The Huai Shui God's Cave

Chapter 28

1. The Leak in the Sky
It was cold and dark inside the door. I turned on the flashlight again and found a downward staircase. After walking along the staircase for about half an hour, I entered a circular stone room the size of a basketball court.

I looked around with a flashlight and found that the stone chamber was very strange. It looked like a cave, but the walls were dark brown stone walls.It is very smooth to the touch, as if it has been specially painted with modern decoration techniques.The top of the stone room is like a spherical yurt, about seven or eight feet high from the ground. In the center of the top is a huge black hole. When the flashlight shines through, the inside of the hole is dark and deep, as if it leads to the boundless night sky.

The lower part of the top of the treasure is facing a round stone bar, and there are countless jewels scattered beside it, needless to say gold and silver, pearls as big as chicken eggs; dazzling gems and agates; watermelons and cabbage made of emeralds. ;Peaches, plums, apricots and pears made of precious stones, there are countless treasures of various materials.Although I am not very greedy for money, I am still dazzled and amazed secretly.

Ma Chuchen on the side also had bright eyes, but Tang Mei still looked indifferent. This person is indeed strange, but right now we are more concerned about the things on the stone strip.

It was a huge black coffin. I don't know what material it was made of. It seemed that the coffin body and the coffin lid were integrated, so tight that there was no gap.

I put Blind Yuan down to rest for a while, and at the same time checked his injuries. It didn't matter, I was shocked.Lifting off Blind Yuan's clothes, I saw that his skin was extremely shriveled and dark in color, as if a layer of skin covered the bones, but the blood vessels under the skin were clearly visible, suggesting that he was still a living person, otherwise I really thought he was A zombie, as if soaked in formalin in the laboratory.

Carefully inspecting his limbs, there seemed to be no external injuries, and he unbuttoned the chest of his gown, and suddenly found a huge purple corpse lying there sucking blood, and his whole body had been sucked round.I was furious, took out the dagger, and was about to pick it off and cut it into pieces, but Tang Mo yelled: "Slow down!"

He bent forward, took the dagger in my hand, and cut off the corpse with a swift technique, and the corpse was thrown far away from the belly.Due to the very fast speed, before a trace of blood could be splashed, the corpse's head and mouthparts were still biting Yuan Xiazi's chest.

Tang Mei said: "This corpse should be the king of corpses. It has swallowed too many corpses with deep resentment; the blood is very poisonous, and a drop of contamination can corrode the body."

When I heard it, I felt very dangerous.If I had moved a little faster just now, Xiazi Yuan might have been corroded by now.

"What should I do with the corpse's head? I can't let it stick there all the time, can I?" I asked hastily.

Tang Mei thought for a while, and asked me to help Blind Yuan up. He sat cross-legged behind him, with his back palms tightly pressed against his back, and with a sudden effort, Blind Yuan suddenly raised his head and yelled, He spat out a mouthful of black blood, and the head of the corpse on his chest fell off.

I was secretly surprised, and couldn't help asking: "Brother, could it be that you carry the long-lost Nine Yin Manual?"

Tang Mei looked stunned: "What is the Nine Yin Scriptures? I just practiced some Qigong and know how to guide Qi to treat internal injuries!"

I also want to ask who he worshiped under.As far as I know, no qigong master in China has ever heard of such a skill.At this time, Yuan Xiazi had already woken up slowly. He opened his eyes and let out a long breath. He was still very weak, but there was no problem in speaking.

Blind Yuan said: "Wu Wa, I originally expected Daoist Qinglan to heal your Gu poison, but he didn't want me to find him. He just told me that I had seen a kind of acacia growing on the Acacia vine in the handbook of a Tang Dynasty magician. The wish worm can be cured, and then he was killed by Qingfeng. Qingfeng also coerced me to take him under the Mingyue Cliff. I know that under the Mingyue Cliff is the place where the rare Tai Chi dragon veins are located, and the wish worm lives on the acacia vine there. So I agreed to him. After I got down to the bottom of the cliff, I grabbed the wish bug while he was not paying attention, hoping to have a chance to heal you. Fortunately, Huangtian pays off."

Ma Chuchen took out the glass bottle containing the wish worm, and asked Blind Yuan to heal me quickly.Blind Yuan took the bottle and opened it, let me sit on the ground, poured the glowing worm on the blood mark on my chest, and then chanted a few incantations, he chanted so fast that he couldn't make out what it was.

