That closed cave was mysterious and very strange. It could do everything beyond one"s imagination. The whole cave would be destroyed; everything inside it would be affected and disappear.
In the cave, the dimness was still the same. The red light disappeared and the weird sound disappeared. Everything returned to silence once more.
In the quietness, the atmosphere of horror seemed to decrease and the emotion of nervousness did not entangle with her fragile nerves.
She could not escape from the catastrophe and Zhang Yunyan could only accept it. Besides, she had died, leaving a soul struggling. She sat down in low spirits and felt weak. She could not move, as if she were in deep mud.
Yunyan thought of those unfinished missions and felt pain and desperation. She broke down with anger and grief.
That was her long-awaited vow, a mission endowed by her relatives of the Zhang and the Lin families. It was her life-long pursuit. She was determined to accomplish those missions, even if she would struggle for the rest of her life until she died.
However, her life was so short and her poor soul would disappear. All the vows would burst like bubbles. Everything in the human world and the underworld would cease to exist.
The resulting pain was unbearable. It was a hatred caused by the death of her beloved relatives. She could only bear it, as she could not reverse it. She had no methods to soothe the b.l.o.o.d.y soul and comfort the souls of her relatives.
Zhang Yunyan hated the two monsters—the sika deer and the demon monkey. If the two monsters had not hurt her, she wouldn"t have died and could go to look for brother Yuntian and sister Yunxia. Then, they could reunite someday. She needed to kill Yan Xiaopeng and Feng Jiabao to have her revenge, and to complete the missions endowed by the Zhang and the Lin families. She could remove those two vicious people for the people"s benefit.
Yunyan hated those ghosts who were "chatting and drinking tea" there. If they hadn"t imprisoned her soul there, she would not disappear and would have a glimmer of hope.
She could travel through the underworld to learn some magical skills. She would find chances to avenge her relatives in the human world. She would not fail the expectation of the two families. Her relatives would die in peace.
In the end, she could only hate herself for her incompetence. Her fate was unlucky and she had no ability to carry out her revenge. She could not reunite with brother Yuntian and sister Yunxia.
Zhang Yunyan"s tragic results were very miserable and sorrowful. Perhaps, this was a determined catastrophe. She had no ability to get rid of it, although she did not believe in life.
In her lifetime, Yunyan alone had been struggling to survive. She had many difficulties and had experienced many dangers. She did not know how she had survived.
She was fortunate to reach adulthood, and she had been working hard, but always meeting troubles and dangers. She did not know whether fate was teasing her or she was incompetent.
Zhang Yunyan was full of hatred and was greatly hurt by the death of her parents. Her young mind was deeply stung and had been bleeding. She really wanted to avenge her parents, but she had no ability.
When she was young, Yunyan prayed to have magical skills, being able to be as powerful as experts proficient in martial arts. She could have even wanted magical power like the ones monsters and ghosts had. Even if she turned into the white dragon in the legend, she would be able to kill Yan Xiaopeng.
Since childhood, she really hoped to worship an expert to learn some magical skills. Even after growing up, she did not reach her goal. She was both anxious and frustrated. She believed that she would not have any opportunity and would stay bereft of hope in all her lifetime.
In that regard, she would not give up and still desired, pursued, and prayed for dreams to come true.
Zhang Yunyan was gratified by the possibility to follow her adopted parents to learn good martial arts. With her current skills, she could match ordinary people with martial arts and had the abilities to have her revenge.
At the moment, she was going to slaughter Xiao Xiaopeng to avenge her parents. However, she angrily met an accidental misfortune. She gained endless pain as a result.
She met the sika deer and the demon monkey and lost her life. Her soul would disappear soon. She not only left the human world, but would also disappear in the underworld. She was miserable and pathetic.
Suddenly, "Crack!" A sound arose. It was not loud but crisp. It was clear amid the silence.
Suddenly, there was a sound. Zhang Yunyan was nervous, staring at the small bulge to detect any changes.
The "stone table" had made a sound and was eager to take action. She did not know what kind of dangers would emerge.
For strangers who entered the cave, the demonic device would not be indifferent. Even though it had been silent for so long, it showed its ferocious nature and was about to take action.
That guy was superficially silent, but the interior was not calm. It was scheming, acc.u.mulating, and taking action. It was a sinful and cunning guy; mysterious and frightening.
The moment of terror was coming; the destructive disaster was about to happen...
The soul would disappear during the destruction of the cave. It would also be the moment when that rough life was completely over.
Although Zhang Yunyan did not admit that she had been controlled by her fate, she had no ability to change her cruel reality and would finally disappear in both the human world and the underworld.
No matter how fate arranged for her, the accidental reality would be cruel. She had no ability to change the present situation and plan for her future. She could only listen to it and wait for the moment of destruction.
At the time, Yunyan only had one wish. After the destruction of the cave, she would still keep her soul, giving her a chance to look for her brother Yuntian and her sister Yunxia; later she would return to the human world, with the aim to kill Yan Xiaopeng and Feng Jiabao, and with that she would complete her unfinished vows, as well as contribute to get rid of two vicious people for the public.
