Chapter Ninety-Eight: Mermaid Candles
The Taoist priest was taken aback, jumped out like a fried hair, stared at me with an incredible face, and asked in surprise: "Damn, you did the movement just now?" ”
Not only the Taoist priest, but also the doctor and Sister Bailing were all looking at me blankly at the moment, how shocked and shocked their expressions were.
I didn't expect that just waving the apocalypse according to the movements of the figure in my mind would make such a big move, let alone them, even I myself was shocked enough, and I hurriedly turned my head to ask Yang Lao Dao what was going on?
However, what made me a little speechless was that Yang Shumou himself also opened his mouth wide, with a hellish expression, obviously, he didn't know what was going on.
Seeing this, I also dispelled the idea of asking Xiangyang Lao Dao, and tried to rehearse the movements of the first figure in my mind again.
Once, no response, two times, still no response, now I wonder even more, why can't it be done again?
I tried several times in a row, but I never got that black sword light again, but I was tired enough.
"Reporter, what are you doing?" The Taoist priest had already recovered from the shock just now, and when he saw that I not only did not answer his question, but also waved the apocalypse back and forth as if he was enchanted, he asked again in confusion.
At this time, I was already sure that I could no longer slash that kind of sword light, so I couldn't help but be a little discouraged, so I told him the reason.
The Taoist priest thought about it, and suddenly tapped my position under the umbilicus with his hand, and suddenly a feeling of soreness came, and I subconsciously shrank my stomach.
"How's it going, do you feel anything?" The Taoist priest asked.
"There's a feeling of soreness, um... And when you press it, my limbs seem to suddenly lose their strength. ”
After listening to my answer, the Taoist priest suddenly smiled: "Hehe, don't worry, this is a good thing, steal the fun!" ”
"A good thing, a good thing?" The Taoist priest's words made me a little confused.
The Taoist priest patted me on the shoulder, but did not answer my question, picked up his three-tailed fish-handled mahogany sword and began to dig again. I cursed in my heart, and said in my heart, how did this hairy Taoist also learn to sell Guanzi? Then he wielded the Apocalypse Sword and joined the excavation work.
With doctors helping to clean up the excavated rubble, the Taoist priest and I were much faster, and after about an hour, we had dug out a considerable space on the right side of the rock crevice, which was enough for us to shelter in.
We first transferred Yang Shumou and Wang Xiao, one or two Taoist leaders, and then the girls and luggage.
The Taoist priests and doctors were the last to enter the cave, and they set up some triggering rockfall traps in the stone crevices outside the cave, if a merman got into the stone crevice, if not to stone it to death, at least it could be frightened back, and at the same time give us a warning signal.
The Taoist priest originally planned to set up a blindfold outside the cave, but unfortunately he had no materials on him, so he had to give up in the end. When the Taoist priest and I dug the cave again, we deliberately left the exit very small, and there was a boulder in the cave that was much larger than the entrance of the cave, and the Taoist priest and the doctor worked together to push it.
After making the outside arrangement, they also went into the cavern, and after pushing the boulder from the inside of the cavern to seal the hole, they were finally able to rest.
The inside of the cave is pitch black, and although there are some breathable holes in the walls of the cave around it, because it is pitch black outside, no light can penetrate at all. Although we have flashlights on us, no one knows what we will experience in the future, so if we can not waste it, we will try not to waste it.
Feeling the ink-like darkness around me, I suddenly remembered the cave where I found Wang and Yang, and asked, "Two Taoist leaders, the Taoist priest and I saw a corpse made into a lamp and candle in the cave where we found you, may I ask what ......?"
In the darkness, I couldn't see the expressions of the two Dao Chiefs, but I heard a long sigh and a cold snort, the sigh came from Wang Dao Chang, and the cold snort came from Yang Shumou.
"Hmph, don't mention it, that's the shark I mentioned to you, that beast almost killed all six of us, and then put the two of us in a desperate situation, when the lighting on our bodies was all wet with stagnant water, I remembered that the shark corpse burned when it caught fire, so I peeled off its skin, inserted a strip of cloth and made a shark corpse candle."
Hearing this, I finally understood why Wang Daochang sighed, although the merman was ferocious and vicious, but after all, it was a creature similar to us, even if we killed it, it was a bit cruel to make its corpse into a lamp and candle.
