Chapter 381 - The Weeping Statue (1/2)

Translator: Lonelytree  Editor: Millman97

At this most dangerous moment, Liu Xianxian found the statue they were looking for. This should have been a happy occasion, but Ma Yin found it so difficult to smile. She was certain that there was a third person hiding in the storeroom—maybe he was hiding in a corner, watching them at that very moment. Should they leave or take a risk?

“No, I still think it’s too dangerous. Since we know where the statue is now, we can come back tomorrow. There’s no need to rush this.” Ma Yin tried to convince her best friend. “Listen to me, we need to leave.”

“Two questions won’t take that much time.” Liu Xianxian was stubborn. The man that she loved had become a thorn in her heart. Releasing her grasp on Ma Yin, Liu Xianxian walked deeper into the storeroom alone. “It’ll end soon. In a few minutes, I’ll know the real answer.”

She sounded like she was possessed.

“Liu Xianxian!” Ma Yin was agitated. She wanted to leave, but she could not abandon Liu Xianxian. Her two hands holding the chair, she gave chase after Liu Xianxian.

The two girls reached the last rack that was on the left side of the storeroom. Liu Xianxian pointed at the gap between the rack and the wall. “The wall behind that rack is hollowed out, and the statue is just behind it.”

Ma Yin leaned on the rack and shone the light into the gap. There was an ugly face that looked back at her. When the light hit the statue, the eyes of the statue seemed to blink.

“There’s only one statue inside this storeroom, so this has to be it.” Liu Xianxian grabbed the edge of the rack. “What are you doing standing there? We’ve finally found the thing we’ve been looking for so long—why aren’t you helping?”

“I feel like there’s a reason someone purposely hid the statue behind the rack.” Ma Yin looked at the statue, and for some reason, it felt familiar to her. The two of them moved the rack aside, and a faint smell drifted out.

“What is that smell? It seems to come from the statue. It smells like… decomposition?”

“Why would a statue smell like decomposition?” Liu Xianxian walked to the statue with her phone, and the light hit the statue fully. It was a sculpture of a mature male. It was larger than a normal man, and it was well-built. However, the face was distorted, so ugly that people would not look at it directly. Very rarely would a sculptor do something like this, unless there was a special meaning.

“The words at the base and the face, it’s the same as the statue in your video.” Liu Xianxian looked at this statue, and her fingers shivered. She had finally found the solution to the question that had been bothering her for so long.

The hollowed-out alcove was only one meter wide, and the statue was placed at the very back. He looked like a devil with his arms open, ready to welcome the lost lambs. Standing before statue, the smell intensified, but Liu Xianxian did not seem to smell it. She put her hands together and lowered her head silently.

“In my heart…”

“Wait a minute!” Ma Yin interrupted Liu Xianxian. “You’d better think about this carefully before you ask the question. According to the legend, this statue can verify the validity of any statement. If the statement is true, it will shed blood tears, but if it’s fake, then something scary will happen.”

“I know.” Liu Xianxian was closed to any advice. She took another step and told the statue softly, “The man inside my heart, he also likes me, yes?”