A Will Eternal Chapter 50 (1/2)
Chapter 50: Bizarre Courtyard
The courtyard gate opened, and Du Lingfei, Feng Yan and Bai Xiaochun were couard as they peered inside Bai Xiaochun was so nervous that he started slapping paper talismans all over himself
The figure which had just appeared held a lantern in its hand, and stood in the opened gate, wreathed in shadows as it gazed at the three of them
“Why, ht I ask, have the three of you co?”
The flickering light of the lantern just barely revealed a young reen robe, and his face was pale and devoid of any color of blood
After seeing that it was a person who had appeared, Feng Yan and Du Lingfei breathed sighs of relief Soo had subsided a bit
Feng Yan clasped hands and said, “hello, Fellow Daoist We are disciples of the Spirit Strea a visit to ask a few questions”
By this point, Du Lingfei had noticed the nu around Bai Xiaochun, and her brow furrowed in response
Bai Xiaochun didn’t notice Du Lingfei’s look For so er to lessen at all
“Ah, Fellow Daoists fro man said “Please, co of the lantern cast shadows on the youngit difficult to see him clearly as he turned and walked off
The courtyard gate then opened wide to allow the three disciples to enter
Feng Yan hesitated for a fei followed along behind hiritting his teeth and cautiously entering the courtyard
Even as the large gate closed behind them, the two stone lions beneath the lanterns outside suddenly turned to look in the direction the gate, their eyes flickering with a blood-colored light
Inside the courtyard was a green lih various plants and decorative rocks Faintinto partial shadow The only light ca man’s hand
The four of theloomy silence This place alate
On the right-hand side of the path were several fruit trees, laden with red fruit Strangely, despite a lack of any breeze within the courtyard, the leaves on those trees suddenly rustled
Du Lingfei and Feng Yan seeuard than ever, and Bai Xiaochun, as last in line, looked around cautiously in all directions For so fruit trees seemed very bizarre
Gradually, a smell like that of fresh blood rose up, faint, but simultaneously distinct
Bai Xiaochun’s heart began to thu when, all of a sudden, fruit began to fall off of the fruit trees, landing on the ground and rolling toward Bai Xiaochun and the others Strangely, faces could be seen on the fruit, child-like faces with broad smiles that almost seemed to have been painted on
“La la la! hello!”
Ars sprouted out of the fruit, and as they ran toward Bai Xiaochun and the others, they clasped hands and then began to skip in circles around the shocked group of three
At the saan to cry out in excited voices: “Auntie said to be good and not cry! We can only laugh! Ripe fruit is the best fruit!”
Their voices were very char children’s lullabies Now that they were so close, it was possible to s about It was so sickly sweet, in fact, that upon inhaling it, Bai Xiaochun and the others felt as if they were about to puke their guts out
When the fruit got too close to the young nored the them However, the crushed fruits si as they continued to dance and sing
“What the hell are these things?!” Feng Yan exclaiust of wind to kick up and send soround, they lurched back to their feet and re-joined the circle, laughing just as loudly as before
Bai Xiaochun felt goosebu up all over hi shi+elds
Du Lingfei looked at the fruits all holding hands and singing, and her facial expression flickered with fear Pushi+ng down the disgust in her heart, she gritted her teeth, and her phoenix-like eyes flashed with anger She was just about to perforesture when suddenly, the fruits’ faces fell in terror
“Auntie’s co pell-inal positions Soon, their laughter and singing had faded away, and they looked like nothing more than ordinary fruit
The young man from the Luochen Clan didn’t look back at them, but they could hear his voice as he said, “Those are soht back from the depths of the Fallenstar Mountains What do you think of their singing, Fellow Daoists? They love to sing”
Unsightly expressions appeared on the faces of Feng Yan and Du Lingfei as they followed along
Bai Xiaochun was still in the very back Suddenly, the cold feeling of fear rose up inside of him as he realized that… another set of footsteps could be heard!
Step, step, step…
It was impossible to determine when exactly this development had occurred, but as of thisthe path!
Perhaps those footsteps had been led in with theirs from the moment they had entered the courtyard, and they hadn’t noticed because of the strange fruits But now, in the silence that followed the fruits’ outburst, the sound of the additional footsteps was extremely conspicuous