Chapter 27 Chapter Twenty-Seven

The man seemed frightened and retreated into the hole.Ye Buer looked up: "Impossible, how could there be someone here?" "There seemed to be several villages in this mountain before?" Bai Xiaozhou said, "Could it be survivors?" Ye Buer thought for a while, felt that it made sense, and quickened his pace.Climb to the entrance of the cave, the inside is pitch black, barely enough for a person to pass through.There was a small cry of a baby inside, and Ye Buer wondered, "Is there a baby inside?" "That's even more life-saving." The two went in and took a look inside with a flashlight, and saw the man hiding behind a big rock with only one face exposed.

"Are you a villager nearby?" Bai Xiaozhou walked over, "It's all right, we're here to rescue you, is it your child who is crying? Is he okay, is he sick?" "Xiaozhou, I still feel a little strange." Ye Buer murmured behind him. Before he finished speaking, the man came out, and the expression on Bai Xiaozhou's face froze. It was not a human, it just had a human face, but it was a pig's body, black and yellow all over, only one tail was red, scarlet.The monster opened its mouth and spit out the cry of a baby, which was lifelike. Bai Xiaozhou took a deep breath and shouted: "Run!" At the same time, the monster with a pig's body and a human face also moved, and rushed towards the two of them at a very fast speed.The two ran out immediately, the entrance of the cave was very close, Ye Buer jumped forward and jumped out, Bai Xiaozhou didn't stop, and jumped out too.

Outside, is the abyss. She fell down, and before she could utter the scream, her right wrist tightened, and her body suddenly stopped, hanging in mid-air.Still in shock, she looked up, and Ye Buer was climbing on the cliff, holding her tightly with one hand: "Xiao Zhou, are you alright?" "I'm fine." Just as she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, she suddenly saw the monster with a pig's body and a human face standing on the edge of the hole and slamming its claws at her. It was only a few inches away from her, and it was about to be caught. "Buer, hurry up, climb up!" She hurriedly urged, Ye Buer gritted his teeth, and climbed on the cliff with his left hand and feet, looking a little strenuous.As it climbed higher and higher, the monster was still jumping and roaring in place, as if it was very unwilling.

After finally climbing to the top of the mountain, both of them were sweating profusely from exhaustion. "That's Heyao." Bai Xiaozhou panted and said, "I saw it in the hospital. It was a monster that cannibalized people in ancient times." "I've heard of Hegao, but didn't they become extinct in ancient times?" Ye Buer was out of breath, and Bai Xiaozhou thought for a while and said, "Don't forget, an ancient relic has just appeared in the world. Maybe those monsters that were brought underground by the earthquake back then also came out."

"Impossible? Can they live so long?" "It's not impossible. There have been similar reports before. The archaeological team opened an ancient tomb, and a toad that had been extinct for many years jumped out of the tomb. Many animals can enter a state of suspended animation in the absence of oxygen, sleeping for thousands of years. Once she breathes oxygen, she will wake up." Speaking of this, she suddenly saw Ye Buer's left hand, three of the five nails were broken, and it was dripping with blood. She quickly took out the gauze to bandage him, and said guiltily, "I'm sorry, if I didn't cause you..."

"It's okay." Ye Buer smiled innocently, "It's nothing, as long as you're okay, it doesn't hurt at all anyway." Eye circles were red, Bai Xiaozhou lowered his head, not wanting him to see his tears: "You can't climb the mountain like this, but the road is not far away, let's rest here for one night, tomorrow we will find an easy way to go there Bar." The moon is full and the mountains are empty, and everything is silent in the mountains and forests, not even the sound of snakes, insects and birds, it is like a dead zone.The two set up the tent, got into the sleeping bag, and fell asleep as soon as their heads touched the pillow after a tiring day.I don't know how long it took, but the sound of footsteps suddenly sounded outside the tent, Ye Buer woke up suddenly, and pricked up his ears to listen around.

"Xiao Zhou." He pushed the girl beside him, "Xiao Zhou, there seems to be someone outside." Bai Xiaozhou slept like a dead pig, unable to wake up no matter what, he had to pick up the watermelon knife for self-defense and tiptoe out. The crescent moon in the sky is as big as a hook, glowing with a touch of red. The crescent moon is also a crimson moon at the same time. It is the time when the yin energy is in full bloom and the yang energy is weakening. All the dormant ghosts and ghosts are about to come out. . There was a soft rustle in a low bush, his hairs stood on end, his muscles were tense, he grabbed the watermelon knife and asked loudly, "Who?"

