Chapter 684: Ghost River Ferryman
The seven people in the group fell silent at the same time.
The good news is that this corridor is not a dead end.
The information left on the wall of the corridor stated that someone would come to lead the way every once in a while.
They just need to follow the guide, walk on the river surface, and control themselves not to look down, and they can reach the next destination safely.
But the question is, is this information reliable?
Is the news all true? Or all false? Or is it a mixture of true and false?
With just a few words on the rock wall, it was impossible for people to make an effective judgment.
This river emitting green fluorescence is most likely the Ghost River that Jiang Huaian mentioned. This river is a big ghost. Once they step onto the body of the big ghost, no matter what happens, there will be no turning back.
But we can't keep delaying here.
The corpses in the corridor have already shown that wasting too much time here will only lead to death. Who knows whether the red light team they just met will also come down this road. Once they come into direct combat with the red light teams, they will have nowhere to escape.
They don't even have time for trial and error; they have to make a decision before the first guide appears.
After discussing for a while, Wu Xian made a decision.
"Let's first verify whether this ghost river can be walked on. If it can be walked on, we will wait for the guide to appear and walk along this road until the end of the night. If it cannot be walked on, we will immediately return and look for other roads."
Liu Chen asked in a deep voice: "Who will do the experiment then?"
Fan Qingyue crossed her arms and said, "Let's draw lots. Whoever gets drawn will go first."
Guo Xiake was stunned for a moment, an uneasy look on his face. If it was a drawing of lots, then the person taking the test would most likely be him.
"No need to draw lots, let me do it!"
Lan Xuan took a step forward and volunteered. Seeing this, General Huang Yuan quickly spoke up to veto it.
"No, your hand is still injured."
"It's just five fingers. I've already done some emergency treatment and the wound doesn't hurt anymore."
Lan Xuan waved her arms to indicate that she was fine, and then explained why she took the initiative to participate in the experiment.
"I'm a little lighter, so you can pull me back if something goes wrong. And most importantly, my worship tools are more suitable for testing."
Lan Xuan lifted one foot and swung it flexibly. The outside of her shoe was wrapped in a bandage-like foot binding.
"This is the magic tool 'Fairy's Foot Binding Cloth'. There was once a female fairy from the Plague Department. Because of her divine duties, she carried the stench of plague on her body. In order to be able to socialize normally with other fairies, she created this magic tool of foot binding cloth."
"The effect of the magic weapon is to isolate my own filth and prevent any odor from emanating. If I tie the foot binding backwards, it can also prevent external filth from invading my feet."
"If the water in this ghost river is poisonous, I have this set of foot bindings, so I can escape unscathed without getting any contamination."
Having said that, the candidates for the experiment have been decided.
Lan Xuan tied the foot binding behind her back and then wrapped Wu Xian's soul-binding lock around her waist. With the help of others, she raised her head and carefully stepped into the dark green river water.
After stepping on it, Lan Xuan showed a surprised expression on her face.
“It can actually be stepped on!”
"But it's different from the feeling on the ground. The water surface is always shaking slightly, like an earthquake. It takes a lot of effort to keep your balance."
Then she tried to take two steps towards the depths of the Ghost River, and nothing went wrong, which gave confidence to the onlookers.
Lan Xuan stopped, turned around and asked everyone: "Do you want to try to look down and see what happens while it's still safe?" Wu Xian waved his hand hastily: "Don't take risks. It's enough to prove that people can walk on the Ghost River."
Lan Xuan nodded: "Okay, I'll go back now."
She was about to walk back when she suddenly turned around in surprise and looked at the unknown existence in the fog.
call……
Just as Wu Xiangang was about to ask her what she saw, a strange wind suddenly blew over the river.
The wind was extremely cold, as if it contained knives, and it caused the fog to turbulent. Everyone could not help but close their eyes.
When the wind died down, everyone was horrified to find that Lan Xuan was no longer visible on the river!
The soul-catching lock that Wu Xian had been holding tightly in his hand suddenly dropped down and fell into the emerald green river. He hurriedly put away the soul-catching lock, but there was nothing on the other end!
Lan Xuan disappeared!
The six people present felt a chill at the same time.
Lan Xuan's risky experiment was to test whether this ghost river was dangerous or not. Now her disappearance has given everyone the answer.
General Huang Yuan looked at Wu Xian and asked anxiously, "What's going on? Didn't you say this chain was safe?"
Wu Xian lowered his head in shock: "My chains are alive and will not loosen easily. There is no sign of them being torn apart by force, unless...she voluntarily untied the chains."
Huang Yuan's eyes widened: "Are you trying to say that Lan Xuan is tired of living and untied the safety rope herself?"
Guo Xiake said in a deep voice: "It is also possible that she was 'forced to do it'."
Huang Yuanjiang stomped his feet anxiously. He was already mentally unstable because of the accidental killing of Tang Shihan, and now Lan Xuan was about to disappear, which made him almost lose control of his emotions.
Just as everyone was about to start arguing, suddenly a strange wind blew.
When the strange wind stopped, a strange figure suddenly appeared in the river.
The man stood abruptly in the middle of the river, wearing tattered clothes like a patchwork quilt, with no shoes on his feet and chains hanging on his ankles. The exposed skin on his feet was swollen from soaking, and the black blood vessels were clearly visible. His long wet hair stuck to his face, making it difficult to see the details of his face.
As soon as this strange man appeared, he attracted everyone's attention.
"I am the extradition officer. I can lead you to the river eye."
"But if you want me to lead the way, you need to look at the river once when I need you to."
"Each of you can only see me once. I will leave in three minutes."
After saying this, the strange man stood there, staring at everyone. There were no pupils in his eyes, just a black dot in the large whites of his eyes. Drops of water on his clothes fell into the river one by one.
The word about extraditing the person made everyone go crazy.
Lan Xuan just disappeared in front of them. How could they listen to this guy and step into the same dangerous place?
Besides, this guy looks like a drowned ghost, and this is a river. If he listened to a drowned ghost and walked into the river, it means he is tired of living.
Moreover, there were warnings clearly written in large letters on the wall, warning people not to look down, but the price for this guy to lead the way was to look down once on the road.
Isn't this obviously a trap for everyone?
All these incidents made it impossible for everyone to trust this strange extraditioner.
But at this moment, Wu Xian shouted.
"Listen to me, follow him everyone, no one should be left behind, this may be our only chance!"
(End of this chapter)
