Chapter 41: The Malevolent Spirit of the Snow Mountain 11

Chapter 41: The Malevolent Spirit of the Snow Mountain 11

Aunt Wu couldn't help asking, "What's going on? How is the voice coming out of the radio again?"

Pei Yi replied, "My initial guess is that this ghost can utilize not just wired electricity but also wireless. I'm not very good at physics. Those of you who have studied physics might explain it more clearly. Simply put, at sea during a storm, 'someone' sending you a distress signal does so via radio waves. Everyone knows Morse code, right? What's the principle here? That 'person' only needs a battery and a coin to do it—tapping the two ends of the battery with the coin, like this."

Pei Yi stopped there, tapping the table with his hand, alternating between slow and fast, "Three short, three long, three short, the famous distress signal. But now, It's not seeking help, It's demonstrating power. My guess is, one of Its carriers might be radio waves, or perhaps It resides on the radio waves themselves."

Little B said, "Like possession? Sadako can manipulate wires with her thoughts to create a videotape, so anyone who watches the tape dies because by watching it, you come into close contact with Her malice, becoming cursed."

Pei Yi and Zhou You: "...Is this really the time to bring up Sadako?"

Pei Yi awkwardly agreed; "You could say that."

Zhou You said, "Then shall we go destroy the radio tower?"

"It's difficult," Pei Yi said, "As far as I know, radio's flexibility is very strong, and they are relatively easy to make."

"Then we're doomed. As long as It wishes, It can use these things to destroy us easily..." Little B said with a sobbing tone.

Pei Yi's expression was grave, "It might be worse than we think. I suspect Its mediums are not limited to these." He then recounted the incident with Chen Mo, "Chen Mo was someone I met during my first instance, a decent person. But the ghost completely controlled him. Why? And Little C, even that Ying Jun. The ghost's power is beyond our imagination; if we break the rules, even during daylight, It can still take our lives."

"Rules?" Zhou You's lips trembled, "The ones on the wooden plaque?"

Pei Yi nodded, "Right, the rules. There must be some rules we've overlooked or haven't yet deciphered."

After Pei Yi finished, everyone fell silent.

Zhou You, remembering a rule from the wooden plaque he had broken, exchanged glances with Little B, "What if we've broken a rule?"

Pei Yi said, "What do you think? Ying Jun's death was because he broke the team rule, Little C looked at the snowman. No, I saw it too... It must be more than just seeing, but also being bewitched. Little A was pushed by Chen Mo, who was bewitched. But why be bewitched? I don't know."

Uncle Feng and Aunt Wu had a realization, "Pei Yi, it's the snowman! Chen Mo also saw the snowman, but like you, we all saw it, yet only Chen Mo was affected."

Pei Yi responded, "Is that so?" He still had many unanswered questions. If they remained unresolved, they might indeed end up losing their lives here.

The notebook had several keywords, a major mystery about the mausoleum still unsolved. Pei Yi pondered.

Zhou You was becoming anxious. He had clearly violated a rule on the plaque. Just yesterday, he and Little B were overly affectionate, wasn't that courting death? Why hadn't he encountered danger yet?

With his mind unsettled, Zhou You couldn't sleep at all.

Due to the scarcity of candles, none were lit in the hall. The room was plunged into darkness and silence. The clock on the wall showed it was already 1 a.m. Zhou You was in no mood to sleep; he needed to stay alert, not knowing what might happen.

Thus, they endured a long night, but it was their quietest yet.

Nothing happened, no one knocked or banged on the door. Everyone slept well, except for Zhou You.

It was the fifth day. After breakfast, Pei Yi, as usual, made plans.

"Same as yesterday, we'll look for bones, whether they belong to Jun Huai or Nan Feng. Another task is to find poetry, everyone should look for any place that might have inscriptions."

Uncle Feng asked, "What can these inscriptions do?"

"Those are love poems Jun Huai wrote for Nan Feng. The last translation by Little B wasn't complete. Moreover, Jun Huai mentioned in his diary that if Nan Feng saw these poems, he might cease his actions. We must heed Jun Huai's words, as we have no one else to trust. Remember, the wooden plaque with survival rules was written by her. So, let's try her way; it might work."

Uncle Feng said, "Then my spouse and I will also go look."

Pei Yi did not object but reminded, "Don't walk in groups."

Hearing this, Zhou You became even more anxious, "Then, Brother Pei, let me accompany you today. I can help you with whatever you need."

Little B glanced at Zhou You, wondering why he wasn't sticking with her as usual.

Zhou You thought, now was not the time for romance—without life, what love could there be? It was time to stick close to those who could protect him.

Pei Yi didn't object, "Then Little B, you go with Uncle Feng and the others. Just don't go too far."

Little B nodded.

They scattered in different directions, with Pei Yi and Zhou You circling the cabin, hoping to find a wireless station to try and destroy it. Since the radio could receive signals, the station couldn't be too far, but despite their search, they found nothing related to an antenna.

