CHAPTER XXXV

Skeleton Warrior (1)

Du Zijuan's nervousness and uneasiness also infected Fang Xin. He looked around, but found nothing. I don't know where the skeleton soldiers that Du Zijuan said are located, why can't I see them?

'Zijuan, where are they?' After Fang Xin's search was fruitless, he had to ask Du Zijuan.

Du Zijuan looked a little distracted, she said in despair: "I don't know the way, I don't know the way. I did see it just now, why is it missing now?'

Skeleton soldiers, Fang Xin couldn't be more familiar. He'd been in contact with these skeletons many times before. From the ancient boats of the Grand Canal to the gates of the school. But he still doesn't understand where these skeleton soldiers came from and what purpose they are here?

There is only one thing that Fang Xin can be very sure of. That is, these skeleton soldiers are friends and foes.

Fang Xin observed for a while, and after making sure that there was no danger around, he slowly approached the cabin again. Little by little, I watched the movements around me.

Now, Fang Xin can only give two judgments. Or, the skeleton soldier is hiding in a very mysterious place, making it difficult for people to find it. Or, Du Zijuan was dazzled. Actually, nothing.

But no matter what the case is, Fang Xin will not let his guard down. Because, these days, danger has been with him like a ghost, so that he can't relax at all.

The chalet was quiet and surprisingly quiet. In fact, each cabin is quiet, quiet and there is no trace of human activity.

It was in such a quiet situation that Fang Xin finally approached the door of the cabin. He just wanted to go up and push the door to see if it was locked or open.

Suddenly, he felt a strong wind blowing beside him, and Fang Xin's face changed greatly. His first reaction was to quickly turn sideways, and quickly took a few steps back, and happened to crash into Du Zijuan behind him. Du Zijuan screamed and fell on the wooden floor.

Fang Xin's reaction was fast enough, but he was still one step late. The clothes on the chest, I don't know what was scratched, a long cut. A long, blood-soaked gash was revealed.

Fortunately, Fang Xin hid in time. The mouth is not deep, just a shallow one. Even so, Fang Xin was still stunned and stood still in a daze.

At the moment when he dodged, the moment the sunlight reflected by the lake water coincidentally shot into his eyes, he also saw two ugly skeleton soldiers.

The one closest to him brandished the steel knife in his hand and stared at him fiercely. The other one stood majestically in front of the hut.

It happened very suddenly, only for a split second, and there was nothing left in front of me. It's as if everything that just happened is just an illusion, an unreal illusion.

However, the injury on Fang Xin's chest was real and not exaggerated at all. Therefore, the wound is still oozing blood and still faintly painful.

So, where did those mysterious skeleton soldiers go, and when could they be seen and disappear without a trace? Also, what is the purpose of the skeleton soldiers guarding in front of the cabin? What are they guarding?

Fang Xin suddenly thought of something that even he thought was ridiculous. The skeleton soldiers are not guarding Xiaoxue, the kidnappers are afraid that Xiaoxue will run away, so they send two skeleton soldiers to guard it.

Thinking about it, Fang Xin shook his head and denied his thoughts. If it is a human kidnapping, who has the ability to command the skeletons? Unless it's not a person.

Just thinking about it, Du Zijuan got up from the ground and asked in a panic, "What's wrong, Fang Xin?"

Fang Xin didn't answer her, he was thinking about a question, why couldn't he see the skeleton soldiers? None of the skeletons I've encountered before have ever happened to me. Could it be that the skeleton soldiers have upgraded and learned to become invisible?

A ridiculous idea that seems unlikely.

So, why can we sometimes see and sometimes we can't? Under what conditions do you have to be able to see these stealthy skeletons?

Fang Xin stared at the surface of the lake, pondering. He really couldn't figure it out, he couldn't figure out such a thing that violated the laws of nature.

The surface of the lake is sparkling, although there is no wind, but the sun shines on the surface of the lake, and the stars are dotted, which is still very beautiful and beautiful.

