Chen Bin pushed open the wooden door and walked into the mourning hall.

Because the doors and windows were closed and incense was burning, the air in the house was turbid and pungent, and there was a faint smell similar to decay.

The three of them looked around with flashlights and soon saw the huge Zhuyin statue in the center of the mourning hall.

"Fortunately, Xiao Ruan didn't come, otherwise this thing would have scared her to death." After seeing the monster with a human head and a snake body, Li Yonghao couldn't help but speak.

The upper body of this statue carved from white marble is that of a very beautiful woman.

She has long hair, her eyebrows are downcast, and her skin shows a luster that is almost like human skin under the illumination of the flashlight; her lower body is a thick and huge snake tail, spirally coiled into a ball, and even every scale is vividly carved.

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Although the woman's eye sockets were pale and there were no pupils carved out, the moment he looked at her, Li Yonghao still had the illusion that the giant creature in front of him would come to life at any time.

Chen Bin looked at the evil statue in front of him and found that there was a large number of strange symbols engraved on the stone tablet under it.

Because these symbols are so inconspicuous, they look like decorative patterns at first glance, and even Li Taiyuan didn't notice them at first.

But Chen Bin is different.

Before joining the organization, Chen Bin was a professor at a well-known archaeological college in China; but at the same time, he was also a researcher at the Ancient Civilization Research Center of the Academy of Social Sciences.

Chen Bin could tell at a glance that the symbols on the stone tablet were actually a type of writing used among the Wu tribes thousands of years ago to predict bad luck and ask questions about good luck.

The content recorded above is about this statue of the god named Zhuyin.

"Brother Bin, what's written on this?" Qiao An asked, holding a flashlight for him.

Chen Bin managed to translate the text on the stone carvings through fragmented pieces:

"It probably means that this Zhuyin is the patron saint of the Bai clan. He knows the past and the future, and also controls time, life and death. He can erase the painful memories of sinless people during their lives, allowing them to let go of their obsessions and be reborn in Nirvana.

; It can also make people with evil intentions bear their sins and turn into resentful spirits to wander around the world forever, suffering repeated reincarnations..."

Chen Bin bent down and brushed his fingers over the last few lines of text. But this time, he did not translate the content.

"This is a big discovery! No, I have to tell others quickly..."

Compared to Li Yonghao who knew nothing, Qiao An felt more and more numb as she listened.

As a memory retainer after the cycle, in his opinion, the things described in the text are exactly the same as the situation he is experiencing now!

Excited, he quickly took out his walkie-talkie and wanted to tell Li Taiyuan the news.

However, before he could make any move, he was pressed down by Chen Bin.

"Let's go quickly."

For some reason, Chen Bin's expression looked particularly solemn at this moment.

"But you shouldn't tell Li this first..." Qiao An didn't know why. When he was about to ask Chen Bin the reason, he was stopped by the other party's eyes.

He knew that Chen Bin must have the other party's considerations in doing this, so he didn't say any more and nodded and said hello.

On the contrary, Li Yonghao on the side didn't know why. His eyes turned from Chen Bin to Qiao An, and then from Qiao An back to Chen Bin. He couldn't help complaining: "You two are pretending to be riddlemen? Is there anything you can't tell me?

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Li Yonghao felt a little unhappy.

He is not good at thinking in the first place, but in this operation, Chen Bin separated himself from his partner Ning Tonghai, who was quite quick-thinking.

Now seeing the other party and Qiao An playing riddles in front of him, as if they were deliberately hiding something from him, he felt a little more unhappy.

"No. Just considering that the situation there may be more dangerous than what we have here, contacting them at this time may disturb them. Besides, Tonghai is also following Li Taiyuan. I am doing this because I hope your partner will be safer.

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Chen Bin said calmly.

Qiao An also saw Li Yonghao's dissatisfaction, and quickly agreed that he had just done something carelessly.

After hearing their explanation, Li Yonghao's expression softened a little.

Seeing that time was running out, the three of them did not stop near the statue, but went deeper to look for Bai Ruoyan's human skin.

