Why do the three of them have eye marks on their backs in the finale of Ghost Blowing the Lamp: The Ancient City?
According to the original description, it was because he was cursed by the bottomless ghost hole, and his eyes were the mark of the curse.
The original text is as follows:
Shirley Yang collapsed next to Hu Bayi, guiltily saying that she had hurt everyone after all. It turns out that she is a member of the Zagrama tribe. Their ancestors were cursed in order to pry into the secrets of the ghost cave. All descendants will not live to be fifty years old. The reason why she tried every means to find the ancient city of Jingjue is to unlock this secret. Curse, save yourself and your mother.
After saying that, Shirley Yang slowly untied the white gauze scarf around her neck and took off her clothes. Hu Bayi saw that there was a mark with a red eye pattern on her back shoulder. Shirley Yang said that was the cursed mark of the Zagrama tribe. Suddenly, Fatty Wang, who followed An Liman and knelt on the ground to worship, saw a white camel not far away.
He called Hu Bayi excitedly, and everyone followed the sound and saw that a snow-white camel actually appeared on the sand dunes not far away. With renewed hope, everyone immediately headed towards the White Camel, and actually found a puddle. Everyone ran to the waterside with joy. Only An Liman knelt down devoutly again, thanking God and the White Camel for saving him. Everyone.
Extended information:
According to the original work, the eyeball-shaped curse mark on the back is actually a symbol of a sacrifice from the ancient demonic kingdom. It is more likely to pass through the eyeballs and brain If you contract a virus that infects the visual center, you will suffer from iron deficiency. The blood in your body will gradually turn yellow and stop flowing. Finally, before death, the high priest gouged out his eyes and sacrificed them to the snake bones, and then fed the remaining parts to the believers.
Description in the original text: Although the mark of being cursed by the bottomless ghost hole is only in the early stage and not very obvious, within a month or two, it will gradually become apparent, giving birth to a whirlpool-like and yet another... Marks like eyeballs.
People who are subject to this vicious curse are just like us. Around the age of forty, the hemoglobin in the blood will gradually decrease, and the blood in the blood vessels will slowly turn into yellow mud, torturing the person alive. Become a hungry ghost in hell. According to the novel "Tian Xia Doge Zuan Song", the color is red when the curse is in progress, but will slowly turn black when the curse is lifted.
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