After a long while, the wish bug didn't respond.I secretly became anxious.Blind Yuan could feel it even though he couldn't see it; he read it again, but still nothing happened.

At this time, Ma Chuchen came over to have a look, and said in amazement: "The wish worm is dead!" Sure enough, the worm didn't move, and it could be seen that its dim light was dimming, and it was about to go out.

Ma Chuchen stood up hastily, and said, "I'll catch another one." Blind Yuan called to her, and said, "Girl Ma, do you think wish worms are the same as fireflies? You can find a bunch of them anywhere. The wish worm can solve all kinds of Gu, maybe there is only this one left in the world. Maybe this kind of worm can only rely on the aura of the acacia vine to survive, and if it leaves there, it will not be able to survive. And even if there is another one, we can't get out now It's gone. The Corpse King is dead, and it is estimated that there are hundreds of millions of corpses outside that have awakened and will soon follow the scent."

Ma Chuchen was so anxious that he was about to cry. He really didn't expect that this seemingly indifferent and strong girl would lose her composure because of me at this moment.Before I die, if I can get a true relationship, for me, this life is not in vain.

Thinking of this, I grabbed her hand, and regardless of the presence of Yuan Xiazi and Tang Mei, I said impulsively: "Chuchen, if I don't say something, I'm afraid I won't have a chance in the future. If I can survive this time, I will I hope you can be my girlfriend, okay?"

Hearing what I said, Ma Chuchen was ashamed and anxious, pretending to be angry and said: "What time is it, you still say such things." Although she said this, I could feel that she must be willing.

Blind Yuan suddenly spoke again: "At present, there is still a way to try, but I need the help of the girl from the Ma family!"

Ma Chuchen wiped away his tears, cheered up his mind, and said, "Whatever method, as long as it can save Wu You, I will definitely do it."

Blind Yuan sighed and said: "This method is very dangerous, but it is also the only one that can be tried. The girl of the Ma family can psychic, and her soul can be temporarily separated from the body. The wish worm has just died. If you can attach the soul to the worm, maybe It can get rid of Wu Wa's Gu poison."

As soon as I heard that the soul was separated from the body, it must be extremely dangerous, so I hurriedly stopped it, but Ma Chuchen insisted on giving it a try.She looked straight into my eyes and said, "Wu You, if we switch places, are you willing to take risks for me?"

I know I can't beat her.I had to agree.

I saw Ma Chuchen sitting cross-legged, crossing her hands, chanting a mantra silently; soon, she seemed to be asleep.At this time, I saw the wish worm on my chest suddenly move, and the gloomy light all over my body flashed again.Blind Yuan was overjoyed, and said, "The possession is successful, and I will help you out of the gu."

He recited the mantra just now, and the wish bug clung tightly to the red mark on my chest, and I felt that part was extremely itchy and extremely uncomfortable.This state only lasted for a short while and then disappeared.Then the wish worm seemed to be full, its whole body was swollen, and it fell to the ground with a "pop", and became dull again.

I touched my chest, and the red marks were gone, and the cysts that had hurt my hands were also gone. They disappeared without a trace, which is really amazing.

Looking at Ma Chuchen again, she slowly opened her eyes.I said loudly to her, "Chuchen, I'm cured, it's amazing!"

She grinned happily, and suddenly spit out a large mouthful of black blood with a "wow".I was taken aback and asked again and again: "What's the matter, what's the matter with you?"

Blind Yuan felt her wrist pulse and said, "You silly girl, you can just let the wishing bug take drugs, why use your own soul."

Ma Chuchen replied weakly: "The blood gu worm and Wu You's heart veins are too deeply connected, and the wish worm's energy is not enough. I was worried that the remaining poison would linger, so... I didn't expect that I was also poisoned."

I hurriedly took out the Xuanyuan Mirror, trying to detoxify Ma Chuchen, but she waved her hand and said, "It's useless, Wu You, the Gu poison in me is in the soul, which can't be seen with the naked eye. It's different from your situation. Xuanyuan Mirror can't detoxify either."

I looked at Yuan Xiazi, who silently nodded in agreement with Ma Chuchen's words.I was in a hurry, but there was nothing I could do, so I held her hand tightly and looked at her anxiously.

Ma Chuchen looked pale, and said, "Wu You, the members of our Ma family are born with different bodies. The phantom dragon of the Exorcist Dragon Clan is fed by the essence, blood, energy and spirit. Once I get poisoned by the poison, it will definitely cause the dragon to bite back, so , I want to seal myself into this dragon pattern finger immediately, please take it back to the Ma family."

