Chapter 108 Resentment Deep in the Cherry Blossom Forest
The foggy mountain road was silent. Elder Tang and Lao Sha, who were taciturn, walked at the front. Sun Yuan, who was timid, walked in the middle. Behind them were Zhou Fan and Zhao Hu.
The group of five people headed down the mountain with wary faces, but found that after walking for a while, they seemed to be back to the same place.
The five people did not give up and continued to follow the road down the mountain more cautiously.
But not long after, they all returned to the hill where they started.
Just when Zhou Fan frowned, he realized that Zhao Hu, who was walking beside him, had not caught up in time.
His face changed slightly and he looked behind him, and immediately saw Zhao Hu standing stiffly more than ten meters away, and there was a black shadow behind him.
"Stay here and don't move!"
After Zhou Fan reminded Sun Yuan and the others, he instantly turned into an afterimage and rushed toward Zhao Hu.
At this moment, Zhao Hu suddenly flew backwards, quickly moving away from Zhou Fan who was catching up.
"court death!"
With a loud shout, he was a little angry, and instantly urged the redbud orchid to turn into several vines and shoot towards Zhao Hu quickly.
"call out!"
At this time, Zhao Hu was suddenly shrouded in a strange mist and disappeared instantly, breaking through the air and heading towards the cherry blossom forest in the distance.
The redbud orchid failed to wrap around anyone, causing Zhou Fan to frown slightly.
The black shadow gave him a dangerous aura fluctuation, and I am afraid that his cultivation level is definitely not weaker than his, and may even be stronger than his.
If it were anyone else, maybe he would just turn around and leave at this time.
The lives of others are not as valuable as your own.
But Zhao Hu is one of the few good brothers he has, and he can't just sit idly by when he's in danger.
So, after a slight hesitation, he chased into the cherry blossom forest.
He originally thought it would be a life-and-death fight, but after rushing into the forest, he saw the long-haired beauty holding Zhao Hu hostage.
This long-haired beauty is the beautiful girl who attracted countless people's attention earlier. There is indeed something wrong with her, and it is very likely that she is the murderer.
"Zhou Fan! Help!"
"Is this your old friend?"
"You two are in love and killing each other, so don't joke with my life!"
"Shut up......"
Zhao Hu felt the blade across his neck and was so frightened that he did not dare to move and quickly called for help towards Zhou Fan who was walking towards him.
However, he said something arrogant, and Zhou Fan and the long-haired woman beside him couldn't help but yell at him in unison.
"Who are you?"
"What do you want to do?"
Zhou Fan looked at the familiar appearance of the long-haired girl with a somewhat suspicious look in his eyes. Except for her hair, the girl's appearance was almost exactly the same as that of the short-haired girl he had seen in the ancient temple.
The short-haired girl was the girl who was with the giant bear Bai Mian, and her cultivation seemed to be at the Spirit King level.
If such a strong man wanted to kill people, no one should be able to stop him from directly launching a massacre.
"You really surprised me!"
"I originally thought that you were eaten by the sarcophagus and would stay in the world forever, but I didn't expect that you could escape!"
As soon as the long-haired girl opened her mouth, Zhou Fan instantly determined her identity.
And the girl didn't seem to have any intention of hiding it, and directly took off the long hair she was wearing, revealing her original short hair.
"Let me introduce myself, my name is Yueying!"
"When I catch him this time, I just want to make a deal with you!"
The girl Yue Ying didn't waste any time and directly stated her purpose.
"What deal?"
Zhou Fan did not agree directly, but asked cautiously.
He is not easily threatened. If nothing can be done, he can only fight.
"Now the entire top of the mountain has become a forbidden place of resentment. You should be able to feel the rich resentment contained in the mist."
"The source is deep in the cherry blossom forest, which is also where my sister Xue Ying's body was exposed in the wilderness and finally buried."
Yueying slowly explained, causing Zhou Fan to frown again when he heard the words.
If it is truly a forbidden area, then it may not be that easy to leave.
No wonder it was like a ghost beating a wall, wandering around there for a long time but unable to get out.
He did not ask for specific information, but continued to look at the girl Yue Ying, waiting for her answer.
After the two looked at each other in silence, Yue Ying snorted slightly, feeling a little unhappy with Zhou Fan's mature and prudent nature.
But she still revealed her purpose and even threatened Zhao Hu's life.
Zhou Fan hated being threatened, and for a moment he even wanted to fight to the death with him.
The girl Yue Ying seemed to understand that there were not enough benefits, so she might not be able to convince him.
So he took the initiative to tell Zhou Fan that his escape from the sarcophagus was actually only temporary.
As long as the time is up, the coffin shadow will reappear and he will be sucked into the sarcophagus.
As for what time it was, Yue Ying deliberately gave it a try to whet Zhou Fan's appetite.
Zhou Fan cursed secretly, but after pondering over and over again, he finally agreed to help.
It is naturally impossible for Zhao Huyueying to return it to him, but she also promises to protect his safety.
Zhou Fan turned around and left without saying anything, and soon found Sun Yuan, Lao Sha, and Elder Tang.
"Zhao Hu was captured by a mysterious black shadow!"
