The twilight is getting heavier, and Old Man Yuan is beginning to prepare for the evening meeting, and it is time for us to take our leave.

When we were leaving, we looked at the treetops again, and there was nothing hanging on them—something that had been the same for decades had been completely changed by us in just one day.

Dusk always makes people feel quiet, especially in the depths of this big mountain, the evening breeze is light, the tired birds return to the forest, and the impetuous and nervous mood gradually settles down.

A few of us walked on the way home, slowly discussing what happened today, the mood was more relaxed and leisurely, and the feeling of going back last night was very different.

After a day's hard work, we have finally figured out what is going on with the strange laughter last night, and for all the mysteries that plague us, we will not be afraid of difficulties, use our wisdom and courage to break through one by one, so as to move towards the final victory, which is also our belief and confidence.

When I got home, the female translator, two Japanese female assistants, Mr. Chen's wife, and Tian Liwen, who had just arrived here, were all there, and dinner was ready, just waiting for us to come back to eat.

But I didn't see Professor Shan, and after asking for a while, I found out that after Professor Shan came back, he felt sleepy, so he went to sleep, and Maniac Six explained that the hypnotic state during this period of time was very depleting to Professor Shan, and it would take a long time to recover his original state.

Professor Shan didn't even get up for dinner, but only told Tian Liwen, who called him, that he was not hungry at all, but he felt too tired and sleepy, and then fell asleep again.

Looking at Tian Liwen with a worried face, Crazy Six comforted her a few words, saying that this matter is normal after deep hypnosis, don't worry too much, it will be fine in a few days, but everyone still feels frightened when they think of that weird hotel, as well as a series of strange things encountered in the hotel.

Tian Liwen and Professor Shan encountered such a strange thing in that hotel, which is also an inevitability from a certain point of view.

Because lunch was late, everyone didn't eat much, and after dinner, everyone talked again, and then went back to their rooms to rest.

Tonight is the earliest I have slept in so many days, especially after last night's fright and toss, I haven't slept well all night, so I slept very sweetly tonight.

Maybe I drank too much water, I don't know how long I slept, I was awakened by urine, I looked at my watch in a daze, it was only four o'clock in the morning, so, after the convenience was over, I immediately got into the hot quilt, just when I was about to fall asleep again, in the middle of a half-dream, I suddenly heard a violent knock on the door.

I was excited, and I was completely awake, Xiao Lei on the bed next to me reacted faster, he quickly turned on the flashlight, rushed over and opened the door.

When I saw the people standing at the door, I couldn't help but be taken aback - it turned out to be Old Man Yuan and Old Mr. Chen!

Old Man Yuan looked panicked, and Mr. Chen kept comforting him and said, "You don't have to worry, it's okay." ”

Xiao Lei and I immediately realized that something must have happened!

Otherwise, Old Man Yuan would not have come at this time, besides, Old Man Yuan's face was anxious and frightened, in addition, Old Man Yuan had never been to Mr. Chen's place before, this kind of abnormality made us feel unusual.

After Old Man Yuan and Mr. Chen entered the house, Xiao Lei and I hurriedly asked what was going on, and Old Man Yuan sat on the sofa next to him, just closed his eyes tightly, the corners of his mouth were tightly pursed, and he was even trembling slightly, we could see that he was too excited, and he was usually a very calm person, what happened tonight that made him so frightened.

So, Xiao Lei and I were not in a hurry to ask, Xiao Lei hurriedly poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Old Man Yuan.

At this time, Mr. Chen called everyone up one after another, everyone came to the room where Xiao Lei and I were, Mr. Chen lit four or five candles, and suddenly this small room became bright, and we ten of us filled this small room to the brim, only Tian Liwen and Professor Shan did not come.

After a while, Old Man Yuan's feelings calmed down a lot, and his face was not so pale.

"Brother Yuan, something very unusual must have happened, you don't have to worry, we are here, no matter what happens, we will definitely help you, you say slowly, don't worry."

Old man Yuan took a few sips of water and let out a long breath, and then said slowly: "What happened tonight is really terrible, I just don't know what to do." ”

As he spoke, he closed his eyes again, calmed down his feelings a little, and then continued: "Tonight, as usual, I collected my own urine, and then at the appointed time, I came to the crater behind me again, waiting for Xuanheng's seniors to come out, but for some reason, I can't wait for the left to wait, and the right still doesn't come, I have an ominous premonition in my heart."

It wasn't until I saw the hole open an hour or so later than usual, but what shocked me even more was that when the old Xuanheng climbed out of the hole, he actually stumbled, which surprised me, because in normal times, his every move was unusually steady.

After the man walked over slowly, as soon as he spoke, I immediately realized that this was not Xuan Heng's senior, but another person, he claimed to be one of Zhu Leting's entourage, because he was afraid of scaring me, he also covered his face with a black cloth, and only showed two eyes, although for what he said, it should still be the language of the early Ming Dynasty, the same as the old-timer Xuan Heng, although I don't understand it too well, but after all, I've heard it countless times, and I still figure it out, he said, in the past two days, something strange happened in the space under the crater- It has been two days since Xuanheng got into one of the holes, but he has never seen him. That's why he came up to get the urine, and after I heard it, I was very worried.

