Chapter 9: The Vigil

After explaining, Old Man Han disappeared into the secret door, Su Xiaobai was curious, gasped, and followed.

It was a not-so-long passageway, made of stone, narrow enough for only one person.

Su Xiaobai followed behind Old Man Han like this, and with the help of the faint light emitted by the oil lamp in his hand, he could barely see the appearance of the basement in front of him.

It was a small earth cube, with some old boxes on the floor, and nothing else.

"Where's the nail?" He asked tentatively.

Not long after leaving, Old Man Han suddenly stopped and looked down, and responded in a low voice, "Look." ”

It was a long yellow wooden box, half a meter long, with several loops of red hemp rope wrapped around its surface, and a delicate fish lock on the side that clung to the upper and lower layers.

It gives an intuitive feeling that there is something ancient and mysterious.

"In this box?"

"Yes."

Old man Han cautiously leaned down and took out an iron needle to stir in the keyhole.

After only a few seconds, the latch is removed from the occlusion.

Su Xiaobai took the opportunity to look inside, it was a long and thick nail, and the middle part was tied with a red bandage, which was a little crazy and abnormal.

The whole utensil has a black iron appearance, with obvious traces of polishing on the tip, and even a special structure such as a barb, as if it was born to kill people naturally.

Judging from the original words, this is indeed a murder weapon, and it is a barb structure with an exaggerated length of fifty centimeters, which is definitely the most cruel and terrifying batch of murder weapons.

"Do you like it?" Old man Han saw that Su Xiaobai was fascinated, and laughed and teased.

"How is it possible, it just feels like this kind of thing is quite human." Su Xiaobai replied in a low voice, no longer thinking about anything.

He wasn't at all interested in the story behind the nail.

At the request of Old Man Han, Su Xiaobai also squatted down in front of the wooden box, and before he could reach out to move it, he noticed something unusual.

It was trembling slightly, as if it could breathe.

"Is that a spell moving?"

Su Xiaobai asked a little bottomlessly, it was the first time he saw such a mysterious thing, and he couldn't do it.

"You hold it, and you'll know the answer.........." Old Man Han stared at his movements and reminded in a low voice.

[Fourth-Order Spell Object: Dark Iron Nail, Possessing Spell Spirit: Ding.] When slamming the monster's forehead, it can stun and deal damage. 】

Not only this subtitle, Su Xiaobai also felt a burst of coldness from this nail, as if something was about to get into his palm.

"Don't worry, this is the spell spirit," Old Man Han calmly reminded on the side, and then covered the box, "The young man is full of energy, it is not a problem to suppress it." ”

"Wait a minute, I'll unlock the other boxes first."

He added, tossing and turning for nearly a few more minutes, opening the other chests one by one and leaving them in place.

One by one, the spells were exposed to Su Xiaobai's sight like this, exuding a cold chill.

"Ready, let's go." Old man Han said with a smile, a little intriguing.

They didn't stay in the dark basement for too long, and after Su Xiaobai took the dark iron nails, they returned to the house one after the other.

The sound of the rain outside was much quieter, but it was still very dark, and only the oil lamp on the table barely illuminated it.

Still in the same position, Su Xiaobai sat down on a chair near the door.

"You will take this dark iron nail with you, and you will use it for self-defense later," Old Man Han said meaningfully, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he stretched out his head and continued to ask: "Also, young man, you said that you would help me find materials, right?" ”

"Yes, you say it directly." Su Xiaobai responded calmly.

Old man Han nodded with satisfaction and instructed: "You have a doll trick in your body, so naturally you can find the traces of the paper lady, and take the opportunity to get some tears from her to come back and use it as a medicine primer." ”

"What about you?" Su Xiaobai asked tentatively.

The old man smiled, pulled the porcelain bowl into his arms, and sighed: "I'll go and prepare the rest of the materials, such as boy urine, realgar wine, etc." ”

"Okay, that's it!"

Su Xiaobai responded briskly.

"Don't worry, it's not safe to act at night, you go to her during the day," Old Man Han looked up at the window and proposed, "I can make a medicine and let the doll stay in your body for a while." ”

As soon as the words fell, he stood up and walked towards the door.

Seeing him like this, it seemed that he was going out again, going out to collect medicine or doing other things, but Old Man Han didn't say much.

"Okay." Su Xiaobai turned around and responded, looking at the wide open door, it was still dark outside.

Old man Han put his hands behind his back and stepped out of the threshold unhurriedly.

