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Chapter 27 The Uncanny Valley

The lid was finally closed and the sound disappeared. But to our ears, it seemed that the sound lingered in the air and there was a buzzing in our ears.

At this point we can do nothing but tremble.

Li Yang pulled off the gas mask and threw it aside. His head and face were covered with sweat, as if he had just been fished out of a water tank. He leaned against the pillar, gasping for air, and closed his eyes, looking very tired.

.

It took a long time before Tongsuo asked: "Where did those sounds come from?"

"Hell." I said.

"That kind of sound can only exist in hell." Li Yang wiped his sweat and said, "I'm afraid I'll go crazy if I hear it again."

"Let's go back" I said.

"Have a rest first." Tongsuo sat down on the ground: "I can't take a step anymore, I just want to sleep."

Li Yang struggled to stand up: "Don't sleep here, I want to go back to sleep." As he said this, his legs went weak and he sat on the ground.

Not to mention, I was like a plague chicken at this time. The three of us sat in a circle with our backs to a pillar.

It was quiet in the main hall. Tong Suo was in a daze while pushing the flashlight switch back and forth. The big cauldron opposite him appeared and disappeared in the light and shadow.

"Are you afraid of death?" he suddenly asked.

"Whether you're afraid or not, you have to face it," Li Yang said.

"What about you, Lao Liu?" Tongsuo asked me.

"I'm not very afraid." I said, "I have failed in this life, and I won't feel any loss even if I die. I even have the hope of starting over again in the next life."

"Your thoughts are really negative. If you don't work hard, you will have to beg for food even if you are reincarnated for ten lives." Li Yang said.

"Small wealth comes from frugality, and great wealth comes from heaven. Brother, I now know the destiny of heaven." I said.

Tongsuo suddenly said: "If there really is a next life, I don't plan to be a human being."

"You don't want to be a human, you want to be a beast." Li Yang sneered at him.

"You are not worthy of talking to me in this state. Why do you have to say something? If there is a next life, I will die directly, without worries, in the realm of emptiness." Tongsuo said.

I laughed: "Nirvana is not easy. It's called jumping out of the three realms and not being in the five elements. You can only do it if you cultivate to the level of gods. For us like this, it's good not to be lonely ghosts. We just wait for the arrangements of the Lord of Hell.

If you're lucky, you'll be the eldest son of the Provincial Party Committee Secretary. If you're unlucky, you'll be sent directly to Qiongshangou Cancer Village. You'll be born with ascites and a big belly, and you'll run around the village naked."

"Why do I have to live in China for the rest of my life? Is it okay to invest in a European country like Switzerland and Norway? The mountains and rivers are beautiful, the air is fresh, it's like a paradise. I open a bank account as soon as I land, and the country pays me money every month. All I have to do in this life is to play.

." Tongsuo said.

Li Yang laughed: "You are so virtuous and want to be reincarnated in Switzerland. Anyone who wants to go there must have been a good person in ten lifetimes. You go to nightclubs every day, be a groom every night, and don't talk about anything else. This is the precept for obscenity."

I will eliminate you."

"My love is free. You love me and I love you. The Lord of Hell has to be reasonable, right?" Tongsuo retorted.

It was like the two of them were having a cross talk, each saying something to the other, and I laughed secretly while listening, and my fear was relieved a lot. I leaned on the pillar and found a comfortable position, my eyelids felt heavy for a while, and I fell asleep at some point.

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Not to mention, I slept quite soundly. I haven't felt like sleeping deeply for a long time, and the quality of sleep is usually very poor. Today, it was surprisingly sweet here.

I was sleeping soundly when I was suddenly woken up by someone: "Old Liu, Old Liu."

I groaned and turned over to continue sleeping. Unexpectedly, I lost my balance and fell to the ground. I shuddered and woke up immediately. I rubbed my sleepy eyes and saw Li Yang and Tongsuo standing against the pillar, looking at each other dreamily.

What are you wearing?

I got up from the ground and walked over: "What are you looking at?"

When I saw it, I was dumbfounded.

I saw a bright pattern projected from the apse. This pattern was a huge gossip, falling on the bluestone. It was not static, but slowly rotating. Especially the Tai Chi fish in the middle, the black and white changes, complementing each other, staring at

After a while, I had a very magical feeling.

There is something in the apse

Perhaps it was because the Bagua pattern was so bright and powerful that we didn’t feel afraid at all. We rushed to the back hall first.

