"Brother Jiang is back?"
Shen Jie couldn't help but open the door and look next door.
Outside apartment 1503.
The paper effigy young man said to the delivery drivers, "Just leave it here, I'll move it in myself."
After speaking, he glanced at Shen Jie next door.
Not wearing a yellow vest, nor a blue vest.
Executing the next instruction.
The young man's vacant eyes went blank for two seconds, then he said mechanically:
"Sorry for the disturbance."
Then, without regard for what the other person said, he turned and continued to slowly move the takeaway on the ground.
Shen Jie: "It's okay, it wasn't that loud..."
He looked at the young man, completely unlike Brother Jiang.
Did Brother Jiang move? Is this a new resident?
Thinking this, he didn't bother to say anything else.
He quickly returned to his room, picked up his phone, and sent a message to Brother Jiang.
At the same time, he also saw the message Jiang Lin had sent back.
【Programmer Can't Go Bald (Shen Jie): It's good that work is stable, congratulations Brother Jiang! ✿✿ヽ(°▽°)ノ✿】
【Programmer Can't Go Bald (Shen Jie): By the way, Brother Jiang, did you move?】
After sending the message, he still didn't get a reply.
He casually swiped to the QQ group chat page.
He happened to see group members chatting about a new topic:
—Do you think everyone in Xiangshui Village was wiped out? Did Mr. Qi's efforts save nothing?
Shen Jie glanced at it and quickly joined the conversation.
This was a question he had been pondering.
When Mr. Qi was alive, he had made so many preparations for Xiangshui Village.
Before he left, he had made so many arrangements.
Could it be that nothing was saved?
...
After Shen Jie finished chatting in the group, he came back to his senses.
Quite some time had passed.
At this moment, he remembered the young man next door.
So much takeaway, he looked very busy.
Should he go help?
Shen Jie thought for a moment, got up, and opened the door to take a look.
But he found the hallway empty.
No takeaway, no delivery person.
A moment of silence.
"Looks like he's finished... I'll say hello properly next time."
Shen Jie muttered, not thinking much of it.
Bang!
He closed the door and went back to playing on his phone.
...
Next door, apartment 1503.
Jiang Lin had finished his work.
The kitchen had also been tidied up by the ghostly hands.
At the same time, the ordered takeaways had all been delivered.
He packed all the food and was about to put it into the storage bag.
After thinking about it, he still bought a small spatial artifact from the system mall.
He put the human-made takeaways in separately.
To avoid them being contaminated by ghostly energy.
—What if the recipient is picky and can't stand even a little bit of ghostly energy.
After packing the food, Jiang Lin prepared to set off.
As for it being the middle of the night now...
In the Black Abyss, does daytime or nighttime matter?
It doesn't.
As he put away the paper effigies and paper figures, his gaze fell on his phone.
Two new messages popped up on the screen.
They were from Shen Jie.
After reading them, Jiang Lin moved his fingers.
【Jiang Lin: Didn't move.】
【Jiang Lin: I came back recently, I'll treat you to a meal when I'm done.】
After replying, he casually placed the phone on the sofa and was about to fly out the window.
He paused and left a trace of ghostly energy on the door lock.
In case someone else stole things from the room while he was away.
A phone worth three thousand yuan...
That was also bought with money.
...
...
The location of the Black Abyss,
At first glance, it looked no different from ordinary mountains, forests, and cliffs.
But in fact, the entire mountain body had some kind of restriction.
Ordinary people couldn't get in.
This was something Jiang Lin only noticed after advancing to the冥使境 (Underworld Envoy Realm).
Although he couldn't glimpse its entirety,
Even a corner of it made him feel like an ant peeking at the moon and stars.
It was likely that the person who set up this restriction was also a terrifying existence.
Whoosh—
Whoosh—
The night wind howled past.
As Jiang Lin landed at the entrance of the Black Abyss and stood on the rocks.
