Death Spiral [Infinite Flow]

The surrounding atmosphere visibly changed.The dark and oppressive atmosphere in the ancestral hall became more and more intense, and the darkness almost became solid, wrapping him heavily, making him suffocate.There was a door behind him, and Lian Qiao was standing at the door, the sun was shining brightly, but the light couldn't come in.Even the candles on the incense table began to sway, as fragile as a flat boat in the sea, ready to be destroyed at any moment.

The more tablets Xu Rendong exchanged, the darker the ancestral hall became.Not long after, it became so dark that even the tablet on the top floor could not be seen clearly.

There are too many tablets, and the seniority relationship is chaotic.Xu Rendong immersed himself in sorting out the order, and suddenly his scalp felt numb, and he felt that someone was watching him above his head.He suddenly looked up, only to see a pitch-black patch, like an abyss.

It's getting more and more wrong.Don't stay here for long!

Xu Rendong speeded up his hands.Although he was anxious, he clearly knew that there must be no chaos at this time.If he got the order wrong, the thing above his head would have killed him on the spot.

Xu Rendong focused all his attention on the tablet.Lian Qiao suddenly said at the door: "Brother Liandong, come out!"

Xu Rendong's eyes jumped on the 81 tablets, and his brain was running fast: "Hurry up, get well soon!"

Lian Qiao said anxiously: "The old lady is going upstairs, it's too late!"

Xu Rendong didn't hesitate anymore when he heard this, and immediately turned around and ran towards the door.Suddenly, his eyes darkened, and he saw the two gates at the entrance of the ancestral hall, which were quickly closed in front of him!

Xu Rendong was shocked.The ancestral hall was getting darker and darker, and he felt the pressure on the top of his head obviously increased, and his heart became more and more anxious.However, he was still two or three meters away from the gate. Seeing that the last ray of light was about to disappear, a steel pipe was inserted into the crack of the door—it was Lian Qiao's crutch!

"Quick!" Lian Qiao's anxious voice came from the crack of the door, "She's coming up soon!"

With that crutch, Lian Qiao forcibly pried open the door more than ten centimeters.The distance he pried open was just enough for Xu Rendong to squeeze out, and Xu Rendong squeezed through the door without hesitation.

In an instant, most of Xu Rendong squeezed out of the door.Lian Qiao looked happy.But Xu Rendong's face changed - something cold quietly climbed up his back, pinching the back of his neck and dragging him into the ancestral hall!

With all his strength, he moved his body away from the door, and even Joe was free to pull him.However, the thing in the darkness refused to let go, pressing down on his neck and pushing him inwardly.

That thing was so powerful that almost the entire upper body of Xu Rendong had to be pushed back.Lian Qiao held onto his clothes tightly, not daring to relax in the slightest.But because of this, he couldn't continue to pry the crutches, so that the two doors pressed against Xu Rendong's body, and he was stuck in the middle, unable to move.

Xu Rendong was so crushed that he couldn't breathe, he felt that his chest was about to be crushed, the pain made him frowned, and he bit his lip tightly.Even Qiao felt extremely pained when he saw this.Then he leaned his crutches against his back, stepped on the door frame with one foot, and pried open the two doors a few more inches with a sudden force.

At the same time, he squeezed into the crack of the door with one hand, held Xu Rendong's shoulders tightly, and used his arm as a lever to forcibly pry Xu Rendong out!

"You—" Xu Rendong only had time to say this word, his body lost his center of gravity, and he and Lian Qiao both fell to the ground.With a "crack" sound behind him, the metal crutch broke and fell to the ground with a "bang".

Lian Qiao bounced off the ground almost instantly, and nervously touched Xu Rendong's arms and chest: "Are you all right? Are you injured?"

Xu Rendong grabbed his hand, and his eyes fell on his arm.

I saw a deep dent on the solid and beautiful forearm.The indentation was so deep that the skin was pressed to a hideous maroon.

Xu Rendong didn't speak, just avoiding his wounds, and carefully helped him up.Lian Qiao lost his crutches and couldn't stand steadily, so he could barely touch the ground with his toes.

Xu Rendong turned his head to look at the stairs.Voices came from there.

Time is running out.

Xu Rendong turned around, grabbed his hand and put it on his shoulder.

"Come up. I'll carry you on my back."

Lian Qiao hesitated for less than half a second, and immediately made a decision.He bent down to pick up the two crutches on the ground, and then approached Xu Rendong's back. With a kick of his right foot, Xu Rendong firmly caught him, and the whole person lay on his back.

Lian Qiao's height of 1.8 meters is half a head taller than Xu Rendong's, and his figure is stronger than him.Such a back is really stressful.Xu Rendong swayed and almost fell.

Lian Qiao immediately said: "I'd better come down."

"Don't move around." Xu Rendong took a deep breath, exerted strength with both hands, and lifted Lian Qiao up, "Hold me tight."

Lian Qiao knew that he was at the end of his strength at this time, so he didn't dare to move any more, and could only hug his neck tightly.

Xu Rendong tried his best to stabilize, and hid aside with his back as fast as possible.Just when the two were barely hiding, a red shadow appeared on the stairs.Sure enough, it was the old lady with little feet.

Unexpectedly, there was someone beside her.

Lian Qiao lowered his voice: "Shi Jianchuan?"