We went around from the side and entered the main hall at the back. We were all stunned.

This major hall is very large, with four red pillars at the four corners, and gray stone slabs on the ground. Looking up, you can see intertwined beams in the air, thick eaves and wide beams, and at the top of the highest point is a huge Bagua skylight.

The light from above shines through the skylight, revealing a colorful and unpredictable Bagua picture on the ground. The entire hall is also reflected brightly, without any haze.

There are many statues of figures on both sides of the hall, including Arhats, gods, monsters, men, women, old and young, dozens of them.

What is weird is that each of these statues is life-size, with lifelike appearance, colorful and exquisite clothes, and looks like a real person.

There is no need for a flashlight here, we walked slowly forward from the end of the hall.

"My dear, this is made of wax," Tongsuo said, looking at the statue of a god in front of him.

This immortal is an old man with a white beard, wearing a court dress from an unknown dynasty, looking forward with a smile. He has yellow skin, black eyes, white hair and a white beard, and has a vivid expression. Even a fool can tell that this is a wax statue.

Ordinary clay-embedded wood sculptures simply cannot achieve such an expressive level.

The shape of this old fairy is quite gentle, and some of the statues are of evil spirits, with ghost faces and human bodies, disheveled hair, wide mouths, long red tongues dragging down, teeth and claws, as if they are about to pounce.

Walking there, you can't help but feel an eerie chill.

I said: "This ghost place reminds me of the Japanese uncanny valley theory."

"What is the uncanny valley?" Tongsuo asked.

"When the similarity between a robot and humans exceeds 95, even if it is slightly different from humans, it will make people feel very stiff and scary. The most common props you see in horror movies are wax figures and rag dolls. All of them are very

Quasi-personification of human objects.”

Tongsuo breathed a sigh of relief: "Stop talking, what you said made me feel cold all over."

At this time, Li Yang said "Hey",

At this time, Li Yang said "Hey": "Look."

On both sides of the back of the main hall, there are huge black curtains that hang down from the roof to the ground. The curtains are thick and thick, with many weird patterns painted on them. These patterns look like simple figures of ghost faces. They are oval and somewhat oval.

On the twisted face, there are three black holes for the eyes and mouth, as if screaming. These ghost faces, one next to the other, are densely packed and countless.

When we came to the curtain, Li Yang stretched out his hand to lift it up. There was still a lot of space inside, but it was not dark and it was not the middle of winter, so nothing could be seen.

He turned on his flashlight and looked over, and the scene inside surprised us.

It is empty inside, except for an ancient well on the ground in the middle. The rim of the well is very high and made of blue bricks. There are many words painted on the outside with red dye. The words are arranged irregularly and vary in size. Judging from the structure, they should be

There are Chinese characters, but I don’t recognize any of them when I read them carefully.

These words were written all over the walls of the well, and they seemed to have a strong visual impact. They were very evil, like talismans.

We looked at each other and hesitated for a moment. Li Yang took the lead and walked in. Tongsuo and I followed.

When I came to the wellhead, I found many yellow charms scattered on the ground. Each one was as long as the diameter of the wellhead. It seemed that they should be used to seal the well. I don't know who had torn it off.

Lying at the mouth of the well and looking down, it was pitch black inside, bottomless. This kind of blackness, if I had to describe it, was a kind of nihilistic blackness, as if there was a huge hole below the well.

But, is this possible?

We are now in the secret mezzanine between the 21st floor and the rooftop of the building. According to normal logical reasoning, the bottom of this well should be the 21st floor.

But when I stood by the well and looked in, I felt like I was standing in a huge abyss and like an ant. This is definitely not something you can experience in the city.

Even if you stand on the top of a high-rise building and look down at the bustling streets, you won't feel like I do now. This well is an abyss, and that kind of darkness has escaped people's normal cognition and emotions.

It's like floating in space, facing the infinite vastness of the universe.

The three of us used flashlights to shine down at the same time. The beam of light shined straight into the darkness, and finally turned into a line. There was nothing in the light source, and there was no reflection. It was like being swallowed by darkness.

If I had seen this well not in a building but in an underground cave, I would have no doubt that the bottom of the well could lead to the center of the earth.

But this well is in a building. If it is really infinitely deep, it will definitely penetrate the entire building. How can the residents remain indifferent?
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