Seeing that we didn't speak, Yang Shumou snorted again: "Hmph, the old man knows, you must all think that my approach is cruel, but how do you know how miserable those fellow people who died in the shark's mouth were?" Not only were they brutally killed, but even the bones were not left after death, and they became the food in the wombs of those beasts, and who should give mercy to them, and their families? ”
We were all silent, although I didn't want to agree with Uncle Yang to plot to use the shark corpse to light wax, but what he said really made me unable to refute, yes, now we pity the shark corpse, but if tomorrow we die in the shark's mouth and become food in its belly, who will pity us at that time?
The atmosphere suddenly became a little dull, and although we couldn't see each other's expressions, we still felt a little depressed. At this moment, Wang Daochang suddenly sighed: "Senior Brother Yang is right, in this place, we can't tolerate the slightest mercy, for those monsters, mercy is the kindness of women, and we can persist in the cave to this day, thanks to that shark corpse!" ”
I was a little surprised, although the contact time was not long, but this Wang Dao chief from Laoshan gave me a very good impression, kind and generous, and compassionate, otherwise he would not have given those dead mermaids more than that, but I didn't expect him to agree with Yang Shumou's approach, and the sentence behind him was even more strange.
"Wait!" Just when I was wondering in my heart, the doctor's slightly excited voice sounded: "There are ancient books, and before the Tang Dynasty, there are many legends of sharks on the coast of the East China Sea, which look like immortals in the sky, with a human body and a fish's tail, and crystal scales, which are almost invisible, so they are charming and confusing, and the ancient emperors will all yearn for it." And because of the fat in its body, it is often fishing and hunting in the East China Sea, killing it to boil oil, making candles to pay tribute to the emperor, its candle name is called mermaid candle, because of its long-term burning resistance, candle incense can be reassuring to the gods, prolong life, also known as longevity candle, everlasting lamp!
Could it be that the legend is true, the mermaid candle really has the magical effect of prolonging life? ”
The answer to the doctor was Yang Lao Dao, "I don't know if it can prolong life, but that thing does have a special fragrance when it burns, the more vigorous the candle flame, the stronger the fragrance, the smell makes people excited, the weaker the candle flame, the lighter the fragrance, on the contrary, it can make people refreshed." If it weren't for that fragrance, with the injuries of the two of us, we would definitely not be able to hold on to today. ”
We are all a little surprised, the coast of the East China Sea has been said to be a shark since ancient times, but the shark people in the East China Sea have rarely been recorded after the Tang Dynasty, and it is likely that it has become extinct because of long-term overkilling.
But the legend of the merman in Guazhou has been handed down, so this kind of murderous monster with a human body and a fishtail must be a merman, but the merman recorded in ancient books does not have the appearance of a country and a city? Moreover, the doctor also said, 'It looks like a fairy in the sky, the human body is a fishtail, the scales are crystal clear, and it is almost invisible, so it is delicate and deceptive, and the ancient emperors will yearn for it', how can the merman who is known as the heavenly immortal be the virtue described by Yang Laodao?
If it is said that Yang Lao Dao's eyes are not good, or that there is a problem with the aesthetics of these old antiques who have been cultivating for many years, it doesn't make sense, because the Taoist priest has also seen the true face of the merman, the aesthetics of the Taoist priest, it is absolutely impossible to have a problem, otherwise he would not like Sister Bailing.
Since it is not a matter of cognition, what is the reason for such a big difference between the record and the facts? One has the face of an angel, and the other has the face of a yaksha, and the gap is too great.
Just as I was thinking about these questions, the Taoist priest suddenly clapped his hands and let out a wail: "Oh, immeasurable your great-master, ah......"
The sudden wail of the Taoist priest startled us, and we couldn't see the situation clearly in the dark, thinking that something had happened to him, and hurriedly asked him what was wrong, and at the same time someone turned on a flashlight and shone it on his side.
The Taoist priest's face was slightly distorted under the light of the flashlight, and those who didn't know thought that he was a painful expression, but I knew that he was completely heartbroken.
As I expected, the Taoist priest saw that everyone was looking at him, and suddenly said with some embarrassment: "What, don't care about me, the Taoist is just distressed about the shark corpse, what a good baby, it must be worth the old nose money, it's a pity, it's a pity, I knew that the mermaid corpse was moved back first." ”
Suddenly everyone couldn't help but roll their eyes, this was just a small episode, but the Taoist priest was really worried about the shark corpse, after we all fell asleep, secretly wanted to leave the cave to move the shark corpse, but unfortunately he couldn't move the sealing stone at the entrance of the cave alone, so he had to wake up the doctor, but the doctor would mess around with him, and directly refused.
