White Bone Monkey King

There is a big temperature difference between day and night in the desert.

So at night, no one can be seen in the desert, and it completely sinks into deathly silence.

Only those desert scorpions and desert vipers that like to hide in the dark will come out to hunt at night.

Since nightfall, the streets of Yueqiang City have been empty. People would rather stay at home than go out for a walk. Not only because of the cold night, but also because of the strong wind and sand at night. They don't want to eat a mouthful of sand, and don't want to get home with their hair all over their heads at night. Travel as little as possible.

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In the quiet Yueqiang City, the clanging sound of whetstones sharpening knives could be heard constantly.

The street was deserted. In front of an inn, I saw a young Taoist priest with a stern face sitting at the door with a golden sword. There was a bench under his body and a whetstone on the bench.

He was holding a straight long knife and was constantly sharpening the blade. The blade was red and shone coldly under the silver-white moonlight.

The young Taoist priest had a cold look on his face.

He kept sharpening his knife without saying a word.

Then from time to time, he raised the blade and rubbed it with his fingertips. The cold light of the blade shone, reflecting half of his cold face, or the dark and secluded inn behind him, as if the gate to hell had been opened.

The inn was very quiet tonight. Someone had just died during the day, and the guests were so scared that they checked out. Only three caravans were still staying in the inn.

Even the boss seemed to realize that something was wrong with today's atmosphere. As soon as it got dark, he took the clerk and the wife to hide somewhere else, planning to come back after dawn.

The young Taoist priest sitting at the door of the inn, after looking at the blade, poured some water from the water bag, and continued to lean over and sharpen the long knife in his hand.

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In the earthen house, Mai Sutu and the other ten people were wrapped in quilts and huddled on the big bed to keep each other warm. However, the bodies huddled in the quilt kept shivering. It was not clear whether it was from cold or fear. From time to time, they could hear people hiding in the house. There were sobs in the quilt, and he was sobbing softly and talking nonsense about not wanting to die.

There was depression and soft crying in the house, but no one spoke freely. They all remembered Jin An's words and pretended to lie down and sleep without making any noise. No matter who knocked on the door tonight, they did not open the door and stayed up until dawn. Open the door again.

But the sound of sharpening knives outside all night was too frightening, making the ten people who were already frightened even more frightened and unable to sleep.

fine.

A yellow talisman made of cinnabar and yellow paper was pasted on the back of the door.

Let them find a sense of warmth and security in their uneasiness.

I heard from Taoist Master Jin'an that this yellow talisman is called the Liuding Liujia talisman. As long as they don't take the initiative to open the door, it can keep them safe overnight.

Only a lamp of lamp oil was on, and in the barely illuminated house, there was the rustling sound of the quilt being pulled. It was unknown who was tossing and turning, unable to sleep, and was carefully turning over and changing to a position that was not numb.

Maisutu is one of the people who has followed Kremu for the longest time. He has been running in the desert for seven or eight years. He has experienced sandstorms, quicksands, quicksand wells, and sand bandits. Every time a caravan crosses the desert, he always dies. For a few people, he was very lucky. Every time he went on a long journey, he would pray sincerely to the desert gods at home, and he would always be able to return home safely. Therefore, several life and death experiences have given him a strong heart and a calmness far beyond ordinary people. He is one of the few people in Datongpu who does not cover his head and pretend to sleep.

Although he was very scared in his heart, and when he closed his eyes, he only saw the horrific scene of Kama hanging miserably in front of him when he woke up in the morning, but he couldn't help but be curious about what the devil in the desert looked like. How did the devil kill Kama?

In the past, he would not have dared to think of meeting the devil. He thought it was seeking death. However, the devil today does not seem to be as scary as before... When he thought about it carefully, the reason was still Because Taoist Priest Jin'an was keeping vigil for them outside.

Taoist priest Jin'an has extraordinary knowledge. He was calm and calm when he faced the dead several times. Especially the night before yesterday, he rescued all of them from the hands of the devil. That was the first time he knew that people can also kill devils, and even devils. There are times when I am afraid of people.

After just a few experiences, he discovered a very unique temperament in Taoist Jin An. As long as Taoist Jin An is around, he feels particularly safe. Although he wants to break his head, he can't figure out why Taoist Jin An wants to do this. Sharpening knives and keeping vigil in the middle of the night?

With his mind wandering, Maisutu quietly turned his neck to see if the people sleeping on his left and right were asleep. He turned to look at the person on his left. The person on his left was covered in quilts and shivering in fear, and turned around again. He turned his head to look at the person on the right. The other person was also covered in quilts and shivering in fear. Although he was also a little scared in his heart, he still cursed a coward with some pride in his heart.

Just after subconsciously taking a look at the empty Kama's bed, the little pride in Maisutu's heart quickly disappeared and was shrouded in a layer of haze. He didn't want to die, let alone die as miserably as Kama.

