Chapter 26 Chapter 25 Malu: A Thousand-legged Giant Demon Insect

We didn't dare to wait any longer, and walked up the stairs one after another.At the end of this narrow and long staircase, there is another large hall, only slightly smaller than the one downstairs. Facing the head of the stairs is a bluestone wall. On the wall is carved a huge monster with thousands of legs and feet. Although it is a dead thing carved out, it is lifelike, as if it will break through the wall at any time. A cold chill spread. "Huh?" The three fat guys leaned over, looked at the monster carved on the wall, looked at it for a while, then turned around and asked, "Oh my God! What kind of thing is this thousand-legged thing, centipede? It doesn't look like it, scorpion? Or not?" It's too similar...Er Ba Ye, you have a lot of experience, tell me what the hell is on it. "

Before I answered the question, Elder Wang lamely said: "Third Fatty, you really don't know much. This kind of thing is everywhere on the mountain under the rocks on the banks of the Yangtze River, or in the cracks of the soil. This is Malu." "Malu?" Hearing this, I couldn't help but startled, and looked up and down the bluestone wall again, not to mention, it was really Malu.It is only reasonable to say that the size of Malu is very small, and most of them can't reach half a meter. In the past, the thickness of a child's finger can be seen in the past. It is not a rare thing. How could it be carved in this ancient place? In the stilted building?

"Malu? Lame man, you can't act like an old pedant. How can Malu look so evil?" The third fat man obviously didn't believe it, shaking his head and saying. "Hey, if you don't listen to the old man, you will suffer a lot sooner or later." The crippled old man turned around the stone wall and walked inside without saying much. With Elder Wang Lame leading the charge, the group cautiously crossed the stairs and headed for the inner room.After turning a corner and walking inside, there is another huge room, in which there are all kinds of pottery, jade and sundries piled up randomly, all covered by thick dust, the original appearance is not clear for a long time .

"Click!" Suddenly, there was another cracking sound under their feet, which made everyone jump in shock. Looking again, it turned out that the sound was made by Mr. Wang's lame foot stepping on an old ceramic shard. Immediately, he made a silent gesture, stood up, and pointed to somewhere in front of us. We looked at each other and looked in the direction he pointed. In the deepest part of the room of this ancient building, there is also a tall pedestal, in which there is a shrine, which enshrines an evil god-like existence, and the dark statue stands high on the high platform.With her long hair loose, she couldn't see her exact appearance, she just sat there cross-legged, like a thousand-armed Avalokitesvara!

Of course, his image is very different from that of a Buddhist figure. His upper body is naked, and his body is black and purple. Except for the various magical artifacts held by a dozen hands, the rest of his skin is gleaming with black light. "Is this an evil god enshrined in the ancient Diaojiao building?" The first time I saw the statue of the demon god on the high platform, my heart sank for some reason. After all, in the current environment, suddenly seeing such a hideous and terrifying statue, I always felt a little strange! However, the land in the west of Hubei has always been regarded as a place of barbarians by the Central Plains people in ancient times. Miao people and Tujia people are also ethnic minorities who believe in polytheism. Incomprehensible phenomena of nature or animals are regarded as gods that can be worshipped. This is the so-called "theism".Just like mountains have mountain gods, rivers have river gods, and rivers have river gods, so there is nothing to be surprised about so many gods with more than a dozen arms.

"Hey! What's that?" The three fat guys next to him suddenly exclaimed. We all looked up, and saw a black object at the top of the room, tied by several chains, hanging from the roof like an iron ball. 'Chi la! ' I lit the fire, and the hall was lit up. It was only this time that I could see clearly that what was hanging in mid-air was a huge tripod, four or five meters long and wide. is huge.There is no gilding and lacquer on the wooden tripod, and the innermost original color is exposed. It is black and shiny, and there are scales on the surface, which are extremely delicate, as if it was made of iron.

I wondered: "This wooden tripod is so strange! It doesn't seem to have undergone any special processing. How can it have a metallic luster?" "Shenmu Ding, this is Shenmu Ding." Wang lame exclaimed, "This is Shenjiang wood in the legend of the Yangtze River Valley in western Hubei. It is a very special kind of wood! It is an ancient wood deposited in the Yangtze River channel hundreds of millions of years ago. It was formed, and it has undergone some strange changes, and it has survived thousands of years without decay, and it is the best material for the Cuban people to make sacrificial vessels."

