See the Law of Deception

Chapter 34 Out of Control (15)

As soon as Lu Jinzhao finished speaking, Wei Ling's nearly collapsing expression seemed to be comforted, and her almost out-of-control rationality was pulled back.

She nodded: "Okay, I believe you."

She had some difficulty speaking, and as her emotions gradually calmed down, her tone of voice became less intense.

In her desperate situation, she saw Lu Jinzhao as her only lifeline.

Lu Jinzhao, pale-faced, reached directly into the pocket and touched the sheepskin that he had been keeping there.

She couldn't be sure if what she was seeing was real or fake, nor could she be sure if Wei Ling, who was on the verge of collapse, was an illusion. The only thing she could be sure of was that the roll of sheepskin she possessed was definitely not an ordinary supernatural item.

If even the words on the parchment are an illusion, then it's even less likely that she herself can break free from this boundless illusion.

But Lu Jinzhao doesn't think so.

She even had a vague premonition that this sheepskin might have played a significant role in her current desperate situation.

Its desire to make a deal with him was far too blatant, and Lu Jinzhao also realized from the behavior and words of the other passengers that the difficulty of these two platform tasks was somewhat excessive.

Once might be an accident, but twice, can it still be an accident?
If her guess is true, and the excessive difficulty of the platform is due to the sheepskin's influence, then the illusion of the Class C mission could not possibly trap the sheepskin.

As if confirming that Lu Jinzhao was now considering a deal, the blood-red words before them changed once again.

[Should I pay one-third of the amount to secure my survival in this mission?]

The price offered by the sheepskin caused Lu Jinzhao to pause his plan to complete the transaction.

"One-third? What one-third?"

She didn't care that Wei Ling was still beside her and asked the air directly.

She knew that the sheepskin could "hear".

But the sheepskin did not respond.

Lu Jinzhao frowned: "Unless you explain clearly, I have absolutely no intention of exchanging with you."

A few seconds of silence followed, then the blood-red words before them changed.

Should we pay one-third of the payment to ensure survival in this mission?

The words have changed, but at the cost of one-third, they remain unchanged.

Lu Jinzhao was almost laughing out of anger.

This damn thing.
"I need to know what that third is."

She emphasized again.

But the sheepskin did not respond.

The two remained locked in this stalemate for a long time until finally, the blood-red words before them changed once again.

You don't have time.

Can you be sure whether the train has come or not?

Sheepskin began to bewitch her.

If you don't make a decision soon, you might be stuck here forever.

Lu Jinzhao chuckled.

"Then you'll stay here with me forever."

The sheepskin remained silent.

But Lu Jinzhao was not complacent because of her verbal victory. On the contrary, she saw something worse in Yangpi's words.

This thing actually possesses a certain degree of "intelligence".

Although it looks somewhat rigid, there is no doubt that it is more human-like than the ghosts I encountered on the platform!
What exactly is this sheepskin?
Perhaps, after leaving here, I should go home.

A few seconds later, the sheepskin responded.

[Pay one-third of your soul to ensure survival in this mission.] Upon seeing the word "soul," Lu Jinzhao felt a jolt.

This price is far too high.

Isn't one-third of the soul equivalent to one-third of the life?

What does this thing want its own soul for?
It was clearly more powerful than the ghost in the platform. The ghost in [Summoning Ghosts] that could see after the surgery could possess him instantly with just one glance. Sheep Skin wasn't afraid of it, but when he made a deal with it, he only wanted a third of it.

What is limiting it?
In that instant, many thoughts flashed through Lu Jinzhao's mind.

She even had a very extreme thought.

"It seems eager to make a deal with me and doesn't want to stay on the platform. If I don't make the deal, will it remind me when the train is really about to leave, so as not to stay on the platform?"

But doing so is practically gambling with your life against the devil!

The sheepskin won't die if left on the platform, but she will.

Lu Jinzhao cannot take such a risk.

So she said, "One-quarter, and I'll make the deal."

She tested the limits of the sheepskin, but...
The transaction failed.

Sheepskin refused.

Lu Jinzhao frowned, realizing that Yangpi's attitude was even more resolute than she had thought.

Now that things had come to this, Lu Jinzhao stopped dwelling on it. Once she made her decision, she didn't hesitate for a moment:

"Okay, let's make a deal."

The next moment, the blood-red words that appeared before their eyes turned into a blood mist, and the mist seemed to outline a blurry face. That face, having achieved its goal, revealed a cold, chilling smile.

[Transaction successful.]

In an instant, Lu Jinzhao felt everything go black before her eyes, and her body uncontrollably collapsed to the ground. It was as if she had fallen into an endless abyss. All around her was darkness, and she could only feel herself falling, falling, falling.
Something approached her from the darkness, enveloped her body, and then seeped in.

Its icy chill, carrying a bone-chilling coldness, easily merged with her, devouring a part of her.

Lu Jinzhao felt himself losing focus, his mind involuntarily recalling past memories, which then seemed to jump, cut, and even become blurry as if they were stuck.

Some unfamiliar scenes appeared before her eyes; they were places she had never seen before—dark, deathly silent, and oppressive.

People with indistinct faces flashed past her frame by frame, and a fear that seemed to originate from nowhere lingered in her heart, making her want to scream and run away, but she could not make a sound, nor could she control her body and thoughts.

Time seemed to stretch on endlessly, yet also seemed to pass in the blink of an eye. Lu Jinzhao's brain and body, which had been out of control, gradually regained some autonomy.

She heard Wei Ling frantically calling her name, telling her to wake up, and she felt her body being shaken.

Lu Jinzhao barely opened her eyes and felt a dizzying sensation in her brain. She tried to raise her hand but found that she felt somewhat unfamiliar with her own body.

"Is there a problem with your control over your body?"

Indeed, after all, he sold a third of his soul to the sheepskin.

Lu Jinzhao suppressed the fear that arose from her abnormal physical condition and tried to tell Wei Ling to shut her mouth and stop shaking her.

After spending some more time, she managed to stand up, her body feeling somewhat unfamiliar and sluggish. She looked towards the entrance of the ancestral hall and saw that the train had disappeared.

She asked, "When did the train outside disappear?"

Wei Ling's eyes were filled with panic and helplessness; she was completely disoriented: "The train disappeared when you collapsed."

"Did we miss out?"

Lu Jinzhao shook her head and said to her firmly, "No, that's just an illusion. The real train hasn't arrived yet."

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