Chapter 137 Chapter Fourteen Fire

The color and texture of the coffins are not too old, only a few decades old at most, so it is absolutely impossible for them to be excavated from ancient tombs.Moreover, the degree of decay of the bones in the coffin is super fresh compared to those ancient corpses, and it should only have a history of several decades.However, I still don't understand why the coffin containing the corpse is so dirty and stained with so much blood? I was almost done, and just about to decide to leave, I heard the sound of someone walking by, and the footsteps seemed to be from a hunchbacked old man.This place is so weird that the old man with a hunchback discovered that I was here, and he might kill me to sacrifice to his five internal organs temple.If you use your hands, maybe you really can't beat the hunchbacked old man, walking around here every day, you must be quick with deep skills.I lost my mind for a while, and I didn't know why, so I hid in the empty coffin.After carefully covering the coffin, the footsteps stopped at the door of this room.The coffin was tightly covered by me, but the sound outside was surprisingly clear, and even the sound of my own heartbeat was amplified several times. The man seemed to have noticed that someone had been in the room, and he stopped at the door to watch, but Just don't move.I was very stuffy in the coffin, and the air was digested by me immediately. If I didn't open the coffin again, I don't think the coffin would be empty anymore. I just happened to hold my funeral here.

While he was anxious, the man walked slowly to the side of the coffin. I heard that he had already touched the coffin, and it seemed that he was about to open the coffin.I was sweating nervously.I hope he opens it right away, but I don't want him to open it.The smell in the coffin is very smelly, it seems to be the smell of sweat, the smell of corpses.I felt that I couldn't bear it anymore, and just as I was about to push the coffin away, I heard Yang Siyi's voice: "Old man, the dishes are ready, where should I put them?" "Wait a minute, I'll fix it." The hunchbacked old man walked out of the dilapidated room with heavy steps after he finished speaking.

"Okay, I'll go upstairs first to see if Xu Feng and the others have packed their luggage." Yang Siyi also left. They just took a step forward.I immediately opened the coffin, but unfortunately I tried a lot and couldn't open the coffin.I suffocated my strength and pushed the coffin away again.After taking a few gulps of air, I jumped out of the coffin, fearing that I would really be unable to get out if I stayed for another second.I stretched out my head furtively and walked out of the room when I saw no one in the corridor.This time, I didn't walk into other rooms indiscriminately, but just followed the corridor to go back to the hall.When I passed the hazy portrait of the ancestor of Maoshan again, I suddenly had an idea about the shape of the corridor.The corridor is in the shape of an "S", and the castle happens to be in a nearly round shape.Isn't this just a Tai Chi image? Maybe there are other Maoshan School characteristics outside the castle, so that it can conform to the appearance of Tai Chi gossip.

Just as I was about to enter the hall, the hunchbacked old man followed behind me with a large stone pot.This large stone pot is already dark, and it should have been used for some years. I am not surprised whether it is old, but I just feel that the discounted stone pot is very similar to the one in Xiaolin's house.The hunchbacked old man seemed very surprised to see me in front of him, he asked: "Why are you here, don't walk around, be careful what happens." "I didn't wander around, I just wanted to come down and see how you made the food." I said with a guilty conscience.

"Remember, if something happens, don't blame me." The hunchbacked old man asked me to follow me back to the hall after finishing speaking, "The food is not delicious, it's just a pot." I looked at the contents of the pot, and it seemed to be the meat of wild animals, and some wild vegetables. I was grateful to be able to eat these at this time. Eat on the pot, and there is no rice, only vegetables.Originally, there were no chopsticks, so Yang Siyi found some branches from outside.When it is sharpened, it can be used as chopsticks.I have never tried to eat without a bowl, and it feels particularly awkward to eat with so many people crowded around a pot.After everyone arrived, the hunchbacked old man started to eat by himself. He was not polite at all. If he didn't eat quickly, the food would be cold immediately. It is really rare to eat such hot food in the cold weather. It is very difficult to eat up these things right away.

While eating, I suddenly remembered that there was something strange upstairs. It seemed to always want to blow out the candles and butter lamps, and it seemed to be able to attach to people. Could it be a ghost?So, while everyone was there, I asked the hunchbacked old man: "Is there anything unclean in this room? I seem to see something flying around." "Oh, you should be talking about mosquitoes." The hunchbacked old man replied very naturally, as if I was too rare to see it. "Old man, are you right? I haven't seen how powerful mosquitoes can be. They're bluffing me?" I said while eating. Even though it's impolite, politeness is always forgotten by us in times of crisis. After. "I didn't lie to you, the mosquitoes here are not ordinary mosquitoes you have seen, they are as big as a person." The hunchbacked old man said seriously.

"Is it really a mosquito?" I saw that the hunchbacked old man was very serious, and felt that he was not trying to scare us. "So, you must light mosquito coils when you sleep, or you will be sucked by them." The hunchbacked old man stared at me and said. "But, where do you get the mosquito coils in this place, old man, don't be joking." Xu Feng heard our conversation, so he also interjected. "I still have some here. I made some herbs when it wasn't snowing. It's quite effective." The hunchbacked old man was a little proud when he said this.

