dragon hunter

Chapter 166 The Whereabouts of the Baby
In the middle of the night, as if fireworks were set off in the woods, the human skin lanterns around them burst one after another, and their miserable howls echoed around.

"Behind these human skin lanterns, there must be a lantern bearer hidden. Don't let your guard down." Mr. Lai held the copper coin sword tightly, stood beside me, and looked around vigilantly.

I looked at the fires that went out one after another in the surrounding woods, and the pressure in my heart eased a little, at least I didn't have to worry about the threat of the lanterns anymore.

The blue water mist in the forest gradually dissipated, except for the faint moonlight, the forest was pitch black, and those human skin lanterns were all burned.

After waiting for a while, there was no movement in the woods, and the lantern bearer who was hiding in the dark seemed to never exist.

"Too bad, the old woman is gone, and I don't know where she took the baby." My expression changed, and I was delayed by the human skin lantern, and I actually lost the old woman.

"Let's look around." Mr. Lai walked forward, his back tensed, showing that he did not relax his guard.

I was a little anxious. If I couldn't find the whereabouts of the missing baby before dawn, when the three patrolling Miao people woke up, the pot of dirty water would probably be poured on our heads.

Except for the chirping of insects, the forest was silent, and we explored cautiously.

"There seem to be a few abandoned houses on the slope over there." Mr. Lai narrowed his eyes and stared ahead.

Through the dim moonlight, I saw a few dilapidated houses on the hillside in front of me, surrounded by overgrown weeds, which should have been abandoned for a long time.

"Let's go and have a look." Afraid of being alarmed, I turned off the flashlight and groped towards the abandoned house.

The neighborhood is a bit desolate, behind the dilapidated house, there are still a few lonely graves, most timid people dare not approach.

In front of the abandoned house, there were some rotten and dusty bamboo strips and a half-woven bamboo basket, which looked tattered and ugly.

There was only half of the gate left, and it was covered with cobwebs. The room was pitch black, and nothing could be seen.

I leaned against the wall and listened for a while with my ears closed. There was a slight movement in the room, but I couldn't tell what was ringing.

I looked back at Mr. Lai, communicated with gestures, rushed in quickly, and turned on the flashlight to shine forward.

The flashlight beam was shining in front of me, and I was startled by the strange scene on the opposite side. I quickly took out a piece of talisman paper and held it tightly in my hand.

Grandma Dong was lying on a wooden recliner with her eyes wide open and her face blue. She was obviously dead, and the rattle fell to the ground.

The wooden recliner was shaking back and forth, and the slight sound heard just now was the sound of the chair shaking.

In a dark and abandoned room, a dead man was lying on a chair, shaking back and forth. No matter how you look at this scene, it makes people feel hairy.

"This room is very dark." Mr. Lai said something behind him.

I turned around and used the flashlight to scan my surroundings. A corner of the room was filled with various paper figurines. I don’t know how long they had been there. They were dusty and full of dust.

On the other side are two coffins. Contrary to the dusty paper figurines, the two coffins are dark and bright, as if they are often wiped.

"When I was young, Dad took me and my elder brother to cut firewood. We stumbled and fell off the cliff. It was Master who saved us." A faint voice came from inside the coffin.

I tensed my scalp, exchanged glances with Mr. Lai, and cautiously approached the coffin that made the sound.

"Unfortunately, we have become the living dead and are not tolerated by the world, but the master taught us a lot." The voice in the coffin continued.

I paused, not knowing what the guy in the coffin meant by saying these words.

"Brother has a big heart, and he wanted to help the master get back his body. He imprisoned the high priest of Heimiao, Tao Zhi Li Dai. However, just when he was about to succeed, he died."

A chill rose up my back, and I stared at the coffin in horror, never expecting that the guy lying inside turned out to be an apprentice of the Dragon Swallowing Demon Dao.

"Do you know that we have no friends or relatives, and the greatest joy when we were young was listening to stories told by my master. Both my elder brother and my master are my closest relatives." A strange figure sat up straight from the coffin.

Although the figure was wearing clothes, the exposed hands and face showed that it was a paper dummy.

"Master has two wishes, one is to regain his body, and the other is to complete the banquet of swallowing dragons and eating babies. I must help master fulfill his wish." The paper figurine turned its neck and stared at us and said.

"Fuck your sister, a bunch of beasts, why don't you eat what you cook?" I threw out the talisman in my hand.

The paper figurine smiled, but its facial features were all drawn with pens, so this smile looked very strange.

Before the burning talisman approached, the paper figurine exhaled black air, blowing out the flying talisman.

"I like to be quiet. My master taught me how to make paper. Apart from making paper figurines, I am also good at making lanterns made of human skin. Those skins are as thin as cicada's wings. They are completely masterpieces of art." Paper figurines float stepped out of the coffin.

I pursed my dry lips, and found that the guy opposite was a pervert at all.

"The five emperors show their spirits and destroy evil!" After Mr. Lai finished reciting the mantra, he shot out the copper coin sword in his hand.

The paper figurine seemed to have no weight, and gently floated aside, avoiding the flying copper coin sword, and said softly: "Everyone, wake up."

I was startled when I heard the voice behind me, turned around abruptly, and saw the group of paper figurines piled up in the corner, as if they had come to life, stood up and surrounded me.

