The Sick Beauty in the Republic of China

Wang Luan had guessed before that if ordinary people want to have hallucinations, they must either dream or use drugs.Both of these seem to have no trace in the Scholl Church.

But now, there is a clearer answer - wine.

Qi Chensheng understood Wang Luan's meaning almost instantly. Although he was still a bit reluctant, he still got up and rushed to the corridor, calling to stop Lena who hadn't gone far.

"Where do the wines in the church come from?" Wang Luan quickly put on his coat and came to Lena with a wine bottle.

Lena didn't know why they suddenly paid so much attention to the wine in the church, and said nervously: "These wines are all brought from outside, and Father Will brought us to make them together."

"It's usually stored in the wine cellar below, and it's brought up when you want to drink it."

"Wine cellar?" Qi Chensheng frowned. When they searched in the afternoon, they didn't find any wine cellar in the church: "Where can I go down?"

Hearing his question, Lena was also a little embarrassed: "The wine cellar is a bit troublesome to go to, so I really can't explain it."

"Then can you take us there?" Wang Luan looked at Lena, even though he didn't use the power of the canary, those eyes were still hard to refuse.

"But..." Lena held the white skirt with her hands, and looked back at the door, the corridor that got darker after nightfall: "There... it's scary, I'm afraid..."

"You just need to bring us to the entrance." Qi Chensheng's gentleman's stick appeared in his hand again without a sound, and tapped the ground lightly: "I can guarantee your safety."

Lena opened her mouth, she faintly felt something, and didn't know if she should agree.

At this time, Wang Luan reached out and pressed the tattoo under the collarbone, and the golden stream of light poured out from between his fingers, gathered into the shape of a canary, and landed at one end of the wine bottle, reflecting the dark glass. its shadow.

"Lena, look, it's a demon."

Wang Luan led the canary, even though it was still too weak to fly, it raised its small head and looked at Lena with those black bean-like eyes.

"But it was also once a person, lived in a church, liked piano and singing..."

"Just like those who died under Dr. Andres, he never committed any crime, but was killed in an unknown place."

"If we can't find out the truth of the year, then he will only be obsessed forever and cannot rest in peace."

Lena looked down at the canary on the wine bottle, as if she saw the bloody flesh again, but at this moment, what she could do was not only fear, but also repentance.

Confess that she and her elder brother have evil thoughts caused by selfishness.

"Okay... I'll take you there..."

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Walking in the church at night, Wang Luan could actually understand why Lena felt scared.

If the promenade during the day is only dim due to lack of light, then in the dark night, everything in front of their eyes seems to be covered with an unrevealable black veil, and the flickering lantern in their hands can't illuminate the way forward at all. In the silence, fear was born.

On the walls on both sides, occasionally a few paintings of figures appeared, and under the illumination of the lights, they looked like ghosts.

Although she has been in Skoll Church for almost half a year, Lena has been afraid to go out at night.The church, which was supposed to be sacred everywhere, always gave her an indescribable fear.

Just like that, she quickened her pace and led Wang Luan and Qi Chensheng, and finally left the corridor.But Lena's heart was not at all relaxed: "The entrance to the wine cellar...you have to enter from the back of the church."

Wang Luan also understood now that the cemetery they passed by during the day was behind the church, no wonder Lena didn't want to go there.

"Let's go." The knocking sound of the gentleman's staff in Qi Chensheng's hand affected Lena's mood. She took a few long breaths silently, and then resisted her fear and continued to walk towards the back of the church.

The sycamore trees surrounded on all sides cut off the lively lights of Qingyangfang. When the wind blows in, the dry branches that have lost all their leaves shake and make a rustling sound, as if countless figures are shuttled among them.

Gradually, they were getting closer and closer to the cemetery. Suddenly, a few black shadows jumped up from the thorn bushes under the night, and there were rough laughter.

"Ah!" The lantern in Lena's hand fell to the ground, and she shivered and screamed. She wanted to back subconsciously, but unexpectedly, a hand pressed against her back.

Now she couldn't even cry out, trembling and almost fell down, but fortunately the people behind her quickly walked in front of her.

"Don't be afraid, it's okay." Wang Luan bent down, tried his best to soften his voice, and comforted Lena: "It was just a crow just now, we have been behind you all the time."

As he said that, he looked helplessly at Qi Chensheng who was supporting him. Just now, Lena backed away in fright and almost stepped on Wang Luan. Originally, it was just a reminder, but Qi Chensheng directly stretched out his hand to hold her, which scared the little girl. into this.

Qi Chensheng has always put Wang Luan's affairs first. Seeing that Lena was really scared at this moment, under Wang Luan's signal, he helped him up, walked in front by himself, and said to Lena: "What do you think? Walk."

