Xie Chen took a deep breath, and when he turned back, he found that the contents of the next two pages had been torn out.
At first, I thought it had been torn apart by someone, but I found that there were a few lines of small words at the back.
[Is the content I wrote before actually missing? 】
[It seems that it was torn when I was unconscious after I came back. Forget it, it doesn’t matter. 】
[Anyway, these are some marks left for this strange journey. People who have never experienced it will not believe it. Even if there are the same chosen ones, they probably won’t be able to get this notebook, right? 】
The entire content of this notebook is only four pages, including the two torn pages, a total of six pages are here.
Behind those few lines of small words, my great-grandfather had left no more information.
Xie Chen also slowly closed the book.
When I opened the last compartment, I found nothing. There were only some medicines left inside, and they were all normal topical ointments, which were basically always available at home.
After cleaning the house, my sister Xie Nan also came out of another house and ran outside to drive.
"Hurry up and leave Xiechen."
After packing up the last few things and putting them in the trunk, he got into the passenger seat.
"I told you, who made you so lazy?"
"If you had been a little fussy just now, we would have left half an hour earlier."
Xie Chen stretched out and leaned tiredly on the cushion, too lazy to pay attention to her sister's complaints.
"Come on, you just think I'm talking too much again."
Seeing that he was ignoring her and even snoring, Xie Nan rolled his eyes, stepped on the accelerator and drove out of the old house.
Because he was too mentally exhausted and had obtained such a huge amount of information at once, he finally returned to the stable real world. Xie Chen lay down in the car and fell asleep immediately.
"Get out of the car quickly!"
"You brat, you're still fast asleep, right?"
Vaguely aware that someone was pushing him, Xie Chen struggled to open his eyes at this time. His hazy sleepy eyes were even a little unable to open.
After all, I was too tired and my mental state was really not good. As soon as I opened my eyes, my stomach started to growl.
After hearing her stomach rumbling, her sister Xie Nan became even more angry.
With his hands on his waist, the suspender dress seemed a little tight when he leaned down.
Before he could sit up straight, Xie Nan's hand had already reached out, and two slender fingers grabbed his ears.
"If I weren't your sister, you probably wouldn't even know where you were sold to now."
"Hey, it hurts, it hurts!"
Xie Chen, who was still in a dazed state, immediately screamed in pain when his sister pulled his ear, and his consciousness suddenly woke up.
"I still know it hurts!"
"You're lazy at work and don't even have any meat on your body. You probably can't get a good price for someone like you."
Xie Nan pulled his brother's ears and pulled him out of the car, while he kept complaining.
Only then did Xie Chen realize that the car had arrived at the door of his uncle's house. In front of the four-story self-built building was a large courtyard.
"Are you back?"
After seeing her siblings, her aunt quickly greeted them with a smile.
Looking at the apron she was wearing, she knew she was cooking just now.
"It's really hard on you two siblings. Your uncle is also busy at the old house over there. As an aunt, I have to take care of these children at home, so I don't have much time to clean it."
Xie Nan smiled and shook his head.
"It's not a hard thing, auntie. Anyway, my brother and I happened to come over to help when we came back."
"We are all a family, there is no need to say such kind words."
The aunt also smiled and came over to hold the hands of her siblings.
"There will be a long vacation in a few days. Your two cousins who are in junior high school are at home and can help take care of the younger ones."
"At that time, I can have my hands free to go clean, and I don't have to put all the blame on you two siblings. Besides, your uncle will probably be back in those few days."
Xie Nan smiled and waved his hands.
"There's no rush, and we can finish some cleaning in the next few days."
Aunt smiled and nodded.
"Hurry up and eat first. Put the rest aside for now. I have already prepared the meal. You two siblings should be hungry too."
Xie Chen, who was almost out of breath when he heard that dinner was ready, also had his eyes shining.
After having a hearty meal, he ran to the bathroom to take a shower, then went back, took out the wooden box containing the notes left by his great-grandfather from the trunk of the car, and returned to his temporary room. .
Xie Chen placed the box on the table and opened it again according to the original method.
As he reopened his notes and browsed through the above contents, Xie Chen also remembered these things from Xinjiang.
The shadow, the thing, the key, the lock.
These keywords are the most important things that my great-grandfather left in his notes, and they are also things that my great-grandfather has not yet been able to decipher.
There is a possibility that the four keywords appearing in the two torn pages have been decrypted, but those two pages have been torn out, which proves that everything has to be decrypted by yourself again.