The surrounding wind also quieted down.
It turned into a gentle breeze.
Jiang Lin looked at the pitch-black mountain forest.
Because it was hidden and undisturbed for years.
Some birds and animals had appeared in the forest.
But at this moment, there were no animal sounds in the air.
Unusually quiet.
"Who is the wish-maker of the drifting bottle?"
Jiang Lin pondered, taking out the small note from the drifting bottle.
The last time he did this task, the note would point him in the direction when the wish-maker made another wish.
The next second, the small note lay in Jiang Lin's palm.
Moving at a snail's pace, it slowly pointed to the left.
Jiang Lin looked, but saw no hopping living creature.
At this moment, the small note slowly moved again and pointed behind Jiang Lin.
This time, Jiang Lin didn't move.
He saw the small note slowly shift, then point to the right, then forward...
It actually spun in a circle in Jiang Lin's hand.
Then, it stopped.
Jiang Lin: "???"
What did it mean by stopping?
Did it mean it couldn't find him, or...
Was the wish-maker here?
Jiang Lin's body remained still, but his eyes and perception silently scanned the area again.
Suddenly, his gaze paused at the cliff.
Could it be that the other party really lived in the Black Abyss?
As soon as this thought appeared, Jiang Lin instinctively wanted to deny it.
Those who entered the Black Abyss were either absolute evil collected from heaven and earth,
Or... those who were corrupted by demonic energy and could no longer be repaired, the seniors.
The reason they could no longer be repaired was that even their sanity had been eroded.
Just like...
The reincarnation of a deity he had brought out from the mental hospital—Tan Xiaodong.
But...
The world is vast, and there are all sorts of strange things.
Just because he hadn't seen it, didn't mean it didn't exist.
However, delivering it to their doorstep was out of the question.
'There is no turning back from the Black Abyss...'
This saying was not just for show.
Even the divine officials did not dare to casually enter the interior of the Black Abyss.
Once inside... there was no question of coming out.
...
Thinking of this, Jiang Lin thought of a way.
Since he didn't know the exact location, he would let the wish-maker who was eager to have a feast come out himself.
He didn't move his position either, and sat down on the spot.
He also spread out a super large dining mat he had bought earlier on the ground.
Then he opened the storage bag and the spatial artifact.
Manipulated by ghostly energy, the delicacies inside began to fly out, plate by plate, box by box.
Landing on the dining mat.
Roast suckling pig platter, kung pao baked lobster, bird's nest steamed shark fin, Dongpo pork knuckle...
A gust of ghostly wind blew,
The various aromas immediately filled the air, fragrant, spicy, and sweet.
Like tempting fairies, enticing people's appetites.
Whoosh—
The gentle breeze in the air became slightly more urgent.
Jiang Lin, however, was unhurried, taking out the delicious dishes one by one.
While taking out a bottle of Nu'er Hong wine.
He opened the stopper, letting the aroma of the wine spread.
Then came the baijiu, the wine...
All sorts of wines were lined up on the dining mat.
Finally, he took out two sets of bowls and chopsticks, and two wine glasses.
For a moment, the wind in the air became even more urgent.
Howling and restless.
Jiang Lin looked at the night scene before him and said faintly, "As the saying goes: Isn't it a pleasure to have friends coming from afar?"
"It's boring to eat alone. It would be great if I had a friend to accompany me."
With the boost of ghostly energy, his voice carried far.
The birds and beasts in the forest were startled awake, but not a single one dared to make a sound.
Whoosh—
The wind in the air rushed past.
This time, Jiang Lin finally detected the source of the airflow.
His expression remained unchanged, but his gaze suddenly fell forward.
There, was the cliff.
And the Black Abyss!
"Good boy, why didn't you say so earlier? You're starving this old man!"
Just as Jiang Lin looked towards the Black Abyss,
A hoarse, urgent voice suddenly sounded from below the Black Abyss.
...