"The corpse smell... is it a zombie?"
Hearing Li Yan speak, Wang Dao Xuan immediately became vigilant.
Zombies are not that easy to deal with, especially in this deep mountain. They absorb moonlight and Yin Energy, making them invulnerable over time. Even if they cut off their heads, they will still attack people, unless Wrathful Soul is dispersed.
Li Yan shook his head and said, "No, it's a dead person."
"Stay here, I'll touch it and take a look."
After saying that, he lowered his body and disappeared into the bushes.
"Goo!"
Not long after, a bird chirped in the distance.
This is the code they agreed upon in advance.
Two calls means safety, three calls means danger is hidden.
Wang Dao Xuan and others quickly followed, and with Zhao the Donkey leading the way, they quickly found Li Yan.
I saw Li Yan standing under an old tree, bending down and looking at the corpse.
The corpse was highly decomposed, with black muscles mixed with mud. After drying up and shrinking, the white gums were exposed, and the appearance was very ferocious.
Sha LiFei looked at the wooden shelf hidden in the tree and said, "Hidden Stake is the bandit's. Why didn't anyone collect the body after he died?"
Having said that, I started to look through it.
"Don't move!"
Li Yan stopped with a solemn expression, and then pointed around.
Next to the corpse, there were many carcasses of insects and ants, and even a few dead mice in the distance.
"What a powerful poison!"
Sha LiFei gasped, "No wonder it wasn't picked up by a wild beast."
Li Yan stood up, sniffed the air a few more times, and said in a deep voice, "This bandit's village has probably been taken away by someone a long time ago."
"Let's go and see what's going on."
Several people did not object and went to the bandits' stronghold at night.
Going to investigate is not a nosy matter.
Yan Lao Jiu This group of bandits can survive many times of encirclement and suppression by officers and soldiers, so naturally they are not that easy to deal with.
But now, he died here silently.
By figuring out the reason, if there is something evil at work, they can be prepared when they go to Leopard Gully later.
With Zhao the Donkey and Li Yan, the dark mountain forest is no obstacle at all.
Along the way, they saw several more corpses.
Some, like the one just now, were poisoned.
Some were torn into pieces by wild beasts, indicating that they were not poisoned.
Soon, the bandits' cottage appeared in front of them.
This is a village built on a cliff. The walls are made of rammed earth, and some wooden piles are used to build watchtowers. It looks extremely rough.
The entire house was filled with a strong corpse smell.
The gate of the village was wide open, and you could see that it was a mess inside, with corpses everywhere. At a rough count, there were forty or fifty, all lying on the ground holding the handles of knives.
"Shh!"
Sha LiFei suddenly signaled everyone to be silent, pointed at the big house on the right side of the village, and whispered, "Listen, what is that sound?"
It was silent in the middle of the night, and the moonlight covered the entire village with a layer of hoarfrost. Although the house was pitch dark, there was a gurgling sound.
It's like someone is chirping.
Suddenly, the sound stopped.
With a creak, the wooden door slowly opened, and something crawled out, its face covered with messy hair, crawling with difficulty on its hands.
Moreover, only half the body!
Under the moonlight, it looked particularly scary.
Sha LiFei immediately broke out in cold sweat on his forehead, jumped directly behind Wang Dao Xuan, and stammered, "What... what is this thing?"
"Don't worry, it's Qingfeng and you won't be able to see it."
Li Yan looked solemn and shook his head, "It's a person!"
"People?"
As soon as he heard that it was a human being, Sha LiFei immediately came back to his senses. He was so angry that he stepped forward and cursed, "There must be something wrong with you. Pretending to be... cool breeze in the middle of the night is trying to scare people!"
After saying that, he grabbed the opponent's head.
Under his full head of messy hair, there were only black holes for his eyes, his face was withered, and he was so thin that only bones remained. He looked almost like a ghost.
However, Sha LiFei was stunned:
"Commander Zhao!"
The only living person in the village is none other than Zhao Cheng.
This eldest disciple of Zhao Family Fist, the leader of the Lu Family's nursing home, has had his eyes gouged out, his legs chopped off, and he lives alone in the village like an evil ghost.
Wang Dao Xuan and Li Yan both looked at each other.
Didn't this Commander Zhao become a thief, colluded with that Red-Clothed Concubine, cheated a lot of money before leaving, and escaped with the money?
Why do you appear here again?
"Cui Lan and I were both forced!"
Commander Zhao knew the identities of Li Yan. He was first shocked that they had escaped the disaster, and then told the whole story angrily with a hoarse voice.
"The real thief is White-Clothed Concubine!"
"Her name is Yu Lian, but it must be a pseudonym. Now that I think about it, her many tricks are clearly the Yan Clan's 'demon black'!"
Li Yan When I heard it, I suddenly felt thoughtful.
Among Eight Hidden Gates, bees, hemps, swallows, and sparrows are all liars.