No one answered, so he mustered up his courage, rushed over quickly, and used a watermelon knife to cut through the grass, his eyes suddenly widened. Bai Xiaozhou fell into a drowsy sleep, always felt that someone was calling her, finally woke up, and asked feebly: "Buer, are you calling me?" Turning his head, he saw an empty sleeping bag. Her drowsiness immediately disappeared, a carp sat up straight, and found that the watermelon knife that was placed beside her for self-defense was gone, and her heart immediately sank.Get out of the sleeping bag, surrounded by dead silence. "Buer?" She called in a low voice, but no one answered, "Buer, come out quickly, don't scare me."

There were soft footsteps behind her, she turned around quickly, and grabbed the visitor by the throat.The man was startled: "Xiaozhou, it's me." "No two? Where have you been? You scared me to death." "Xiaozhou, I found a family of survivors." Ye Buer turned around excitedly, and said to the bushes behind him, "Come out." A neatly dressed little boy ran out and looked at her with big bright eyes.Bai Xiaozhou opened his eyes wide and stared at him. He seemed a little scared and hid behind Ye Buer. "What's your name?" Bai Xiaozhou asked.

"Sun Hao." The little boy said timidly.Ye Buer looked happy: "His home is on the other side of the mountain, let's send him back, and we can ask for a cup of hot water." Bai Xiaozhou looked at the little boy for a while, then nodded.The three of them turned over the hill and saw a small one-story house standing among the valleys, with lights still on in the windows.Sun Hao ran back happily, and slammed the door loudly: "Grandpa, I'm back." After waiting for a long time, the door finally opened a crack, revealing an old face: "You're back? It's midnight, don't go out for a walk anymore, it's dangerous. Who are these two?"

