Chapter 254(1/2)
The main text is in this bloody tomb passage.
Along the way, you can see the mummies of human sacrifices.
Some of them had their mouths wide open, struggling to stretch their arms from above their heads, as if they were trying to catch something.
Some were lying on the ground, with faces full of fear and despair, desperately trying to break free from the roots of the soul-nurturing tree that were entangled in their calves.
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Everything you see along the way is pure hell on earth.
There were many times when everyone had to lower their heads and bend down in order to carefully walk under the mummies above their heads, trying to avoid the mummies and the roots that stepped on the ground.
From time to time, you can see some strange stone statues in the tomb passage.
These stone statues are not human heads.
It is a bust.
And the facial features are particularly exaggerated.
For example, the slits at the corners of the eyes almost reach the back of the head, the mouth is so big that it reaches the base of the ears, the facial contours are sharp and angular, and the expression is heavy.
There are not many of these strange and strange stone statues, and they are located some distance apart. Only by walking along the tomb passage can you occasionally see isolated stone statues.
According to Mr. Feng Shui’s explanation, the style of these stone statues is like the stone statues used by wizards for sacrifice in the past. This also confirms that this tomb passage is indeed a sacrifice pit, used for soul-nurturing trees to sacrifice living people.
“Mr. Yi, have you noticed that although we have been moving forward, this tomb passage seems to be going deeper and deeper?”
After walking in the dark and quiet bloody tomb passage for a while, the old Taoist priest who knew Feng Shui realized something was wrong and looked at Mr. Feng Shui.
Mr. Feng Shui nodded and thought. In fact, he had already noticed that something was wrong with this place, and it was very simple to verify it.
Just take some water and pour some water into the gaps between the floor tiles. By watching the water flow, you can tell whether the tomb passage is built at an angle downwards?
As a result, Mr. Feng Shui borrowed it from several people, and everyone discovered that after all the troubles along the way, their skins and water bags had been damaged at some point, and the skins were empty, not even a drop of water.
At present, only Jin An still has one-third of the water, and the old Taoist priest has half of the water.
“It seems we have to save some water on the way forward. The main tomb above collapses. If we can’t find a way out in a short time, this water will be life-saving water.” Jin An began to distribute the water consumption among everyone in the tomb passage.
Since clear water is precious, Mr. Feng Shui will naturally not use clear water to test the terrain of the tomb passage. Fortunately, the old Taoist priest’s Tai Chi Bagua bag contains all kinds of treasures, and there are also many bottles and jars of small porcelain bottles.
"This porcelain bottle contains corpse oil. Maybe there will be a place where corpse oil is needed on the next journey. Use this bottle. This bottle contains golden sore powder that can treat external injuries and stop bleeding and bruises."
The old Taoist priest carefully put away a black porcelain vase like a treasure, and then put down another porcelain vase with a round belly.
As expected, the round-bellied porcelain vase rolled away in one direction.
No matter how you place it, it will only roll in the same direction.
eaten.
eaten.
In order to save the few clear water on the next journey, everyone reduced unnecessary conversations. In the dark and depressing tomb passage, only the empty and crisp sound of footsteps was left.
Facing the mummies and dead people in the tomb passage, as well as the quiet footsteps in the darkness, the timid person will probably be frightened by the atmosphere here.
“Hush! There’s movement!”
In the tombs buried deep in the mountains and old forests, the Feng Shui master with the most profound knowledge in Feng Shui is often the one with the “smartest ears and eyes” among them. The Feng Shui master suddenly stopped everyone and silenced everyone.
What Feng Shui masters are best at is Feng Shui. In the underground tombs, any disturbances or disturbances in the earth's aura are as clear as the feng shui of mountains and rivers, and cannot escape the nose, eyes, and ears. Feng Shui masters are the most sensitive to these.
Physicians are expected to be able to listen, ask and understand.
Feng Shui masters understand Feng Shui and look for dragons and acupuncture points, but they also look, hear and ask about things, but they do not look at people, but about famous mountains and rivers in the world.
Mr. Feng Shui stretched out his palm and placed it against the cold, hard stone wall that had no roots to climb. He carefully felt the movement of wind and grass in the tomb passage.
Everyone looked at Mr. Feng Shui in confusion. They heard nothing. They even turned to look at Jin An. Jin An frowned and listened carefully. Then he shook his head and said that with his current physique, his five senses were stronger than ordinary people, and he was not in the tomb passage.
