62. Suspicion
It was as if there was fog, but there was no fog. The heavy rain has turned into a thin autumn rain, but the autumn moon has not yet risen.
The strange thing about the whole room where a woman lived was that there was a hole dug in the rocky ground next to the bed, and the hole was not wide enough for one person to pass through, and there was no light in the hole, and it was dark inside, and I don't know how deep it was.
Chu Qiushui said: "Just now I saw a white image running over like a tanuki, and it disappeared when it came here." Presumably the man escaped from this tunnel. ”
Mei Changqing is a bold artist, and he is even more angry in his heart: "I don't believe in anything evil and weird, what are you afraid of, I'll go down and see who is making a fool of yourself here." ”
Luo Bing touched his cheek, looked at Chu Qiushui and smiled: "There are very few people in the world today who can get out from under your nose. Can you see that man's appearance and figure?"
Chu Qiushui shook his head and said, "His body is extremely fast, but when he sees a white shadow passing by, he can't see his appearance at all." Vaguely, it seems to be relatively thin. ”
Luo Bing thought about it but had no clue, and he was even more dazed, so he had to sigh: "That's it, if you want to save Chu Qiuyan, you can only take risks." Let's go down the tunnel. ”
Chu Qiushui took out the Thunderbolt Hall's windproof fire fold, but Mei Changqing didn't have the Thunderbolt Hall's own but brought the fire fold and took the lead in the tunnel.
Luo Bing shook his spirits, his eyes were focused, and his fists clenched and walked in with him, and he was also on guard.
Mei Changqing was extremely cautious whenever she encountered a big enemy, cleared her throat and said in a deep voice: "Now we don't have Xiaoyue in our hands, once we encounter an enemy, we must not be soft, and when we kill, we will kill, otherwise there will be endless troubles." ”
Luo Bing knew that he was reminding himself not to let Ouyang Qing go like last time, so he smiled.
It was still drizzling outside, and the tunnels were not dry, but wet.
Luo Bing saw that this tunnel was always slanting downward, and couldn't help frowning: "We have been walking for so long, we should be below ten zhang on the ground." It seems that this tunnel leads to the underground. ”
Chu Qiushui asked, "What will be underground?"
Mei Changqing said: "Kong Yuan said before that the Heavenly Demon has a big deal to do, I don't know what a big thing it is, no matter how big a big thing is, it must be related to here." ”
The three of them were cautious, holding the fire fold, and they didn't know how long they walked, but the tunnel not only did not look like it was at the end, but became more and more flat and open.
If the previous section was like a temporary excavation of the escape road, this is obviously a carefully built underground tunnel. The fire fold in Mei Changqing's hand was almost burned out, but the fire fold in Chu Qiushui's hand showed no sign of burning, only the brightness of the fire fold was extremely dim, and he vaguely saw that there was a path next to the spacious avenue, and the traces of dirt seemed to be newly built.
Mei Changqing said in a sullen voice: "It's not a sea order here, and it definitely can't be built in a day or two." However, the trail on this side seems to have been built improvised. It seems that these paths lead to the bottom, could it be that there is a mausoleum below?" Luo Bing muttered: "It is possible to say so. The Heavenly Devil's plan is not small, and naturally it also needs a lot of gold and silver, is it possible to learn from Cao Cheng, the Prime Minister of the Three Kingdoms, and do that gold digging thing? ”
Once the interest of the three of them is raised, it is difficult to take it back, and they want to stop the Heavenly Demon and see what is going on, so they are driven by curiosity and go faster.
After walking up the slope, there are long stone slabs made of steps. The fire fold in Chu Qiu's hand could only illuminate the front of him, and after that, there was endless darkness. The ground was very wet, and most of the stone slabs were covered with thick moss, which was so slippery that ordinary people would have rolled down the steps.
No one spoke, and the silence was eerily quiet.
The three of them walked on the steps, and the sound of footsteps echoed between the stone walls, amplified into the sound of "Knock-Knock!", echoing in the tunnel, and from time to time there was a "ticking" sound of dripping water, which sounded very weird. Luo Bing only felt that his vest was cold, and he just wanted to hurry to the end of the passage to see if this was an ancient tomb, but the steps were endless, and I don't know how long it took, and there were still steps in the darkness ahead.
