The old man looked straight at me with a serious look on his face: "Boy, remember, you must do what I say, otherwise I can't guarantee what will happen."

I looked down at the black leather box and sneered in my heart. It was such a small box that could only hold three or four bottles of water. What could be in it?

No matter how weird or weird it is, it can’t be anything but the black goat. No matter how scary it is, it can’t be anything more than the Black Goat Talisman. What do I have to be afraid of?

I was disdainful in my heart, but on my face I nodded seriously and said, "Don't worry, boss."

The old man sat back with satisfaction: "Okay. Now that I have said everything that needs to be said, you should leave here early and go to bed..."

"Boss, I also saw a slender figure with black spots all over his body..."

"Have you seen him?!" The old man's tone changed, and his voice trembled slightly: "No, he shouldn't be here... Boy, you..."

The old man looked at me and hesitated to speak. His eyes were so familiar to me. I had seen them countless times. The dream-eating tapir had shown such a look to me. The shark had shown such a look to me. Even the half-blind man had shown such a look to me.

Xiandu once looked at me like this.

He pities me and fears me.

What is he pitying for and what is he afraid of?

I have no idea.

I don't want to know anymore.

I asked bluntly: "What on earth is that thing?! I saw him eating the scarecrow..."

The old man regained his original calmness, and his cloudy eyes were full of wisdom, as if he was not the one who was shocked just now.

He sneered: "This scarecrow is very unlucky. He managed to escape. He was just one step away from getting out, but he still got eaten by him."

"Escape? What does it mean for the scarecrow to escape?"

"Whether it is humans, ghosts, or monsters in this world, they are ultimately controlled by unknown rules. If you want to escape from the rules, you must use some additional methods."

"I heard someone say that a paper man made by refining the soul of a living person jumps out of the three realms and is not in the five elements. The same is true for the scarecrow?"

"Yes and no, the paper man you are talking about is artificially refined. Once the refining is successful, there will be a strong cause and effect between the paper man and the man who made it. Although the paper man is not affected by the rules, his life depends on the refiner.

People become even more closed-minded and desperate."

"The scarecrow..."

"Scarecrows are made by people. They have been infected with human body temperature and acquired human temperament. They stand in the cornfield day after day, watching the patches of corn swaying with the wind, and watching the heavy rain wet the muddy land.

, watching the love and hatred happening in the cornfield.

When they have thoughts and start asking "Who am I?", that is the beginning of their tragedy.

You know butterflies? Such fragile little things always have scary thoughts and want to cross the sea.

Do you know moths? Such innocent little things always think they can soar and conquer when faced with flames.

Their final outcome is death.

The Scarecrow is just like them.

When they want to become a person, their death is not far away.

The slender figures you see live at the junction of Yin and Yang. I don’t know what they are called or what their origins are.

All I know is that the slender figures are very picky eaters. They only eat things that are half yin and half yang, no matter if it is a watch or a radio, no matter if it is a human or a monster. As long as it falls into their hands, there will be only one outcome.

Half-yin and half-yang things are hard to find, so they can only wander around hungrily. Sometimes when they see people or ghosts that they like, they will give them a tooth sacrifice.

You should be lucky that he is busy looking for the scarecrow today, otherwise, he would not just watch you jump out of the car and ignore it..."

"But I see that his face is covered with black spots and he has no eyes. Can he see?"

"Boy, the most deceptive thing in the world is the eyes. Do you think what you see is reality? Is it possible that it is what others want you to see? Is it possible that your brain and eyes have deceived you together?

?

They never see the world with their eyes, and their level of life is probably higher than ours."

"Boss, how did the scarecrow escape?"

The old man sighed, as if he was a little regretful: "The scarecrow drives the ghost car. If he can successfully reach the shore of the underworld, blend in with the ghosts, cross the underworld with him, pass through the gate of hell, and take another step forward, he can become an adult."

Unfortunately, it was discovered by the lanky figure.

The slender figure likes to eat things like scarecrows that are half yin and half yang, so naturally it is impossible to let it go."

"Did the lanky figure come to my dream to look for food?"

The old man put out the cigarette, put the remaining cigarette butt into his mouth, and swallowed it without chewing.

"It's hard to say, but I think foraging is secondary. He may be targeting you."

I was confused and said: "But I am a human being, a person in the Yang world, and I am not half Yin and half Yang. Why is he staring at me?"

The old man shook his head slightly: "You really don't know anything. Zhao Rui, there are some things. It's not that I don't tell you, but that I can't tell you. If I tell you, I will block other people's way, which is breaking the rules. Don't

It's my old fate, I'm afraid my relatives will also die without a burial place.

So, it's up to you to guess.

You guessed it right, you still have a chance of survival."

The old man let out a long sigh and patted my shoulder gently: "I have said enough to you today. You should go to bed quickly and leave with them early tomorrow morning. There is no need to say hello to me."

, just pretend that we don’t know each other.”

After the old man finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the small shop instantly disappeared. My surroundings turned into white flowers, and there was nothing left.

The old man disappeared.

Dream Eater sat down on the ground and took a long breath: "This old guy is not a good person. At most half of what he said is true. You better not believe it..."

Dream Eater Tapir said and went to take the black leather suitcase in my hand: "What the hell does he do with so many? Just open it and see what's inside. We'll know better so we don't have to count the money for him after he sells it."

I turned around and stopped its movement.

"Forget it, although this is my dream, he can come back at any time. Let's wait until we enter the desert..."

Dream-Eating Tapir had a bit of a toothache: "No, if you really want to bring this inexplicable thing in, you are not afraid of what kind of weird thing is inside this thing. When we find the treasure, we will jump out and grab it..."

My face was full of black lines: "I went to Lop Nur to find Gong Yiyu, not to find treasures. Besides, what kind of treasures can there be in Lop Nur..."

Dream Eater took out a mobile phone and skillfully scrolled to a news page.

"It says here that there are ancient ruins from a previous civilization in Lop Nur. There may be treasures inside."
Chapter completed!