The sound of sharpening knives outside was still rhythmic and unhurried, which more or less made him feel at ease, although it always felt strange that someone was sharpening knives at night...

The more people think wildly, the clearer their brains become. Maisutu felt a little uncomfortable after lying down for a long time. He was about to turn over secretly, but there was a popping sound, and he didn't know which bastard was secretly released. Stuffy fart.

The key point is that the muffled fart is quite loud.

He can understand that people feel the need to urinate when they are extremely scared and nervous, but what does it mean when you fart when you are nervous?

"Masutu, did you have a bad stomach after eating at night? This fart smells so bad!"

"It turns out it was Mai Sutu who planted it! How long has it been since this happened? You Mai Sutu is still so unkind!"

In the quiet house, more and more people began to complain.

"not me!"

Maisutu was so angry that his face turned red. He felt so aggrieved. The first voice that spat blood just now sounded like it was Doliku's. It must have been that guy from Doliku who yelled "Catch the thief" and beat him up. Maisutu was so angry that his nose was so angry. It's all crooked.

"If that fart just now was really caused by me, Maisutu, let me, Maisutu, die tonight!"

As soon as Maisutu opened his mouth, he was immediately besieged by a group of people. Everyone said that you, Maisutu, can't hope for anything good. You will die a good death tonight, so how can we live well?

The originally depressing and dull house began to quarrel.

But they didn't notice that the wind began to blow up in the desert at night. The howling ghosts and howling winds rolled up the yellow sand and crackled against the tightly sealed wooden windows.

The movement was very light at first, but it got stronger in the second half of the night. Bang bang, the wind and sand kept beating on the sealed wooden windows. Listening to the strong wind and sand outside, the ten people were just thinking about whether it was the wind and sand hitting the window or the wind. When people tap on the windows, bang bang bang!

The sudden knock on the door startled all the ten elders in the house.

Bang bang!

Bang bang bang!

The banging on the door continued and became louder and louder. Eventually, it was no longer slapping the door with your palms, but like hitting the door with your arms.

But no matter how scared they were, no one answered, and no one went down to open the door. They still remembered Jin An's reminder before dark. If they wanted to survive, no matter what noise they heard at night, they should pretend to be sleeping and not make a sound.

It seemed that no one had opened the door, and there was the sound of walking footsteps outside the door.

Just when the people in the room were about to relax, bang bang bang, this time it was not the sound of banging on the door, but the sound of banging on the wooden window. The wooden window was right next to the bed, and the sound of banging on the window came from the head very close at hand, bang bang. Bang, the voice became more and more irritable, as if he was venting his inner resentment with endless resentment.

This is a very torturous experience. There are knocks on the door and windows outside, trying to figure out what is going on outside, but you can’t see anything. The unknown is often the most frightening thing.

At this moment, Maisutu and the others, who were crowded together on the bed, couldn't help but think of Kama's horrific death. Did Kama go through the same thing as them last night, and that's why he died so tragically?

Had Karma, in extreme fear and helplessness, sought help from them and tried to wake them up? But they were so asleep that no one woke up to help him, until the devil came into the house and hanged him...

The more fearful a person is, the more his body can't help but shiver, and his mind is filled with thoughts of all kinds of terrible scenes. This is the instinctive fear that people have when facing death. Even the most daring Maisutu turned pale with fear. I no longer have the heart to laugh at others for being timid.

"I don't want to die, I don't want to die, Apa Ata, please help me, I'm scared! Apa Ata, I'm so scared!" Someone covered himself in the quilt and cried out in fear, and urine began to float in the house. Odor, some people were so scared that they peed on the quilt, but at this time, everyone was unable to protect themselves, and no one laughed at the frightened person.

Perhaps because no one opened the door or window, the movement outside the house suddenly stopped, and the night suddenly became too quiet, making people unable to react.

Time passed very long at this time. I don’t know how long it had passed, but there were rapid footsteps outside.

Bang bang, there was a knock on the door outside, and the caravan owner Kremu hurriedly shouted: "Come out quickly, everyone, come out quickly, it's on fire, it's on fire, I don't know which bastard set the inn on fire!"

"The inn is burning down!"

"Everyone, come out quickly!"

"The fire has reached this side!"

Kremu's knocking on the door became farther and farther away, and he seemed to be knocking on the door of each guest room.

There were not only Kremu's knocks on the door outside, but also the knocks of a few bearded people. The sounds of chaotic and rapid running began to be heard in the corridor, and many people were screaming for help. There were shouts of fire, fire, and fire everywhere.

Listening to the chaos outside, the ten people in the house opened their eyes in horror. Through the crack in the door, they saw that there was indeed a fire burning outside. The fire had already reached the outside of their door. If they didn't run away, it would be too late.

"There are fewer and fewer sounds in the corridor. Could it be that everyone has forgotten us and stopped coming to save us?" Someone began to shout anxiously.

"So what do we do now?"

"Are we really going to be burned to death if we continue to stay here?"

