Ghost Blowing Lantern II

The scene of the bald-tailed monkey being dragged into the coffin by the zombies was so fast that it left no room for thought. Partridge Whistle and others only felt a blur in front of their eyes on the tree, and then they heard several old monkey sounds coming from the purple gold coffin. Screaming before death, the Partridge Whistle was worried that the Dongmanzi guide would be frightened and would not scream out, so he quickly pressed his mouth covered with black gauze with his hands.

The group of monkeys gathered in the forest were also frightened and froze on the spot. Their gazes all turned to the purple golden coffin, and even the monkeys' eyes were straightened. It was not until the bald-tailed monkey's heart-rending miserable howl suddenly stopped that the group of monkeys just reacted like this. When I first woke up from the dream, it was like a tree falling and the monkeys scattered. They screamed and fled in all directions in the forest. In an instant, they disappeared. Silence returned to the depths of the jungle, and not even a monkey hair was left.

Seeing that there was a corpse, Miss Hong quickly took out three flying knives painted with black dog blood and was about to attack immediately. Partridge Whistle quietly raised her hand to signal her not to move rashly. The zombie of the Yuan Dynasty nobleman in the coffin was so powerful. , but judging from their appearance, they should be people with colored eyes in the Western Regions. The Yuan Dynasty was a situation where many ethnic groups coexisted compatiblely. It is not surprising that people with colored eyes would be generals. The general who commanded the army during the expedition against the barbarians in the Seventy-two Cave of Laoxiong Ridge was probably the same person. This man was buried alive during the Yuan Dynasty. The armored mummies seen in the tomb were probably the warriors buried with him. The emperor could have hundreds of people buried with him, and the princes could have dozens of people. The general who commanded the army arranged for a few relatives to be buried with him. Following his death and guarding the door in the tomb passage, it was not considered a cruel and extravagant act in terms of the social atmosphere at that time.

However, the cultural background of the Western Regions is unique, and funeral customs are also very different from traditional burial systems. The coffins, tombs, utensils, and methods of preserving corpses were all considered extremely mysterious at the time. It has been more than thousands of years since I moved to the Central Plains. I have limited knowledge of the funeral methods in the Western Regions that have flourished since the Han Dynasty. I am not sure about the details of the transformation of the corpse in the huge coffin in Pingshan, so I have to be tempted and continue to spy on the trees.

In the dead silence of the forest, there were only bursts of "click-click" sounds coming from the coffin, as if zombies were eating the dead body of the bald-tailed monkey inside. Hearing this, the caveman's heart and lungs were chilled, and he suddenly felt a slippery feeling on his neck. It was so cold that he thought it was the partridge whistle that had tied a rope to him to prevent him from falling into the tree. While touching it with his hands in fear, he whispered: "Brother Mo, don't tie up his neck." , this place still needs to be able to breathe..."

Before he finished speaking, he felt that it was not a rope on the back of his neck. In his daze, he took it in his hand and saw that it was a hugely venomous white-flowered snake, spitting poisonous messages at him. He was suddenly startled. Half of his soul was reincarnated into the clouds in the sky, and he hurriedly used all his strength to shake off the white snake in his hand, but the branches under him couldn't bear the strength of him, and suddenly broke with a "click", including the man and the tree. The branches fell at the same time.

Partridge Whistle and Miss Hong were paying attention to the movement of the coffin under the tree. They didn't expect Dongmanzi to have such a skill. Partridge Whistle was so quick around him that when he noticed that the branch of the tree was broken, it was already half a step too late. This big tree The tree was several feet tall, and he was worried that Dongman would fall to death or be injured from the height. In his eagerness to save people, he no longer cared about hiding, so he hurriedly hung upside down from the branch, kicked the trunk of the tree with his feet and let go of his arms. , floating down like a nocturnal bat, he arrived first and grabbed Dongmanzi's collar in mid-air.

Falling from such a high tree, even a partridge whistle can't guarantee that it will not be injured. Fortunately, the forest is dense and covered with vines. Before it hits the ground, it grabs the old vine hanging on the trunk and then lets go. Dong Manzi's body came down from the tree, and the two of them were standing in front of the purple gold coffin.

At this time, Miss Hong also came down from the tree. She could hear all the clattering in the coffin, as if the zombies inside would crawl out and attack people at any time. She couldn't help frowning, shuddering secretly, and asked the partridge whistle Said: "How to deal with it? Set it on fire!"

Partridge Whistle originally wanted to hide in the dark and take a closer look, but now that he had arrived in front of the coffin, he had to take action immediately. However, tomb robbers have always been taboo about setting fire to the coffin without looking at it. Once the fire burned, the contents inside All the bright weapons are gone, and if you still expect to find the elixir, how can you set fire to it so easily? Then he said to Miss Hong: "Don't use fire. Use a centipede hanging on the mountain ladder to pick out the zombies from the coffin before taking care of them."

