Chapter 42: Black Worm

Although love can reflect its unique light and radiate its warm and heart-warming power at any time, Ru Xue and I also knew that this was not the place for lingering. Besides, the old devil Wu was already almost “poking” his face in front of me. He had extremely thick skin , and his nerves are thick. He felt like watching the fun, and he didn’t care about my feelings or Ru Xue’s. I really couldn’t get angry with him when I saw his face, which was full of envy but also really lewd. I had to let go of Ru Xue at the same time as she let go of me.

As Chengxin said, have we really turned this place into a small world isolated from the outside world? Have we once again let our emotions run wild and uninhibited?

I didn’t have time to think about this question, but Lao Zhang spoke up: “Ru Xue, since you know everything, can you tell me how to get out of this dark winter place?”

Ru Xue shook her head and said, “Many ideas are accidental. I don’t know when I will know what.”

This is quite a mouthful, but when I think about it, it seems incredible. I have a wealth of experience and have read many classics, but I don’t know what this situation is.

I once suspected that her body had accidentally been inhabited by a strange soul that lurked inside her, influencing her behavior and using her memories to influence Ru Xue. But the embrace I just shared with Ru Xue dispelled my suspicion.

I quietly tested it with a small method, and Ru Xue’s soul was normal, and there was no phenomenon of one body with two souls.

When Ru Xue said this, Lao Zhang was silent. We could only see a small range of distance here, and we didn’t know what was here that we couldn’t move. What could we do at this time? I looked at the Wu Laogui floating in front of me, and I could only rely on it.

After all, the old ghost Wu is a spirit, and it is much less likely to encounter dangerous situations. Moreover, spirits can escape extremely quickly. With the soul-nourishing jar at Brother Chengxin’s place, I can still bring the old ghost Wu back in an instant at critical moments.

The most important thing is that the spirit body does not see things with its eyes, but senses them directly with its soul. It is not affected by the darkness.

I felt a little upset when I thought about this. I had treated Wu Laogui like a human being. When it screamed in the tunnel, I instinctively went to save it, but I didn’t think to find Chengxin Ge to get the soul jar and bring it back. Not only did I get hit for nothing, but when I opened my eyes, I saw Wu Laogui with a face full of pimples.

Thinking of this, my tone was not very good, and I said directly to Old Wu, “Old Wu, go find the lamp.”

Old Wu was naturally unhappy. After getting to know each other, he wasn’t so afraid of me anymore. He said, “You should be more polite to an old man. Really, next time you run errands, you should charge a little more.”

Old Zhang was unusually humorous: “Do you want money for the paper money? Okay, after you leave, I’ll burn you a few pounds of paper money so that when you introduce your sisters and brothers to people, you won’t have to say that you’re an old man.”

Lao Zhang’s words made us all laugh. At that moment, I realized how important it is to be able to laugh freely. It is the greatest form of self-relieving. Just like now, after laughing in this environment, I suddenly felt peaceful and bright again.

Wu Laogui went to look for a lamp, and we sat on the ground. The ground was also paved with good, flat, green stones, and it was comfortable to sit on.

“Ru Xue, tell me what you know. I’m curious about the breath of things.” The first to speak was Cheng Xin Ge. Obviously, he hadn’t forgotten about this topic.

Ru Xue leaned against me. After arriving here, this kind of intimacy seems to have gradually become a habit. After hearing Cheng Xin’s question, she did not hesitate and said, “Our China is an ancient civilization with a long history. There are many mysterious and strange things, but there is also an ancient civilization that has not been well passed down, which is also very magical. That is the ancient civilization of Egypt.”

I laughed and said, “Ru Xue, we are in the old forest in the northeast, why are you talking about Egypt?”

Ru Xue pinched me and said, “Can’t you just let me finish?”

Such behavior was unthinkable in the old days. She was always too cold. But now she is much more interesting. I am happy about this. Although it hurts a little when she pinches me, I smile happily.