After passing through the hall, the moment the innermost door was opened, a pattering sound mixed with a strong smell of blood hit my face.

"call--"

At this moment, a faint wind blew past everyone's necks. Chen Bin raised his hand and stopped the two people behind him.

He stood by the door, shining his flashlight into the house.

"tick", "tick"

A steady stream of blood dripped from the roof like rain.

He raised his head and looked up - in his sight, the corpses of six girls were hanging under the beams in the mourning hall.

They looked like they had just died, and the blood slowly slid down their pale and slender legs. The mutilated corpses of the girls were like pendulums, slowly swinging in the wind.

Several blood-stained futons and musical instruments were scattered messily on the ground, and a huge black coffin stood in the center of the room.

Qiao An's breathing became heavier, and he suddenly discovered that on the desk in front of the coffin, there was a stack of folded human skins. That was what they were looking for!

"You two are waiting outside the door. Qiao An, when I come in later, help me keep an eye on the situation above my head."

As infected persons, the three of them can naturally sense the dangerous aura emanating from this mourning hall.

But as the captain and the overall person in charge of this operation, Chen Bin did his part and took on the most dangerous task.

Li Yonghao thought for a while and volunteered to accompany him into the house, but Chen Bin refused.

"Yonghao, you have to help me pay attention to the situation outside. It's enough for me inside. When we get the human skin, we will retreat immediately."

Chen Bin pointed to the empty hall behind him with his eyes. Li Yonghao immediately understood and no longer insisted on going together.

"Brother Bin, be careful."

On the other side, Qiao An turned on a flashlight and carefully shined it on the six bloody corpses on the roof.

Chen Bin held the Colombi claw knife in one hand, took out the bloody cloth from his waist pocket with the other, and took the lead in stepping into the house.

When passing the coffin, Chen Bin took a look inside. Different from the situation during the day, the coffin had been sealed with coffin nails. It was tightly covered at the moment, and the situation inside could not be seen at all.

According to Li Taiyuan, Bai Ruoyan was on their side.

Previously, Chen Bin knew about the cycle of rebirth after being prompted by Qiao An.

Although Qiao An later told Chen Bin everything he learned from his memory, because he had no in-depth communication with Li Taiyuan, Chen Bin still had very limited information.

However, after seeing the huge Zhuyin statue in the hall, he discovered a key:

The last few lines of text under the statue actually record a rumor.

According to the above content, if the Bai family saint encounters a crisis of genocide, she can use her life and soul as a trade to borrow some of her abilities from Zhu Yin.

Therefore, Bai Ruoyan's powerful time cycle ability was not born with her, but she borrowed the power of the gods from Zhu Yin when the Bai family was in danger.

Zhu Yin can control life and death, reverse yin and yang, and most importantly... he has the ability to make people forget death.

Therefore, the reincarnation cycle imposed on the White House is also a curse.

As recorded in the allusions, only the kind and sinless can be reborn in Nirvana; while the evil ones with sinful karma will turn into resentful spirits after death and continue to repeat reincarnation.

Moreover, no matter whether they are humans or ghosts, they will not remember their death or their true identity until their memories are awakened.

Combining the currently known information, Chen Bin finally understood why Li Taiyuan suddenly chose not to mention it when he had the opportunity to explain the truth to everyone:

Before they arrived, Li Taiyuan had already met Bai Ruoyan in the pavilion.

And through direct contact, Li Taiyuan must have learned from Bai Ruoyan the reason why she borrowed power from Zhuyin.

Therefore, he temporarily changed his focus and kept silent about the cycle.

Because once the curse of the cycle is revealed, everyone will probably fall into confusion and suspicion, let alone whether the operation can proceed smoothly.

Chen Bin turned back and glanced at Li Yonghao outside the door.

Although the truth is very cruel, he must force himself to face and accept:

In fact, when everyone died and a new cycle started, except for Li Taiyuan and Qiao An, the remaining people, including him of course... were no longer reborn as "human beings"

exists.

[Author's digression]: Here is an explanation: Lao Bai who has watched Infinite Stream should all understand that the condition for triggering ghost transformation is to let the dead people recall their own death.
Chapter completed!