Nightmare Apostle

"Me?" Yang Xiao was stunned.

"Yes, you have to believe in yourself!" Jiang Qingluan nodded heavily, and his firm attitude made Yang Xiao feel that he had to do it.

"She slandered me, she slandered me!!" Yang Xiao pointed at Jiang Qingluan and defended himself. He, Yang Xiao, had done good deeds and accumulated virtue all his life, how could he be the living king of hell.

"Do you have parents?" Jiang Qingluan asked.

"No." Yang Xiao answered truthfully.

"What about you?" Jiang Qingluan looked at Fang Zhouchang Chuchu.

"Yes, I have both parents and a happy family." Fang Zhou, who was blinded, said immediately.

"I have three, too. I also have a godfather." Chang Chuchu outnumbered Fang Zhou, and he fought hard not to be the last one to win the battle.

"Okay, that's it. Fang Ark will take the lead, I will be second, Chang Chuchu will be third, and Yang Xiao will be the last to hold the line. The next one will put his arm on the shoulder of the previous one, with his left arm on his left shoulder. Fang Ark, you walk normally, and the others remember to lower their heads. ”

After saying that, Jiang Qingluan divided the remaining paper money among Yang Xiaochang, Chuchu and Jiang Qingluan himself, and the rest was together with the incense and candles.

They were all wrapped in furoshiki, and some wine and meat were put on Fang Zhou's back. At the same time, she pulled Fang Zhou over, pressed it against his ear, whispered some precautions, and finally asked for confirmation: "Do you understand?"

"Understood...: Got it." Fang Zhou swallowed nervously.

"Everyone holds a piece of paper money in his mouth. Remember not to let the paper money fall to the ground. The Ark is responsible for guiding the way. If something strange happens to the people behind,

Just throw out the paper money in your hand. "After a pause, Jiang Qingluan's eyes were determined, "Whether we can succeed or not depends on this! "

It can be seen that Jiang Qingluan is not very confident. This time he forced his way into the ghost gate as a last resort. Once he is surrounded from all sides, there will be no chance at all.

Yang Xiao turned his head and glanced behind him, when a gust of wind blew up, blowing away some of the fog behind him. He saw that the muddy path he had walked on disappeared, and many tree shadows appeared vaguely behind the fog, standing there one after another. , shaped like a ghost.

We have to move... Everyone quickly lined up, lowered their heads, raised their left arms, and put it on the left shoulder of the person in front. After feeling Chang Chuchu in front of him move, Yang Xiao followed suit. His eyes were closed, and he held a piece of paper money with a square hole in his mouth.

The paper money is sealed and does not spit out Yang Qi. It can be seen that Jiang Qingluan is also a knowledgeable person, and I hope her plan will succeed.

Just after taking a few dozen steps, Yang Xiao knew that Jiang Qingluan's plan had worked. The team did not make any turns, and walked completely straight. According to common sense, they should have hit the tree long ago, but not only that, Yang Xiao also felt that the road under his feet was relatively smooth. , not like the rugged mountain road he had stood outside the woods watching before.

But at the same time, Yang Xiao was also quite depressed. If this was really the case, then he would be the so-called "Living King of Hell". This place was extremely dangerous, and his destiny was actually suppressed. Yang Xiao would take all the credit for it. I pushed it on my good sister.

But the good times didn't last long. Yang Xiao suddenly heard a strange noise coming from the surroundings, as if something was moving and approaching them, and at the same time there was the sound of fallen leaves and branches being trampled.

This couldn't help but make Yang Xiao's heart twitch. This was very abnormal. After all, the woods were fake and were created by ghosts, which meant that those dead branches and leaves did not exist at all. Since they did not exist, how could they be trampled down?

If you think about it further, what kind of ghost thing could it be that can crush this non-existent dead branches and leaves?

The reason why we use more is because the sounds come from all directions, far and near, and are extremely numerous, at least dozens, and the number is still increasing:

"Oops..."

He slightly raised his eyelids and squinted his eyes, but still kept his head lowered and kept walking. He used his peripheral vision to look at both sides. The surroundings were filled with mist, just like last night when he got up from the river beach with his whole body wet. It was a scene, but this time, he was more clearly aware of the danger, the danger that was so close.

Others in the team must have noticed the abnormality. He could clearly feel the girl's body shaking with his hand on Chang Chuchu's shoulder. But Yang Xiao didn't see anything dirty. What's even weirder is that as he opened his eyes , those messy sounds disappeared instantly.

After observing, he suddenly discovered that the distance between the trees around him seemed to be closer. It felt like... as if these trees were consciously surrounding them.