"Hello, we are passing by," Bai Xiaozhou said politely, "I wonder if we can stay overnight?" The old man looked the two of them up and down: "Are you here for the donkey ride? Come, come in and sit." The house was very clean, not at all like having just experienced an earthquake.The old man was very enthusiastic, serving tea and water. Ye Buer picked up the cup and was about to drink, but was kicked by Bai Xiaozhou secretly: "Old man, you and Sun Hao are the only two in your family?" The old man took out a cigarette stick, lit a leaf cigarette, and smoked leisurely: "My son and daughter-in-law have gone out to work, and Sun Hao is growing up, so it's time for him to go to primary school next year. Oh, I will be the only old man by then .” "Old man, are there any scary legends in Changyang Mountain?" Bai Xiaozhou asked, and the old man knocked on his cigarette and asked, "You city people like to hear these ghost stories. There are indeed some legends in our area. Grandpa Xingtian, do you know that?" "I know, the headless fairy in the myth." "It is said that in ancient times, Grandpa Xingtian and Grandpa Huangdi fought in our Changyang Mountain. Later, Grandpa Xingtian was defeated and his head was cut off. Five sense organs grew out of his stomach, and he hibernated in our mountain, waiting for one day to be able to regain Go to Heaven and defeat Grandpa Huangdi. My grandpa told me that you must never go to the other side of Yangshan Rentou Peak. Grandpa Xingtian is there. He will cut off the heads of everyone who breaks in and put them on his own neck. Go." After a pause, he opened his eyes wide, "Aren't you going to Rentou Peak?" "I heard that there is a ruin over there..." Ye Buer was kicked secretly by Bai Xiaozhou in the middle of speaking.The girl said with a smile: "Let's just ask casually, how can we climb over the peak of the human head?" "It's fine if you don't go, it's dangerous." The old man nodded, "If you really want to go, you must not eat anything from there. Remember, you can't eat anything." He stood up, "You will be tired after walking for a day Come on, Haohao, take them to rest." Sun Hao took the two of them to a clean room, and Bai Xiaozhou took out his sleeping bag and got in.Ye Buer was a little strange: "There are beds and quilts here, what sleeping bag do you still use?" "It's cold in the mountains, so it's so warm." Bai Xiaozhou forced him to sleep in a sleeping bag, one on the bed and one on the ground, so he slept until dawn.When the sun was high, Ye Buer woke up, and when he opened his eyes, what he saw was not the ceiling, but the bright sky. He sat up suddenly and looked around, all he saw were gravel and weeds. Strange, didn't he sleep at Sun Hao's house last night?How did you get here? "Are you awake?" Bai Xiaozhou sat on the rock next to him, and handed him a bag of compressed biscuits: "Eat something, so we can go on the road." "Where is this?" Ye Buer scratched his head and asked inexplicably, "Where are Sun Hao and his grandson?" Bai Xiaozhou glanced at him and sighed, "This is their home." Ye Buer looked around: "Where is the house?" "It's underground. It collapsed during the earthquake." Only then did Ye Buer understand the truth, his face changed drastically, his mouth was so wide open that he couldn't even close it: "You, you mean...they are..." Bai Xiaozhou seemed to have seen something, jumped down from the rock, picked up a few small stones, and picked up something. A cigarette stick. Bai Xiaozhou looked at the mottled blood on it, and his face was a little sad: "Sun Hao has never been able to go to the city to go to elementary school." Ye Buer's eyes were a little sour, and he sniffed, no wonder Xiaozhou didn't allow him to drink the old man Sun's last night. Water, so she saw it from the very beginning. The two buried their pipes under the bushes and continued to walk in the direction of Human Head Peak.Ye Buer asked suspiciously: "Since you saw it early on, why did you go with him?" "They didn't mean anything malicious, it's just that the disaster came so fast that they didn't even notice it. Mrs. Sun must have known something after living here for decades." To have the guts to ask "him" for news is worthy of Xiaozhou.Ye Buer thought to himself, he is really becoming more and more like Mr. Long. "However, it seems that he didn't say anything of value." "No, what he said last night is of supreme value to us." Bai Xiaozhou raised his index finger and said proudly, "He said that you can't eat anything in Human Head Peak." The expression on Ye Buer's face suddenly froze, staring at Bai Xiaozhou's back.Bai Xiaozhou was about to turn back, Ye Buer immediately picked her up, jumped off the nearby cliff, and hung on the cliff. "What happened?" Bai Xiaozhou asked with his mouth. Ye Buer shook his head at her, and within five minutes, he heard heavy footsteps, several tall men in camouflage uniforms walked quickly across the extremely steep mountain road. "Click", the stones that Ye Buer's left foot stepped on cracked and rolled down.The men were shocked: "There are people!" They rushed to the edge of the cliff and looked down for a long time, only to see the bottomless abyss. "Captain Xing, you're too nervous." One of them said, "After the earthquake, I'm afraid there will only be worms left here." "Sikong, be careful when sailing for thousands of years. Even if it's not a person, it might be something else." The middle-aged man with a bullet scar on his neck said coldly, "Let's go, we must reach the ruins before dark." The crowd went away, and two people emerged from a bush growing on the cliff. "It's so dangerous, I was almost discovered." Ye Buer climbed up and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Bai Xiaozhou felt a little strange: "Did you notice that the man named Sikong called that middle-aged man just now?" Men 'Xing Team'? Are they the police?" "What are the police doing here? Even if they are here for rescue and disaster relief, the army is here, right?" "In short, we must be careful." Bai Xiaozhou said, "play by ear." After walking for five hours on the mountain road, we finally saw Rentou Peak.As the name suggests, the mountain looks like a human head from a distance, with all the facial features and facial features. "According to the map, if you climb over this mountain, you will find the ruins." Ye Buer pointed to the "human head" and said. Human Head Peak is very steep and ten times more dangerous than other places. The men in camouflage uniforms brought professional climbing tools and climbed up the rock. Sand and stone kept rolling down from them, but they were not afraid.Even though Bai Xiaozhou took a long detour to avoid them, he had to admire their courage and perseverance. Climbing to the Human Head Peak, the situation in the valley is clear at a glance.The ruins of an ancient city lie there quietly, surrounded by cliffs.Perhaps because of the complete sinking into the