Chapter 5 Verse 11

  This is a tadpole-shaped cave, with a narrow tail in front that can only barely allow two people to walk shoulder-to-shoulder. Along the way, there are many potholes and unevenness, even though there are electric lights on the road, for safety reasons, Cheng Zhou still turned on his flashlight.

  As he was about to reach the bottom, Cheng Zhou felt that he had heard the sound of rushing water, and the sound seemed to be coming from under his feet.

  But when he walked into the bottom cave that could hold more than fifty people, the rushing sound of water suddenly disappeared.

  There is a queue of people in the cave, at the end there is a table and a chair, on which sits a young man.

  Young people seemed to be in charge of maintaining order. Next to him was a small door. Every time someone crawled out from inside, he would arrange for another group of tourists to enter.

  There were two groups of guests in front of Cheng Chou, all young couples. And they were the last group, there were no tourists behind them. When queuing, Hong Ye felt bored and broke free from Cheng Chou's hand, playing alone in the cave.

  Cheng Chou saw that he hadn't come out of the cave and didn't bother with him anymore.

  When it was the turn of Cheng Zhou and his two companions, the young man put down his mobile phone, looked up at him and said: "Please pay a deposit of 50 yuan. Each group can only stay inside for 15 minutes. For every minute exceeded, there will be a fine of 10 yuan. Please understand that this is to avoid making the tourists behind wait too long. As long as you don't exceed the time limit, the full amount of the deposit will be refunded when you come out."

  After finishing speaking, the young man bowed his head and started playing with his mobile phone again.

  "Is this Zhenyan Cave really spiritual? Is it dangerous inside? Can kids go in?" Chengzhou asked.

  The young man raised his head, and didn't have an impatient expression, but his answer was simple: "Kids can go in, it's not dangerous inside, just an empty cave. If you don't want others to hear what you say, just close the door when you enter, and remember to come out on time. As for whether it's effective or not, try it and you'll know."

  "How should I try?"

  The young man glanced at the notice standing on the table.

  Chengzhou smiled awkwardly and picked up the instruction card on the table, only to see that it was written:

  When speaking to answer questions, please put your palm on the cave wall with the image of Taishang Laojun. As long as you press on the image, any position is acceptable.

  When you tell the truth, your shadow remains unchanged; when you lie, your shadow's color deepens.

  To ensure accuracy, ask a few common sense questions before asking key questions, just like using a polygraph test, answer with either "yes" or "no", the more obvious the question is, the better.

  Special Note: Even the most precise lie detector has only a 90% accuracy rate when used by an expert. Since there is no scientific verification of the accuracy of Truth Cave, please remember that it's just a game and should not be taken as conclusive evidence to judge others.

  "Suddenly, Mr. Si turned to the young man and said, 'You look very much like the middle-aged man who collects tickets at the crossroads. Are you from the same family?'"

  The young man, seeing that there were no more customers behind him, straightened his back and stretched his waist, casually replying: "Yeah, he's my dad. Today it's our family's turn to be on duty."

  A Zhu's and Lie Che's expressions changed.

  "I see that this place seems to have been developed recently. I've been here before, but I've never heard of a Zhenyan Cave here." said Situ with a smile.

  Young people immediately said: "It's not that there wasn't before, it's just that people didn't pay attention to it before. We have already filed a case upstairs and will officially develop around the end of the year. At that time, the ticket price will definitely be several times more expensive than now. You guys are absolutely earning by coming to play at this time."

  "Really?"

  "Of course! In addition, the Taoist Association is also planning to build a Taoist temple here. They have basically confirmed from ancient documents that Laozi Zhang Daoling did practice here, and the shadow wall of Zhenyandong is proof, and it's still so effective."

  Chengzhou put down the signboard and asked: "This Zhenyan Cave looks quite hidden, how did you discover it? And how did you find out that it can detect lies?"

  "It was a coincidence. A university student from our village brought back a group of school friends to play, and since there's nothing much to do here, he took them up the mountain to explore this cave. At that time, they seemed to be playing a game of truth or dare in the cave, but unexpectedly discovered that the Zhang Zu Ying wall had lie-detecting functions."

  Cheng Zhou found that when young people said this, their expressions seemed a bit disdainful and somewhat jealous.