As time pa.s.sed by, she calmed down her mood and no longer felt fearful and anxious. She should accept the situation since things went that way. She could only wait, wait for the earth-shattering disaster to come.
Zhang Yunyan stabilized her mood and still looked at both the mysterious "stone table" and the hemispherical bulge on the table, in case of any change.
The red light had disappeared and the weird sound just pa.s.sed by. Why was that hemispherical bulge sounding again? Was it foretelling something? Was it foretelling the moment of destruction? Was it foretelling some hidden magic to attack her soul?
The terrible "stone table" was in action. No one could stop it. It was about to exert its power.
Zhang Yunyan was extremely nervous and hurriedly retreated to the rock wall behind her, in case of encountering enemies, from the front or the back.
She was nervous and scared, staring at the small lump. Her fragile heart beat fast. Although she was unable to escape, she was instinctively evading, keeping alert, and preparing for it.
Yunyan knew that the cave was about to be destroyed. The millennium message would come to reality. There was no meaning to hide. However, under the effect of her survival instincts, she had no choice but to choose that meaningless action.
Suddenly, "Crack, crack..." A continuous slight sound rang up, while the hemispherical bulge presented a crack on its surface. One, two, three... the small bulge was about to break. A flash of red light ejected from the cracks.
It was the red light again. It seemed that the "stone table" was about to take action. The horrible magic was about to explode. The moment of destruction was coming. Everything would be buried in the deep underground as if it never existed...
The cave was dim, while the sound was crisp and continuous. The crack on the hemispherical bulge was getting bigger and bigger. It seemed that something was tearing it up from the inside.
Em? What was inside? Why did it try to get out of the small bulge?
It was a living thing, a monster, maybe a hidden monster.
The crisp sound continued, while the crack was expanding. There was a glittering thing revealing. She did not know what it was. It was eager to get out.
Was it really a hidden monster? Was it going to appear?
It must be a demon thing, a vicious monster. It was in a hurry to come out. Its only purpose of was to give the invading soul a desperate blow, later destroy the entire cave, and all the secrets would disappear from the underworld.
The mysterious monster did not reveal its appearance. She could only suspect and feel daunted.
Zhang Yunyan looked at it without a blink. She was greatly surprised. Her body and mind condensed and she was somewhat stiff.
Facing such a horrible monster, she did not know what to do. Avoid—that was just an idiotic dream. Escape—even that was an impossible dream.
Yunyan did not have any retreat for a long time and lost her desirable dreams. She could only wait, wait for the violent attack from the demonic thing, for the upcoming earth-shattering disaster—the destruction of the cave, and the disappearance of her soul along with everything else...
At the moment, the cave was too quiet, even horrible and heartbreaking. Everything seemed to vanish and everything was integrated into nothingness...
The "stone table" did not stop its movement and still made some noise. The crack was getting bigger, while the monster was continuously colliding upwards. It was going to break the sh.e.l.l...
Zhang Yunyan was both nervous and frightened. She fixed her eyesight over the bulge and seemed to forget everything, even herself.
"Crack!" After that sound, the hemispherical bulge was completely broken. The stone shards were thin and varied in size, scattering on the table. Almost at the same time, a glittering thing jumped out of it and rolled onto the "stone table".
The monster was finally showing its real appearance, which was horrible yet surprising. She had not expected for it to be a shining stone bead.
Zhang Yunyan felt nervous and very puzzled. "How could this stone bead come out by its own? Was it alive? How could it be so small? Was it really a monster?"
The stone bead was as small as a longan and its appearance was smooth and bright. It looked ordinary. The way it showed up was weird, shocking, and daunting.
Zhang Yunyan deeply knew that the "stone table" was a monster itself. The stone bead that came out of the sh.e.l.l must be of the same kind. That little thing was small, but it must have contained some horrifying demon methods inside. Its power was unimaginable and could not be prevented.
The way the stone bead showed up was too magical and weird. It was unbelievable and astounding.
The stone bead itself was weird and seemed to be alive. It broke the bulge and jumped out of it, which was quicker than how a chicken got out of the sh.e.l.l.
After the stone sh.e.l.l was broken, a hemispherical hollow showed up on the table. It was a similar to the size of the stone bead. It seemed to have wrapped the bead in a smooth stone sh.e.l.l for a time.
The appearance of the small bulge, the magical rhythm, the flashing red light, the stone sh.e.l.l broken, and finally a stone jumping out... All of those continuous changes were all surprising and fear inducing.
That mysterious cave was horrific. Even such a small bulge was quite strange. The big "stone table" was even more horrifying. It was no wonder that the entire cave would eventually be destroyed.
Zhang Yunyan was shocked. Her face was full of doubts and fears. When she faced the little stone bead for a while, she was stunned. How could such a weird thing happen?
She looked at the rolling stone bead and felt both nervous and fearful. She stared at it to observe it. She was thinking and suspecting, but could not solve the mystery in her mind.