Chapter 384: Lamplight Rumors


    After being cursed.


    Wu Xian looked at the dark cave entrances around him and felt that every one of them was exuding a biting chill.


    There''s no way he could stay here for seven days.


    He is looking for food and tools to worship gods to improve his strength.


    Therefore, Wu Xian must go out to explore, but once he goes out to explore, he leaves the safe light, and the pressure brought by the ubiquitous darkness is really too strong.


    Wu Xian looked at the palace lantern.


    "At least this light is bright enough, and at least there is a safe zone."


    Wu Xian just finished speaking.


    call!


    The light of the palace lantern dimmed instantly, from a warm yellow light that could illuminate the entire cave to a dim candlelight that could only illuminate a small area.


    Wu Xianhan came out and hurriedly ran under the palace lantern.


    Huang Debiao and his wife, as well as the crazy woman, also hurried to a place with light.


    Xia Caoqing raised her head and said, "The candles in the lantern seem to be burned out. Are there any candles anywhere?"


    Huang Debiao walked towards the small temple.


    "Maybe there are candles here..."


    He has been curious about this temple for a long time, but out of fear, he has never dared to get close, but this place will soon fall into darkness, and this is the only temple that can be explored.


    Wu Xian looked at the combustibles around him.


    As long as there is fire, there is light, and you can survive for a while without a candle burning.


    Suddenly he looked happy. There were dry firewood beside the mad woman. With those dry firewood, she could at least survive for a long time.


    But right away.


    Wu Xian thought of more.


    If the candle had been always lit before, the mad woman would not have needed to collect dry wood, unless... this lantern was always on and off!


    Just when Wu Xian wanted to ask the mad woman for firewood.


    Huang Debiao, who went to explore the temple, came back. His movements were stiff, his hands and feet were tied, and his face was covered in sweat. He was obviously frightened.


    Wu Xian asked curiously: "What''s in there?"


    Huang Debiao shook his head quickly: "I, I didn''t see clearly. When I was about to open the curtain, I suddenly felt very scared, as if something terrible would happen if I opened the curtain, so I came back without daring to go in."


    After saying that, he pulled Xia Caoqing and his attitude was no longer tough.


    "What should I do, wife? There seems to be a ghost here. Can the search and rescue team really find us? Can we really get out of here alive?"


    The man who had a hot temper just now became extremely fragile.


    According to Wu Xian''s experience in the blessed land, the things in the temple were definitely extraordinary. He originally thought he could have an opportunity to worship gods there, but now it seemed that it might be the source of disaster.


    Wu Xian sighed: "Since we can''t find the candle, let''s light a fire. We must at least raise the fire before the candle goes out. I don''t think any of you want to fall into the darkness where you can''t see your fingers."


    "No fire, no fire!"


    The crazy woman suddenly shouted at Wu Xian.


    "The palace lantern can stay on for up to an hour!"


    "As long as we tell a story that satisfies the statue in this hour, the lantern can stay lit for eight more hours!"


    Wu Xian looked at the crazy woman unexpectedly. She indeed knew a lot.


    It can be seen from her appearance that she has been living in the cave for a long time. The fact that she is still alive is enough to show that she has rich experience.


    As for her weird madness, it is likely that she was forced into insanity by the curse of ''Dark Fear''.


    "story?"


    Xia Caoqing''s face lit up. "I am a writer and have many stories to tell. What stories does this statue like to hear?"


    The crazy woman stopped and grinned. Several teeth had fallen out of her mouth, and her red gums were exposed.


    "Of course it''s a horror story!"


    Horror story…


    Huang Debiao and Xia Caoqing fell into silence at the same time and felt chills in their bodies. Anyone who has watched horror movies knows that telling ghost stories in this environment is a complete act of seeking death.


    And who can prove that what this crazy woman said is true?


    Having said that, telling stories to statues is a very strange thing in itself.


    Xia Caoqing reluctantly waved her hand: "I, I am a romance novel writer, I can''t tell ghost stories."


    Wu Xian was not surprised at all by this. This was a completely normal development in the blessed land.


    The mad woman urged anxiously: "Tell it quickly, I have no more stories to tell. This statue only listens to stories from personal experience. False stories heard from movies and novels are useless."


    Huang Debiao, who was very tough just now, was already trembling.


    Wu Xian also looked embarrassed.


    According to this requirement, Wu Xian is the most suitable person to tell the story.


    Because he had countless horror stories to tell, and he could sit here and tell them all day and night.


    But is that really good?


    The ultimatum said, "Strange words and words can stir up ghosts." This was probably where the strange words should be, so he didn''t want to be the first to tell the story. It was best to wait until the mechanism of the story was determined before deciding whether to speak.


    Seeing that the three of them looked hesitant, the crazy woman scratched her head and ears anxiously.


    "Speak quickly, speak quickly, once this lantern goes out, something terrible will appear in the darkness, and all four of us will die!"


    "Don''t think about hiding it, don''t feel embarrassed to tell it, everyone who comes here has a story!"


    The mad woman''s urging made Huang Debiao and Xia Caoqing feel strange, and they refused to tell the story.


    As time passed, the mad woman stamped her feet anxiously and kept looking at her pile of dry firewood. It seemed that she was planning to light a fire before the lights went out.


    suddenly.


    A terrifying roar came from the darkness.


    The voice sounded like a human but not a human, like an animal but not an animal. The sound made everyone tremble in their hearts.


    Wu Xian raised his eyebrows. This was the sound of the thing that was chasing him before. It seemed that it noticed that the light here was dimming, so it wanted to launch an attack.


    But Wu Xian was also a little eager to give it a try. While there was still light, he wanted to see the true appearance of that thing.


    After all, only by killing evil spirits can you get the opportunity to worship gods. Blindly escaping will only make the journey to the blessed land more and more difficult, so this is a rare opportunity.


    The crazy woman was even more frightened. She covered her head and squatted on the ground, crying and saying some inexplicable words.


    Xia Caoqing bit her lip. She knew she could no longer hesitate, so she walked to the big-eared statue holding a lantern.


    "As long as I tell a story, the lantern will light up."


    The crazy woman raised her head in joy: "That''s it. Come on, the light will get darker and darker. Once the light goes out, it will be too late."


    Xia Caoqing sat in front of the statue and was silent for a while. After thinking about her words, she finally spoke.


    "My story starts half a month ago."


    "I had already made an engagement with De Biao at that time, but I thought that once we got married, I would lose my hobby and never have the chance to hike again."


    "So I found a few friends and we made an appointment to go hiking together."


    (End of chapter)