At this moment, Fang Xin seemed to think of something. He hurriedly turned around and asked Du Zijuan: 'Zijuan, do you have any mirrors on you?' Take it out.'

'What? Mirror?' Du Zijuan didn't understand what Fang Xin meant, she asked with a dull expression, 'What mirror?'

Fang Xin said impatiently: "Any mirror, big or small, square or round, as long as it is a mirror. Do you have it or not, take it out.'

What Fang Xin thought was that girls usually brought some cosmetics or something. Well, a mirror may be a must-have!

So, Du Zijuan took out a small, round mirror, handed it to Fang Xin and said, "Is this okay?"

Fang Xin didn't say anything, snatched the small mirror from Du Zijuan's hand and put it on his chest.

He held a small mirror in one hand, facing the lake, constantly adjusting the direction of the mirror, as if trying to find something. Du Zijuan didn't know what he was doing, so she could only watch with a blank eye.

Not long after, Du Zijuan suddenly screamed: 'Ah! Ghost Skeleton!'

Fang Xin was also stunned, he didn't expect that his sudden thought would actually be blinded by him. It's like hitting shit luck.,Coincidentally, I bumped into it.

Using the principle of refraction of the mirror, the sunlight is reflected from the mirror surface and shines on the skeleton soldier, making it appear in its original form.

It turns out that these skeletons will only show their true colors when they are reflected in the light. Fang Xin really didn't expect this. As for the reason, no one has an answer as to what would be so. Not to mention Fang Xin and Du Zijuan.

It seems that the skeleton soldiers have also discovered something. Or rather, their secrets are revealed. So much so that the two skeleton soldiers raised their steel knives at the same time, and rushed towards Fang Xin and Du Zijuan with fierce looks.

The two of them saw that the situation was not good, and when they were about to make a move, Fang Xin grabbed Du Zijuan and lowered his head to the side. I saw the steel knife of the first skeleton soldier, forced from the top of the heads of the two people, with the sound of the howling wind.

Frightened, a second steel knife swooped down on him. At this time, Fang Xin didn't have time to dodge. In desperation, he took out his flashlight and blocked it.

The flashlight and the steel knife collide and sparks are sparked. Fang Xin's mouth was numb and painful, but he still endured the pain, holding the flashlight tightly and refusing to let go. At this time, the flashlight has been cut out of a big hole by the steel knife, and I don't know if it can be used.

The skeleton soldier seemed to be stunned for half a second, and quickly reacted. I saw it raise its left foot and kick it quickly. I heard two dull flutters, and Fang Xin and Du Zijuan's abdomen were hit at the same time, and they both flew out.

With Fang Xin and Du Zijuan's screams, the two of them bumped headlong into the door of the cabin without knowing what was going on.

I heard a click, and the door of the cabin was slammed open by the two of them.

That's not all.

I didn't know that the strength of the skeleton soldier would be so great, and after slamming open the door of the cabin, the two of them were thrown to the ground. All of a sudden, it seems that half of his life has been lost, and there is only a wail.

There was nothing to see in the cabin, it was pitch black. Only when the sunlight outside the house shines in can you see a little bit of the doorway.

Before Fang Xin could observe, he felt that the inside of his mouth was sticky and a little salty. He immediately realized what was going on, and wiped the back of his hand on the corner of his mouth, and sure enough, it was slimy.

'Zijuan, how are you, are you okay?' Fang Xin asked as he got up from the ground.

Before Du Zijuan could reply, Fang Xin's feet softened, as if he had stepped on the air, and his body suddenly felt like he was falling. It's like you've fallen into an abyss.

The instinct to survive made Fang Xin grasp his hands at the moment of falling, and he couldn't care about the pain in his abdomen. He seemed to have caught something, like an abyss or the edge of a trap, so that he didn't fall off immediately.

Even so, Fang Xin still didn't dare to take it lightly. Because he clearly felt that the strength of his hands was weakening sharply. It won't be long before he may still fall. And what's underneath, no one knows what to do.

Now, Fang Xin didn't have the heart to think about it, why would there be a pit in the cabin.

