Chapter 176 - 167: Jealous Ghost King; Three Questions on Where the Friendship Lies
Hua Cheng used his own deduction skills and learning capabilities to learn the WuYong language. He could decipher the meaning of the words, but because there wasn't anyone alive who could read those words aloud to him, he couldn't match the words with the sounds. Which meant, he couldn't understand the muttering chatters of those corpse-eating rats. But, Xie Lian, who had never visited Mount TongLu understood. So what did this mean?
With just a glance Hua Cheng could guess what Xie Lian was thinking and he immediately said, "Gege, don't panic just yet. I'll repeat those words again to you now, give it a listen."
"...Alright." Xie Lian said.
Hua Cheng's memory was exceptional, and once they left where the corpse-eating rats were gathering, he immediately repeated the words clearly. Xie Lian stared at him nervously, and heard a series of moderately paced and somewhat bizarre pronunciations. Those strange words had an ancient rhythm to them, and to have them enunciated steadily and controlled through Hua Cheng's lips, the notes were deep and beautiful, pleasing to the ears. After concentrating on the words for a moment, Xie Lian said, "I don't understand it."
Now this was strange. He could understand the words those corpse-eating rats spewed, but now that Hua Cheng recited the same words, he couldn't understand. But it was impossible what had happened was a delusion.
Hua Cheng questioned, "Earlier, when you heard those voices, you understood them instantly, and knew very naturally what they were saying, right?"
Xie Lian nodded, "Right. There was never a translation process in my brain." Which was why he didn't realize it was a different language.
"I get it." Hua Cheng said.
"What did you get?" Xie Lian asked.
"What you understood wasn't the WuYong tongue, but the emotions of those who died."
Xie Lian understood but at the same time, didn't. Hua Cheng explained further, "Which means, a long time ago, someone heard the voices of the dead, understood them and remembered them, then, somehow transplanted this memory to you, infected you with those emotions. Because that person already knew the WuYong tongue, so, you didn't need to know the WuYong tongue. Those voices had always been buried deep within your mind, and the moment you heard them, you were dragged into those emotions directly."