Chapter Twenty-Eight: Ginseng and Radix
Tofu and I held our breath, clutched the probe shovel tightly in our hands, and stared unblinkingly at the white egg that was beginning to crumble. At this moment, from the milky white crack, something suddenly poked out, it was a human hand.
Tofu exclaimed: "A person hatched in the egg? ”
Then, the hand slowly crawled out, and gradually, a smooth human head poked out, followed by the body, and suddenly, a milky white and sleek baby poked out of the upper body of the egg. The reason why it is said to be a baby is because it is almost exactly the same as the structure of a human being, but what makes people feel cold on the back is that its facial features are also white, and its mouth shows white fangs, dripping with salivation.
What is this thing that comes out of an egg that resembles a human baby?
Tofu and I have seen all kinds of bizarre things these days, but I don't know what to do for a while. At this time, I saw that the baby began to crawl out slowly, and the white egg was completely cracked, revealing the baby's lower body. The moment he saw its lower body, Tofu was startled, and he stepped back violently and said, "Is this only ginseng that has become essence?" ”
It is no wonder that Tofu thinks so, because the lower body of the baby is made up of countless roots of different thicknesses, which, when combined, are easily reminiscent of the ginseng that has become a essence in folklore.
I said, "Don't talk nonsense, the folklore ginseng doll has legs and feet, and the appearance is cute, seeing its face, it will bring blessings and auspiciousness, do you look at this thing in front of you, like a ginseng doll?" In an instant, the thing was crawling towards us, the front half of its body propped up on the wooden beam, and the roots of the lower half of its body quickly poked towards me and Tofu like tentacles.
The tofu was in front of me, and I immediately waved the probe shovel to resist, who knew that the whisker was really powerful, and I wrapped the tofu shovel and threw it to the side. Tofu dragged the shovel and didn't let go, and even he threw it out, smashing it into a large vat at once, splashing out a burst of milky white liquid.
Looking at the roots of this thing, I suddenly remembered that there were also some white roots in the big vat where the ground was cracked before, and I couldn't help but feel a sudden sudden, and said to myself: Could it be that this thing is raised in these white vats? However, I didn't have to think too much about it at this time, and I didn't have time to save Tofu, because the roots of the strange baby's lower body had all rushed towards me, like a huge net in all directions.
I could take care of the left, but not the right, and I didn't resist a few times, and I was trapped by the roots of the thing. Those roots were so strong that they tied me up in an instant. I looked at the baby's fanged mouth and its fang-studded face, and I felt a chill in my heart, saying that I had been caught by such a thing, and it was too much of a wretch. At this moment, Tofu got up from the tank, holding a milky white slime, brandishing a probe shovel and shouting, "Lao Chen, I'll save you." ”
While shouting, they stumbled towards me.
The terrain of this place is really inconvenient to move, and I have to avoid those big tanks everywhere, where can I have time for tofu, I have only run a few steps, I have been dragged into the darkness by that thing, and in a few blinks, I can't see tofu.
As I dragged it, my skin rubbed against the rough wooden beams, and I struggled hard, unwilling to sit still, but unfortunately my hands and feet were bound, and in a hurry, I lowered my head and bit at the thickest white root. I thought it was meaty, but when I took a bite into it, it was crispy, a bit like a white radish, but the smell was so fishy that I almost didn't spit it out.
When I bit it, the baby was in pain, and its mouth cracked, and its mouth opened wide, and a strange sound came from its throat, and a fishy wind squirted at me, mixed with slimy saliva. I thought it was going to bite me, and I shrank my neck in fright, but it just roared, as if it was a warning, and dragged me away into the darkness.
At this moment, I heard that the cry for help became clearer and clearer, and my heart couldn't help but move, and my heart said: Could it be Gu Wenmin and them?
Tofu was completely out of sight at this time, I was dragged all the way forward by this thing, and it was pitch black in all directions, but I felt that the cry for help was getting closer and closer, and after a while, I had clearly heard Gu Wenmin's voice, very weak, she should be nearby. I was about to call her name when I was suddenly lifted up by the tendrils and thrown into a place filled with slippery liquid.
I knew that I had been thrown into the tank, and immediately wanted to get up, but before I could make a move, from under my buttocks, suddenly something of unknown things stretched out, like rattan, along my legs, tightly bound the person, and wrapped around my neck, in an instant, I felt my throat tight, completely speechless, struggled twice, and only made a faint sound.
It was only at this point that I suddenly understood why Gu Wenmin and the others had not responded to our shouts, it turned out that it was not that they were unwilling to respond, but that they were trapped.
If I hadn't guessed, there should be other vats near me now, and Gu Wenmin and the others should be in the same situation as me.
What's going on here?
