Chapter 52: Waiting for someone to come
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When Lao Qian stretched out his left hand to take the food plate, his thumb was already inserted into the vegetable soup, and Zhao Jindao was stunned and laughed secretly in his heart: "This guy is too careful." ”
Over there, Lao Qian took the wine glass and dipped his nails into the glass a little, and when he saw that the wine was fine, he nodded slightly to Xie Bangui.
The old woman put down the wine and food and just picked up the oil lamp on the table, when Xie Bangui suddenly reached out and grabbed the old woman's throat.
"What's going on?"
"Is there something wrong with her?"
When a few people were shouting, they saw Xie Bangui snatch the oil lamp on the table and drip the lamp oil into the old money wine glass.
Just listen to "Whew! A puff of green smoke immediately came out of the glass.
Zhao Jindao couldn't help but gasp: "It's Gu poison!" I saw Xie Bangui's palm tightened, and a burst of fire exploded around the old woman, turning into a three-inch-tall straw man in a ghost cry.
Xie Bangui let go of his hands and said slightly: "There are wizards, everyone be careful!" ”
As soon as Xie Ban's words fell, the farmhouse where they settled suddenly distorted, and countless cracks began to burst out of the four walls from the ground, and moonlight penetrated through the cracks in the walls. Zhao Jindao looked out along the light source, and saw that the village where they were staying had turned into an endless cemetery, and the undulating tombs spread out like waves in the night. Countless twisted figures drifted out of the grave and swarmed towards the hut like smoke from the tomb.
In an instant, eight steps of wind were growing near the hut, and thick fog was surging, chirping in different voices, and yin fire flowing. The house seemed to have turned into hell, the wind was miserable, and countless ghosts seemed to be stuffed into a limited space at once.
Xie Bangui shook his hand and pulled out the Soul Claw, and the claw shadow burst out suddenly, like a fierce and fearless main attack from the sky. The tall fat man turned three directions, blocking the old money behind him, and his palms raised together with Xie Bangui to blast out two balls of energy.
The airflow in the hall was instantaneous, and the roar was deafening. The strong pressure formed by the two energies instantly lifted the house on all sides, and the cold light, phosphorus fire, and energy gushed out from the separated houses, flickering in the dark night, like a demon star shining out of thin air.
After the two of them closed down, the cracked farmhouse was reunited, except for the phosphorus fire that had not completely disappeared from Xie Ban's ghost claws. The strength of the tall fat man's palm has not yet dissipated, and everything in the hut has returned to its original appearance, even the oil lamp that was shattered by the strength is still flickering on the table, and the village outside the window is still lit by thousands of lights. Everything gives the illusion that nothing has happened.
Zhao Jindao looked at everything in the room in a daze: "Just ...... Just now...... Did you do it? ”
"Of course!" Xie Bangui gently raised his right hand, pointed to the oil lamp and said in a deep voice: "If your friend has anything to say, please come out and say, it is ungraceful to make such a joke!" ”
"I'm ashamed to be seen through the trick by this friend, I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed!" As she spoke, the flames on the oil lamp burst out three feet, and as soon as the green flames fell, a woman with a black veil sat on the table, and it could be inferred from the exposed skin that she was not very old, but her tone was old-fashioned and full of anger.
Xie Bangui learned her tone and said, "Friends can't come here specifically for jokes, right?" ”
"Of course not!" The woman said: "Since my friend likes to get straight to the point, then I don't have to beat around the bush and talk straight ahead!" As soon as you entered the territory of Xiangxi, I noticed you. Follow all the way, and I'm sure you're here to do something. I don't know what you're going to do, but if you're going to do something, it's within my power, and I'd love to make a deal with you! ”
Gao Fatzi sneered: "How can you be sure that we have other purposes for coming to Xiangxi?" ”
The woman smiled: "The reason is very simple, people who are in the salt business will not go so far, and they have never sold any salt along the way." ”
"This ......," the fat man was speechless for a moment.
Xie Bangui said: "Tell me what you want?" ”
"Table salt."
"As long as you can answer me one question, the whole shipload of salt will be yours."
"Refreshing!" The woman picked her thumb: "What do you want to ask?" ”
Xie Bangui put the three chopsticks together and made them into the shape of an arrow: "How can there be such a mountain, there should be a canyon in the middle?" ”
The woman frowned and looked at it for a long time and said, "Are you going to Ghost Gate Gorge?" Is it to find the remains of a traitor? ”
"What are we going to do, you don't need to ask, just tell us where the Ghost Gate Gorge is!" Xie Bangui hugged his shoulders and said, "If it's convenient, please explain to me, what do you mean by the remains of the rebellious witch?" ”
"There's nothing you can't say!" The woman explained: "Your Taoist priests of the Han family like to make friends with the gods in the sky, but the people of our Wumen are not interested in the heavens, and they are by no means ambitious, and only deal with the ghosts and gods of the underworld and the spirits in the mountains. Therefore, wizards will return to the underworld when they die. ”
The woman paused and then said, "After the death of ordinary wizards, they will be sent to the underworld by the great witch. But those who defected from the witch gate. In other words, wizards who deviate from the orthodoxy of the Wumen can only return to the underworld through the Ghost Gate Gorge. It's just that they must complete the 800-mile road of atonement while they are alive and knock on the iron ring of the ghost gate in order to get the forgiveness of the witch gate. Therefore, the most in the Ghost Gate Gorge are the remains of wizards and the magic weapons they carried with them during their lifetimes. ”
Xie Bangui asked with interest: "So, Ghost Gate Gorge is a good place to hunt for treasures?" ”
The woman sneered, "Only people who don't know the height of the sky think so." There are many strong witches among the rebels, and some are even more powerful than the orthodox wizards. Even if they die on the road to atonement, they don't want anyone to disturb their peace. Those who want to usurp the wealth of the rebels will die a miserable death. ”
Xie Bangui raised his eyebrows and said, "No one has ever succeeded?" ”
"Yes!" The woman affirmed: "As long as your means are strong enough, you will return with a full load." ”
The woman tilted her head and looked at Xie Bangui and said, "However, I can't see that you are a strong man." ”
"That's my business." Xie Bangui waved his hand and said, "The boat of salt is yours, if anyone inquires about our whereabouts in the past few days......"