Just when they were hesitant to run out, Kremu's hurried knock on the door came again: "Is there anyone inside, Mesutu? Doliku? Anduo? If someone is trapped inside, you can't fight. Just shout when you open the door, and I'll find someone to rescue you right away!"

Hearing someone shouting his name outside, Doliku didn't care so much anymore. He was very afraid of death, afraid of being killed by the devil, and afraid of watching his skin and clothes stick together and slowly burn to death. He was about to get out of bed and open the door: "Boss, I, I am Doliku. We are all in the house. Don't leave. Just wait for me. I will open the door and follow you right away! I, Doliku, don't want to be burned." Die here!"

No matter how others tried to stop him, Doliku insisted on opening the door, crying and shouting that he did not want to be burned to death by the fire. Seeing that Doliku was about to touch the door, Maisutu became angry and slapped a few big-eared melon seeds on Doliku. Ku was confused.

"are you an idiot!"

"Wake up quickly!"

"If the person outside calling us to open the door is really the boss, and if there is really a fire outside, how could the sound of Taoist Jin'an's sharpening knife still be there all the time!"

"Have you forgotten what Taoist Master Jin An said? No matter what noise you hear, don't open the door. Stay there until daybreak before opening the door again!"

Maisutu took the opportunity to slap Doliku hard on the face a few more times. Although the slaps made his hands hurt, he felt relieved and satisfied in his heart. Damn it, he finally got his revenge.

The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he wanted to give Doliku a few more big-eared melon seeds, but Doliku stopped him in time: "Don't fight, stop fighting, Maisutu, are you crazy! I just won't open the door! You go on." Someone is going to die!”

After being slapped several times, Doliku had woken up. Not only him, but also everyone else woke up.

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The sound of sharpening knives outside continued unhurriedly from beginning to end and never stopped.

Mai Sutu was right. If a fire really broke out in the inn, why didn't Taoist Jin An rush to escape, but he was still sharpening his knife in a leisurely manner!

"Taoist Master Jin'an once said that it's easier to invite the devil than to send him away. The devil outside must be trying to trick us into opening the door. As long as we don't open the door, the devil can't get in!" Maisutu comforted everyone.

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The young Taoist priest was still sitting at the door of the inn with his golden sword, facing the whetstone, sharpening the long knife in his hand. The lights in hundreds of houses were extinguished, and the Yueqiang City, where everyone was asleep, seemed particularly quiet and dark, and the sound of sharpening could be heard in the city. It was heard far away in the empty night.

suddenly.

The sound of panicked footsteps came from the dark street. A tall woman was wearing a black robe and a black scarf. Only her hands and eyes were exposed. She was dressed conservatively and could not see her figure. She seemed to be being raped by something behind her. In pursuit, she hurried along the night road under the moonlight, looking back from time to time at the narrow street behind her that was infinitely stretched by the night, with a panic expression in her eyes.

When she passed the inn and passed the young Taoist priest who was sitting at the door sharpening his knife in the middle of the night, she looked at him in surprise.

The woman in black robe and scarf just took one more look at the young Taoist priest in surprise, and then continued to walk away in a hurry. Just as she passed the young Taoist priest, suddenly, there was a crisp sound, and a very valuable gold ring fell to the ground. Finally he rolled to the feet of the young Taoist priest.

The woman seemed not to notice that she had lost something, and quickly walked away, disappearing at the end of the dark street.

But the woman came back not long after she left.

She looked down all the way, as if she had lost something.

Along the way, she found the young Taoist priest who was still sharpening his knife at the door of the inn. He looked a little uneasy and hesitant, and finally summoned up the courage to ask softly: "Taoist priest, did you see the ring I dropped just now?" ?”

Her accent is not the pure Chinese language of Kangding, with a strong nasal sound, and some words are unclear.

After the woman asked three or four times, the young Taoist priest finally raised his head from sharpening his knife. He raised the long knife in his hand and flicked the red blade with his fingertips. A red rainbow burst out from the blade. , like the blush of a big sun, and like a wave of high-temperature fire, oscillating in the air like water ripples, dazzling and dazzling.

The woman whose whole body was covered with only one pair of eyes exposed suddenly turned pale with horror.

"Finally sharpened the knife."

"When you chop someone down, it shouldn't get stuck in the bones."

The young Taoist priest slashed the air with his long knife several times, then looked at the woman in front of him with a stern expression, and said in a cold voice: "You said you dropped a ring. Did you drop it with your left hand or your right hand?"

"Wha, what!" The woman subconsciously hid both hands in her robe, with a trace of fear in her eyes.

She noticed something was wrong with the Han Taoist priest in front of her.

The young Taoist priest was still slashing the air with his sword, and said to himself expressionlessly: "I guess you dropped the bracelet on your left hand yesterday, and the ring on your right hand today."

"Do you think your head will fall off your neck tomorrow?"

When the words came to the end, Jin An finally raised his head, his eyes flashing coldly, emotionless, and calmly looking straight at the tall woman in front of him.