Herzstaub - Kapitel 21
He was startled at first, then glanced at the amulet in his hand, calmed himself down, and said to Shixin, "I'll go out and take a look."
Shi Xin shook her head without hesitation. Gu Feng gave a bitter smile, but then remembered the ghost "Li Hua" still in his room. He sighed in disbelief and brought Shi Xin out with him.
It was still pitch black outside, but the monotonous and loud knocking sound carried far and wide.
When they went outside, the eerie situation of walking endlessly was gone. Gu Feng and the other person quickly recognized the person outside. Under the dim streetlights, the old man's silhouette seemed very familiar.
Gu Feng suddenly exclaimed, "Old sir, is that you?"
The old man chuckled: "Young brother, it's been half a month since we last met. How have you been?"
Gu Feng shook his head and gave a wry smile before hurriedly opening the door.
The old man was still the same as he had been at the train station that day, with an air of otherworldly wisdom and extraordinary bearing, except that when he took off his sunglasses, he revealed a pair of eyes that shone with a sharp light.
Gu Feng sighed again. The old man hadn't changed anything, but what about himself?
The only remarkable quality he possessed had vanished along with these bizarre events; he not only believed in ghosts but also harbored a certain fear.
"What brings you here so late, sir?" Gu Feng asked.
How are you feeling?
Gu Feng was startled: "How do you feel? What do you mean, how do you feel?"
The old man said solemnly, "What I said back then!"
Gu Feng nodded sadly: "What has happened these past few days is truly unbelievable to me, sigh!"
The old man smiled and said, "Actually, with your unique constitution, young man, you are perfectly capable of resolving all of this."
Gu Feng was overjoyed: "Really? Can it be resolved? How? Can you tell me what to do, sir?"
The old man shook his head. Gu Feng asked disappointedly, "Then what do you mean by what you just said, sir?"
The old man said, "My magical powers are limited. I have come here only to point out a way for you, young brother."
"Sir, please speak quickly!"
The old man's expression suddenly turned serious, and he shouted like thunder. A glowing yellow talisman flew towards Gu Feng. Gu Feng was startled and, before he could even consider how the old man had attacked, he dodged to the side.
The talisman whistled past my ear, followed by a sudden, shrill scream. Looking back, I saw a wisp of white smoke drifting back to the sky.
The old man shook his head: "This place is filthy beyond belief."
Gu Feng chuckled.
The old man continued, “Three hundred li to the west, there is a place called ‘Zhaoqiao Town’. Three li further northwest, there is the place called ‘Fengmo Mountain’, a place of true Taoist power. Go there and ask Master Zhao for advice. Perhaps he can teach you how to resolve this. However, the old master has an eccentric personality. Whether he will agree or not is hard to guess.”
Gu Feng hesitated and asked, "The Master Zhao you mentioned, are you referring to an old Taoist priest named Zhao Longteng?"
The old man gave Gu Feng a strange look: "Do you know him?"
Gu Feng smiled and said, "He is my maternal grandfather."
The old man suddenly stroked his beard and laughed: "No wonder, no wonder, no wonder young brother has the 'True Form Talisman' on him. I couldn't figure it out at all. Now I know why."
Gu Feng looked at the amulet on his chest and asked, "Is this what you mean, sir?"
The old man nodded and smiled: "Back then, when the Dragon Tiger Celestial Master passed away at Shenshan Mountain, his remaining ashes were sincerely collected by his descendants, and thus became five 'True Body Talismans' to ward off ghosts and evil spirits. They are definitely not ordinary items!"
Gu Feng stared in surprise at the yellow cloth bundle in front of him. The bulging contents inside were actually the ashes of the Celestial Master.
The old man said, "Since Master Zhao is my maternal grandfather, then the matter of seeking the Dharma should be very easy to resolve."
Gu Feng asked, "Does the sir know where my father and the others have gone?"
The old man smiled mysteriously: "Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed, heavenly secrets cannot be revealed!"
Gu Feng was about to ask for clarification when suddenly a figure flashed by, and the old gentleman was already more than ten meters away.
Gu Feng was stunned for a moment: "Shi Xin, did you see that? In the mortal realm, there are actually people with such fast movement techniques?"
Shixin watched the strange old man walk away.
"Who exactly is he working with, Fang Shengsheng? How can he move so fast? And he seems so mysterious."
The two stood there for a while, then finally turned around and went back inside.
...
Gu Feng sat on the sofa, holding a map atlas. He pointed and muttered, "300 li to the west... to the west, hmm, there is a Zhaoqiao Town, but why isn't Fengmo Mountain marked on the map?"
Gu Feng believed that caution was essential. He frowned and thought, "What if we go to that town tomorrow and then there's nowhere to go up the mountain?"
