Chapter 13 Chapter 12 The Fierce Man Jiao Kui

Let's move on. Probably because of the influence of the woman's tragic life experience, everyone was silent all the way, especially Jia Xiaobing, who seemed to be preoccupied. When eating at the camp, Lin Li saw that Jia Xiaobing was still looking gloomy, so she asked Lao Tofu in a low voice: "Does Xiaobing listen to what that woman says, and feel sad and miss his mother?" "Basically. There are so many dangerous things in this mountain. It is very difficult for him to find a miracle medicine. Everyone of us has our own goals, but his is the most difficult thing to do. Of course, he can't be happy. After all, My own mother, who can let go?"

I leaned over and said, "Otherwise, let's find a way to help him." "It's not that we don't help him, but that we can't help him unless you can get what he needs." Old Tofu said with a frown.Having said that, looking at Jia Xiaobing, I was both sad for him and anxious for him. In the evening, we came to a hillside with sparse vegetation. Qin Hai said to us: "I think it's not appropriate to go too deep tonight. I always feel that the woman can't let us go so easily, so everyone should be vigilant If you want me to say, this area is relatively open, we can rest temporarily for one night, and continue our journey tomorrow morning."

Everyone felt that this method was safer, because the woman's reason for letting us go was really far-fetched.Everyone agreed that she let us go for something else, and she would never let us leave this place easily.But before we set up our tents, suddenly, the rustling sound we heard that night sounded again in the mountains, but this time it sounded clearer, as if it was not far ahead. "What the hell is it?" Ma Yifei cursed in a low voice.The continuous emergencies in the past few days finally made him lose his patience. Qin Hai said disapprovingly: "Do you care what the sound is? The strange things in the mountains are hard to guard against. Let's go our own way."

"Otherwise, let's go and have a look, the sound is not far ahead." Old Tofu said while listening with his ears sideways. Ma Yifei took out the old cannon barrel, and almost ordered: "Stop talking nonsense, let's take a look around before it's completely dark. If there is no major problem, we will camp here again." It is still necessary to search.We walked through the slightly sparse bushes together and came to an open field. A dusty Cherokee four-wheel-drive off-road vehicle suddenly appeared in front of us.This is beyond our expectations. Several people walked up to Cherokee carefully, only to see the car door was wide open and the inside of the car body was also full of dust.It seems that this car has been abandoned for a while, Qin Hai frowned and said: "Who can drive a car here? We are in the hinterland of the mountains, no matter how powerful the off-road vehicle is, it cannot be so strong This level." After speaking, he leaned into the cab, tumbling for a long time, but found nothing.

This open land, surrounded by undulating mountains and forests, is very quiet.There are gray rocks all over it, a small stream flows through it, and there is a wooden bridge on it, across the rocky beach.There is a roof on the bridge, which looks like a wooden pavilion at first glance, but the wood has turned yellowish brown with age.At this time, the night was dawning, the moon was shining brightly, and the grass in the forest was rustling continuously, but the rustling sound suddenly disappeared. Lao Doufu walked to the extremely shallow stream, and suddenly asked, "Is this the Fountain of Youth?"

"Your brain is more simple than ordinary people, why do you say that water is spring water when you see it? If that piece of spring water can be easily found, it is not a so-called demon spring." Qin Hai sneered at Lao Tofu casually. My heart suddenly moved, and I blurted out: "Brother Qin, what kind of spring is Yaoquan?" Qin Hai immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing, and his expression was a little unnatural: "Since many strange things have happened in the Fountain of Youth, it is naturally a demon spring. I said it casually, so I can't take it seriously."

Yu Qiuzhen put down his backpack, sat on it and said, "I found this wooden bridge and a car here, which shows that the popularity of this place is relatively high. If the Fountain of Youth really existed in the mountains, it certainly wouldn't be here. nearby." At this time, Ma Yifei got into the car and suddenly shouted: "The key is still on it." "I saw it a long time ago. If I want this thing, is it useful? Just give you the key, so what?" Qin Hai said angrily. Ma Yifei ignored him and started the car.After turning on the car lights, he said with a smile: "It seems that we have encountered a big fool, and we should really find him. I think the owner of this car is also here to find the treasure. Otherwise, after spending so much effort to get the car up the mountain, What are you drawing?" As soon as he finished speaking, a person wearing a shroud suddenly jumped out from the depths of the dense forest opposite the creek.