  The train conductor looked puzzled and said, "No, we've never had any legends about Zhang Zu's shadow wall here."

  Cheng Zhou asked, "Was this Zhang Zu Ying's mural also discovered by that university student?"

  The young man immediately retorted, "How is that possible! Our village has long known about the Zhang Zu shadow wall. Who among our elderly doesn't know that the Supreme Old Lord once cultivated on this mountain? At the top of our mountain, there's a stone called the Reclining Tiger Immortal Stone, which legend says was transformed from Zhang Zu's mount. The elderly all say that this is the Supreme Old Lord manifesting his spirit, not wanting our village to be poor and difficult anymore, so he let Lin Lan discover the function of the shadow wall."

  The train conductor shook his head, "No, not at all. There's no legend about Zhang Zu here. The old folks in the village say this cave is connected to the underworld, and some even claim it's where the mountain god resides. In any case, it has nothing to do with Zhang Zu. There are many large rocks on top of the mountain, but I've never heard anything about a 'Tiger Sleeping Immortal Rock'."

  Situ stroked his chin and smiled.

  The red leaves seemed very interested in the small pits on the ground, poking their toes east and west, occasionally kicking against the wall of a pit.

  "The scenery here is quite good, and this cave is also very large. If developed properly, it can indeed become a tourist attraction."

  "Right? Our mountain may not be high, but it has immortals, we just lack a bit of publicity."

  Cheng Zhou and Situ intentionally or unintentionally chatted with the young people, and as they talked, Cheng Zhou casually mentioned:

  "I have a business friend surnamed Liu, who seems to be from your village. Some time ago, she mentioned that she wanted to bring her boyfriend back to her hometown for a visit."

  "Oh? What's her name? Maybe I know her."

  Her name is Liu Xinmei.

  "......It's her." The young man's mouth twitched slightly.

  "Do you know her?"

  "We can't even say we know each other, I just know who she is. Come to think of it, she's a distant relative of mine." The young man's mouth twitched again.

  "Then she came back this time, did you see her and her boyfriend?"

  "I don't know, I haven't heard about this thing."

  "I heard her say she's going to bring her boyfriend to Zhenyan Cave for a visit, maybe no one in your village will see her."

  The young man shook his head, "Anyway, I didn't see her, maybe others did, but she basically never came back, and few people in the village know her. You seem to care about her a lot? Are you pursuing her?"

  Chengzhou coughed.

  The young man burst out laughing.

  Just as the small door opened, a group of guests came out in front.

  Cheng Zhou nodded at the young man, confirmed the time with him, called out to Hong Ye, and then followed Si Tu through the small door.

  It's exactly four thirty now.

  Young people are slightly curious, two big men with a little kid inside will ask each other what questions?

  Most people who come here are young couples and students, they all have a purpose, it's really rare to see families with kids just playing together.

  The Zhenyuan Cave is not very large and can be filled with just five adults.

  The cave was empty and cavernous, with only a single lamp hanging from the ceiling.

  Situ closed the small wooden door with his backhand.

  Chengzhou has already started studying the human shadow on the positive wall.

  No wonder it involves Zhang Daoling, this figure at first glance indeed looks like a Daoist priest sitting cross-legged in meditation.

  "Shall we give it a try?" Cheng Zhou asked with great interest as he turned his head back to the big and small ones.

  "Alright." Hong Ye walked up to the screen wall.

  Situ shook his head and said he wouldn't participate. Even the most precise lie detector would be useless on him, let alone a mirror wall.

  "Red Leaf hurriedly said: 'I'll go first!'"

  Cheng Zhou nodded and raised his left hand to stick it onto the shadow on the wall.

  "Are you a boy?"

  Cheng Zhou replied: "Yes."

  "Is your birthday on June 29th?"

  "Yes."

  "Do you like eating seafood?"

  "Yes."

  Hong Ye asked three more questions, and Cheng Zhou answered with lies.

  Interestingly, when Cheng Zhou tells a lie, the color of his shadow really darkens and it's quite obvious.

  "Red Leaf glanced at the wall of the cave and then looked at his dad, 'Next, we're going to get real. Do you love your son Red Leaf? Please answer with either 'love' or 'don't love'."

  Cheng Zhou smiled and replied without hesitation: "Love."