The situation under the crater, as I have told you, there are many caves that lead in all directions, and those caves should be the caves where the blind man can live.

I heard the person who said that no one knows why, my Xuanheng senior, suddenly got into one of the holes, and it has been a day or two, but he has not come out again.

After listening to that person's words, although I was very worried about my Xuanheng senior, I didn't have the slightest suspicion about people, because he also came out of that hole, and in addition to my Xuanheng senior, Zhu Leting did have a few followers by his side.

So, I was going to give him the urine and the questions we wrote, and asked him to pass it on to my Xuanheng senior, but at this moment, suddenly, another person came out of the hole and shouted to me, 'Child, run, don't give it to him', just this sentence, I heard that the person who came up later was no one else, but a Xuanheng senior.

Before I could understand, the person who came up first suddenly took out a dagger and stabbed me viciously, this qiē happened too suddenly, I didn't react at the time, fortunately my Xuanheng senior, regardless of a qiē waist to hug the person, and then pushed to the side, I was not stabbed by the dagger.

Xuanheng seniors shouted again, 'Run, child', I reacted at this time, and hurriedly pulled out my legs and ran, when I ran, I saw with the peripheral vision of my eyes that the man picked up a dagger and stabbed my Xuanheng senior's body, and Xuanheng seniors let out a terrible scream.

Moreover, the cloth on the man's face had fallen off, and in the shaking flashlight, I could vaguely see that the flesh on the man's face was already mutilated, and in some places, such as the cheekbones and forehead, there were still bones faintly exposed, which was terrible, although I only glanced at it twice, but my legs were still weak with fright.

Fortunately, the crater is not far from here, just behind Brother Chen's house, thinking that you all live in this courtyard, I became bold, gritted my teeth and staggered here, and knocked on the door of the main house, but I didn't expect that it happened to be Brother Chen's room, which disturbed a few of you. ”

After Old Man Yuan finished speaking, he was still trembling, holding the teacup tightly with both hands, and took a few sips fiercely, as if he was still immersed in the terrible scene just now.

As soon as Old Man Yuan finished speaking, before we could think about it carefully, we heard my cousin say: "Let's go, let's hurry up and take a look next to the crater, don't go all, leave a few people to take care of Brother Yuan and Professor Shan." ”

Crazy Six and Xiao Lei nodded in agreement, and we took a strong flashlight, walked out of the courtyard gate, and walked to the crater behind. The mountain breeze in the early morning, revealing a chill, made me shiver, and my spirit was also lifted, and a few flashlights emitted a few bright pillars of light in the dark night, flickering in the silent and empty deep mountains.

When we came to the crater, it was already calm, and when we went down to the crater, we found that there was a pool of blood, and some yellow-green, fishy juice, and in addition to that, some debris and so on, all of which revealed the tragic and terrible scene just now.

The madman squatted down and shone his flashlight, carefully observing the blood stains and debris, and even leaned down and sniffed the smell of the remnants with his nose.

According to Old Man Yuan's account, we can roughly judge that the pool of blood should be Xuan Heng's, but what is the origin of the person who assassinated Xuan Heng?

And judging from the bloodstains, Xuan Heng did not go elsewhere, but entered this crater again. Just then, the red pangolin reappeared, and just like last time, it crawled to our feet as if no one was around, sticking out its long tongue, eating the blood and debris in the crater, like the "monkey eagle" egg that was broken last time.

We already knew that the pangolin's saliva was so corrosive that it could easily dissolve the stones in the crater, so we quickly flashed it aside so as not to get its saliva.

Soon, the pangolin wiped out the blood and debris on the ground, and under the light of the flashlight, this scene was even more weird.

When it was cleared, the pangolin climbed onto the rock again and disappeared. Suddenly, as if thinking of something, Madman Six turned around and asked us, "Have you ever thought about why that pangolin always comes out in time to clean up when there is a stain in the crater?" ”

Everyone was asked a puzzled question, but when you think about it, no one really answered it. Yes, every time there is a stain in this pit – day or night, this pangolin comes out to clean it up.

At first glance, this phenomenon seems like nothing, but when you think about it carefully, there is a lot of article in it.

My cousin thought for a moment and said, "This red pangolin, the act of cleaning up stains, suddenly reminded me of a kind of bug called 'salamander' in history, which has a strange property - whenever it sees debris, it will pick it up until it crushes itself alive." This kind of insect first appeared in "Erya", and later, Liu Zongyuan also wrote a special "Legend of the Scorpion". ”

The madman nodded and said: "Yes, this red pangolin seems to have similar characteristics, I speculate that there should be someone who put this red pangolin here to clean up the garbage in this crater in time, you have all seen it, this crater is so clean, there is no garbage at all, and the reason for this may be a breakthrough point for us to discover a bigger secret about the crater, and that bigger secret may be related to what happened today." ”