The next morning, I was dragged to the street by He Xiaochen to buy goods.

But this may be the saddest shopping I've ever had, because the things I bought this time were all for the underworld tonight.

Zhang Ye didn't come together, he was assigned a task by He Xiaochen to find that Zhong Wenkai to help, she said, there is still a need for someone to contribute tonight, but there is no need to go down to the Yin Division, but this person must be reliable.

But in the realm of Tai'an, we don't know many people, and the only one who is most familiar is Zhong Wenkai, and he is a friend of Lao Pan, who investigated with us for a day yesterday, and he can be regarded as his own person.

Therefore, Zhang Ye could only go to him for help.

And I, I became He Xiaochen's laborer, uh, that's right, it's laborer, although these two words have the same pronunciation as my husband, but the greatness of the Chinese characters is magical, the pronunciation is slightly raised, and the nature is very different

The two of us ran all over the big and small markets in Tai'an, wandering around, and I was speechless when I finally bought something.

Three feet of red rope, a handful of sandalwood, two red-skinned eggs, and a pound of white rice.

These are not bad, but the strangest thing is that she actually bought a live snake.

Just this little thing, but it took most of the day, the two of us are basically wandering around the street, this He Xiaochen doesn't know how long he hasn't been on the street, he saw a store and went in to take a look, and when he saw a shopping mall, he drilled in, interested in everything, and then tried a lot of clothes, but I was like a follower next to me, and I kept helping her look at the clothes and get the bag, and the most annoying thing was that she didn't buy anything

When I returned to the hotel, it was already afternoon, I was tired because of backache, and my legs and stomach were filled with lead, but He Xiaochen was very happy, as if he hadn't gone shopping for a long time.

I put everything on the table and asked her, "Do you have such a shopping scene, don't you just look at it?" ”

He Xiaochen only used one sentence to choke me speechless.

She said: "It's all people who are going to the underworld, why are you buying clothes?" ”

As soon as she said this, I also remembered something, I picked up the phone and dialed, she asked me what I was doing, I said to her angrily: "I have to call home and explain it, in case I don't come back, I have to let them know how I didn't"

He Xiaochen's smiling eyes were almost out of sight, and he said to me breathlessly: "Don't worry, I'm joking with you, I promise to send you down safely, and then bring you up safely, if it's really gone, then I won't do it." ”

I was about to speak, but there was a sudden movement in a snakeskin bag on the table, and I remembered that there was a snake in it, and hurriedly carried it and threw it on the ground, and asked her puzzledly: "I said what kind of spell are you, it's not enough to use those messes, you have to get a snake?" ”

He Xiaochen said mysteriously: "Well, keep this secret for the time being, and you will know when the time comes." But speaking of which, you still have a task that you can complete? ”

"What task? If you have something, just talk about it together, don't be like that old Pan, it's like squeezing toothpaste, be happy. ”

She stretched out her hand and pointed to the snakeskin bag on the ground next to her, and said, "Tonight, you have come to slaughter it." ”

I was stunned: "What, slaughter it?" Why? ”

"Then don't ask, anyway, this is yours, kill a snake, what is there to ask."

He Xiaochen's tone was very disapproving, and I said with a bitter face: "Eldest sister, I won't tell you, I haven't killed such a chicken, you let me kill the snake?" If you don't do it, why don't you kill yourself? ”

"Me? What are you kidding, I'm a girl, how can you make a girl do such a bloody thing? He Xiaochen shouted, but I shook my head again and again, and said: "If you want me to kill the chicken, I will do it reluctantly, the snake is embarrassed, I have been afraid of this thing since I was a child, and I don't know how to kill it at all."

The two of us were talking when the door to the room suddenly opened, and a voice came in.

"Who are you going to kill?"

I turned my head to see that it was Zhang Ye walking in, and He Xiaochen and I pointed to the snakeskin bag together, and said in unison, "Kill it." ”

Zhang Ye squinted, glanced at the snakeskin bag and said, "It's just a snake, I'll come." ”

He Xiaochen clapped his hands: "Oh, it's still Brother Ye's strength, why didn't I remember it?"

Zhang Ye didn't react much, as if he didn't take it to heart at all, and said, "What time is the action tonight?" I've already contacted Lao Zhong, and he's waiting for us to let you know. ”

He Xiaochen thought for a while and said, "Just let him come to us at the right time, so that the time is just about the same." ”

"You just say nine o'clock in the evening, and it's still time" I pursed my lips and said, He Xiaochen glared at me and said, "What do you know, you have to look at the time to cast spells, this is my professional habit." ”

I fluttered: "Professional habits? You're still there."