Under the moonlight, I saw his hair draped over his shoulders, his face was painted white, with red circles painted on both sides of his face with rouge, he looked like a ghost.Caught off guard, my heart almost jumped out of my mouth. After the man jumped out of the woods, with his hands hanging on his sides of his thighs, he hopped towards this side.Immediately afterwards, another man dressed as a Taoist emerged from the forest.This Taoist priest looked quite normal, but his steps were a bit strange.Every time the Taoist took a leg, the weirdo jumped out a step, and the steps of the two were basically the same.Soon, they boarded the wooden bridge one after the other, getting closer and closer to us, and every sound made by the strange man when he jumped on the wooden bridge made me shudder.

In a blink of an eye, they came close.The weird man didn't react at all, the Taoist priest behind him gave Qiuzhen a deep salute, and said in a friendly way: "Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable. I passed by here on a poor road, and I happened to meet a Taoist brother, so don't bother me." Yu Qiuzhen replied: "It's okay, there are no taboos for cultivators, so you don't need to worry too much, brother." After that, the Taoist priest led away the strange man who looked like a ghost.Looking back, I found that apart from the Taoist robe, the Taoist and Yu Qiuzhen were dressed differently. Not only did they have many pendants on their bodies, but they also carried a mahogany sword on their backs, and a golden sword on their waists. There is a small copper gong hanging beside it. On the surface of the brass gong, dark red blood stains can be vaguely seen.

When the Taoist disappeared, Yu Qiuzhen's expression changed drastically, and he said anxiously, "Hurry up and get in the car, get out of here." Although I don't know why Yu Qiuzhen reacted like this, but they all knew something big was going to happen, and they didn't dare to slack off, so they all got into the starting car immediately.At this moment, Ye Xiao's cry suddenly sounded in the night, the voice was shrill and loud, and everyone's heart was shocked.Before we could react, we heard a loud bang, and a dark object landed in front of the car. Under the light of the headlights, there was a man in black robe standing in front of the car, with a ferocious expression, his face was covered with blood, even the black robe was splattered everywhere.This person is taller than Ma Yifei, but his appearance is extremely ugly, at first glance, it is impossible to tell whether he is a human or a ghost.He slammed his fists on the front of the car, and the off-road vehicle immediately shook violently. Just as Ma Yifei was about to get off the car to fight, Yu Qiuzhen grabbed him and said, "This is a mortician. Everyone, be careful, he misunderstood We took the body away."

