Liang Sen quickly arranged for Chen Tao and others to take Kong Sang and others away from this place in a special car.
Along the way, after Kong Sang told Chen Tao what happened, the latter's eyes were very surprised.
"Kong Sang, is this... the first time you've given up on someone else?"
In the passenger seat, looking at the scenery passing by quickly outside the window, Kong Sang shrugged:
"It is arrogant to claim that you can save everyone."
"Since they can't survive, wouldn't I become a bad person by asking them to persist?"
"After all, they are already suffering too much in this world. Who is qualified to encourage them to continue to persevere?"
Seeing Kong Sang's preoccupied look, Chen Tao, who had always been relatively talkative, said nothing more.
Kong Sang leaned back on his seat a little tiredly, looked at the Lanruo Hotel card in his hand, and fell into deep thought.
Why on earth was Wang Youchao kidnapped to this factory?
Regarding this point, Chen Shiyu's clone actually did not give any reasonable explanation.
As for the source of the Eternal Grass, and who started it, it doesn't seem to be very important in terms of results alone.
The biggest question at the moment is, what is the relationship between Yang Cheng, Zhang Qi, and Chen Shiyu.
Also, why did you take Xia Wan away?
Xia Wan herself is a grass hag in the Yunnan area. How can she use voodoo, evil, or head-lowering techniques?
…
Soon, Qian Pianpian and Wang Youchao got out of the car halfway.
Chen Tao sent Kong Sang and the others to the entrance of Wenwan Street.
"I still have a lot of things to do over there, so I won't talk to you anymore."
"See you later."
After saying goodbye, Kong Sang and the other three slowly walked to the door of the antique shop.
As soon as Kong Sang took out the key and opened the door, a somewhat exaggerated laughter came from behind:
"Song...san..."
Zhao Yuecheng and Zhao Xiaocheng turned around suddenly, and the wolf-tooth knife and the shaman knife were placed directly on the shoulders of the gentleman Su Kailun.
Su Kailun still had the same dramatic expression, raising her hands like a prisoner, laughing so hard that her whole body trembled.
Kong Sang rolled his eyes helplessly and pushed the door open:
"Come in and talk."
…
After a while, the steaming Tieguanyin was placed in front of Su Kailun.
"Why did you come to me?"
Kong Sang's eyes were full of wariness.
Unlike the Rippers Zhang Lin and Gushan Juncang, the gentleman Su Kailun didn't have many interactions with him.
And among the only collisions, there are still grievances and grievances from the poppy incident.
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This made Kong Sang feel that among the three members of the Kaidan Association that he knew, Su Kailun was probably the most unstable and crazy person.
Su Kailun smiled and said: "Because of Lanruo Hotel."
As soon as these words came out, Kong Sang's eyes flashed with fierceness.
"Your information... is that sharp?"
Su Kailun shrugged, leaned leisurely on the sofa behind him, and smiled:
"This time, I sincerely want to cooperate with you."
"Because...according to our current intelligence, there are at least two members of the Ghost Story Association standing behind Lanruo Hotel."
"Even...the people from the Xiexin Cult seem to be taking action..."
"One of the people in the Ghost Stories Association who participated in this dispute is the teacher of myself and Ripper Zhang Lin."
Kong Sang was stunned.
Then he seemed to think of something, and his eyes were full of surprise: "You mean...the priest is your teacher?"
Zhao Xiaocheng chewed bubble gum on the side: "It seems that the image and work style of the priest in Zhang Lin's mouth are somewhat similar to your gentleman."
"But...the Ripper never said anything about this."
Su Karen crossed her hands and supported her chin:
"It's very simple."
"Because... Zhang Lin forgot."
"You should have some idea of the priest's abilities."
"Strictly speaking, he is not tampering with other people's memories, but reducing his own presence in everyone's memories."
"The weaker the person, the weaker this resistance."
"Zhang Lin has forgotten it, but I still have some impressions."
"But don't worry, I will come to represent my position."
"Because... I don't want Zhang Lin to die!"
Kong Sang frowned.
Will the Ripper die?
This reason made him a little unbelievable.
Not to mention, except for the dead lady who was a loser, all the members of the Ghost Story Association he came into contact with were all experts.
In his opinion, Zhang Lin is an international mercenary, so her physical fitness is definitely that of a first-tier expert.
Secondly, when he first entered Kyushu, he would think of using a puppet to contact him, which shows that the other party is also a strategic person.
Combined with the addition of the Ripper himself, the evil tale circulating in London...
It is absolutely impossible for Zhang Lin to capsize easily.
Seemingly sensing Kong Sang's will, Su Kailun sighed and took out a letter from his arms:
"This letter was produced using a special transmission method within the Ghost Story Association."
"This is Zhang Lin who is trapped in Lanruo Hotel. She uses her last strength to send you a message."
"But she must be too weak. This letter was just dropped near your antique shop."
"If someone other than me picked it up, I'm afraid..."
"Anyway, you should open it and take a look."
Kong Sang accepted the letter dubiously, and after taking out the envelope, Zhao Yuecheng and Zhao Xiaocheng also looked over.
Zhang Lin's notes were very sloppy, which showed that the other party was very urgent!
This was Kong Sang's first feeling when he saw this letter.
Immediately afterwards, there is the part about Lanruo Hotel described by Zhang Lin.
"A daily cycle?"
"To find the real deceased and let him die?"
"Zhang Qi almost killed her?"
"Also...can't use supernatural means?"
Kong Sang was stunned to see a series of messages.
Even Zhao Yuecheng and Zhao Xiaocheng were very surprised.
Because it is easy to see from the content of the letter that Zhang Lin suffered a big loss at Lanruo Hotel.