  Hong Ye looked at the figure without any change, nodded in satisfaction, and continued to ask: "Do you want to find a stepmother for your son? Please answer yes or no."

  Cheng Zhou hesitated, thought for a moment, and replied: "No."

  The color of the figure suddenly deepened.

  Hong Ye let out a loud roar towards Cheng Chou.

  Chengzhou was frightened by him and then smiled bitterly.

  "Besides Hong Ye, do you want any other children? Please answer yes or no."

  This time Cheng Zhou was more confident and immediately replied: "No."

  The color of the human figure hasn't changed, but the red leaves on her face look a bit better.

  Hong Ye began thinking about the fourth question.

  Seeing a sly smile on his son's face, Cheng Zhou hastily removed his hand from the wall and said to his son: "Time is running out, it's my turn now?"

  Hong Ye pouted, but didn't persist. "Alright, you come next." As he said that, he stuck his right hand onto the silhouette.

  Cheng Zhou raised four fingers and asked: "What you see are four fingers?"

  Hong Ye smiled and replied: "Yes."

  "Are you a boy?"

  "Yes."

  "Do you think you're smarter than your classmates?"

  "Of course!"

  Until now, the shadow wall has not changed at all.

  "Next I'll ask three more questions, you answer with lies."

  "Good."

  Cheng Zhou raised four fingers again and asked: "What you see is four fingers?"

  "No."

  The figure... looks like nothing has changed at all.

  Cheng Zhou was taken aback for a moment, then relaxed, thinking that it wasn't really a lie detector, how could it be accurate every time.

  Then he asked: "Do you like matcha ice cream?"

  Hong Ye replied: "I don't like it."

  This time Chengzhou deliberately stared at the human shadow on the wall, but the human shadow still didn't change in the slightest.

  Chengzhou was stunned. His son couldn't possibly dislike matcha ice cream, what's going on? This accuracy is also too low, right?

  "Okay, ask the third one, 'Do you like going to school?'"

  Red leaves, "I like."

  The figure... slowly deepened a little, as if hesitating about something.

  Cheng Zhou let out a sigh of relief, this is right, even if it's just a game, the accuracy can't be too poor.

  "Alright, let's officially begin." Cheng Zhou had already thought of the questions he wanted to ask. He first asked: "Do you love your father? Please answer with either 'love' or 'don't love'."

  Hong Ye tilted her head and looked at Cheng Chou, replying: "I don't love you."

  Chengzhou was shocked and looked again, but the figure remained unchanged, immediately shattering a glass heart into pieces.

  Fake! This thing is inaccurate!

  Having become a father myself, I comforted myself and asked the second question: "Will you be filial to your dad in the future? Please answer yes or no."

  "Absolutely not!" said Hong Ye firmly.

  Cheng Zhou silently looked at the human shadow on the wall, but that damned human shadow still didn't show any signs of deepening its color.

  Seeing his father's face about to cry, Hongye had a pleased expression instead.

  "Heavily, Cheng Zhou asked the third question, 'If your father is impoverished and can no longer provide you with a good life, will you leave him? Please answer yes or no.'"

  Hong Ye immediately said firmly: "No."

  The figure's color didn't deepen, and Cheng Zhou stood up on his horse, laughing as if he had grasped a lifesaving straw. The accuracy of the figure in front wasn't high, but this time the reaction was correct.

  Situ's eyes looked at Cheng Zhou with sympathy.

  Without a lie detector, he could tell from their answers that none of the three questions were lies told by Hong Ye.

  Cheng Zhou, when will you realize that your son has never considered you as his father? In his eyes, you are just a relatively rare and precious super sacrificial object.

  The red leaves won't leave him just because their food becomes poor, for what's important is the food itself, not its added value. But who would fall in love with their own food? And even be filial to it?

  Looking at Cheng Zhou's appearance of being on the verge of tears one moment and then bursting into laughter the next, Hong Ye felt extremely satisfied.

  He likes the feeling of having complete control over the other person's emotions very much.

  As for what he was thinking in his heart...

  The red leaves slanted and glanced at the figure, just relying on you to judge my thoughts?

  Hong Ye 1 often rudely gives two middle fingers to the shadow wall. The author has something to say: updated at 10 pm tomorrow night aa