In the snowy mountains at night, a golden Buddha light flashed, and when Chu Xunyu and Wuchen opened their eyes, what they could see was that the unknown zombie on the ground was burned into a piece of rotten wood and fell to the ground, everyone slowly fell and leaned over, Mu Yuan asked curiously: "What is the origin of this thing?"

"Be careful of poison!" Chu Xunyu reminded and gently picked it with the tip of his sword.

The corpse was burned beyond recognition, covered with black scum, and suddenly moved, and the three of them retreated, for fear that it would spray something out again, and Forget Dust whispered: "Be careful, it doesn't seem to be dead yet." ”

There was a slight tremor, the corpse was stretched out from the inside, and it seemed that there was a monster-like thing about to break out of the shell, and before he had time to think about it, Chu Xunyu shouted: "Do it again!"

Mu Yuan raised his hand and was shrouded in a cloud of Buddha light again, this time, it was completely confessed, everyone could see clearly, it was a scorpion-like and spider-like thing in the corpse, it was all pitch black, rotten, and it was burned into charcoal by Mu Yuan as soon as it broke out, Chu Xunyu squatted down and picked off his limbs with a branch to see, this thing was at least the size of a wild cat, Mu Yuan asked again: "Do you see what it is?"

"I don't know. Chu Xunyu stood up and shook his head, "This thing is unheard of, not like an ordinary thing, but one thing can be seen, it is driving the corpse to move, not an ordinary zombie." ”

"How did you come across it?" asked Forgotten Dust curiously.

"Oh! yes!" Chu Xunyu remembered the origin of this stiffness, and hurriedly went to find the big stone he was leaning on, this stiff came out of the snow, so the three of them lifted the snow with all hands and feet, revealing a pitch-black hole under the stone, and could smell the same rancid smell as the zombie.

Mu Yuan looked at each other stupidly, it seemed that he was going down, in case there was still this kind of zombie in this cave, the internal space was narrow, once the poison was sprayed, he couldn't hide if he wanted to, Chu Xunyu threw a stone into it, listened carefully, it didn't seem to be very deep, dark and secluded, Mu Yuan reached out and didn't say a word, first burned it with Buddha light, then took a deep breath, and jumped in first.

It didn't take long for Mu Yuan to hear Mu Yuan shouting inside: "Come down, it's not dangerous." ”

Chu Xunyu and Wangchen jumped into the hole, this hole is not deep at all, you can see the moonlight in the sky when you look up, blowing up the fire fold, only then can you see that this hole is very peculiar, there are even cases, herbs, etc., and there is a strange magic circle carved on the wall, which has not been used for many years, covered with a thick layer of ash.

Mu Yuan found a pile of rotten wood on the wall, it seemed to be the torch of the past, and it burned into a pile randomly, making the cave much brighter, at this time it was clear to see, the space was not large, two zhang was square, there was a horizontal case, some sundries were placed on it, there were rotten herbs and scattered bamboo slips, and there was an ancient magic circle carved on the wall, full of ancient Miao characters, Mu Yuan asked in surprise: "This is where the guy outside lived before his death?"

"It's not. Chu Xunyu was very sure, kicked it with his foot, and motioned the two to look down, the ground was full of bones, and the blood stains on it were both undried and air-dried, these bones were both human and animal, and they should be the prey that were usually killed by the zombies, Chu Xunyu said: "This cave is wrong, I have never heard of any monk digging a hole in the ground to live in, and there are no living utensils, these cases are placed very casually, obviously just for temporary needs." ”

After speaking, he took a step forward, wiped the dust on the wall, pointed to this ancient and decaying magic circle and said: "Although I don't understand Miao Chinese, but this formation is somewhat similar to our family, I think the zombie outside should be the product of the cup, it is more appropriate to call it 'cup corpse'." ”

"Cup?" Mu Yuan laughed, "What do you say?

