Chapter 25: She Had a Bold Idea
“Classmates, today’s lesson is the Ouija board game!”
When Luxianbei heard Pharaoh say they would play the Ouija board game again, she couldn’t help but frown slightly.
Why is it the Ouija board game again?
Why are they so obsessed with this game that looks neither safe nor auspicious?
Not long ago, Luxianbei had come into contact with oil painting and entered a special state where she saw Zhao Ke being bullied. Through this game, she summoned a strange being and requested its help to eliminate the classmate who bullied her.
And the appearance of the paper figure resembling Xu Feng proved that Zhao Ke’s wish had indeed been fulfilled.
But then what?
As the devoted admirer, how did Zhao Ke manage to turn his fate around and end up with the goddess Lin Yiqi?
Luxianbei felt that the missing crucial link was the Ouija board game they played. Besides the past she had witnessed, there must be a deeper level of hidden transaction involved.
The lockdown at Shihhekou Middle School must also be closely related to the Ouija board game.
Luxianbei pondered anxiously, her eyes still burning with heat, the feeling of hunger growing stronger. Yet strangely, her body temperature had not risen as it had during previous encounters with danger.
Was she worn out from earlier battles with Xu Feng, or was the power within her deliberately lying dormant, waiting for something?
Tsk, I already knew this uncontrollable power was unreliable! Luxianbei cursed inwardly, when I have money, I must get a more stable enhancement!
……
While Luxianbei was lost in thought, Du Sixian nervously observed Pharaoh and the others.
Although they appeared normal on the surface, the more Du Sixian looked, the more she felt their actions and words were strange, causing her heart to palpitate.
Any reasonably intelligent person knows that suddenly seeing hundreds of students appear at a haunted abandoned school in the middle of the night, accompanied by the sound of a bell, is terrifying.
But after witnessing what had just happened in the hallway, they showed no signs of panic; instead, they patiently prepared for the Ouija board game.
This was too abnormal; it was like courting d*ath!
As a seasoned daredevil, Du Sixian felt that there was a significant difference between courting d*ath and merely dying; the essence of courting d*ath lies in “acting without dying.”
The High Person was right; they, no, it had definitely become an urban legend, she thought.
“Alright, we’re ready. Let me explain the rules of the game. Everyone, please come sit closer.”
Pharaoh’s voice echoed in the classroom. Du Sixian withdrew her thoughts and looked in his direction, momentarily taken aback.
The scene in front of her was all too familiar.
The floor was covered with white paper filled with text, where a white porcelain dish was placed. Four people surrounded the dish, each facing a different direction.
Behind them, old desks and chairs formed a circle, and the dim candlelight illuminated the classroom corners, casting mottled shadows on the ground.
This scene was identical to when they had just begun the Ouija board game over an hour ago.
The positions of the four had not changed, the arrangement of the desks and chairs was almost identical, and even the crack in the porcelain dish was aligned perfectly.
Yun Meng asked trivial gossip questions, making people reluctant to respond. Liangyue occasionally interrupted Pharaoh, adding more detailed information about the Ouija board game. The Brazilian Warrior God was constantly warming up, eager to try.
In a daze, Du Sixian felt a sense of temporal dissonance.
It was as if the terrifying experiences of the past hour had just been a nightmare that never happened, and her companions were still alive.
Would the High Person…
Du Sixian tentatively glanced at Luxianbei beside her, and once she saw Luxianbei still there, she confirmed that everything that happened earlier was real, not just her imagination.
……
“To play the Ouija board game, it’s best to have five to six people. If there are too many, it won’t work since the dish is only so big and can’t hold so many hands. Hehe! After the game starts, everyone must close their eyes and softly say, ‘Ouija, Ouija, please come out,’ then…”
As Pharaoh continued explaining the rules in almost the same way as before, Du Sixian felt a chill in her heart. She discreetly glanced at the remarkably calm Luxianbei and quietly moved closer.
“High Person, High Person…”
Luxianbei heard a soft call from her side, tilted her head slightly to look at Du Sixian, and responded in a voice only the two could hear, “What’s wrong?”
“This scene is exactly the same as when we first came here, before starting the Ouija board game. It’s like time has reversed.”
Although Du Sixian didn’t know if this information could help Luxianbei break the current deadlock, she felt it was necessary to share this information with the only trustworthy human in the classroom.
“……”
Luxianbei fell silent and turned her head to glance at Pharaoh and the others in the center of the classroom, secretly cursing.
Really the same?
Are you referring to the limbs that nearly filled the entire classroom?
Or are you talking about the part of an unknown guy’s body under your b*tt?
Humor aside, after hearing what seemed like an important piece of information from Du Sixian, Luxianbei began to think seriously.
Exactly the same? Why would they do this?
Is there anyone who wants them, or both of us, to follow the previous process and completely play through a Ouija board game?
Luxianbei couldn’t figure it out at the moment. Based on her earlier experiences in a few Ouija games, the spirit energy exchange had been like a tasty banquet hidden in a park; whoever discovered it first and had the courage could feast ahead of others.
As for what made this Ouija board game special, perhaps it would only be revealed once the game began.
In her thoughts, Luxianbei casually glanced at Du Sixian and said nonchalantly, “Let’s observe first.”
Even if they didn’t participate in the game, could they really escape? Hundreds of urban legends were waiting outside! Luxianbei thought. To take on many with one, or to find an opportunity to take on four, she chose…
Only children make choices; adults know what they can handle!