Mei Changqing's heart was also furious, and she scolded and scolded, and scolded: "Damn, how deep is it? ”
Luo Bing sighed: "Such a far-reaching tunnel, the Heavenly Demon can't be cultivated, it seems that you guessed eight points accurately." I'm afraid that this is a mausoleum, Ouyang Qing came all the way with Dali Temple to catch fast and detectives, and he came here to rob the tomb and get silver. ”
As he spoke, the stairs were finished, and the passage was no longer oblique downward, but smooth and open.
Chu Qiushui said: "It seems that it should have arrived." ”
Although the fire fold in his hand is flame resistant, the illumination range is limited after all, and the periphery not far away is pitch black, Luo Bing also lit the fire fold of the Thunderbolt Hall that came with him, and Mei Changqing changed to an ordinary fire fold to continue to use.
As soon as the fire of the three of them lit up, the three of them realized that they were in a huge hall. It's extremely spacious, and accommodating 100 people is not a problem. It was empty, except for a Buddha statue in the corner in front right.
The slight breathing of the three of them could all reverberate in the quiet and terrifying underground mausoleum, and it sounded terrifying.
Luo Bing said: "It seems that this place has been cleaned up, and there is nothing left." Let's go see the idol and get out of here. To be honest, I always feel that the atmosphere of this place is not quite right, and my heart is hairy. ”
The three of them approached the idol as they had been told. Luo Bing was distracted, afraid that someone was plotting, so he was cautious at every step, and suddenly heard Chu Qiushui's shout of "ah", and took two steps back, Mei Changqing's body trembled.
Luo Bingqi said: "There is a trap?" Chu Qiushui shook his head and said astringently: "No...... Look at the idol. ”
Luo Bing looked up, only to see that it was not a statue, but a woman who had passed away for an unknown period of time, and in the dim light of the fire fold, she looked hideous like a corpse, which was extremely terrifying.
Luo Bing's heart sudden, and he said with a sigh of relief: "Obediently, this statue is quite realistic." ”
On closer inspection, the female corpse had her head bowed downward, her hair scattered, and she looked like a hanged ghost. Luo Bing stood at a low place, and clearly saw the woman's face, pale and bloodless, although the expression was a little hideous, her appearance was quite gorgeous, so she smiled and said: "Mei Changqing is the best at catching ghosts and subduing demons, such a beautiful female ghost doesn't know ...... you" was talking happily, and the laughter stopped abruptly. Luo Bing's face was a little whiter than that woman, and she couldn't smile anymore.
I saw that the cold eyes of the woman, who didn't know how long she had been dead, opened them, and her red eyes were lifeless, like dead fish eyes.
Luo Bing saw that the lifeless female corpse stared at him intently, the hairs on her back stood up, and she took two steps to the left, and the female corpse's eyes seemed to turn to the left. Luo Bing took a few steps to the right, and his eyes were on the right again. At the same time, a wicked smile also appeared on the female corpse's face, which was extremely weird, no matter how bold Ren Luo Bing was, he couldn't help but sweat a little on his hands and feet.
Chu Qiushui's scalp was also fried, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, he touched his back, he was already sweating, and said in a astringent voice: "This is an ancient tomb, could it be...... "He is not afraid of people, but he is very afraid of unwarranted ghosts, and he is in a cold sweat if he changes something that cannot be touched or seen.
Mei Changqing was unusually calm, and slowly pulled out the knife, as long as the female corpse on the god case moved slightly, she would be killed immediately.
Seeing that the female corpse seemed to be aimed at him, Luo Bing took a deep breath, barely squeezed out a smile, and said, "This ...... Girl, I don't know Gao's name?"
After waiting for a long time and not responding, Luo Bing was about to speak again, when a mournful female voice suddenly sounded: "Luo Bing, come here, ......" The voice echoed in the hall, which lasted for a long time, and kept hearing "Come over-come-come-come-" in my ears, which made people creepy.
Mei Changqing said in a deep voice: "This person has a strong internal strength. It's not an ordinary and easy person, where did a woman with such high martial arts come from to pretend to be a ghost here?"
Chu Qiushui was shocked and said, "This ...... Is it a human or a ghost?"
The female corpse smiled sympathetically, and suddenly for some reason a gust of wind blew, and the three of them only felt a chill on their bodies.
