Civilization exchanges are inherently complicated. Who would have thought that the prosperous Silk Road caravans thousands of years ago brought to China not only a dazzling array of commodities, but also such creepy and terrifying creatures.
But I didn't have time to think about this at this time. What shocked me was not only these corpse insects, but also the spreading green vines.
These vines are enough to illustrate the unique natural environment of the ghost cave that Xu Qian talked about. In the barren and dry water and soil environment of Tibet, such huge vines can grow.
"These things probably grow on the water vapor here. It's so humid here, giving them space to live!" I already had the answer in my mind.
These vines are intertwined and intertwined like wires, forming something like willows that are fished down from above and connected to the rock wall below, growing densely like spider webs in every corner.
However, in the middle of these vines, there is a gap half as wide as a person. It seems to be cut by a sickle. You can vaguely see farther along the gap. I just want to see clearly what is in the depths.
But it is completely impossible.
"Good guys, besides us, someone else came in." I couldn't help but think of the fat man's body I saw before. I remember that what we heard at that time was a muffled thud, which meant that the fat man fell from the air.
, that is to say, he may have entered this passage, but for some reason, he fell down, and then was targeted by those corpse insects.
In other words, he was already dead when he was up here.
But how did he die? Was he bitten by corpse bugs? This is a bit impossible, because judging from the vines here, even if corpse bugs want to crawl over in large numbers, it will take a certain amount of time. Besides, I dare
I am sure that this gap cannot be cut by one person. The workload is too great after all.
Then, the death of the fat man seems to be full of doubts.
Could it be that several of them came in at the same time, and then for some reason on the way, civil strife broke out among them, so the fat man was killed by others? That's why his body was left here, so
Falling down and being targeted by those corpse insects?
If this is the explanation, there is a certain possibility.
Xu Qian seemed to see what I was thinking, then smiled meaningfully and said, "Before we arrived, there should be another group of people in this ghost cave!"
"Another group of people?" Xu Qian's words confirmed my guess, but I don't know where this group of people came from and why they took the risk to break in here.
From the beginning, I didn't believe that Xu Qian entered the ghost cave just for curiosity. She must have had her own plans. As for why, she couldn't tell me clearly. Now I'm afraid it's because she has some connection with this group of people.
Could it be that Xu Qian knew about the existence of this group of people early on?
"These people are a group of murderous demons. In this world, ghosts are not scary. What is scary is the human heart. This kind of killing each other is the most horrifying thing." I nodded in agreement, although I knew that Xu Qian was not.
She may have ill intentions towards me, but the confusion in my heart has been layer upon layer, and it is inevitable that I am a little defensive about her.
I raised my head and glanced at Xu Qian, who was looking at the vines, and said in a deep voice, "Sister Qian, are these people coming into this ghost cave because of the secrets here?"
"Secret? What secret?" Xu Qian deliberately pretended to know nothing.
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"Okay, stop asking questions. The corpse insects are already troublesome enough. Don't forget that there is a high possibility that this place is a tomb of the underworld. The real danger is the underworld soldiers!"
Xu Qian deliberately changed the topic, and I didn't ask any more. Since she didn't want to talk, it would be useless for me to ask. If you don't talk, you have a reason not to talk. There are many things in Yuling that don't have these reasons.
We continued walking forward and climbed towards the gap.
Looking at the unknown road, I felt quite uneasy. No one knew what was going to happen in front of me, but I only knew that this ghost cave was becoming more and more unusual. I had to be careful every step I took, and I didn’t dare to
No worries at all.
But just as I was about to follow, I felt a sudden pain on my foot. I shivered with fright. I glanced over and saw that there was a black insect on my foot.
"I'll go!" I panicked for a moment and cursed, when did this guy crawl on me?
Maybe this guy climbed up while I wasn't paying attention while I was running, but I didn't realize it until this moment. Thinking of this, I still have lingering fears.
But at this time, I felt a faint sense of dizziness, and felt very strange in my heart. I wanted to see the wound I had been bitten by the zombie bug, but then Xu Qian's voice came from the front, "Hurry up.
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"Here we come." I tried my best to overcome the dizziness, pressed down forcefully, and after taking a few deep breaths, I got into the gap.
There were vines all around, which were quite uncomfortable clinging to my body, and those tiny thorns, like thorns, pricked me all over. I cursed in a low voice and crawled forward quickly.
"etc!"
