Chapter 43: Smoked Man
The blood was in the shape of droplets, as if it had come down from the wound and onto the stone, and the color was not dark, as if it had not been dripping for long, perhaps just before it came up.
Changsun Hong frowned slightly, first checked his body, practiced martial arts and fell, it was inevitable that he would be injured, but when he looked at it, he didn't even find a wound.
This is a little strange, Changsun Hong took a closer look around, and soon, he found a few more blood stains on the stones and leaves not far from the entrance of the cave, and the blood stains extended from the hole to the depths of the woods.
Squinting at the deep woods, Changsun Hong turned his head, stared at the cave that he had entered countless times, put down the lotus leaf bag, and picked up a thick wooden stick on the ground.
Obviously, someone or animal entered this hole from the forest after being injured, judging from the bloodstains, the injury is not light, it is rarely visited here, except for the dog and the second uncle, Changsun Hong has not seen anyone else coming, but the wild boar and raccoon dog have seen a lot.
The cave is not deep, and it is about ten steps into the space, which is a dead end, there is no other way out, it is very dry, because the entrance of the cave is covered by vines and stones, and it is hidden in the weeds, it has never been known, and Changsun Hong has also stayed in this forest clearing for a long time, and found it when he was bored when he was cruising around.
The sky was very good, the autumn sun shone brightly among the trees, and the eldest grandson Hong tore off the vines at the entrance of the cave a few times, letting the light shine in, and then pinched the stick and yelled inside.
If there is a beast, scare it out.
The mountain breeze blew, and not even a single bird flew out.
Tightening the stick in his hand, Changsun Hong hesitated, thinking about whether he should go in and take a look, this mountain is close to a human village, there will be no big carnivores, and there is no danger to life, if there is a wounded beast inside, you can beat your family to fight your teeth when you go back.
Open your eyes and look inside, as far as you can see, everything is as usual, the stone cave is empty, there is nothing, but in the deepest darkness inside, it is not accessible by light.
A strange fear born in the subconscious made the eldest grandson Hong pause his steps into the cave, and the hairs on his body stood up for no reason, obviously he didn't see anything, but he always felt that there was something dangerous inside, and he was waiting for himself in the dark of the black hole.
Is it a wild boar? The biggest and most ferocious beast ever seen in this vicinity is the wild boar, the pair of tusks can pierce the body of an elephant into a bloody hole, and the weight is so large that it is not an opponent for a dozen or so people to rush up.
After raising like this for a while, Changsun Hong was ruthless, turned his head around, and began to collect dead branches and leaves while muttering to himself: "No matter, smoke it first, let's talk about it, be careful to sail the ship for ten thousand years, even if you are a tiger python, you can't burn you a flat-haired beast!" ”
There is nothing else on the mountain, there are many trees, and in less than a moment Changsun Hong collected a large number of them, and piled them up at the entrance of the cave, in order to prevent the mountain fire, he also specially pulled out the grass around him and made a separation belt.
The firewood pile blocked the entrance of the cave, and the eldest grandson Hong went not far from the front of the hole, squatted down and began to dig the pit, busy coming and going, tired and sweating.
"Phew! Listen to the things inside, if you don't come out again, you will be caught, and Lao Tzu will set it on fire! When everything was ready, the eldest grandson shouted, one hand crossed his waist, and the other hand held a freshly lit torch, which was made of pine branches, and the flames were tumbling.
It was still silent, with no signs of biological activity.
"How can an animal understand a human speech?" Changsun Hong laughed self-deprecatingly, and while thinking of something, saliva flowed from the corner of his mouth again: "Roasted wild boar, I don't know how it tastes?" Isn't it meaty without salt? ”
"Heap dense point, heap dense point." With a chatter in his mouth, Changsun Hong kicked the firewood on the ground with his foot, then felt the direction of the wind and threw the torch over.
The withered yellow leaves were ignited first, crackling flames, and a large number of pine branches below were smeared with oil, and they burst into flames almost at the same time, and in the blink of an eye, a fierce fire appeared in front of Changsun Hong.
The fire borrowed the wind and soon burned more and more.
He jumped two steps away, took off his sackcloth, revealing a not so strong body, and then spread his hands on the patched clothes, and fanned the fire vigorously.
The billowing smoke was poured into the cave by him, and the cave was not large, but it was immediately filled with smoke like a stove, and now whatever it was, as long as it was breathed through the nose, it could no longer be hidden.
"Come out, come out." The eldest grandson squatted a foot or two away from the entrance of the cave, holding his wooden stick, talking to himself with a cruel smile, in his heart, he was already fantasizing about catching a wild boar, how should more than a hundred catties of meat be made delicious, how would the eldest grandson brothers and the Zhang family praise themselves? The hunters in the village rarely have a chance to catch wild boars, Changsun Hong, Changsun Hong, you have done a great job.