The woman didn't wait for Xie Bangui to finish speaking, and then preemptively said: "I will keep my mouth shut, you can completely trust the credibility of the Wumen." ”
"No!" Xie Bangui shook a finger and said, "Please tell me the truth, and point out the specific path to the Ghost Gate Gorge." ”
"Huh?" Everyone in the room looked at Xie Bangui in surprise.
The woman came back to her senses first: "Very interesting request, but this should be your second request?" ”
Xie Bangui smiled: "I'm giving you a chance to make a fortune." If someone asks us about our whereabouts, you might as well knock them out. With the right practice, your village will be well fed and clothed for at least ten years. ”
The woman chuckled, "Very tempting conditions. ”
Xie Bangui said solemnly: "What I want to remind you is eight words, 'it varies from person to person, and it can be stopped in moderation', the first batch of people who come to us will not have a lot of money, you just knock on them a little." Second, you might as well knock them hard, these people have a lot of money, and they don't dare to cause trouble. As for the third dial, or even the fourth dial, you have to be careful. If you don't get it right, it will bring ruin to you and your village. ”
The woman said disapprerovingly: "To paraphrase your words, 'That's my business.'" Rest well, everyone! Early tomorrow morning, I will personally take you to the Ghost Gate Gorge. The wine on the table counts, and I wish you every success. ”
Xie Bangui arched his hand and said, "I also wish you a great fortune." ”
After the woman left, the tall fat man couldn't wait to ask, "Brother, is that woman's words credible?" If there really is such a place, why don't they go on a treasure hunt themselves? ”
"More than eighty percent credible!" Xie Bangui said: "Orthodox wizards despise traitorous witches extremely much, just as you decent and famous families despise the side doors. They don't ask for anything that betrays witches. Wu Shuangfeng is precisely the most outstanding one among the rebels. His betrayal of the witchcraft lies not in his heart, but in his attempt to combine witchcraft and mechanism. Therefore, it is not surprising that Wu Shuangfeng chose the mausoleum in Guimen Gorge. ”
Zhao Jindao also questioned: "Isn't Ghost Gate Gorge a road? Will he bury himself on the side of the road? ”
"He is not sure that he will be able to complete the road of atonement." Xie Bangui put the skeleton boxes on the table one by one and analyzed them one by one: "You come to see these skeleton locks. The first to open the skull key is this lock that two people share a backbone, back-to-back. Judging from his image, it is the Ghost Gate Gorge. So he should be our first stop. ”
The tall fat man pointed to another skull lock and said, "What about this?" I remember the second lock that the key opened, a box with three skeletons leaning together. ”
"This should be a three-way street!" Xie Bangui said: "And the dividing point of this three-way intersection is near a waterhole or well. It's a matter of choice, and I think when we got there, Wu Shuangfeng left us clues as to which path he took. ”
The tall fat man asked again, "Brother, you go on." ”
Xie Bangui spread his hands: "The rest, only when you get to the place, you will know." If you analyze it now, you can only guess. ”
Zhao Sen, who had been standing on the side and listening for a long time, suddenly spoke: "According to what you said, can I think that Wu Shuangfeng's mausoleum does not exist at all?" ”
"Shut up!" After Zhao Jindao scolded Zhao Sen, he bowed his hand to Xie Bangui and said, "My brother speaks straight, don't be angry." However, I also think that since Wu Shuangfeng has already gone to the Ghost Gate Gorge, does his tomb really not exist? ”
"Huh!" Xie Bangui smiled: "I have already said that Wu Shuangfeng is not sure that he will complete the path of atonement, so he made a skull lock made with a witch Gu technique. The purpose is to attract others to look for his footprints. If he does not enter the ghost gate, he will leave a considerable fortune as a bargaining chip in exchange for the treasure hunter to send his body into the ghost gate. If he walks into the ghost gate, then this wealth will be left outside the ghost gate by him, and we can also get it. ”
"Makes sense!" Lao Qian agreed: "The skull lock is not only difficult to break, but also will seize other people's bodies and run away automatically." If it weren't for the people in the sect, they wouldn't have been able to get him at all. Even if you get it, you can't easily unravel it. The person who can find the Ghost Gate Gorge through the skull lock must be a human spirit who is outstanding in cultivation, magic, wisdom and analysis. Only such a person can help him achieve his wish. ”
Zhao Sen shook his head and said, "I still don't think it's right." What if the person who opened the skull lock was like that Yuxian, and gave up the secret box as soon as he saw the note? ”
Xie Bangui smiled: "The Taoist priest will deduce the future, but the wizard will not?" They are even more powerful than some of the so-called 'high-ranking people'. ”
"That's right!" Zhao Sen nodded reluctantly.
Xie Bangui pulled the table and said, "Hurry up and eat something and sleep!" There's still something important to do tomorrow! ”
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