Chapter 238: Water Monkey
"Those who tie paper, sew corpses, play Gu, all kinds of demons and monsters have come out!"
Walking in with Qiqi, I muttered as I walked.
In a sense, these belong to the mountain techniques in the five techniques of Xuanmen.
Grandpa Tai's notes said that anything other than medical fortune can be attributed to mountain arts.
Therefore, among the five techniques of Xuanmen, the Shanyi technique is the most chaotic, like a hodgepodge, and everything can be loaded into it.
In Grandpa's notes, he once mentioned that the various kinds can also be classified as mountain arts.
In the old society, it specifically refers to some professions that cannot be put on the table, such as paper tieing, scaffolding, and carrying corpses.
Judging by the current situation, there is a good chance that I will see these professions here that are close to being lost.
"Stop!"
After walking for about three minutes, Qiqi jumped off my shoulder, his little green eyes staring at the corner in front of me.
"You wait for me here, I'll go over and have a look first!"
After seeing it for a while, Qiqi threw down a sentence and jumped out.
As before, after Qiqi left, I stood against the wall of the cave, trying to slow down my breathing.
In this dimly lit environment, reducing one's own presence is the first element of survival.
The river is not in a hurry, it is flowing in a hurry, and the fog on the surface of the river is not thick, and it floats about 20 centimeters above the surface of the river.
Crash!
I was looking at the river when suddenly there was a sound and something came up from the river.
The light was so dark and the fog was so thick that I couldn't see what it was.
Inside the cave, the light is provided by the stalactites that descend from the top and the glowing plants of certain mosses on the cave walls.
The light emitted by these two is bright white and pale green, neither of which is sufficient.
Walking here, warning and the like mainly rely on Qiqi, and the range that can be seen clearly is about five meters.
So, the moment I heard the sound, I held my breath.
Crash!
After about five seconds, the thing retracted into Hanoi.
I didn't move, still holding my breath.
Crash!
Three seconds later, the thing emerged from the river again, and two green rays of light could be faintly seen emerging from the mist.
Crash!
After looking around, the thing burrowed into the river again.
I still didn't move, I didn't breathe, the things in the river were cunning, and I knew how to kill the carbine.
Ten seconds later, the thing didn't come out again, and I let out a slow breath.
"Shh
As soon as he spit out a breath, his shoulders sank, and I didn't even think about it, the dagger in my hand stabbed back into my hand, and a familiar voice sounded at this time, it was Qiqi.
The half-pierced dagger was pulled back, and I made eye contact with those little turquoise eyes.
"Did you see a water ghost just now?"
Qiqi asked in a low voice.
"Water ghosts?" I suddenly came to my senses and asked, "You mean, the thing that was just probing in the river is a water ghost?" ”
I didn't expect this, but I immediately reacted, how could the water ghost make a noise?
Qiqi understood my doubts and explained: "It's not the water ghost you think, it's the water monkey!" ”
"Water monkeys?"
I understood in seconds, but I was even more confused, how could there be water monkeys here?
To put it bluntly, the water monkey is a water monster that looks like a monkey, an omnivorous animal, and mainly carnivorous.
In my opinion, the river is not at all suitable for water monkeys.
The reason is simple, there is no food in the river.
Since I came down, I haven't seen a single fish, a single aquatic weed, nothing in this river, how can the water monkeys survive?
Drink water?
I expressed my doubts, but Qiqi didn't answer, but asked, "Do you know why water monkeys are called water ghosts?" ”
"Isn't it because they're elusive underwater, and they like to drag people into the water and drown?" I replied.
"It's not!"
Qiqi shook his head and said, "How can it be so simple! ”
After a pause, she continued: "The reason why water monkeys are called water ghosts is because they can see things that are invisible to the human eye, and because they collect yin qi and eat, and the yin qi is endless, and they don't die!" ”
This is more awesome, the yin qi is endless, and they don't die.