After the Partridge Whistle finished speaking, he turned around and dragged the bamboo ladder over. Mingdong Manzi and Miss Hong took the "centipede hanging mountain ladder" in their hands, raised it horizontally and put it into the coffin. No matter what they caught, they pulled it out with all their strength. After dragging him out of the coffin, he pressed the gun and looked at Si Si at the side.

Dongmanzi fell from the tree after encountering a snake. He was so frightened that he had the idea of ​​​​escape. However, looking at the German-made mirror box in Partridge Whistle's hand, he knew in his heart that "if he ran away at this time, he would inevitably be beaten." "Shuttle bullets", this man is naturally timid. Over the years, he has seen many warlords and bandits taking human life seriously. Compared with ghosts and zombies, he is more afraid of warlords with guns in their hands. When he sees the black hole of the muzzle, his calf becomes weak. , even if I borrowed some courage, I didn't dare to escape even half a step, so I had to bite the bullet and help Miss Hong lift the bamboo ladder, and pointed it towards the purple gold coffin.

The two first used the "centipede hanging mountain ladder" to push aside the "seven-star board" half-covered on the coffin, lowered the head of the ladder, like a flying dragon stirring up the sea, rolled up the coffin, and their hands were heavy, and they knew what was in front of the bamboo ladder. The mountain hook had already caught the thing. Miss Hong glanced at Partridge Whistle and saw that he was ready, so she winked at Dongmanzi, put more force on her hand, and picked up the "centipede mountain ladder".

Both Miss Hong and Dong Manzi felt that the bamboo ladder had become extremely heavy, so they had to move it together. Unexpectedly, a large lump of something was pulled out from the coffin. At this time, the cold moonlight was shining down, and the three of them could see it when they stood close. Clearly, I saw the copper-clad hook at the front end of the "Centipede Hanging Ladder" hanging on the mouth of the dead bald-tailed monkey. The dead monkey's mouth was torn open and its lifeless face was looking up. Facing the sky, the hook was pulled up from the coffin like a fisherman.

Partridge Whistle is used to seeing things like life and death. In his eyes, corpses, no matter how weird the state of death, are like clay sculptures. He will never take extreme measures to mutilate an ancient corpse until it is absolutely necessary. He believes that Only by knowing how to revere death can we avoid the call of death again and again. However, poking the corpse with a bamboo ladder is really a helpless act because no one knows how the zombie in the coffin will react. He didn't even move his eyebrows at the monkey's body, he was still watching it as calmly as water, his whole body ready for action, ready to deal with all kinds of mishaps that were about to happen.

But when Miss Hong saw the dead monkey corpse, it was so hideous and terrifying. After all, she had entered the fight halfway, she couldn't help but feel terrified, and she didn't dare to look directly at the monkey's face. Now she plucked up the courage to talk to Dong Dong, who was already scared to death. Barbarian worked hard together and slowly and tremblingly lifted the "Centipede Hanging Ladder".

I saw that what was picked out from the coffin by the bamboo ladder was not just a fluffy monkey corpse. The corpse of the bald-tailed dead monkey was tightly connected with the zombies in the coffin. The head of the ancient corpse was buried in the neck of the dead monkey. , seemingly biting it open and holding on, the bamboo ladder pulled the dead bald-tailed old monkey, and actually pulled it out of the coffin together with the Yuan Dynasty zombie.

After all, the weight of the bald-tailed old monkey was limited. However, the Yuan Dynasty zombie was burly and its body was extremely heavy. This may have been caused by mercury being poured into it and left to decay. In short, Red Girl and Dongmanzi both had sweat on their foreheads as they carried it several times. Bamboo ladder, but the corpses of the monkeys and one person seemed to have taken root in the coffin, making it difficult to pick out the coffin in a hurry.

The reason why Partridge Whistle asked them to use the "centipede hanging ladder" to pick out the corpse from the coffin in the distance was because they were worried that if they were too close to the purple golden coffin, the lid and board of the coffin would have been shattered. Once the zombies in the coffin suddenly rose up, they would have to remove the corpse. It was because it was caught off guard and it took a long distance to get the chance to respond. Unexpectedly, the bamboo ladder only lifted the corpse diagonally a few feet, and then it could no longer be lifted any further. The long ladder was bent into a curved bow by the weight. , the ladder body vibrated and creaked.

Partridge Whistle felt something strange: "But it's weird. Could it be that the zombie refused to come out?" In doubt, he turned to the side of the coffin. Unexpectedly, as soon as he moved his steps, he found a pair of giant black sticks sticking out from behind the zombie. The pincers, like crab claws, gripped the dead monkey tightly, and a dark hooked tail protruded from the back of the zombie's neck. It turned out that there was a mountain scorpion as big as a dog, greedy for the yin energy in the coffin. The coffin fell out of the ancient tomb and cracked, and got into the inside of the coffin. What the monkeys were afraid of just now may be the huge poison hidden in the coffin.