That's how I understand it. Chu Xunyu frowned and replied, "The thing we saw outside just now that ran out of the corpse should be some kind of poison, according to my speculation about this formation, it seems to have been planted in the corpse, and it is used to drive the corpse to move in the mountains, and on weekdays it will kill some living creatures to survive and reproduce, this is like its lair, and all this should be derived from the cup, the Han people will not use it, this kind of dead body controlled by the cup, so I gave it a name, called' 'Cup', it also sounds more vivid, this cave should have been the place where this technique was performed back then, and it can be raised in the future, and finally understood why the sunlight didn't disperse the zombie's yin qi, because this is not the corpse transformation caused by the yin qi drama at all. ”

"Then why didn't this thing run out?" Mu Yuan asked again, "How many years has this been? Haven't you grown up? The outside world has never been said." ”

"We should think the other way around. Forget Chen also touched the magic circle on the wall with his hand and replied, "I think that when someone was performing a spell here, they trapped these 'cup corpses' here to defend the northern slope of the mountain, so they have never left here all these years, and they want to stay to protect the things in the belly of this mountain." ”

"Makes sense. Chu Xunyu and Mu Yuan nodded approvingly, Chu Xunyu said, "The predecessors are worthy of being the old rivers and lakes, in a word, if it is really as the predecessors thought, then there should not be only one here, there should be many, we have to find them all." ”

"What are you looking for this thing for?" Mu Yuan was shocked, "Isn't it enough to know what they do, how many more do you want to find?"

Chu Xiaoyou's words are reasonable. Forget Chen quickly understood Chu Xunyu's thoughts, and told Mu Yuan, "Since they are bound here, they can't go far, guarding around this place, as long as they find a few more to come out, they can judge where their center is, and that is the gate." ”

"I see. Mu Yuan suddenly realized.

Chu Xunyu said again: "We can't disperse this time, we have to rely on you in the Eight Commandments, this thing can only be restrained by you, and it is not good to get close." ”

"Haha. Mu Yuan's nose was about to rise to the sky when he heard this, "Ye Langzhong, you have finally realized today, and you have to rely on me for big things." ”

Chu Xunyu didn't bother to take care of him, and gave a roll of the eyes and took the lead out of the hole with Wuchen. The three of them were inseparable this time, shuttling through the woods, carefully searching for the whereabouts of other corpses, if it was really as forgotten as Chenchen said, there should be more than one of this thing, but be vigilant, it can spray poison, very incredible.

The three of them were busy until dawn, and met two more, and naturally they were burned into charcoal for Mu Yuan, although this kind of thing is dangerous, but stupid and brainless, in the face of Mu Yuan's Buddha light falling from the sky, they can only be caught, but Chu Xunyu and the three of them are concerned about the entrance, each corpse has their nest not far away, the furnishings inside and the magic circle depicted are exactly the same, it seems that someone did it on purpose, and then with these nests as the edge, the three of them found the location that is estimated to be the center, where is a barren wood and snow-covered land, as if there is no gate or anything like that。

"Let's look carefully. "Now that the sun is approaching, there shouldn't be any corpses to bother us." ”

"No need to look for it, I know where it is. Chu Xunyu frowned.

"Oh?"

"That's it. Chu Xunyu pointed to a pile of boulders with his hand.

"This pile of stones?" Mu Yuan asked in surprise.

"It's not. Chu Xunyu shook his head, "It's this big pine tree next to the stone." ”

"Huh?" The pine tree that Chu Xunyu was referring to was about the thickness of two people hugging together, it was very ordinary, it was as bare as bare as most snow-capped trees, and the branches were covered with snow, it was hard to imagine that there was something wrong with it, but Chu Xunyu ignored it, walked over and patted the trunk, causing a burst of snow to tremble and fall.

"What are you doing?" Mu Yuan asked inexplicably on the side.

"What do you think I'm doing?" Chu Xunyu asked without stopping the movements in his hands for a moment, without raising his head.

"I think you're crazy, didn't you just spray that corpse with poison stupid?" Mu Yuan sneered amusedly, "You expect a door to pop out of thin air after a few taps on the trunk of a pine tree? ”

"It's a big tree. Chu Xunyu pointed at it angrily and said.

"Hmm...... Thanks, we've all seen it. Mu Yuan looked at Chu Xunyu and then at the tree, "And then?"

"I mean, it's a 'big' tree, a very 'big' tree!" Do you understand?" Chu Xunyu pointed around and said, "You haven't noticed any problems? The snow mountain has been bitterly cold since ancient times, and it is difficult for trees to survive, even if it is a tough tree like a pine tree, it is difficult to grow densely, looking back, which of the trees in a radius of several miles here are not all the thickness of a bowl? Don't you think it's strange that a pine tree can grow so thick suddenly appears here?" You must know that the zombies produced in this ghost place can spray poison, and if you find the entrance in the big tree, I think it will be the most common thing today. ”

"I see. After Chu Xunyu's explanation, he understood, and Wangchen praised: "Sure enough, I have a deep understanding of grass, trees, fish and insects, let's not be stunned, let's look for it together." After speaking, he and Mu Yuan also followed Chu Xunyu to check up and down the big tree.