The boy leads the way, and the King of Hell presses the formation. As long as the formation does not break up, the highlight of this team that breaks through the ghost gate is him, the "living King of Hell". In other words, once he is attacked, he will bear the brunt. Thinking of this, Yang Xiao can't help but After hesitating again, he threw the stack of paper money that he had prepared in his hand over his head. The white paper money floated in the air, as if in mourning.

The next second, a horrifying scene appeared. The paper money seemed to be controlled by some mysterious force. None of them fell to the ground. Instead, they were attracted and landed on nearby trees one after another, sticking directly to them.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Xiao's pupils slowly narrowed, and the tree stuck to the paper money changed. With the paper money as the center of the circle, the dilapidated and rough bark twisted and melted in an incomprehensible way, revealing the cyan underneath covered with corpse spots. skin.

What was blocking them was not trees at all, but corpses, corpses that had been dead for who knows how long! !

The corpses were dressed in different clothes, including coarse cloth clothes, black bundts, thick animal skins, and silk jackets of good quality. It was thought that these people were the missing persons mentioned by Ji Gen, but Yang Xiao never expected that there would be such a large number. many.

Cold, stiff... Passing by these "people", there was a breathtaking chill, because Yang Xiao always lowered his head, unable to

He didn't dare to look at the faces of these corpses, but his intuition told him that these faces must have numbness and a dead silence that did not belong to living people.

"Click."

"Click."

"Kacha."

The sound of dead branches being trampled was heard continuously, and the sound became more and more detailed. This time, Yang Xiao saw clearly with his peripheral vision, and his hair stood up. The toes of these "people" were slowly moving, taking small steps, towards him. .

It wasn't the action of throwing paper money that angered these guys, but it was that these ghosts had been approaching them and were now seen through. The paper money falling on the "tree" also had an effect, slowing down the movement of the corpse.

As the observation deepened, Yang Xiao discovered that the arms of some corpses were not hanging down naturally, but were unnaturally twisted, as if they were tied behind their backs.

These "people" did not disappear for no reason, they were murdered. The murderer was most likely the Earl's Mansion who built the "Temple of the Earth".

The situation became more and more critical, and the footsteps had already come behind Yang Xiao. Chang Chuchu and Jiang Qingluan also felt the threat at this moment, and threw out the paper money in their hands. However, these treated the symptoms but not the root cause, and could only slow down the speed of these ghosts slightly.

Suddenly, Chang Chuchu stopped. Yang Xiao was caught off guard and almost knocked her down. At this moment, Yang Xiao was thinking of cursing his mother. Now the ghosts following him were getting closer and closer. If he stopped now, wouldn't he be killed?

He was worried that he had lost his yang energy and could not speak, so he had to squeeze Chang Chuchu's shoulder hard, but there was no response from the other party.

what the hell? !

Before Yang Xiao could make any further move, the footsteps behind him had already arrived. But what Yang Xiao never expected was that those ghosts did not attack him, but moved forward on tiptoes, rubbing the soles of their feet against the ground. Ignoring him directly and continuing to walk forward, it felt as if there was something more attractive to them in front of them.

Yang Xiao felt something in his heart, and he probably understood what was going on. At the same time, a slightly guilty voice sounded not far from the front. It sounded about ten meters away from him, and this was the distance between life and death.

"The boy walked up the mountain, the weather was good, and living people made the way, and the evil spirits were reincarnated!" It was the voice of Ark, and then another voice came a moment later, which was quite desolate like a boat shouting a trumpet, "The boy walked up the mountain, the weather was good, living people made the way, The evil spirit is reincarnated!"

Now the truth is revealed. It was Fang Zhou who broke away from the team, shouted slogans, and lured away the dirty things that trapped them.

This is not Fang Zhou’s original intention, and this chant is not something ordinary people would shout. Someone taught him.

It's Jiang Qingluan.

This is a foresighted woman. Worried about an accident, she formulated Plan B in advance and selected the person to be sacrificed.

Among them, the newcomer Ark is undoubtedly the best to control. In addition, sacrificing a newcomer will not greatly weaken the overall strength of the team. No matter from any aspect, this is the best choice.

"When a boy walks up a mountain, the weather is smooth, a living person makes the way, and an unjust ghost is reincarnated!"

Fang Zhou's voice gradually faded away. At the last moment of his life, he was still faithfully fulfilling the tasks assigned to him by his teammates. This voice weighed on Yang Xiao's heart like a stone, making him somewhat breathless.

Chang Chuchu turned around and patted Yang Xiao's hand. At this moment, Yang Xiao raised his head. The danger had been lifted. The surrounding woods had disappeared, leaving only the thin mist.

