freenovelworld #534 - Paranormal phenomena that cannot be proven by science
#534 - Paranormal phenomena that cannot be proven by science
Wang Lina and Gao Mei's fingers danced lightly like butterfly wings, their singing like murmuring water, quietly flowing into Tang Yin's ears. The rhythm of the song was dizzyingly fast, and the complex gestures changed constantly with the melody, as if weaving an invisible net, enveloping everyone present.
Tang Yin frowned, a strange sense of familiarity suddenly surging into his heart. He seemed to have heard these lyrics somewhere before. Memories were like dandelions scattered by the wind, drifting and falling into the corners of his mind.
"Evening mist rises, a wild banquet is about to begin."
In a flash, Tang Yin remembered that fateful night. When he first met Hua Lu, that mysterious girl had sung similar lyrics. The scene at that time was like an ink painting, gradually becoming clear in his mind.
"The unclean one, returns from the land of the dead."
As this lyric rang out, the melody suddenly turned low anddeep and heavy, as if the entire space was being pulled into a dark vortex.
Gao Mei's expression changed abruptly, and she suddenly covered her face with both hands, as ifevading some invisible fear.
Wang Lina's movements also changed accordingly. She squatted down and gentlysupported Gao Mei's shoulders with both hands, as ifsoothing, yet also as ifcontrolling.
"This world does nottolerate, those from the land of the dead."
There was a hint ofdesolation in the singing, and Tang Yin felt an unspeakableoppression in the air. The offensive and defensive relationship quietly reversed at this moment, as if some invisible force wasmanipulating everything.
"One person a day, the execution ofhanging, until the sky is clear."
The last lyric was like a heavy hammer,ruthlesslyslamming on Tang Yin's heart. The song came to an abrupt end, leaving a room of silence and countless unsolved mysteries.
Gao Mei and Wang Lina stood up at the same time, as if everything just now was just an illusion.
"YEAH~" Wang Lina cheered, her face filled with the joy of victory.
Gao Mei's expression was slightly nostalgic, "It's been a long time since I sang this folk song..." There was a hint of melancholy in her voice.
Tang Yin was still immersed in the shock just now, wondering in his heart: Is it over just like that? What kind of secret is hidden behind this folk song?
Wang Lina seemed to notice the strangeness of the atmosphere and turned to ask Xiao Mei, "How is it, Xiao Mei, is this game fun?"
Xiao Mei answered innocently, "It's fun, but your movements are too fast."
Wang Lina smiled, "Okay, then let Xiao Mei teach you."
Gao Mei obviously didn't expect to be named and exclaimed in surprise, "Eh!? Me!?"
Xiao Mei jumped up excitedly, "Teach me!"
Gao Mei was a little embarrassed but reluctantly agreed, "Uh... okay, fine!"
Just then, Wang Lina's expression suddenly became serious, and she turned to Qin Ming, her tone heavy, "Qin Ming, I have something to tell you."
Qin Ming seemed to sense something, his brow furrowed slightly, "...What's wrong?"
He subconsciously glanced at Tang Yin, his eyes with a hint of apology and hesitation.
Tang Yinkeenlycaptured this look, andvoluntarily said, "If it's something related to the [Banquet], I'll temporarily excuse myself, right?"
Qin Ming replied somewhat guiltily, "...Sorry."
However, Wang Lina gave Tang Yin a meaningful look. Tang Yin immediately understood that she did not intend to exclude him. This look seemed to say: You are also part of this mystery.
Tang Yin took a deep breath and decided to go with the flow, "I'll go take a look outside."
Chen Xiangpolitelyresponded, "Okay, I apologize for the poor hospitality."
After entering the outside, take a deep breath, let the thoughts flow into the lungs with the fresh air, trying to sort out the current situation.
He already understood the beliefs and background of this village, like unlocking the edge of a complex puzzle. However, the most critical central part—the villagers' trueposition, was still ablur.
He realized that he could not directly exchange information with the villagers, and could only rely on Wang Lina as anintermediary.
Every villager waswary of him, only to varying degrees. Thisvigilance was like an invisible barrier,blocking him from approaching the truth.
Tang Yin's gaze fell on aresidential building in the distance, where whispers could be faintly heard. He thought of Qin Ming, the seemingly approachable person.
However, Qin Ming'sposition was so close to Wang Lina's, which made Tang Yinwary. Heyearned to talk to adults directly, perhaps to obtain more unfiltered information.