"Of course, Yin Qi can only play a replenishing role, maintaining their minimum consumption, ensuring that they do not die, and in the absence of food, they will mostly enter a state similar to hibernation!"
Qiqi said again.
"You mean to say that the recent changes in the river, combined with the breath of flesh and blood, have awakened these water monkeys and ended their hibernation state, right?" I asked.
"Almost!" Qiqi nodded.
I rubbed my eyebrows to show that I understood.
To put it bluntly, there were a lot of people who died before, and the smell of blood was too strong, waking up these water monkeys who were in a state of hibernation.
"What's up ahead?" I thought about it and asked.
"It's not too good, you be careful, just go with me and you'll know!" Qiqi stretched out his paws and pointed forward, jumped off my shoulder, and led the way in front.
After walking less than twenty meters before, it was a corner, and Qiqi stopped at the corner and made a gesture of waving.
I walked cautiously over, and then bowed down as Qiqi commanded, half-lying on the ground, and looked forward.
About twenty meters ahead, an oil lamp emitted a dim light, which was very conspicuous in the dim cave.
Next to the oil lamp, sat a bald man with a bare upper body, and the man's face was terrifying, covered with criss-crossing seams, as if it had been made of many faces pieced together and sewn together.
Not only the face, but also the upper body of the man also has criss-crossing stitching marks.
In front of the man was a skinny monster with webbed skins that looked like a monkey.
The monster was lying on the ground, very well-behaved, and its green head was on the ground, in a prostrate state.
"It's kind of interesting!"
The man carried the monster's tail and lifted it up, making a sound similar to the friction of metal.
"Chirp!"
After being picked up, the monster let out a flattering cry and made a bow gesture with its two front paws.
This thing is quite human!
"The water monkeys above are almost all killed, but unfortunately, the place is not right, otherwise, I can take you up!"
The man shook his head slightly embarrassed.
"Squeak!"
As soon as the words fell, the monster opened its mouth and let out a sharp cry, spitting out a mouthful of brown slime, and the two front paws that were bowing together suddenly popped out one after another with sharp claw blades, grabbing at the man. TVmobile/
The man seemed to be defenseless, and the mucus spat accurately on the man's eyes, and two claws with sharp claws were inserted into the man's throat.
Even from a distance of more than twenty meters, I still heard the sound of the claw blade piercing into the flesh, but the sound was a little strange, somewhat similar to the creaking sound of a cracked silk.
"Can human skin and flesh make this sound when they are cut?"
This question just popped into my mind, the man moved, his movement was simple, just the hands pressed on the monster's shoulders to the sides apart.
"Squeak!"
There was another shrill scream, and the monster's body split in two, torn in half by the man.
"it!"
I opened my mouth wide and thought I was wrong, is this something that a human being can do?
If nothing else, this power alone is not something that ordinary people have.
Even with this power, more than nine out of ten people would not be able to see this kind of action of tearing monsters apart.
This man is really just.
Not just strength and character, but also his tolerance for blood.
The moment the monster was torn apart, it was like a rain of blood, dousing the man's head and face.
I stabbed Qiqi, and if nothing else, I confronted this man, and there was no life.
This man is too ruthless, and I strongly suspect that this man is not human.
"It's a pity!"
The man spoke at this time, and he looked at the stump in his hand with a little regret, and threw the stump into the river with a thud.
The moment the stump was thrown into the river, there was a splash on the surface of the river, and several paws stretched out from the river, caught the stump, and dragged it into the river.
Seeing this scene, I immediately reacted that there was more than one water monkey in the river.
"That's fine, you can catch one when you go out!"
When the man saw this scene, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and several centipede-like scars on his face writhed, looking extremely terrifying.
I didn't say anything, I still stared at the man, and now I can basically confirm that this man is not human, or rather, his body is not human.
And I don't know if he meant it, or what, he muttered a lot of voice, as if he was going to say it to someone on purpose.