"Come on, he can only delay it until the incense burns out. We only have 10 minutes at most." Jiang Qingluan's voice was as calm as ever. He turned around and walked towards the way he came from. "If you can't find the way, those ghosts will still come after you." us."

Looking up at the direction where the Ark was leaving, through the heavy fog, Yang Xiao seemed to see a figure who was walking and shouting hard, and behind him, followed a series of corpses, one corpse resting on the shoulders of the previous one, the procession was winding, like Like an earthworm that is about to die but not yet die, it is moving towards another world.

As Ark led the corpse away, things went surprisingly smoothly. Not far along the road at their feet, they saw the ruined temple from a distance, with its wooden structure, dilapidated black door, and most importantly, the There is an ominous smell, it is unmistakable, this is it!

The three of them speeded up and walked to the dilapidated wooden door. With a slight push, the door opened. There was still a long-extinguished bonfire on the ground inside, which they had lit when they came here last night.

Looking around, there are twelve statues of gods enshrined in the temple. The one in the center is three meters high. It is obviously more respected than the other eleven statues. However, the face has been removed, leaving a terrifying deep pit. Look at it. It makes people very uncomfortable.

"Yes, looking at the layout here, these 11 clay statues are indeed guardian statues, and they are all guarding the righteous god in the middle." The last time they came was at night, and the light was poor and they couldn't see clearly, but this time it was daytime, Jiang Qingluan is very confident in his judgment.

This ruined temple has been in disrepair for a long time, and the clay statues of the gods have peeled off so much that it is impossible to see the true faces of these guys. The statue of the god with the face dug out is in the center facing the door. There are 6 guardians in a row against the wall on the left, and on the right. Against the wall, there are five Nie figures.

Chang Chuchu's eyes kept wandering over the statues, and fear gradually emerged in her eyes, "You... did you feel it?"

"It feels like I'm being stared at." Yang Xiao lowered his voice, and the familiar feeling came again, the same feeling when he left last night.

Almost at the same time, Yang Xiao and Jiang Qingluan jumped onto the stone platforms on both sides of the guardian statues, one on the left and the other on the right, very disrespectfully, lowered their heads, as if looking for something, and soon, both of them found the answer they wanted.

"It's true." Yang Xiao took a deep breath.

"What did you find?" Chang Chuchu was disturbed by the inexplicable prying eyes. For safety reasons, she didn't want to get close to these clay statues at all.

Yang Xiao jumped off the stone platform and pulled her over without hesitation. They would share the difficulties and the thunder together, and no one would take advantage of them for nothing.

The next second, Chang Chuchu's eyes suddenly changed. She found a very inconspicuous wooden protrusion on the stone steps between the two guardian statues, just like a threshold, separating the two guardian statues to distinguish the superior and the inferior.

"These guardians... are simulating our positions in the Shou Hall last night!" Chang Chuchu reacted suddenly.

"It's the other way around. We are simulating them." At this time, Jiang Qingluan also jumped down from the stone platform opposite, "The temple gate is the gate of the Shou Hall, and this wooden protrusion is the high threshold in the Shou Hall."

"Last night was not a birthday celebration, but a court session." Jiang Qingluan whispered.

Yang Xiao nodded and continued, "That's right, only there is the highest threshold in the world, not everyone is qualified to enter,

So, we are separated, and we don't represent ordinary merchants and warriors, but officials."

"In front of the Emperor's Palace, there are civil officials on the left and military officials on the right. It's the same here. The left column is civil officials, and the right column is military officials." Yang Xiao pointed out with his hand.

Chang Chuchu didn't have a deep impression of the left one, but she recalled that the leader of the right column last night was Zhang Songde, and his armor was obviously a military commander.

She immediately came to the guardian of the first column on the right. Although the guardian statue had been in disrepair for a long time, it could still be seen that this statue was more burly than the other statues. From the remaining paint, it was indeed somewhat similar to the armor.

"These are not obvious enough. Look at the figure and identify the gender." Yang Xiao reminded.

Yang Xiao's words opened up a new idea for Chang Chuchu. She began to distinguish the gender from the overall feeling of the clay statue. After a circle of identification, the third on the left, the fourth, fifth, and sixth on the right were all thinner and more slender, and their postures were more agile. They should be women.

What's even more strange is that these differences are not very obvious. You have to have doubts in your heart and compare them carefully before you can find them.

Chang Chuchu carefully recalled the positions in the Shou Hall last night. The third person on the left was Gong Banlan, the fourth person on the right was Jiang Qingluan, and the fifth person was herself. At that time, there were only five people in the right row, but here, the sixth person appeared. No, it was the sixth guardian.

"It was Yuan Ruoqi's position." Yang Xiao reminded, "but she was already dead at that time."