Xu Rendong narrowed his eyes.The one following the little-footed old lady was indeed Ishi Jianchuan in a black Tang suit.I saw Shi Jianchuan with a spring breeze on his face, talking and laughing with the old lady, and walking over.

When she came to the front of the ancestral hall, the old lady suddenly noticed something, and her face changed suddenly.She walked quickly with her two little feet, and opened the gate of the ancestral hall in the blink of an eye.The two doors, which weighed over a thousand pounds just now, were as light as nothing in her hands, and there was only a "squeak", and the door opened in response.A red shadow flashed, and the old lady had already rushed into the room.

That movement is as nimble as an eagle pouncing on food, not like an old lady with small feet.

Shi Jianchuan glanced at the crutches with great interest, then leaned lazily on the porch pillar with his arms crossed, as if waiting to watch a play.

There was a ping-pong-pong sound in the ancestral hall, probably because something on the incense table fell to the ground.The old lady searched around in the ancestral hall, but she didn't see anyone, so she exited cursingly, bowed to the memorial tablet with her palms together, and closed the door again.

Xu Rendong and Lian Qiao hid not far away, secretly afraid in their hearts: Fortunately they hid early, if they were caught by the old lady, they might have died by now.

Shi Jianchuan was leaning against the pillar, with a smile still on his face.Seeing the old lady come out, he smiled and said something.Surprisingly, the old lady smiled immediately after hearing what he said, as if she had forgotten all about what happened just now.

Xu Rendong and Lian Qiao looked at each other, thinking in their hearts: This Shi Jianchuan is really not simple.

Taking advantage of the time when the old lady and Shi Jianchuan were talking, Ren Dong and Lian Qiao carefully walked around the ancestral hall and went downstairs from the opposite direction.

Lian Qiao lost his crutches and had difficulty moving.Xu Rendong held his shoulders and walked back to the room step by step.Even Joe was afraid that he would be strenuous, so he tried to land on the ground with his right foot along the way.When he returned to the room, Xu Rendong was fine, but Lian Qiao was out of breath.

The head was sweating profusely, I don't know if it was tired or painful.Seeing this, Xu Rendong felt a twinge in his heart.

If he had known this earlier, he should have committed suicide on the day of his accident...

As soon as this thought flashed in his mind, Xu Rendong was shocked immediately.He thought of a question:

If he dies in the real world, will he be resurrected in the elevator?

He dared not test the answer to this question.

The two rested for a while, Lian Qiao suddenly said: "Brother Liandong, do you think that Shi Jianchuan deliberately distracted the old woman so that we could go into the ancestral hall to find the way?"

Xu Rendong put down the teacup in his hand, frowning and thinking.What Lian Qiao said made sense.

Last night, Shi Jianchuan hinted that there were some unusual places on the ninth floor, which he always thought meant the ancestral hall.But according to the old lady with little feet, Shi Jianchuan had never entered the ancestral hall.So the hint should not refer to the things in the ancestral hall.

Perhaps when Shi Jianchuan wanted to enter the ancestral hall, he was also blocked by the old lady with little feet.But he was alone and did not dare to take the risk easily.So while everyone was exploring the tulou, they tried to divert the old lady away so that others could enter the ancestral hall.

"However, would he be so kind?" Xu Rendong pondered, "I always feel that things will not be so simple."

The two discussed the next countermeasures.First of all, he had to find something to replace the crutch, otherwise even Mr. Qiao would be so limping that he wouldn't be able to run away in case of danger.The ancestral hall has to find a way to enter again.There is also a circular pool in the middle of the lower hall. The water in the pool is deep and bottomless, which always makes people feel that there is something hidden underneath.Whether it's good or bad, you have to see it.

While thinking this way, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Xu Rendong pushed open the door with a "squeak" and saw a beautiful maid saluting him, and said with a smile: "The master ordered me to come and tell you that a banquet has been set up in the next hall square, and we are going to welcome the guests." Wash the dust. All guests, please don’t dislike the poor food, be sure to be there.”

Xu Rendong said "Got it", then closed the door and retreated.

Lian Qiao pouted and said, "Who would dare to eat this banquet?"

Before Xu Rendong could speak, Lian Qiao tilted his head and thought for a while, then muttered to himself: "But it's hard to say..."

Xu Rendong: "Are you afraid that your body will be out of control like last night?"

Lian Qiao nodded.

Xu Rendong said: "The one who should come can't hide. Let's go."

When the two went out, they saw someone walking out of a room on the opposite tulou.It was one of the few survivors.The incident last night caused a heavy loss to the entire team, and now there are only about [-] people left, and most of them are girls.

Xu Rendong noticed that all the rooms where people died had disappeared.The place where the door was originally turned into a gray wall, as if the room never existed.The maids standing at the door were also missing.As a result, there are only a dozen rooms left in the entire nine-story earthen building, which is extremely irregular from a distance.

Compared with the neat red lanterns under the eaves, it looks even more weird, even in the daytime, it is ghostly.

When Lian Qiao walked to the stairs, he suddenly noticed something, turned around and let out a "huh".

Xu Rendong: "What's wrong?"

Lian Qiao turned around and limped towards the railing.He raised his hand and touched the red lantern under the eaves: "Why is this lantern not lit?"