I scratched Qiqi's back, Qiqi turned around and looked at me, I handed over a look, "Did this man find us, why did he talk so loudly?" ”
"It's okay, don't worry!" Qiqi gave a reassuring look.
Looking at Qiqi's appearance, I was full of certainty, I didn't say anything, and continued to look forward.
The man stood up and went to the river, bowing a handful of water to clean his face.
In this process, none of the water monkeys in Hanoi made a mistake, and all of them stayed quietly in Hanoi and did not show up.
This will stop these water monkeys from playing tricks.
In the middle of the bang, the stains on the man's face were cleaned up, and the wound on his neck was revealed.
The wound on the man's neck had an eerie bluish-white color, which was not at all the color of a normal person.
After the cleaning was completed, the man came to the river with an oil lamp, broke the fog in front of him, and shone it on the river.
"It's kind of ugly!"
After taking a moment at the river, the man muttered to himself, took out a needle and thread from his trouser pocket, used the river as a mirror, and sewed up the wound on the river.
Seeing the needle taken out by the man, I subconsciously swallowed my saliva, I finally knew why those wounds on the man's face were so hideously sewn.
The needle in the man's hand is the kind of thick needle used to sew sacks, and when the needle passes through the skin, it makes a dull sound.
Just looking at it, it makes people feel a little scary.
"It's okay, it's not ugly!"
After half a ring, the man finished sewing, took a moment to the river, nodded with satisfaction, lifted the oil lamp, and continued to move forward.
When the dim light of the oil lamp disappeared into the depths of the cavern, Qiqi stepped forward, and after taking two steps, she turned back and beckoned to me.
I calmed down and followed Qiqi to the place where the man was just staying.
The place where the man had just stayed was no different, the only difference was that there were some broken human tissues on the ground.
When I saw these things, I immediately understood why the man stopped here, he was sewing up his body.
"Is this the corpse sewer?" I muttered.
In my understanding, the corpse sewer specializes in sewing corpses, so that the deceased can have a whole corpse when they leave, and I didn't expect that the corpse sewing can also sew himself.
That's a little too fucking brutal, isn't it?
A corpse sewer can mend himself, but what is a paper maker?
Tied yourself up like a piece of paper?
I can't imagine the peculiarities of a papermaker, but one thing is certain: every profession that can be included in the mountain art has its own difficulties.
With a sigh of relief, I looked at Qiqi and asked, "What are we going to do next?" Keep up? ”
"Nine bends and eighteen bends!"
Qiqi didn't say whether to follow or not, but came up with an inexplicable sentence.
"What nine bends and eighteen bends?" I asked.
"The terrain here has nine curves and eighteen bends!" Qiqi said.
"Does it have anything to do with whether we keep up with it?" I asked.
Since entering the underground, Qiqi has become a little different.
She has a lot of words, and her eyes are bright, as if she has been resurrected, and her understanding of the underground is obviously above mine, and looking at her appearance, the goal is very clear.
"I can't talk about whether to keep up or not, keep moving forward, and soon there will be a second fork in the road, which means that there are a total of nine forks here!" Qiqi explained.
"You mean, there's a fork in the road ahead soon, right?" I understood what Qiqi meant, looked at her and asked.
"That's right!" Qiqi nodded.
"What about after you find a fork in the road? Choose one and go inside, then choose, go again, right? I asked coldly.
"Hmm!" Qiqi nodded again.
"And after that?"
I asked in a cold voice, "There has to be an end, right?" ”
"He's waiting for us at the finish line!"
Qiqi turned his head and looked into the depths of the cave with those green eyes.
"Wuweizi?" I asked.
"Yes!"
Qiqi nodded.
"What are you waiting for us to do?" I asked.
"Divide the cake!"
Qiqi seemed to think of something, and repeated after speaking: "Only those who can make it to the end alive are eligible to share the cake!" ”
With that said, I get it all.
