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Chapter 8: Blood Grooves and Secret Passages

A beam of light shone into the coffin through the cracks. I saw the most horrific image so far, only to see the person in front of me with his mouth and nose gagged and writhing inside the coffin, but the blood gradually dried up because of the deep penetration of the brass nails into the body.

The man looked me in the eye helplessly, I thought I would see zombies, ghosts, or something. But unexpectedly, the person in this coffin was 'Lao Xu'.

Lao Xu kept glaring at me, he couldn't speak at this time, his body was tied up in the coffin, and there were tears in the corners of his eyes.

I watched Lao Xu's panicked face, and my eyes kept opening and closing, as if I wanted to send me this signal!

Without further ado, it is important to save people first. I got up, called Qingzhong and Xu Gouzi, and told them what I had seen. Especially Xu Gouzi, knowing that it was not a zombie but his father, he was about to cry in a hurry.

We didn't have any weapons in our hands, only some farming tools that we had brought with us when we came. I also have a pickaxe in my hand, and Qingzhong has a shovel in my hand. Xu Gouzi didn't have anything in his hand, probably because he lost it when he ran for his life before.

But these tools are only my pickaxe, and they are still somewhat useful. The three of us quickly discussed how to rescue Lao Xu. Because the coffin was so tall that there was no way to exert strength when standing on it.

So, the three of them jumped off the coffin one after another, forming a stacked Arhat posture. Qingzhong and Xu Gouzi served as the base underneath, and I stepped on the shoulders of the two of them, and the end of the pickaxe was inserted into the gap before.

I lowered my head and said to them, "It's done, hard!" Qingzhong and Xu Gouzi nodded one after another. Constantly pulling me down, almost using up my strength to feed.

With our unremitting efforts, the heavy coffin lid was slowly pried up. At this time, the three of us climbed onto the coffin again, stood on the edge, and pushed the lid sideways and hard. Finally, a one-person-wide slit was made. However, at this time, Lao Xu had already choked his breath.

Xu Gouzi and Qingzhong forcefully pulled out thirty-six copper nails from Lao Xu's body, but the blood on Lao Xu's body had already dried up. I jumped into the coffin and carried out through Lao Xu's body, and after Xu Gouzi turned out the corpse, he knelt beside Lao Xu, hugged his head and cried, and kept beating his body.

At this time, I was still in the coffin and did not come out. In my heart, I actually feel very guilty about Lao Xu's death.

However, when I was fighting against the elderly, I found that the coffin was very wide, almost able to sleep three people, and there were many scratches on the inner wall of the coffin, maybe there was really a zombie here.

The most strange thing for me was that when Xu Gouzi and Lao Xu pulled out the copper nail, I saw a blood groove in the coffin slowly moving out. I found that there was barely much blood left in the coffin from Lao Xu. It's all absorbed by the blood trough of the coffin, and I don't know where it goes.

When Xu Gouzi kept crying about Lao Xu's death, I called the grief-stricken Qingzhong over. "Qingzhong, our previous judgments were all wrong, you see here, there is a blood trough, this is definitely not a coffin, but a torture instrument, and it may also be an ancient blood sacrifice. The person is tied inside the coffin and a copper nail is driven into it to allow the blood to flow into the blood tank. As for what exactly it does, we need to go inside the coffin to see.

Moreover, when I was looking at Lao Xu with a flashlight just now, he kept winking at me. I thought it was very important and wrote it down, and the rhythm of opening my eyes was about three short, three long and three short. You've been a soldier before, do you know what it is? ”

Qingzhong looked at me with wide eyes and said, "Are you sure it's three short, three long, three short?" ”

I nodded, "Absolutely, I can't be mistaken in this case." ”

"That's too bad, I learned this on the first day when I was in the reconnaissance company. This is the Morse code, these three short, three long and three short, which are called SOS in the world, which means 'help'. ”

As soon as I heard this, I was shocked, so I quietly leaned in Qingzhong's ear, "This Lao Xu is a thorough old peasant, how can he know what is in the army, is he still a spy?" ”

Qingzhong whispered to me, "I don't know, if he is not from the army, how can he be this Morse code, which can't be explained at all?" ”

At this time, Xu Gouzi cried out and felt much better, and slowly came to us. I waved my hand from Qingzhong and motioned for him not to discuss this issue anymore, we must guard against Xu Gouzi.

After Lao Xu's question appeared, I didn't believe that the person on the other side was really Xu Gouzi. If not, I have to give him a thumbs up, it's definitely an actor-level performance.

