"Crackle!"

At this critical moment, a lightning bolt struck outside the house, illuminating the inside and outside of the house as bright as day. This was followed by a thunderous thunderclap that shattered the world. Brother Xiong suddenly felt that his body had lost all restraints and was able to move again. The old grandfather's hand stopped, and the whole person fell on the bed board again.

Brother Xiong didn't dare to hold it up, so he immediately jumped out of bed. He looked over to the west side of the bed, and the two bodies had also collapsed, lying on the edge of the bed. He boldly reached over and touched Ah Wen and Ah Hui's snorts, both of which were already out of breath. The eyes of the two people were very round, and their tongues were sticking out, it was obvious that they had been strangled to death just now, and they must be hopeless at this time.

But after less than a minute, the dead bodies on the east and west sides began to move again, and it seemed that they had recovered from the shock of lightning and were about to raise corpses again!

Brother Xiong didn't dare to delay any longer, opened the latch, and rushed out without looking back. Outside the house, the rain was pouring and the lightning was pouring down, but Brother Xiong didn't care about it at all, and just stumbled out of the forest, desperately trying to escape from the Yizhuang, lest he be caught up by those zombies.

After almost a night of escape, Brother Xiong escaped from the mountains and forests and ran to the side of the road. He searched the highway again and finally found a forestry station. Seeing that he was too frightened and weak, the people at the forestry station sent him to the town's health center overnight. Brother Xiong lay in the health center for two more days before he gradually regained his senses. Then he called two other horses, went to the mountains to drive his car back, and then picked him up and took him back to the provincial capital.

After returning to the provincial capital, Brother Xiong recuperated for a week, and his body recovered, but he still couldn't figure it out. What was going on that night? Is that old grandfather a human, a ghost, or a zombie?

The more Brother Xiong thought about it, the more he didn't understand, so he came to find the mustache and wanted to privately entrust him to go to Dawangling to investigate.

After listening to Brother Xiong's memories, the mustache and I also felt quite strange. Mustache knows more about zombies, and he said to Brother Xiong: "It stands to reason that zombies can't pretend to be alive." The fact that he can talk to you and eat with you without fear of the open fire in the stove means that he is not a zombie. Did you have anything with you to ward off evil spirits? ”

"I brought this." Brother Xiong took out a pendant from his chest and showed it to us. It was a jade Buddha, crystal clear, and meticulously workmanlike.

The mustache took it and looked at it, and said, "Well, this is a real Buddhist token!" If it were a ghost, he would not have been able to get into your body. Most likely, he is still alone! ”

"So, he's pretending to be dead to scare me?" Brother Xiong was still puzzled, and asked again: "Then why did he also fall when the lightning struck?" ”

The mustache flattened his mouth and said, "That's the problem." Based on what you said alone, you can't guess it, and you still have to see him in person to make a judgment. ”

"So, you agree to accept my commission?" Brother Xiong asked.

The mustache looked at me. I didn't know much about this kind of zombie, so I shrugged my shoulders at him. The mustache looked at Brother Xiong again and asked him, "Brother Xiong, why do you have to go back to investigate this matter?" Are all four of your brothers dead just to go back and collect their bodies and find out? ”

Brother Xiong nodded and said, "I have lost four brothers in this business, before I have touched the edge, how can you tell me to swallow this breath?" Although we do this business, our heads are tied to the waistband of our trousers, but we can't die so inexplicably, right? Therefore, I have come to ask you to take revenge! ”

"Two!" Brother Xiong paused, and then said: "I have basically seen the terrain of Dawangling, and the mountain on the north peak is the best, and it should be an excellent emperor's cave!" Moreover, judging from the stolen general's tomb, there will be a lot of burial tombs scattered around, this is a large group of tombs in the Ming Dynasty, it is a pity to give up like this! ”

The mustache also nodded, indicating that he understood. He pondered for a while before he said to Brother Xiong, "I can take this commission." However, I also have two conditions. ”

"On what terms?"

"One, this is the third time we go, and we must have enough people. There are only two people on my side, Brother Xiong, you have to run with us again, and you have to bring a few more brothers with you. ”

"Yes. I have two brothers under me, and that's five in all. Brother Xiong agreed.

"Another condition." The mustache smiled and said, "In view of the high danger of this commission, I have to collect half of the deposit in advance, and then collect the other half after completion." ”

Brother Xiong waved his hand, indicating that there was no problem. "Tell me, how much do you want to receive?"

"Deposit 20,000!" The mustache held out two fingers, "In addition, you will pay for the travel expenses!" ”

Deposit 20,000! Then the full remuneration is 40,000?

