When Feng Bujue noticed this scene, his brain was suddenly boiling up, and numerous thoughts emerged from it.
But these thoughts did not confuse his mind. Instead, he was calm, thinking faster and more efficiently than usual.
Just two seconds later, he started to move decisively.
His Fear Value was still zero, his gait and movement were all steady, while the expression on his face was serious seldomly.
Feng Bujue picked up the item [Spider Silk Gloves] and directly equipped it. At the same time, he put the flashlight into his bag, and picked up Rain’s lantern.
He held the lantern in front of his eyes, observed the footmarks on the ground carefully, checked it again and again. Then he found which direction Like Rain was dragged and started to move.
When Feng Bujue was alone, he walked very fast. Previously he had deliberately slowed down because he needed to consider Rain, while he also needed to look for items and equipment in the forest.
But now, Feng Bujue rushed to the rescue alone. As a person without fear, if Feng Bujue could see his around 5 meters, he can run as fast as he can even it’s in the hell.
The darker it was, the more forward it was, the more the air seemed to be motionless. Also, the faint noises in his ears vanished. Soon, Feng Bujue was surrendered in a deadly silence.
Suddenly, there was an open area appeared before him. With a stake in the middle of it, Rain was now tied by heavy chains. She was tied to the middle of the stake; her feet were half a meter off the ground; the middle of her body was tied up in chains like a Rice Dumpling 1); only her shoulders above and the part under knees were unbound.
Seeing his teammates, Feng Bujue felt relieved. After a long breath, he smiled and said, “What’s this? Giant’s baking string?”
But Like Rain had no time to make fun of him, she solemnly reminded him, “She is around.”
“I know.” Feng Bujue said, “It’s just I don’t get it. If she can catch you easily, why not catch me? Besides… Has she been so strong? Can we even play like this? There’s a problem with that… “He said, looking around with the lantern in his hand. At the same time, a thought flashed through his mind, and he immediately put his hand into the inside pocket of his coat… “Why don’t you guess it?” The third voice came, it was a girl’s sweet voice.
Feng Bujue heard the sound, then he saw Little Bella. She was dressed in a little coarse coat with pigtails, and a lovely, pale face. Most of all, her appearance didn’t look like a child at all.
“Well, guess… “Feng Bujue kept smiling when he facing this ghost:”…… You took my friend away, expecting me to be scared, feared, and checked around like a little fly. But you didn’t expect me to show what you wanted to see, so you went straight to the next stage, um… Probably planning… Torture us for fun?” “
“Very clever.”
When Feng Bujue heard what Bella said, he felt a small hand on his neck, and he was completely powerless to resist, his body was torn to move. Vaguely he seemed to hear Rain was shouting something, but he didn’t hear clearly.
A few seconds later he found himself chained to a stake, his lantern was missing, but the unique light curtain was now shining behind him.
“Such powerful…” Feng Bujue muttered quietly.
“Hey, are you ok?” Like Rain’s voice was came behind his head.
“What?” Feng Bujue turned his neck hard and he realized that he and Rain were tied to the same log on both sides, he immediately said with a wry smile: “Young lady Bella, you are very funny.”
At this time, Bella slowly walked to his front with the lantern. This Boss unexpectedly took away the player’s equipment, which surprised Feng Bujue a bit.
“You know how many years I’ve been in this world? Do you dare to call me like that?” Her tone was really like an adult, even older than a normal adult.
“I thought women, no matter what age they are, wanted to be called like that.” Feng Bujue showed the pose of dead pig in boiling water: “So… This Bella sister, may I ask, how are you going to torture us?”
“Yeah… How to… You look like you’re not afraid of death… “Bella put her tender little hand to her mouth, and one of her fingers closed her lips: “Yes…You seem to care about her.”
Feng Bujue’s expression was a little changed, but he immediately put a smile on his face, “It’s not as… as you thought… “
Bella ignored him and walked around the stake, and went to the blindside behind him…
Next second, Like Rain groaned painfully. Feng Bujue could clearly feel that the chains were shrunk fiercely, and a smelling of shed blood was in the air.
When Bella returned to Feng Bujue’s sight, her right hand was still holding a lantern, while her left hand was holding a foot of Like Rain.