I hurriedly said loudly: "No, no, Chuchen, if you persevere, we will have a bright future. We haven't spent the last month and vowed to each other!"

Ma Chuchen said with a bleak smile: "Thank you, Wu You. You know, you are the first person to confess to me, and the only one I dare to go and love. In school, they knew me I can psychic, know that I am from the Ma family, they all treat me like an alien monster, I thought I would never have a relationship with love in my life..."

Her body gradually became colder, lighter, and blurred, and finally turned into a cloud of green smoke that was attached to the dragon pattern finger on her thumb, and then the finger lightly fell into my hand.

At that moment, sadness rushed over like raging waves, and my heart suddenly became blank. I couldn't describe the despair. Cried like a child.

Yuan Xiazi said a few words, but I didn't hear them at all.I didn't hear Tang Mo calling my name. Finally, he came over and picked me up and said, "Wu You, at this time, you can't fall down. We still have a lot to do. Mr. Yuan said, Ma Chuchen I just sealed myself, maybe we can find a way to rescue her in the future."

His words shocked me. Yes, we still have a lot of things to do. After these things are over, I must find a way to save Ma Chuchen. She died for me.Thinking of this, my heart almost bleeds.

At this time, Tang Mei suddenly turned around and shouted: "Who is it?" He shone the flashlight in his hand to the side, and it flashed in the darkness, as if there was a person lying behind a pile of jewels.This figure has stood up at this moment, raised his hand to block the light of the flashlight, I can already see who it is, it is Qingfeng old man!

He shrank back and said with a grin, "The burial is here, haha, haha..." After finishing speaking, he suddenly pointed at us in horror and shouted: "Look, the shadow-eating demon is here, look! If not, it’s right next to you, haha, if I die, you must die too..."

Tang Mei rushed over to catch him in a few steps, but he didn't struggle, he just talked and smirked crazily there. His hair was messy, his clothes were torn, and his eyes were lax. He really looked like he was insane.

Blind Yuan coughed twice, and said: "This old Taoist has ulterior motives. He hijacked Blind Yuan and used it as a pathfinding stone. After feeding me to the corpse queen, he ran away. Don't follow his way."

Tang Mei glanced at Qingfeng's body and said, "It's strange, why wasn't he bitten by a corpse? He doesn't look like he has any scars all over his body. How did he become crazy?"

The scene of him snatching and swallowing the corpse pill in the tomb of King Xiang of Chu flashed in my mind, and said: "It is probably because he swallowed the corpse pill of the thousand-year-old corpse, those little corpses dare not get close, and the corpse king I bit Grandpa Yuan, so he could come in smoothly."

Blind Yuan nodded and said: "This old Taoist Qingfeng has been pursuing heresy all his life, and those harmful sorcery have confused his mind, making him crazy, and it is normal for him to be neither human nor ghost."

At this time, Qingfeng suddenly seemed to become sober again, and said: "What do you know, what I pursue is immortality, and to carry forward the Taoism of Maoshan. However, there is no chance anymore. There are demons who can eat shadows here. Without a shadow, is he still a person? Then he is a ghost, and only ghosts have no shadow!"

His words made me very disdainful.Even if he could live forever, die and die, how could a sinister and evil person like him carry forward the essence of Maoshan?I don't intend to pay him any attention. We can't kill him, though he has done a lot of evil.I took out the rope from my bag and prepared to ask Tang Mo to tie him up together.

Suddenly, I unintentionally glanced at the ground, but felt something was wrong. After a closer look, I discovered the problem.Me, Yuan Xiazi, Tang Mei, and Qingfeng, there are four of us in total, but there are only three figures on the ground, and the one missing is Qingfeng!
If a person has no shadow, is he still a person?When I was young, I heard old people say that only ghosts have no shadows, but Qingfeng is really alone!Tang Mei looked at the ground, changed his face, and said: "There is indeed a problem, this place is full of resentment, and it is not surprising that there are ghosts and demons!"

At this time, I found that our shadows were also becoming dim and thin.This discovery made me break out in a cold sweat. If the shadow is eaten away, will we also become crazy like Yuan blind?
At this time, Yuan Xiazi made a strange movement. He bowed down to the black wooden coffin placed on the round platform, and said sadly: "Please forgive me, Your Highness, the old slave Yuan Bupo kowtowed to you !"

