The cobbler sat in front of the fire for a while. Seeing that I didn't move, he asked, "What's wrong?" ”

I hurriedly said, "Nothing, nothing." Then he squeezed the blood on his fingertips and finished the birth date.

The cobbler stood up, walked around the room, and said, "Where did you and the knife meet?" ”

I coughed lightly and said, "In the Zhongzi camp, there is a small temple there. ”

The cobbler nodded: "After dawn, you will leave here." Don't run around, and after dark, hide near the small temple. In the evening, I broke off with the knife. Until then, you don't come out. And, try to restrain your own anger and don't let him notice, understand? ”

I nodded nervously, "Understood." ”

When the cobbler had said this, he stopped squeaking. I sat in the room, feeling more and more uncomfortable.

Although I am sure that he will not harm my life. But sitting with a human skin that can sit and lie down, walk and talk, I always feel a little creepy.

After a while, I had the courage to say, "Why didn't I see your old man last time I came here?" ”

I've wanted to ask this question for a long time. When Mr. Lu was not leaving, I came here twice with him. It stands to reason that this hut is too obvious for us not to notice.

The cobbler said lightly: "Because the last time you came, you took the road of the yang world. ”

When I heard this, I couldn't help but feel excited: "Is the road I am walking today the way of hell?" ”

The cobbler smiled at me, and then said, "When you came, you lost your soul and thought that you were going to die, and once you have such thoughts, it is very easy for people to get into trouble with ghosts." It's no surprise that you've taken the wrong path to the underworld, young man. ”

I nodded silently, thinking, "Aren't you one of those ghosts?" ”

After a while, a rooster crows outside. The cobbler said, "Open the door, close your eyes, and go outside, and don't look back." Otherwise, I won't be able to save you, so go ahead. ”

I nervously agreed, closed my eyes, and groped my way outside.

My eyes were closed, I couldn't see, and my heart was even more nervous. I couldn't hear anything, I just felt a cool breeze blowing and chills all over my body.

I fumbled for a long time, but nothing happened around me again. I sniffed and smelled the smell of earth and grass, which meant I was still in the countryside.

I opened my eyes slightly, and I saw that the east was white, and the sky was about to dawn. That's when I dared to stop slowly.

I glanced back, wondering where I had come from.

The dew was heavy at night, and the dirt roads in the countryside were damp. I saw a trail of footprints stretching out from under my feet. Then it circled around a big tree, I don't know how many times.

I looked at the tree, it was leafy, nothing out of the ordeal. I shook my head and thought to myself: it's better to get out of here as soon as possible.

I hurriedly looked for my way back to the city, and when I passed by the bamboo forest on the way, I saw the dead bamboo staggering from side to side, as if it were a bamboo house. When I think of last night, I can't help but be so frightened that I don't dare to look at it again.

After I returned to the city, I looked at Xue Qian first. Seeing that he is still very weak, it is estimated that he will be discharged from the hospital soon. Then I went back to the empty house and packed up some things. went straight to the Zhongzi camp.

When the villagers of Zhongzi Camp saw me coming back, they were all grateful to Dade and thanked me for saving my life. I told me that there had been no death in the village since the battle that night.

I thought to myself, "Your village is too peaceful." I'm going to die tonight. ”

I waved my hand and said, "Tonight, after dark, everyone will go to bed with the lights out, and no one will come out." ”

None of the villagers asked why, and they all nodded in agreement.

After I said this, I didn't say anything polite to the villagers, and went straight to the small temple.

I opened the temple door and found the Prophet kneeling on the futon again, muttering something. I dragged him up and commanded, "Get me something to eat, and don't come back until dawn." The prophet hurriedly agreed.

Half an hour later, I devoured the contents of the bowl and said to the coffin, "Mr. Lu, I'm back." ”

Mr. Lu's voice was neither sad nor joyful: "How is it?" Found a way to save your life? ”

I was surprised and asked, "How do you know?" ”

Mr. Lu smiled: "If it weren't for the fact that this life was saved, would you be able to eat?" ”

I thought to myself: Can't I be a full ghost? I swallowed two mouthfuls and then told Mr. Lu about last night.

