Mr. Lu said a lot of money, obviously very unconfident in his heart.

The big monkey thought for a moment, looked at me and said, "If you can really see the secret of the demon bone. I can lend you three monkey corpses. When the time comes. In case something happens, you have a better chance of surviving. ”

I looked at him suspiciously: "Three monkey corpses? Don't you only have one? And it won't be until a month later. ”

The big monkey monster laughed, then stretched out his hand and wiped it on his neck: "The monkey is dead, isn't there a corpse?" ”

I immediately understood that the big monkey meant that he would select three monkeys to kill himself and then lend us the corpses.

I was a little surprised and said, "Isn't that too much to pay?" ”

The big monkey was silent for a moment, then said, "The price? What is the price? Compared to being monkeys on top of Monkey Mountain, is this a price? ”

He looked at the top of the mountain and said, "At the beginning, we were more than a dozen Taoist priests looking for the secret of immortality. Run to the top of this mountain. I didn't even go into the hole. I was hit. As we escaped, people kept dying, and by the end of the day, there were only seven people left. ”

"At that time, a monkey pointed to a monkey corpse and motioned for us to hide inside. By the time we figured out what it meant, three more people died. Four Taoist priests, one monkey corpse. At the time, I thought I was going to kill each other. Unexpectedly, they didn't move, sitting cross-legged on the ground. Meditate with a mudra. Gave me a chance to survive. ”

I couldn't help but sigh: "You guys are really righteous. ”

The big monkey pointed to the monkeys watching us and said, "They, like me, are here to find opportunities." As a result, when they came, they were in groups, and those who survived were lonely. ”

When he said this, he looked at me and asked, "Do you know why we are guarding this monkey mountain?" ”

I was stunned by this question. I muttered, "yes, why are you guarding Monkey Mountain?" Is it to remind those who come after you not to go up the mountain again? ”

The big monkey shook his head: "There are very few Taoist priests who dare to go up the mountain now. No need to be reminded at all. The reason why we are staying here is to find out the secret of the demon bones, and we don't want our fellow disciples to die in vain. ”

He patted his chest and said, "This layer of skin on us." Although we have become this strange appearance, we can at least stay here and study the demon bones slowly. We can't enter the cave yet, but we may be able to enter the cave one day when we have eaten enough dragon whiskers. ”

I sighed, "No wonder you can eat something as hard to swallow as the dragon whiskers." However, why can the dragon whiskers deal with the demon bones in the cave? ”

The big monkey shook his head and said, "I don't know about this either." This grass is not expensive, it is very common, and there are many of them in the rest of the place. I was surprised that this kind of ordinary passage thing suddenly had a great effect. ”

He stood up and seemed to sigh: "We, Taoist priests, our souls are sealed in the body of a monkey, as if we have been reincarnated, and half of our cultivation has disappeared. I want to practice again, but this progress is far from what I was doing when I was a person. ”

Xue Qian asked, "How did that monkey die just now?" ”

The big monkey said lightly: "Old and dead." The body was gone, so he died, and the soul inside did not escape, and was swallowed by the strange fragrance emitted by the demon bones. However, this place has a benefit, as long as it is smeared with dragon whiskers, it will be left for more than a month. The corpse will be rejuvenated and will continue to be used for decades. It's a pity that when it wakes up again, it is another poor soul that lives in it. ”

All three of us were silent.

The big monkey asked, "What are you going to do?" Do you need my monkey corpse? ”

I looked at the monkeys, and then at myself. I thought for a moment and shook my head slowly.

Xue Qian looked at me in surprise: "Old Zhao, when did you become so bold?" I knew it was safer to use monkey carcasses, but I didn't use them. ”

The big monkey looked at me and said, "Don't you want to be like us?" In fact, in the face of life and death, who cares if they are human or monkey? ”

I smiled bitterly and said, "I don't care about this, I was just thinking that if this place was really manipulated by the old ancestor and let me go." I'd better use my own flesh so as not to be self-defeating. Since this matter has been spread on my head, I will resign myself to fate and will not shirk it anymore. ”

The big monkey nodded and praised: "Willing to take risks, this is bravery." The words of the little brother overshadowed my life for half of my life. ”

I thought to myself: What are you willing to risk? Who is willing to joke with his life, I am so bold today, eighty percent of them have been pitted by Mr. Lu a lot, and I have practiced it.

The big monkey shouted to the monkeys, "Bring me wine, and I will toast my little brother a few glasses." ”

I looked at them in amazement: "You still have wine?" ”

After a while, the monkeys brought in some bottles and jars, which looked like tattered pieces picked up from elsewhere, but the aroma of wine was very strong.

At this time, I didn't care about hygiene, so I took a broken bowl and poured it into myself.

The big monkey asked, "How?" ”

I nodded and said, "Good wine." ”

The big monkey drank it and said, "We rarely drink these wines, mainly to sacrifice demon bones. I don't know when this tradition began, but it is estimated that it has been thousands of years. ”

After drinking, the big monkey waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's go to the cave and have a look." ”

With the big monkeys leading the way, it was much easier for us to go up the mountain. They know where to put their feet down and which stones can be grasped without loosening.

Half an hour later, we climbed to the cave. In front of us, a black hole appeared. Outside the entrance of the cave, there are several relatively well-preserved bowls.

The monkeys poured the wine into the bowls and said, "We have put these bowls for sacrifice, so you should not pay attention to them." ”

I looked at Mr. Lu and said, "Give me the oil lamp, I'm going in." ”

Mr. Lu said nervously: "It's dangerous. ”

I pointed to the dragon's whiskers on my body: "There's this thing." I should be able to hold out until I escape. When the time comes, you can find a way to take me down the mountain. ”

Mr. Lu nodded and said, "As long as I have a breath, I will take you down the mountain." ”

Holding the oil lamp, I took a step towards the hole. At this time, I found that there was actually a lamp on the mountain wall. The lamp is the same color as the mountain wall, and it is apparently carved directly from the mountain.

The big monkey and the others were standing at the entrance of the cave, only a step or two away from me. I pointed to the stone lamp on the mountain wall and asked, "You did this too?" ”

The monkeys looked at each other, as if they were puzzled by the lamp. After a while, the big monkey said, "I haven't seen this lamp before, and it is likely that the person you are looking for made it." ”

I sent the oil lamp close to me and lit it. The lamp oil inside is not dry, and it is true that it was put on recently.

When the stone lamp was lit, I saw a flat bluestone slab lying on the ground in front of me. There are two footprints on the stone slab, as if they were specially stepped on. Behind the slate is a massive black coffin. Presumably, what is placed inside is the demon bone.

I looked at Mr. Lu suspiciously, and asked, "What is this slate for?" ”

Mr. Lu frowned, shook his head, and said, "I don't understand what this means. "Baidu sister-in-law|Empty house

I breathed a sigh of relief, and then stood up. Instantly, I felt a strange fragrance envelop me.

The big monkey shouted, "Little brother, the demon bones are about to be powerful." ”

I was about to flee, but I didn't feel like the smell was too strong. It wrapped around me, trying to burrow into my body, but was blocked by the dragon's whiskers.

The big monkey shouted anxiously outside, "You can't hold on for long." Come out quickly. ”

At this time, I noticed that because of the stone lamp behind me, my shadow fell in front of me, impartially, and was reflected on a stone wall. And on the stone wall, there is a human figure carved.

This man's heart has a thin needle. After my shadow landed on it, the needle began to move slowly.

It dawned on me that "this is soul-calling." ”