The Thunderbolt Hall Fire Folds in Chu Qiushui's hands finally burned out and went out, but Luo Bing only felt that the strong wind was blowing on his face, and on the side of his body, the Fire Folds in his hand were fanned out, and a gust of wind blew, and the Fire Folds in Mei Changqing's hands were also extinguished.
The hall was plunged into deathly darkness.
Luo Bing only felt that the laughter was very familiar, although it was terrifying, it was vaguely the voice that scared Ouyang Qing away before, and he said with a smile in his heart: "This sister, thank you for your help." Can you turn on the lights and let me see the next look?" Mei Changqing took advantage of Luo Bing's words, condensed her arms, and vigorously stabbed a single knife, approaching the divine case step by step in the dark, and as soon as the other party spoke and determined the direction, she immediately cut off her head.
After Luo Bing finished speaking, the gloomy sly smile turned into a crisp "giggle" like a silver bell, and for a while, the terrifying atmosphere in the hall was even more weird and abnormal, and the echoes were messed through, and I didn't know where the people were.
Chu Qiushui was really like a lightning strike on his head, and muttered, "Sister Yan, are you really no longer alive?" Luo Bing also heard the laughter and shouted, "Chu Qiuyan, is it you?"
In the ear chakra, I heard a few sounds of "huhuhu", and all the oil lamps around it were lit, and the lights in the hall were bright. The light was dazzling, and the three of them couldn't open their eyes for a while.
But he only heard Chu Qiuyan smile and said, "To be honest, have you been scared by me?" Luo Bing laughed and said continuously: "Naturally I was scared." Ouyang Qing was also so frightened that he didn't dare to pull out the Flying Fish Sword. ”
Chu Qiushui reluctantly opened his eyes, rushed forward, hugged his sister, patted Chu Qiuyan's face gently, and said excitedly: "Really, you are still alive, you have nothing to do...... You...... You're really, I'm ......"
The brother and sister are affectionate, incoherent, and so excited that they almost shed tears.
Luo Bing asked, "Weren't you caught by Ouyang Qing?"
Chu Qiuyan jumped up and said, "It's all because Ouyang Qing is too confident. I've been in a daze, and he got it here from Luoyang. He kept me here, but only sent a few catchers to watch on me. He overestimated his anesthetic so much that he actually showed the mechanism to others in front of me, and I pretended to be unconscious, so I naturally wrote it down. Well, there is a mechanism under this magic case, and you can open the tuyere above it with a single trigger and blow out all the lights. There's a mechanism that lights up all the oil lamps at once. I also turned off any poisonous arrows, poisonous water and other switches. I sneaked out last night, and then I found out about Ouyang Qing's conspiracy, but I was no match for him in terms of martial arts alone, so I had to pretend to be a ghost to scare him, where I thought that he also had a ghost in his heart, and I was terrified that it didn't really work. ”
Chu Qiushui praised: "Old sister, you are not only resourceful, but also have great martial arts. That palm extinguished Ouyang Qing's candle, I didn't know where the palm wind came from, and I thought it was the wind outside. If it weren't for Ouyang Qing setting up a Liuding Liujia Divine Array and being extinguished by you to extinguish all the candles, he might not have believed in the theory of ghosts and gods. ”
Chu Qiuyan laughed out loud with a "poof": "It's just a coincidence." How can I have such a powerful martial arts? If I really have the ability to extinguish his candle in front of Ouyang Qing, then why don't I go in and save people directly?"
Luo Bing felt faintly uneasy in his heart, but he couldn't say where the danger was, so he intercepted: "Let's not talk more, let's go out first." ”
Chu Qiuyan shook his head and said, "From here, you can lead to the mausoleum below." There are countless burial gold, silver and jewelry. Heavenly Demon and Ouyang Qing had just come here and had already gone down. Shall we not stop him?"
Mei Changqing, Chu Qiushui, and Luo Bing glanced at each other a few times, and Luo Bing nodded first.
Mei Changqing also said: "Heavenly Demon, if you make an explosion in Luoyang, you are bold. We don't ask him to make a mistake, and we can't help ourselves. The three of them deliberated for a few words and decided to sneak in.