"You're pretty smart, you've already learned this." Blue Eyes seemed to praise, but in reality it was sarcastic. The hunchbacked old man ignored the blue eyes. He lowered his head and continued to eat, and then said to us: "I will bring you the mosquito coils in a while, don't worry, but remember to lock the door and don't let the mosquitoes in, or you will die. .” I heard it like falling into a dream.I have never seen such a large mosquito, but this is the only explanation that makes sense.Mosquitoes flew around in the dark, knocked out the lights, and then clinged to our backs, which might be hard to spot because of their lightness.If you really want to be sucked by such a large mosquito, you will probably become a mummified person, but you don't know if the people in those coffins died after being sucked out of blood by the mosquitoes.I didn't dare to ask about the coffin. It's better not to ask about other people's privacy, but since I know about the ancient tomb.I always want to turn the castle upside down to see what the tomb looks like?

After eating, the hunchbacked old man found some coils of mosquito coils from somewhere, and gave them to us one by one.The mosquito coils are very rough, but they are still dry and should be able to ignite, but I don't know how they taste.Yang Siyi also noticed the desk in the hall at this time, and she asked curiously, "Why isn't the butter lamp there lit? It seems that there is still a coin in that bowl?" "Why are you here? It's not that you can't see the hallway, so let it be there, don't worry about it." The hunchbacked old man replied. "Oh." Yang Siyi didn't continue to ask questions, she was a little better than me, as soon as I had a question, I kept asking.

By this time, it was already dark.The wind and snow outside became even crazier, as if it was going to engulf us.Everyone went upstairs cautiously, but the hunchbacked old man was still downstairs.I remember that there are only three rooms upstairs that can be used, so where does the hunchbacked old man sleep?Maybe there is another more comfortable place, this selfish old man keeps it for himself.I glanced back at the hunchbacked old man, only to find that he was also looking at us.I still asked curiously at the stairs.The hunchbacked old man said that he slept in the first room on the first floor.I remember that it was full of wood, and it should be very warm to sleep on. It might be the old man’s woodshed, otherwise there wouldn’t be so much firewood piled up.Just as the hunchbacked old man was about to turn around, he turned back and told us that the toilet was at the end of the first floor, and told us to watch the road carefully when we got up at night.I asked again why he didn't use mosquito coils, and he said that the firewood in the room can be used for fire.It can also keep mosquitoes back three feet, so it is very useful.

I went back to the room full of doubts. I was chilled when I thought of the large mosquitoes, so I hurriedly lit the mosquito coils.Fortunately, it smells good, a bit like an air freshener, and the smell in the room is quickly submerged.An hour later, as I was getting ready for bed, I heard people passing by the door.In just a few tens of minutes, four people walked by. It seems that it should be the four people next door, maybe they are going to the toilet.I have no intention of being convenient for the time being, so I am too lazy to go down. If I feel something in the middle of the night, I can just settle it in the room. I live alone, so there is no need to be shy.I lay on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.When I saw the fire in the room, I knew it was mosquito coils burning. There was always some light in the room, so I felt at ease.The mosquito coil is not like the one we usually see, it is very rough and wide, it burns like a fire.I deliberately put the mosquito coils in a place full of stones, for fear of accidentally burning myself. In the middle of the night, I had already fallen asleep. Suddenly, a very strong smell of smoke came into my nose. I wondered in my heart, who was so unscrupulous and let me inhale second-hand smoke.But the more I think about it, the more wrong I am. There are not many people here, and I am the only one in the room. Where can I find such a strong smoke.I opened my eyes abruptly, and found a few wisps of black smoke in my room. I hurriedly checked my mosquito coil to see if I had started the fire, but the mosquito coil had just been extinguished, and there was nothing at all.Just when he didn't know what happened, there was a knock on the door of the room.I opened the door and found that it was the four people next door. "Is your room on fire?" Xu Feng asked. "Probably not, our place is full of rocks, how could it catch fire?" Blue Eyes stretched out his head, as if he wanted to grow his eyes into it. I also wondered why there was so much smoke coming out of the old castle. Could it be that place was really on fire?At this time, I thought in my mind that the hunchbacked old man said that the place where he sleeps is the first room on the first floor, which is full of firewood! "Could it be that the old man is on fire?" I blurted out. "It's very possible, go and have a look." Lao Ba came to his senses, and then glared at his blue eyes angrily for a moment. We hurried downstairs, and it turned out that the first room on the first floor was really on fire, and the fire was so big that it was impossible for us to rush in to save the old man with a hunchback.We all felt bad that the hunchbacked old man was weird, but he took us in anyway.However, at this time, the blue eyes smiled and said: "God took him away." "Why are you talking like that?" Xu Feng blamed. "I didn't say anything, you just pretend I didn't say anything." Blue Eyes shrugged and replied. "But, the fire is on, could it be..." Old Scar said in surprise, then pointed to the blue eyes and said, "Could it be..." "Don't point randomly, maybe he lit the mosquito coil himself and set himself on fire?" Blue Eyes evaded. "No, I remember the old man said that the wood in the firewood house can repel mosquitoes, and he doesn't need mosquito coils at all!" I said excitedly while looking at the fire. "So, someone set the fire on purpose?" Xu Feng quickly followed my train of thought.