The years of reselling the haunted house

I took a deep breath, looked at Fatty and Ma Su, and asked, "It's too scary. Where did you go? Why did you leave without making a sound? Tell me if you changed your route. Let me tell you, just now I met a monster, pretending to be a fat man and talking."

I took seeing a talking monster as a great anecdote and told Ma Di and Pang Dahai.But I found that the two of them didn't seem very interested, and Pang Dahai opened his mouth several times to interrupt me.

As soon as I finished speaking here, Pang Dahai waved his hands anxiously: "Boss, boss, don't talk about it first. Lao Ma and I also discovered a strange situation, it's just..."

As the fat man said, he pointed in the direction where the lake water receded.

For a while, because he was too excited, he was a little incoherent, and I didn't understand after talking for a long time.It's just that I don't know what strange things can happen in the world. It's even rarer than seeing a monster spit out human words, and can learn human language so vividly.

Chapter 700

Seeing that he couldn't understand, the fat man simply took my hand and walked towards the lake.

Ma Di said from the side: "Li Yang, come and see with us, this situation is really unbelievable."

I saw that even the well-informed Ma Di said so, and I was very curious.

I followed Ma Di and Pang Dahai to the lake.

In such a short period of time, the lake water has receded so much.Large areas of the bottom of the lake were exposed.Those pebbles scattered on the bottom of the lake are also appearing more and more underfoot.

At a glance, countless small lights bloomed on the ground, setting off the black bottom of the lake, really like the twinkling stars in the night sky.

I looked up at the sky, and I have never seen such a grand scene of the same scene.

But obviously the strange phenomenon Fatty and the others discovered does not refer to this.Because they kept pulling me inside.

Soon I heard the sound of the lake water, and we were far away from the most edge of the lake shore, cheaply reaching the critical point of the lake's low tide.

Finally the fat man and Ma Di stopped in their tracks. Ma Di held a bright flashlight in his hand, and he turned on the flashlight to shine towards the low tide of the lake.

The beam of the flashlight pierced the night and shone directly on the lake.

At this time, a scene that surprised me appeared in front of my eyes.

Just at the edge of the lake, a road appeared.The road is paved with bluestone, and the front extends to the depths of the lake.

Fat Dahai said: "How about it, Boss? You see, there is a hole in the bottom of this lake. Do you think it is strange?"

It has to be said that this is indeed an incredible situation.This is a natural lake, or a backwater lake.Without any source, such a large tide phenomenon in the lake is strange enough in itself.After the water receded, an artificial bluestone road appeared below.

And as the lake receded farther and farther away, the bluestone road became longer and longer.

"Boss, do you think Ouyang or they will go down this road?" Fat Dahai suddenly pointed to the bluestone road and asked.

I shook my head: "No way, didn't this road just appear?"

Ma Su said: "It seems that after the tide of this lake completely recedes, this road will be fully revealed. At that time, we should know where this road will lead. Let's wait here for now."

I nodded and asked them, "How did you find out about this situation just now?"

Pang Dahai had a strange expression on his face. He looked at me and asked, "I've always wanted to ask you. Didn't you walk in front just now? The old horse and I followed you."

"Followed me? Are you kidding me? I was walking and found that the two of you are gone behind me, okay?"

Ma Su waved his hand: "Don't quarrel, you two, it seems that there is a misunderstanding. Li Yang, Dahai is right, we did follow you. You were walking in front, and we were behind you. Then I found that your speed was getting faster and faster, and then the two of us had to trot to keep up. We thought you had discovered something, so we followed closely behind. Later, you ran to the edge of the lake, and we were in I saw your figure flashing from behind, and then disappeared. When we chased it, we found this magical bluestone road in the lake. At that time, this road was only a short section."

Pang Dahai continued: "That's right. We found this, but you disappeared. We didn't know where you went, so we had to go back to find you, only to find that you came running from there. It's old horse observation Enough, he saw that something was wrong with you, so he reminded me in advance. Otherwise, your sword is too sudden, and I will definitely not be able to dodge it."

After listening to Pang Dahai and Ma Su talking about their experience, I sorted out what happened and said, "I understand, it must be that monster who is at fault. He played tricks on you and me. But it seems that it has no effect on us. There is no malice. I don't know what it is from the way it looks?"

Pang Dahai questioned: "There really is such a thing. So, he pretended to be you and led us here, and pretended to be me, and followed you? It seems that this thing is not only super imitative, but also You can also create some illusions."

Ma Di looked at me and asked, "Li Yang, did you see what that thing looked like?"

I nodded: "I saw a little bit, but the situation was too urgent at the time. I didn't look too carefully."

Ma Di said: "Then tell me about the shape, appearance, and characteristics of that thing."

I know that Ma Di is well-informed, and he might know this thing.So I described to Ma Di the ins and outs of seeing the monster, as well as its shape and characteristics.

After Ma Di listened, he asked me another question: "Then is there anything in his hand?"

I shook my head: "I really didn't pay attention to this. When he saw that I found him, he turned around and ran away."

Ma Su nodded and muttered in his mouth: "A man with long lips, black body and hair, reversed heels and different feet, people laugh and laugh, echo what others say, and his left hand controls, this is Xiaoyang."