"Shen Jiangmu? This is the first time I've heard of it." Just as I was thinking, when I looked up, I saw the three fat guys picked up something from the ground and threw it towards the cauldron.He moved so fast that I had no time to stop him. "Om--" The three fatty's complexion changed after a long cry, and said, "Grandma's is indeed made of wood. Fatty, I thought it was a copper tripod, but it turned out to be a big wooden tripod. The copper tripod can still be taken out If you sell it for a few dollars, this thing can only be chopped into firewood and boiled at home."

"You know what a fart!" Old lame Wang was obviously taken aback by the sudden movement. When he realized that it was the third fat man who caused the trouble again, he immediately stared at his eyes and cursed , "It's really blind to your dog eyes, you don't know the goods! This is the legendary Shenjiang wood, let alone a copper tripod, even if it is gold of equal volume, it is not as valuable as this wood. Look at this The material is clearly hollowed out from a whole piece of Shenjiang wood, without the slightest trace of splicing tenon and tenon joints. Such a large volume, and it is also a sacred sacrificial vessel of the Cuban people, even in ancient times, not many people have seen it!"

"Historically, after the death of princes and princes in the ancient Central Plains, in order to protect their bodies from decay, it was impossible to ask for a piece of Shenjiang wood to make a coffin. You can imagine its value. This kind of thing has long since disappeared, and most of the rest are in old age. Under the rolling water of the Yangtze River for thousands of years, people in later generations probably have never heard of it.” "Hehe, just kidding, fat man, I just made a joke." The third fat man also knew that the action was too abrupt just now, and he heard Mr. Wang lame say that this thing is of great value, so he immediately changed his expression and said with a playful smile, " Hey, I said 28, lame man, since this is really a great thing, why don't we carry it out, support the country's construction, and contribute to the new China."