Gritting my teeth tightly, I threw out a handful of talisman papers, halfway through the flight, these talisman papers ignited spontaneously and stuck to those paper figurines.

"Be careful!" Mr. Lai shouted from behind, followed by a muffled sound, and a figure rolled to the corner in embarrassment.

When I saw the disheveled Mr. Lai, his heart stopped beating. Before he knew what was going on, a pair of iron-like hands grabbed my neck.

"Your skin is not bad. If you peel it off completely, you can make at least three lanterns." A gloomy voice came from beside my ear.

I took out the Gouyu sword and swiped it backwards with my backhand. With a scream, the hand on my neck suddenly let go.

"I'll deal with the group of paper figurines in the back, you concentrate on dealing with that guy." Mr. Lai got up and stopped in front of me.

Feeling the strong wind coming from behind, I didn't have time to think about it, I turned around and swung my arm vigorously, the Gouyu Sword glowed emerald green.

That guy suffered a loss, and was very afraid of the Gouyu Sword, so he stopped his movements and hid aside.

I didn't give the opponent a chance to breathe, I shook my arm, and the Gouyu sword flew out with a red silk thread.

At the same time, I threw out a few burning talisman papers, sealing off the opponent's hiding space.

The guy dodged to the side, a piece of talisman paper was pasted on its arm, and the clothes, including the white paper inside, burned.

I was overjoyed, I didn't expect this guy to be so afraid of fire, so he immediately threw out more talisman papers, and a few more talisman papers were pasted on the paper figurine, and the flames burned more and more intensely.

Looking at the paper man turned into a pile of ashes, a trace of doubt flashed in my eyes. Could it be that this strange-looking guy can be solved so easily?
"It has changed its body." Mr. Lai said in a sharp tone.

I turned around abruptly, and saw a paper figurine clinging to Mr. Lai, almost forcing him out of breath.

The paper man raised his head and smiled at me strangely, his eyes with strokes seemed to contain a bit of sarcasm.

I threw out two burning talisman papers to help Mr. Lai relieve some of the pressure, and waved the hook jade sword in my hand to stop the aggressive paper figurine.

"You have to get rid of the other paper figurines in the house first, otherwise it will be very difficult to get rid of this guy." Mr. Lai panted.

"I'll hold it back, you hurry up and get rid of the remaining paper figurines." I waved the Gouyu sword and wrestled with the paper figurines.

The paper figurine is very cunning, and will emit a foul-smelling black gas from time to time. If you accidentally inhale a little, you will feel dizzy.

Fortunately, the Gouyu Sword is very effective in destroying evil, the paper man dare not get too close, I can't help it for a while, but I am safe, so I don't have to worry about it for the time being.

Mr. Lai's side is very vigorous, and every piece of talisman paper thrown will burst into intense flames, and those paper figurines will be turned into flying ash immediately if they touch it.

When Mr. Lai was there, the last paper figurine was dealt with, and the movements of my hands became a bit sharper, no longer caring about consumption.

Two against one, even if that paper figurine is cunning and weird, we will still get rid of it together.

At the moment when the paper figurine was burning, a gust of black energy rose up, trying to pounce on Granny Dong's body, but Mr. Lai swung a copper coin sword, knocking her out of her wits.

"You will all die, on the fifth day of May, when Baimo Mountain appears, Master will avenge me." A voice of resentment echoed in the room.

"Quickly find the whereabouts of the baby." I ignored the other party's curse, anyway, I have already made a death feud with the Dragon Swallowing Demon Dao, and there are too many lice and it doesn't itch.

"Come and give me a hand, let's see what's in the other coffin." Mr. Lai walked to the next coffin.

The two of us worked together to lift the lid of the coffin, and saw four young babies lying quietly in the coffin.

I stretched out my fingers nervously, sniffed the baby's breath, and there was a gleam of joy in my eyes, "Thank God, these little guys are still alive."

"Have you brought your mobile phone, call Bai Yuan." Mr. Lai touched his body, looked up at me and said.

Finding the whereabouts of the missing baby is a happy event. I have to inform the people in Qingmiao Village immediately. I took out my mobile phone and was surprised to find that there were several missed calls on it.

The calls were all from Bai Yuan. I set the phone to silent mode before, but I forgot about it. I dialed Bai Yuan's number.

"Where are you, why can't you get through the phone?" Bai Yuan's concerned voice came from the phone.

"We found the missing baby. It's in the old house on the hillside behind. Hurry up and notify the baby's parents and come and pick up the baby." I checked the little ones one by one.

After saying a few words in a hurry, I hung up the phone, and a baby's cry sounded in the room, and a little guy had woken up.

As if in a chain reaction, the other three little guys also opened their eyes and began to cry. Mr. Lai and I are old men, we have never seen such a battle before, and we were in a hurry.

Fortunately, not long after, there was a messy noise outside, and a group of people from Qingmiao Village rushed into the house, looking at the baby in our arms, with mixed feelings of sorrow and joy.

"I'll go. I woke up in the middle of the night because of urination. When I opened my eyes, I was the only one left in the room. I almost scared Fatty to death. I thought I had encountered a ghost." Fatty Wang came over muttering.

(End of this chapter)