By the time Chen Si returned to Huayin City, it was already seven days later.
Before leaving, Li Chen insisted on dragging Chen Si out for another meal, saying that it was to repay him for saving his life.
However, Chen Si was not interested. After experiencing the trip to the Three Immortals Temple, he had his first glimpse of the so-called world of immortality.
It seems that these Taoist masters are not as immortal as they thought. On the contrary, they are all bloodthirsty and have no regard for the lives of ordinary people at all.
This couldn't help but aggravate Chen Si's inner uneasiness.
The words of the Master of the Three Immortals Temple before leaving came to mind inexplicably.
"It is best not to inquire about things underground. If you find out clearly, you will be trapped. It is better to escape in time. Many things are unclear but you will be happy and confused."
The old goblin told so many lies to deceive Chen Si, but perhaps this was the only one that was true.
Seeing Chen Si's refusal, Li Chen sighed and said, "Okay, next time when all the surviving members of the exploration team arrive, I will call them out to gather together. Brother Chen, you will be rewarded with a favor then."
Chen Si raised his eyebrows and said with slight surprise: "What nonsense are you talking about? Apart from the two of us, where are the other surviving team members?"
Li Chen looked a little strange. After confirming again and again, he found that Chen Sizhen was not joking, so he said tentatively: "Don't you remember? The guy who followed you out of the cave was Gao Liyao! This guy! I originally planned to call him when I went to Sanxian Temple the first time, but I heard that he had some mental problems after coming out of the cave and has been staying in a mental hospital."
"Gao Liyao?" Chen Si's eyes looked confused.
After a while, he seemed to gradually remember this person's name, "By the way, Zhao Hui mentioned this to me... But we were the only two who came out that day, and there was no way Gao Liyao could get out of the cave!"
Li Chen scratched his head in confusion, wondering how Chen Si could forget this.
"You fainted as soon as you came out of the ghost cave that day. Maybe you can't remember clearly what happened next. Gao Liyao did come out with us, and he even carried you on his back on the way."
Chen Si's face was so cold that water dripped from his face.
The scene of Gao Liyao being killed by Zhang Chunmin is still vivid in his mind. He can't remember it wrong!
If what the fat man said was true, then Gao Liyao was the ghost cave that climbed out of him right behind him.
Did he follow me under the ghost cave?
Thinking of this, Chen Si couldn't help but shuddered all over.
Li Chen looked at Chen Si's expression, vaguely guessed something, and asked tentatively: "Is it possible that there is something wrong with this kid?"
Chen Si nodded solemnly.
"Try not to contact him again in the future. There is something wrong with Gao Liyao."
He didn't go on to explain what was wrong specifically. He just wanted Li Chen to avoid weird events as much as possible.
After all, Li Chen is just an ordinary person, and being too involved is obviously not a good thing for him.
Li Chen also understood and nodded quickly.
"I have long seen that that boy is a bad guy. Brother Chen, don't worry, I will listen to you and I will definitely not interact with him in the future!"
"As long as you understand, you don't need to investigate the ghost cave thing anymore. This matter is not something you can intervene in. The ghost cave incident is full of weirdness. I don't know what kind of ghosts and snakes will appear in the future. Even I don't know for sure. It can be dealt with. If you continue to investigate, you are risking your own life.
Let's wait for the results of the above investigation. Since a new person has been sent to take over, this matter should have been taken seriously by the above, and I believe an explanation will be given soon. "
Li Chen's face was full of hesitation and he didn't speak.
Through this experience, he certainly knew that the ghost cave was involved in matters on another level, and he was not qualified to intervene at all.
But as Chen Si said, will there really be results if we just wait for the above investigation?
Even if it is found out, the truth announced to ordinary people will naturally be another version. This truth will be reasonable and scientific, and people will not be able to find flaws.
But this truth is not what he wants.
Li Chen didn't answer until the end. He didn't know what he thought or what he should do in the future.
Chen Si sighed helplessly and did not continue to exhort him.
He has already said what he said, but people who have been in ghost caves have an obsession with the underground, and he can relate to this.
But the more you know about some things, the more you want to know, and sooner or later you have to pay for it with your life.
The same is true for Chen Si.
Once you have gone down into the ghost cave, it is impossible to return to ordinary life.
After saying goodbye to Li Chen, he returned to the house he rented near the university.
Now that the enemy has been dealt with, there is no problem in returning to live there.
But as soon as he opened the door, he saw a dark shadow standing in the living room.
It was an incorporeal black creature, its body was translucent, and it exuded wisps of black aura. Just standing there gave people a great sense of foreboding.
Chen Si reacted quickly and immediately retreated to the corridor. Without saying a word, he took out the fairy rope and injected a stream of fairy energy to attack the black shadow.
However, the immortal rope penetrated directly through its body and could not touch the opponent at all.
Chen Si was filled with surprise and uncertainty.
He had never encountered such an opponent before and was not sure how to deal with it for a while.
At this moment, a hole opened in the middle of the black shadow, and a middle-aged man's voice emerged from the gap.
"Si Chen, I'm glad to see you. I don't mean any harm."
Chen Si sneered, "Send a monster to break into my house. Is this not malicious?"
He was thinking about the origin of the black shadow in his heart, and after thinking about it, he still felt that the buyer of the horned dragon was more likely.
That day, I stupidly posted information about selling horned dragons online, and caused troubles one after another.
Chen Si wished he could slap himself twice.
The black shadow made a human voice from nowhere, "Please understand, we have been unable to contact you, so we can only wait at your home.
Forgot to introduce me, I am Hua Yinfeng, a staff member sent by the Department of Spirituality to deal with this ghost cave incident. This is my spirit beast, "Zhao", through which I am talking to you. It is not aggressive without my instructions. "
"Si Lingbu?"
Hearing that it was someone sent from above, Chen Si relaxed his guard a little, but the doubts in his heart still did not subside.
"I've never heard of a department called the Spiritual Department. Are you trying to frame me?"
Black Shadow responded: "The Department of Spirituality is responsible for handling matters related to monsters and monks. In principle, it needs to be kept confidential from ordinary people. The levels involved are not accessible to the general society, so most people do not know our existence."
Chen Si pondered for a moment.
"What's your purpose in coming to me?"
The black shadow said: "You are the only survivor of the ghost cave incident. The superiors attach great importance to this matter. Zhao Hui, who was connected with you before, was an outsider and the investigation of the incident was not clear. Now I want to know more about the information in the cave. , I hope you will cooperate."
Director Chen was noncommittal, with a playful look on his face: "Oh? Does your Spiritual Department have the authority to control immortal cultivators?"
The black shadow was silent for a while, as if he was considering his words: "The number of folk immortal cultivators is complex and powerful. Under normal circumstances, it is indeed out of your control. However, we need to beware of large-scale disasters that endanger the social order of China. Ghost Cave The danger of the incident has been assessed as Class A, and all of you immortal cultivators involved are under supervision."
Chen Si sneered, and then asked: "Then the Taoist priests of Sanxian Temple in the north harmed mortals, sacrificed human beings, and refined animals. Doesn't that count as endangering social order? You don't care?"