"Carry it out? For such a big thing, I think we need to send a crane..." I smiled directly, and said, "But you have a heart. Fatty, then you can carry it out by yourself. All the things, the credit, belong to you one person." The three fat men looked at the stairs, then at the huge wooden tripod, their faces were wrinkled, and they could only smile wryly as they muttered something. Dead Face remained silent for a while, looking up at the huge wooden tripod, he said in a low voice: "Let's go. This wooden tripod is too big to be moved. We want to get out of this place, and this stilted building is the only one. Clues." The crippled old man Wang also nodded, and the third fat man suddenly looked like a deflated ball, and his whole body went limp. For him, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.How could it be so easy to get such a big wooden tripod away unless it was to cut through the entire river? "Tick tock", "tick tock"... Looking at the ugly face of the third fat man, I couldn't help but want to laugh, and I was about to say a few words to comfort this guy.At this moment, I suddenly heard a slight sound like dripping water coming from the top of my head. When I looked up, I suddenly saw a bloody human face hanging upside down from above, with a pair of protruding eyes like dead fish staring intently. Looking at me was like looking at a dead man. I stared at him and he stared at me in the same way. Drops of blood dripped down, which is the slight dripping sound I heard just now. At this time, I recognized this person, and it turned out to be the corpse hunter who drove us into the dark river before. Looking again, I found that only the upper body was left of him. "Rumble..." The Shenmu tripod on the top of the head swayed violently at this moment, and a thing as thick as a thigh, which resembled a long snake, protruded out of it.A part of the black torso was exposed, the huge head was biting the upper half of the body of the corpse hunter, and the cold and emotionless eyes were fixed on our group. I didn't even recognize what that monster was at a glance! "Twenty-eight, what are you looking up at, why don't you tell Fatty Master me, let me help you refer to...fuck, what the hell is this?" The third fat man was quite courageous, but this time he was still taken aback. Big jump. The black monster curled up, its huge head was digging into half of the corpse hunter's body, pulled out a bloody intestine, and shook it from time to time.Hearing the exclamation of the three fat men, as if frightened, he jumped out of the wooden tripod, dragging half of the body of the corpse hunter, and crawled over the beam above his head. Oh shit!Only then did I realize why we saw that corpse-hunting man flying past the wall like a reptile in the water cave of Gunlongbazi. Already dead, he was dragged away by the huge black bug in front of him. Seeing my strangeness and hearing that strange movement, at this moment, Old Lame Wang and Dead Face also noticed what was going on above their heads, and looked closely. I saw that on the dark beams, the monster was biting the upper half of the dead man's corpse, coiling there.The whole body of this monster was pitch black, as if it was covered in black iron armor. It was five meters long, with thousands of legs and feet. "Why does this ghost look so familiar? Erba Ye, see if it looks like the bluestone mural you saw when you came in." The third fat man was still talking to himself at first, and then he seemed to think of something, and suddenly raised his voice Said. "Malu, damn it, this is Malu! How did it grow to be so huge?" The crippled old man Wang, who had always been in the city, burst into foul language at this time, and he seemed really anxious. Dead Face looked at the scene in front of him coldly, did not speak, but held tightly the black iron rod that never left his body. "Snapped!" At this moment, a sudden change occurred, and the bloody half body of the corpse hunter fell to the ground. Malu snaked his body and climbed down along the wall at a very fast speed, just like an arrow leaving the string. Straight over. The evil wind hit my face, I didn't even think about it, I rolled to the side, and hid, but I felt a pain in my body, looked down, and found a few bloody marks on my body, and the blood was protruding. The legs are as sharp as knives. "Er Ba Ye, is there anyone who is in your hand? Fatty, I will flatten it." The third fat man moved quickly, got up after dodging, and looked for the guy who was in hand. "puff!" There was a sound of metal piercing through wood and leather, and the iron brazing in Dead Face's hand plunged into Malu's body.It's just that the animal's shell is really very hard, even with an iron drill, it can only be inserted a small part.However, Malu suffered from pain, curled up his body, and swept his legs like blades. "Be careful, its legs are sharp." I yelled hastily. But seeing Dead Face jumping up, narrowly dodging the sweeping winding body, grabbing the iron rod with both hands, and pulling it out, a dark green juice flew out straight away, splashed on the ground, and scattered The stench. "Dare to sneak up on Fat Master, look at Fat Master's wishful golden cudgel! You'll be so dizzy!" The third fat man found a wooden leg as thick as an arm from nowhere, and slapped it hard on the Malu on the ground. "clang!" It was as if it had been knocked on an iron plate, the echo was vibrating, and there was faint ringing in the ears. "Grandma, the shell of this damn thing is so fucking hard, let the fat man give it another blow!" The third fat man also lost his temper, ignoring his numb hands, gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and knocked down hard again . "Papa..." It's like crushing a walnut with a vise. After hitting it several times in a row, the three fat guys really broke a hard shell, and the juice flew all over the place. "How about it, if you offend the fat man, I will smash you." Before the third fat man's complacent voice fell, I exclaimed. "Third Fatty, be careful, this Malu doesn't have only one head!" Under the lights, Malu's other head was coiled like a coil of snakes, and then turned around and bit the Three Fatty's calf like lightning. "Hey, you dare to bite me, Fat Lord. I'll fuck you up!" Three Fatty's anger rose from his heart, and he raised the giant tree and smashed it down on Malu's head.At the same time, the black iron rod in Dead Face's hand also came out and flew straight to the other head. With a sound of "poof", the iron rod pierced through the heart, and nailed Malu's head to the floor. "I told you to dare to bite