The foot had been torn from its calf and was now dripping with blood.
There was a lot of blood spattered on the white face of Bella, but she just said with a bloody smile. “What do you think I’ll get next time?”
“I’m fine… “The voice of Like Rain began to tremble, as if to make Feng Bujue feels relieved.
“Sure enough… The villagers of Canglin town did not kill you wrongly.” At this moment, Feng Bujue’s appearance looked very cold and unsentimental, and the eyes were as penetrating as looking through the soul of others: “If you grow up successfully, there will be no peace in the world.”
Bella threw the stump to the ground and sneered, “Why that?”
“I was in front of the Canglin Temple and saw the scene before you were burned to death, and there was one detail that puzzled me.” Feng Bujue said, “Why do you call your mother ‘Mama’, generally speaking, it should be ‘mother’, right?” He paused, then added, “and I always have the feeling that your crying and your words are a bit of a performance, as if you were deliberately soliciting sympathy.”
Bella’s eyes changed, and the smile faded from her face.
“Both when you were burned to death and when you died, the villagers called you a monster without any doubts.” He continued, “all they reveal is anger and fear from beginning to end, but I didn’t even see any guilt. Why?” He tilted his head: “a man with a conscience, no matter how stupid… If he did something wrong, his conscience will be upset. It doesn’t come from fear, it comes from inner self-condemnation. But the villagers of Canglin did not have that kind of emotion,” he said, looking down from his commanding position at Bella. “Their reaction showed that everything they did was based on a fundamental conclusion. And they believe it – you’re a real monster.”
“Ha… “Feng Bujue couldn’t help laughing.” You have been misleading us since we entered the mountain. What we saw and what we heard led us to believe that you were a ghost dead wrongly, and you were an innocent little girl.” He sneered and continued, “When I heard the villagers blame you for things like ‘it’s not raining, dead crops in the fields, children born with disabilities,’ my trust in them was at its lowest.
“Perhaps it was my own personal delight because the words in their mouths were the same reason that they burned innocent women as witches in Medieval Europe. A group of stupid fools owe all their happiness to the grace of God, blame all their misfortune on a fictitious fact, and let a scapegoat carry the guilt of those who have been burned alive so that the rest of the stupid people will live in peace.
“Such things happened in ancient times all over the world, and I suppose you agree with me on that?”
“I don’t understand what you’re saying… “Little Bella said.
“Don’t you?” Feng Bujue said, “Then do you know, the word “Mama” in Song dynasty was to point to bawd, changed to the address to old woman after Qing dynasty, after the New Culture Movement the word was used to call mother commonly.
“So, in the days when you were killed, you could call ‘Niang’, ‘Niangqin’, or you could just use the word ‘Mom’, but not ‘Mama’.” 2)
“Because of this detail, you just assume that…” Bella glared at him.
“I haven’t decided what you are yet, but I can make a few bold assumptions.” Feng Bujue interrupted her: “For example… A supernatural being born to see the future; A soul that passes from the future to the little girl; Or, some kind of powerful consciousness higher than this dimension?”
Bella’s face changed abruptly and, after a few seconds, became more somber. “Let’s consider your reasoning is correct.” She simply said, “Yes, I am some higher-level existence, and I was banished to this world, transformed into this little girl called Bella, my flesh was as small as a worm, but I was still able to use some special power.
“I was well hidden, but… After accidentally killing my ‘parents’, my abilities were discovered, something I had done before It’s been debunked. When the villagers discovered the truth, they caught me and burned me to death.
“Because the human fresh were lost, I became an Earthbind Spirit 3), subjected to a lot of restrictions. Therefore, I can only harvest souls on this mountain, and cannot touch the world outside the town of Cangling.”
Feng Bujue continued, “Since the villagers’ words are true, the tree and the monk’s words are lies, and after understanding this, many problems will be solved.” He sneered, “Both of those monsters suggest that Bella is an innocent ghost of a little girl. And lead us into this island, into your hands… “
“You’d be wrong.” Bella answered, “Do simple spirits like them know my secret?”