ground, the ruins are well preserved, and there are still dozens of houses that have not yet collapsed, but the place that looks like a palace has been completely collapsed, leaving only some broken walls. There is a spring on Rentou Peak, which flows down to form a small river and passes around the city.The map shows that there is no river here, presumably because of the earthquake. The party in camouflage uniforms rested and had a meal on the top of the mountain. The young man named Sikong went to fetch water from the spring. Ye Buer remembered what Old Man Sun said and was a little worried. He picked up a stone and threw it, hitting the water in front of Sikong.Surprised, Sikong drew out his pistol and walked towards Ye Buer's position. The two hid in the bushes on the peak, far away from them. They thought they would not be discovered, but Ye Buer acted bravely, exposing Xingzang, and Bai Xiaozhou was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead.Behind is the cliff, there is no place to hide, there is no way to retreat, and there is no way to avoid it. Suddenly, there was the sound of flapping wings above his head, Bai Xiaozhou raised his head, and saw a big bird swooping down and pounced on Sikong.Sikong was startled, and while dodging the birds, he shot randomly.Hearing the sound of gunshots, Team Xing rushed over, pulled out a Type 92 9mm pistol, and fired only one shot. The bird screamed miserably, struggled and flew in the air, and finally fell to the ground. "Damn, where did the bird come from? It's so fucking unlucky!" Sikong's face was scratched by the bird's claws, and the gray vest on his upper body was also torn. He angrily took off his clothes and threw them aside. Then he kicked the bird hard. Another team member shouted: "Captain Xing, this bird has a human face!" Team Xing's expression changed, and he picked up the big bird.It is the same size as a teal, with a small white head, but it has a human face, with strange facial features, and three feet under its body, each with sharp claws. "Situ, you read a lot of books, tell me what kind of monster this is." Team Xing turned to ask a young team member. He seemed to be of mixed race, with a high nose and deep eyes, and some Caucasian features. "It's Qu Ru." The man named Situ said, "It is recorded in the book: 'Five hundred miles to the east, there is a mountain of praying. It is like a white head, three legs, and a human face. Its name is Qu Ru, and its name is also its name.' This is the most strange bird in myths and legends." "As expected, many moths were released in this earthquake." Team Xing put the bird in a plastic bag and sealed it. "Sikong, you take this and take it back to the National Institute of Biology for research." National Institute of Biology?Bai Xiaozhou and Ye Buer looked at each other, they were indeed policemen. What are they doing here? "Everyone, rest well." Team Xing looked around at the crowd, "Pack up your things and prepare to go down the valley." The way down the mountain is more difficult than up the mountain. Everyone is entwined with iron chains and climbing down the rock.Bai Xiaozhou and Ye Buer planned to wait until after dark before leaving. It was evening, the sun was setting, and the sun was like gold, covering the whole valley in a piece of gold. "The sunset here is so beautiful." Ye Buer sighed.Bai Xiaozhou didn't want to enjoy the scenery, but only hoped that the sun would go down soon. "Xiaozhou, what's that?" Ye Buer suddenly pointed in the direction of the sun, Bai Xiaozhou looked up, and a group of small black dots appeared in the afterglow, getting closer and closer. "It's Qu Ru!" Bai Xiaozhou exclaimed in surprise, "How come there are so many!" Several white birds flew over and rushed towards the people hanging on the cliff with lightning speed. There were screams and gunshots on the cliff, and dark gray feathers flew around.Ye Buer rushed down without even thinking about it, but was grabbed by Bai Xiaozhou: "What are you going to do?" "Of course it's saving lives." "Not only can you go down to save people, but you have to risk your own life." "Then you can't ignore death." Bai Xiaozhou grabbed his hair and paced back and forth anxiously.Ye Buer looked down and saw that one of the team members had his eyes pecked off by Qu Ru, his face was covered with blood, he screamed, he gritted his teeth, and rushed down. "No two!" Bai Xiaozhou felt his head explode, crazy, this kid is crazy! what to do?We must think of a way to save him, we must. If Qu Ru has any weaknesses, think carefully, is there any natural enemy mentioned in the book.What is the original text of that paragraph? Five hundred miles to the east, there is a mountain called Prayer Pass. There are many gold and jade on it, and there are many rhinoceros, si, and elephants below it.There is Niaoyan, whose shape is like a squid with a white head, three legs, and a human face. Its name is Qu Ru, and its song is called its own name.The water flows out, while the Nanliu flows into the sea.Among them is the Tiger Jiao, which has a fish-like body and a snake-tail, and its voice is like a mandarin duck. The eater does not swell, and it can cure hemorrhoids. By the way, Tiger Jiao, it lives in the same place as Qu Ru, and the birds eat fish, so is the Tiger Jiao the food of Qu Ru?Regardless, you must try it. She took out the written talisman paper from her belt, tore it into the shape of a tiger dragon, muttered something in her mouth, then lit it with fire, and threw it out forcefully: "Please! It must work!" The flying paper dust turned into a fish in mid-air, and swooped into Qu Ru.The birds seemed to have seen the treasure, their eyes turned green, they no longer attacked the crowd, but scrambled to catch the tiger Jiao.The Tiger Jiao floated in the air, as if swimming in water, and headed for a distance, and the Qu Rus followed, until they completely disappeared into the sky. It worked. Bai Xiaozhou felt that all the strength in his body was exhausted, and he sat down, his clothes were already wet with cold sweat. "Xiaozhou." Ye Buer climbed up, he was scratched on the face, and blood was gurgling out, "Xiaozhou, did you make that fish? It's great! How did you think of it?" "Don't ask about that, as long as you are still alive." Bai Xiaozhou stopped the bleeding for him, "That fish is just an illusion. I learned it from Teacher Long. Qu Ru might come back after he finds out that he was cheated. Let's hurry down to the valley. .” Although Qu Ru was repelled, a bigger problem lay in front of them.When the two set foot on the land of the valley, several 92-type 9mm pistols were pointed at their heads. "Who are you?" Team Xing asked coldly. "Who are you?" Bai Xiaozhou asked back. Team Xing didn't answer her, but continued to ask: "What are you doing here?" "What are you doing here again?" Sikong took a step forward and put his gun against her forehead: "Say, who are you?"