Xu Gouzi's eyes were red and swollen from crying, and he came to my side with two big eyes, and said, "Brother Li, let's find a place to bury my father, so that he can be buried in the old man's house." ”

I patted him on the shoulder and comforted, "It's all fate, God's arrangement, let's mourn and change!" However, we can't go back now, the identity of the enemy outside is still unclear, and we rush out, and there is only a dead end.

Let's put Lao Xu here first, and when the matter is over, we will take him home and bury him well! ”

Xu Gouzi nodded, turned around and took off his coat, and put it on Lao Xu's head. He also knelt down and kowtowed three times, "Dad, your old man will stay here for a while, and my son will come back to pick you up and go home immediately." ”

Xu Gouzi turned around, adjusted his mood, and came to the coffin with us.

I didn't look carefully when I came in just now, and I'll come back at this time. It was discovered that the blood trough protruded from the bottom of the coffin, and the trough was facing the position of the copper nail on the coffin lid, as if to facilitate the reception of blood.

Moreover, in the innermost corner of the coffin. With a flashlight, I found that there was a hole two people wide here, and the three of us came here, and when we looked down, it was bottomless and pitch black.

The bottom of this cave is also paved with green bricks. However, it is not as large as the previous one, and the arrangement is not so neat, it seems that the builder made it out in a hurry.

I sat down with the two of them and studied it carefully, but could I get in?

After a few minutes, we agreed to go down. One is because there are enemies outside, and if you are blocked here, you will definitely die, and the other is that you may be able to find a way to survive if you go down, you can see Lao Xu here, and maybe other people will also go in.

Time was of the essence, and we swooped into the secret passages. I was flashing a flashlight in front of me, and as soon as I came in, I was greeted by a very pungent rancid smell.

I covered my nose and looked back at the two of them, and Qingzhong waved his hand forward to move on.

Turning his head, the light of the flashlight shone downward. This dark world makes me shiver. I followed the flashlight and saw that each step was about half a meter long and fifty centimeters wide, and every time I stepped on it, I could only just put down the surface of my feet, and I couldn't stand up completely.

Moreover, the tunnel is completely hollow. There is no bottom below, and if you step on the air, it will be a tragedy.

A beam of light shone into the coffin through the cracks. I saw the most horrific image so far, only to see the person in front of me with his mouth and nose gagged and writhing inside the coffin, but the blood gradually dried up because of the deep penetration of the brass nails into the body.

The man looked me in the eye helplessly, I thought I would see zombies, ghosts, or something. But unexpectedly, the person in this coffin was 'Lao Xu'.

Lao Xu kept glaring at me, he couldn't speak at this time, his body was tied up in the coffin, and there were tears in the corners of his eyes.

I watched Lao Xu's panicked face, and my eyes kept opening and closing, as if I wanted to send me this signal!

Without further ado, it is important to save people first. I got up, called Qingzhong and Xu Gouzi, and told them what I had seen. Especially Xu Gouzi, knowing that it was not a zombie but his father, he was about to cry in a hurry.

We didn't have any weapons in our hands, only some farming tools that we had brought with us when we came. I also have a pickaxe in my hand, and Qingzhong has a shovel in my hand. Xu Gouzi didn't have anything in his hand, probably because he lost it when he ran for his life before.

But these tools are only my pickaxe, and they are still somewhat useful. The three of us quickly discussed how to rescue Lao Xu. Because the coffin was so tall that there was no way to exert strength when standing on it.

So, the three of them jumped off the coffin one after another, forming a stacked Arhat posture. Qingzhong and Xu Gouzi served as the base underneath, and I stepped on the shoulders of the two of them, and the end of the pickaxe was inserted into the gap before.

I lowered my head and said to them, "It's done, hard!" Qingzhong and Xu Gouzi nodded one after another. Constantly pulling me down, almost using up my strength to feed.

With our unremitting efforts, the heavy coffin lid was slowly pried up. At this time, the three of us climbed onto the coffin again, stood on the edge, and pushed the lid sideways and hard. Finally, a one-person-wide slit was made. However, at this time, Lao Xu had already choked his breath.

Xu Gouzi and Qingzhong forcefully pulled out thirty-six copper nails from Lao Xu's body, but the blood on Lao Xu's body had already dried up. I jumped into the coffin and carried out through Lao Xu's body, and after Xu Gouzi turned out the corpse, he knelt beside Lao Xu, hugged his head and cried, and kept beating his body.