Pang Dahai and I looked at each other, neither knowing what Ma Di was talking about.

Pang Dahai waved his hand: "What nonsense are you talking about, old horse, can you talk to us?"

Ma Di glared at Pang Haihai: "Is this not human or nonsense? I'm talking about a passage in the "Shan Hai Jing". I just think it's quite similar to what Li Yang described. Is it the same thing? subject to verification."

I was taken aback: "It's also written in the Book of Mountains and Seas? What is that?"

Ma Su explained: "In the Shan Hai Jing, there was a record in the part of the Southern Classic of the Sea. To the west of the southeast of the Sea, there is the Xiaoyang Kingdom. The people in that place have human faces, long lips, and black bodies covered with hair. Their The heels are born upside down, and they laugh when they see people laughing, and they also talk when they see people talking. They usually hold a bamboo tube in their left hand. So I just asked you, are they holding something in their hands? thing?"

I nodded: "So that's the case. Then are they humans or beasts?"

Ma Di said: "In the Shan Hai Jing, they are called Xiaoyang people, but I think they are still different from normal people. They should be called Xiaoyang beasts more appropriately. It's just that they can learn how people speak vividly, so that people can distinguish them." No. This is not as advanced as those starlings, parrots, etc. at 01:30."

"That's right. He imitated Fatty's speech, but I didn't hear it at all. It's almost the same as Fatty's own speech." I recalled the scene at that time and said.

Chapter 701

Pang Dahai asked: "Then this owl-yang beast, can it hurt people?"

Ma Su nodded: "It is recorded in the book that owl-yang beasts are cannibals. But before they cannibalize, they often laugh first. Their lips are very long, and when they laugh, they turn up, even to the top of their heads, covering their lips. Eyes. So later people came up with a way to put a bamboo tube on their arms, and hid the sharp blade in the bamboo tube. His long lips were pierced and nailed to his forehead, and Xiao Yang would be caught without a fight, and instead became a victim in the mouth. This method worked very well, and Guo Pu, a generation of Fengshui masters, praised it because of this. If you win someone, you will laugh, and cover your eyes with your lips. In the end, you will also be called a 咷, but you will be killed for me."

For something that was only dictated by me, Ma Di actually quoted the scriptures and said the source.Although we still can't be sure that what he said and what I saw are the same thing, but this knowledge once again made Pang Dahai and I admire it.

Ma Di added: "Actually, some things in the Classic of Mountains and Seas are widely circulated. But some of them are indeed fabricated, and some of them may change after the changes of the times. So these years, I have always believed that the world The living creatures are definitely not limited to those recorded in modern scientific literature. If I can see the real owl-yang beast this time, it will be a worthwhile trip for me."

I waved my hand and said: "I think it's better to let this matter go for now. I haven't figured out what that thing is. Let's call it the owl-yang beast for now. They seem to have no intention of harming us. Then we should find it first. Ouyang might talk to Tie Zhu again. The third uncle couldn't find them, so he lost them again."

Pang Dahai also said: "Who says it's not, your apprentice seems unreliable."

While we were talking here, suddenly from the depths of the lake, there were two faint white lights flashing.

This light is particularly dazzling in this quiet night.It's just that the light flickered twice, and then it went dark.

We all noticed it, and looked into the depths of the lake one after another.

I saw that the stone road that emerged from the water was extended again, and there was no end in front of it, and it completely reached into the center of the lake.

At the end of the road, the fog was clear, and it was hard to see whether it was water or fog. In short, it felt like you couldn't see the edge at a glance.

Pang Dahai said: "Boss, why don't we go along this road and have a look?"

I said: "Give me my intuition, this road has gone up, and I'm afraid it's not that simple after thinking about it. We don't know the law of this lake water at all. If we go to the middle, the lake water will rise back and submerge that road." Road. We will die at the bottom of the lake with it."

Pang Dahai scratched his head: "But it's the same thing. What should we do? This Ouyang or didn't explain it clearly at the time, and we have nothing to do here."

I glanced at Ma Di: "Old Ma, why don't we act separately. You stay on the shore and wait for us, and Ouyang or wait for a while. In case he and Tie Zhu come back, it will be more troublesome if we can't be found. Fatty and I will go along with each other." Follow this road to explore the way ahead."

"That won't work, let's go together." Ma Di showed enough courage and determination at this time.

"Farewell, old horse, I know you are mean enough, and you don't want us to take risks alone. But what the boss said is also reasonable, what if Ouyang or comes back? Besides, let's explore the road ahead, what happens unexpectedly? We'll be back in time."

Ma Di thought for a while and nodded: "Okay. The appearance of this lake is too bizarre, and this road is even more unimaginable. If you go up there, if you find any problems, don't be rash. Come back in time and we will find a solution. .”

Pang Dahai and I agreed immediately.

We can no longer back down at this time.Although I know that the road ahead is quite difficult and dangerous, it is safe and unpredictable.But things have come to this point, and we can almost only fight ourselves.