Still, Yu Qiuzhen got out of the car first, and before he could give a detailed explanation, he just said, "We don't want to cause trouble, you have found the wrong person." The eyes of the man in black turned to him were full of anger, he almost gritted his teeth and said, "You give me back my soul." "You only see a Taoist priest. But that's not me at all." Yu Qiuzhen replied calmly, while we hid in the car, worried that the man in black would violently attack and hurt others, so we all got out of the car one file at a time.Ma Yifei took out a big wrench from an unknown corner in the car, walked quietly behind the man, raised it up and was about to smash it down, Yu Qiuzhen hurriedly said: "Slow! I don't want any A conflict occurs." The man in black thought he was speaking to himself, and said with a sneer, "It's such a coincidence? You can meet two Taoist priests here, so why don't you choose this place for a meeting tonight? Why are you ambush me? Why are you plotting against me?" His tone became more and more severe, and Yu Qiuzhen hurriedly replied: "I can't answer your question, because it has nothing to do with me. The person who killed you is heading east. If you catch up now, there is still time." The man in black laughed loudly, and his voice echoed in the valley.The mortician stopped laughing, and said viciously: "If you don't return my corpse, next year will be your anniversary at this time..." Before he could finish speaking, Ma Yifei picked up the wrench and slammed it hard on the corpse. on his head.All the attention of the man in black was on Qiuzhen, and he didn't guard against the sneak attack behind him. After being hit, he immediately fell to the ground. Yu Qiuzhen sighed: "This is a mortician who has taken away the dead body. In their business, this is equivalent to committing an unforgivable crime. The family members of the deceased are still waiting for the body of their relatives to go home and be buried in the ground." For safety, if he can't find that corpse, he won't be able to beg for food in the industry for the rest of his life." "But why did that Taoist defraud a corpse?" I couldn't help asking. "Everyone must remember that in the wilderness and deep mountains, if you see people dressed as Taoist priests, you must avoid them in time. Even if you can't dodge in time, you must not offend them with words or actions. Because there are only two kinds of Taoist priests who enter the mountains late at night. One is to catch monsters." , The second is to watch the yin. Needless to say, the Taoist priests catch monsters, but the yin-watching warlocks are different. Looking for ghost dens. The reason why the Taoist cheated the body of the mortician must be to set up a murderous feng shui bureau. There are many murderous bureaus in the deep mountains and old forests, and this place is of course no exception. When I saw him, I knew that trouble was coming. Did not go away." "You can kill him. If you keep this kid, something might happen." Ma Yifei stared at the unconscious mortician and said, this was the first time he clearly expressed his intention to kill. "Absolutely not. It's a big taboo to kill a mortician in the mountains. If he still has a corpse in his hand, and he develops a jumping corpse in such a place with a lot of yin, it will be bad luck for you and me." Yu Qiu I am really worried. "This is the truth, old horse. The mortician cannot be easily killed. They are all murderous people. We must not do this." Qin Hai also persuaded. "Then what should we do? After this kid wakes up, he will never let it go. If we really want to fight, who will be his opponent?" Although Ma Yifei's worry is reasonable, it is a bit too much to kill for such a reason up. "There are so many of us, but he only has one person. What are you worried about?" Yu Qiuzhen asked back. Immediately, Ma Yifei was left speechless by the question, so he turned his head away and smoked silently. smoked. Yu Qiuzhen took out a bottle of mineral water, asked me to help the mortician sit up, first fed him a few mouthfuls, and then sprinkled some on his face.I noticed that the strong chest muscles exposed by the mortician were covered with blood, and the wound was on the left chest near the heart.The person who did the attack seemed extremely vicious, and he was rushing to kill him.Thinking of the Taoist priest who passed by in a hurry just now, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.But the appearance of this mortician is indeed too ferocious. At first glance, it looks like he has been disfigured by sulfuric acid, and his body is full of stench, which made me frown.Yu Qiuzhen intentionally comforted me and said: "They often open coffins to remove corpses, so there is a smell of corpses on his body, which also shows that he has been a mortician for many years." The feeling of throwing up. After drinking a few sips of water, the mortician let out a muffled growl and woke up slowly.In the past, it might have been all relying on one breath to keep from falling down, but now it was a bit difficult to stand up, and I couldn't do it after struggling a few times, so I had to give up.Seeing this, Yu Qiuzhen hurriedly said, "Don't worry, we are not bad people, let alone the ones who stole your body. You should rest in peace and recuperate first, and then it's not too late to go to him. We don't intend to intervene in the conflict between you, but I don't want you to misunderstand us." Hearing what Yu Qiuzhen said, the mortician was dubious, he looked at us for a long time, and then said: "Aren't you really with him?" Yu