It was groggy, pitch black, and I couldn't see my fingers.
Taoist priest Wu Liang took out a magic talisman.
Pfft.
This talisman turned into a ball of soft light, slightly dispersing the surrounding darkness.
Zhou You also used this light to finally see clearly what the hall looked like. It was empty, with only a few pillars standing like pillars of heaven. Other than that, there was nothing else.
"Oops! The gate has disappeared." Nangong Yue exclaimed.
Zhou You and others turned their heads, only to find that the door had mysteriously disappeared.
This time, it meant that there was no way out for these people.
Of course, they still have the final trump card in their hands.
That is the Qiankun Talisman of Taoist Wu Liang.
"Wandering around...Why does this hall look a bit familiar?"
Taoist priest Wu Liang said in surprise.
"The first time we went to the tomb, when we fell into hallucination, we saw this hall..."
Zhou You said in a deep voice.
That's right, this hall is exactly the same as the hall transformed from the illusion.
There's just something missing.
Those densely packed old corpses seemed to be unkillable.
Wu Liang also realized this. He looked left and right, forward and back, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he didn't find any corpses.
"Unscrupulous Lord, I can't see those corpses anymore..." Wu Liang muttered.
It can be seen that those old corpses have left a huge shadow in the heart of the fat Taoist priest.
"This hall seems to be specially built for giants..."
Zhou You said softly.
Human beings would never build such a majestic and huge temple.
"This should be the temple of the ancient god... After the ancient god died, it became his tomb."
Wu Liang replied.
The four of them walked cautiously towards the depths of the hall.
Zhou You was still at the front, and Shenxiu was in charge of the rear.
There seemed to be only the sound of their slight footsteps in the hall.
This dark, dull and empty environment makes people feel an indescribable sense of depression, and their nerves are tightly stretched.
Zhou You was in this state. When he realized that something was wrong with the situation and felt that his nerves were too tense, he discovered.
Behind him, Nangong Yue, Shenxiu, and Taoist Wu Liang all disappeared.
It seemed like he was the only one left in the huge gloomy hall.
"what happened?"
Zhou You frowned.
Only then did he realize that the spiritual lamp above his head had quietly gone out.
"Is it an illusion?"
"Or was it taken away by something?"
During the travel experience, I didn't find any problems.
It was as if the three Taoist priests Wu Liang disappeared out of thin air for no reason.
He stood there and waited for a while, but there was no movement.
It seems that Taoist Wu Liang and others have really disappeared forever.
Zhou You didn't yell, he also knew that doing so would be a waste of effort and might even alert some weird beings.
He looked around cautiously and continued to move deeper into the hall.
He believed that with the abilities of Taoist Wu Liang and others, there would be no danger for the time being.
Deep in the hall.
There is a huge arch.
It was pitch black inside and nothing could be seen clearly, but it exuded a strong gloom of death.
It's like leading to the netherworld.
Even an evil murmur sounded in Zhou You's ears.
There seemed to be many ghosts talking in his ears.
"I want to see what this Tomb of Ancient Gods looks like."
Zhou You's eyes were determined, even if his companion disappeared, he still walked into the dark arch without hesitation.
........
"Zhouyou...Zhouyou? You finally woke up." A strange but familiar voice sounded in his ears.
Zhou You opened his eyes with great difficulty, and a middle-aged man with thinning hair came into his eyes.
"Zhao... Manager Zhao?" Zhou You's lips wriggled out a few words with great difficulty.
He remembered that this man was the manager of his department.
"You finally woke up...I'll call the doctor for you now." Manager Zhao breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, Zhou You fainted while working overtime at the company. If something happened, the company would definitely be held responsible.
After a while, a doctor in a white coat hurried over and skillfully performed various tests on Zhou You.
"The patient's condition is very stable... If nothing happens... he should be discharged after a few more days of observation."
Zhou You was lying on the hospital bed, vaguely hearing the voices of the doctor and Manager Zhao communicating outside.
Three days later...
Zhou You was discharged from the hospital successfully, and Manager Zhao also gave him an extra week of leave to let him have a good rest.
Zhou You was walking alone on the street, looking at the high-rise buildings and busy traffic, his eyes were confused and even a little at a loss.
"So... was it just a dream of mine?"
Zhou You lowered his head and clasped his hands.
The terrifying power that erupted like a volcano in the past disappeared, and the Golden Crow's true energy also disappeared...
Now he is no different from an ordinary person.
The stories that happened in the Demon Slayer seemed to be just a dream he had while he was in a coma.
Now that he wakes up, this dream is over.
"This dream is too real..."
Zhou You stood there for a long time, and finally he could only sigh and chose to believe this fact.
There are no treacherous monsters here, no demon slayers, no resurrecting gods and demons, only the cold steel forest.
Next, he has to return to a normal pace of life and go to work to make money.
He was just an ordinary wage earner, so naturally he couldn't afford to rent a house in the city, so he could only rent an old-fashioned apartment in the suburbs.
I got on the bus to the suburbs and sat quietly at the end, looking at the scenery outside the window, wondering what I was thinking.
I don’t know how long it took, but the bus finally arrived at the place Zhou You wanted to reach.
It was an old-fashioned community that looked like it was from the 1980s or 1990s, and the apartment he rented was located in it.
There were some old men sitting at the gate of the community, playing chess and chatting.
"Xiao Zhou, I haven't seen you these days, where have you been?" An old man with a gray beard saw Zhou You and said hello with a smile.
"The company temporarily arranged for me to go on a business trip, and I went to other places for a few days." Zhou You did not say how many days he was in coma, so as not to make people think too much.
This uncle is his landlord, Uncle Li.
"So that's it, come to my house for dinner tonight if you have time." Uncle Li said enthusiastically.
"Thank you very much, Uncle Li." Zhou You nodded slightly.
Uncle Li's children have all gone abroad, and he is the only one who remains in this old community. When he has something to do, he often goes there to have a meal while traveling.
After chatting casually with Uncle Li for a while, Zhou You returned to his rented apartment.
Although the apartment is small, it is fully equipped with one bedroom, one living room and one bathroom.
I am a person who pays more attention to hygiene when I travel on weekdays and cleans my house relatively cleanly. Even if I am not at home for a few days, there will be no change.
I opened the window to let some air in, lay down on the sofa, and fell asleep without even realizing it.