Liang Ping nodded slightly.
He acknowledged and affirmed this fact.
Ding Yijie couldn't help but marvel for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure and asked curiously, "Well, I'm not trying to pry into your secrets or anything, I'm just a bit curious. Since they aren't in the same place as you anymore, how did you receive their messages a hundred years ago?"
Liang Ping responded helplessly, "You know, we're just on different timelines, but not in different worlds."
Ding Yijie was slightly taken aback.
"What do you mean?"
Liang Ping shrugged and told Ding Yijie, "It means that if they were careful, found a secure place, and could ensure their messages would last for a hundred years and be discovered by me and our captain, then wouldn't we be able to receive their messages?"
Ding Yijie truly hadn't expected there to be such a method.
He stammered, "Can it really be like that? How could you guarantee that you would definitely look for the place they left the messages? That's too risky... that's a whole hundred years!"
"And how could you ensure that no one else would get the messages during those hundred years?"
Liang Ping simply said, "That depends on the tacit understanding between us, and a bit of luck. Besides that, there's no other way. It's better than not being able to contact each other."
In reality, it wasn't quite like that.
Liang Ping and Nie Chongyang both knew this in their hearts.
This was, after all, not a normal place. Although they hadn't retrieved the second letter yet, if nothing went wrong, the second letter should appear in the same location as the previous one.
The probability of it appearing elsewhere was not high.
If it were truly just a simple time difference, even if Liang Ping and Nie Chongyang could receive those letters, by the time they got them, they would only be a compilation of all the clues collected by Ye Tiancheng and his group.
In short, it would be absolutely impossible to receive them one by one.
Moreover, if the letters were truly subjected to over a hundred years of wear and tear, it was another matter whether Ye Tiancheng's letters could still fall into Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping's hands intact.
After hearing what Liang Ping said, Ding Yijie became more interested in what Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping were investigating. So, he asked Liang Ping if there was absolutely no possibility of him being able to tag along. He didn't want to participate or know anything extraordinary, he just wanted to see.
When encountering such a situation, how could anyone not be curious at all?
Liang Ping roughly assessed in his mind whether he and Nie Chongyang could safely bring Ding Yijie, this troublesome burden, back if they took him along.
Otherwise, at a critical moment, the situation would be very disadvantageous for him and Nie Chongyang.
Liang Ping pondered for a long time before making up his mind.
He said to Ding Yijie, "It's not impossible to bring you along, but you'd better make sure you don't reveal a single word. Unless you can control your mouth, how can I dare to bring you?"
Liang Ping wasn't really afraid. After all, this wasn't the real world. Even if Ding Yijie went around and talked a lot after he and Nie Chongyang left, it would basically be useless and wouldn't have much impact. Even if this were a real, existing small world, it wouldn't matter.
Then, after Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping left, even if Ding Yijie went everywhere and told people, no one would believe him.
When Ding Yijie heard Liang Ping's words, he was about to promise, but then he remembered that this was no small matter. Could he really control his mouth and not go out and talk nonsense?
This was excellent gossip. Could he resist the urge to show off to others?
However, after Ding Yijie thought about it, he also realized how rare such an opportunity was in a person's lifetime, even a probability of one in a hundred million to witness such a scene.
Even if he had to seal his mouth, Ding Yijie felt it would be worth it to go just once.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Ding Yijie nodded to Liang Ping and promised him, "I can do it! I'm just too curious and really want to see. If I can go once, I'm willing to have my mouth sewn shut forever!"
Liang Ping was somewhat speechless.
What could one say about Ding Yijie?
One could only say that it was no wonder Ding Yijie was so bold as to venture into the haunted house with his companions.
With such courage, what wouldn't he dare to do?
However, since things had reached this point, and he had stated his conditions and agreed to it, saying he would fulfill the request if the other party could do it, and now that the other party had made a promise and wanted to fulfill his wish, Liang Ping certainly couldn't go back on his word and had to keep his promise.
Therefore, Liang Ping could only say to Ding Yijie, "Alright, since you are so determined and have prepared yourself mentally, then I have no reason to refuse you."
"However, there are some things I think you need to pay close attention to."