At this time, I was still in the coffin and did not come out. In my heart, I actually feel very guilty about Lao Xu's death.

However, when I was fighting against the elderly, I found that the coffin was very wide, almost able to sleep three people, and there were many scratches on the inner wall of the coffin, maybe there was really a zombie here.

The most strange thing for me was that when Xu Gouzi and Lao Xu pulled out the copper nail, I saw a blood groove in the coffin slowly moving out. I found that there was barely much blood left in the coffin from Lao Xu. It's all absorbed by the blood trough of the coffin, and I don't know where it goes.

When Xu Gouzi kept crying about Lao Xu's death, I called the grief-stricken Qingzhong over. "Qingzhong, our previous judgments were all wrong, you see here, there is a blood trough, this is definitely not a coffin, but a torture instrument, and it may also be an ancient blood sacrifice. The person is tied inside the coffin and a copper nail is driven into it to allow the blood to flow into the blood tank. As for what exactly it does, we need to go inside the coffin to see.

Moreover, when I was looking at Lao Xu with a flashlight just now, he kept winking at me. I thought it was very important and wrote it down, and the rhythm of opening my eyes was about three short, three long and three short. You've been a soldier before, do you know what it is? ”

Qingzhong looked at me with wide eyes and said, "Are you sure it's three short, three long, three short?" ”

I nodded, "Absolutely, I can't be mistaken in this case." ”

"That's too bad, I learned this on the first day when I was in the reconnaissance company. This is the Morse code, these three short, three long and three short, which are called SOS in the world, which means 'help'. ”

As soon as I heard this, I was shocked, so I quietly leaned in Qingzhong's ear, "This Lao Xu is a thorough old peasant, how can he know what is in the army, is he still a spy?" ”

Qingzhong whispered to me, "I don't know, if he is not from the army, how can he be this Morse code, which can't be explained at all?" ”

At this time, Xu Gouzi cried out and felt much better, and slowly came to us. I waved my hand from Qingzhong and motioned for him not to discuss this issue anymore, we must guard against Xu Gouzi.

After Lao Xu's question appeared, I didn't believe that the person on the other side was really Xu Gouzi. If not, I have to give him a thumbs up, it's definitely an actor-level performance.

Xu Gouzi's eyes were red and swollen from crying, and he came to my side with two big eyes, and said, "Brother Li, let's find a place to bury my father, so that he can be buried in the old man's house." ”

I patted him on the shoulder and comforted, "It's all fate, God's arrangement, let's mourn and change!" However, we can't go back now, the identity of the enemy outside is still unclear, and we rush out, and there is only a dead end.

Let's put Lao Xu here first, and when the matter is over, we will take him home and bury him well! ”

Xu Gouzi nodded, turned around and took off his coat, and put it on Lao Xu's head. He also knelt down and kowtowed three times, "Dad, your old man will stay here for a while, and my son will come back to pick you up and go home immediately." ”

Xu Gouzi turned around, adjusted his mood, and came to the coffin with us.

I didn't look carefully when I came in just now, and I'll come back at this time. It was discovered that the blood trough protruded from the bottom of the coffin, and the trough was facing the position of the copper nail on the coffin lid, as if to facilitate the reception of blood.

Moreover, in the innermost corner of the coffin. With a flashlight, I found that there was a hole two people wide here, and the three of us came here, and when we looked down, it was bottomless and pitch black.

The bottom of this cave is also paved with green bricks. However, it is not as large as the previous one, and the arrangement is not so neat, it seems that the builder made it out in a hurry.

I sat down with the two of them and studied it carefully, but could I get in?

After a few minutes, we agreed to go down. One is because there are enemies outside, and if you are blocked here, you will definitely die, and the other is that you may be able to find a way to survive if you go down, you can see Lao Xu here, and maybe other people will also go in.

Time was of the essence, and we swooped into the secret passages. I was flashing a flashlight in front of me, and as soon as I came in, I was greeted by a very pungent rancid smell.

I covered my nose and looked back at the two of them, and Qingzhong waved his hand forward to move on.

Turning his head, the light of the flashlight shone downward. This dark world makes me shiver. I followed the flashlight and saw that each step was about half a meter long and fifty centimeters wide, and every time I stepped on it, I could only just put down the surface of my feet, and I couldn't stand up completely.

Moreover, the tunnel is completely hollow. There is no bottom below, and if you step on the air, it will be a tragedy.