In order to stabilize his body, Fang Xin's feet stepped on the rock wall. He was lucky and quickly found two support points. In this way, the pressure on the arm is somewhat relieved.

The light outside the house didn't fully shine in, so Fang Xin's surroundings were still shrouded in darkness. After being hit hard by the skeleton soldier, he didn't know where his flashlight had gone. Otherwise, he really wanted to take it out and take a picture of what the hell this place was.

'Zijuan, Zijuan.' Fang Xin kept calling. Ever since he was kicked into the cabin, he didn't know where Du Zijuan was and if there was anything wrong. At this time, he began to worry about Du Zijuan.

However, forced by the situation, the first thing he had to worry about was himself. Because, two figures appeared at the door of the cabin, and the figure of the old elder was pulled by the morning sun.

Fang Xin couldn't see it, he was hanging, and his vision was blocked. But he could hear the heavy footsteps of the skeletons, trampling the wooden floor, making a rhythmic, crunching sound.

Not long after, those two skeleton soldiers full of hatred finally came to Fang Xin. Fang Xin looked up and saw that the skeleton soldiers were holding bright steel knives, and asked him to come. And he himself, at this time, was hanging, without the ability to resist.

The two skeletons glanced at each other, as if they were discussing, discussing with their eyes. Then, they seemed to have made some kind of decision, raised their steel knives, and slashed towards Fang Xin.

Sharp steel knives with a compelling wind. Before the steel knife arrived, Fang Xin had already felt that deterrent. It's menacing, as if it can't be stopped.

The whole body is hung and there is nowhere to hide. In a hurry, Fang Xin had no choice but to let go of his hands. The body is like an airplane that has lost power, falling straight down, and I don't know where it will fall.

The steel knife was thrown into the air, and two sounds were heard, and the steel knife slashed against the rock wall, bursting out with countless sparks.

I thought I was just going to die. If you don't get hacked to death by the skeletons, you will be killed by heavy falls. Unexpectedly, as soon as Fang Xin's idea was generated in his mind, he fell to the ground.

That is, the time of the fall is not even a second. That is to say, this abyss that Fang Xin thinks will not exceed five meters at most. Otherwise, he wouldn't have landed so quickly.

Even so, Fang Xin still fell not lightly. I couldn't move for a long time, I couldn't get up.

Fang Xin was lying on his back, and he couldn't help coughing twice, and suddenly felt that something was coming out of his mouth. Fang Xin didn't even have to think about it, he knew what Lu Dao was.

After lying down like this for a few minutes, I felt much better, and most of my strength had recovered. He opened his eyes and looked around, but saw nothing. Darkness seems to be the main theme here, and light is completely banished.

After Fang Xin felt a lot better, he wanted to stand up. At least he can't sit back and die.

However, as soon as he moved, before he could react, the whole person fell to the bottom again, and Fang Xin was dizzy, his limbs were weak, and his whole body seemed to fall apart, and he didn't belong to him.

Fang Xin didn't understand, could it be that this place was not flat, like a staircase, and there was a difference between high and low? So, what exactly is this place?

Fang Xinyi, who was confused, stretched out his hand, and immediately touched something hard beside him, like a wall. But the strange thing is that it is actually wooden, very hard.

When you touch it, it seems to be only half a meter high. Fang Xin muttered in his heart, he just rolled down from this? Or, what is this thing in front of you? What is wooden, and so hard?

With doubts, Fang Xin's hands stroked it. The thing seemed to be long, like a rectangle. But what it is, Fang Xin can't make a judgment for a while.

Just when Fang Xin decided to continue his research, not far away, just three or five meters away from him, a bright light suddenly appeared.

For this kind of bright light, Fang Xin was too familiar, it was the bright light of the flashlight. At the same time, it was accompanied by a moan. And this moan, Fang Xin is also very familiar with, it was Du Zijuan who made it.

Fang Xin didn't even think about it, and ran towards the bright light. Soon, he saw Du Zijuan sitting on the ground. Similarly, Du Zijuan also saw him. Both of them had a relieved smile on their faces at the same time.

