Chapter 392
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Chapter 392: The Story and Chatting About Spirits
After Chu Jiang entered the Ghost Abyss, the Peaceful Spirit Garden trio cautiously stepped into this forbidden area from another direction.
The rain fell on them too, but they didn’t seem to mind because the people who acted before them in the Peaceful Spirit Garden also got rained on. And until it became impossible to continue, nothing happened to them.
Moreover, the Peaceful Spirit Garden had analyzed this type of rainwater multiple times, and all results showed that it was normal water.
Looking from Soga Hayayuki’s direction, she could still see Chu Jiang on the other side, also descending through the distant hollow area.
No, to be precise, she saw a small Black Sun slowly moving downwards.
According to Hayayuki’s estimation, if both sides went deeper for about 10 to 20 meters, they would see the eight-headed snake jumping out from the abyss.
It was a massive black shadow, seemingly not the original form of an S-class ghost. However, despite this, every individual from the Peaceful Spirit Garden who attempted to go down was beaten up and injured by this huge snake shadow.
This time, Soga Hayayuki estimated that both she and Chu Jiang could break through the blockade of the dark shadow and enter the depths of the Ghost Abyss.
But what will happen after going down is completely unknown.
While she was thinking, a strange roar came from the depths of Ghost Abyss, and then everyone saw a huge black shadow rising into the sky!
Then, everyone suddenly lost consciousness…
After Soga Hayayuki opened her eyes again, she found herself sitting in a round "house" with a soft glow emanating from her, illuminating the entire room.
In front of Hayayuki, there was a small, open doorway, and outside it was dark as if it was already nighttime.
However, at that moment, Hayayuki suddenly heard footsteps, as if someone was approaching.
After a short while, Soga Hayayuki’s eyes widened in astonishment. Because she saw that outside the door, there was a giant eye, as if a giant was staring at her. What was going on…
The owner of that eye outside was also surprised. He widened the doorway with his handy axe, then reached in and carefully lifted Soga Hayayuki in his palm.
It was only then that Soga Hayayuki realized that she actually looked like a baby.
And the person she was holding was not a giant, but just a regular old man. It was just that she was so small herself, so everything looked huge to her.
After coming outside, Hayayuki realized that this place seemed to be a bamboo forest, and the place she had just been was not a house, but one section of a bamboo stalk.
This made the shining Hayayuki suddenly realize, isn’t this "The Tale of Taketori"?
Oh, so that’s it, I am Kaguya-hime.
Understanding this, Soga Hayayuki didn’t doubt why this old man looked so familiar, she just thought to herself: I am Kaguya-hime, I came from the moon, and one day in the future, I will return to the world of the moon…
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On Chu Jiang’s side, in that moment of dazedness, he immediately activated the power of Chu’s Jiang, stabilizing his own will, as if anchoring his soul with his body.
Although the feeling was different from when he was pulled into the electronic world last time, it was very similar. Chu Jiang swore that he would not fall for the same trap again!
After waking up, Chu Jiang was stunned for a moment. He suddenly realized that he had become dressed as a scholar, the classic attire seen in ghost stories: a clean and white weak scholar, wearing a Confucian cap, and carrying a book box with a bamboo pole and a sunshade cloth.
And the environment around him was also gloomy, with an abandoned temple not far ahead; the temple buildings were magnificent, but from the half-open doors, one could see that the weeds in the courtyard were even taller than a person.
This… Chu Jiang was confused, is this Chat Chronicles? Or a copy of Nie Xiaoqian??
In that instant, Chu Jiang suddenly realized what the prophecy in Ghost Diary meant about inviting the young master to take a candlelit night stroll.
But something’s not right, he had already locked in his will in advance, so how could this still happen?
As Chu Jiang quieted his mind, he quickly noticed that the world before his eyes started to overlap and form layers.
In other words, on the one hand, Chu Jiang saw himself beside the abandoned temple in the wilderness; on the other hand, he saw himself at the edge of Ghost Abyss, unharmed but motionless.
This relieved Chu Jiang, and it reminded him of the information he had seen in Peaceful Spirit Garden, that Yamata no Orochi seemed to possess the ability to create illusions, and this should be an example of that power.
This illusion was quite extreme, too real to handle, even if Chu Jiang had prepared in advance, he couldn’t completely eliminate its influence.
However, for now, Chu Jiang could still bear it reluctantly. He just needed to filter out the images provided by the illusion in his mind. The goal was still that Yamata no Orochi!
After checking and making sure there were no immediate dangers, Chu Jiang continued towards the deep part of Ghost Abyss.
The big snake that was seen earlier disappeared. Chu Jiang looked into the distance, but couldn’t see the figures of the people from Peaceful Spirit Garden. He wondered if everyone was experiencing the same illusion. Did they read "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio"? Hopefully, they wouldn’t be killed by the female ghost.
As Chu Jiang went deeper step by step, he noticed that the rain became heavier, and the strange sounds around him became clearer.
The sounds were no longer limited to what he had heard before. There were various types of changes, such as screams, murmurs, sobbing, roars of anger, and insane shouting.
They all shared a common characteristic: they were all negative emotions, and it seemed like they were made by humans.
This made Chu Jiang feel heavy-hearted. Could it be that the deceased from Mie Prefecture were still trapped in the depths of Ghost Abyss, unable to find release?
As Chu Jiang went deeper, the illusion world also began to change. For example, he walked from the outside of the temple into the inside, and he encountered another scholar.
This scholar approached and greeted Chu Jiang, introducing himself as Yan Chi Xia.
However, in the real world, Chu Jiang didn’t see this scholar. He tried to burn him with black flames, but couldn’t reach the figure formed by the illusion. So, Chu Jiang chose to ignore him.
Yan Chixia bid farewell to Chu Jiang politely after conversing with him, and went back to his room to sleep.
This made Chu Jiang thoughtful. If he believed that illusions were real, and even thought he was the scholar Ning Caichen from "The Haunted House," would he be harmed by this illusionary world?
It’s quite possible that this is a subjective judgment, where believing means it exists and not believing means it doesn’t.
