Nightmare Attack

People of this era certainly wouldn't have such a thing, so this unidentified woman should be from the real world just like them.

The clothes on the woman's body were torn and messy, but it could still be seen that it was a piece of coarse cloth, and the shape was indeed consistent with this world.

After thinking for a moment, Li Bai suddenly looked at the man with the sword, "General, where was this body found?"

"A side room on the second floor of the inn," the general recalled.

"There is only one corpse in the room, right?" Yao Shunyu seemed to have thought of something and asked.

The general nodded, "Yes, there is only one corpse. The other corpses are in their own rooms. Shopkeeper Wu and his wife are in their bedroom. Their two daughters are not married yet, so they live together. The corpse is also in the boudoir. The waiter was found in the backyard." The general pointed, "That's the small house. The body was lying behind the door."

Everyone looked in the direction of the general's finger. There was a small adobe house in the backyard. It had been completely soaked by the water and looked like it would collapse at any time.

"We want to go and have a look at the side room where the body was found. Is it convenient?" Zhang Qizheng said politely, holding his hands to the general.

"Masters, please excuse me."

The general seemed to have many things to deal with, so he assigned a soldier to lead them there. Before leaving the backyard, Jiang Cheng subconsciously turned his head and glanced, and found that the body that had originally opened the cloth had been covered again.

Six corpses covered with white cloth lay there quietly, lined up in a row. The general with the sword turned sideways and stared down at the corpses, not knowing what he was thinking.

Walking up the stairs, the old wooden stairs were soaked in water and made a creaking sound every time you stepped on them. In this environment, it made people feel uneasy.

The fat man stood on the stairs and looked down. The entire front hall of the inn had been changed beyond recognition. There were debris everywhere, overturned tables and chairs, broken bottles and cans, and there were puddles of mud on the ground, and floating in the air. A faint rancid smell.

Jiang Cheng sniffed, and the uneasy premonition grew stronger. He was no stranger to this rotten smell with a moist breath. It was the smell coming from the bottom of the deep water, cold, deep, without sunlight...

He had smelled a similar scent during the mission of Empress Dahe.

The door of almost every room on the second floor was open, and the door shafts of some doors were even broken, with the door panels hanging crookedly. Looking from the outside, the room was very chaotic.

The ground was slippery. After walking down a long corridor, the soldier leading the way stopped in front of a room and said, "Masters, this is the room.

This place was located at the end of the corridor. The fat man stretched his neck and looked into the room. This room was in a remote location and the area was relatively small. Judging from the layout, it was not used as a guest room because there was no bed in it, only two large cabinets. , and several broken wooden boxes. At this time, water was still dripping out along the gaps in the cabinets.

Everyone walked into the room one after another, but the soldier who led the way looked embarrassed and hesitated to enter the room. Zhu Jie said considerately: "It's too small inside to accommodate so many people. Just wait for us outside."…

Hearing this, the soldier breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't want to show it too obviously, "It all depends on the arrangements of the masters."

After entering the room, everyone started to move around in a tacit understanding, leaving the two wardrobes and several large boxes untouched. It could be seen that this place was used by the innkeeper as a warehouse, and all the things that were not used temporarily were stored here. Things like clothes and bedding, as well as candles, porcelain bottles and other sundries.

Soon, a discovery was made, "Found it!" It was Tang Qisheng who spoke. In front of him was a large wooden box with the cover opened. Everything inside was wet, and what he held in his hand was a pink sweatshirt. , and there are cartoon patterns on it.

Everyone took out all the things in the box. Looking at the things in front of them, Jiang Cheng understood that his previous guesses had become reality.

A pink sweatshirt, a gray jacket, a pair of sweatpants, and a pair of sneakers with a pair of balled-up white socks stuffed inside.

That's right, the unknown female corpse was just like them, a teammate who came to this world to perform a mission. Unfortunately, she died last night, and no one even knew her name.

"Sure enough, our feeling is correct. There is indeed something wrong with this inn. If we had stayed in last night, we would have been part of the body lying in the backyard today." Gao Yanqing looked ugly.

After a moment of silence, Jiang Cheng suddenly said: "What you said is not accurate. This woman did not live in. No one in the city would dare to open the door for her in this situation. She sneaked in secretly."

