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The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and soon a layer fell on their shoulders. Although the eyes could already see clearly, they were actually still far away from the town.

Bill was about to turn around to remind him, but saw that his father-in-law was even more anxious than him.

"Let's hurry up."

Xia Ren couldn't wait.

Chapter 283 The Sabbat: Nightmare Beginning

It has been snowing for nearly half an hour. The dense snowflakes obscure the vision, making it difficult to see the distant scene clearly. The road under the feet is covered with snow and it is difficult to recognize. Every step you take, you must make sure to step on it firmly. Only when you are walking can you run the risk of slipping and falling.

Yu Chen was not affected by these circumstances at all, he seemed to have been here countless times, and he was very familiar with the environment here, and at the same time, he could see that he was very excited and didn't notice his obviously abnormal situation.

Xia Ren turned over the steep slope and followed closely behind Yu Chen, otherwise in this bad weather, if he didn't pay attention, he would get lost in this harsh environment.

The strong wind howled and raged past. They didn't expect that the weather on the seaside could change at any time, and it came so quickly.

As the sky darkened, Xia Ren noticed that there were small hills standing beside the road they walked, which was exactly the cemetery I saw on the steep slope just now. The dark brown tombstone stood tall in the snow, like a huge tombstone. , the broken nails on the rotting corpse looked creepy.

Xia Ren noticed that the fear in his heart was growing irresistibly, which was obviously not a good sign. You must know that he had not seen any weird creatures or horrifying scenes with his own eyes, which made Xia Ren a little worried about the ability of this body Can't support myself to go before the old gods.

He suddenly began to miss the ancient dream from last time. Although the environment of the Wuji Ice Field is extremely harsh, Lin Xiao's sanity and pollution resistance are much higher than ordinary people. Even when he saw Shoggoth up close, he didn't go crazy. And he was able to react quickly and escape with his companions.

Moreover, at that time, there was Lanaya by my side, that gentle woman who only had a few packets of biscuits left, and she had to give them all to herself.

Looking at it now, there is only a poor boy who has a daughter with this body by his side. In comparison, it is like heaven and earth.

When people are in pain, they always unconsciously recall the good things in the past, because this can relieve their mental pressure.

After walking so hard for about ten minutes, they finally stood at the entrance of the town before the sky completely darkened.

"This is your family's hometown?"

Xia Ren was panting, with a displeased expression on his face.

The previous invitation said that on December 25th, an ancient ceremony would be held here, but they had already arrived in this small town, not to mention the ceremony and the lively crowd. At a glance, except for the snowflakes falling all over the sky, the town There was not even a trace of a child on the main road of the city.

The surroundings were quiet and silent, and the doors and windows on both sides of the road were tightly closed, so it was impossible to see whether there were any living people in the house. If it weren't for the street lights on the street some distance away, Xia Ren would even think that this was a long-awaited Abandoned old town abandoned by people.

Yu Chen himself felt a little wronged, but he had already gotten used to the character of his father-in-law, a typical knife-mouthed bean curd heart, although his personality was sometimes a little irritable, but overall he was a good person.

Yu Chen is already very grateful to his father-in-law for being able to agree to marry his precious daughter to this poor boy, so no matter how bad his temper is, he can bear it.

"Maybe it's because it's snowing, so I don't want to come out, and counting the time, it's time to eat, so it's normal that there are fewer people."

Yu Chen said with a smile.

Even though he himself didn't believe this explanation, because they had already walked a certain distance on the street, and there was no smoking in the chimneys of the houses they passed, which meant that there was no one cooking there.

Xia Ren snorted, and didn't care too much about his son-in-law.

In fact, when he saw this abnormal situation in the town just now, he was relieved, because the more abnormal, the higher the probability of the existence of the old gods here. If he is lucky enough, maybe today You will be able to successfully meet the old god at night, and then escape from the ancient dream and return to reality.

On the contrary, if everything is normal, he will spend a lot of time and experience actively looking for clues to the old gods. pain.

The reason why he reprimanded Yu Chen just now was purely to play this role well and not let the other party notice that something was wrong with him as his father-in-law.

After being whipped by his father-in-law, Yu Chen also began to feel anxious, and his pace couldn't help but speed up a lot.

