Chapter 1242: Chapter 825: Ghost Among the Monks_2
"What’s wrong with you?" Sopa helped him up and asked with concern.
"Ghost...it’s a ghost..." At that moment, Datou couldn’t even speak properly, his mouth twitching incessantly.
Seeing the situation, Yang Xiao suddenly found it strange; the scene here is indeed frightening, but not to this extent, right? After all, Datou is an experienced player; his psychological resilience shouldn’t be this poor.
Yang suspected something was wrong. Just then, Datou calmed down a bit and said, "A ghost face, white eyes, it’s terrifying..."
"Eyes, a ghost face?" Yang Xiao was momentarily stunned, "Isn’t it just a foot?"
Upon hearing this, Musa’s expression also changed abruptly, "I saw a leg."
A moment later, the group, who had just calmed down, fell back into panic. After verification, a pieced-together terrifying image emerged before everyone’s eyes.
The ghost hidden in the statue is in an "alert" state; it keeps changing its position.
As more people observe, it presents increasingly bizarre and eerie postures.
Yang Xiao was the first to observe, at that time the ghost was standing, and he saw the ghost’s foot.
Musa was the second; he saw the ghost’s leg.
Adila was the third; he saw the ghost’s back.
Maria was the fourth, and she saw the ghost’s shoulder.
And finally, Datou saw a terrifying ghost face.
This means the ghost inside the narrow statue is upside down, spinning around in a manner unimaginable to ordinary people.
But at the same time, an even more terrifying speculation surfaced in everyone’s mind. If this continues, what will the next person see?
Would they still see a ghost face, or... would this ghost continue to change, causing unpredictable consequences.
Yang Xiao was greatly skeptical that the next person would likely see nothing.
Because the statue is empty, the ghost has silently stood behind them.
Thinking of this, everyone present couldn’t sit still; they immediately acted to quickly restore the materials they had dismantled, sealing the ghost-hidden statue back inside the Buddha statue, and promptly left.
By this time, the sky was getting late; after so much fuss, everyone was tired and went back to rest.
Before sleeping, Yang Xiao, Musa, and Adila finalized their plan for the night. Tonight, they would send a team to investigate "River Immortal Village."
That place was unavoidable, as they had already determined the ghost’s location, but had no idea how to deal with it.
They needed to quickly figure out the ghost’s identity, and this required investigating the ghost’s origins.
They summoned the monk to relay a message to Pato Abbot that they needed two boats tonight, as well as Aisha and Shari’s corpses; they were going to carry out burial at the lakeside.
Before long, the monk returned with a message saying Pato Abbot had prepared for them; the bodies were in the mortuary, and the two small boats would be delivered to the lakeside in advance for them to take.
Once confirming everything was in order, the three began to rest. After waking up, the sky outside was already dark. After briefly tidying up, they rushed to another meditation room, where the other four were already prepared.
Yang Xiao and Musa explained the night’s plan to the group; they needed to send a team to "River Immortal Village," while the remaining team’s job was to attract the ghost and cover for the other team to make it there safely.
After Yang Xiao’s analysis, the sunken corpse dock submerged in the lake should be a Feng Shui formation; every time bodies were released for "reincarnation," and when the ghost ship docked, it was there.
This time, they planned to avoid the dock, first releasing a "Reincarnation Boat" to attract the ghost ship’s attention, then using another boat to transport the prepared team to the lone island behind the lake’s mist.
As for the executing team, few members were insufficient, more would be cumbersome; three people were just right.
There’s no denying it, this mission is extremely dangerous, likely resulting in no return, complete annihilation. They decided to draw lots to choose the participants.
Three short lots and four long lots; those who draw short ones go, those who draw long ones execute the cover task.
Soon, the choices for the three short lots were made; Sopa was the first, stunned after drawing, Yang Xiao was second, Hafeez was third.
Holding a short lot, Hafeez was ready to cry; he knew he was doomed this time.
Yang Xiao didn’t want Hafeez to go with them, not out of care for him, but because he would be useless; a novice without experience, hindering the task and possibly causing trouble.
Hafeez tightened his lips, unsure of what to do next; this near-suicide mission would definitely not be exchanged with anyone.
Yet surprisingly, a hand took the short lot from his hand and replaced it with a long one.
In shock, Hafeez looked up and saw Datou’s determined eyes.
"I’ll trade with you, I’ll go, you stay," Datou said concisely.
Hafeez was stunned for several seconds, finally accepted this unexpected delight with extreme joy, continuously thanking Datou, who completely ignored him.
Datou was naturally willing to go because he couldn’t let go of Sopa, which was obvious to everyone.
But no one pointed out the relationship between them; the trio group of Yang Xiao, Datou, and Sopa was quite solid.
Time was running out for them. If the three-member team were completely annihilated, then it’s no exaggeration to say the mission was over.
Musa had injured legs, Hafeez was a novice, Adila and Maria were divided, and they faced pressure from the temple monks, making it difficult to break the situation.
As time approached, the group started moving, first retrieving Aisha and Shari’s bodies from the mortuary, still in coffins, load them onto a vehicle, and transported all the way to the lakeside.
Upon reaching the lakeside, the group walked a bit and casually stopped; the scene in front confirmed Yang Xiao’s assumption.
The spot they stopped at was the dock’s location, only a dozen meters apart.
The group was stunned by this scene, unsure how to explain it; this was definitely not a coincidence.
"It’s them." Musa turned to look at the two bodies inside the coffins behind the car, "It’s them who brought us here; this is an Array Eye of a Feng Shui formation."
"The Array Eye might not be purposely created; it could be by sheer luck."
Yang Xiao roughly understood that each time a team carrying bodies came to the lakeside at night, they would be drawn to stop near this dock.
They thought it was a random stop, but actually, each time was almost in the same location.
And the two boats were also nearby, pulled out by the group from the woods not far behind.
"What next?" Maria wiped her forehead sweat with a reverse hand, now much more compliant after Yang Xiao’s previous scolding.
"Separate the two bodies onto different boats, first release the first boat from the dock, while the second boat hides at a distance, waiting for the ghost island and ghost ship across the lake to emerge."
"When the ghost ship docks, the first team remaining shore draws away the descending corpse ghosts, allowing the other team to start acting." Yang Xiao arranged.
"Are we taking the bodies into the water?" Sopa confirmed again, clearly very resistant to sharing a boat with corpses.
"Yes, if I’m not mistaken, these bodies killed by the ghost are the passes to ’River Immortal Village.’"
"Every time bodies are ’released,’ the ghost island and ghost ship appear; this is proof." Yang Xiao asserted.
"I agree with Mr. Chu." Datou also concurred with Yang Xiao’s judgment.
Looking up at the sky overhead, the night is deep, low clouds pressing down; in the pitch-black night sky, a dim moon hangs, chilling the people’s hearts.
This certainly was not good weather.
"Old man Musa, Adila, Maria, Hafeez, once you escape the corpse ghosts, be sure to return to the lakeside to be ready to respond to us anytime." Yang Xiao repeatedly emphasized.
"No worries." Musa nodded solemnly, representing the group’s promise.
"Alright, everyone get ready; in 10 minutes, we’ll release the boat." Yang Xiao decided firmly.
