A tough guy? !
The first person that popped into my mind was the tough guy wearing golden armor and holding two maces.
But looking back at the bits and pieces of conversation with the mysterious man, it doesn't seem like that.
The tough guy had a fierce and violent temper. He didn't even bother to listen to the words of the ghost messenger and directly knocked him to the ground with a stick. In comparison, the mysterious man seemed a little more mercenary, and... very feminine, which made people feel uncomfortable.
This time, my master observed the wind chime much more carefully. Last time, he just took a quick glance. This time, he looked at it over and over again. He not only stroked the texture on it, but sometimes knocked it, and even put his fingers on it, closed his eyes and felt something. But in the end, he returned the wind chime to me dejectedly: "I didn't find anything. It's still a Horcrux that looks a bit old. It's ordinary. Many ghost breeders in the south have objects like this..."
My master shook his head and asked me to keep it well. He said that maybe it was just his poor eyesight that failed to see the bottom. There must be something unusual. He always felt that the mysterious person who possessed me was related to this object, but he might not be staying inside. What exactly was going on, he couldn't tell the answer for a while.
"You said... who is he?"
I was not very reassured, and kept muttering: "I always feel that when he possessed me, we should have completed some kind of transaction, but I am not sure what it is..."
"He just borrowed your vitality to nourish himself. As long as he is not possessed frequently, it is not a big problem."
My master smiled and said that this kind of thing is actually similar to the Northeastern dance of the gods. The guardian gods are willing to help them do things, not just for the incense and offerings. The most important thing is that when they possess, it is also good for the guardian gods. They can take the opportunity to absorb the essence of some people, which is quite beneficial. However, this kind of absorption is also limited. It is not like some evil demons that take people's essence, which is almost predatory and will suck people dry. Such absorption, at best, makes people lack of qi and blood. It is no problem to replenish more and not use it frequently, so as not to damage the foundation of the body.
"The mysterious man is actually very weak, and his power is far from that strong. It's just that Bu Hua Gu is particularly afraid of him, so he succeeded easily. He really needs the energy in your body, which is very beneficial to him."
My master said: "But don't worry, I think... he shouldn't hurt you!"
"Oh, this is a strange story. Who can make Bu Hua Gu afraid?"
Lao Bai gradually recovered his breath and said in surprise: "Mr. Zhang, don't keep us in suspense here, just say it directly!"
"It may be... Tianguan!"
When my master mentioned these two words, the corners of his eyes jumped: "I roughly saw that his methods are very similar to those of Tianguan!"
Those who have no taboos are called Tianguan, and those who can only bury the dead are called Liguan.
Just the title of my master was enough to make me think too much. I couldn't help asking, "Could it be the last Heavenly Official? Something happened when I touched his bones, and the Heavenly Official Blade can also turn into a Hundred-Knife Blade. Could it be that he caught up with me at that time?"
"What are you afraid of, your ancestors!"
Lao Bai said unhappily, "Look at your ugly appearance. You have an ancestor who buried countless demons and monsters. If this happened to me, I would have to walk on my heels. If anyone hits me, I will go home to find my ancestors..."
"It's definitely not the last Heavenly Official who buried the bones that never turned into ashes!"
My master said firmly: "Although the body of the last Heavenly Official is abnormal, it is ultimately affected by the most dangerous place. In fact, he has taken on too much responsibility by creating this demon burial mound. He will not have a good end, and it is even more impossible for him to survive until now. He... should really not exist. As for the identity of the mysterious man, it is still a mystery. The ritual official has a long history, and it is not impossible for him to leave some other means.
In short, since it is related to the ritual official, I don't think he has the intention to harm others. Let's leave it like this for now. When he recovers a little, I believe there will always be a day when the truth will come out."
Speaking of this, my master was quite taboo in his words. He seemed to be hesitant to speak, but more of it was doubt.
Obviously, this matter is very complicated and it is difficult to infer anything.
I was also puzzled. When I shoveled down the grave of Qihe Tomb, too many things were shoveled out. It felt like a butterfly effect. Now it is not just a simple living sacrifice. For example, this master who is suspected to be a Heavenly Official, I don't even know how he ran to me!
I couldn't figure it out, so I just put on the idea of a deadbeat. It's better to have too many debts than to be burdened. After a while, I finally went into the corridor in the center of the tomb.
This tomb passage is extremely deep, so deep that it makes people panic. It slopes downward and there are no steps. I took a mining lamp to shine it. The front is foggy and I can't see the end at all. It seems to be the Yellow Spring Road leading to the Nine Nether Hell.
If you go into a tomb passage like this without knowing the inside, it's easy to kill yourself. Not to mention the mechanisms, the lack of oxygen alone may cost you your life.
When you encounter such a place, it's best to have an instrument to detect it. At worst, you have to throw a fire starter in. This is probably the dumbest way.