Mu Yuan flew to the top of the tree and circled down, and said helplessly: "I can't find any entrance, it's really not good, let's uproot this tree and take a look." ”

"Makes sense. Chu Xunyu exclaimed in surprise, "What you said is so good, stand back." After speaking, he rolled up his cuffs and hugged the trunk of the tree, preparing to use the brute force of the martial cultivator to directly make a move "Luda pulling willows" to see what was wrong with this monster.

But as soon as they exerted their strength, suddenly there was a "poof", the three of them were startled, thinking that some monster had come out, and after standing still, they found that there was a piece of adult snow under the root of the tree that collapsed, revealing the mouth of a black hole, and the three looked at each other, Mu Yuan sighed helplessly: "Here again, and you want to drill a hole?" Why can't this kind of mysterious place be built more spacious, and you have to dig a hole." ”

"This hole is so small. Chu Xunyu stretched out his head to take a look, and found that the entrance of this cave was only the thickness of one person, and if a person got in, he would have to lie flat, and he couldn't turn around, so he threw a stone into it, and there was no sound, which was very deep.

"I'll do it. Mu Yuan pushed Chu Xunyu away and straightened his clothes, "I'm the first, you follow me, who will let my Buddha light restrain them." ”

"Be careful. Chu Xunyu handed over some medicine, "I don't know if it will work, you put it in your mouth first, if there is any poison, you can be prepared." ”

"Hmm. Mu Yuan took a sip, then took a deep breath, bent down and got in, Chu Xunyu was in the center, and forgot about the dust.

Mu Yuan was at the head of the row, blowing the fire cold, this hole was too narrow, the three of them could only crawl there, crawling there little by little, but soon Chu Xunyu noticed that there was a problem, this hole has been a long time, but there are no snakes, insects, rats and ants infested, but it is rare dry, it should be sprinkled in the surrounding soil with medicine to repel insects. This hole is not only small, but also very long, winding down, the three of them climbed for at least an hour, Mu Yuan scolded and listened, Chu Xunyu asked curiously: "What's wrong?"

"My clothes are torn. Mu Yuan shouted in front, "After climbing for a long time, when you turn around and go out, you will compensate me for a new dress." ”

"Hey-" Chu Xun's nose was crooked, and he shouted from behind, "I thought you had discovered something." ”

"It's a discovery. Mu Yuan pursed his lips, looked at the front and said with a smile, "We're at the end, there's a door here, and we finally found the door." ”

"What?" Chu Xunyu asked in surprise, "Then get out quickly." ”

"What's wrong. Mu Yuan replied angrily, "This door...... This door...... It's as small as this damn cave, how do you get out?"

"Huh?" Chu Xunyu was puzzled, but Mu Yuan couldn't see him when he blocked him, and said anxiously, "Describe to me what it looks like?"

"Hmm......" Mu Yuan stared at the half-day road, "It's very small, it seems to be the door prepared for this cave, the double fan, it seems to be made of brass, even the door knocker is rusty, and it is engraved with the kind of pattern that looks like the ancient Miao script, anyway, we don't know each other, but I estimate that the person who can enter this door has the same size as the arm, how can I get in......?"

"Oh?"

"I remembered!" Mu Yuan exclaimed in surprise, "This is the door depicted on the stone tablet that Katong and his uncle gave us." ”

"What?" Chu Xunyu and Wuchen in the back were surprised when they heard this, Chu Xunyu reluctantly pushed the cruel sword forward from his shoulder, "Use my sword to see if it can be stretched." ”

Mu Yuan spit out a mouthful of soil foam, took Chu Xunyu's sword and pushed it forward, this small door did not move at all, and teased at the moment: "It's useless, do we want to lick it with our tongues like the old woman depicted in the picture?"

". Chu Xunyu replied angrily, "The words on the slate should tell us how to open it, but it's a pity that none of us know each other." ”

"Have you noticed-" Forget Chen, who was lying on his stomach at the back, suddenly said suspiciously, "Have you noticed the current movements of the three of us lying here...... Like the snake depicted on the slate?"