable and supernatural items cannot bypass the clone?
But soon, they had no time to care about these things.

Because from a certain moment on, everyone discovered that even when they stood still, a certain taboo was triggered.

When the stomach suddenly churned and the pain became unbearable, as if stones had appeared out of nowhere, everyone present realized that yet another unavoidable taboo had been exposed.

(End of this chapter)