Chapter 32: The Tomb
"Hmm......" Zhao Kaizhi wanted to scream, but he could only let out a vague low roar in his throat, he reached out in panic and grabbed the claw that was clasped around his neck
It didn't look like a human hand at all, or it wasn't a human hand at all, Zhao Kaizhi used his rough palm to hold the slender arm that was only slightly thicker than a chicken claw, trying to break free from the other party's control, but even a big man like him couldn't break free from the entanglement of such a thin arm
The five fingers that were so thin that there were almost only bones left grabbed Zhao Kaizhi's neck, so that his brain was rapidly starved of oxygen, and he was about to turn his back on his breath, he couldn't scream and struggle, almost waiting for death, or because when a person was dying, the surroundings were quiet, and the whimpering sound that filled his ears was extremely clear
It is conceivable that when the Fang family's mansion was destroyed, the people in this room hid under the bed, but they were not spared, and they died miserably, so they turned into fools, and they couldn't help but whimper constantly
Now the intruder is extremely vicious, and at first glance, it is going to take people's lives
Just when Zhao Kaizhi thought that he must be done playing, there was a "whoosh" sound in the air, and a clear light flew over, brushing past Zhao Kaizhi's ears and shooting to the bottom of the bed
"Whew," a sharp wail came from under the bed, and the hand immediately let go of Zhao Kaizhi's neck
Zhao Kaizhi suddenly sat on the ground, struggling with his last strength, and moved back twice, staring at the bottom of the bed in shock
The jade flute that hit the ghost returned to Mo Siyou's hand as if he had grown eyes, he stood at the door, stretched out his hand to hold the jade flute, a pair of cold eyes stared at the bottom of the bed, he was not sure if the blow just now could dispel the evil spirit of more than five hundred years, I was afraid that that thing would come out again
Jin Ling and Purple Kite, who heard the movement, also ran in, and when they saw Zhao Kaizhi sitting on the ground, and the red mark on his neck that was obviously pinched out of his palm, he couldn't help but be taken aback
This was the first ghost they had ever encountered in this so-called murderous mansion
"Brother Zhao, are you okay?" Jin Ling stepped forward to help him, and Zhao Kaizhi stood up in embarrassment
There was a look of embarrassment and unwillingness on his face, he didn't expect that he had been in the barracks but was planted in such a room, but when he looked at Mo Siyou, he was not as arrogant as before, but he was very bold and said, "Thank you for saving me."
Mo Siyou only nodded, in response, the handsome face did not have half a superfluous expression
Jin Ling glanced at him and knew that this was already a sign of his friendliness, for ordinary people, maybe Mo Siyu would feel redundant even if he nodded, but now he probably felt that Zhao Kaizhi was a member of their team, since they were coming together, they should keep everyone
He is like this, even if it is not a responsibility imposed on him, he will do his best, especially in dealing with his companions, so Purple Kite also understands better, when he knows about Lan Xuan's injury, how much he blames himself in his heart, it is a little complaint against him, and now that he thinks about it, he should not be
"Brother You" Zi Kite stopped the extra thoughts in his heart and called him, some things have passed, and it will be left to pass, and if you think about it, it is just asking for trouble, and now it is already good to be able to hold his hand, not to mention that they are still in such a dangerous place now, seeing the red handprint on Zhao Kaizhi's neck, Zi Kite is a little scared in his heart
"It's okay," Mo Siyu seemed to see the purple kite's fear, reached out and grabbed her shoulder, and whispered comfort
Purple Kite shook her head, what she wanted to say was not this, she took Mo Siyou's hand, looked at Jin Ling and Zhao Kaizhi again, frowned, and said, "You come with me, I just ...... Found something."