He was also a little worried, because the butler who sent the invitation before said that there would be his clansmen here, but after walking for so long, there were no people on the street. As for the warm hospitality behind, there was no hope.

He knew that when he was in Arkham City, he and his father-in-law asked passers-by about this town, and when no one had an impression of this place, he should have been vigilant.

Yu Chen secretly regretted in his heart, feeling that he had been deceived.

The car they rented from Arkham is still parked at that narrow intersection, and the return journey will take at least two hours, and driving in the dark for two hours in the wind and snow is tantamount to suicide, so even if you want to go back, you don’t have to There is a way.

But fortunately, the scene I have been dreaming about since I was a child once again brought Yu Chen a reminder.

According to the guidance in his heart, he took his father-in-law straight forward, passed through the circular square in the town, and then walked along a stone road to a pointed house with Xizhou's unique architectural style.

Unlike other houses in the town, this one has lights on.

Yu Chen smiled at Xia Ren: "It's here, that's right."

Then he knocked on the door.

Xia Ren looked in through the window on the wall, but the light in the room was really dim, and he couldn't see anything clearly.

Suddenly, with a "squeak", the door opened, and Xia Ren felt a chill down his spine. He obviously didn't hear any footsteps just now.

Fortunately, this fear didn't last long. He stood next to Yu Chen, and an old man who opened the door was wearing a robe and slippers. To be honest, Xia Ren had only seen this kind of quaint dress in movies, but he didn't expect it in reality. There are really people dressed like this, as expected of an ancient family.

The face of the other party was neither sad nor happy, it was calm, and there was no intention of welcoming them at all, which made Xia Ren wonder if they had found the wrong house.

The old man raised his head and glanced at Xia Ren lightly. With this look, Xia Ren suddenly felt as if he had been stripped naked and thrown outside to roll in the snow, his legs trembling uncontrollably.

Fortunately, the other party didn't seem to be hostile, and then stretched out a hand, pointed to his throat, and then shook it from side to side, indicating that he was a mute.

He used the notebook and pen he carried with him to write down a quaint phrase to welcome their arrival.

Yu Chen didn't realize the terror of the old man, so he nodded to express his gratitude.

Because I don't know sign language, I can only do this.

Xia Ren managed to break free from the fear just now. Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw several vague figures flashing away in the dark and deep room, and his spirit became tense again.

There was a pain in his heart.

The sanity and pollution resistance of this body are too low...

Chapter 284 The Devil's Banquet: The Promised Sign

Following the old man into the house, Xia Ren saw candles on the table next to the wall, but no light bulbs.

Only then did he understand why he couldn't see the scene clearly from the window just now. With such a dim candlelight, even if he walked in, he had to let his eyes get used to it for a while before he could see things clearly.

Then by candlelight, the indoor scene slowly appeared in front of Xia Ren's eyes. In the room stood the dark furniture, most of which were made of wood, and seemed to be covered with a layer of black pulp. They must not have been this color originally. It's just that I don't know how many years of devastation it took to become what it is now.

According to the style of the furniture, Xia Ren speculates that they are at least over a hundred years old.

Taking a rough look around, there are many old things like this in the house, and there is a cave-like fireplace built on one wall. You must know that as early as 500 in the new era, the world pattern was completely stabilized, and the rest of the countries disappeared, leaving only one During the time of the Supreme Union government, this thing quickly disappeared from every household, unless those particularly wealthy families insisted on using it, ordinary people would never build such troublesome things in their own homes.

Above the fireplace hangs an oil painting, which can be seen from the wooden frame. This painting is no younger than other items in this room, but because of the angle, the candlelight can only illuminate the lower part of the oil painting. Half of it made Xia Ren able to see clearly that it was a painting of figures, but the appearance of the figures in the painting was hidden in the darkness, making it impossible to know.

Xia Ren was even more surprised that there was a spinning wheel next to the fireplace. The old lady who opened the door was busy on the spinning wheel. She was wearing a hat with the brim pressed down. It was very low, and it was continuing the movement of the hands without saying a word, as if it was deaf to someone entering the house.

Not to mention the 500th year of the new era, even when the new era just started, no one has used such backward tools for a long time.