It was dark all around, and it became extremely difficult to speak after the neck was strangled, and the strange baby who had taken me there did not know where to go. After a while, I got used to the feeling of my neck being bound, and I reluctantly spoke, and asked hoarsely: "Wen Min...... You guys...... Are you there? ”
"In ......" answered me in the same faint and hoarse voice, and I could hear it being Gu Da Beauty's voice.
Immediately afterward, another man said, "Yes." It was the voice of Zhen Rui.
"Also...... There is someone. I asked.
Immediately afterwards, Zhong Gong and Zhen Ji also responded. I can't help but smile wryly, it looks like everyone is stuck here. I had knives strapped to the wrists of both hands, struggling to pull the trap and get a knife to save myself, but the things that bound me were very tight, and the more I struggled, the tighter it became.
At this time, I heard Gu Wenmin ask weakly, "What about Xiaodou?" ”
I said, "He's been left behind......"
Zhen Ji said: "It's okay...... We...... No full ...... The army is annihilated, but I hope he can...... Save us. ”
I coughed, felt that my throat was strangled uncomfortably, and I didn't dare to struggle anymore, and said with a wry smile: "He saved us? Don't hold too much...... Hopefully, he can protect himself...... Not bad. ”
After a short break, I couldn't help but ask, "What the hell are these things......"
Zhen Rui's voice was a little panting, and he said hurriedly: "Do you know how Cordyceps sinensis is formed...... It is a half-grass and half-insect plant that grows together with grass seeds and insect eggs...... This, these things, that's how long...... grows out. At this point, I felt something slippery under my ass squirming, as if something was growing, and I couldn't help but blow up my scalp and say in a dumb voice, "You mean, if we can't get out, we'll end up like that?" ”
Gu Wenmin said in a dumb voice: "It's possible." ”
Zhen Ji said: "In these jars, there should be some kind of plant soaked, and the person who built this hall threw the dead baby in the jar in advance, and after a long time, it will grow into that kind of appearance." ”
I was shocked to hear this, and I couldn't help but say, "What kind of grass is so powerful that it can grow with people?" ”
Zhen Rui was well-informed, coughed twice, and said: "I estimate that what is soaked in this jar should be 'raviol', in the area of the ancient Tianshan Mountains, there is an ancient legend that believes that in the depths of the snow-capped mountains, there is a plant like ginseng, which can walk and run, and eat a great supplement, that kind of thing is a combination of people and radishes." ”
In the Tianshan Mountains, the snowy area is vast, and sky burials and snow burials are prevalent. The so-called snow burial is to put the corpse into the depths of the ice and snow, the corpse is under the low temperature, thousands of years do not decay, over time, the snow accumulates into ice, the corpse is wrapped in the ice, people stand on the ice and look down, you can see countless figures in the depths of the ice. As the sunlight moves, the ice refracts the light, and sometimes there is a 'shadow movement', as if the people in the ice are crawling. The ancients did not understand the principles of optics and thought that ghosts were walking around in the ice.
And the radish is a rare product in the depths of the snowy region, perhaps inadvertently growing with the corpse buried in the snow, so it was recognized by the ancients as a spiritual creature of the same level as living ginseng.
As for the term "food supplement", it is unknown, and it is disgusting enough just to think about it.
If this continues, it won't be long before we starve to death, and maybe in a few decades, we'll become the new 'ginseng and radish', and the thought of what is under my ass will slowly become one with me makes me feel sick to my stomach.
Everyone was trapped, and it was difficult to breathe after a slight struggle, and they were almost in a desperate situation, I couldn't help but think: No wonder grandpa came here back then, and never returned, this place is so dangerous, grandpa's old arms and legs, must have been explained here, perhaps, also suffered from these radishes.
Just when everyone was desperate, a little light suddenly appeared in the darkness, and then a voice shouted in a low voice: "Pervert? Pervert, are you there? Are you still alive? ”
When I heard the sound of the beating, I was surprised and delighted, surprised that the tofu had thrown itself into the net, and I was happy that at this time, there could be a living person, maybe he could save us. I hurriedly said, "Here...... We're in the tank. "Although his voice was hoarse, I was sure that Tofu should be able to hear it. Sure enough, the bright light rushed towards where we were, and after a while, Tofu stopped in front of me panting, and said in surprise: "Lao Chen, what are you playing, do you play a game of human meat kimchi?" ”
I didn't have a chance to talk to tofu, so I quickly looked around with the light in his hand, and didn't see the ginseng and radish that attacked me before, so I hurriedly said: "Quick, save us, there is something in the tank that binds us and cuts it." ”
Tofu said, "Look at me." With that, I knocked down the tank I was in, and all the liquid inside was poured out, revealing my bound body.