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Living Funeral
After Ling Yu spoke, we did not hesitate and walked inside. I had originally built the Mountain Lodge based on this place, so I was relatively familiar with its structure. The item I came here to retrieve was quite simple.
It was an object that would restore the balance of yin and yang here.
Once we entered, Xiao Wentong remarked that it really looked just like their old lair.
Ling Yu then asked, "Did you see that Banner over there?"
I nodded in response.
Nian Chen asked, "Sister Ling Yu, is that Banner what we need to take?"
Ling Yu confirmed and added, "But if we take that Banner, the balance of yin and yang here will be disrupted."
I spoke up, "I will return it after I use it. You can rest assured."
Ling Yu replied, "Only you can take that Banner because you are a living yin-yang entity."
Hu Qingming noted that this was indeed the case; only Chen Qingming could take the Yin Yang Flag upstairs. Xiao Tongwen then asked, "You didn't plan this with Chen Qingming, did you?" I responded to Xiao Tongwen, "If I could have planned this, I would have opened the Yin-Yang Ghost Path long ago. Why wait until now?"
Hu Qingming agreed, saying that since the path had been closed for so many years, Chen Qingming should be waking up soon.
Xiao Tongwen asked, "What if we fail this time?"
After Xiao Tongwen's words fell, everyone fell silent. After a moment, I spoke up again: "If we fail this time, then there will be no chance for us to rise again. However, you and I will also vanish without a trace."
"Hu Qingming said, 'The matter hasn't even begun, so why talk about despair?'
Nian Chen added, 'Fly, will we really all be dead by then?' I sighed and replied, 'Those within the cycle of cause and effect will die; it's not that those outside won't. It's just that the Yin-Yang Ghost Path isn't open, and the resentful and evil spirits in this world will always exist, and they will only increase.'
Ling Yu said, 'Having so many doesn't help; we might as well go take down that Yin Yang Flag.'
I agreed, and we all headed in that direction. When we arrived at the base of the main building, a chilly wind swept past, causing me to shiver. The others stood below, looking up with changed expressions.
Nian Chen asked, 'Can we really take it down once we go up?'
Zhang Xun replied, 'It won't be that simple.' I nodded in agreement, not hiding the truth: once the balance of Yin and Yang is disrupted, and since I am a Yin-Yang body, I would definitely suffer immense pain, and the balance within me would also change.
Nian Chen asked anxiously, 'I won't die, right?'
I reassured him, 'Don't worry.'
Ling Yu chuckled and said, 'Feng Li, who is she to you? Why are you so concerned about her?'
Nian Chen responded, 'She is my... she is my lifesaver, so that's why I care about her.'
Everyone glanced at Nian Chen. He felt a bit flustered under their gaze and quickly changed the subject. 'Chen Fei, when are you starting?' I replied, 'You all wait for me down here; I'm going up now.' Ling Yu said, 'I'll guard the exit to prevent any accidents.'
After we discussed our plan, we each began to act. Zhang Xun and Nian Chen stayed below.
As I entered the main building, I felt a bit nervous. However, having come this far was all for this moment—to take the Yin Yang Flag and stabilize the Yin-Yang Ghost Path."
I climbed the stairs to the main building, just ten centimeters away from the Yin Yang Flag. I could reach out and grab it easily. I stared at the banner as it fluttered in the wind. Without hesitation, I reached out and seized the Yin Yang Flag.
The moment I grasped the flag, I felt a disturbance within my internal energy, and this sensation was unmistakable. Before long, I heard a buzzing sound, and the atmosphere around me began to change.
I froze for a few seconds, but once I regained my senses, I dashed downstairs. I ran quickly, my face growing pale as cold sweat broke out on my forehead. I called to Nian Chen and the others, "Hurry up!"
Hu Qingming and Zhang Xun reacted swiftly, but at that moment, I felt an overwhelming discomfort; even walking became a struggle. My breathing grew heavy as I wiped away the beads of cold sweat. Zhang Xun and the others were running fast.