Heard something.
"Is it because they are sharpening their swords, Captain and the others?" Jin An's eyes narrowed.
“Where is the movement coming from? In addition to earthy air, there is also blood in this tomb passage, which is human blood! The movement is coming from that direction!”
Mr. Feng Shui fanned his nose, and from the weak air flow that was not easy to detect, he could smell the smell of blood in the tomb passage besides the rustic smell.
But no one else smelled it.
Only Mr. Feng Shui smelled it underground.
“The direction that Mr. Yi is pointing to happens to be the direction from which the air is blowing. It seems that we can’t escape this time. And maybe we are sharpening our swords, and the captain and the others are in danger!"
The old Taoist priest said nervously.
As a result, when they ran over eager to save the person, they had not found anyone yet, but the messy footsteps of many people could be heard in the tomb passage, as if many people were running for their lives in a panic.
Hearing the footsteps, there were at least one or twenty people.
“Is there anyone else in this tomb passage?”
“Where did so many people come from?”
The old Taoist priest exclaimed.
“Hearing the footsteps of so many people, there are more people than when we met up with Lieutenant Zhang Jian and the others. Could it be that the group of antique dealers and their accomplices are in this tomb passage?”
At this time, it was too late to think too much, because the chaotic footsteps of the group were approaching very quickly. They seemed to have encountered something and were running away in panic. They arrived in a blink of an eye. Because they were running so fast, they almost collided with Jin An and the others when they turned the corner.
Come together.
When the torch shone on these people, they were holding tower shields, with crossbows from the Kangding Kingdom's arms around their waists, and their heavy armor was covered with Taoist exorcism scriptures written in red cinnabar.
These people are the heavily armored cavalry guards that the captain brought to the tomb!
“Why is it you!”
"Taoist Master Jin'an, Taoist Master Chen! Great, have you two Taoist priests seen my general? It is not suitable to stay here for a long time. The tree roots in the tomb passage have come alive. Run away!"
When the two groups of people met, they were all surprised and surprised.
Those heavy-armored cavalry guards were surprised to recognize Jin An, the old Taoist priest and the others at first, but they looked back behind them and hurriedly urged everyone to escape from here with solemn expressions.
What!
The roots of the soul-nourishing tree come to life!
Old Taoist priest, the mourners looked behind those heavy-armored cavalry guards with chills to their scalps. It was better not to look at them. But after looking at them, mother, run away!
Those scarlet roots that were originally attached to the walls of the tomb passage are now like blood vessels peristalizing, and the scope of recovery is rapidly expanding. The scarlet roots are waving in the air, as if they are hunting prey.
Damn it, this is really alive! Little brother, run! The old Taoist priest urged, turned around, and ran like crazy with everyone else.
“Are any of you injured?”
“These tree roots are weird, just like piranhas, they will be attracted by the smell of blood and go crazy! These tree roots will wake up and hunt prey when they smell a little blood!”
After being reminded by the cavalry guard, the others subconsciously glanced at Jin An.
“Little brother, did you know in advance that the roots of these soul-nurturing trees are sensitive to the smell of blood? That’s why you disposed of the body of the dead monkey in such a timely manner, crushed the monkey’s bones and spread the ashes, even the ashes!”
The old Taoist priest, with his old arms and legs, was out of breath running in the tomb passage, and he didn't forget to give Jin'an a bad word.
"Old Taoist, I originally wanted to carry out the fine tradition of respecting the elderly and loving the young. Seeing that you were so tired from running, I wanted to take the initiative to carry you on my back. Since you have a bad time, it means you still have some energy left." Jin An glared.
Old Taoist priest.
After hearing Jin An’s words, the old Taoist priest immediately grimaced.
The head is drooping.
As a result, the roots in the tomb were chasing them, and even more roots were alerted by the sound of their escape, and the dense tentacles bared their teeth and claws towards them.
“No! The roots of these soul-nourishing trees can make sounds!”
“Sure enough, I still have to rely on my share of corpse oil at this time!”
The old Taoist priest was out of breath after being chased. He looked around and complained endlessly.
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After about two sticks of incense, Jin An and the others used corpse oil to cover the living person's three yang fires and suppress the blood in the body. In the midst of danger, they finally escaped from the pursuit of the roots of the soul-nurturing trees.
“Old, old, I’m dying...”
To be continued...