Unfortunately, the things we brought in were lost long ago. In fact, we are already in a desperate situation. We can only bite the bullet and drill down. Brother Yaozi leads the way, and my master covers the rear. We enter in a line.
In fact, the design of this tomb passage is more anti-human than we imagined, and it can even be said to be crazy.
At first, we could barely walk upright. At most, the moss on the smooth floor that tilted downward was a bit slippery, but the further we went, the lower and narrower the tomb passage became. In the end, we had to crawl forward, and the space for left and right activities was very small. The wound on my stomach rubbed back and forth on the ground, numb and itchy, and there seemed to be a lump inside.
The only thing to be thankful for is that the lack of oxygen problem we have been worried about did not occur. It was just sometimes cold and sometimes hot. Sometimes the water vapor was very thick, and I felt sticky all over. Sometimes it was particularly stuffy...
My master said that this is the power of this stacked tomb and building burial, the power of water burial tombs and cremation tombs, which can also be called Feng Shui. It cannot be seen or touched, but you can really feel whether the environment is comfortable. The stacked tomb and building burial is to use the power of Feng Shui to suppress evil spirits.
The dark tomb passage seemed endless. After diving in, we could only move forward. We didn't remember how long we climbed. We only knew that we rested at least four or five times. Our already scarce physical strength became increasingly difficult to sustain. When we were almost unable to hold on, we finally felt a breeze surging in the tomb passage, and even faintly heard the sound of "splashing" water.
"It's the end!"
Brother Yaozi reminded us in a muffled voice, and the crawling speed was obviously faster.
Not long after, we got out of this dog hole.
At the end of the tomb passage, there was a huge underground cave with rugged rocks and a very wide underground river flowing slowly. The mining lamp shone on it and sparkled.
There was no trace of artificial excavation here, it was completely formed naturally!
"Maybe there is another way to enter the demon tomb."
I was overjoyed. This discovery was like a shot of adrenaline for us.
Underground rivers are not created out of nowhere, they ultimately come from the surface.
This underground river is flowing and has never dried up for thousands of years. It is obviously running water and must be connected to a water system in Luliang Mountain. If you follow this underground river, you should be able to go directly to a certain place on the surface!
However, this place is already deep underground, many meters away from the surface. As the saying goes, water flows to lower places. How the water from outside flows out is not something I can explain. I can only say that this is the magic of nature.
"That is to say, if we can find another entrance at the earliest, we can get here directly, and then dig all the way down to find the real owner directly?"
Lao Bai said with a dark face: "So we dug the grave and dug the pit, and it was all in vain? I wonder if you, the ceremonial officer, are reliable? I heard that the awesome ceremonial officer can see the layout of the tomb by standing on a high place and taking a look!"
"In theory, it is like this."
I smiled and said: "But you can't say that, what do you mean by in vain, didn't you make a piece of jade? Everyone worked hard for a long time, but we two made the most money, I saved my life, you made a fortune, no loss!"
Lao Bai didn't say anything when the ancient jade was mentioned, he touched his pocket and was happy.
I breathed a sigh of relief, this topic can't be discussed, I guess I will die to apologize if I continue to discuss it.
We climbed all the way here, and our physical strength has been exhausted. It seems that it is safer here, so we are ready to take a break first, at least close our eyes for a while before going on the road.
Taking advantage of my free time, I looked at the wound on my stomach. It was horrible. The skin and flesh rolled up, just like a black man pouting his lips to be cute. It was swollen like two big sausages. The wound was filled with moss residue and dirt. White pus came out when I squeezed it gently. If I didn't go to the hospital quickly, the wound would probably stink.
I picked up river water to wash the dirt. The wound was numb and I had no feeling at all. After the job, I tore up my vest and tied it up casually. It was quite restraining. Then I fell on my back on the shallows, posing a big "Tai" shape, and fell asleep soon.
However, not long after I fell asleep, a scream suddenly sounded in my ears without any warning. I was so scared that I jumped up from the ground like a clockwork. I grabbed the Tianguan Blade and found that there was nothing around me. There was nothing dirty at all. Instead, two white lights flashed on the dark river surface, which stung my eyes.
My master and his friends were obviously in the same situation as me. No one could sleep peacefully. They sat up long ago, and their eyes were red and bloodshot.
"Let's go!"
After a short silence, my master immediately said: "As long as you don't provoke us, we won't cause trouble!"
It seemed that he said this to the things here. Regardless of whether it worked or not, we immediately packed up our things and hurried on the road.
Not long after, the scream sounded again, like a woman screaming miserably.
Moreover, this time the sound came particularly abruptly and sharply!
A flash of white light flashed by the water not far from us. The light was so strong that I was temporarily blinded.
"Damn, this is entangled with us! How can you bully people like this? I want to see who is so sacred!"
Brother Yaozi said angrily, ignoring my master's reminder, and strode towards the river beach where the white light appeared!