Fang Xin sat down beside Du Zijuan and hurriedly asked, 'Zijuan, how is it, are you okay?'

Du Zijuan smiled, shook her head and said, "I'm fine, what about you?"

'I'm fine!'

It turned out that after Du Zijuan was kicked into the cabin by the skeleton soldiers, she was kicked here directly. She was in a coma for a long time and didn't wake up until she just woke up.

Du Zijuan took a flashlight and shone it around. She asked Fang Xin: 'What is this place?' Are we still in the cabin?'

Fang Xin couldn't answer this question. How did the cabin become like this, there was no furniture, no bathroom, no big bed, no space, not even light.

The cabin turned into a large pit, a pit shrouded in darkness.

Fang Xin took the flashlight from Du Zijuan's hand, he first took a picture behind him, he wanted to see what it was that he was leaning back to.

It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, under this look, Fang Xin's heart couldn't help but twitch. When Du Zijuan saw it, her face changed suddenly. The original curious mood was suddenly enveloped by fear.

'How can this be?' Du Zijuan hid behind Fang Xin and asked. Fang Xin didn't answer her because there was no answer.

In front of them, what they used as a wall, comfortably resting, turned out to be a coffin, a big coffin.

Fang Xin finally figured out that when he fell from above, he didn't fall directly to the ground, but fell on the coffin. Because, with a flash of flashlight, there were dozens of coffins everywhere I went. All of them are neatly arranged, like a large group of burials.

After calming down a little, Fang Xin wasn't too scared. He stroked the black coffin in front of him, trying to see who was buried here.

The coffin was corroded quite a lot. Fang Xin is neither an archaeologist nor a historian. Therefore, he couldn't tell what generation these coffins came from, and what connection there would be between them and the skeleton soldiers above. All he could tell was that the coffins had been placed here for quite some time. Not thousands of years, at least hundreds of years old.

'Help me hold it.' Fang Xin handed the flashlight back to Du Zijuan's hand.

Du Zijuan didn't understand, and asked curiously: 'What do you want to do?' When she saw Fang Xin pushing the coffin lid hard, she was shocked and said, 'Fang Xin, you're crazy!'

Since she was a child, Du Zijuan has never touched a coffin, let alone opened it to take a look. She was inevitably a little scared in her heart, after all, she was facing a dead man. Rather, it's still dead for hundreds or thousands of years.

Although the coffin is decayed, it is still difficult to open without the help of professional tools after thousands of years of cleaning. After all, Fang Xin was not a professional tomb robber.

I saw Fang Xin pushing the coffin lid with difficulty and said, "What if...... If you don't open it...... We...... We will know the ...... inside the Tao Secret.'

'I don't want to know what secrets I have. Fang Xin, I'm afraid.'

'You don't have to worry.' Fang Xin turned around and said, "There is only one skeleton in the coffin at most. If you're lucky, you might have nothing. I want to figure out, what are these coffins going to be here? Who does it belong to? Haven't you noticed that the skeleton soldiers outside seem to be guarding these coffins? For what? Don't you think it's weird.'

Du Zijuan didn't say anything more, she was still very worried in her heart.

Fang Xin changed his angle and continued to push the coffin lid. This time there seemed to be a little hope, and I saw that the coffin lid was pushed by Fang Xin, revealing a small gap.

Soon, the coffin lid was pushed aside by Fang Xin. At the same time, a corrosive stench wafted through the air. Fang Xin and Du Zijuan couldn't help but cover their noses at the same time.

Fang Xin hurriedly took the flashlight and shone it into the coffin. This photo didn't matter, it scared Fang Xin again. And Du Zijuan didn't dare to look at it out of shyness.

The coffin is not empty, and inside lies a male. Dressed in warrior armor and armed with a steel sword, there was no expression on his pale face.

To Fang Xin's surprise, the person in the coffin didn't seem to have been dead for hundreds of years, but as if he had just died. It's like today, or yesterday. In short, it's no different from a living person.

