Gao Ying's uneasiness became more and more intense.
Because of this, he even didn't dare to look back. He knew that he wouldn't be able to see anything when he looked back, but... his strong intuition made his feeling even stronger.
It’s not neurosis…absolutely not!
Gao Ying clenched the exam paper in his hand, and then he felt a strange chill on the back of his neck. At this moment, he began... to increase the speed and amplitude of his steps!
Then, he stretched out his hand to rub his neck to dispel the chill. Gao Ying was shocked to find...that a rope loop had been put on his neck at some point! Then the rope loop moved upwards.
La! His whole body was hung on a tree!
(I... am I going to die? The same way as Akihiro? No! Don’t!)
…
"The Cambridge History of the Ming Dynasty in China...it's amazing, dad, it's a book entirely in English!"
Zhu Sunling suddenly had some doubts. She was sitting in her former home in YL County at this time, and she looked at her father who was supposed to be dead, sitting in the living room, holding a brick-thick book in English.
look.
"Yeah...the original English version is more flavorful than the translated version, Sun Ling."
At that time, Zhu Sunling didn't know why her father liked the Ming Dynasty so much. Her thought at the time was that maybe it was because her last name was... Zhu?
At that time, she didn't think too much.
"Sun Ling... you have to remember that our roots are on a continent separated by a sea. No matter what, you must not forget that we are descendants of the Yan and Huang Dynasties!"
"Well, I remember, Dad!"
When it comes to this, her father will look out the window thoughtfully, in the direction separated by the sea, which belongs to their real family location. At that time, Sun Ling could not understand the sadness contained in her father's sight, let alone
I don’t know that more than 300 years ago, they lost their roots and had to drift to TW Island with reluctance and pain.
"Sun Ling... During the Ming Dynasty, there was General Yu Qian... He said something, don't be afraid of being shattered into pieces, but you must leave your innocence in others. People live a lifetime, and there are things they do and things they don't do. The Ming Dynasty has its corrupt side, but Yongle
The emperor guarded the country, and Emperor Chongzhen died in the country. When facing foreign enemies, he never paid indemnity or paid tribute. There are too many things in this world that transcend life and death..."
…
Zhu Sunling's vision began to be filled with light again.
She had just taken a nap and unexpectedly dreamed of her father.
Her pain during those days after her parents died was unimaginable.
As a descendant of the Ming Dynasty, she did not consider whether her father's evaluation of the Ming Dynasty was remote. However, she could not understand what her father said about "things above life and death" after her parents died. What can make a person
"Aren't you afraid of being broken into pieces"? She admires these heroes in history, but she cannot be like them and regard death as home.
"Dad...Mom...eldest sister, second sister..."
Although her parents, sister and brother have been dead for so many years, she has never forgotten them. However, the more this happens, the more painful it is for her. Why is life so fragile? No matter how you mourn, they will never come back. Especially since they have barely learned how to
Walking brother, what is the meaning of such a short life? If life is so precious, and if the gods believed in religion exist, why do they have to die?
She has never let go of their deaths, no matter in the past or now, she may never let go. This test can only give her eternal life, but it has no ability to resurrect the dead. However, if a person dies, he will become unable to rest in peace.
A lonely ghost, this kind of death is more terrifying than she originally expected. Have her family members now become undead ghosts wandering the world?
"Are you okay? Why suddenly...your eyes became so blank?"
Mirui Yi was waiting beside Zhu Sunling. She had never seen such an expression on Zhu Sunling's face before.
"I... dreamed of my father."
For some reason, Zhu Sunling never mentioned her family to Mi Ruiyi, but now, she said it. In her dream, her kind yet stern father still lingered in her mind. After so many years, the memory
The image of my father in it is still so clear and strong. His voice, appearance, and smile seem to be just yesterday.
Mi Ruiyi had never heard Zhu Sunling mention her family. She only thought that she missed her relatives because she entered this terrifying devil's classroom and constantly experienced these perverted and bloody exams. And how could she not miss herself?
Where are your relatives?
"I...I miss my family too...Sunling, if you feel uncomfortable, you can tell me about your family. I...maybe I can't help you..."
"Ruiyi..." Zhu Sunling suddenly looked at Mi Ruiyi solemnly and said, "Can you understand things in this world that exceed human needs for survival?"
"ah?"
Mirui couldn't understand this sentence at all. After thinking for a while, she said: "Of course living is the most important thing..."
"Do you think the price for us to gain eternal life is just to pass this test?"
"Is not it?"
"No matter how many of us die, or who lives to the end, there is no benefit to the curse force behind it. The exam we have gone through is just a selection. Eternal life is just a gift from this selection.
It’s just a reward. After gaining eternal life, we will definitely have to pay something more..."
"Pay... what to pay? Haven't we paid enough? In a ghost place like this..."
"Some kind of obligation that can only be fulfilled by exhausting eternal life... Eternal life cannot be given to us in vain."
Zhu Sunling saw this very clearly from the beginning.
Behind this devil's classroom, there is a terrifying power that is comparable to that of a demon. It can transform space, control time, and play with humans and ghosts at every turn. Such a terrifying source of cursed power will never be boring enough to kill them for fun. Eternal life means that
To become a slave of this cursed power forever, you must do something... something that takes eternal life to complete. No matter what it is, judging from the heinous crime of this cursed power that takes human lives, it is difficult to imagine that it is a good thing.
But... Zhu Sunling doesn't care. As long as she can get eternal life, she doesn't mind selling her soul for it. Of course, she won't tell Mirui like this. But in her dream, recalling her father's words in the past, she didn't know why
Yes, I feel a little uncomfortable in my heart. After all, she may be walking on a different path from her father's previous teachings.
"Sunling..." However, Mi Ruiyi's limited experience obviously couldn't give Zhu Sunling much good advice, "I...I don't quite understand...as long as you get eternal life, it doesn't matter what you do, right? As long as you have eternal life, it doesn't matter what you do, right?"
I wish I didn’t have to live this kind of life anymore! Anyway, I can’t stand this kind of life anymore. I just hope that by completing all the exams, I can gain eternal life..."
"Really?" Zhu Sunling raised her head slightly. She didn't believe that there was a so-called high God in the sky, nor did she think that her parents were up there, but at this time she was still looking in that direction, as if she could look into the eyes of her parents.
.
Dad...I want to live...to get rid of death completely and live forever...Isn't it the instinct imprinted in genes that living things will do anything to survive? I don't regret filling out that exam paper, even if one day I will die in
In this examination room, I have lived at least much longer than my sisters and brothers. If their short lives are meaningless, then my life will also become meaningless even if it perishes... Long and short are of vital importance to a life that will always disappear.
Does it make sense? She doesn't know, and maybe she will never know...
"Ruiyi..."
"Um?"
"I was confused just now and said something meaningless. Just forget it..."
After escaping from that hut, Zhu Sunling already had some thoughts about this deserted village.
"The clues to the argumentation questions may be hidden in...the previous questions..."
At this time... Gao Ying, who was suspended high by the rope, fell to the ground again. Because the ground was made of extremely soft soil, and Gao Ying was very tall, he quickly stopped when he fell and did not make much noise.
sound.
The strange thing was... he had been hanging for a while, but he didn't feel the urge to cough at all.
(I see... being hung up by a rope, as long as no sound is made, the candidate will not actually be hanged at all! This is a trap that deliberately induces the candidates to speak out!)