"Feng" refers to an organized group of scammers, "Ma" refers to a single-handed veteran liar, "Yan" refers to cheating through women's sex, and "que" refers to a professional criminal gang.
Most of the bees, hemps, and swallows Third Gate only have money as their goal, while the "bird" sect is unscrupulous and has superb methods. They not only cheat to make money, but also kill people.
As for the "demon black" of Yanmen, it refers to young women.
They have two methods:
One is to take advantage of four or five-year-old children, pretending to be lost and crying, and bring them home if they meet someone who shows compassion. The woman claims to be the child's mother and comes to inquire about the child's whereabouts. After receiving the child, she is grateful and prepares a thank-you gift the next day to express her gratitude. She secretly keeps an eye out for things that can be stolen and where the child is, and a thief comes that night.
The second is to make use of pretty women, pretending to be abused by their parents-in-law and husbands and run away from home. They pretend to be pitiful and pitiful to win the favor of wealthy families. They stay for a few days and work as servants. After they get to know each other, they cooperate inside and outside to rob.
Some senior Willow Gate knew about this method but it was difficult to detect, so he compiled a legendary story about the fox demon Fierce Ghost using painted skin to disguise himself as a woman and sneak into the house to cause trouble.
The so-called painted skin refers to the evil appearance of a beautiful woman.
Of course, there is an even more extraordinary method, which is to marry into a rich family based on your beauty, and then recruit a large group of Yanmen sisters to perform prostitution day and night. It won't be long before the rich man dies and takes away the family property openly.
Sha LiFei was also curious. "The 'demon black' usually only takes property, so why did he collude with the bandits again?"
Zhao Cheng said sadly, "I have an affair with Cui Lan. She said she would stun the master and let us escape at night. Fortunately, we were grateful to her at the time."
"After the bandits entered the house, they killed everyone and asked Landlord Lu about the whereabouts of an ancient painting. Master Lu was scared and took them to the treasure house. Unfortunately, the painting had been stolen by that Yu Lian and was missing."
"Later, when I went to report to the government and swindle money, I was kidnapped by bandits and took poison. Someone was watching me and I didn't dare to act rashly. The purpose was to lure Yu Lian to show up!"
"It didn't work out, so Yan Lao Jiu took us up the mountain, cut off my legs, and skinned Cui Lan. He is just a beast!"
As he said this, he couldn't help but burst into tears.
Seeing that this once high-spirited man was forced to become a human, a ghost, everyone felt sad.
Li Yan calmed down and looked around, "What happened here again?"
Zhao Cheng murmured, "I don't know either."
"I was blinded by them and had fun all day long. My life was already worse than death."
"That night, the bandits suddenly blew up the camp. Someone screamed 'Cockscomb Snake'. Then there was a burst of chaos. In less than half an hour, everyone was dead."
"I heard a man approaching me and asked me what happened, so I told him everything. He said I betrayed my master and deserved this reward, and he wanted me to have a taste of it, and then he left."
"I have managed to survive by catching rats that eat dead human flesh. I am trying my best to tell someone the truth about GuShui Village!"
"The ones who did it were Guanzhong, several groups of bandits, and thieves from Qilu. I overheard that they gathered under the order of a man named 'Master Luo' in the capital!"
After saying that, he laughed sadly and said, "Master, I have let you down!"
Bang!
As soon as he finished speaking, he tried his best and hit his head on a stone. His brain burst and he died completely.
Everyone shook their heads slightly but did not stop him.
This person lives like Fierce Ghost. I am afraid that once his wish is gone, he will no longer have the intention to live.
"Cockscomb Snake?"
Sha LiFei suddenly said, "Is it the one we met on the road?"
Zhao the Donkey was obviously shocked by this bizarre tragedy. He shook his head and said, "Cockscomb Snake are often hidden in ancient tombs. I heard from my father that Mystery Seeking Lineage among Treasure Hunter, someone has inherited Mystical Arts Sect's evil magic, which can drive Cockscomb Snake."
Sha LiFei shook his body and cursed, "Damn, that sounds really weird. What kind of ancient painting can lead to so many things, it must be worth a lot of money!"
"No matter how good things are, they are also the source of disaster."
Wang Dao Xuan shook his head and said, "Let's go. This happened a long time ago, and that person has probably left long ago. It's not appropriate to stay here for a long time."
Li Yan nodded, then squeezed Yang Seal, endured the stench of corpses all over the floor, took a deep breath, and pointed to the hall of the bandit's village:
"Uncle Sha, there are good things under the tree on the right side of the hall!"
Sha LiFei knew what Li Yan was capable of, so his eyes lit up immediately, he took off the pickaxe on his back and rushed over.
Ding!
After a rough dig, the sound of metal colliding could be heard.
Buried under the soil was a small box, only half a foot long.
Sha LiFei was a little disappointed at first, but after splitting the iron lock and lifting the box, his eyes suddenly widened and he murmured, "It's done..."
The box is full of neat Small Gold Bars!