—If there's no antenna, how does It communicate?

……

Uncle Feng, his spouse, and Little B headed to the southern downhill path, now blocked by heavy snow. They wanted to check for any inscriptions. Passing a narrow snow path, Aunt Wu got startled by something, stumbling backwards towards a deep valley. In that critical moment, Feng Chun caught her.

The shock was immense, causing the snow above to loosen slightly, covering them in a thin layer of white. More threateningly, a heavier mass of snow loomed overhead, ready to fall.

Little B, terrified on the side, snapped back to reality, wanting to rush over to help but remembered the rule against forming groups, so he stood aside, shouting, "Uncle Feng, Aunt Wu, you can do it!"

Given their age, and with Aunt Wu being stout, weighing around 130-140 pounds, how could Uncle Feng hold on by himself? If Pei Yi and the others were there, Aunt Wu would surely be pulled up quickly.

"My dear, let go," Aunt Wu yelled.

Uncle Feng clenched his teeth, determined to pull the person up, while Aunt Wu also didn't give up, desperately trying to climb. At that moment, the heavy snow above came crashing down, and Aunt Wu wasn't saved; both of them fell down together.

This scene utterly petrified Little B. She dared not look at the deep snow valley, turning around and running away. This place was too eerie! She decided to head back.

Thinking this, she ran as if her life depended on it. As she ran, snowflakes began to float down from the sky, growing heavier until a blizzard enveloped her, and darkness followed.

Running, Little B suddenly stopped. She realized she had never been on this path before. She hadn't walked this way; she couldn't be mistaken. Yet, the way back had indeed vanished.

At this moment, from nowhere, came the cries of Little C and Little A, "Help! Come save me! I've fallen into the valley. Little B, come save me."

"Help! It's so dark in the toilet! Someone come save me."

"Little BB! Little B. Little B."

Little B covered her ears and ran desperately forward. She hadn't broken any rules, so why was she facing death? Oh right, was it because of that time they formed a group? Realizing this, she understood why Zhou You had chosen to stick with Pei Yi, knowing he was capable.

So that's how it is. Running and laughing, Little B laughed heartily, the snow soaking her as she ran. Suddenly, she stopped dead in her tracks, right in front of a snow cliff.

Little B stared in shock at everything before her.

Why, the cable had clearly been cut. Yet, why was the cable car still slowly moving?

Little B couldn't believe it, shaking her head, stopping herself from moving forward.

"No, I don't want to take the cable car. Please, spare me. Please, I'm done playing, I want to leave here... Help! Someone save me..."

At this moment, she cried out of fear, a cry different from sadness, sounding quite unpleasant.

But no matter how much Little B pleaded, she seemed to be pushed by a tremendous force, pushed forward. Finally, she was forcefully shoved into a cable car, and the moment the door closed, it sealed shut tightly.

Outside, the blizzard was fierce, the sky ominously dark.

Little B continuously banged on the cable car door, pleading. But her voice was blocked by the door, also drowned out by the raging blizzard. As the cable car moved, slowly, her cries were completely unheard.

It seemed as if someone was standing atop the snow cliff, emotionlessly watching everything. Watching the cable car grow farther and farther away...

……

Pei Yi and Zhou You first circled around the snow mountain, a journey that took several hours. The mountain seemed small, but walking through it was quite expansive. After a rough walk, Pei Yi noticed something peculiar.

The scenic spots were distributed quite evenly, with the east side being distinctly eastern, and the west, western.

He stopped, turning to ask Zhou You, "Do you remember the direction where we found those two sentences in English?"

"Direction?" Zhou You said, "It's near the downhill path, where the dense forests are, right?"

"And when you went back, it was gone, wasn't it?"

"That should be the case."

Pei Yi frowned and opened his notebook; the south was the downhill path Zhou You mentioned, the north housed the cable car and the highest skiing point, the east was where Little A fell from the cliff, and the west was another skiing spot.

"Let's search the east and west sides again, see if we can find any inscriptions. Let's split up."

Zhou You hesitated, "Brother Pei, that might not be a good idea. Let's stick together."

Pei Yi looked at Zhou You suspiciously, "I've felt something was off with you, first arbitrarily splitting from Little B, now reluctant to separate from me. Out with it, what's on your mind?"

"The God of Cars is truly deserving of his reputation... Impressive, Brother Pei, I think I've broken a rule. But I don't want to die, Brother Pei, please help me!"

"What rule did you break?"

"Isn't there a rule on the plaque about not pairing up? The past couple of days, I've been glued to Little B, my mind was, as you said, not thinking straight. Today, as things got more serious, I..."

Pei Yi frowned, "...Let's go check on them."

Saying this, he started walking forward.

Zhou You followed behind, helplessly asking, "Brother Pei, will Little B die?" What he really wanted to know was whether he would die. Despite knowing the outcome, he still hoped for the best.

Pei Yi suddenly stopped, turning to Zhou You with a very serious expression, "I think your fate will be worse than death."