This couldn't help but make Fang Xin start to doubt the origin of the deceased, if it was really an ancient person who had died for hundreds or thousands of years, it would be too lifelike.

'Zijuan, come and see.' Fang Xin beckoned to Du Zijuan excitedly. However, Du Zijuan shook her head and did not step forward. She didn't want to see any dead people, the skeleton soldiers had scared her out of her.

However, an unexpected miracle occurred. Just as Fang Xin turned his head and turned around, it was almost less than a second. The corpse lying in the coffin instantly weathered and fell like smoke and dust. At the end of the day, only one skeleton remained.

The sudden change made Fang Xin stunned on the spot, and he didn't react for a long time.

'Fang Xin, what's wrong with you?'

'Oh, nothing!' When Fang Xin came to his senses, he glanced into the coffin again. It didn't matter, Fang Xin's heartbeat suddenly intensified, and he couldn't help but take two steps back.

Inside the coffin, the weathered corpse turned out to be exactly the same as the skeleton soldier.

A thought arose in Fang Xin's mind. Could it be that this is the grave of the skeleton soldiers? Where are they buried?

Looking up, the two skeleton soldiers were still staring at it. It seems that I want to come down, but I can't get down. In the hollow eye sockets, there is an aggressive light.

Fang Xin took the flashlight again, and the light swept into the distance. He took Du Zijuan's hand and decided to explore further. I want to see what the hell is under the cabin. Is it a group of tombs, as he guessed?

The skeleton soldiers inside the coffin didn't react, which made Fang Xin feel a lot more relieved. He was worried that the skeleton soldiers in the coffin would suddenly wake up. When the time comes, in such a dark and narrow space, they will have nowhere to escape.

So, they are fortunate that the heavens are still watching over them.

But Du Zijuan didn't know what to say, she didn't look into the coffin from beginning to end. Fear took over most of her mind and hadn't completely calmed down.

At this time, she was suddenly pulled by Fang Xin, and she asked anxiously, "Where are we going?"

'Go ahead and take a look, I want to know what this place is. If you don't want to follow, just wait for me here and I'll be back soon.' Fang Xin said.

'No, no, no, don't leave me. Fang Xin, I'm scared, I want to be by your side and follow you.' Du Zijuan looked extremely anxious, for fear that Fang Xin would abandon her.

The two men slowly leaned forward under the guidance of a faint flashlight. The endless darkness is like a pair of bloodstained hands, twisting the fragile hearts of two people.

The heart was beating faster than normal. Even so, Fang Xin still walked forward bravely. Sometimes, darkness can indeed consume people's hearts and destroy people's will.

It turned out that this space was not as small as Fang Xin imagined. Although the flashlight is not endless, judging from the current placement of the coffin, the space is much larger than the actual area of the cabin.

In front of me, the coffins are placed very neatly. There are six mouths in the horizontal row, and the head is not visible in the longitudinal row at the moment. But definitely only more, not less.

The distance between each coffin is about half a meter. Each coffin, except for the slight difference in the marks left by the years, is almost identical. That is, these coffins should have been buried at the same time.

So, who exactly do these coffins belong to? Is it the soldiers who delivered the treasure? What happened to them, and they will die en masse?

With doubts, under the guidance of the flashlight, Fang Xin and Du Zijuan shuttled between the rows of coffins. Fang Xin didn't open any of them again, because there was no need for this, and because of Du Zijuan. He can not think about himself, but he has to take into account Du Zijuan's feelings.

Among them, Fang Xin found that several coffins had been opened. And inside is empty, there is nothing.

It's not hard to explain that the outlaw skeletons they encountered before are likely to have come out of here. That is, this place, someone has already been there.

It may be the tomb robbers, who entered the tomb and opened several of the coffins in order to find the burial goods, only to find that there was nothing but a skeleton.

As for when those tomb robbers came, whether it was in recent years, or sometime in ancient times, Fang Xin didn't know.

Soon, the two of them came to an end. In front of the two of them was a heavy rammed earth wall, and the rocks were even harder.