"That's right." Yao Shunyu agreed, "This woman is not stupid. Judging from the situation, she didn't alert anyone. I guess she just wanted to change into clothes of this era to hide herself better, but I didn't expect that."

Yao, Shun, and Yu stopped at this point, but everyone understood what he meant. The woman did not expect that she had just arrived in this world, and in such a short time, she actually bumped into a ghost and lost her life.

Recalling the woman's frozen face and the chewed-up corpse, the fat man felt a chill in his heart.

After all, everyone was dead, and there was nothing to avoid. Lu Qin carefully rummaged through the pockets of his clothes, but found nothing except a mobile phone that was soaked in water and could not be turned on at all.

After cleaning up the scene, the group returned to the backyard. The body was gone now. The general stood in front of the soil training house, with several soldiers surrounding him, as if listening to the general's explanation.

Seeing Jiang Cheng's group returning, the general waved his hand to dismiss the soldiers, walked over and asked, "Masters, have you discovered anything?"

The mature and steady Zhang Qizheng replied: "Not yet."

It could be seen that there was a slight regret on the general's face, but he still nodded, "All the masters have traveled a long way here and are tired from traveling and traveling. We should have let the masters rest for a few days, but human lives are at stake, so..."

"The general's words are serious about matters within his duties." Tang Qisheng handed over his hand.

"That's good. You all, masters, have a good rest during the day. Later in the evening, I will host a banquet for you all. I have official duties, so I can't be with you for the time being." After the general finished speaking, he turned around and left.

Of course, before leaving, he left two soldiers behind for Jiang Cheng and others to dispatch, but that's what he said, but Fatty always felt that these two men were left to supervise them, fearing that they would run away in fear. …

But someone finally accompanied them. Jiang Cheng and others had many questions to ask about this city, the so-called Zhennan Hou Mansion, and what they were most interested in, the Spring God Lake dozens of miles away.

From the words of the two soldiers, everyone gradually deepened their understanding of the background of this world. This city is called Luo'an City. It is located on the border of the dynasty. The sky is high here and the emperor is far away. Zhennanhou is the ruler of this city, and this Zhennanhou Nanhou is by no means an idle official under the shadow of his ancestors, but a real warrior on the battlefield. His achievements were made with his own hands, and he was able to take the city back to the dynasty. A large part of it was Zhennan. Hou's contribution.

Mentioning the Marquis of Zhennan, the two soldiers' faces were full of respect and awe, which they couldn't pretend to be. Beheading the general and seizing the flag on the battlefield has been the way to rule the roost since ancient times.

"Haha, I have long heard that the Marquis of Zhennan is very heroic. Today, what I heard from the two little brothers is an eye-opener for us. I don't know when I will be lucky enough to see it." Jiang Cheng changed the subject, "I heard that it is a few kilometers away from here. Ten miles away, there is a lake named Spring God. The name is really interesting. Is there any legend behind it? "

Unexpectedly, when they heard the words "Spring God Lake", the expressions of the two soldiers changed instantly. They hesitated and didn't say anything for a long time.

Seeing this, the fat man looked at Jiang Cheng and said cooperatively: "I told you not to ask. Don't you see that the two little brothers don't want to tell you? Don't embarrass them."

Hearing what the fat man said, one of the soldiers immediately became frightened, "Masters, you have misunderstood. It's not that we don't want to say it, it's that we really don't know much. We only know that the Spring God Lake is wide and the water is deep and the waves are strong. Even if Compared with the big rivers, it is no less impressive, and... and there are rumors that the lake... that lake is very strange."

"Strange?" Yao Shunyu looked very interested.

The soldier couldn't resist them. He looked around and found that no one was paying attention, so he lowered his voice and said, "Yes, it's strange. In the middle of summer, the lake water is so cold that it's scary. If someone fiddles with the water a few more times, he will come home at night and lie on the bed. "My bones are all cold and painful, and I have to drink some decoction for a few days."