Ma Di left some supplies and gave us most of the rest: "Take all these things with you, you can't tell when they will come in handy. If there is any accident, don't be brave, run if you can, don't force yourself .and also……"

Ma Su uncharacteristically explained to us.This gave me a different feeling, more like a parting of life and death.

I took the things and felt very uncomfortable.But now the third uncle has not been found, and Ouyang or Tie Zhu, who had pinned their hopes on him, has also disappeared.Now there are only three of us left. If we don't take some action, there will be no hope.

Pang Dahai and I bid farewell to Ma Su, each holding a torch, and walked up the stone road in the lake without looking back.

The torches were burning, and the bluestone slabs on the road were still very slippery due to the fact that the water had just receded, but it was very solid to step on, similar to walking on a normal stone slab.

It also made us feel a little more at ease.

I originally thought that this road led to the bottom of the lake.I also thought of the cockroach palace that I visited with my third uncle, and the cockroach palace was at the bottom of the Mustard River.

It wouldn't be too surprising if there was a similar place at the bottom of the lake.

But after we walked a few steps, we found that the road didn't seem to extend downwards, but rather upwards.

What we walked looked like a bridge, an arched bridge.

It's just that the curvature of the stone bridge is not very large, and we didn't have too much difficulty walking up it.It just feels like it's getting higher and higher from the water.

I looked back, and we only walked a short distance of more than ten meters, and Ma Su on the shore was no longer visible.

Because there is thick fog all around.

The mist makes the body feel wet, like steam from the lake.

No wonder we couldn't see the end of the bridge from the shore. The Ganqing Bridge was completely covered by the fog when it extended to this side.

It has to be said that this is also a spectacle.

I remember that we once overlooked this lake from the hillside when it was still dark.Although the backwater lake was magnificent, it didn't look unusual.

Who knew that at night, such a big change had taken place in the lake.

Who would have thought that a bridge would emerge from the lake out of thin air after day and night.

I think this bridge should have always existed, but it was submerged underwater when the lake did not ebb.So we can't see it during the day, and only at night, or at a certain tidal moment, after the lake recedes, the stone bridge can emerge from the water.

Pang Dahai and I each hold a torch, but the light from the torch can only reach a distance of less than two meters around.

Chapter 702 Stone Bridge Ghost Shadow

The more this is the case, the more likely accidents will happen.So I reminded Pang Dahai: "Fatty, walk slowly, don't get lost."

Pang Dahai responded: "Don't worry, boss. I'm right behind you. When do you think this lake will have high tide? If the water rises, won't we both be submerged? If we get to the middle, then I can't even run if I want to."

I smiled wryly and said, "You're thinking far away. I think the water in the lake is still receding. I guess it will be dawn after the high tide? Let's go down this bridge. If I'm not wrong, the end of the bridge should be the The mysterious village."

Pang Dahai responded and stopped talking.

Because the water mist on the bridge is too large, the sound of the lake's splashes can still be heard under the bridge.What's even more frightening is that there are no fences on both sides of the bridge, and if you are not careful, you may fall into the lake.

So we travel at about the same speed as a turtle.Every few steps you take, you have to use torches to light up. Take a look at the surrounding situation. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is difficult.

Moreover, we don't know how long the bridge is. If we go on like this, we probably won't come to the end in a while.

We walked more than ten meters forward at this speed, and the situation did not improve, but became more serious.It seemed that the water mist was thicker, and the humidity made my clothes wet, and the damp feeling made me uncomfortable.

At the same time, the thickening of the water mist seemed to weaken the light of the torch a lot.The light from the torch was no longer enough to illuminate the road ahead, it could only illuminate a small area under his feet.

Pang Dahai and I say a few words from time to time, ask and answer each other, in order to prove the existence of each other.Also use this method to prevent being taken advantage of by the so-called owl-yang beast.

When we first got on the bridge, there was no wind.

But when we got here, the wind blew up around us.The wind was whistling at the four tables, blowing the flames of the torch continuously.

I reminded Pang Dahai to keep steady, so as not to be blown under the bridge by the wind.

Strangely, the wind blew up, but it failed to blow away the mist that filled the surrounding area, and it felt thicker instead.

"Look, boss, is there a light ahead?"

At this time, Pang Dahai suddenly said something behind me.

"Where is it?" I was paying attention to my feet, and after hearing what he said, I hurriedly looked up.

Before Fat Dahai could answer, I had already discovered it.

Right in front of us, amidst the mist, a little light appeared.

The light was swaying, like a firefly flying in the mist.

"Could it be a will-o'-the-wisp?" the fat man asked again.

"Don't talk yet, watch, and be safe." It's useless to think about it at this time.I reminded Pang Dahai to hold the Dragon Subduing Wooden Sword in his hand and stare closely at the spot of light in front of him.

The spot of light dangled back and forth, flickering, and the direction it looked at was getting closer and closer to our side.

Fatty and I didn't dare to go any further, so we moved our bodies as far as possible to the edge of the stone bridge, squatted down, and watched the movement of the light spot.

As the saying goes, ghosts can be seen below three feet.

We do this to be able to detect the situation in time, and to hide our bodies as much as possible.

Only this time, what we saw when we squatted down did not change much.It just feels that the fog below seems to be a little lighter.