"I failed to catch up with it, but I explored the area and found that the top of the mountain has become a forbidden area!"
Zhou Fan looked at Sun Yuan and the others and explained!
"What should we do? Will Zhao Hu be in danger?"
"Forbidden area! What is a forbidden area?"
Sun Yuan and Lao Sha asked questions one after another!
"Zhao Hu can't be found for the time being, but if I want to see him alive or dead, I will find a way to find him."
"As for the forbidden area, it is a special area isolated from the outside world."
"This kind of area is shrouded by some kind of supernatural power and is cut off from the outside world. If you want to leave, you need to break the rules here."
Zhou Fan looked at Sun Yuan, Lao Sha and Elder Tang and explained in a deep voice.
"How to break the rules?"
Sun Yuan couldn't help but ask, as if he had a strong desire to leave here.
"The thick fog covering the top of the mountain contains extremely strong resentment, and the source of the resentment comes from the depths of the cherry blossom forest."
"I think, when you came here this time, someone made an appointment with you, right?"
While explaining, Zhou Fan stared at the three of them with burning eyes and asked, as if he wanted to see some of the emotional changes of the three of them.
Sun Yuan's face changed slightly when he heard this, while Lao Sha remained silent. Only Elder Tang sighed and recited the Buddha's name.
"Now that we've spoken out, there's no need to be secretive!"
Sun Yuan, whose face was a little uncertain, spoke directly at this time, attracting everyone's attention.
"This time I received the invitation text message and video from Xueying, so I couldn't sleep and finally decided to come and find out."
"I think you happened to be here, so you must have received the text message, right?"
Sun Yuan went straight to the point, took out his mobile phone, showed everyone the text message content and video, and then looked at Zhou Fan and the other three.
"I also received text messages and videos. Like you, I was tossing and turning and finally decided to come and take a look."
Now that the words had been spoken, Lao Sha stopped being secretive and took out his cell phone.
The image of the girl in the invitation message and video standing under the cherry blossom tree with a smile on her face and recruiting them was exactly the same as the video on Sun Yuan's cell phone.
"Ami... the same goes for the poor monk!"
Elder Tang recited the Buddha's name again and sighed.
Immediately afterwards, the three of them looked at Zhou Fan, and after seeing him nodded, they stopped asking any more questions.
"You mean to say that Xue Ying is responsible for all this?"
Lao Sha asked with some hesitation!
But no one answered his question. Zhou Fan frowned slightly as he looked at the three people with complicated expressions, sighs, or doubts.
He is not Brother Zhu, and Sun Yuan, Elder Tang, and Lao Sha didn't know him before.
Several people have become good friends because of the game, but they are all accustomed to wearing masks. Even when they meet in private, everyone wears their own role-playing masks.
Over time, they became accustomed to calling each other by their masks, but they didn't recognize each other's true appearance.
That year, they made an appointment to go to the top of the mountain to soak in a hot spring. Xue Ying was the only woman, so she was taken care of, and she became the apple of the eye of the four of them.
Unfortunately, Xueying died tragically in the cherry blossom forest, and the four of them buried her body and never contacted her again.
They were all surprised when they were invited here this time, but because each had their own purposes, they finally came here.
"Xue Ying may be unwilling to die and wants us to find the murderer for her."
"I'm ashamed to say that I haven't dared to worship her after being here for so long. I feel sorry for her."
Elder Tang shook his head and sighed, a look of self-blame flashing in his eyes.
"We haven't even written these horoscopes yet! How can we conclude that this forbidden area is related to Xueying?"
Sun Yuan snorted coldly and expressed doubts.
"It should be related to her, because the source of resentment is the place where she is buried."
Zhou Fan said firmly in a deep voice, which made the questioning Sun Yuan frown and finally did not refute.
The four of them suddenly stood there quietly, each seeming to have something on their mind.
"Let's go worship Xue Ying together!"
"By the way, ask her if she has any unfulfilled wishes!"
There was silence for a while, and finally Elder Tang spoke first.
"I can't go there for the time being. There's too much resentment there."
"She has been dead for many years. I am afraid that when she sees us, she will become more resentful and even start a massacre. By then, none of the people hiding on the top of the mountain will be spared."
As soon as Elder Tang finished his suggestion, he was interrupted by Zhou Fan's words.
"We just met her and paid homage to her. How can we make her resentment worse?"
Lao Sha asked in confusion, obviously feeling that Zhou Fan was a bit alarmist.
"Since everything has been said about this, everyone should stop hiding their speculations."
"I think back then we were all suspicious of each other, and we even suspected that the murderer was one of the four of us."
"It's just that no one has substantial evidence, and we don't want to make the matter a big deal, so we all remain silent and don't pierce the window."
Zhou Fan's frank words made the three elders of Tang become silent.
They have been friends for many years, and no one wants the murderer to be one of their own.
Xueying's death can be said to be a pain in everyone's heart, but no one wants to uncover this bloody scar again.
Zhou Fan looked at the three people who were silent and continued to speak: "We have to give Xueying an explanation!"
"Brotherhood is friendship! Is our brother-sister love for Xueying just fake?"