MTL - Hidden Corner-Chapter 7 00 Hope One (Xie Yixi became the leader of the Taoist Alliance)

Chapter 7 007 Hope One (Xie Yixi became the leader of the Taoist Alliance)

　　beep! !

 The sharp sound of the car horn stung my eardrums.

Li Chengyi suddenly woke up from his stiffness. He was standing at the bus stop without any change in position.

An old white bus was honking its horn constantly, urging a passerby in front of the bus to get out of the way.

The passerby was an old woman carrying a linen bag. She was crossing the road desperately and quickly walked up to the platform.

 The car horn was warning her.

Li Chengyi's eyes were in a trance, and the scene he just saw still seemed to remain in his vision.

The huge human face that keeps approaching.

He is still numb all over, and his scalp seems to have lost all feeling, as if all his hair has fallen out.

 “Huhu.” Another dream?

 He looked around and saw that he did not enter the underground garage again, but still stood at the bus stop.

 The metal road sign on the side marks the location here.

 Andu Road and Tongfeng Road.

 The slightly hot air turns into wind, blowing the fragrance of leaves and flowers.

The faint floral fragrance made Li Chengyi feel slightly better.

 Ding dong, ding dong.

 The phone on his body vibrated twice.

 The slight vibration was like a life-saving straw, instantly pulling Li Chengyi's consciousness back from his hazy state.

 He quickly took out his phone and turned on the screen.

　　is a text message from parents.

 ‘Remember not to go home early, your sister warned you. Do you still have money on you? I'll give you some more here. ’—Dad.

　　‘Stay a little longer at school and go back after dinner. Your sister’s business is a big deal, and your work may fall on her in the future. ’—Mom.

Li Zhao and Feng Yurong are still as before, all focus is on their sister.

Li Chengyi can actually understand. After all, the only chance for an ordinary family like theirs to turn around is to cultivate a strong elite.

 Now, sister Li Chengjiu meets this expectation extremely well.

'knew. ’ He calmed down and replied simply.

Putting away his phone, he still stood there, his chest rising and falling rapidly, thinking about everything that had just happened.

I also recall the sentence I saw on the forum before.

'If you encounter a dead end, please be sure not to contact us and try to enjoy the last good life. The dead end will usually slowly approach and will completely pull you into it at the third sign. Do everything you want to do but dare not Just do it. ’

'the third time'

 If last night was the first time, then the time just now at school shouldn’t be counted. After all, it’s not the same place, and I didn’t fully enter.

 But just now.

 That time just now, does it count as the third time?

 Or is it the second time?

Li Chengyi was in a state of confusion.

 He didn’t know what the blind spot was or what the face was, but he just wanted to live.

Come into this world inexplicably, and inexplicably become another person with the same name and surname.

 He really didn’t want to die.

 I don’t want to die so meaninglessly, immersed in fear.

 The fear of survival made Li Chengyi's panic become more and more serious.

'what do I do! ? ’

‘Just now. Maybe it wasn’t a sign, yes, it definitely wasn’t. After all, it could also be that I was too sleepy just now and took a nap. ’

 He kept finding reasons for himself in his heart.

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly felt a slight tingling in his feet and ankles.

 He lowered his head, quickly rolled up his trouser legs and took a look.

  Dense blood spots were clearly distributed on the ankles of both feet.

Li Chengyi was suddenly startled.

　　After a moment's pause, he quickly stood up again, opened his collar, and looked at himself.

 Fortunately, there are no blood spots on the body.

　　‘That’s just now! It was just then! ’

 He suddenly remembered.

 Just now in that mysterious underground garage, when I met the huge human face, I also felt the tingling pain in my feet.

 And now.

This stinging pain has actually been brought to reality

 ‘This is reminding me. Isn’t that a dream? ? ’

His chest was heaving violently, and he was breathing quickly. It was as if a big stone was pressing on his heart, making him unable to breathe.

what to do! ?

what to do! ? ?

Countless complicated thoughts flashed through his mind, but what if all that just happened was true.

Facing that terrifying giant human face, it was obviously not a normal creature.

 He was helpless.

‘Perhaps I should call the police? Looking for state help! ? ’

 This thought flashed through Li Chengyi's mind.

As soon as this thought arose, it never disappeared, but became stronger and stronger.

 Faced with a completely incomprehensible danger, perhaps seeking help from the state apparatus is the best choice.

 But suddenly, the crying girl he met in the coffee shop just now, the girl in the white sweater, appeared in his mind.

 ‘Why didn’t she call the police? ’

 A doubt came to mind.

Thinking of this, Li Chengyi could no longer stand. He quickly looked around and returned to the previous coffee shop along the way he came. As he trotted along, a deep sense of urgency and danger kept forcing him to move forward and speed up.

 He was afraid that the dangerous situation just now would happen again.

If someone can communicate with each other at this time and give him some suggestions, maybe

Jogging all the way back to where we were just now - Yesili Cafe.