Qiuzhen replied: "We just happened to pass by here, and we met you and the Taoist priest who stole the corpse by chance. Besides, we went into the mountain to find herbs, why should we make things difficult for you?" The rough face of the mortician was full of melancholy, he sighed, and said, "This time, I'm in big trouble. I lost the corpse, how can I explain to the family of the deceased?" "Don't be in a hurry. No matter what, you have to heal the wound before you can make the next step. Your injury is not serious, and it is not an option to force it. Moreover, the yin warlock's exorcism is just for the sake of the game, so it won't go far. You can't go too far." Don't be too anxious." "Who are you, why do you know these things so clearly?" The mortician was still wary. "To be honest, my master is a yin-watching warlock, so I know them well and know their purpose for doing this. You should trust me. Acting recklessly will do a hundred harms but no benefit." Yu Qiuzhen's sincerity finally won the other party's trust, the mortician thought for a while, finally nodded and said: "Okay, I believe you." Qin Hai finally couldn't bear it anymore, pulled us aside, and said in a low voice, "What are you doing? Now is not the time to save people, and we don't know what the future will be." "Believe me, if we can get the help of the mortician, it will be good for finding the Fountain of Youth and your treasure. If I'm not wrong, you brought Jia Xiaobing just to make Ma Yifei feel scruples. But Jia Xiaobing has no skills, this mortician is different, people like him are avoided by those black wizards. Therefore, this mortalist is of great help to us." Yu Qiuzhen said . "He can't even protect himself, how can he help us?" Qin Hai was somewhat disapproving. "At the beginning, the evil-eyed Taoists split into dark wizards and yin-watching warlocks, and I was one of them. We don't have to worry about yin-watching warlocks for the time being, so as long as someone can deal with those black wizards." Great, from the polite attitude of the Taoist priest who stole the corpse towards him, it can be seen that there will be no sudden conflicts among the Yin-watching warlocks. Qin Hai frowned and thought for a while, then said, "You mean to keep this person temporarily, in case someone plots against us?" "Yes, that's what it means. Also, that female ghost beast master can't let us go easily. There must be a reason for it, and we have to guard against it." After unifying our thoughts, we took out the first-aid kits we had prepared before entering the mountain, and bandaged the wounds for the mortician.He was stabbed. The wound didn't look big, but it was deep. He was poured with anti-bleeding and anti-inflammatory drugs, and the blood washed away immediately.We were so anxious that there was nothing he could do, but he staggered up, walked to the stream, took the spring water with a mineral water bottle, and then kept washing the wound.Then, he asked us to raise a fire, and he added a dagger, which was roasting on the flames.We immediately understood what he was going to do, and Lin Li hurried away.The paratrooper's knife was slightly red, and the mortician found a branch, wrapped it in a towel, put it sideways in his mouth and bit it, and then he stuck the dagger on the wound without hesitation.There was only a soft sound of "stab", and a smell of burnt fat filled the night sky immediately.Under the firelight, he was sweating profusely from the pain, but he firmly planted the dagger on the ground in front of him, then took a deep breath, and glanced at the burnt wound that was still smoking. This crazy move deeply shocked everyone present, even Ma Yifei frowned.This person's endurance is far beyond that of ordinary people. After doing all this, he panted heavily, and after a while, he picked up the steamed buns we baked on the fire, gnawed three or four, and cursed in a low voice. : "Eat this, I will almost become a monk. Tomorrow, I will get a wolf and eat meat." Then, he lay sprawled on the mud floor.After a while, snoring sounded, and he fell asleep. I really don't know how to describe such a person, Lao Doufu said in a low voice: "Fuck, he is too aggressive." Lin Li couldn't help covering her mouth and chuckling. So the night passed.Although he was a little frightened, he was safe and sound.The next morning, we applied medicine and bandaged the mortician, and he went to the stream to wash his black robe, and then baked it on the scattered ashes of the fire.The black robe was still a little dry, so he put it on. "I have to find the body and send it back. Let's leave it alone." After that, he was about to leave.Yu Qiuzhen hurriedly said: "Brother Dao, please stop, I don't understand something, and I want to ask for advice." "Don't be so polite, just say something." "It's not a big deal, I just want to ask why Brother Wen passed by Wuliang Mountain. This place is not a good place to walk." The mortician had a strange expression on his face: "If you ask such a question, are you a young child? If you don't take the dangerous mountain road to chase the corpse, why not take the Guangming Avenue? Besides, there is a corpse-hunting inn here, so we can rest here." Yu Qiuzhen's face changed greatly: "Where is the inn located, and what is the layout inside?" "It's in a bamboo forest. That room is a place for suppressing corpses. There are two maces in the box, which are used to drive away corpses. You won't spend the night there, right? Have you ever slept in that bed?" , That bed is not for people to sleep in." When he said this, the