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ForTestingPurposeThe mist of malevolence dissipated, and the force that had been exerted on Du Pingsi faded away.
EmojisForTestingPurposeThe possessed spirit medium’s face returned to calmness, her eyes rolling back to reveal black pupils as she looked at Shi Pengpeng: “Thank you, Master.”
EmojisForTestingPurposeShi Pengpeng did not lower her guard, still holding a hand seal: “What exactly is going on?”
EmojisForTestingPurposeDu Pingsi closed his eyes and let out a deep sigh: “It’s just as you’ve seen along the way, but it happened twenty years ago.”
EmojisForTestingPurposeIt turned out that the story of “The Funeral” was not fiction, but a real event.
EmojisForTestingPurposeThe “I” in the story was Du Pingsi, and the missing child was Du Xiangyang, the boss who designed this secret room.
EmojisForTestingPurposeTwenty years ago, Du Xiangyang was still called Liang Xiangyang, nicknamed Liang Little Bao, and his father was from Liang Village.
EmojisForTestingPurposeAt that time, the family had already settled in the city, living a happy and fulfilling life.
EmojisForTestingPurposeUntil one day, Liang’s father received a call from his cousin, asking him to bring the family back to the village to attend the funeral of Master Yi.
EmojisForTestingPurposeAt the funeral banquet, Liang Little Bao was taken away by Liang Renxin under some pretext and disappeared.
EmojisForTestingPurposeDu Pingsi and his wife exhausted all their efforts but could not find Liang Little Bao.
EmojisForTestingPurposeIn despair, they sought out a spirit medium, and through the ritual, they found a tiger-headed children’s shoe in the hands of the village guardian.
EmojisForTestingPurposeAs soon as Liang Renxin and his wife saw the shoe, they eagerly pointed the finger at the village guardian, not knowing that when Du Pingsi’s family first arrived in the village, they had kindly helped the village guardian find a shoe.
EmojisForTestingPurposeThe truth.
EmojisForTestingPurposeDu Pingsi thus exposed Liang Renxin and his wife’s lies, and at Liang Renxin’s home, he discovered some notes left by Master Yi, finally learning the truth.
EmojisForTestingPurposeIt turned out that Master Yi, in his youth, had practiced geomancy for others and, having seen many prosperous layouts, developed malicious intentions.
EmojisForTestingPurposeHe secretly altered the feng shui of some people’s homes, harming others to change his own fate, which allowed him to rise to wealth.
EmojisForTestingPurposeBut such deeds that harm one’s virtue come at a cost.
EmojisForTestingPurposeMaster Yi lived a lonely life, unable to have children, and would suffer retribution, unable to rest in peace after death.
EmojisForTestingPurposeFearing a bleak old age, he returned to the village, desperately seeking a way to break the curse.
EmojisForTestingPurposeLiang Renxin, seeing Master Yi’s wealth and lack of heirs, shamelessly ingratiated himself.
EmojisForTestingPurposeThe two, each with their own ulterior motives, hit it off.
EmojisForTestingPurposeMaster Yi took Liang Renxin as his adopted son and promised to leave his inheritance to him.
EmojisForTestingPurposeThe two were like a loving father and son, becoming a local legend.
EmojisForTestingPurposeLittle did they know, these two had secretly made a sinister deal: Liang Renxin’s son, Liang Dabao, would serve as Master Yi’s boy sacrifice after his death.
EmojisForTestingPurposeLiang Renxin was truly heartless, thinking he was still young and could have more children, initially intending to hand over Liang Dabao.
EmojisForTestingPurposeBut he didn’t expect that after becoming Master Yi’s adopted son, he too would suffer the same fate, unable to have any more children.
EmojisForTestingPurposeBy the time Liang Dabao was six, Master Yi passed away, and Liang Renxin and his wife panicked.
EmojisForTestingPurposeIt was too late to back out, and they couldn’t bear to give up the vast inheritance within their grasp.
EmojisForTestingPurposeHaving learned some dark arts from Master Yi, Liang Renxin thought of a substitute.
EmojisForTestingPurposeThe substitute for the sacrifice had to be of similar age and closely related by blood.
EmojisForTestingPurposeAfter much thought, they set their sights on Liang Little Bao.
EmojisForTestingPurposeThat grand funeral was a trap set for Du Pingsi’s family from the very beginning.
EmojisForTestingPurposeThose tiger-headed shoes were a magical artifact prepared by Master Yi during his lifetime, capable of bringing the boy to his grave.
EmojisForTestingPurposeLittle did they expect that just before the funeral banquet, Liang Dabao accidentally discovered the shoes and secretly wore them out to play with the village guardian, only to lose one of them.
EmojisForTestingPurposeAfraid of being scolded by his parents, he didn’t say anything.
EmojisForTestingPurposeWhen Liang Renxin and his wife were about to put the shoes on Liang Little Bao, they found only one shoe remained.
EmojisForTestingPurposeBy then, the time had come, and it was too late to search for the missing one.
EmojisForTestingPurposeIn a hurry, they had no choice but to let Liang Little Bao set off wearing only one shoe.
EmojisForTestingPurposeLater, when the other shoe was found in the hands of the village guardian, the couple secretly rejoiced and hurriedly tried to shift the blame onto him, only to end up exposing themselves instead.
EmojisForTestingPurposeUpon learning the truth, Du Pingsi and her husband were both shocked and furious.
EmojisForTestingPurposeIn a fit of anger, Du Pingsi forced Liang Dabao to wear the other shoe and led him to the grave of Master Yi.
