Chapter 126 Chapter Fourteen Fire

I have never heard of the custom of putting the bones of two men in the same coffin.The color and texture of the coffins are not very old, only a few decades old at most, so it is absolutely impossible for them to be excavated from ancient tombs.Compared with those ancient corpses, the degree of decay of the bones in the coffin is super fresh, and it should only be a few decades old.However, I still don't understand why the coffin containing the corpse is so dirty and stained with so much blood? Seeing that there was nothing new to look for, I decided to leave, but I heard someone approaching. Hearing the footsteps, it seemed to be a hunchbacked old man.I ran around randomly, it was my fault, and I lost my mind for a while because of my guilty conscience, I didn't know why, so I hid in that empty coffin.After carefully covering the coffin, the footsteps stopped at the door of this room.I covered the coffin tightly, but the sound outside was surprisingly clear, and even my own heartbeat was amplified several times.That person seemed to have noticed that someone had been in the room. He stopped at the door and watched, but he just didn't move.I was terribly stuffy in the coffin, and the air was completely consumed by me at once. If the coffin was not opened again, I don't think it would be empty anymore. I happened to be holding my own 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, as if he was about to open it.I was so nervous that I was sweating, hoping that he would open it right away, but I didn't want him to open it.The smell in the coffin was very smelly, it seemed to be the smell of sweat and 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 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. As soon as they took a step forward, I pushed the coffin away with all my strength, took a few gulps of air, and 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 ancient castle happens to be in a nearly round shape. Isn't this a Tai Chi image? Maybe there are other Maoshan School characteristics outside the ancient castle, so that it can conform to the appearance of Tai Chi Eight Diagrams.

Just as I was about to approach the hall, the hunchbacked old man followed from behind with a large stone pot.This big stone pot is already dark, and it should have been used for some years. I'm not surprised if it's old, but I think this 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 nothing delicious, it's just a pot."

I looked at the contents of the pot, and it seemed to be the meat of wild beasts, as well as some wild vegetables. I am grateful to be able to eat these at this time.The hunchbacked old man said that there were no bowls and chopsticks, so everyone had to eat on the big stone pot, and there was no rice, so they could only eat vegetables.Originally there were no chopsticks, so Yang Siyi found a few twigs from outside, sharpened them and used them as chopsticks.I have never tried to eat without a bowl. It feels very awkward to eat with so many people crowded next to a pot.After everyone arrived, the hunchbacked old man started to eat by himself without being polite at all.It's the same with Blue Eye. I saw that everyone was so rude to eat, and they also rushed to grab food. If you don't eat faster, the food will be gone immediately.It is really rare to be able to eat such warm food in the cold weather, and everyone can't wait to eat up these things immediately.

When I was 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 could be attached to people. Could it be a ghost?While everyone was there, I asked the hunchbacked old man: "Is there something unclean in this room? I saw something flying around." "Oh, you should be talking about mosquitoes." The hunchbacked old man answered very naturally, as if I hadn't seen much of it. "Old man, you're right, I haven't seen how powerful mosquitoes can be, are you bluffing me?" I said while eating, although this is very impolite, but politeness will always be left behind in times of crisis of.

"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 dry by them." The hunchbacked old man stared at me and said. "Where did the mosquito coils come from in this place, old man, don't be joking." Xu Feng heard our conversation, so he also interjected.

"I still have some here. I picked 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 ironic. 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 about it. But remember to lock the door and don't let the mosquitoes in, or you will die. .” I heard it like a dream. I have never seen such a big mosquito, but this is the only rational explanation.Mosquitoes fly around in the dark, knock out the lights, and cling to our backs, possibly hard to spot because of their lightness.If you really want to be sucked by such a big mosquito, you are afraid that you will become a mummified body. Maybe the people in those coffins died after being sucked out of blood by the mosquitoes.I didn't dare to ask about the coffin, but ever since I found out about the ancient tomb, I always wanted to turn the castle upside down.

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 is the butter lamp not lit there, and there is still a coin in the bowl?" "Why are you here? It's not that you can't see the way to the hall. 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.

At this time, it was already dark, and the wind and snow outside became even crazier, as if it was about to engulf the castle.Everyone went upstairs cautiously, but the hunchbacked old man was still downstairs.I remember that there were only three rooms available upstairs, and 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 around 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. He said that the firewood in the room can not only make a fire, but 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, when I was about to go to bed, I heard people passing by the door one after another. In just ten minutes, four people walked by. It seemed that it should be the four people next door, maybe they were going to the bathroom.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. By midnight, I had fallen asleep.Suddenly, a very strong smell of smoke came into my nose, and I wondered in my heart, who was so immoral 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 Eye stretched out his head so long that his eyes almost fell off. I also find it strange that there is so much smoke coming out of the old castle. Could it be that some place is really on fire?At this moment, it occurred to me that the hunchbacked old man said that the place where he slept was the first room on the first floor, which was full of firewood!I blurted out: "Could it be that the old man is on fire?" "It's very possible, go and have a look." Lao Ba came to his senses, and glared his blue eyes angrily for a moment. We hurried downstairs, and 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 replied with shrugged shoulders. "But, how did the fire light up? Could it be..." Old Scar said in surprise, then pointed to the blue eyes and said, "Could it be..." "Don't point at random, 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 said slowly word by word.