After hearing this, Mr. Lu was speechless for a while, and then said, "I don't know where this person comes from." He was willing to give his life to save you. ”

I waved my hand: "Who is it?" He's a human skin. ”

Mr. Lu smiled: "Human skin used to be human before. I guess he has some means to contain the knife, or maybe he has some treasure on him. ”

I asked with some concern, "You say, is this person really helping me?" ”

Mr. Lu snorted and said, "There is no need for him to lie to you. After dark, you can hold the corpse teeth, just wait and see what happens, hide in the temple, and don't go out lightly. ”

I nodded and said, "You just let me out, and I don't have the guts." ”

When I had eaten and drunk my fill, I lay on the ground with my futon on my pillow. I was so sleepy that I quickly became a little delirious.

Before I fell asleep, I seemed to hear Mr. Lu talking to me: "Zhao Mang, after the matter of this knife is resolved, you have to protect the Dharma for me and help me escape from the coffin......

My last thought was, "Get out? Why escape? ”

I floated up and down in my sleep, dreaming of a lot of strange things. Then I felt that my body was getting colder and colder, and I woke up from freezing.

I got up from the ground and rubbed my aching back.

I noticed that it was already dark, and the small temple was pitch black, and instinctively, I wanted to light the lamp, but when my hand touched the candlestick, it suddenly dawned on me: "You can't light a lamp here." I've got to hide. ”

At this time, I heard a gloomy and erratic voice: "Zhao Mang...... Here they are......"

I was scared into a cold sweat by this voice, but fortunately, I quickly realized that it was Mr. Lu's voice. I said angrily, "Mr. Lu, are you planning to scare me to death?" ”

Mr. Lu's voice was extremely low, and he whispered: "I can feel that they are outside, do you have the courage to take a look, what is the situation now?" ”

I took the tooth out of my pocket and put it in my mouth, then groped around the room for a while, got on all fours, and crept cautiously to the door.

I was lying on my stomach at the door of the small temple, looking out through the crack in the door.

I saw a man pacing outside the temple. The moonlight in the sky was good, shining on his face. I just glanced at it and immediately froze: "This person ...... Isn't this me? ”

Then, I immediately realized: "This is not me, this is the cobbler, it seems that this kid is really trustworthy and has come to die in lie." ”

After a few seconds, the cobbler suddenly stood still, and shouted in a firm tone: "Come out." ”

Then, a shadow slowly emerged from the darkness. It's the sword soul.

When the sword soul saw the cobbler, his face was full of anger, and he said, "Zhao Mang, I came here to take your life today, are you ready?" ”

The cobbler said lightly: "Just take it." ”

Seeing that the cobbler was so calm, the sword soul was actually stunned. He stared at the cobbler for a while, then suddenly shook his head and said, "You are not Zhao Mang. ”

The cobbler obviously didn't expect the sword soul to see through our deception, and he was surprised: "Why am I not Zhao Mang?" ”

The sword soul said slowly: "Zhao Mang is very sorry for his life. And you're too calm. But......" He hesitated for a moment, and said, "But I will kill you first today, and as for him, he will not be able to escape anyway." What's the use of prolonging a day longer? ”

When I heard the sword soul say this, I couldn't help but feel cold all over my body: "He's right." What is the use of a cobbler dying for me? Sooner or later, the sword soul will have to come to the door. Now I only hope that the cobbler really has some ability to control the soul of the knife. However, what he said before was a substitute for death, and it seemed that he only wanted to die, and he didn't mean to defeat the sword soul at all......"

As soon as I thought of this, I heard the blade whining outside, like a dragon's groan. I leaned down in the crack of the door and looked out, and saw the sword glittering, and it was struck by the cobbler. And the cobbler didn't even dodge, and was slashed all the way down from the top of his head. The upper half of the body has been changed into two sections.