Suddenly, anidea flashed through Tang Yin's mind like lightning—the simplest way was for him to also participate in the [Banquet].
This idea made himshudder.
According to Wang Lina's description, the [Banquet] was an extremely dangerous and extremelyterrible custom. Tang Yin closed his eyes, and bloody scenesemerged in his mind.
Hededuced that Mist Hidden Village might have actually executed villagers withlynching in the past. The [Banquet] was likely theinheritance of this bloodyritual, only the form had become milder.
Tang Yin opened his eyes, his gaze becoming sharp. Now is a society ruled by law, why hasn't thisinheritance involving murder andlynching disappeared? Is it just because this is a remote lawless land? Or—
He suddenly remembered what Wang Lina had said: "Because I have seen God."
Could it be that there really are godshaunting?
Tang Yin couldn't help butscoff, thinking this idea was too foolish. But then, he fell into deep thought again. Since he had already witnessed that monster with his own eyes, according to his consistent principle, he could not completelydeny the existence of gods and monsters.
Does what science cannot prove to exist equal non-existence? Tang Yin shook his head, thinking this view was tooarbitrary.
History tells us that things that were once impossible to prove have gradually been confirmed one by one with the development of science. This happens every day, like candles constantly being lit in the darkness.
Incredible creatures, ghosts, aliens... Tang Yin could not completelydeny the possibility of these things existing.
However, reality is always disappointing. He recalled the various supernatural phenomena he had investigated, and almost every source of information about unbelievable existences was a lie, scam, misunderstanding, or rumor.
Tang Yin thought with a wry smile that almost every incredible legend ultimately ended with a disappointing truth. Before they are scientifically proven to exist, they have often already been scientifically proven not to exist. This is the helpless reality, like a chase game that can never be completed.
He thought of the famous magician Houdini, whoexposed spiritualism. Tang Yin guessed that Houdini should also have been willing to believe in paranormal phenomena deep down. His behavior ofexposing spiritualism was perhaps to meet a true spiritualist. Unfortunately, contrary to his wishes, everyone he met was a liar.
Thinking of this, Tang Yin suddenly felt a trace ofgratitude. Compared to Houdini's experience, he felt that he should be considered very lucky. After all, he had witnessed that monster, that existence beyond common sense. The shock and fear of that moment were still clearly visible in his memory.
However, reason quickly took over. Tang Yin gently shook his head, reminding himself not to fall into excessiveassociation. This is ultimately a matter of life and death, so it's better not to guesscarelessly.
...
"Let's get back to the topic," Tang Yinmurmured in his heart, his eyes becoming firm. "The most important thing right now is to collect information about the [Banquet] and avoid life-threatening dangers."
He frowned, realizing that the information he currentlypossessed was too little. What was the result of the [Banquet] this morning? Judging from the atmosphere in the cafeteria just now, no one should have been executed...
"--Died, oh."
A clear voice suddenly sounded behind Tang Yin, interrupting his thoughts. Tang Yin shivered all over and quickly turned around.
"Who?" he askedwarily, his eyesscanning around.
Under the moonlight, apetite figure slowly approached. Tang Yin looked closely and found that the person appearing in front of him was actually Tong Xiaoliang, wearing women's clothing.
Tong Xiaoliang had aweird smile on his face, and thebright white moonlighttinged him with a layer of mystery. He said softly, "Died, died, all died."
Before Tang Yin coulddigest this sentence, Tong Xiaoliang added, "You will definitelydie, too. Welcome to Mist Hidden Village, unlucky little brother."
As soon as he finished speaking, Tong Xiaoliangfiddled with his dress,skipping and jumping away. Tang Yinstunned for a moment, then quickly came back to his senses and quicklycalled, "Wait, Xiaoliang--"
Tong Xiaoliang stopped, turned his head, andrevealed amischievous smile: "Oops, how did you find out, poop man!"
Tang Yin was a littlenot knowing whether to laugh or cry: "Who is the poop man! Although you are wearing a dress, your tone and voice are still the same as usual, right?"
Tong Xiaoliangtilted his head, pretending to be thinking: "Oops, I didn't mean tocrossdress..."
Tang Yin raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Eh, do you usually wear women's clothes?"
Tong Xiaoliang nodded, with a hint ofhelplessness on his face: "Yeah, because I'm super poor. I wear the same set of student clothes every day, and Grandma Rongnagged as soon as she sees me." He spun around, theskirtrippling in the moonlight, "So Xiao Mei gave me her old clothes. It's very cute, right?"