For Wu Weizi, we are just pawns in his hands.
Whether it's us, Wen Xinyue and them, or all kinds of people who got the news and rushed from other places.
There is a lot of information that comes out of making it to the end alive, but in my opinion, the most important one is that many people will die along the way.
And these people who died were sacrifices.
I don't know about these people who went underground, but looking at the appearance of the man just now, he knows this.
Wuweizi and these people can be described as one willing to fight and one willing to suffer, each taking what he needs.
"What a deep calculation!"
I shook my head and had to take it.
But one thing has to be said that allowing so many people to risk their lives to go underground shows that once they survive, the benefits are large enough.
Thinking about this, I can't help but wonder what the benefits are when I reach the end.
"Let's go!"
Qiqi sniffed his nose at this time, glanced back, and said, "Someone is coming over from behind!" ”
"Let's go!"
I nodded, it has reached this point, it is impossible to retreat, I can only follow the road of Qiqi to the dark.
Patting the butt, Qiqi and I set off again.
After walking for about three minutes, a scream suddenly came from behind him.
I paused, looked back, and there was darkness behind me, and I couldn't see anything.
"Don't look at it, most of it was done by water monkeys!" Qiqi said.
"Hmm!"
I snorted, turned around and continued to walk in with Qiqi.
After walking about 50 meters, the river gradually widened and the corridors on both sides began to narrow.
The further we went, the narrower the passage became, and after a hundred meters, the side where Qiqi and I were only allowed to pass through, and the other side was already flooded by the river.
"There's someone up ahead!"
After turning a corner, I stopped, and so did Qiqi.
Just ten meters in front of us, there was an oil lamp hanging on the wall of the cave, and under the oil lamp, there was a paper figure.
The paper figure is so vivid that if it weren't for the broken half of the arm, I would almost have thought it was a real person.
"Get out of the way!"
Looking at the paper figure, Qiqi stood up and coldly spit out two words.
"Rustle!"
The paper man's head turned slowly, staring at Qiqi for a while, his feet moved on the ground, making a rustling sound, and he got out of the way.
It is said to make way for a road, but in fact, since the road is less than half a meter wide, the paper figure only gives way to a passage that can only accommodate one person.
"Let's go!"
Seeing that the paper figure got out of the way, Qiqi didn't get entangled, turned around and jumped up, and landed on my shoulder.
"Hmm!"
I didn't say anything, I took Qiqi forward, and when I passed by the paper man, I turned slightly sideways, trying not to make contact with the paper man.
The moment I staggered, I saw a cold gaze in the eyes of the paper man.
"This paper man wants to kill me!"
After making a mistake, this thought came to me.
"Don't worry, you can go as you go!"
At this moment, Qiqi's voice sounded in my ears.
I slowed down, and the pace that I was supposed to speed up slowed down again.
Ten meters after walking, Qiqi jumped off my shoulder and landed behind me, looking at the paper figure vigilantly.
I glanced at Qiqi with my peripheral vision and continued to move forward.
After walking around a corner, I disappeared from the sight of the paper figure and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
"It's all right!" Qiqi relaxed and glanced back.
"What's going on?" I asked.
We obviously followed the corpse sewer, why did a paper man appear halfway through?
"The more people die, the fewer people share in the benefits, and some people think very highly of themselves and are clearing out their opponents!" Qiqi said with a sneer.
"I'm afraid that if I'm smart, I'll be mistaken by being smart!" I said.
As soon as the words fell, a terrible cry sounded behind him.
Not to mention the use, someone must have met with the paper figure.
Judging from the screams, the paper man has succeeded nine times out of ten.
"Don't look at it, keep walking, the smell of that fox is almost gone!" Qiqi urged and continued to move forward.
I was stunned when I said this, and it also made me realize something!
That blood fox is probably guiding us in the direction of progress, and there is likely to be a tacit understanding between her and Qiqi, so Qiqi can be so sure that we are not wrong.
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