"Also, the fish in the lake are so big that it's scary. Their eyes are staring straight at people, and those who look at them feel panic. It is said that an expert traveler once passed by and said that there are hidden things in this lake. All the creatures in the lake are disturbed by the evil spirit. If anyone eats something from the lake and the evil spirit enters his body, he will lose his life and life, or he will be plagued by disasters, and even... even a bloody disaster! "

"The bloody disaster..." Gao Yanqing subconsciously thought of what happened in the inn. Shopkeeper Wu's family was wiped out. This was not a bloody disaster.

Perhaps seeing everyone's hesitation, another soldier immediately explained: "Masters, please don't think too much. The death of Shopkeeper Wu and his family has absolutely nothing to do with eating food from the lake. They will never dare to eat food from the lake." Things, not to mention them, no one in Luo'an City dares to do it. "

"Because of that expert's words?" Zhu Jie asked with a frown.

It’s not that she didn’t believe what the soldier said, she just thought it was impossible. After all, it was just a fluffy statement. But according to what the soldier said, the catch in Spring God Lake was real, because just one sentence cut off the fishermen’s livelihood. This doesn't make sense. …

Hearing this, the soldier did not defend himself, but lowered his voice, "Of course it is not because of this expert's words, but because of the Zhennan Hou Mansion. This is the order of the Hou Mansion. Anyone who dares to go fishing in Chunshen Lake without authorization , or cast a net to catch something..." The soldier paused, stretched out his hand and pulled hard on his neck, "If you catch him, you will die."

"So serious?" The fat man opened his eyes wide.

The soldier swallowed and nodded.

After this discussion, Jiang Cheng and others became very interested in the so-called Zhennan Marquis, and they also vaguely sensed the mystery of this person.

In the following time, Jiang Cheng and others wanted to extract more information from the soldiers, but it was unknown whether the two soldiers really didn't know or didn't want to tell. After that, they didn't ask for any valuable clues.

Tang Qisheng, on the other hand, asked the two soldiers whether there were any customs or special habits in Luo'an City. The fat man listened carefully. The two soldiers said something here and there. After listening for a while, the fat man felt that it was not interesting. No more, but Tang Qisheng looked very interested. It seemed that if he had a pen and paper in his hand, he would still listen and take notes.

They were walking in the area around Fu'an Inn. Pedestrians on the road would take the initiative to avoid them when they met them, and occasionally glanced at them, but also with very careful eyes, which made the fat man extremely uncomfortable.

Someone brought food at noon. This time it was real food, no longer hard cakes. The food was specially for them. Originally, there was no portion for the two soldiers, but Jiang Cheng just meant it, and the two soldiers I actually sat down and ate with them. It was obvious that these soldiers' daily living conditions were not good, but they ate ordinary meals as if they were delicacies from the mountains and the sea.

After eating, after this period of contact, the soldiers gradually became less wary of Jiang Cheng and others. Jiang Cheng took the opportunity to ask them about the corpses in the inn and where they were transported. One of the soldiers burped. , while naturally replying that the corpses were taken away, this is the rule, the corpses cannot be kept overnight.

"Did this kind of thing happen often before?" Zhu Jie took the opportunity to ask as he poured a glass of wine for the soldier.

It can be seen that the soldier was not willing to talk about these things at first, but after eating other people's food and drinking some wine, he gradually lost his ability to keep his mouth shut, "It wasn't like this before, but it's really weird recently, as far as I know. You know, including Shopkeeper Wu and his family, this is already the fourth time.”

"Are all four cases the same?" Jiang Cheng asked, "I mean the scene was full of water and stuff."

"Yeah." The soldier paused, "Everything I come into contact with is pretty much the same. It's all water. It's the same in every scene. And the most evil thing is, do you know? This water is all from Spring God Lake. The water in it is The fragrance of beauty is unique to Chunshen Lake, the only one in the world."

"But Spring God Lake is far away from here, at least dozens of miles. How do you think this water...so much lake water came from such a long distance?"

"Could it be that it overflowed from the well?" Yao, Shun, and Yu took the opportunity to answer, but continued to talk.

"No, it's impossible." The soldier drank some wine and his face turned red quietly. "Not all of these houses have wells. Moreover, our people have checked and found that there is nothing wrong with those wells. The water seems to emerge out of thin air from the ground. of."

"And it has happened so many times. Every time, no one is left alive and every household is dead. Do you think this is evil or not?"