EmojisForTestingPurposeWhen Liang Renxin and his wife found out, they chased after them, and the two families ended up fighting in the graveyard.
EmojisForTestingPurposeTheir commotion disturbed Master Yi, who had turned into a vengeful ghost, and all four of them met their end at his hands.
EmojisForTestingPurposeFortunately, at the last moment, Du Pingsi found Liang Little Bao.
EmojisForTestingPurposeDriven by her powerful maternal love, she mustered her last breath to remove the shoes from both Liang Little Bao and Liang Dabao and sent them out of the graveyard.
EmojisForTestingPurposeUnexpectedly, this act broke the feng shui trap Master Yi had set.
EmojisForTestingPurposeIt turned out that Master Yi, seeking peace after death, had devised a plan to bury a young boy alive to cleanse his sins.
EmojisForTestingPurposeWithout the boy, the arrangement failed, and his energy was greatly weakened.
EmojisForTestingPurposeIn a rage, Master Yi tore apart the souls of Liang Renxin and his wife.
EmojisForTestingPurposeMeanwhile, Du Pingsi, seizing the moment of his distraction, accidentally pulled him into the pair of tiger-head shoes, trapping both of them inside.
EmojisForTestingPurposeDu Pingsi’s husband managed to retain a fragment of his soul.
EmojisForTestingPurposeLater, the village held a ritual to appease the spirits of the tragedy, and he was able to pass on peacefully.
EmojisForTestingPurposeMaster Yi and Du Pingsi remained locked in a stalemate inside the shoes until just now, when Yan Jing accidentally touched them.
EmojisForTestingPurposeThanks to his unique constitution, the two ghosts were able to emerge.
EmojisForTestingPurposeMaster Yi, being more powerful, immediately subdued Du Pingsi upon exiting the shoes and attempted to attack Yan Jing.
EmojisForTestingPurposeHowever, Shi Pengpeng effortlessly neutralized his attack, forcing him to retreat into the shadows.
EmojisForTestingPurposeWhile Du Pingsi continued to struggle against Master Yi, she also urged Shi Pengpeng and the others to complete the secret chamber and search for clues.
EmojisForTestingPurposeIt wasn’t until Shi Pengpeng performed the rice divination that she was able to rescue Du Pingsi from Master Yi’s grasp, allowing her to possess the body of the divination woman.
EmojisForTestingPurposeHowever, she still couldn’t speak.
EmojisForTestingPurposeFortunately, Shi Pengpeng finally uncovered the truth and discovered Master Yi’s weakness.
EmojisForTestingPurposeAs she spoke, two lines of crimson tears streamed from Du Pingsi’s eyes. “I never thought I’d see the light of day again…”
EmojisForTestingPurposeCao Fanzhen, hearing this for the first time, was both terrified and furious.
EmojisForTestingPurposeShe glared and said, “That Master Yi and Liang Renxin and his wife are truly despicable. Thankfully, heaven has eyes, and they got what they deserved…”
EmojisForTestingPurposeBefore she could finish, a sudden light flashed beside them the yellow talisman attached to the tiger-head shoes had ignited.
EmojisForTestingPurposeShi Pengpeng frowned slightly, but it was too late to retrieve the talisman.
EmojisForTestingPurposeThe tiger-head shoes suddenly leaped up and shot out of the hall at an incredible speed.
EmojisForTestingPurposeAt the same time, the hall’s door slammed shut with a loud “bang.”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“This is bad,” Du Pingsi’s expression changed.
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Little Bao is here. He’s going after Little Bao!”
EmojisForTestingPurpose“Could it be…” Shi Pengpeng’s face darkened as she rushed to open the door, but it was already locked.
EmojisForTestingPurposeThe secret chamber was filled with intricate mechanisms, and for the moment, it couldn’t be opened.
EmojisForTestingPurposeDu Xiangyang had just finished a meeting and was resting in his office when he suddenly received a call from an employee.
EmojisForTestingPurposeThey informed him that the “Funeral” escape room had malfunctioned the surveillance and communication systems were down, the door locks wouldn’t open, and they couldn’t contact anyone inside.
EmojisForTestingPurposeThe employee asked if they should call the fire department.
EmojisForTestingPurposeDu Xiangyang rushed over immediately.
EmojisForTestingPurposeTo his surprise, as soon as he arrived, the door locks suddenly worked again.
EmojisForTestingPurposeHe pushed the door open, and a familiar, ominous aura washed over him.
EmojisForTestingPurposeHis heart skipped a beat, and his hands began to tremble uncontrollably.
EmojisForTestingPurposeTwenty years ago, after leaving the graveyard, he had been found by the villagers of Liangjia Village and later adopted by his aunt, who renamed him Du Xiangyang.
EmojisForTestingPurposeThe adults involved in the incident had all died mysteriously overnight, and no one knew what had happened.
EmojisForTestingPurposeLiang Dabao, who had suffered a head injury, had his intelligence affected and eventually became the new village guardian of Liangjia Village.
EmojisForTestingPurposeDu Xiangyang was the only survivor who remained normal, but he had been too young at the time to fully understand what had happened.
EmojisForTestingPurposeHe described many eerie and terrifying scenes he had experienced on the mountain, but they were dismissed as the ramblings of a frightened child.
EmojisForTestingPurposeEven Du Xiangyang himself had wondered if he had confused dreams with reality.
EmojisForTestingPurposeYet, those memories felt so real that they had haunted him for years, never letting go.
EmojisForTestingPurposeIn recent years, as escape rooms became popular, Du Xiangyang decided to turn the events of that time into an escape room.
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