A small mobile cart has been placed at the entrance of the coffee shop, with a sign advertisement for the latest new coffee product on it, as well as small cups of new desserts to try.

Li Chengyi pushed the door open and walked around the lobby on the first floor. There were more people here.

 Most of them were college students, but I didn’t find the girl in the white sweater I saw before.

Everyone had a soft face, some were smiling and talking, some were joking in a low voice, and some were simply studying while eating with their tablets.

 Their lives seemed to be completely isolated from Li Chengyi, and seemed to belong to another world.

 Failed to find it on the first floor, he hurried up to the second floor.

 It’s a pity that I still haven’t seen the girl in the white sweater from before.

Li Chengyi went downstairs a little disappointed, and opened the door to the soft electronic sound of "Welcome Again".

 Outside the door.

 Streetside.

A white urban SUV was parked quietly on the side of the road.

 The car window had already been rolled down, revealing the driver’s face.

That was an obviously older middle-aged man, with thick eyebrows and neat gray beard, a thin face, and his hair was neatly combed back.

He put one hand on the steering wheel of the car and stared blankly at the people passing by outside the window, seeming to be in a daze.

For some reason, the moment Li Chengyi walked out of the coffee shop, the middle-aged man's eyes quickly moved to him.

 He seemed to be observing something, and he seemed to see something.

Li Chengyi's body tightened slightly. He didn't know why. He didn't know why he was nervous, but his body just became tense for no reason.

　　Unable to find the two girls from before, thoughts kept running through his mind.

‘The most likely thing to help now is to search for relevant methods online and find official help. ’

 The complicated things in his mind quickly became clear, and he figured out the most likely way to survive.

 “If I were you, I wouldn’t wander around like this anymore.”

 Suddenly a deep male voice floated from the front.

 “Why don’t you go crazy while you still have time?”

The voice continued.

Li Chengyi suddenly raised his head, followed the sound, and his eyes met the middle-aged man who was looking this way.

 “What do you know?!” He opened his mouth, but found that his voice had become hoarse and low at some point.

 Unconsciously, he moved closer, closer to the white urban off-road vehicle.

 “You are going to die.” The middle-aged man said calmly. "The third omen is coming. And then, you'll be like everyone else, poof."

 He put his hands together and simulated a sound in his mouth.

 “to disappear completely.”

"Is there any way?" Li Chengyi's eyes widened and he quickly asked in a calm mood that he did not expect.

“Has anyone survived? Can you help me?”

 The depression in his heart seemed to have suddenly found a breakthrough and a life-saving straw.

 If someone who knows the inside story helps you, you may be able to escape!

  Such thoughts quickly appeared in his mind.

 “Me?” The man laughed, turned his head and looked in front of the car window. "I'm just a loser. A useless person. How can I help you?"

"That place." He turned his head again and looked at Li Chengyi, "No one can help you. The only one you can rely on is yourself."

 “Just like my former friends, my son, they are all like this.”

As he spoke, he took out a cigarette from the inner pocket of his black suit, lowered his head slightly, lit it, and took a puff.

 “Let’s go quickly, don’t stay here with me, it’s bad luck.” He waved his hand at Li Chengyi.

"There must be a way, right? Since you took the initiative to come here and talk to me, there must be a way, right?" Li Chengyi was not stupid.

The other party could see the omens in him and took the initiative to talk to him. It was definitely not for no reason.

Since you thought he was unlucky, why didn't you say nothing from the beginning?

“That’s a little clever.” The man smiled, reached out and flicked the cigarette **** out of the car window.

"Actually, what if you escape for a while? You will die sooner or later anyway, over and over again, with no end and no hope."

“The future is the future, but now, I don’t want to die!” Li Chengyi stared at him seriously and answered word by word.

 “Then why should I help you?” the man asked again.

"Since you came here and took the initiative to talk to me, it means that I must have what you need." Li Chengyi said, "So."

"So." The man interrupted him, "If you can survive the first time, we will have the possibility to cooperate in the future."

 “Okay! How to survive?” Li Chengyi asked quickly. "Would you like to tell you what I went through?"

"No need!" The man interrupted him again, "It makes no sense. Only a specific person can enter the blind spot in a way that belongs only to him. Once he enters, he will automatically approach again and again until he completely devours that person."

 “So, how can I survive!?” Li Chengyi continued to ask.

“After entering completely for the third time, find the exit and get out of there, and you will survive.” The man answered. "But there's no real exit there, and you need to find the same special way to find the door to leave just as you entered."

 He pointed at his head.

“You need thinking, not force. There, force, guns, and numbers of people are all useless. By the way, I advise you not to call the police, otherwise you may lose even your last glimmer of hope.”

“I” Li Chengyi wanted to ask, but the other party’s car window had already been rolled up.

The man waved his hand to him through the car window, started the car, and slowly drove away.

He seemed not to be optimistic about Li Chengyi's survival at all, and there was a hint of disappointment in his eyebrows.

Perhaps Li Chengyi is not the person he is looking for at all.

 (End of this chapter)