Countdown to Awakening

Chapter 105 Just Go Once

Finally we reached the top of the mountain. The mountain wasn't that high, but we were all a little tired.

A tall vermilion tower stood before them, with the traditional Chinese characters for "Anling Tower" written on the front.

The surrounding environment is even more abnormal.

Just now, it was lush and green from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside, but the area around the tower on the top of the mountain was covered with dead grass, not as lush as the area on the mountainside.

There were few animals around. It looked abandoned. But it didn't look like it had been abandoned for a long time. The tower didn't look dilapidated at all... only the walls were covered in spiderwebs.

Somehow, Qi Yuanyuan always felt that this place was eerie. Not only was there no life, but there weren't even any trees. She also felt like someone was watching them. She had a feeling that this place wasn't that simple. Otherwise, she wouldn't have felt so uneasy.

Even Zheng Haifeng, who had always boasted about himself, stood where he was and did not go in.

It seemed like he was nervous too.

"Zheng Haifeng, didn't you say you were going in? Why are you standing there? Are you scared?" Qi Yuanyuan saw his embarrassment and said provocatively.

Didn't you just say you were so awesome? Why are you standing here now? You must be scared.

Zheng Haifeng turned to look at her and replied, "What am I afraid of? How could I be afraid? I want to be a police officer in the future. Isn't it just that I felt something was wrong at the moment? Don't you feel something is wrong? Everyone says this place is spooky, and I feel something is wrong too. Isn't that normal?"

He just didn't believe that Qi Yuanyuan wasn't afraid. Otherwise, how could she stand still?

Looking at the desolate landscape covered in dead grass, with a cool breeze blowing occasionally, Zheng Haifeng felt a little scared. Otherwise, he wouldn't have stood there motionless.

He always felt that there was something unclean in the tower. He was also afraid that the dirty things would get entangled with him...

Then he turned to look at Qi Yuanyuan. Although it was a little difficult to speak, he still said:

"Why don't we go back, Yuanyuan? The village elders say this place is very evil and full of yin energy... Besides, if someone dumps an unwanted baby girl there, there's bound to be resentment... I'm afraid we'll be haunted by something dirty. Aren't you afraid?"

It felt like Zheng Haifeng's eyes were asking her for help...

Qi Yuanyuan felt a little uncomfortable when she heard this.

After thinking for a moment, she became a little shaken.

"Yes, Yuanyuan, I'm also afraid of being haunted..." said Sun Pandi.

She remembered the horror stories she'd read, where abandoned babies or babies aborted before birth held the most resentment. Because they hadn't even had a chance to see the world, they would transform into spirits and haunt their parents.

Moreover, this place was originally a place where children were dumped. Those babies were thrown in a long time ago, and the resentment must have been very strong in this day and age.

Besides, the three of them barged in recklessly. Does this count as...will they be entangled?

Could it be like what Sun Pandi said, that they were haunted? But she remembered that infant spirits always haunted their parents... They weren't the parents who abandoned their babies...

She was also genuinely curious about what was inside. If she didn't go take a look, wouldn't that be a wasted opportunity? She had never seen what the inside of the abandoned baby tower looked like, and she was genuinely curious and wanted to see it.

I finally came here once, I can't give up just like that...

Besides, even if Sun Pandi moved, it wouldn't be easy for her to go out. She also had to help Zhang Mei with some work, and it just so happened that Sun Pandi wasn't busy today...

Zheng Haifeng also had to help out at home, and he might not be able to be called upon at other times. She was even more so, as the next month was also the busy farming season, and everyone had to help out.

Besides, you can't just come to this place whenever you want. You might not be able to come next time.

"But if we leave, what's the point? Just to see the tower? We can see it from the foot of the mountain. No, I still want to go in and take a look. Or get closer to see what's inside. Don't you want to?" Qi Yuanyuan looked at the two people next to her in embarrassment.

She just didn't believe that the other two didn't want to.

"Those babies won't bother us. We're not the parents who abandoned them. Why are they looking for us? Just to take a look..."

She didn't believe anything could be more terrifying than the nuclear contamination she'd experienced... She also didn't fully believe ghosts existed. If they did, why didn't ghosts intervene to stop the nuclear contamination? Instead, they were left to suffer this calamity. And why didn't ghosts intervene to prevent other disasters?

Indeed, to be honest, Sun Pandi was also very curious, but she was also very scared... After all, she often heard the village elders tell those bizarre stories, and there were also several versions of rumors about this tower...

"How about we take a look? But I'm really scared. What if... we get entangled..."

Qi Yuanyuan turned around and covered Sun Panddi's mouth, saying, "Pooh, pooh, pooh, don't say such things without a chance of danger! Zheng Haifeng, I just want to ask you, do you want to see it?" Then she changed the subject and asked Zheng Haifeng.

Zheng Haifeng nodded. "Since you all want to see it, then... I'm definitely curious too. I've only heard people talk about it, but I've never actually been there. Now that I'm here, I'd feel bad if I didn't check it out. How about the three of us go in together? I was just saying it casually; I'm not afraid," Zheng Haifeng asked tentatively.

"But... I'm really scared. I don't dare go in." Sun Pandi hesitated. To be honest, she was indeed a bit timid.

Seeing this, Qi Yuanyuan immediately said to Zheng Haifeng, "Zheng Haifeng, why don't you go and take a look by yourself, and then tell us what's inside? Actually... neither of us dares to go. Didn't you say you wanted to be a police officer in the future? Why don't you go in and take a look first, see what's inside, so you can take action later. Didn't you also say you wanted to tear it down later? If you don't take a look now, you may not be able to see it later. I won't come with you... Just go and take a look first... I believe you are definitely not afraid."

After Qi Yuanyuan's encouragement, Zheng Haifeng looked at Sun Pandi again, and finally mustered up the courage to say, "Okay, who am I, Zheng Haifeng? Although I'm a little scared, I'm not too afraid to go in. Then I'll go in once to see what's inside. When I become a policeman in the future, I can bring people to burn down this tower and liberate the innocent little girls inside. Don't you think so?" Zheng Haifeng smiled innocently after he said that.

Since both girls are scared, it's up to him! If he wants to be a policeman in the future, he can't be so timid...

Then Zheng Haifeng gritted his teeth and walked forward.

Qi Yuanyuan and the other person stood motionless in the back, both of them looking nervous.