Although Xia Li had already expected the scene before him, when he actually saw it, he still felt horrified.
What the old lady said just now contained too much information.
"she"……
Dong Xie can be said to have great trust in him, so he shared all the information about Li Yin with him. Therefore, he also knew about "her".
This is an extremely mysterious existence, and it is closely related to the entrance to the fifth hell.
And when Li Yin participated in the past "Train in Blood", he also witnessed similar puppets.
Looking at the portrait of the old lady in front of him, he took a deep breath and came to several conclusions.
The old lady mentioned Baiyin, but judging from the portrait of her enshrined here, it shouldn't be too far back when she was born. It might be from the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China. Although his understanding of the history of the real world is not up to par.
It’s not exhaustive, but the general situation is still known. During the Republic of China, silver was also in circulation. It was not until the Nanjing National Government that private silver was banned and legal currency began to be used.
Two thousand taels of silver... In different eras, whether in the late Qing Dynasty, the Beiyang Government, or the Nanjing National Government, the purchasing power should be different, but it must be a huge sum of money that requires so many residents of this town to raise, and it is just
Buying a action figure?
Whether in the late Qing Dynasty or the Republic of China, Lusheng Town was a slum. In this place, people could only struggle on the line of food and clothing. From the perspective of the Malos demand curve, the things that allowed them to raise so much money to buy must be
It is related to their life safety. Otherwise, it cannot be explained. However, purchasing this doll caused an even more terrible disaster.
What did the old lady want to say at that time, behind the evil?
Evil spirit?
still……
demon??
Xia Li searched the room again and found nothing else of value. Finally, he came to the place where the old lady had just kowtowed.
"here……"
The doll, the eyes that the old lady calls "her"?
Xia Li thought of many horrific legends that he had heard in his childhood, many of which were spread throughout the United States of Chia.
The world Xia Li lives in is also the earth. The history of human civilization is similar to that of the real world. It also evolved from great apes, but the biologist who discovered it is not Darwin. The difference is that in his world, there is no such thing as
Materialism, almost all countries in the world believe in pantheism, religion has a supreme status, and theology is a required subject in all schools. Because of this, there is no such thing as feudal superstition in the United States of Chia or other countries. Although
The vast majority of people will not encounter evil spirits, gods and demons in reality, but most people believe in these, and all kinds of terrifying urban legends can be said to be everywhere.
"There are many religions that believe that demons do not have independent personalities." Xia Li recalled the theology courses taught in school when he was a child, which included an explanation of demons: "Pantheism generally believes that demons have a high-dimensional spirit that transcends humans."
After coming to the real world, he also read "The Cthulhu Mythos" by American writer Lovecraft. In it, the dividing line between gods and demons is almost broken, and most gods and demons are crazy.
Most of the so-called Old Ones have multiple incarnations and clones with different personalities. This is highly similar to the description of demons in the pantheism of his world.
"Is 'she' also a similar demon that is close to a god?"
In the final analysis, gods and demons are just more things conceived out of human dualism of good and evil. The difference between them is only whether they are beneficial or harmful to human beings. People like Xia Li who think dialectically and do not believe in any religion, in
The United States of Chia can be said to be an anomaly. After all, even the president of the United States must be sworn in in front of the statues of the gods.
Whether in his original world or the real world, most humans only worship gods, and only a few cultists regard devils as objects of worship. Even though the old lady has died, she still chooses to worship so devoutly.
,what is the reason???
There are two reasons why people worship a certain being.
One is to pray...
The second is...awe...
Xia Li believes that the latter may be higher. Moreover, the "fear" component is higher.
Religions based on pantheism generally believe that gods become stronger by absorbing the power of faith. Do evil spirits or demons have a similar situation?
Xia Li always believes that whether it is materialism or spiritualism, everything that exists must follow logic. This is the true meaning of the phrase "existence is reasonable."
Xia Li restarted the live broadcast and left the house.
He knew that he still had a long journey ahead.
In any case, thankfully, Xia Li's rocket is still on the string and can continue to be used to deter evil spirits.
At this time, the number of viewers in the live broadcast room dropped sharply because he had turned off the live broadcast before. This can be said to be highly disadvantageous to Xia Li. If this situation continues...
"The black gold rose rewards a blood bottle"
At this time, this prompt appeared on the phone screen, which surprised Xia Li.
There is actually a rich man who rewards me with a blood bottle?
Then, a bottle appeared in the upper right corner of the phone screen. According to Xuezi, when you need to replenish blood, just point the upper right corner of the phone screen at your mouth. Hold the button and pour 100ml.
“Thank you very much for the tip from Black Gold Rose!”
…
Fan Shuangshuang held her cell phone, sat on the toilet, looked at Xia Li on the screen, and said, "The most I can give you is a blood bottle. I wish you good luck."
Unlike Dong Xie (parallel world) and Yan Mei, she still has a bottom line. Especially Yan Mei, a woman who is so cruel and inhumane that she can even brutally kill her savior, Zi Yi.
Of course, she is not short of money. As a resident of another apartment, she is not bound by the scarlet rules of this apartment. However, she is not a virgin. The competition between the two apartments is about to begin. No one knows whether this competition will happen.
In the future, everyone in this apartment may be an enemy. The reason why she gave the reward to Xia Li was because she believed that this man had the best chance of survival. If he became an enemy in the future, this kindness might be a way out.
After the reward, she planned to flush the toilet and then exit the live broadcast room.
"I wish you good luck. This one named Xia Li is quite handsome."
Fan Shuangshuang is also a beauty herself. Before exiting the live broadcast room, she glanced at Xia Li a few more times.
Xia Li on the screen said: "I wonder what Miss Black and Gold Rose wants me to accomplish?"
Fan Shuangshuang thought to herself: If you have the opportunity to participate in the competition between the two apartments in the future and help me kill Dong Xie and Yan Mei, then I will be grateful.
Suddenly, she saw behind the door behind Xia Li, an old lady with gray hair and two completely black eyes without the whites of her eyes rushed towards Xia Li, then opened her bloody mouth and bit her in one bite.
On Xia Li's neck!
"Oh My God……"
Then, the phone screen quickly zoomed in to Xia Li's mouth!
Fan Shuangshuang understood that Xia Li was just replenishing his blood!
When Xia Li's full face appeared on the phone screen again, the white-haired old woman had disappeared.
"this……"
Fan Shuangshuang found that only she could see the old woman, and no one else in the barrage had any reaction. She also asked why she pointed the phone at her mouth.
…
Xia Li had already consumed two-thirds of the blood bottle he had finally obtained.
If he had not obtained the newly obtained blood bottle, he would have gone to the Palace of Hell to report. Although he did not know whether the Lord of Hell would accept his soul, which was definitely not in the book of life and death.
The evil spirit only has about two seconds to attack him... It seems to be the restriction of the apartment...
There are no wounds on the neck now.
It was as if everything that had just happened was false.
The old lady's ghost looked kind at first, but after a while, it suddenly turned into an evil spirit...
He immediately remembered...the doll she was talking about...
"Her" eyes...
If this is the case, is "she" looking at me now?
Xia Li quickened his pace. The most important thing for him now is to leave here immediately!