Chapter 24 Chapter 24 Cannibalism

It was a mummy, wearing mountaineering equipment. Due to extreme dehydration, the mountaineering suit on his body looked very loose, wrapping him like a shroud. The expression on his face was extremely terrifying, his facial features were almost twisted together, and his upper and lower lips shrank. Two rows of yellow-painted teeth were exposed. Zhu Yikai was obsessed with cleanliness, he frowned and refused to go forward, while Qu Siqi taunted him as he walked over, carefully groping around the body for a while, and found out his ID card. "Tension?" Zhu Yikai was a little surprised. "He is a well-known person in the mountaineering circle. He has conquered many mountains. Later, he heard that he disappeared while climbing a certain unknown mountain. He didn't expect to die here." He said. When he got here, he was a little puzzled, "It's strange, this cliff is not difficult to climb, why did he capsize in the gutter?"

"Is it really eaten by the dragon?" Bai Xiaozhou said to himself, but he heard Qu Siqi say: "I have read a lot of books and heard a lot of stories. Didn't the dragons cause trouble and eat human flesh raw?" Is it? It’s the first time I’ve heard that it can suck human energy and turn people into mummies.” Bai Xiaozhou felt that there was some truth in that the prehistoric python that Ruo Kaizi and the others met underwater was what people called a dragon. From what he said, it didn't seem like it was sucking people's energy, but it was more like swallowing people alive.

Could it be that there is another mystery about the origin of these people? "Look." Zhu Yikai's flashlight shined on Zhang Li's surroundings, and there were actually a lot of packaging bags on the ground, and Zhang Li still held a water glass in his hand. "These are compressed foods that are portable, nutritious and must-have for mountain climbers." "So many bags must not be eaten in one meal. He has lived here for several days." Bai Xiaozhou touched the wall, and there were several scratches on it, "Seven vertical bars, he is keeping track of the date, He lived here for seven full days."

"Then starved to death?" Qu Siqi asked tentatively. Bai Xiaozhou pondered for a moment: "Help me put him flat, take off his clothes." "You want an autopsy?" Zhu Yikai asked, and Bai Xiaozhou nodded: "I want to see if he died of starvation." After finishing speaking, he took out a Swiss Army knife from his bag and cut open Zhang Li's chest. A foul smell rushed towards them, and the two young men couldn't help but take a few steps back, nauseated so much that they wanted to vomit, but Bai Xiaozhou didn't notice it, and Qu Siqi secretly thought in his heart: A tough life doesn't need self-promotion, girl, you really TMD is a guy.

Bai Xiaozhou was wearing plastic gloves (Qu Siqi didn't understand what she was doing with so many plastic gloves), turned his hands in Zhang Li's chest for a while, then took out a huddled thing that looked like dried meat, and cut it with a knife. When it was opened, there was a dark mass inside, and the smell was even worse. Zhu Yikai held back the churn in his stomach and asked, "What is that?" "This is his stomach." Bai Xiaozhou said, "There is food in it, and there is still a lot of food. He didn't starve to death. He lived at the entrance of the cave for seven days. After eating all the food, he was sucked by a certain 'something'. and die."

Qu Siqi gasped, and glanced into the dark cave: "He would rather stay here for seven days and seven nights than enter the cave to find a way out? What is he afraid of?" "Maybe it's because of the fear of that thing that drained his energy." Bai Xiaozhou shook his head, "Unfortunately, he has not been able to escape." She began to worry that their opponent was not only the mysterious third person, but also dangerous Heavy caves, and monsters that suck energy. Misfortunes never come singly. "Everyone, be vigilant." Zhu Yikai's complexion was also a little bit bad, and he was still leading the charge. Gradually, the sun was no longer visible, and the eyes were full of darkness. Occasionally, there were one or two places where light shone through the high dome. The natural labyrinth is dyed with a layer of more blurred mystery.

