Chapter 295
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Chapter 295: The Mysterious Villagers
After sinking for probably hundreds of meters, Chu Jiang finally saw the bottom of the lake, or rather, the riverbed.
The riverbed here was buried with some broken pieces of tiles, scattered bricks and stones, shattered statues, broken shrines, and many scattered white bones…
These are human bones, not animal skeletons, and there are so many of them that it’s frightening.
If it weren’t for the temple still standing here, Chu Jiang would have thought that the River God Temple had been completely demolished and thrown into the river. He even wondered if all the villagers from Nangao Village had been killed and their bodies thrown into this river.
Wait! Why is it impossible?
Suddenly, Chu Jiang thought of a terrifying possibility. When he lit the Soul Guide Incense in the River God Temple, it burned at a visible speed and quickly extinguished.
You see, on the pitch-black road leading to the gloomy ancient castle, Chu Jiang lit a stick of incense, attracting at least a hundred ghosts to gather and feast.
Even in that situation, the incense could barely last two to three minutes, at least giving Chu Jiang enough time to get on a car and leave.
Even the regular version of the Soul Guide Incense, though not as good as the upgraded version, could last for at least a minute, right?
Unless the number of ghosts in the River God Temple at that time was even greater than the ones Chu Jiang encountered before, known as "back-ghosts"…
After the Soul Guide Incense burned out earlier, Chu Jiang had some doubts, suspecting that there were ghosts lurking around and even questioning if the River God might be in a weakened state, leading him to take a big breath.
But what if, at that time, the crowd in the temple of the River God were all dead people? Or, what if they were all ghosts…
So Chu Jiang is like, unknowingly collecting all those ghosts in his Ghost Domain.
Thinking this, Chu Jiang immediately took out his phone, wanting to contact Jing Ruoxue first.
But as soon as he took out his phone, Chu Jiang’s face froze. The River God Lake was actually hundreds of meters deep, and the wireless signal deteriorated very quickly underwater. It was impossible to make a phone call here.
When Chu Jiang was on the shore, he sensed that the maximum depth of the River God Lake was only seven to eight meters.
So after going down, he could create a dry path using the Ghost Domain and easily contact someone with his phone.
But in reality, if it exceeded one hundred meters, even if Chu Jiang stretched theater-shaped Ghost Domain vertically, it would only be around fifty to sixty meters, which wouldn’t meet the requirements at all.
This made him even more annoyed. Can the Ghost Diary release its fifty percent power restriction??
According to what the old man said, the diary controls the ghosts under its influence, using them as ghost servants, and there’s no mention of only being able to use half their power.
Including Ghost Bride, it even made the supernatural powers of policewoman Michiko’s "Dark Magic Hour" go beyond normal. So the restrictions of Ghost Diary are likely intentional.
"Rather than relying on others, it’s better to rely on oneself," Chu Jiang murmured to himself, and then he flew back up to confirm the situation outside before continuing to investigate downwards.
Then, a strange situation occurred. Chu Jiang controlled Ghost Domain to fly up for a while, but when he looked down, he realized he was still hovering in the same spot.
The most obvious difference was that the distance between Chu Jiang and the riverbed remained almost unchanged, and the skeletons in his eyes stayed the same size as before.
Deep in thought, Chu Jiang suspected that there was something wrong with the fruits of Luohe.
Although it wasn’t Ghost Domain, entering here was not much different from entering Ghost Domain. That’s why he insisted on leaving someone outside before.
Alright, since he wasn’t allowed to leave, he decided to go down and take a look first.
Former assistant Luo Yifeng once confessed that several Ghost Masters from the European Secret Spirit Order had seen Wang Lei’s statue in a mysterious area deep in Luohe.
Since even those minor characters were able to leave without injury, Chu Jiang didn’t believe he would fail here.
Chu Jiang controlled Ghost Domain and extended it to the riverbed, but before he could fall down, he felt a strange force that sucked him and Ghost Domain down together!
In just a blink of an eye, Chu Jiang disappeared into the river…
On the riverbank, in front of the River God Temple, after Chu Jiang disappeared, Jing Ruoxue also lost her sense of him at the same time.
But Jing Ruoxue didn’t panic because they had already planned for this situation during the day. It was something they had expected.
It’s worth mentioning that, according to Jing Ruoxue’s perception, Chu Jiang disappeared at a depth of about seven to eight meters underwater, just as they had predicted before.
Suddenly, in the pitch-black night, small dim lights lit up.
Jing Ruoxue was startled, and when she looked up, she noticed villagers with dim lanterns coming from various directions of Nangao Village.
They seemed to have been awakened by the loud sound of the river hitting the ground earlier, but none of them rubbed their eyes or showed any reaction. Most of the villagers had numb expressions…
Furthermore, the appearance of the villagers was very sudden. Jing Ruoxue didn’t notice them at all before those lights entered her sight.
She looked towards the south direction, where the guesthouse for foreign travelers was located, but she didn’t see any lights on. It seemed that the overnight guests on this side hadn’t heard any unusual noises.
Among the crowded crowd of people, the old temple guardian appeared during the day as well. He seemed to recognize Jing Ruoxue, but his expression was blank. He asked Jing Ruoxue, "What are you doing? Where is the other person?"
The old temple guardian’s voice had subtly changed compared to during the day. It lacked some "human touch" and had a rather eerie tone.
At this moment, Jing Ruoxue still didn’t know that everything seemed peaceful in Nangao Village during the day could possibly be a disguise. However, she was not foolish and clearly sensed that something was off.
However, to keep the other person calm, she temporarily responded, "Nothing much, couldn’t sleep, just came out for a walk. My friend is still sleeping."
"Let us take you back, it’s dangerous here. Don’t fall into the lake," the old temple guardian spoke more fluently. He took the lead and the other villagers also gathered around.
……
Under the lake, to be more precise, under the river, Chu Jiang discovered that he had arrived in a mysterious place.
It was like a huge stone cave, filled with water inside. There were some rough and primitive paintings on the walls, as if they were carved out of stone.
Chu Jiang couldn’t understand the exact meaning of the paintings. They were quite abstract, maybe depicting ancient ceremonies? There were little people holding torches and others bowing around statues.
While exploring Ghost Domain, Chu Jiang took out his phone and saved the pictures he had taken before continuing forward.
After a while, Chu Jiang came across a half-open stone gate and was surprised to see Wang Lei behind it!
No, more accurately, it was a statue of Wang Lei.
It was a tall statue standing on an altar, at least ten meters high. It was dressed in ancient official robes with wave patterns, but had Wang Lei’s face – a crew cut, a headdress, and a stern expression, as if warning people not to enter.
