Chapter 40: You're Dead

  "What's going on? Shouldn't I be dying or something?" Because of fear, Fatso had closed his eyes, but he found that nothing was happening to him. That shrill cry was also due to fear, not because of pain or anything else.

  There is one person missing here, the twin brother who came looking for him.

  The deep-seated grudge was indeed vented with that one blow, but it wasn't the fatty who got hit, rather the man standing beside him who suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

  "Qiu Shengxue Chang, you...you seem to have beaten a living person to death, without even leaving a soul behind. Isn't this against the law?" Yingying still hadn't reacted to all that had just happened, because he was a man with a shadow, a ghost.

  Tian Qi was also a bit curious, but he found that behind the fat man, a shadow actually appeared, and it seemed to understand what was going on. The person who suddenly appeared was not a living person at all, but a ghost. From the moment the elevator door opened, they saw the person who was hit by the truck and died, as well as the person standing in the middle of the road, including this person who suddenly appeared and claimed to be looking for his twin brother. In fact, they were all the same ghost. However, this ghost had the ability to steal other people's shadows.

  Tian Qi has never encountered a ghost with such abilities until now. It goes against the heavenly way, so it's probably not a natural formation, and it's very likely to be the doing of Fourth Master.

  Tian Qi expressed his speculation, and Qiu Shen nodded in agreement, saying that he had also discovered it unintentionally. The shadow of this sudden person seemed not to be his own, so he tried boldly, even if it was a real person, he didn't make a ruthless move, at most, just a little dizzy.

  After this incident, Tian Qi also felt that in terms of ability, he was indeed inferior to Qiu Shen. He was calm when dealing with things and wouldn't easily jump to conclusions, but Tian Qi himself was too prone to trusting others, being overly emotional, and often hesitated when making decisions.

  But if he had to choose his personality again, Tian Qi thought he would still choose the current one. Although Qiu Shen's personality has its advantages, it is too lonely and destined that Qiu Shen will not have any other friends besides their few close friends. Despite his melancholic and handsome appearance attracting many girls, his aloof demeanor also made them hesitant to approach him.

  He also remembered that in school, one of their seniors had confessed to Qiu Shen in front of everyone, but Qiu Shen just walked by as if he hadn't seen her, which made the senior almost jump off a building. After that, no girl dared to get close to Qiu Shen again, except for Yingying. At first, Qiu Shen also ignored Yingying and wasn't interested in teaching her Taekwondo, but he couldn't withstand her persistence, and she was Tianqi's girlfriend, so he eventually agreed.

  The ghost that was killed in the collision has been eliminated. Logically speaking, this should have restored its original appearance, but it's not what Tian Qi imagined.

  Still quiet and deserted road, dim streetlights, no end in sight.

  Fatso was the most excited at this moment, when Tian Qi told him that he wasn't dead and was alive and well, he was really thrilled. That feeling is something others can't understand, and he's also considered to have walked along the edge of death. However, this also made Fatso become even more timid.

  "Brother Qi, do you still remember what my father said when he was lecturing? If it's an illusion, then this ring of illusion will definitely change on its own, it's just that the place where the change occurs might not be discovered." Yingying said.

  "Uh-huh, I remember, but the surroundings were simple to begin with, and nothing has changed now. Ah, yes, the environment around the highway!"

  Tian Qi thought of something and took the flashlight and walked towards the side of the road, shining it around.

  The road, a winding and narrow path, appeared under the illumination of the flashlight, but the range of the flashlight was also limited, and the end of the road could not be seen.

  Continue on the main road or choose the newly appeared winding path, a choice must be made.

  Tian Qi carefully observed the road, which was very narrow. In his line of sight, he found several places where a fat person would have to turn sideways to pass through. He worried that this road was like the current highway, with only the road visible and complete darkness all around. Even with flashlights, if something suddenly came out, they wouldn't even have time to dodge.