Suddenly, he turned his head again and reminded: "I may come back very late, until then, you should stay here." ”

Su Xiaobai nodded while beating Hache, then closed the door and pulled the chain to tie a dead knot.

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It was quiet and scary outside, the rain had stopped, but the sweltering atmosphere had not disappeared.

At this point, two hours had passed.

Su Xiaobai was the only one left next to the bright oil lamp, and he held a stainless steel teapot and drank it to his mouth.

After nearly two thousand meters of pursuit, coupled with this long wait, Su Xiaobai's mental and physical strength were consumed hugely, and it was indeed necessary to take a good rest.

At the same time, drowsiness gradually grows, especially at night, which makes people's minds even more tormented.

"Chatting with the group members should be able to relieve this sleepiness for a while."

He muttered, his hands empty, his left hand on his forehead.

With a movement of his mind, he turned on the chat mode, and he forced his tired spirit to enter:

[How are you doing?] 】

Dawei Tianlong Monk: [When you are old, you are easy to get sleepy, and everything else is fine. 】

Zhao Zilong in Xia Changshan: [The mental state is extremely poor. I really don't know when Han Duangong will come back, it's been two hours. 】

I'm from my homeland: [I'm fine. For a young man like me, all-nighters are like eating and drinking. 】

Su Xiaobai propped his eyelids and smiled at the remarks of the "motherland", he was 20 years old, and he really couldn't stand it.

The worst case scenario is that Han Duangong did not return all night, and he did not sleep because of this, and he had to drag his heavy and tired body to deal with the monster the next day.

In this way, the risk of completing the promotion mission will be greatly increased.

It's better to work together with the team to keep a vigil and give everyone a chance to rest while it's still safe...........

Little Girl: [Why don't we take turns keeping vigil?] 】

Dawei Tianlong Monk: [Cross-world vigil? What a whimsical idea. 】

Little Girl: [That's right. Based on all the previous performances, I speculate that we should be in the same timeline, but similar to the concept of parallel worlds, divided into four dimensions to complete the task alone. 】

Little Girl: [But actually, as long as everyone is on the same page, there will be a high degree of overlap in the events experienced.] This feature is already very obvious. 】

Monk Dawei Tianlong: [The group leader means that although we are not in the same place, what happened is extremely similar, so as long as there is one person who monitors the movements around him, it's okay, right? 】

Little Girl: [Yes, not necessarily 100% correct, but it has great reference significance. After all, we have limited time, so instead of spending it in a daze, it is better to rest and adjust. 】

I'm from the motherland: [Got it, so what's the rotation arrangement?] 】

Little Girl: [My assumption is that everyone will keep vigil for 2 hours and sleep for about 6 hours, for a total of 8 hours. If Han Duangong didn't return all night, it would last until dawn. 】

I am from the motherland: [It's really a wonderful frog seed and a wonderful crispy horn, wonderful!] 】

Changshan Zhao Zilong: [I don't think there's a problem. 】

Dawei Tianlong Monk: [The way to remind is to use Aite, there will be a prompt sound.] 】

This is consistent with Su Xiaobai's thoughts, since it has been told by the "senior monk", there is no need to bother to speak.

Little Girl: [Then, let's assign the vigil order according to individual circumstances.] 】

After Su Xiaobai sent this message, he leaned his head on the table with a long sigh of relief, he was really sleepy.

The same should be true for everyone else, so for the sake of sleep duration continuity, the best numbers are the first and fourth.

As for the second and third places, the rest time is separated, making it impossible for people to transition to a state of deep sleep, and in terms of sleep effect alone, it must be a little worse.

I'm from the motherland: [If I have to choose, I'm still the second, I can hold on.] 】

Su Xiaobai saw that someone had already grabbed the second place, and his whole spirit was stimulated, and he also entered immediately after:

[Then I'll be the third, "4+2" is enough for me. 】

Zhao Zilong in Xia Changshan: [Four. 】

Dawei Tianlong High Monk: [Then I am one. 】

Little Girl: [Okay, then, let's start the rotation based on the time display of the mission.] 】

Zhao Zilong in Xia Changshan: [Then I'll sleep first........]

Dawei Tianlong Monk: [I will start the vigil on the hour, you can sleep first.] 】

Seeing that everything was arranged, Su Xiaobai lay on the table, his eyes closed one by one, and gradually, he fell asleep dimly.

In the dream, countless terrifying figures seemed to flash, and constant wails came from the mountain of corpses.

And he stepped on Su Xiaobai's corpse and stood on the top of the corpse mountain..............