Chapter 262
Getting Off the Bus
Chapter 262 Getting Off the Bus
Furthermore, because her name is already recorded, even if she were to give the family tree to someone else now, her name would not immediately disappear.
This curse will stay with her until her name is completely forgotten, or until the curse comes first.
However, Lu Jinzhao was already in a state of near-death, so she was not afraid of the curse of the family tree. If it came, the worst that could happen was that she would lose one [Lu Jinzhao].
The curse might cause considerable trouble when it strikes at the critical moment of death, but she still has one chance to "turn the tide" and can leave it to the curse.
So even when Lu Jinzhao saw the train's warning, he didn't panic.
Compared to the curse of the genealogy, the "curse" of the sheepskin is obviously more deadly.
This doesn't mean that the sheepskin kept saying she wanted her dead, but that the sheepskin actually got her to the death platform faster than the other passengers, and afterwards, she would only board the trains heading to the death platform.
This curse is far more dangerous than a family tree.
However, genealogies are also extremely useful.
Even with this curse, she believed that if it were left out in the open, many people would be eager to have it.
The clan leader's name was recorded from the beginning, which meant that she would always be passively protected by the clan genealogy.
At the same time, people with family trees have considerable power among passengers, since no one wants their name to be written down and then crossed out for no reason.
It's practically a death note.
Being on the same platform as the holder of the family tree means that as long as your name is written down, you cannot harm the clan leader. However, if you disobey the holder's orders, your name will be erased, and you will inevitably suffer a supernatural attack, completely losing your initiative.
The fact that the price to be paid is lifespan balances out this unfairness.
But who knows if the other party will erase their name at a crucial moment?
Finally, and most importantly.
Some ghosts have names.
Once it's written down, does that mean that for a short period of time, this ghost will be unable to attack the clan leader, even if she violates the taboo?
This still requires experimentation, but considering that the family tree in the [Genetics] section records the names of many villagers, and these villagers are ghosts at night, this possibility is not small.
So far, Lu Jinzhao is quite satisfied with this family genealogy.
She looked at the family tree, thought for a moment, picked up a pen, and tried to write down the first name.
Her mother's name.
But it failed.
The pen was fine, but when she thought of her mother, the name she wrote couldn't be displayed at all.
"Is it because your mother has already died?"
If that's the case, then this family genealogy book has even more value.
Lu Jinzhao tried again to write down the name of a passenger she knew who was confirmed to be dead in the family tree, but the name still could not be displayed.
"It seems that's indeed the case."
To conduct the experiment, they could try writing down a name she doesn't know or is unfamiliar with, to see if a completely unfamiliar name can be written down, but Lu Jinzhao doesn't intend to do such an experiment.
It would take a long time to grow old, so doing this would be too wasteful.
She closed her pen, put away the family tree, and decided not to continue the experiment.
The train is almost at the station.
Tian Lei didn't say a word during this time, and Lu Jinzhao just went about his own business.
Tian Lei lowered her head, inexplicably feeling uneasy about the current atmosphere.
She didn't quite understand what was wrong. She felt that Lu Jinzhao was different from before, and this "difference" made her uneasy. She frequently looked up at Lu Jinzhao, feeling anxious or even worried, but she didn't dare to disturb him. So she could only look down at her tangled and fidgeting fingers.
After Lu Jinzhao finished her own business, she saw Tian Lei's downcast eyes and somewhat timid body. She sighed inwardly and then took the initiative to say, "Thank you for the materials. I'll treat you to dinner when we get back."
Although the cooperation has ended, it doesn't seem like a good idea to completely ignore it.
"Oh, you're welcome." Tian Lei quickly looked up at her, his tone slightly more enthusiastic than usual, but then he immediately said tentatively, "Eating...no need for eating, right? You look very tired, go back and rest first."
While refusing, she carefully observed Lu Jinzhao's expression, as if afraid that her refusal would displease him.
Although she said that watching Lu Jinzhao was tiring, it was just an excuse. She simply wanted to get back to her "nest" as soon as possible.
Lu Jinzhao, who was already used to this part of Tian Lei's personality, naturally didn't show any displeasure, but she just nodded: "Okay, I am indeed a little tired."
Tian Lei hummed in agreement but then fell silent.
Even when she's on a dangerous platform, she'll force herself to talk more, do more, and observe more, and not run away. But once she returns to the relatively safe reality, she completely retreats into her shell and returns to her comfort zone.
But she stopped talking, and would steal glances at Lu Jinzhao every now and then, as if she were repeatedly observing the person in front of her.
Occasionally, when Lu Jinzhao felt her gaze meet, the other person would give an innocent and timid smile, appearing slightly embarrassed.
What are they doing?
play?
Lu Jinchao ignored her, only occasionally raising his eyes to meet her gaze, indicating that she had sensed it.
The train arrived at the station quickly, but this time they did not get off immediately. When the train doors opened, a familiar, chilling aura belonging to a vengeful ghost wafted from the entrance.
A line of text appeared on the electronic screen in the carriage:
Please have your ticket checked and disembark.
—Plop.
The sound came from the blocked door leading to the front of the train.
But instead of the door being opened, a piece of sheet metal the size of a window fell off the door, a drawer was pushed out, and along with it came the "train conductor's" hands, which were definitely not human.
Please place your ticket here.
Now it's practically a given that there's a ghost on the train, and it's highly likely that the ghost is driving it.
The two placed the tickets on the drawer, and with a click, the drawer closed. Less than two seconds later, it opened again.
When the ticket was pushed out, Lu Jinzhao immediately saw the two very obvious words: "Special Grade".
In contrast, there was an unprecedentedly powerful supernatural aura attached to the ticket.
The previous tickets also had it, but it was very faint, unlike now.
"It seems that the special capabilities of train tickets need to be endowed by the train in this way."
Meanwhile, the money on the train ticket to save his life reached 12,000.
After the ticket check was completed, she and Tianlei successfully disembarked from the train.
The two lived in different directions, and parted ways after leaving the station.
Lu Jinzhao opened his phone, first replied to some messages, and then found the fortune teller's contact information and sent a message.
I have some questions for you. Do you know how to contact Shen Yi and Bai Pei?
There wasn't much time left on the platform, but she was concerned about what had happened to them after they left, and she also wanted to know what the effect of their all-or-nothing gamble would be.
(End of this chapter)