Strictly speaking, this should be the second time I met it.
Or, I have seen it many times, but except for the first time, most of the time, it can see me, but I can't see it.
Here, this thing is getting more and more powerful, bursts of strange laughter make people feel sick, sometimes it sounds here, sometimes it sounds there, it is difficult to capture its specific location, only occasionally a black shadow can be seen flashing by.
This is teasing us, and even more of a provocation.
"A mere Yin slave dares to be so presumptuous?!"
My master's eyes gradually became cold, and he raised his foot and stomped lightly on the ground: "Get out!"
"Ouch!"
A cry of pain came from the dark, and a short thing rolled out, with its limbs facing the sky, just like a turtle turning over, "rolling" several somersaults, looking very funny.
This is the Yin slave my master was talking about. It is not a special thing. It may be a human or a cat or dog when it was alive. After death, it was trained by some powerful old demons and ghosts to become a slave. Its status is about the same as that of servants in the human world.
Ghosts also care about appearances. Any character with a little weight will raise one or two Yin slaves. This thing is like a symbol of status.
Whoever raises more Yin slaves and whose Yin slaves are the best at serving people is naturally better.
I even heard that there used to be an old ghost in the mountains who raised 32 Yin slaves. When he went out, 16 of them carried the sedan chair, and the other 16 served him in front and behind. He was ostentatious in the streets. Travelers in the mountains often saw ghosts carrying dragon sedan chairs at night. Later, perhaps because he pretended to be a little too much, he was knocked down by the old Taoist priest of Maoshan, tied with a dog chain and dragged to the front of the mountain gate to be a ghost boy watching the mountain.
The one in front of me was no exception. After being punished by my master, his head was stuck in the mud by the stream like a head-over-heels onion. After struggling for a long time, his two short legs finally pulled his head out. Seeing my master wiping his sword, he jumped three feet high and shouted in a shrill voice: "I have thousands of helpers in this river. You'd better not fight me again!"
Obviously, at the grand meeting of the Mountain Ghost King, he was chased by my master, which left him with a heavy psychological trauma.
However, probably because he saw the endless black shadows in the river, he inexplicably regained confidence. With his hands behind his back, he paced back and forth by the stream, trying hard to hold up a deep look, but unfortunately he was born with the appearance of a slave and really didn't have that kind of wormwood.
"Little Wei, you were harmed by this thing?"
Lao Bai whispered in my ear: "Why do I suddenly think it's a little cute."
Not to mention him, even I think it's a little ridiculous that I was almost scared to death by this thing a while ago. My master's foot fell and crushed all the tricks.
"No more words."
My master looked at the Yin slave in front of him and said straightforwardly: "Remove the ghost painting skin on my disciple and give you a way out. Otherwise, I will kill you."
"Isn't this the opposite of what you said?"
The Yin slave laughed sinisterly, his eyes turned, and suddenly changed the subject: "However, it is not impossible to remove the layer on his face. I came here this time to talk to you about this matter. You see, I haven't taken the initiative to attack you until now, this is my sincerity!"
This guy is definitely a punching bag at ordinary times, and at this time he just tried to control the right to speak from a condescending position.
However, my master was very cold and had no reaction.
This is quite embarrassing.
"Well... let me first tell you about my conditions."
Yin Nu twitched his lips, and finally took the initiative to speak: "My master said that you can go, as for this little brother who was painted by me, he has to go with me, but don't worry, my master has no ill will towards him, and will even keep him safe. In the end, I will also remove the skin painted on him. Within two days, I will make sure that he will appear in front of you intact. How about it? This condition is generous enough. You have fought all the way here, isn't it for this?!"
This condition is indeed exciting, but... it is also chilling!
It seems that my master's prophecy has really come true!
Whoosh!
A black shadow flashed in front of my eyes, and my master moved without any sign.
Like a fleeting shadow, and like a wandering dragon.
He was just one person, but he was like the legendary knight who was as light as a swallow. He stepped lightly on the bluestone with his feet, and the whole person flew into the air, trying to cross the stream and take the Yin slave directly.
The matter was obvious. In his eyes, this was a conversation that didn't need to be continued. The prophecy made him feel like he was facing a great enemy, as if he had seen through something. He was very afraid and determined to avoid me meeting the one who was really suppressed in the stacked tombs.
Splash!
A splash of water exploded from the stream, and a black shadow jumped up and rushed straight to my master. In a panic, I didn't see what it was, only a bloody mouth, and gusts of fishy wind blew in my face.
Puff!
A cold light flashed, and blood splashed everywhere.
A huge head flew to my side. My master had already jumped to the other side, swung the ancient sword and stabbed the Yin slave, scaring the other party to death. He screamed, lowered his head and ran away.
"Why don't you accept this condition?!"
Yin Nu was puzzled. While running for his life, he yelled: "There are too many things here that want your lives. To have the current situation, this is what my master has tried his best to fight for. If you tear your face off, you will die here!!"
It revealed some facts, which are consistent with some of our guesses.
The one suppressed at the bottom should be extremely weak now.
In theory, it is the protagonist of this stacked tomb building. The four tombs of earth, fire, water and wind return to their origin just to kill it. It should be the most ferocious. As a result, Yin Nu said that it was trying its best to fight for something, which means that it is difficult for it to control the situation. The things in the upper tombs are beginning to refuse to buy it.
My master did not respond and just chased and hacked.
At this time, black shadows surged in the water, and strange things rushed to the shore one by one.
These are strange creatures I have never seen before. They are shaped like some kind of lizard, but their skin is extremely smooth, black and shiny, with many scabies on it, secreting a lot of mucus. Their heads are like toads, and a red line extends directly from the top of the head to the tail. It is scarlet and shiny, making these things look a bit creepy. They are suspected to be highly poisonous creatures. The red line is too bright.
There are a lot of them, one after another, crawling to the shore, black and dense, forming a wave.
"What the hell are these?"
Lao Bai shuddered: "Why do they look so disgusting?"
I looked at the head that fell at my feet. My master cut it off with a sword. The incision was very smooth, and black and red sticky blood flowed out of the head, and the smell was pungent.
This smell is too strong, I am very familiar with it.
"The seed of the Water Lord."
I have a judgment.
The wife of the Water Lord is called Long Po Niang. The seed that Long Po Niang is pregnant with is black mustard. After the black mustard is born, it will become a parasite. The parasite eats human brain marrow and controls the walking dead to live.
Unfortunately, there are not so many living people here for them to harm.
So... these parasites have grown up.
My master said that the grown parasites are called red-lined lizards, which are also called poisonous worms in some ancient books. They are basically no different from wild beasts. They are very ferocious and are the most brutal predators underwater.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, this thing had a large-scale outbreak in the Yangtze River waterway in the Jianghuai area. It could prey on pig dragons. However, it was the Little Ice Age at that time, and wars were frequent. No matter how ferocious the red-lined lizard was, it could not defeat the hungry people. It was eaten alive and extinct. It is said that the meat is extremely delicious and became a delicacy at that time. The Chinese people have a natural talent for cooking and are almost making flowers. If it were not for the inability of this thing to reproduce, it is estimated that it would have been artificially cultivated...
There was also an outbreak in the Ejina River. The fish and shrimps that were eaten were almost extinct, and pedestrians by the water were often robbed. It once flooded and was finally cut off by herdsmen. The river was drained and all the water was shot dead.
At present, these things are densely packed. Some are heading for my master, and more are surrounding us. There are more than thousands of them, one layer after another, which is frightening to look at.
"Brothers, fight your way out and support Mr. Zhang!"
Lao Bai roared fiercely, and then immediately hid behind me...