The depressed Taoist priest woke me up again, and told me his intentions, this big night, and in such a dangerous place, how could I take care of him, I refused without thinking about it, and just as I was about to sleep, the Taoist priest muttered in my ear again.
Suddenly, all my sleepiness disappeared, I sat up and asked him in a low voice, "What you said is true?" ”
The Taoist priest said: "Damn, don't you know me, when did the Taoist master lie to you?" ”
I thought about it, and I couldn't make up my mind, and then the Taoist priest said to me again: "Don't worry, the Taoist master is what he says, you think about it, go out with me, not only can you know the secret of the sword trick in your head, but also may find your third uncle, you have made a lot of money, I can tell you, after this village, there will be no such shop, and if you want the Taoist master to tell you in the future, then there will be no way." ”
I have to say that the Taoist priest's words were very inflammatory, and I really couldn't resist the temptation, and the ghost made the gods agree.
Actually, I don't think I can help the Taoist priest much, although the first few thrilling encounters have caused some changes in the curse on my body, and my strength, speed and reaction ability have been greatly enhanced, but compared with the doctor, it is still far behind, the Taoist priest and the doctor combined can push the boulder, how can I and the Taoist priest shake it?
The Taoist priest didn't care about this, let me not worry, he has his own way.
So the two of them sneaked to the side of the sealed stone, I used the strength to eat milk, plus the Taoist priest, the sealed stone still did not move.
Just when I felt hopeless, I suddenly felt something stab me in the arm, and suddenly a stream of heat surged from the bottom to the abdomen, and in an instant I felt as if I was full of inexhaustible strength, and with a hard push, the boulder was pushed away a few points, revealing an extremely narrow gap. At the same time, I was like a deflated ball, and my limbs collapsed to the ground, feeling hollowed out.
I looked at the slit in front of me, just enough for a person to squeeze sideways, and tried to stand up, but I couldn't. At this time, the Taoist priest's palm pressed on my back, and a warm current that made people feel very comfortable flowed into my body continuously, and after a while, the sense of detachment from my body disappeared, and the Taoist priest stood up, looked behind me, and made sure that no one was awakened, and then helped me up.
Because of the help of the Taoist priest, my physical strength has basically recovered at this time, although I am curious about how the Taoist priest did it, but it is not suitable to ask these questions at this time, I can only follow the Taoist priest out of the cave first.
Outside the cave, there was a rockfall trap set by the Taoist priest and the doctor, and we carefully avoided it, and then went straight to the cave where the shark's corpse was found.
The Shark Cave was not far from our campsite, and in less than two minutes, we found the cave that was still glowing with a faint blue light.
"It won't be dangerous, will it?" I stopped the Taoist priest who was about to come forward, and I was a little worried in my heart, at this time there was no light on the entire stone island, and the fog was so thick that it could not be dissolved, and the only light source around was the cave in front of me, but this faint blue light, under the background of the rich fog and darkness around, it looked a little crazy.
The Taoist priest patted me and said that it was okay, the doctor's inference should not be wrong, the mermaids were afraid of the fog here, the fog did not disperse, and it was impossible for them to go to the island, so there would be no danger inside.
I still felt that something was wrong, and I just wanted to persuade the Taoist priest to come back at dawn, but I didn't expect this hair to have already walked in. I sighed and asked me to stay outside, but I didn't dare to do anything but chase after me.
As soon as I entered the cave, I smelled the refreshing fragrance, but when I thought that the smell came from the bloody corpse in the corner, I felt a little sick.
The Taoist priest did not shy away from it at all, and after entering the cave, he went straight to the corpse of the shark, rubbing his hands and muttering: "Get rich, get rich, this is a baby!" ”
I rolled my eyes, and inadvertently saw several other corpses on the ground, and couldn't help but be stunned, why are there only two left, and they have become so bloody and blurry? I remember that when I rescued Wang and Yang just now, there were obviously four human corpses!
An ominous premonition came to my heart, I hurriedly asked the Taoist priest to hurry up, I always felt that the atmosphere in this cave was a little weird, but just as the Taoist priest was about to move the corpse, a sharp and piercing sound suddenly came from the depths of the cave behind me.
In an instant, I felt a tingling in my mind, and in a daze, a strange shadow came straight towards me from the darkness of the cave.