mortician's expression seemed a bit sinister, and he gloated at everyone.Lin Li's expression instantly became unnatural. That night, she was the only one who slept on the wooden bed in the house.After all, she is a woman, none of us would argue with her, I didn't expect her... Thinking of this, I couldn't help but get goose bumps all over my body. Lin Li came over and asked nervously, "You mean, that bed is for corpses?" "It should be said that it is used to hold the corpse. Of course the corpse does not need to sleep." The mortician clearly pointed out Lin Li's language problem.Immediately, Lin Li's face paled, her fair skin became even paler, and she even trembled involuntarily. Lao Tofu hurried over, pulled her aside and comforted her softly.It really can't be blamed on her timidity, anyone who thinks of this can't help vomiting, let alone a girl.But we have no choice but to express our deepest sympathy. After Yu Qiuzhen found out about this matter, the mortician didn't stay any longer, he stood up and said, "I don't want to thank you for your kindness. If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely repay you for your help today. I, Jiao Kui, wish you all the best. .” After that, he turned around and left. Ma Yifei said to Qiuzhen: "This is the person you want, can he help us?" Yu Qiuzhen said lightly: "Even if you can't help, you can't kill him. Besides, you can't kill him either." "What, you kid actually dare to look down on me, I killed me when I was fifteen..." Qin Hai frowned and said, "Old Ma, are you finished? We are here to find something, not to kill people. Daoist Yu is right." After hearing this, although Ma Yifei looked angry, he still kept his mouth shut and walked away.Yu Qiuzhen didn't say anything, walked to the car silently, and got in. Just as he was about to start his journey after breakfast, he suddenly saw Jiao Kui, who had already disappeared from a distance, walking out of the woods in the west again.When he left, he was heading north.Seeing that Jiao Kui's expression was rather flustered, he hurriedly approached, and went straight to Yu Qiuzhen, saying, "My soul-suppressing gong is missing." Lao Tofu immediately responded: "It was taken away by that Taoist priest. I see a small gong on his waist." Yu Qiuzhen said: "That is the road-clearing gong, which is used to remind others to avoid hitting the road. The soul-suppressing copper gong is used for suppressing corpses. Once the corpses being driven have any abnormalities, you have to rely on this gong to let them go." It's quiet. It's like a soldier's gun, and it shouldn't be thrown away." Jiao Kui was so anxious that his head was covered with sweat, and he said, "But it just disappeared." "Don't worry, there are only two places to go. Either it was taken away by the Taoist priest, but we didn't see this thing on him. Also, when you were chasing him, it was accidentally lost." Yu Qiuzhen analyzed it for him. "Damn it." Jiao Kui punched the front of the car hard, with a loud bang.I thought to myself, what would be the consequences if this punch hit a person's head? Before I could figure it out, Yu Qiuzhen had already replied, "Don't worry too much, otherwise, we'll go back with you to look for it." "Are you fucking sick? We still have things to do?" Ma Yifei shouted loudly. "If they don't want to help you, then I will help you." Yu Qiuzhen said to Jiao Kui with a sincere expression. Seeing Yu Qiuzhen's performance, I suddenly realized.He was simply using Jiao Kui to get rid of Qin Hai and Ma Yifei's control, and Yu Qiuzhen might have hidden the copper gong.It seems that this young little Taoist priest is not simple, the three of them go all the way, it is really not sure who will win. I don't know if Qin Hai thought of this, but Jiao Kui's expression clearly told the two that he had firmly stood by Yu Qiuzhen's side.Ma Yifei was about to pull out his gun on impulse, Qin Hai pressed Ma Yifei's hand, and said with a smile: "It's okay, since we met, it's fate. We all help you find it. What are we waiting for?" Let's go and find something." After that, he followed Jiao Kui in the direction he came from without calling us. It seems that Qin Hai responds to all changes by staying the same. In a word, he will not let Yu Qiuzhen leave his side.We also know that with our half-grown children, we can't survive in the dangerous mountainous area, so we can only follow them all the way. Before leaving, I couldn't help but glanced at the woods behind me.I don't know if that weird woman is spying on us secretly, as Yu Qiuzhen said, she can't let us go without a reason, let alone let us kill her.A woman who makes such a request is not a normal person.We must be wary of this woman, whether she is in our sight or not. After passing this mountainous area, Lao Doufu couldn't help asking: "Old Jiao, do you come and go here often?" "Yeah." When Jiao Kui spoke, his attention was on the ground. "Then is there anything to say about this small stream? I've heard people say that there is a spring here called the Fountain of Youth." "Fountain of Youth?" Jiao Kui looked a little strange. He shook his head and said, "I have been in this business for seven or eight years. I have traveled to and from this mountain area at least hundreds of times. I have never heard of it. The source of the creek is an underground water source in a cave ahead." There are caves in the mountains?There might be something we need in it, thinking of this, I said: "Otherwise, let's go to the cave and have a look." Jiao Kui said, "Of course I'm going, because I came from that cave."