Hearing Luxianbei’s response, Du Sixian opened her lips to say something, but just then, Pharaoh suddenly spoke, making her swallow back the words that were about to come out.
“……Alright, those are the basic rules. Everyone, let’s start the game now! Please sit closer and place your hands on the dish.”
Is it about to begin? Upon hearing this, Luxianbei’s gaze sharpened as she looked at the dish, and then a sudden urge to curse filled her heart.
“Glub—glub—!”
The viscous substance in the four boxes stirred, producing sounds like mud bubbling.
Under the dim candlelight, countless arms emerged from the boxes, all piled on top of the white porcelain dish.
Faced with the numerous arms forming a small mountain, even Luxianbei’s coat felt discomfort, shifting anxiously and making slight rustling sounds.
Feeling the coat moving like a timid girl, she frowned slightly, gently patted the coat, and whispered, “Don’t be afraid. As long as I don’t fall, I won’t let them eat you.”
If the coat moved around too much and revealed their trick, it could provoke some unpredictable extreme reaction, which would be troublesome.
Luxianbei thought, feeling the coat quiet down a bit, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
Du Sixian, who was feeling anxious as the Ouija board game was about to begin, suddenly heard Luxianbei’s quiet reassurance. Warmth flooded her heart, and with a determination as if she had made a decision, she resolutely nodded, steeled her courage, and stepped forward to place her hand on the white porcelain dish.
“Come on! Let’s get started!”
Luxianbei, “????”
Girl, you’re really brave!
Seeing that Luxianbei had not joined the game for a while, Pharaoh turned his head amidst the pile of limbs, looked at her with dark hollow eye sockets, and with the most horrifying expression said, “Don’t be afraid, it’s just a game. If something really happens, we will protect you.”
Seeing Pharaoh being so gentle with a stranger, Yun Meng grabbed Pharaoh’s head with both hands and complained, “Some people’s girlfriends are still here, and you start flirting with other girls?”
While speaking, she shot Luxianbei a malicious look, half-teasingly, half-warning, saying, “Little sister, you look young, but don’t learn from those bad women!”
Luxianbei, “……”
No, sister, you misunderstood. Your boyfriend looks like this, it’s really impossible for us!
Besides, I’m not interested in men, um, nor in urban legends.
She thought, taking a deep breath, holding her breath, and struggling against the intense nausea from the overpowering stench, stepping forward to place her hand atop the pile of hands.
The dry, wrinkled palms had a rough texture. As soon as Luxianbei touched them, her eyelids couldn’t help but twitch violently.
Luxianbei knew that her eyes might have extraordinary abilities, and the abnormal twitching at the moment was definitely not just eye strain; it felt like more than excess use causing eyelid spasms.
Wasn’t there a saying that left eye twitches mean fortune, while right eye twitching indicates disaster?
But what did it mean for both eyes to twitch together?
Loss and averted disaster? Seeking wealth in danger? Or did it mean that one dies before money is spent?
While Luxianbei pondered, a sudden reminder echoed in her ear.
“Ready to begin, everyone follow my lead.” Pharaoh said as he began to chant the incantation for the Ouija board game, “Ouija, Ouija, please come out…”
“Ouija, Ouija, please come out…”
As Luxianbei repeated the incantation, she felt the spirit energy within her being drawn out, somewhat like how the Ming King Statue had drained her spirit energy, but not as intensely.
She paused, glancing sideways at Du Sixian, and noticed her expression was dazed, her complexion pale, with a faint misty vapor rising from her body, flowing towards the white porcelain dish along her slender arms.
Could this be a ritual for transmitting spirit energy to a specific existence?
As Luxianbei’s doubts rose, they were immediately followed by a second chanting.
“Ouija, Ouija, please come out…”
As she repeated the incantation, she felt a strong burning sensation in her eyes; in her line of vision, the paper under the white porcelain dish, filled with text, suddenly caught fire.
The voices of the four urban legends turned suddenly distorted and strange, morphing into a piercing shriek that was both high-pitched and melodious.
It seemed to harbor whispered secrets, like a furious shout, or a song celebrating some existence.
Amidst the shrieking, Luxianbei vaguely heard a strange voice, resembling a sorrowful whisper from a woman.
“Looking back and forth at night, a woman bound in grass, paper powder face, scarfed skirt, called Zigu.”
Luxianbei didn’t know what Zigu was, but the way it was described felt strangely familiar to her.
“Ouija, Ouija, please come out…”
Once again, everyone repeated the incantation, and the piercing shriek grew louder.
Then…
For a brief moment, the shriek vanished.
In the dead silence that felt infinitely long, it was followed by an explosion of sound a thousand times stronger!
The chaotic shrieks made Luxianbei dizzy. She heard that sorrowful whisper again, but this time another voice joined in.
A voice that erupted from within her.
“There is one from Zhongshan. A woman in green clothing, wherever she sees, drought prevails, and the red earth spans a thousand miles. She is called Nü Ba, the drought goddess!”
The ancient, desolate voice sounded remarkably resonant, like a morning bell or evening drum, intertwined with a savage emotion, seemingly fighting for something, subtly outpacing the sorrowful whisper.
Luxianbei was taken aback, suddenly realizing why she had felt a sense of familiarity with that description earlier.
It was because she had often heard similar things during her transformations at dusk!
And furthermore, that voice within her appeared to be a tad more powerful?
What if…
If they switched the lines to that description from within me, what would happen?
With this thought, a flicker of unusual light sparkled in Luxianbei’s eyes.
At this moment, she had a bold idea.