“Well… “Feng Bujue said thoughtfully:” They were also cheated by you… “
“Only after they have deceived, they can they help me to lead those monks and masters who are hunting ghosts up the mountain.” Bella returned with a smile; “That’s why no one can release me from purgatory.”
“I still don’t quite understand, so many years, no one is your opponent?” Asked Feng Bujue.
“Just one.” Bella answered, “His power is so strong that he can fight with me neck and neck.” She snorted: “this man really had some ability. After he fled, he drove away the villagers of Cangling Town, renamed the town Cangin, and reorganized the local Fengshui in an attempt to dissolve my resentment in this way. Hum… Unfortunately, I am not a ghost at all, even if another thousand years pass, I will not go to Samsara.”
“Well…” Feng Bujue said, “Fair well, I have no more questions.”
Bella once again showing a cruel expression, said, “Then it’s my turn to ask questions, Outside travellers?” She threatened, “If you don’t answer well, you know the result, right?”
“An outside traveller?” Feng Bujue was a little confused: “Before your soul was pierced, were you the servant of the Four Pillars Gods? And your level doesn’t seem so low.”
“You know quite a lot. “Bella raised her hand.” but it’s mine question time. Who allowed you to talk?” She threw a swing, trying to tear off a leg of Feng Bujue.
But… Nothing happened… “Huh?” She tried two more times and still did not respond.
“Strange, how is it out of control? Don’t…” There was a shudder in Feng Bujue expression, and as he spoke, one of his arms stuck out through the crack of the chain. His hand was gloved, and in the palm was a little silver bell. To be exact, a bell that had been crumpled and deformed. “…did something stop working?”
He had attached the bell to his palm when he put his hand into the inside pocket of his coat a few minutes earlier by his new gloves.
“As soon as I got here, I asked the question, ‘Is she so powerful? What else are we playing?’ I think you’ve heard that, too.” When he was talking, he actually broke free from the chain and stand firmly on the ground.
At the same time, as a result of his break, Rain was equivalent to untied. Although she was not completely out of the chain, she has one foot on the ground, the arm can also move to a certain extent.
“Destroy the bell.” Feng Bujue shouted loudly, he didn’t even see Like Rain.
Like Rain immediately took her bell out of the bag, so as to hit a hard ground. The bell was knocked out of shape and damaged.
Bella’s face had turned angry, while the girl’s face was still adorable with this appearance.
“As a person, I often ask questions in my mouth and get answers in my head. I think this is the result of years of exercise.” Feng Bujue said, “There were so many hypotheses that had crossed my mind at that moment that I didn’t have to explain them. It is more reliable that… In this realm, you are stronger than out there. And on this island, you are stronger than anywhere else in the realm; But the bottom line is, there’s one thing, one thing we’re bound to carry with us when we come here, that you can play us between your hands.”
Then he threw the bell in his hand to the ground and stomped on it. “When we got to the mountain, we got these two bells from your servants… My reaction ran slowly for a little bit. It already noted [The little bell seems to have a sense of connection with some powerful evil spirit], such an obvious notice… Fortunately, I had time to pinch the bell into my hand before you tied me up. “He said, trotting over to Like Rain and giving the Scp-500 to his teammate.
Like Rain did not hesitate and took a piece immediately. The next second, her broken leg began to heal with visible speed.
“The Taoist who was your equal must have been a wise man. He realized the problem before he was mortally wounded, and threw away the bell.” Feng Bujue said, “And we, can only say that is lucky because we are so-called ‘outside travellers’.”
Bella’s expression changed several times, and eventually returned to a calm, harsh tone. “Have you thought about… Why was the Taoist didn’t beat me in the end?”
Before she could finish her words, she turned into a black shadow in an instant and pounced on the location of two players.
- Bound like a Rice Dumping: Yes I know that most of you guys seen rice dumping, but not always you can see it when it’s bounded. Chinese way to bound a rice dumpling is really confused and complex, especially in the south area. As a north people, I never make it on my own.
- What Feng Bujue said were all true here. In past ages of China, there’s no such a word” Mama” but only “Niang”, which also means mother.
- The word came from Harry Potter? Might have a longer history. It means things or human dead with an unwilling goal, and they change into this kind of monster that can only move in the specific area.
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