Ruxue ignored me and continued, “People think that the priests of ancient Egypt were experts at playing with insects, but in fact, the priests and shamans of ancient Egypt were also masters at playing with insects. It’s just that their curse techniques were more outstanding and they were also good at using other, um, other animals, so this point has not been noticed by people, but this is also a fact that cannot be concealed.”

“Then what?” Lao Zhang took out his pipe and lit it up as usual. The flickering red light reflected on his face, which was so curious and eager, I guess he was proud that this old forest could still be related to the ancient civilization of Egypt.

“Actually, when I talk about Egypt, I’m not saying that it has anything to do with the old forest where we are now. I just want to say that in the secret records of ancient Egyptian civilization, there was once a kind of bug that came from hell and devoured everything, including the indestructible soul. There, the harshest punishment was to be devoured by this kind of bug.” Ru Xue said softly.

“Ru Xue, what are you trying to say?” I suddenly thought of the kind of bug we just encountered. Could it be the bug in the secret records of the ancient Egyptians?

Could it be so magical? Is there such a bug in Egypt?

At that time, how could I have imagined that what Ruoxue said today would be shown in a movie two years later? It was a movie about an expedition to ancient Egypt, and there was a bug in the movie that was quite similar to the one Ruoxue described at that time. While people were all impressed by the movie’s magical imagination, I was impressed by everything in the movie. The information used may not be a true portrayal, even if it is exaggerated.

In response to my question, Ru Xue said, “Yes, I said ancient Egypt because this kind of bug has clear records there, but in my country there are no clear records. In our village, there are vague, specious records of this kind of bug. In our place, this kind of bug is called the black bug.”

“Black worm?” I was sweating profusely at the name. Is this a name? There are many black worms in the world.

“Well, black worm, it doesn’t mean it is black. In fact, its color should be close to the color of soil, which is yellow. But in the records, once it has the ability to devour the soul’s energy, it will excrete in its breathing, excreting the negative emotions in the soul. After these negative emotions accumulate, they will gradually turn into a black substance, so it is called a black worm.” When Ru Xue said this, she suddenly seemed to be in pain, gently tapping her forehead with her hand, as if she had a headache.

“Ru Xue, what’s wrong with you?” Ru Xue leaned against me, and I naturally noticed something was wrong with Ru Xue, so I asked her.

Ruxue suddenly looked up at me and said in a frightened voice, “Chengyi, how do I know that ancient Egyptian documents record this kind of bug?”

I suddenly widened my eyes. Didn’t she know it herself?

“Chengyi, there are no records of black worms in our village. Chengyi, how do I know this?” Ru Xue’s emotions suddenly went out of control. It was obvious that she had just said something that was taken for granted, but she suddenly realized that she had never known this before. Moreover, unlike before, she didn’t know when this memory had been inserted. What a frightening scene that was!

Not only was Ru Xue panicked, I was panicked too. If I were the me from back then, when I was still in the Black Rock Miao Village, I would probably have yelled out, “Who is harming Ru Xue? Come out and fight!”

But now I know clearly that I can’t panic. I hugged Ru Xue tightly and gently rubbed her forehead, trying to speak softly, “Ru Xue, listen to me. This is very normal. You know that our heritage has been broken many times, but it doesn’t mean that our ancestors can’t leave an imprint on our souls. For example, even silly tiger can influence me and make me occasionally feel its memory. Don’t be afraid. Don’t you know how powerful the great witch in the village is? What about the ancestors of the great shaman? Go back and ask them. After all, you mentioned the village, so this should be a soul imprint.

I know very well that although my words are based on facts, they are mostly nonsense. If this kind of inheritance can happen, this phenomenon would definitely not only happen to Ruoxue. But besides comforting her and stabilizing her emotions, I don’t know which direction to start with or what to do.

But obviously, my words of comfort had an effect, and Ruoxue was no longer so scared. Chengxin said, “Yes, this kind of inheritance is very magical. Just like my master, inexplicably after waking up, he would get a prescription. You are just more obvious.”

Chengxin was also helping me to calm Ruoxue down. Ruoxue was calm, but what about me? The huge unease in my heart was about to consume me.