I just wanted to say that you are a tomb robber and have this professional habit, but the words stopped when they came to their mouths, thinking about the three people in the room, except for me, the other two are tomb robbers, or don't talk short in person, don't hit people in the face, don't scold the bald donkey in front of the monk

Zhang Ye smiled slightly, patted me and said, "Don't forget, we are now on the same front, you and I, as well as everyone, are grave seekers." ”

I couldn't help but be stunned, looking at Zhang Ye, an indescribable feeling surged up in my heart.

When did I, when was I like them?

In any case, time always passed little by little, and I waited anxiously until the time came—that is, at nine o'clock in the evening, Zhong Wenkai arrived on time.

There's nothing nonsense to talk about next, I have already packed up the mess of red string, sandalwood, white rice, eggs, etc., and carried them in a bag. As for the snake, it belonged to Zhang Ye, He Xiaochen was even tighter and neat, dressed in black and pants, with his hair coiled, stretching out his arms and legs without any tension, just like an assassin who was about to carry out a mission, with a heroic posture all over his body.

After everything was ready, He Xiaochen waved his hand at us, and a few people quietly left the hotel to start tonight's special operation.

Presumably Zhang Ye had already explained to Lao Zhong during the day, he didn't ask much, and he didn't show surprise, and drove us to the place where we were yesterday, and then no one turned on the flashlight, and climbed up the mountain in the dark.

Fortunately, today is still the night of the full moon, and I can see the path clearly by the moonlight, and I walked and inadvertently looked up at the sky, and then I remembered that today seems to be the sixteenth day of the lunar calendar, no wonder the moon is so round and so bright.

The road up the mountain is also as rugged and difficult as yesterday, but we have all been mentally prepared, and the place we are going to today also makes people go further and more hairy in their hearts, so the ruggedness of the path seems to be indifferent, I think in my heart, after a while, I have come to yesterday's stone platform again.

I remember standing here yesterday, looking up at the starry sky, the moon was very beautiful, the silver moonlight sprinkled on the stone platform, the mountains in the distance were undulating, the strange peaks and cliffs, and the ethereal feeling in the trance made people very dizzy.

But today, I look at everywhere gloomy, and even the countless boulders scattered on the stone platform look like hideous ghosts and monsters in this darkness, ready to choose people to devour at any time.

There is also the woods not far away, rustling in the night wind, and the occasional insect chirping around is even more terrifying.

He Xiaochen looked around, looked up at the sky again, silently lowered his head and thought for a moment, and then said to Zhang Ye: "It's okay, now I'm going to kill that snake, remember, only take its blood later, and throw the corpse into the valley." ”

Zhang Ye responded, opened the snakeskin bag, reached in, and easily caught the small snake that was only more than half a meter long and pinched the snake's head.

Looking at He Xiaochen again, he took out a small bag from his body and opened it, and there was actually a strand of hair inside.

I looked strange, I didn't know what she was going to do, He Xiaochen told me to take out the red rope and tie it around her waist, and told me that I must tie it strongly.

I don't understand this anymore, but I can only do it, so I took out the three-zhang red rope, tied one end to He Xiaochen's waist, and threw the other end on the ground, He Xiaochen instructed us again, when we go in, everyone will grab the red rope and follow her, and don't open your eyes, when she says it's okay, you can open your eyes.

We all nodded yes, and the atmosphere immediately became tense, He Xiaochen put the egg and white rice in my hand again, and said, "You will follow me closely, I said it's okay, you have to throw the egg out immediately, grab a handful of white rice and scatter it, move quickly, remember to remember." ”

I nodded emphatically, put the eggs and white rice into my pocket, He Xiaochen handed the other end of the red rope to Zhong Wenkai, and said to him with an extremely solemn expression: "Your task is the most important, you just hold on to the red rope for a while, don't listen more, don't look more, after we all go in, you just wait quietly outside, don't worry, nothing will happen during this period, but you must concentrate, when the red rope is pulled three times in a row, you can quickly pull it out, we can come out, understand?" ”

Zhong Wenkai's face also turned white, and he nodded again and again and said, "I understand, don't worry, but how long will you go in?" I'm prepared. ”

He Xiaochen thought for a while and said: "Before dawn, now it's almost time, I will try to come out within three hours, that is, before five o'clock in the morning, you must not fall asleep, let alone relax the red rope on your hand, the lives of the three of us are all caught in your hands." ”

Only then did I understand that the purpose of her calling Zhong Wenkai was to stay outside, but in what she said just now, it was clear that her life and death were completely handed over to Zhong Wenkai.

Can this Zhong Wenkai be reliable?

However, at this time, I was not allowed to think too much, He Xiaochen had just arranged a qiē, and suddenly a cold wind blew, and the temperature in the surrounding air dropped suddenly.

He Xiaochen hurriedly pulled us to hide behind the boulder, looked at the hour again, and then looked up at Zhang Ye.

"Let's get started."