Chu Qiushui said warmly: "Sister Yan, your old poison has not gone, don't be in danger, wait for us above." ”
Chu Qiuyan shook his head again and again: "I want to go down and have a look! And I know a lot of organs, I can help you." ”
Chu Qiushui hesitated for a moment, and when he was hesitating, Luo Bing said, "Okay, you be careful, follow us, don't let anything happen." I hope there will be no big fight. ”
Although Chu Qiushui was still not at ease, he saw that Chu Qiuyan had made up his mind, and Chu Qiuyan's kung fu was usually not under him, but he was weakened by snake venom, and he no longer stopped seeing her firm expression.
Chu Qiuyan flipped back, found a wrench under the sacrificial god case in front of the mausoleum in the main hall, and pulled it hard. Only the sound of "rattling" was heard in the ear chakra, and the thousand-pound, thick stone wall slowly moved, opening a road. The road is so narrow that only one person can walk, and four people walk in turn.
Chu Qiuyan walked at the end and closed the mechanism to prevent Ouyang Qing from discovering it.
Chu Qiushui took out a new Thunderbolt Hall Fire Fold, and with a "snap" sound, the Fire Fold, Chu Qiuyan hurriedly said, "Brother, it's about to be extinguished." There may be people with heavenly demons here. ”
Chu Qiushui hurriedly extinguished the fire, and said helplessly: "It's pitch black now, how to go?"
Chu Qiuyan said: "There should be no fork in the road here, if you take one step, it will be a step." ”
Luo Bing asked, "Who is down there?"
Chu Qiuyan said: "The Heavenly Demons, Siyue, and Demon Sect Protectors have already gone down, and later I saw Ouyang Qing, who was scared away, leading the air away and returning, and also went down from here." ”
Luo Bing frowned when he heard that there were many masters on the other side, but said with a smile on his lips: "You brothers and sisters join forces, and their profits are broken, what are you afraid of?" ”
Mei Changqing secretly scolded "raised by a thief", and continued to move forward with Chu Qiushui.
But in the dark, he softened the mask with his palms and gently applied it to his face.
The four of them walked in the dark for a while, and the road became wider and wider, but there never seemed to be a fork. The four of them were afraid of revealing their whereabouts, and they didn't dare to light the fire, and in this boundless darkness, the more they walked, the more discouraged they became. Luo Bing encouraged: "If Ouyang Qing is in front, he will definitely light the candle." Let's go, we won't have anything until we see the light. ”
Suddenly, Chu Qiuyan, who was walking last, screamed "ah" and suddenly leaned towards Luo Bing's side. Luo Bing was taken aback and asked, "What's wrong?"
Chu Qiuyan's hands trembled, his heart was extremely frightened, and he said in a trembling voice: "Something grabbed the corner of my pants......" The three of them were all shocked, Chu Qiushui asked: "Do you want it?" Mei Changqing asked, "Is there any mechanism here?"
Chu Qiuyan struggled a few times and couldn't break free, his face was like earth, and his voice trembled: "It's not good, that thing stretched out and grabbed my ankle...... Chu Qiushui suddenly said: "Strange, there is a door in front." But when he heard Chu Qiuyan's cry for help, his face suddenly changed greatly, and he immediately lit up the fire fold. Luo Bing's long sword was in his hand, and as soon as the light lit up, he immediately swung his sword and slashed down.
"Dang" sounded, the thing was cut off by a sword, and Chu Qiuyan shrank back. Luo Bing looked at it, it was just a skeleton, and he couldn't help laughing: "The skeleton is just hooking the trouser legs, what the hell is your name?" Chu Qiuyan said in shock: "No...... The thing grabbed my ankle...... Not a dead man......"
Luo Bing recalled that the sound of a sword slashing and cutting bones was like a symphony of gold and iron, which was indeed strange, so he bent down and picked up the hand bones. Sure enough, it was not a human bone, half a foot long, but it felt heavy in the hand, and the material was quite hard. If it weren't for Luo Bing's eagerness to save Chu Qiuyan, his heart and mind were the same, but he was afraid that a sword would cut off his bones.
Chu Qiushui picked up the skull from the ground and said in surprise: "This thing is so heavy, not to mention a hundred catties." ”
Mei Changqing scolded: "Damn, the real evil sect, the fake skeleton in the mausoleum, is it an institution?"
Luo Bing smiled and said, "Maybe it's a corpse guard." ”
Chu Qiuyan said strangely: "What is a corpse guard?"
Chu Qiushui's eyes also widened, looking at Luo Bing.