On visual terms, the entire burial chamber is rectangular. And it's a masterpiece of hastiness. It is no more than two meters high, and it is only seven or eight meters long and wide. In many places, many chisel marks can also be seen.

No more, no less, exactly sixty coffins. The coffins were evenly placed and filled the entire burial chamber.

Looking at these coffins, Du Zijuan seemed to have forgotten to be afraid. She stared at so many coffins and said, 'Fang Xin, did we break into a tomb?' How can there be so many coffins? Who are they?'

Fang Xin couldn't answer these questions, he shook his head and continued to walk forward.

Suddenly, there was a click under my feet, like the sound of being stepped on and shattered. Du Zijuan, who was following behind, was defenseless and screamed.

Fang Xin squatted down and took a flashlight on the ground. There was indeed something under his feet, but Fang Xin was not completely sure what it was. Because there was a thick layer of dirt under his feet, what he stepped on was covered in mud, and there was really no way to make out what was exposed.

But Fang Xin still guessed a little. He gently stirred the place, cleaning it up little by little. It looks like a professional archaeological team member, but it is a professional archaeological tool. And Du Zijuan was also on the side, watching intently. She also looked curious.

Gradually, the things that were buried in the ground finally revealed the true face of Lushan.

Ten minutes later, a skeleton with a missing head appeared in front of the two of them. Du Zijuan was frightened again, and pointed to the skeleton in despair, saying, "Skeleton...... Skeleton soldiers!'

'Not right.' Fang Xin looked at it carefully and said, 'It's definitely not a skeleton soldier.'

'For what?' Where did you see that?'

You see, one thing is obvious, this skeleton is not equipped with a steel knife. And, you see, on the skeleton of this skeleton, there are marks of being cut with a knife everywhere. Judging by the depth of the knife marks, this person was slashed at least dozens of times before he died. And the fatal knife should be in the shin, a knife down, the head of the person is separated, very crisp and neat. If my guess is correct, the head should be nearby.' Fang Xin talked eloquently, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

Du Zijuan asked, 'So, who is this person?' How could they be so brutally killed? He must have been in pain before he died, wasn't it, Fang Xin.'

Fang Xin sneered and spit out three words: 'Tomb robber!'

'Grave robbers? You say he's a grave robber?'

'That's right.' Fang Xin patted the dirt on his hands and said seriously, "This is why there are tomb robbers who patronize it, and no one knows about such a place. Because the tomb robbers didn't come out alive at all. He made the mistake of not opening the coffin and resurrecting the skeleton inside. So, the tomb robbers were brutally murdered by the skeletons when they got nothing. Poor grave robber!'

As he spoke, Fang Xin took a few steps forward and quickly found the skeletal head.

But Du Zijuan's face changed suddenly, and she suddenly asked, "Fang Xin, are you saying that these coffins can't be opened?" But...... You ...... just now'

Fang Xin immediately realized something, he immediately turned his head and looked at the pitch black, the direction he came from. That's right, just ten minutes ago, he opened it himself. Why didn't you think of it at the time?

The dark burial chamber was quiet, very quiet.

Fang Xin listened for a while, then put his mind at ease. If it is said that the skeleton soldiers will be resurrected, then, ten minutes or so have passed, and the resurrected skeleton soldiers should have come over a long time ago. Now, he didn't hear anything.

After waiting for a while, Fang Xin said, "Maybe, maybe it's been too long for them to survive. Don't forget, these coffins are at least a thousand years old. That is, these people have been dead for thousands of years.'

He comforted Du Zijuan like this, but he didn't have any confidence.

Du Zijuan said, 'You mean, this tomb robber also died a thousand years ago a thousand years ago?'

'Quite possibly.' Fang Xin said, 'Even if it's not in the same period as the skeleton soldiers, it's definitely in ancient times. For example, the Song Dynasty, or the Qing Dynasty.'

Du Zijuan seemed to agree with his idea, and nodded slightly. At a glance, I found that somewhere in the wall, there was actually a hole.

'What's that?'

'It's supposed to be a thief!' (To be continued......)