  "Unless that, I and Qiu Shen will go ahead to explore the road first, while Yingying and Pangge wait here." The ghost who was hit on the highway has disappeared, this place should be safe now, Tianqi thought of this.

  "No way!"

  "No way!"

  Yingying and Qiu Shen said almost at the same time, of course, their reasons for saying no were different. Yingying was curious and wanted to go and see what would happen, while Baozi was simply afraid. Although he had seen Yingying's skills before, she wasn't Tianqi or Qiu Shen after all, and her experience was still insufficient - she was just a young girl. If something unexpected happened, relying on her for protection wouldn't be very reliable. He couldn't afford to lose his life again so easily, having just barely escaped with it earlier.

  Tian Qi had no choice but to move forward with everyone, Chou Shen wanted to be in the front, Tian Qi still insisted on being in the front, letting Chou Shen be at the back, Yingying and Pangzi were in the middle.

  Tian Qi had thought it over before deciding on this arrangement, because they came out in a hurry and weren't fully prepared. Niu Yanlei didn't bring his cow tears, and without the cow tears, Ou Qianshan couldn't see ghosts unless Si Ye wanted them to. Ou Qianshan was faster than himself, so he walked ahead, while Tian Qi followed behind as an onlooker, ready to take action if anything went wrong.

  A few people didn't walk closely together, each leaving a distance between them, carefully moving forward. The others were fine, but when they encountered narrow roads, the fat man had to squeeze through sideways, and soon he was sweating profusely.

  It was a double pressure on his mental and physical strength, if there was no Yingying, he might have really rushed back impulsively, but endured it strongly for the sake of face.

  "I have a feeling that the exit should be just ahead," said Yingying, actually trying to ease the tension, because she could sense the high level of anxiety in Fatso who was walking in front of her. After all, as a girl, she was more sensitive.

  "Uh, yeah, I think so too. The front must be the exit." Fatso echoed, but his tone didn't have any confidence at all. He was now very afraid that a fierce ghost would suddenly rush out from the darkness and drag him away.

  Tian Qi also wanted to talk at this moment, but he was really too tense. It wasn't because of fear, but because he had to remain highly vigilant at all times as the leader of the team. If he made a mistake and walked into a bad place, it could bring irreparable harm to everyone. Just now, when he saw that Fatso's shadow was gone, he thought he really was dead, and the feeling at that moment was something he never wanted to experience again in his life. Although people will eventually face birth, aging, illness, and death.

  This mountain path is really long, Tian Qi looked at the time when he started walking and now half an hour has passed but still can't see the end, it won't be like that wide highway, will it?

  "Let's take a break and go again." Tian Qi said, turning his head back.

  However, he turned around to find that everyone was gone except for him. Yingying was nowhere to be seen, Pangzi was nowhere to be seen, and even Qiu Shen was also nowhere to be seen!

  Tian Qi's heart skipped a beat, when did this happen, how could he not have noticed at all.

  "Yingying! Chou Shen! Pangge! Where are you guys?" Tian Qi shouted loudly.

  But there was no echo, as if Tian Qi's voice had fallen into a bottomless pit.

  What to do, what to do, Tian Qi suddenly lost his composure, and his nerves, which had been on high alert all along, almost collapsed. Three big living people just disappeared mysteriously and silently, what did they encounter?

  Just as Tian Qi was holding a flashlight and wandering around, unsure of what to do, a house appeared in front of him. Inside the house, candles were still lit, but it was unclear what was inside, requiring him to enter to find out. The road ended there and did not continue forward.

  Can't take care of so many things anymore, Tian Qi ran towards the small house, maybe the three people who suddenly disappeared were inside, who knows.

  But the hut looked very close, Tian Qi ran for half a day and it seemed like he still hadn't gotten any closer.

  Just then, the flashlight in Tian Qi's hand suddenly went out.

  The flashlight's battery has run out.

  Tian Qi wanted to take out his phone, but when he lifted his head, he found himself standing at the door of the small hut.

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