I was about to catch up with Xu Qian, but at this moment I suddenly saw her turn around and look at me with a look full of vigilance. No, it wasn't vigilance. I even saw a look of fear in her eyes.
I felt weightless for a moment, as if my soul was about to escape from my body. Why did Xu Qian look at me like this? Could it be that something terrible appeared around me? At this moment, there seemed to be a ringing in my ears.
The sound of the cold wind whistling.
I couldn't help but stiffen and stopped here in fear.
Xu Qian's eyes were really creepy, and I looked straight at her. I didn't know what to do for a moment. What was even more terrifying was that under her gaze, I felt like something was crawling up my back, and it was cold.
, soft and weird, as if it was touching my body and trying to surround me completely.
"Ah?" In panic, I instinctively pushed my body backwards.
However, I was willing to be able to get rid of the things behind me, but I didn't want my skin to be pricked by something, which made me grimace in pain.
I looked back and found that a large number of vines were pressed under me. One of the vines was twisting like a snake. It was being pressed by me and twisting randomly.
"Damn it, it's this!" I suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
But then another question emerged in my mind, "Why is it moving?"
"Are you still lying down waiting for it to eat you? Why don't you leave quickly?" At this time, Xu Qian said there. Only then did I understand that Xu Qian's frightened look just now was because she saw these vines moving.
I guess I have a certain amount of fear in my heart.
"Sister Qian, are you in a good mood?"
Xu Qian's concern and concern made me feel very proud, so I quickly went up to buy a good girl and took the opportunity to flirt.
"Okay, okay, I'm not ashamed!" At this time, Sister Meng was not happy. She grabbed my ears and cursed: "I should have made you suffer more just now!"
Da Di was also rolling her eyes at the side. This occasion was indeed inappropriate. I scratched the back of my head and had to give up.
At this time, a scene that made me incredible appeared. I saw a bright light emerging from the vines that I had just pressed to the ground, and then those green vines gradually turned into hollow black.
"This..." This situation is so strange, almost like a fairy tale, like fluorescent light.
"Sister Qian, what's going on!"
"If my guess is correct, it should be the element of Ruyi Hook in Lin Kun's body."
"Ruyi Hook?" I asked in surprise. My body contains the ingredients of the giant anaconda Ruyi Hook, which is immune to all poisons. My blood naturally has the effect of suppressing poisons. It is estimated that these vines are surrounded by the Yin Qi here all the year round, and toxins accumulate.
A lot. The fluorescence just now should be the reaction of the toxins when they meet my blood.
"This kind of vine is called Chiyou Blood Vine. It grows in a dark and humid environment and relies on the Yin Qi underground. They are bloodthirsty. The tiny burrs on the surface of the vine can penetrate into the capillaries to absorb blood and release toxins at the same time."
"I understand, no wonder the fat man fell down before." An idea flashed in my mind, and after hearing Xu Qian's explanation, the cause of the fat man's death suddenly became clear.
The fat man must have been killed by these vines in this gap. When the body touched the ground and made a crashing sound, it naturally attracted the corpse insects sleeping here.
"But why did Xu Qian suspect that he died unexpectedly?" My vigilance told myself again that what I saw in front of me may not be real.
"I know what you are thinking, but the poison of Chiyou Blood Vine will not kill anyone. There is another reason for that person's death."
I don't know if it was my imagination, but I vaguely heard the screams of something. But anyway, I was quite satisfied to see that my blood was so effective. After all, this way, I can deal with these troublesome creatures.
Human vines are a piece of cake.
The four of us climbed for almost half an hour. Just when I was almost exhausted, I suddenly noticed a gust of cold wind blowing from the opposite side. This wind was quite cold, as if it was blowing from hell. It made my body tense.
, I got goosebumps all over my body.
I tightened my clothes and said tremblingly, "Are the Yin soldiers coming?"
"No." Xu Qian replied briefly, "The wind means there is a vent in front. We seem to be almost at the end of the cave."
"Really?" When I heard that I was about to see the exit, I was even more happy. This damn cave has always seemed to have no end. I can only curl up like a baby. Fortunately, now I finally have it.
It is possible to go out.
"Sister Qian, are we going out?"
"Don't be too happy too soon. This ghost cave is deep underground. We have been going downhill. There is no reason to climb out. I estimate that there should be a vertical passage in front extending to the ground. The phoenix outside can pass through the narrow hole.
Come in through the cracks."
Chapter completed!