"Later, if you follow me and Captain out, and we act together, we definitely won't take you to some dangerous places. You might need to wait in a safer place for a while."
"For places that aren't too problematic, we'll take you along. It's not a big deal, but since you're coming with us, you must obey our commands. When we ask you to cooperate, you must cooperate. Don't act on your own, don't act recklessly, otherwise, it will be very difficult for us to guarantee your safety."
"No matter what, personal safety should always come first. Do you understand?"
Ding Yijie naturally promised Liang Ping repeatedly.
He really wanted to go on the adventure and witness it, so he had no reason not to agree to Liang Ping's conditions.
Moreover, what Liang Ping said was very reasonable and was out of consideration for his safety. He was not an ungrateful person.
So, Ding Yijie said to Liang Ping, "I promise I will do it. I will definitely follow your commands and orders and will never act on my own. I also know that my life is important!"
Liang Ping nodded.
"Well, it's good that you understand."
"However, there's one more thing I need to remind you of."
Ding Yijie asked Liang Ping, "What else is there?"
Liang Ping told Ding Yijie, "It's quite important. When we go to the haunted house, you need to be careful if you follow us. If anything happens, don't panic and run around randomly. Running around randomly will only lead to greater danger."
"At that time, try to stay close to me and Captain and don't act on your own. You can trust that we won't joke with your life, right?"
Liang Ping thought for a moment and then added, "If we have to leave you behind, and you encounter any accidents, we will definitely leave some things for you. If you can block something, block it. Don't run around, it's okay."
"If you can block them, you can hold them back, so you won't be in any danger under our protection. It's okay even if you don't run."
"But if our protection isn't strong enough, try to run towards the direction where you saw me and Nie Chongyang go. Don't run to other places, otherwise, if something really happens, we won't have time to save you."
"But you don't need to be too scared. This situation rarely happens. We will definitely leave enough protective measures for you and won't let you encounter any real danger."
Ding Yijie took Liang Ping's words to heart and nodded, saying to Liang Ping, "Okay, I've noted it all down. I'll be careful then."
They were all adults, and there weren't so many things that would cause worry.
Liang Ping then said, "Alright, that's settled. Remember what you promised. Later, when Captain and I act, if it's convenient, we'll definitely inform you and take you along."
Ding Yijie was overjoyed. However, since everything had been said, and Liang Ping had nothing else to tell Ding Yijie, he sent Ding Yijie back to his room to wait.
Because of the previous incident, these young people were quite scared. Ding Yijie lived with two other male companions.
Liang Ping didn't forget to give Ding Yijie a meaningful look, telling him not to talk to his companions randomly, so as not to cause any unnecessary trouble.
Ding Yijie immediately understood and returned a look to Liang Ping, indicating that he would definitely keep the secret and not talk about it.
Liang Ping was then somewhat relieved and returned.
After he returned, not long after, Nie Chongyang came back.
Upon seeing Nie Chongyang, Liang Ping asked him, "Where did you go?"
Nie Chongyang told Liang Ping, "I went out for a walk, wanting to gather information. Then I found a few enthusiastic and talkative locals and struck up conversations with them, asking if there was anything special or any rumors around here that they could share."
"Then, it was mostly casual chat, using the excuse that we were tourists and wanted to see places suitable for relaxation."
"However, I found that even the people in this town are very resistant and often advise everyone not to go near that ruined house. They are truly very superstitious, and this situation is quite peculiar."
Nie Chongyang said, with a thoughtful expression.
"Generally, if there's such a thing, it might be more taboo for those who are closer. But for those a bit further away, even if they avoid it and keep their distance, if someone wants to take the risk, they would at most advise them a couple of times, but their attitude wouldn't be so firm."
"So, there must be some issues involved. Their unified attitude makes people feel strange."
"However, I don't know if this is related to this not being an ordinary place and being a special situation, which is why it's like this."
It was as if in a normal world, the world was different for everyone. They would all have different perceptions of the world, and different levels of attention and concern for the events happening around them.
But in such a special place, it was very likely that all existences would have a very high degree of attention towards the central event.
This was a very rare situation in the normal world.
The normal world was generally not like this.