The mountain scorpion always raises its hooked tail high when facing an enemy. I don't know why it hides under the zombie's body after getting into the coffin. When the bald-tailed old monkey turns over the seven-star board, the mountain scorpion, which has always been lurking, suddenly attacks. , it raised its long tail, and immediately lifted up the zombie, stung the bald-tailed old monkey to death, and dragged it into the coffin through the ancient corpse. At this time, it was lifted out from the bottom of the coffin by a bamboo ladder, but the mountain scorpion was It seemed that he was unwilling to leave the purple gold coffin, let alone let go of the monkey corpse, and actually competed with the "centipede hanging on the mountain ladder".

The partridge whistle had just seen a huge mountain scorpion hidden at the bottom of the coffin. His subconscious reaction was to shoot it. Otherwise, when it returned to the bottom of the coffin, he would have to approach the coffin to shoot. The German-made scorpion in his hand was After twenty rings, the machine's nose was already wide open and could be fired at any time. Partridge Whistle was best at using guns in his life. He had the accuracy to shoot through an enemy at a hundred steps. He immediately raised his arm to trigger the shot.

Unexpectedly, although the Partridge Whistle is fast, the mountain scorpion is even faster. It also senses that a living person is approaching, and suddenly turns its scorpion tail, and a jet of dark poison is sprayed towards the Partridge Whistle like a water arrow. Lao Xiong Ling The climate near Pingshan is unique, with continuous rain all year round. The mountains are rich in various exotic flowers and plants. The mountain scorpions in this area are not only huge in size, but the hooked tail of the female scorpion can shoot venom as fast as a king cobra. It is impossible to defend against people.

The Partridge Whistle only smelled a gust of fishy wind. Before he could even see how the mountain scorpions sprayed poison, the extremely poisonous water arrows were already shot in front of him. He could not dodge them anyway. In desperation, the Partridge Whistle had no choice but to beg for help first. To protect himself, he held the mirror box gun in front of him, and the venom shot onto the German-made gun body with a soft "squeak" sound. He was worried that the poison would drip onto his hands, so he had to immediately remove the gun. The mirror was thrown away with twenty bangs, and at the same time he pulled away and retreated quickly.

At this time, Miss Hong and Dong Manzi also saw the mountain scorpion hiding behind the zombie. They were both surprised. After loosening their grip, the mountain scorpion dragged the zombie and the dead monkey back into the coffin.

Partridge Whistle jumped to the side and shouted: "Quickly release the phoenix chicken in the bamboo basket." Before the three of them entered the dense forest to rob the tomb, they all carried a rooster on their backs in bamboo baskets. Partridge Whistle personally took the most important rooster. The magical Ang Qing Chicken, brought by Red Girl and Dongmanzi, was also chosen among thousands.

"Feng, Lin, Dragon and Turtle" are the four spirits of China. Since the Yin and Shang Dynasties, there have been totems of black birds, golden phoenixes in the world, but just like "dragon", the phoenix is ​​an illusory thing. It is immortal in mythology. The black bird can be reborn in the flames after death. It lives on the sycamore tree and never ends up in a treasureless land. Therefore, it is also the most valued spiritual object by those who practice immortality and alchemy since ancient times. Nuqing is the Fengming. This is a sign that the emperors of all dynasties located the Dan Palace in Pingshan, Nuqing County, western Hunan. I am afraid it is also inseparable from this place name.

If we trace its origins, the original shape of the phoenix is ​​likely to have evolved from a pheasant. The wild pheasant in the mountains has colorful feathers and a tail as long as a peacock. It can also fly and hover in the air, very close to the phoenix, but it only appears in domestic poultry. The extremely rare Angry Chicken has eyelids that are born from above like a Phoenix. It is completely different from ordinary chickens and is a natural nemesis of hundreds of poisons.

However, the biological clock in the body of chickens is obvious. When it gets dark, they become listless. And once night comes, their vision and perception are severely reduced. Although they are placed in bamboo baskets and have been bumpy along the way without falling asleep, they are still drowsy. Without making any sound, the three Partridge Whistlers didn't care much at the moment. They tore open the bamboo basket and threw the three roosters inside towards the purple golden coffin from a distance.

The three roosters headed by Nu Qing fluttered their wings and landed in the air. They were innate enemies of poison. As long as they saw them, they would definitely fight "with you and without me, with me and without you." Although they were energetic under the moonlight, He was depressed, but he suddenly encountered a mountain scorpion, his eyes were still red, and as soon as he landed in the coffin, he pecked him randomly.

Although the mountain scorpion hiding under the zombie was unwilling to leave the purple golden coffin, it could not be forced, and it was not allowed to perform in the narrow coffin, so it had to let go of the zombie and the dead monkey with a bald tail, and crawled through the cracks in the coffin. Exit the way you came.

The three Partridge Whistlemen watched from a distance, and saw that this mountain scorpion was covered in dust and covered with green and black. Its claws were as big as a child's arms, and they were covered with black hair as hard as needles. Its abdomen and back were extremely thick, and its tail had thirteen links. , when it was dormant, it was as fast as lightning. It was spinning around in place, its poisonous tail bent upward, looking extremely irritable and restless. Although the three roosters surrounded it, it was difficult to get close enough to kill it in the middle of the night. They just kept fighting with it, consuming its ferocious energy.

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