Horror Movie Set: This extra is too good at playing the tricks.

Chapter 73 Opening the Way

"A wonderful story."

Lu Dan's voice rang out in the darkness, devoid of any emotion.

"So to summarize, the first generation of Old Ye blew himself up like fireworks, forcibly splitting this mountain in two with one 'eye,' creating the current balance of yin and yang."

"What we need to do now is probably to find this 'eye'."

"That's how it is in theory," Ye Jianguo's voice came. "Since the 'eye' is the core, it's most likely located where Yin and Yang converge, or perhaps it's in the hands of the so-called 'god'."

"God." Da Lu shuddered.

Lu Dan stood up and walked straight to the village chief, who was no longer recognizable as a human.

The air was thick with the stench of blood and decay.

For ordinary people, this is an emetic, but for Lu Dan's "roommate," it's like a top-notch Michelin three-star appetizer.

"Eat up, don't be shy, this is the village chief's treat." Lu Dan murmured, feeling a cold and violent force spread from his ankles to his whole body.

About half a minute later, the pile of rotten flesh on the ground visibly dried up, leaving only a wrinkled skin and a few broken bones.

"belch--"

A satisfied burp echoed deep in my mind, followed by a slightly neurotic, intermittent female voice: "The taste... is a bit... tough... Next time... I want it tender."

"It's good enough to have something to eat," Lu Dan thought to himself, then turned and walked towards the door.

"Alright, time to get to work."

"Where to?" Chen Hua's voice was a little tense.

“A ‘census’, huh?” Lu Dan pulled open the door bolt. “Since the owner of that house, Comrade Village Chief, has already ‘glorified’ his death, his lair should be safe now, and it’s also the most likely place to find clues.”

"Don't forget, Sister Zhang Min said that the first generation of Lao Ye lived in the village committee, which is now the village chief's house."

The gate was wide open, and the outside world was a blood-red hue, with countless white paper banners dancing wildly in the wind.

"Let's go, everyone." Ye Jianguo took the lead. "We must protect Comrade Zhang Min well; she's a living map now."

The group of five walked confidently into the horde of ghosts.

......

The streets outside were very crowded.

The villagers who wouldn't come out no matter how much they knocked on the door during the day were now all standing on the street. Some were missing arms and legs, some had their heads held in their hands, and some had strange and horrifying organs.

When Lu Dan and his group appeared, the entire street fell silent instantly.

Being the center of attention for hundreds of "people" is a rare experience.

"Meat, fresh meat!"

The whispers converged into a tsunami.

"Keep formation!" Ye Jianguo shouted, taking a step forward. "Make way, make way, it's a census, those without household registration books, please step back."

Lu Dan walked directly from the back of the line to the front.

He stomped his left foot hard.

"boom!"

A thick plume of black smoke erupted from his ankle, instantly transforming into a pair of enormous red high heels that hovered behind him.

My roommate just ate the village chief and is in a bad mood right now.

A muffled voice rang out: "Get out—!"

The sound waves were like knives, directly ploughing several deep grooves into the ground in front of them.

The villagers, who had been itching to move, scattered like rats doused with boiling water, screaming and making way for each other.

"No matter how many times I use this trick of 'borrowing the tiger's might,' it's always so satisfying." Lu Dan put his hands in his pockets and swaggered through the ghost horde.

Zhang Min huddled between Chen Hua and Da Lu, watching Lu Dan's retreating figure with a complex expression.

"This kid was born to do this," Ye Jianguo muttered from behind.

The village chief's house is located in the very center of the village. It is the only one on the shady side of the village and also the most magnificent tiled house.

Even before you get close, you can smell a strong incense aroma.

The gate was tightly closed, with two huge images of door gods pasted on it.

However, the door gods are depicted with a white robe and no head on the left, and a red robe and two heads on the right.

"Trying to take the position of door god?" Lu Dan scoffed, stepping forward and kicking open the door.

"Bang!"

The door panel fell to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The courtyard was quiet, with a huge black coffin in the center. The lid wasn't fully closed, leaving a crack.

"Everyone be careful, this might be a trap." Chen Hua gripped the baton in his hand tightly, staring nervously at the coffin.

"Even if it's a trap, I have to check." Lu Dan walked straight over, his mind now filled with that so-called "eye".

If Zhang Min's story is true, then there is so much to find.

He walked to the coffin, took a deep breath, gripped the edge of the coffin lid with both hands, and suddenly lifted it up.

"Clang!"

The heavy coffin lid fell to the ground, and the beams of several flashlights instantly shone inside.

"Empty?" Da Lu peeked out and exclaimed in disappointment.

There was indeed no body in the coffin, only a neatly folded Zhongshan suit with a faded badge pinned to it. Next to the suit was a small, square box.

Lu Dan reached out and picked up the box, feeling a warmth the moment he touched it.

"This is the 'eye'? It can't be that simple, can it?" Ye Jianguo leaned closer.

"It doesn't look like it."

Lu Dan shook his head, turned the box over and over to look at it, and then opened it.

The moment the box was opened, a wave-like pattern suddenly appeared.

Lu Dan's eyes narrowed.

He saw a blinding ray of sunlight in the box, illuminating a face exactly like his own—it was Lu Dan during the day.

He was sitting under a tree, a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, and playing with a slingshot in his hand, seemingly waiting for someone.

As if sensing something, Lu Dan inside the box raised his head and grinned at him. Then, he reached out and wrote a few words on the dusty ground:

"Stop looking, my eyes are on you."

"Also, do me a favor and smash open the bottom of the coffin."

As soon as the writing was finished, the scene inside the box shattered instantly.

Lu Dan's hands, which were gripping the box, turned slightly white.

"Was that you during the day?" Ye Jianguo had obviously seen this scene as well, and his tone was shocked.

"How could he have...?"

"How would I know?" Lu Dan tucked the box into his coat, his eyes becoming unusually sharp. "But since you've said that, let's do as you say."

He turned and jumped into the coffin, kicking away the Zhongshan suit: "Da Lu, can I borrow your stool leg?"

Da Lu quickly handed over the weapon he had been holding.

Lu Dan swung the stool leg and smashed it against the bottom of the coffin.

"Bang! Crack—"

The rotten wooden planks couldn't withstand such damage and were smashed open with a large hole in just a few blows.

Below was a deep, dark passage, with a chilly wind blowing through it.

Lu Dan threw away the stool leg and looked at everyone: "It seems that the village chief has some little secrets that he hasn't had time to reveal before we've discovered them."

"Shall we go down and take a look?" Chen Hua asked.

"Since we're already here," Lu Dan said, squeezing inside first. "I have a feeling the real excitement is about to begin."