Lena was still uneasy, but looking at Qi Chensheng's back in front of her, she felt that he seemed to be able to block all the devils, so she felt relieved a little, and said in a low voice, "Go on... go on, go on, and go to the cemetery. opposite."

Hearing this, Qi Chensheng followed her description and walked towards the cemetery with Wang Luan in his arms.

Wang Luan sighed shallowly, Qi Chensheng was by his side, he was not terribly afraid, he just thought that fortunately it was autumn, otherwise if there was a will-o'-the-wisp in the cemetery, it would be even more difficult to deal with.

Perhaps because of the darkness, the distance that can be covered in just a moment or so during the day is endless now.

When they finally reached the opposite side of the cemetery, cold sweat broke out in Wang Luan's hands.

"How do we go?" Qi Chensheng held Wang Luan's hand, warmed his fingertips with his own body temperature, and then turned to ask Lena.

"Still... let me lead the way." Lena also recovered a little bit now, she tried not to look at the cemetery, pointed to the wall behind the church and said: "There is a small door over there, and there are many side roads after entering. Great to go."

"Are you okay?" Wang Luan also turned around, holding the lamp and looking at Lena, not wanting to force her: "If you are afraid, just follow us."

Lena shook her head, but still walked forward.

After entering through the small door at the back of the church, Wang Luan gradually gained an insight into the general location of the wine cellar, and also understood why it was so difficult to find.It was mentioned in the information given by He Chengdong before that the church has been expanded in the past dynasties before it has the current scale.

And the wine cellar where the wine was stored should have been built earlier, so the entrance was blocked by layers of buildings behind it, and the paths and stairs were not spacious, so it was really difficult for them to carry wine barrels up.

"The wine cellar is below." After walking for a while, Lena opened a wooden door, and through the lighting of the lantern, Wang Luan could see the stairs extending downward inside.

"Are you going back from here?" Wang Luan was not in a hurry to go down with Qi Chensheng, and looked up at Lena standing by the stairs. He didn't think Lena dared to go back alone.

Lena wanted to shake her head, she was indeed afraid of the way back, but she also had a hunch that if she continued walking with Wang Luan and the others, she would see something even more terrifying.

Qi Chensheng could see what Lena was thinking at a glance. In the final analysis, she was helping with this matter. He tapped the gentleman's staff twice on the stone-paved ground, and then the bone-guiding butterfly shimmered, and he relaxed. Spreading its wings, it fluttered and landed on Lena's shoulders.

"This, what is this?" The butterfly wings made of two hand bones revealed a strange beauty, Lena even forgot to be afraid, and carefully raised her hand to touch it, wanting to touch it.

Qi Chensheng didn't intend to explain anything to her, but looked at the stairs that seemed to lead to hell, and said lightly: "It will protect you back."

Lena glanced at him gratefully, and wanted to say something more, but she warned herself that she shouldn't participate any more, so she thanked him in a low voice, and left in a hurry with the bone butterfly in her arms.

"Okay, brother nine," Qi Chensheng saw Lena leave, looked sideways at Wang Luan in his arms, and tightened his arms around his shoulders: "Let's go down."

Both Canary and Goshawk silently appeared. Wang Luan stretched out his hand, and Canary jumped onto his finger, but his black bean-like eyes looked towards the stairs.

"Come on, maybe Ian... is down there."

Holding the lamp, the two walked down the narrow stairs slowly. Wang Luan counted the number of steps silently in his heart. After walking down about two floors, the stairs also came to an end.

After going down the stairs, he walked through an unlocked iron door. The space in front of him was finally a little wider, but there was still no light.

But when Wang Luan held up the lamp and looked forward, he suddenly saw a few standing people at the edge of the lamp.

Cold sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead, Qi Chensheng immediately shielded him behind his back, then clinging to the gentleman's stick, he approached those people.

The surrounding area was so quiet that even the sound of his own heartbeat was so obvious, Wang Luan followed closely behind Qi Chensheng, following his steps, stepping forward bit by bit.

The lights were also slowly spreading, slowly climbing onto the bodies of those people.

Their clothes were old, tattered and dusty, and then, Wang Luan saw their faces in the dim light.

They were pale and damaged faces, smooth lines remained on the gray stone, half of the body of the Virgin hugging the child was broken, the wings of the beautiful angel fell behind, and there were more unrecognizable The stone carvings stand quietly in the dark.

"It's just some statues, it's nothing." Qi Chensheng still held Wang Luan's hand, and his tone seemed to be relaxed, but his gray eyes were staring into the depths of the stone sculpture——