The white bird flew in the dark, fluttering its wings, and the road became more and more difficult. Bai Xiaozhou almost stepped on the ground and fell into the dark hole. Fortunately, Qu Siqi caught him and survived. After walking for about three hours, Bai Xiaozhou felt that her legs were filled with lead. She sighed secretly. When she was a child, she ran all day long in the mountains and plains without feeling tired. She really lived in sorrow and died in peace. While thinking wildly, Shiratori suddenly folded his body and flew into a small cave. The three of them were startled, and hurried in. They took a flashlight to see it, but they were all stunned.

There was a pile of soot in the cave, and judging from the unburned part, it turned out to be Long Chuxia's coat.The two young men frowned, and Qu Siqi said: "This is a magic spell to prevent the person-finding curse." Zhu Yikai said coldly: "It must be the handwriting of the boss." "Not necessarily," Bai Xiaozhou said, "Maybe Teacher Long did it, she doesn't want the boss to find her." "Wait." Qu Siqi pricked up his ears, "Did you hear anything?" The three of them listened carefully, and there seemed to be something swimming and rustling on the dome, like a myriad crawling.The hearts of the three of them suddenly reached their throats. Zhu Yikai raised the flashlight, and in the stalactites, countless black centipedes were entangled together, crawling quickly, covering the entire dome.

Crack, one fell and landed on Qu Siqi's face, he jumped up as if he had been scorched, beat it down with disgust, and trampled it into powder. "Damn it, it's these centipedes again. I think this mountain has been eaten away by these centipedes." "Wait a minute." Bai Xiaozhou looked around the roof of the cave, "These centipedes are a little strange, as if they are avoiding something." "Isn't it just to hide from you?" The insects fell down like rain, Qu Siqi stepped on one, then another, flustered, the flashlight in Bai Xiaozhou's hand suddenly froze in one place: "There is a hole here." Those densely packed centipedes , crawled out of this hole, clusters, scrambling to be the first, scattered and fled, "There seems to be something in the hole." Bai Xiaozhou's heart rose to his throat, curiosity occupied his entire chest, and he stared at the hole. Inside, want to see what's inside.

"Xiaozhou, it's not suitable to stay here for a long time, go away." Zhu Yikai came to pull her, a thunderous sound came from the cave, the three of them were startled, and the moment they looked up, a huge snake head came out of the cave suddenly, glowing white. Phosphorescent, without eyes, with a gaping mouth, the upper and lower jaws are densely covered with sharp shark-like teeth. "It's Jiaolong!" Zhu Yikai was shocked, "Go away!" He picked up Bai Xiaozhou by the waist, turned around and ran out, Qu Siqi cursed in a low voice, and hurriedly followed, cursing in his heart: This person who forgets his friends after seeing sex, hateful, why do I always One step behind him.