the fat man, I told you to dare to bite the fat man. Smash out all the yolks of your eggs, smash all the yolks out of your eggs." And the giant wood in the hands of the three fat guys kept falling, once, twice... until Malu's other head was smashed into pieces, and the juice and body were mixed together, turning into a piece of meat paste. I ran over quickly: "Fatty, are you okay?" Hearing my yell, the three fat guys threw away the log in their hands, and turned their heads to say something, when suddenly their legs gave way, and they sat on the ground uncontrollably. "What's wrong, fat man." I was startled and ran over. "Er Ba Ye, I can't feel my legs anymore. Grandma's seems to have disappeared." I quickly squatted down and looked at the wound on the third fat man's bitten leg. It was black and purple, as if he had been poisoned. At this time, Old Wang lame also came over, looked at the three fat man's calf, and whispered: "This kid is poisoned. I don't know how many years this millipede has lived, and it has become fine! Its poison is not good." Excuse me, you don't understand the rules, you rushed up and got bitten." "Master lame, is there a way?" I asked hastily without caring so much. "If I go back to Qinglong Mountain to save the coffin, I have some ideas, but before in the dark river of the Yangtze River, the medicines and detoxification pills I carried with me all sank into the water to feed the bastard, and now I have nothing to do." Wang lame is a little embarrassed , shook his head and said, "This poison is very strong, it is estimated that he can last for a few hours at most." "Is there a good way?" I asked hastily.This is the depths of the old Yangtze River, and it is impossible to drive out in a few hours. "Then stomp your legs." Old Lame Wang said harshly. "Damn it! Chop your legs? I don't have a wife yet... Erba, I can support you, Fatty." When he heard that his legs were going to be chopped off, the three fat men almost didn't jump up, and hurriedly waved their hands. "This building on stilts is built on the mountain, there must be an exit above it." The dead man said after wiping off the dark green juice on the iron brazing. "Then let's go!" Without any explanation, I helped the three fat guys up and walked up. Dead Face opened the way in front, and I supported the three fat men to walk in the middle, and the crippled old man Wang broke his back. When we walked to the corner of the room, we could clearly see the statue of the Thousand-Handed Cthulhu from this distance. The third fat man suddenly pointed to the base of the statue and said to us: "Er Ba Ye, take a quick look, damn it! , Behind the base of the idol, what is the big black patch?" Hearing the words, Lao Wang and I looked in the direction that the three fat men pointed, and sure enough, we found that there were many long black strips piled up like hills on the back of the base of the evil god statue.Just the next glance, everyone's expressions changed. They turned out to be the same strange insects as Malu just now, and some of them were even bigger than the one killed by Dead Face and the three fat people just now. The black armor and the blade-like leg blades look monstrous and hideous. His grandma's, the one just now is so difficult to deal with, if we are besieged by this large number of molu monsters, even if we have ten lives, it may not be enough to play!Just when everyone was feeling uneasy, the dead face covered with black cloth strips turned away, and said coldly: "Don't worry, those are shells that molted a long time ago..." Reflected by the firelight, Thousand Hands Cthulhu The black monsters behind the base of the statue could be seen more clearly, and they were indeed empty shells left a long time ago, and everyone was slightly relieved. I asked Old Lame Wang: "Master Lame, is this also part of the ancient Ba people's sacrificial beliefs?" Lame Wang shook his head and said, "Probably not! This may be a unique belief of the Wu family, a branch of the Ba tribe! They may regard this ferocious giant millipede as the incarnation of some kind of evil god with thousands of hands. Worship, this stilted building is probably also used as their lair and a temple for sacrifices, and is used for daily sacrifices and offerings! Just look at the dead bones and bones we saw outside the stilted building before, we know that we didn’t know there were How many slaves or prisoners of war have become the sacrifices and food of these beasts! But after so long, the Wu family of the Cuban tribe has become extinct, and these strange insects have gradually disappeared without human sacrifices. Let’s kill them today I’m afraid it’s the last one.” According to the speculation of the old cripple, after the extinction of the Cuban Wu family, this ancient stilted building was left unused. Because this place is located deep in the underground river of the old Yangtze River, and it is extremely hidden, it has been preserved for thousands of years. down. Those Malu monsters who were regarded by the Wu clan as the incarnation of the Thousand-Handed Evil God lived on in this place until now, and there was only this last one left.The food in the cave is extremely scarce. In order to preserve its strength, the only remaining millipede will occasionally go out of the cave to fight teeth. At that time, our group happened to enter Gunlong Bazi, and the corpse hunter saw his desire for money, so he set up a conspiracy to murder for money.Originally, they wanted to kill us all in this underground river in the Yangtze River Basin while we were not paying attention. I am afraid that even the bodies will not be found by then.Who knew that this guy was unlucky, he was targeted by the millipede bug hiding in the dark, and instead became food for the bug. The third fat man said: "Damn it! I didn't expect that the whole thing would have so many twists and turns. But we killed this strange insect, and it can be regarded as a sacrifice for the former slave brothers and sisters who were deeply poisoned by the feudal society." Revenge... This thing has such a big physique, if it can be moved outside, it can be exchanged for half a bag of fruit candy, maybe there will be a reward." I scolded: "You fucking grandma is still thinking about fruit candies, you can save your life first and then think about other things! Now don't discuss these useless things anymore. Things in nature have always been mutually reinforcing, Within three steps of the poisonous snake, there must be detoxifying herbs, we leave here as soon as possible, maybe we can find something that can detoxify the millipede..."