Go check it online!
An unknown internet cafe.
There was a man and a woman sitting in Unit 3. The man was handsome and the woman was beautiful. It was hard not to admire them!
Gu Feng immediately typed "Fengmo Mountain" on the keyboard and searched for it; there was quite a lot of information.
A website with a skull icon caught my attention, drawing me to the ancient style.
Gu Feng clicked on the link. The page had a black background covered with terrifying white patterns, which were indeed quite frightening at first glance. Gu Feng clicked on a link that read "Demon Sealing Mountain".
The background music, "Hiss~~~~~~~`," is quite eerie.
Suddenly, a blood-red tongue emerged from the screen, causing Shi Xin to scream in surprise. This immediately drew everyone's attention. Gu Feng chuckled ingratiatingly, and they turned away listlessly.
Gu Feng held Shi Xin's hand: "There's nothing to be afraid of. These are just pictures drawn by people who make web pages. They're all fake."
Shixin nodded.
Gu Feng stared at the screen strangely. The tongue on it gradually faded, revealing white text on a black background. But the background was actually a human head with blood gushing from its seven orifices, and it felt strangely familiar?
Shixin covered her face with her hands. Why did she feel that head was her nemesis?
Gu Feng glanced at the terrifying background a few more times with a panic before finally focusing his attention on the words.
I've only read two lines.
Suddenly the screen went black, then white characters appeared. Oh no, did it restart?
Gu Feng exclaimed, "Boss, what era is this high-tech computer from? It even knows how to restart automatically!"
The boss gave an awkward smile: "That's strange, we've never had this problem before!"
Suddenly someone next to me shouted, "Oh no! It shut down automatically! Boss, my account is still in the game!"
"Holy crap, what garbage is this?! My gear?!"
"..."
In an instant, all the computers in the internet cafe either restarted or shut down, and the screen went dark. Everyone started making a fuss.
Gu Feng's expression turned cold. Could it be related to the website he had just visited?
Also, I feel like that head from earlier was some kind of nemesis...
Fengmo Mountain
Gu Yuehan, April 18, 13:46
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Chapter 29 of Volume 2: Sleepless Night
Seeing everyone gesturing and dancing excitedly, the internet cafe owner panicked a bit. He loudly urged the technician to go down and check the problem, and only after promising not to charge them did everyone calm down a little...
After restarting, Gu Feng didn't dare to click on that website again. He searched the city map and confirmed the correct location of Fengmo Mountain before trying to open the webpage again with a sliver of hope.
Just like before, Gu Feng typed "Fengmo Mountain" into the search bar.
Gu Feng dragged the slider up and down repeatedly. Strange, where did that website with the skull icon go? Could it have been shut down while he was restarting?
I feel a bit listless.
Now that they had figured it out, there was nothing more to do staying, so Gu Feng and his companion were about to leave. Suddenly, the page refreshed automatically, and the skull was right in front of them!
Unable to resist his curiosity, Gu Feng sat down and opened it.
The same screen, click that link again, and the same red tongue appears!
Although Shixin didn't scream this time, she still felt a chill run down her spine; she was utterly disgusted!
The tongue faded as usual, and the background of the human head reappeared. Although the bloodstains from the seven orifices covered the facial features, it was clearly his nemesis, wasn't it? Gu Feng looked at him carefully, wanting to confirm it better.
A sudden thought flashed through his mind. He'd run in to look for Shixin that evening; logically, he shouldn't have remained silent, right? Could it be…?
Did the eyes of the Riki planet on the screen move slightly?
Gu Feng looked at him in surprise. The smile on Ke Xing's face was so cunning and evil!
Everything went black. It restarted again!
Nothing could describe Gu Feng's current mood. Speechless, he led the equally speechless Shi Xin back, completely unconcerned about the renewed commotion in the internet cafe.
...
"Hello, is this Cat?"
"Hey, Feng-ge? Are you alright?"
"What the hell do you mean?"
"Hehe, no, I just blurted it out. Is there something wrong?"
Gu Feng steadied himself: "I wanted to ask you... did Ke Xing run out with you back then?"
"Didn't he go in with you?" Ah Mao asked, sounding utterly bewildered.
"Click!" Gu Feng hung up the phone.
Shixin, standing to the side, stared wide-eyed and asked, "What did Ah Mao say?"
Gu Fengqiang laughed and said, "He said he didn't see it clearly, hehe."
Shi Xin stared into Gu Feng's eyes as if she could see right through him, her tone cold and calm: "Don't lie to me."
Gu Feng was stunned.
Why can't I ever hide anything from her?
The ancient-style tone was strange: "I...I didn't lie to you!"
"antiquity!"