When I think of this, I feel dizzy.
After almost recording the contents of the note in his mind, Xie Chen jumped up and lay down on the bed, falling into sleep within a short while.
As time passed, I seemed to hear the sound of a pocket watch turning in a dark space.
At some point, a small door with a faint light seemed to appear in front of him, and a pocket watch appeared in his hand.
"Is this the lock that my great-grandfather mentioned?"
Xie Chen looked at the somewhat illusory light lock in front of him. Without speaking, he could hear what he wanted to say most.
He didn't seem to be surprised. Instead, he slowly approached the lock and tried to press it with his pocket watch.
"Wait for Xie Chen."
A gentle voice sounded from behind, and Xie Chen's movement of raising his hand immediately became stiff.
"who?"
Xie Chen asked doubtfully. He wanted to turn around but found that he couldn't. His body seemed to be completely frozen.
"You know who I am and I know who you are."
Xie Chen looked surprised.
"Grandma?!"
"Aren't you dead yet?"
Xie Chen was surprised and said his inner thoughts out loud, but immediately denied himself.
"No way, absolutely impossible."
"This is too ridiculous. Even at my age, how can you still be alive in this world?"
"Child, I have indeed disappeared from this world, but you still remember, don't you?"
"Nothing is impossible in this world."
Xie Chen swallowed and tried to turn around, but couldn't move his eyes even a little bit.
Xie Chen was very anxious and quickly asked.
"Grandpa, what is behind the lock? What is the black shadow? Is the pocket watch really the key to opening the lock? Why are we chosen as the chosen ones?"
"Why……"
The doubts in his stomach came out like a series of cannons, but just halfway through, he was interrupted by his great-grandfather's voice.
"Kid, calm down and stay sensible."
"I have also stood in front of the door of truth, but my reason keeps reminding me, is what exists behind the door of truth the truth?"
"Many times what affects our judgment is not only the surrounding environment, but also our own consciousness."
"Arrogant people always feel that the whole world is a fool, but the fool may just be ourselves."
"Whose existence is not a fool?"
"What the truth shows us may have been seen and heard countless times."
"But we still have to be skeptical about the truth."
It sounded like my great-grandfather was saying these words, and Xie Chen even heard his own breathing.
"Grandpa... I don't quite understand what you are saying..."
"Is it philosophy?"
Before he could get a concrete answer, the sound of breaking glass rang in his ears.
It was as if the time for him to face the truth had come, and now he was completely pulled back to reality.
[Welcome the host to return to the world of ghost stories. 】
[Because you mistakenly entered an environment that you should not have entered, the original time limit has also been accelerated. Please forgive me. 】
[The next copy is Misty Island. 】
[Please prepare yourself, the chosen one. 】
Before he could react, the surrounding scene changed as the sound disappeared.
He was suddenly sitting on a wooden boat. There was no oar on the boat, but it was floating steadily forward.
Wherever he looked, there was a huge fog, and he couldn't even see if there was an island in front of him.
The fog was so thick that even if I stretched my hands forward, I could no longer see my palms.
A sound that came from nowhere entered his ears.
"Birds, why do they fly into the sky?"
"Why?"
Before he could wake up from his confusion, a familiar mechanical voice reached his ears.
[Rule 1: Please stay away from this island unless necessary. 】
[Rule 2: If you are logged in, please follow the rules. 】
[Rule 3: Most rules are trustworthy. 】
[Rule 4: You can stay overnight in the village, but you must remain vigilant at night. Remember, you must remain absolutely vigilant and be wary of all figures and sounds coming from the dark. 】
[Rule 5: Don’t talk to the villagers. The villagers are not what you think they are. If you talk to the villagers, please leave the island before night falls. 】
[Rule 6, Rule 4 followed by Rule 5, if you hear a child crying at night, it means you are safe. Ignore the child's laughter. Turn off all light sources, hold your breath, and wait for a minute. If the sea boy's laughter fades into a cry, then you are safe. 】
[Rule 7: Continuing from rule 6, if the child’s laughter gets louder, leave your position quickly, remember to stay quiet, and don’t bring any light source. 】
[Rule 8: If necessary, you can hold the light source and sweep it around before escaping, but you must discard the light source. Remember, you must discard it, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences. 】
[Rule 9: If the laughter turns into a hiss, stay where you are, close your eyes, and stop moving. 】
[Rule 10: No fire is allowed anywhere on the island, not even a spark. 】