Not only does being an international mercenary bring no advantage to her.
Even his power as a Ripper was banned by Lanruo Hotel.
This method...
Kong Sang frowned.
Isn't this...the state they were in when they were trapped in the world of ghost-baby resentment in the factory?
After reading it, Kong Sang believed a little bit about Su Kailun's intention.
However, what surprised Kong Sang the most was that Zhang Lin, who was just one step behind them in getting on the elevator, actually went directly to the Lanruo Hotel through the Daolian Club?
"Of course, I brought this with me this time."
With that said, Su Kailun placed the copy of "Nie Xiaoqian" in front of Kong Sang.
Although when he was at the factory, Kong Sang had already thought of this slightly ridiculous answer.
However, when this story was placed in front of him, his expression was still a little strange.
Zhao Xiaocheng on the side couldn't help but said: "Nie Xiaoqian? Ning Caichen? Grandma Dryad?"
Kong Sang said: "Actually, among the original works, the only ones with real names and surnames are Ning Caichen, Nie Xiaoqian, and the Dryad Granny... This kind of thing is just a film and television work added by later generations."
"But... considering the name of the mountain ghost, it's hard to say."
Su Kailun tapped the cover of the book with her fingers:
"Look at the author's name above."
Following the direction of the other person's finger, Kong Sang looked down and his pupils could not help but shrink.
Yao Guangxiao?
How is this possible!
Everyone knows that the original work of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is also called "Nie Xiaoqian" and was compiled by Pu Songling during the Qing Dynasty.
How could this have anything to do with myself in the Ming Dynasty?
Immediately, Kong Sang opened the cover and simply looked at the classical Chinese content on it.
It doesn't seem to be much different from the stories they are familiar with.
However, Kong Sang always felt that... something seemed wrong?
After a while, unable to find any reason, Kong Sang closed the book.
"So... our top priority now is to find Lanruo Hotel?"
"This name...could it be the Lanruo Temple in this book?"
Su Kailun smiled playfully and shrugged: "I don't know about that."
Kong Sang asked again: "You just said, besides the priest, who are the other members involved in the plan this time?"
"There are two suspected targets, I'm not sure." Su Kailun placed the two photos in front of Kong Sang:
"This person is a sequence eight nun."
"I know a little bit about her methods. The ghost story she inherited is that of a banshee. She is good at using songs to predict death. She is a master of curses and sorcery."
"But...she actually has a very good personality."
"Besides...as for the twins..."
"Their codename is the Twins of Sequence Five. Despite their young age, they are said to be very good at curses."
Kong Sang captured the problem in Su Kailun’s words:
"You said...'supposedly'?"
Su Kailun showed a hint of helplessness:
"There are some people within the Ghost Stories Association who are very clever at hiding their methods."
"I just found out about the strange stories that the twins inherited not long ago. They are called the brothers in the candy house."
"But unfortunately, I found a lot of weird stories, but there was no description of this story."
Kong Sang looked at the photo and fell into deep thought.
Very... good at cursing?
Indeed, judging from the method of sealing everyone in the factory, this is indeed more like a curse.
On the side, Zhao Xiaocheng couldn't help but said: "It's a bit difficult to find a hotel that almost doesn't exist in reality."
But Kong Sang shook his head: "It started when we intervened in the Eight Immortals Incense case."
"I'm afraid all this is to get us to go to that hotel."
"So it shouldn't be difficult to find a breakthrough in Lanruo Hotel."
"After all, in reality, the area around Jinhua City is where the allusion to Nie Xiaoqian comes from."
With that said, Kongsang clicked on the search page on his phone.
Soon, all the messages popped up.
"Lanruo Temple...North of Jinhua City..."
"There are legends of female ghosts...There are mass graves around the temple..."
"Jinhua City Escort...Lanxi City Orchid Village..."
Kong Sang said in a deep voice:
"According to these information on the Internet, the Buddhist temples suspected to be the prototype of Lanruo Temple have actually disappeared."
"Only this Orchid Village in Lanxi City has room for investigation."
"Because in ancient times, some Buddhist temples were named directly after places."
"And there were indeed similar legends of female ghosts circulating in Lanxi at that time."
"Even in Pu Songling's "Nie Xiaoqian", the place name Lanxi is recorded."
"It's just...according to what Zhang Lin said, dead people are circulating in Lanruo Hotel."
"And these people seemed to know each other from the beginning."
"Although Zhang Lin hasn't met Yang Cheng yet, she has met Zhang Qi, and... Zhang Qi and the guests in the hotel are high school classmates!"
Zhao Yuecheng, who had never spoken, asked:
"It seems like we need to go to Wuzhen first to find Zhang Qi's high school?"
"Then go to Lanxi City?"
Kong Sang nodded: "Let me ask the director first. If he can get the information directly, that would be great."
[Author's digression]: Little popular science:
The Banshee is also known as Bansi (this name is a literal translation in English).
A fairy in Irish mythology.
In ancient Irish language, it refers to a woman with supernatural powers.
Legend has it that the banshee has three faces.
A young woman, a dignified lady, a slovenly old woman.
Because the legend of the Banshee corresponds to the goddess of war and death in Irish mythology. (Note: This trinity image is very common in European mythology. The most classic one is in Greek mythology, where it was used for Athena.
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In Irish mythology, whenever someone in someone's home is about to die, the banshee will come to that person's window at night and scream, as a prophecy of death.
There are also rumors that the Banshee has the personality of the goddess of death.
Therefore, if you want to resurrect your dead relatives, you can choose to close your eyes and catch the banshee staying at the window on a full moon night.
No matter how much the other party screams, as long as they continue to express their demands until the banshee agrees and then let go of the other party, their dead relatives can be resurrected.