What he said made us all very puzzled, and we looked at him blankly.Under the sunglasses of Yuan Xiazi, weeping all the time, he said sadly: "I know you blame me for sealing you in and sending demons to eat up our shadows. I should have died a long time ago, this old slave, but these two kids They are innocent, please let them go."

Blind Yuan kowtowed until his head bled, but our shadows were still gradually fading, without any interruption due to his request.

Thinking of the folding space encountered in the tomb of King Xiang, I suddenly thought that since the two dragon heads were connected at the beginning, everything here might be a trick created by the witch Xi Yao.Thinking of this, I suddenly calmed down again, not as scared as I was at the beginning.

This Blind Yuan seems really mysterious. From his tone, he has a great connection with the person in the coffin. Finding out his identity and the cause and effect of the person in the coffin may help us uncover the true face of the swallowing demon.

I cleared my throat and asked Blind Yuan: "Master Yuan, who is in here? Why did you seal him in? How can you be sure it's a demon sent by him?"

Blind Yuan sighed and said, "Wu Wa, I know you've always wanted to know who I am, and if I don't tell you now, maybe I won't have a chance." What Blind Yuan said next surprised me even more.It turns out that the person buried in the coffin in front of us is Ma Zicong, the prince of Ma Chu we were looking for, and he is Ma Zicong's old servant Yuan Bupo.

Dating back to the period of Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor, Queen Mother Xi and Xuanyuan were brothers and sisters of the same family. In the genealogical records left by Xuanyuan to future generations, some things about Queen Mother West were briefly mentioned, but after several natural disasters, wars, and changes in the world, there are not many left.

In the period of Yuan Tiangang, he carried forward the Xuanmen Yixue to an extreme level, and at the same time, he was hated by the emperor Wu Zetian at that time.After he was secretly executed, the emperor began to hunt down his family; only one grandson was taken in, and Yuan Blind Yuan Bupo was the descendant of that grandson.

Yuan Bupo's family has been living in the deep mountains and old forests in order to avoid disasters. He has been learning the "Liu Ren Lesson" and "Five Elements Book" left by Yuan Tiangang since he was a child, and he has a peerless profound art.Their neighbor has a beautiful girl who was originally a childhood sweetheart with him, but was brought back to the palace by Ma Yin during the hunting phase and made her a concubine, and gave birth to a son for Ma Yin, Ma Zicong.

Yuan Bupo has always been obsessed with Ma Zicong's mother, and if they can't be a husband and wife, he becomes her servant and protects her and Ma Zicong's safety.This is also the reason why Ma Zicong has always been able to take care of himself when the masters are fighting for power.

After Ma Zicong's mother died, Ma Yin was old and frail. Yuan Bupo saw that the situation was not right, and advised Ma Zicong to avoid disaster and go away to Ma Yin's hometown Yanling.Just as he was about to leave, Ma Zicong tricked himself into drinking a elder brother's practice wine, which was poisoned with chronic poison; the poison took place not long after he set off.

In Yuan Bupo's genealogy, it was briefly mentioned that the Queen Mother of the West knew the law of longevity.Before they left, Ma Yin also gave his son a special collection of the imperial palace "The Picture of Flying Immortals on Mingyue Cliff".In order to save Ma Zicong's life, Yuan Buli decided to visit the immortal.He found out that the Queen Mother of the West was the witch Xiyao in "The Picture of Flying Immortals on Mingyue Cliff", and Mingyue Cliff was in Chu City, but it was impossible to go down the cliff.

Yuan Bupo used the Xuanyuan mirror to keep Ma Zicong's poison from spreading, and then he led a few confidants to carry the crown prince into the tomb of King Xiang of Chu from the primeval forest, and entered the alchemy room under the Mingyue Cliff from the junction of the two dragon heads. .Because their purpose was not to steal King Chuxiang's tomb, except for a few traps being broken and more than a dozen sharks killed, King Chuxiang's tomb was not damaged.It turns out that we saw some corpses wearing soldier helmets and the broken iron chains that bound the merman's bodies, all of which were caused by them.

After Yuan Xiazi entered the alchemy room, he found that kind of black meteorite.He already knew the art of alchemy, and his experience told him that this black jade was the main raw material of the immortal pill.

He used the fastest speed to refine a few pills, and he and the black cat took the trial pills first, and after finding out that nothing happened, they gave it to the comatose prince Ma Zicong.However, after Ma Zicong took it, he died immediately and turned into a corpse.

(End of this chapter)