The wild boar was forced to kill someone, and the sharp fangs and iron-clad skin made the hunters who were experienced in hunting afraid to face an adult wild boar alone. However, Changsun Hong is not afraid at the moment, the blood at the entrance of the cave has proved that this is a wounded beast, and it is not strong enough, most of it was chased and hid by hunters outside; Second, he also has a backhand.
The smoke slowly poured into the cave, filling the entire cave, and overflowing from the top of the cave, straight to the sky, and was blown everywhere by the mountain wind, and for a time the choking smell overflowed the entire clearing, although Changsun Hong was far away, he couldn't help but cover his mouth and nose.
"Holy! I can't bear it for so long. Changsun Hong waited for a while, scolded, and he stood up and looked in the direction of the entrance of the cave.
The black smoke and flames firmly blocked the cave, like a door made of smoke and fire, blocking Changsun Hong's vision, and his line of sight could not penetrate, and naturally he could not see whether there was anything inside.
The smoke was burning, there were flying ashes fluttering in the wind, and the smoke made Changsun Hong's eyes a little painful, and the temperature of the flame was high, although it was the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, it was also very roasting, and Changsun Hong's tears were about to flow out, and his eyelids were astringent, so that he couldn't help but reach out and wipe his eyes.
At that moment, the flames at the entrance of the cave burst out suddenly, and a black shadow broke out of the smoke and dust, shooting out like lightning and flint, a long and a zhang away, and almost in a second, it flashed in front of Changsun Hong.
Before the hand that Changsun Hong wiped his eyes off, he reflexively waved it with his other hand holding a wooden stick, one of his two eyes was fascinated by tears, and the other was wide open, frightened and trying to see what was flying out.
But time did not allow him to see clearly, the thing that flew out was holding a handful of bright and dangling long objects, sharp and cold, although there was a thick smoke obstacle, but it was still very bright in the sun, and the fangs of the wild boar could not be so long.
The speed at which Changsun Hong wielded the wooden stick was a joke compared to the speed at which the dazzling long object flew in, just like the difference between slow motion and fast forward, if someone else was present, he could conclude at the first time that Changsun Hong's chest would be stabbed in the next second.
It was a long sword, still very sharp.
The black shadow that flew out of the cave was a foot away, and fell to the ground in front of Changsun Hong, and the piece of turf at the foot seemed to have been trampled by a wild boar, and it easily fell down, so the long sword was about to stab Changsun Hong The moment before, the black shadow fell into the dirt pit.
The soil pit was dug by Changsun Hong, and it was also his only follow-up, which was originally used to force the wild boar out and catch its trap, so it was dug deep enough, and it was covered with grass, which looked no different from flat land, but it was actually a trap.
"Boom!" There was a muffled sound in the pit, and the black shadow stepped on the hidden turf, and fell straight down without a snort, raising a puff of smoke.
Above the earthen pit, Changsun Hong opened his mouth wide, closed one eye and opened the other, and maintained the posture of waving a wooden stick for half a minute.
Then he slowly came back to his senses, his face full of horror, too fast!
The Black Shadow moves too fast! Faster than the second uncle Changsun Jin, it is really like lightning, Changsun Hong only felt a flower in front of him, and the tip of the sword that was as fast as a little cold star was handed to the bottom of his nose, if it wasn't for his blind cat pretending to be a dead mouse and setting a trap, he would have explained here today!
I wanted to hunt a wild boar, but I was almost pecked by a goose.
With palpitations, he rolled back and climbed back several feet away, hiding behind a big tree, and Changsun Hong dared to look in the direction of the cave, if there was a person with a sword rushing out of it, there would be no second pit to save his life.
Fortunately, except for the thick smoke, there was no other object coming out, and Changsun Hong found a big stone on the ground, came to the edge of the pit step by step, and smashed it into it from a distance.
"Smash you turtle grandson!" The eldest grandson Hong scolded, using enough strength: "If you don't ask, you will stab people with a sword, Lao Tzu will provoke you!?" ”
After speaking, I remembered that it seemed that I had smoked others with fire first, but after thinking about it, I shouted first, and you can't blame others if you can't come out.
Thinking like this, Changsun Hong was right, and heard the muffled sound of the stone in the pit, but there was no other sound, and Changsun Hong's courage became bigger, holding a wooden stick vigilantly close to the edge of the pit, sticking out his head, and wanting to look in the pit.
There was smoke in the pit, and a humanoid creature blackened by smoke lay motionless at the bottom of the pit, and the big stone that had fallen silently smashed into the man's leg, and a shiny long sword was stuck in the side.
"It's really a person...... "Changsun Hong's brows furrowed, this is a big problem.