I couldn't help but get excited. This is the highest reward I ever received with Mustache, not to mention that he promised to split the account with me! That counts, I can get 16,000 after completing the mission! That's a lot of money for me!

Brother Xiong slapped his thigh and said, "That's it!" ”

Brother Xiong was impatient, and he had to act immediately after negotiating the price. In fact, I also hope to go early, after all, the seventh day of the National Day has passed for two days, and I still expect to be able to rush back in advance to catch the little tail of the holiday and take Han Jie to the vacation!

Seeing that we had agreed to go early, the mustache simply set the time of departure at twelve o'clock at noon the next day, and the meeting place was at the gate of the antique city.

I didn't really have anything to pack, so the next day I went back to the dormitory and got two sets of clothes, brought my usual props and toiletries, stuffed them all into a backpack and left. When the people in the dorm asked me what I was going to do, I said, "Go hiking!" ”

Brother Xiong's equipment is more like a preparation for a serious trip. He came in a big Ford pickup truck with a lot of stuff in the back, including a makeshift tent!

The two ponies brought by Brother Xiong this time are very young, one is called Ah Fei and the other is Ah Ji, and I call them together in my heart: "Aircraft Combination"!

Fei and Aki weren't necessarily much older than me, they were both in their early twenties. Ah Fei is a thin man with yellow hair, but he is quite clever and can pat Brother Xiong's fart. Aki is slightly chubby, looks a little strong, and is very diligent when carrying things in the car. However, from this point of view, Brother Xiong's previous loss of four brothers was indeed too much of a blow to him, so he couldn't find an experienced helper this time, so he could only take these two novices to be coolies.

The mustache was also well prepared, and although it was only a backpack, it was a large backpack for climbers, almost twice the size of my one. He saw that everyone was all together and the equipment was loaded into the car, so he said to Brother Xiong: "Let's go!" ”

We were a group of five people, driving a big pickup truck and going straight to Dawangling. Dawangling is located in the eastern part of Lexi County, more than 300 kilometers away from the provincial capital, but half of it is county and township roads. So, when we arrived at the small village at the foot of Dawangling, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.

According to the plan discussed by Brother Xiong and Mustache, we first went to the village to find Fu Yapao, and wanted to learn something about him from the side. When Brother Xiong came last time, he was wary of Fu Yapao, so when he entered the mountain for the second time, he deliberately avoided him and took Ah Wen and Ah Hui into the mountain himself. But it was for this reason that they got lost later, and ran to Yizhuang by mistake. This time, the mustache's opinion still has to hire him to lead the way, and by the way, you can inquire about the situation of that Yizhuang.

Fu Yapao was surprised to see Brother Xiong again. He stammered, "Boss, you...... What are you doing with me again? I...... I didn't tell anyone! ”

Brother Xiong said: "Ya Pao, don't panic. I'm looking for you this time, I still want to go into the mountains for a walk, so you can be my guide again! ”

Fu Ya couldn't settle down, looked at the five of us again, and asked, "Boss, you have changed people this time!" Where are you going? Tanuki Forest won't go, right? ”

Brother Xiong said: "Tanuki Forest is not fun, we don't plan to go." We're going to take a look around the village and then go up the mountain tomorrow. Well, the last time I came, I heard from the people in the village that there is an old grandfather near you, who should be 80 years old, and can drive away evil spirits and hunt ghosts, is it true? ”

Fu Yacang was surprised and asked Brother Xiong, "Boss, you came to him on a special trip, right?" ”

Brother Xiong was stunned for a moment, not understanding why he was so surprised, and the mustache took over the conversation on the side and said, "Yes! We are from the city, and we feel very mysterious about these ghosts and monsters, and we want to go to his house. ”

Fu Yacang shook his head violently and said, "Boss, you still don't want to go!" His family lives on the other side of the cemetery, which is very evil, and we don't usually go there much, unless it's a funeral! Moreover, the grandfather you said is surnamed Ma, we generally call him Ma Taigong, he died a few days ago! ”

"Dead?"

Brother Xiong was taken aback. The mustache and I couldn't help but look at each other in surprise.

"When did he die?" Brother Xiong asked.

Fu Yapao thought for a while and said, "I can't remember the specifics, I should have been dead for at least a week!" ”

Calculate the time, the time of the death of the Ma Taigong is almost the same as the time when Brother Xiong encountered the zombies in Yizhuang, could it be that the grandfather is also a victim?

The mustache coughed twice and said to Fu Ya: "Well, who found out when this grandfather died?" And who did the funeral for him? ”

Fu Yapao shook his head and said, "I don't know who found it, but I also went there when I went to the funeral." The Miao people here have a lot of respect for the elderly, and the whole village participated in the funeral of Ma Taigong! ”