Infinite Flow: An Invitation from World B

Chapter 88 The Unfilial Son

"Nobody here?" Jian Yu asked, looking puzzled. "Okay, Aunt Liu. You just wait for me here and don't go anywhere."

Liu Jia: "Okay, okay, just be careful."

Upstairs, contrary to the scene described by Zhao Hu and the other two, Jian Yu did not see anyone. The oil lamp on the table in front of her was burning dimly.

Jianyu boldly ventured deeper into the area. After passing the case, she found a slightly ajar door on her left.

Jianyu leaned closer and peered through the crack in the door. Immediately, goosebumps rose on her arms.

Inside the room, faint light shone through the wooden panels sealing the windows and fell on the bed curtains.

A pink creature, with unformed features and limbs, was sitting on the bed, slowly putting on a skin.

Its belly was unusually bulging, as if it had just eaten a lot.

Jianyu's pupils suddenly constricted. It turned out that Zhang Jingjing hadn't disappeared; she had been brought here, skinned, and eaten.

Turning her gaze, Jianyu's eyes were drawn to a crumpled lump on the ground.

She observed it carefully for a moment before noticing a scar on one side of the object, which was a burn scar near Qin Cang's ear.

Jianyu shivered and quietly backed away.

"clatter."

A calligraphy brush fell to the ground.

Yu Guangzhong and Jian Yu saw a figure run past the desk and then disappear into the darkness.

The rustling sounds in the bedroom suddenly stopped. Jian Yu had a bad feeling, but she didn't panic and run towards the stairwell.

She didn't think the fleeting figure was a ghost, so she made up her mind and followed the path the figure had taken.

Only when they got closer did they realize that the figure had disappeared by the wall.

Jianyu touched the wall and found a gap in it, which turned out to be a dog door.

She heard the sound of footsteps shuffling behind her, and without thinking twice, Jian Yu ducked inside.

The space here was extremely narrow, and the people inside the cave seemed to regard Jianyu as something dirty, their bodies trembling with fear.

An indescribable stench of urine quickly filled the air. Jianyu took the man's hand and wrote a few words on his palm. Only then did the man gradually stop trembling.

Jian Yu continued writing on the man's hand: "Who are you? What are you doing in Master Lu's room?"

As if grasping at a straw, the man quickly wrote down a line: "My name is Lou Bo'an, and I am the son of Lou Boyun."

In short: "The Lou family, a prominent merchant family?"

Lou Bo'an: "Yes, yes, that's right. It's a long story. The other day, Master Lu invited my father to Chongxun's residence for a chat, saying that he had important matters to discuss."

Unfortunately, my father suddenly experienced dizziness and lightheadedness for a few days, and was often listless and bedridden.

Not only him, but everyone in Zhenxi Hall had this symptom.

My family had no choice but to send me a letter, asking me to return to Mingsha City and go to Chongxun's residence on behalf of my father.

But to my surprise, once I came in, I was never able to leave again.

Jianyu: "What is that thing outside?"

Lou Bo'an: "I'm not sure. I've been away doing business for my father for many years, so I've only heard about it."

I heard that my father had a very good personal relationship with General Lu when he was young. Oh, by the way, my father gave General Lu a small statue of him some years ago.

In those years, the Chi barbarians invaded the border, and the battles were extremely fierce.

When his father heard that General Lu was deeply troubled by this matter, he had no better idea, so he sent a statue of a deity, hoping for divine protection for General Lu.

In short: "What kind of idol?"

Lou Bo'an: "I was young then and didn't understand these things, so I didn't know what kind of idol it was, but I think the thing outside must be related to that idol."

When I arrived here, General Lu was already mentally unstable.

His eyes were so empty, so hollow, that he didn't look like a living person.

I say one sentence, and he repeats it; it's so weird.

The Lu family kept me here for several days, saying they hadn't seen me in a long time and wanted to entertain me for a few more days. But every time I saw Master Lu, he would immediately kowtow to me, and I couldn't pull him up no matter what I did.

I was scared, and when I wanted to leave, I found I couldn't go any further.

In short: "The stairwell is right over there, can't you find it?"

Lou Bo'an: "I know, but I always come back here after I go down."

According to Lou Bo'an, Jian Yu estimated that he was around 45 years old, but his hand was rough and withered, and felt more like an old man's hand.

Seeing that Jianyu seemed suspicious, Lou Bo'an quickly wrote: "I know my days are numbered, and that thing has been sucking away my life force."

This is probably why I'm trapped here—to stabilize that evil entity.

Could you please go to Zhenxi Hall and tell my father that his son is an unfilial son who went to the Western Regions four years ago to enjoy himself and isn't coming back?

Lou Bo'an was unaware that Zhenxi Hall was now deserted and abandoned.

Jianyu didn't intend to tell him these things either; that would be too cruel.

In short: "Okay, I promise you."

Lou Bo'an seemed energized after receiving Jian Yu's promise, and then wrote: "I'll go out first to distract that thing for you, and you can find a chance to escape."

After Lou Bo'an finished writing, he resolutely climbed out.

Jianyu felt that if he had been born into a family of military generals, he would definitely have been a good general.