I lagged behind them, my heart racing.
I took a sharp breath; the chaotic energy in the courtyard of the building was pulling at my internal Yin and Yang, causing further turmoil.
Holding onto the Yin Yang Flag, I noticed that Zhang Xun quickly realized something was wrong with me and shouted for a doctor. I urged them to run faster. Zhang Xun didn’t listen to me; instead, he turned around and said, "Get on my back."
I didn’t hesitate. Zhang Xun hoisted me onto his back and ran outside. At that moment, Hu Qingming mentioned that he thought he heard water.
Ling Yu shouted from ahead, "Hurry up! The Yin Yang is shifting; the door to the Amitabha Realm is about to close!"
With Ling Yu leading the way, we quickly made our escape.
Once outside, we found ourselves confronted by rushing water that surged toward us, cascading down from Zhang Xun's back. He helped me up as Ling Yu urged us to get out of this tower quickly.
Xiao Tongwen said, "Follow me; I know the way."
Previously, the water in this lake had never submerged the tower due to the balance of Yin and Yang. Now that balance was broken, allowing the water to flood in. If we didn’t escape soon, we would all drown. We followed Xiao Tongwen and soon entered a room.
However, the path was blocked, as the water had already flooded in.
I said to Zhang Xun on my back, "Don't look for a way out anymore. Let's all just sleep in the coffins. When the coffins float away with the current, we might have a chance to survive."
Xiao Tongwen agreed, "Chen Fei is right."
After saying that, we turned back to the Ninth Floor and found the coffins to lie down in. However, there were only Five Coffins, so only five of us could fit. Nian Chen took the initiative to suggest sharing a coffin with me, and without thinking too much, I agreed. Once inside, all I could hear was the roaring sound of the water flowing by, and time passed second by second. I lay in the coffin, feeling completely uncertain.
Nian Chen nestled against my chest and said, "Chen Fei, your chest is so warm."
I pretended not to hear, unsure of how to respond.
Inside the coffin was pitch black; I couldn't see anything at all. I couldn't even see Nian Chen's eyes, only feeling a weight pressing down on me.
The coffin floated around, rising and falling with the water. Suddenly, Nian Chen laughed. I asked what was so funny. Nian Chen replied, "Chen Fei, do you remember when I was five and wanted to sleep with you?"
I responded with a hum; I had just recalled those past events vividly. Nian Chen continued, "The things we didn't achieve back then are finally happening now." I told Nian Chen that it was hardly the time for jokes.
Nian Chen insisted, "I'm not joking." After saying that, I felt a pair of hands touch my face. The hands were somewhat cool. Just as I was about to move, Nian Chen said, "Chen Fei, don't move."
I asked, "Why are you touching my face?"
Nian Chen replied, "I want to remember your outline. In case you are reincarnated someday, I can recognize you by your features."
I told Nian Chen that reincarnation wasn't that simple. Everything is predestined; I'm afraid that by then you won't even remember me at all. Nian Chen assured me, "That won't happen."
I said, "The world is unpredictable."
Nian Chen touched a few things before suddenly letting his hand drop. Then he said, "Chen Fei, I guess this means we’re sharing a coffin now, right?" I was taken aback and momentarily speechless. Nian Chen continued, "While others share a bed, we share a coffin. Does that… have some kind of meaning?"
I was about to respond when a rush of water came, and the coffin seemed to be swept away far into the distance.
My head bumped against the coffin, and so did Nian Chen's. I asked him, "Are you okay?"
Nian Chen was fine.
I had no idea how much time passed, but the coffin gradually stabilized as it floated. I said, "The lake must be full now."
Nian Chen lay on my chest and softly hummed in agreement. I suggested, "Let’s open the coffin lid and take a look."
Nian Chen replied, "No, Fei, let’s wait a bit longer. What if the lake isn’t full yet? That would be dangerous."
I thought Nian Chen had a point, so I didn’t rush to open the coffin lid. Nian Chen then asked me, "Fei, what is your biggest wish in this life?"
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