Tang Yin had to admit that Tong Xiaoliang looked really good in this dress. The soft pinkset off his fair skin, and thefluffy skirt made him look like anelf.
"It's really cute... but, you're a boy, right?" Tang Yin asked somewhatpuzzled.
If it were a stranger, Tang Yin might have mistaken him for a girl. Tong Xiaoliang'sfeatures were delicate, and his longeyelashes castfaint shadows in the moonlight, making him look more beautiful than many girls.
Tong Xiaoliangblinked his eyes,revealed acunning smile: "Yeah, I havepenis, do you want to go to the bathroom to see?"
Tang Yin was startled by thissudden invitation and quickly waved his hand: "No, no, I believe you." Hesilently complained in his heart that he didn't want to see it.
"Do you have adiscomfort with your gender?" Tang Yin askedcautiously, with a hint ofconcern in his eyes.
Tong Xiaoliangtilted his head,revealed aninnocent smile: "What do you mean, I'm a boy." His voice wascrisp, like a nightingale singing.
Tang Yin couldn't helpscratching his head: "Then why are you wearing women's clothes!" His tone was a bitpuzzled andhelpless.
Tong Xiaoliang looked down at the pink dress he was wearing and gentlystroked the softfabric. He raised his head, his eyesshining withspecks of light: "No reason, because I'm just this kind of person."
"This kind of person..." Tang Yinmuttered, his eyebrowsslightly furrowed.
Tong Xiaoliang's smile suddenly became a littlebitter: "I'm a weirdo, my head is broken, I can't get along with normal people." His voice was low, with a hint ofself-deprecation.
However, the next second, his eyes became firm again: "But if I can't do what I want to do, it must be verypainful, so weirdo will be weirdo."
Tang Yinthoughtfully nodded: "...In other words,do as one pleases?"
"Yeah," Tong Xiaoliang smiled and nodded, "Why do people wear clothes? If it's not cold, being naked would be nice, right?"
Tang Yin wasshocked by thisbold statement, but he quickly understood Tong Xiaoliang's idea.
withsensibilityleading, he thought, what a unique child. Unless there is a chance, it is difficult for this kind of person toestablish oneself in society.
"It must be verytough, right?" Tang Yin asked softly, withsympathy in his tone.
Tong Xiaoliang suddenly put on amischievous expression: "Oh... actually, Mist Hidden Village is very suitable for living in, poop man, do you want to stay?"
Tang Yin was startled by thissudden invitation: "Why do you say that?"
"Living in the city is verytroublesome, right?" Tong Xiaoliang askedrhetorically, with a hint ofcuriosity in his eyes.
Tang Yin shook his head: "No, it's very convenient."
Tong Xiaoliangtilted his head,revealed acunning smile: "Is that so? I thought something unpleasant happened, so you ran out of the city torelax."
Tang Yin was silent for a moment: "...I can'tdeny that." A complex emotionflashed in his eyes.
"Poop man, is there something wrong with your head too?" Tong Xiaoliang asked suddenly, withinnocent curiosity in his tone.
Tang Yin quickly waved his hand: "That, I willtry my best todeny that."
Tong Xiaoliangrevealed adisappointed expression: "Oh, it's so strange, I thought we were of the same kind."
Just then, Tong Xiaoliang's gaze suddenlypassed Tang Yin and looked behind him. "Right, Grandpa?"
Tang Yin was startled andsuddenlyturned around, only to see a Wolf Grandpa appearing behind them at some point. It was aweather-beaten face, with aweird lightshining in the deep eye sockets.
"Ah..." Wolf Grandpaemitted anuncleargroan.
Tang Yingasped,exclaimed in his heart: Wow, it's that weird Wolf Grandpa again!
Tong Xiaoliang, however, was excited to find a new playmate: "I think the poop man is a pervert!"
Wolf Grandpagrinned his mouth andrevealed a fewyellow teeth, "Ah... hehehehe..." His laughter was like thefriction ofdead leaves in thenight wind, making peopleterrified.
Tong Xiaoliang repeated, as if encouraged, "Right, the poop man is a pervert!"
"Poop...man..." Wolf Grandpamuttered, staringblankly at Tang Yin.
Tang Yin felt awave ofpowerlessness. Heheld his forehead and saidhelplessly: "Please, don't continue tospread this nickname. Xiao Tang or Xiao Yin, any name is better than this nickname."