The other three were obviously a little puzzled and a little uneasy, after the already tense atmosphere of the incident just now, they suddenly fell into a more tense whirlpool, and no one could help themselves, and Mo Siyu was most worried that the purple kite was for him, that is, to protect the woman around him like he wanted to protect the whole world, and he remembered in his heart that they were now in the haunted mansion
The purple kite couldn't care so much, and took Mo Siyou's hand and looked into the depths of the garden for a while, which made Mo Siyu frown slightly, she actually walked around this place alone when he was not accompanied
But before he could blame him, a strange scene appeared in front of him
This is also what the purple kite wants them to see, in this open space of the garden, the large flowers and plants that were originally planted have been eradicated, and they have been replaced by tombs all over the place, and there are thirty-two of them
"This is ......," Jin Ling was also stunned, and his eyes were surprised and panicked
In front of each tomb, a wooden tablet was erected, with the name and identity of the tomb owner engraved on it, among which there were many Fang surnames, and the others were also related to the Fang family's mansion, and the wives, concubines, descendants, and even an old dog
"What is buried here are the more than 30 people who died in the Fang family's mansion back then," Zi Kite still felt a gloomy back as she spoke, as if she was being stared at by a pair of eyes
Of course, several other people also saw it, but no one spoke because there was a big contradiction in the fact that Purple Kite said
"Back then, the people of the Fang family died violently overnight, and after that, no one in this house ever came, who dug their graves and erected monuments" After a while, Zhao Kaizhi asked with a gloomy face, just now he touched his brows, his mood was a little unhappy, but picking up a life also made him more cautious, and when he said this, he looked up at Mo Siyou, as if he could give an answer
Mo Siyu couldn't give any answer, what he knew was no different from what the other few of them knew, but everyone looked at him, because only in this way could they feel a little at ease
"Back then, the Fang family's mansion may still have 'fish that slipped through the net'," Jin Ling replied
"Even if someone really escaped back then, after experiencing something like that, could they still come back here to dig graves and erect monuments for the dead," Purple Kite didn't want to speculate on the coldness of human beings with the heart of a villain this time, no matter who it was, at this time, even Jin Ling, who said this, thought so
Mo Siyou pursed her lips and remained silent, her fingers gently touching the words engraved on the tombstone
The handwriting on the tombstones is coherent and harmonious, as if it were done in one go, and it is extremely laborious to dig up more than 30 tombs......
"What if it's a very special person?"
Hearing Mo Siyou's words with such an understatement and a hint of speculation, everyone looked at him quietly
"Special" Purple Kite didn't understand what Mo Siyou's mindless words meant, and the other two were even more impossible, no one knew Mo Siyou better than Purple Kite
"The words on these tombstones are not carved with ordinary carving knives, nor are they carved by ordinary people," Mo Siyou further explained
After he reminded them like this, the three of them carefully looked at the tombstone, just now they just looked at the name, but they didn't think there was anything wrong with these handwritings, but now they carefully checked it, and finally found that something was wrong
Every word of this tombstone is coherent, even between different tombstones, as long as they are connected, there is a sense of echo between the strokes, and the portrayal of each word is very slender, one horizontal, one vertical, one skimming, one is a thin notch, like some extremely thin sharp weapon drawn out
"Ah," the purple kite suddenly gasped and stared at the tombstone with wide eyes
Jin Ling and Zhao Kaizhi, who were still confused, couldn't help but look at her together when they heard the content contained in the purple kite's voice
"It's the words sword qi...... It's carved with sword qi," Purple Kite said, pointing to the tombstone, and then looked up at Mo Siyou
Mo Siyou nodded and confirmed Purple Kite's guess
"In the whole world, I am afraid that only the people of the Qianqing faction can use the sword to such a supernatural point," Mo Siyou's statement is not unfounded, the Qianqing faction, as the world's first major immortal cultivation sect, also represents the highest point of the martial arts sword sect, just on the sword, there is no sect in the world that can catch up with the Qianqing faction
The words on these tombstones seem simple, but it is not easy to depict them with sword qi, because wood is already fragile, and a master uses sword qi to point at the wood, which is enough to cut a century-old tree into two sections, not to mention that it is such a thin plank, to do so into the wood, but without harming the fundamentals, it is necessary to make the person of the sword have a very high attainment in swordsmanship, and can send and receive freely, and the strength is moderate and lingering
Because after entering the ghost mansion, the gloomy atmosphere made everyone very nervous, Jin Ling and Zi Kite forgot for a while, the common family of the Gangyin Daoist they were looking for in Chenzhou this time was surnamed Fang, and this time they went deep into the ghost mansion, they not only wanted to investigate the general's head, but more importantly, Shui Linglong
Since the shopkeeper said about the Fang family last night, Mo Siyou has faintly speculated in his heart, or he hopes that so, if Daoist Gangyin is really a member of the Fang family, then they will have to come without effort, with Mo Siyou's analysis, if the person who created this tomb is really Gangyin, it is logical, he is a Taoist priest of the Qianqing faction, and at that time, he may still have a water Linglong body to come and go, this ghost house is simply a piece of cake, and it is reasonable for him to bury his family
The shopkeeper said that in the past, the Taoist priest taught them to draw talismans, but did not fundamentally solve the problem of Chenzhou's haunting, and it is very likely that the Taoist priest did not do anything about the grievances of his own family, and even if he was a cultivator, he might be bound by the world......
"Could it really be him," Jin Ling muttered to himself
Suddenly, a "bang" came from a room across from them, breaking the silence and eerie atmosphere