I don't know how long they ran until the thunderous crawling sound could no longer be heard, and the three of them stopped. Their physical strength was exhausted during this run, and the three of them leaned against the uneven cave wall and panted heavily. "Kaizi, didn't you say it lives in the dark river?" Qu Siqi complained, Zhu Yikai was sweating profusely, thinking: "Could something be wrong with the dark river?" Qu Siqi snorted coldly: "I see, you can't believe everything you say, who knows if it's nonsense." He turned his head to look at Bai Xiaozhou who was standing in a daze opposite, and walked over with concern and asked: "Xiaozhou, are you okay?" Are you scared?" Thinking about it, I think it's impossible, it's not easy to scare her. "Siqi, be careful!" Suddenly hearing Zhu Yikai's loud shout, Qu Siqi felt his feet were empty. Almost at the same time, Zhu Yikai rushed over and grabbed his wrist. , full of stench. The hairs all over Qu Siqi's body stood on end, it turned out that there was a dark hole on the ground between him and Bai Xiaozhou, the bottom of which was unfathomable, there were rolling stones around, and the sound of landing could not be heard for a long time. "Kaizi, you must hurry up." He cried sadly, "I don't want to die." Zhu Yikai was struggling very hard, his face was a little pale, pain appeared between his brows, and big drops of sweat dripped from his forehead. "Siqi, give me the other hand." Bai Xiaozhou knelt by the cave entrance and yelled, Qu Siqi stretched out his hand to her with difficulty.Bai Xiaozhou stretched half her body, and the moment she grabbed his wrist, she and Zhu Yikai felt his hand sink at the same time.Qu Siqi's face was livid: "Someone, someone is pulling me down." Bai Xiaozhou felt that her arm was about to be pulled and dislocated, but she gritted her teeth and refused to let go no matter what, she glanced into the dark hole: "There is no one down there." "Really, he grabbed my feet." Qu Siqi's eyes widened, "His hands are so cold, like... like..." He didn't go on, anyone could guess what he wanted to say, Bai Xiaozhou's Her heart was cold, and her hand became heavier, as if what she was holding was a stone of great importance. Zhu Yikai let out a low cry, and sank down, but he still didn't let go of Qu Siqi. Bai Xiaozhou turned his head and saw that his left shoulder was swollen and the pain on his face was more intense. Oops, he dislocated his shoulder bone. With a sudden light in his hand, Qu Siqi was pulled down by a huge force, and the two were so shocked that they couldn't speak.Bai Xiaozhou only felt a void in his heart. He was stunned for a few seconds, his brain thumped, he couldn't think of anything, he couldn't say anything, so he could only shout his name into the cave like crazy, but the only one who answered her was Like a ghostly echo. "Xiaozhou!" An arm stretched out, wrapping tightly around her waist, "Calm down!" Bai Xiaozhou didn't seem to be able to hear what he said, and rushed into the dark hole with red eyes, Zhu Yikai gritted his teeth and slapped her: "Xiaozhou, wake up!" This slap was no less than thunder on the ground, Bai Xiaozhou stopped yelling, just stared at him blankly, suddenly like a deflated ball, tears poured out: "Siqi, Siqi, he..." "No!" Zhu Yikai said firmly, "He won't die! Have you forgotten, he is a cockroach that can't be killed!" Bai Xiaozhou wanted to convince himself to believe him, but after trying several times, his heart was still empty and he felt powerless. "Xiaozhou, he must not be dead, we can find him." Zhu Yikai continued, "Cheer up, this cave is a bit strange, we..." He swayed, Bai Xiaozhou was startled, and quickly supported him , his face was pale, with cold sweat all over his forehead. "It's okay, it's just a little tired." Zhu Yikai said weakly.Bai Xiaozhou wiped away his tears, checked his arm, pressed it lightly, the pain caused him to hiss and take a breath.Bai Xiaozhou frowned and said: "Dislocation and muscle damage." Dislocation is not a big deal, but the muscle damage may be a bit severe.She grabbed his arm, and while he wasn't paying attention, she jerked it up. He yelled and his body was almost drenched in cold sweat. The bone was reattached, but that arm was still limp and powerless. Bai Xiaozhou gritted his teeth and began to take off the glove on his left hand. Zhu Yikai held her down: "You can't use your super power now, it's too exhausting. Use your strength. Keep looking for Teacher Long and Si Qi." Bai Xiaozhou hesitated for a moment, but agreed with him. As for his arm, it can be treated at any time after returning. "Take a rest first." Bai Xiaozhou rallied and helped Zhu Yikai to an open place with dim sunlight shining down on his head. Then he took out food and sports drinks from his backpack to replenish his energy.Zhu Yikai's voice was hoarse, and he said in a low voice: "It's strange, why are you so tired, my physical strength should not be so bad." Bai Xiaozhou looked at Zhu Yikai carefully, as if he had just been picked up from the water, he was a little weak even to speak.She was also a little surprised, her physical strength was not so bad, why she was so tired and out of breath after walking for a few hours, could it be because of the lack of oxygen in the cave? She took out a small oxygen bottle to inhale oxygen for Zhu Yikai, and after tossing for a while, it finally got better. The two sat side by side, looking up at the ray of light coming down from the dome, feeling a little absurd for a while. "It's really like a dream." Bai Xiaozhou choked up, "Kaizi, did I have a terrible nightmare, as long as I wake up, I can see Si Qi?" Zhu Yikai stretched out his arms and hugged her tightly, letting her lean against his shoulder. "Xiao Zhou, don't you still have me? I will always be by your side, and I will never abandon you." Bai Xiaozhou froze for a moment, then raised his head to look at him strangely, a little unable to believe that such words would come from his mouth.Zhu Yikai also lowered his head to look at him, his eyes met each other, his eyes were gentle and hot, and his breathing gradually became short of breath: "Xiaozhou, actually I have been treating you..." "Stop talking!" Bai Xiaozhou hurriedly stopped him, "Now is not the time to talk about this." Zhu Yikai grabbed her hand and said eagerly: "If I don't say it now, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to say it in the future. Xiaozhou, I like you, are you willing to accept me?" Bai Xiaozhou's mind exploded again. In fact, she knew Zhu Yikai and Qu Siqi's feelings for her, but neither of them revealed it, and she didn't want to be affectionate. But now, hearing Zhu Yikai's eager and enthusiastic confession, she But he didn't know how to respond, his face flushed red, and the roots of his ears felt hot. Bai Xiaozhou's heart was filled with a strange emotion. She thought of the cases they had investigated together, the dangers they had gone through one after another, every voice and smile of Zhu Yikai, every time he desperately rescued each other, the pain in his chest There seemed to be wild joy floating up, rushing to the throat, and the eyes were sore. Bai Xiaozhou smelled the faint fragrance of Zhu Yikai's body, stared at those long and narrow eyes, the dark pupils reflected her face, she could feel the anticipation and anxiety in his heart, as well as a trace of anxiety, if change the place, change the situation , she might agree without hesitation, but the timing is not right now. "Kaizi, let's talk about these things after we go back, Siqi...he just..." Her voice choked up again when she said this, "Boss and Teacher Long are still in danger, we can't..." Before he finished speaking, his lips touched her, kissing her deeply, and his tongue outlined her lips. This time, Bai Xiaozhou was really stunned. She didn't know if Zhu Yikai had a girlfriend before, but his kisses were jerky and clumsy, but full of affection, as if he wanted to release all the emotions that had been suppressed for a long time, without giving her the slightest chance to escape.Just when she was in a daze for a while, his tongue had already pried open her lips and teeth, stretched in, and entangled with her tongue to play. This was Bai Xiaozhou's first kiss. She never thought that her first kiss would be lost in such a place. Although it was written in the novel as a dangerous and extreme romance, she still didn't feel very good. Especially after Si Qi just fell into the dark hole. And, she was almost out of breath. She wanted to push him away, but she didn't expect him to be so strong, he hugged her tightly with only one arm, and struggling was useless. She opened her eyes subconsciously, just such an inadvertent glance, staring at him behind her, her eyes suddenly widened, she pushed him, but he didn't move, she panicked, beat him on the shoulder, and whimpered Indistinct notes. Zhu Yikai finally woke up from the intoxication, let go of Bai Xiaozhou and asked, "What's wrong? You don't like it?" Bai Xiaozhou sucked in the air, pointed behind him and said, "Si, Sima..." Zhu Yikai was startled, turned his head suddenly, and saw a familiar figure walking slowly opposite. Although the place they were in was wide, there was a deep chasm in front of them. On the other side of the chasm, there were several small holes like windows. Behind the hole was another road, which was brighter than this side.Sima Fanti's face appeared in the small window hole. He didn't seem to notice the two people here. Their expressions were tired and anxious, showing strong fear. They walked slowly. They looked thinner than usual, and their eyes were sunken. . Seeing him, Bai Xiaozhou suddenly had a strange feeling in his heart.