The years of reselling the haunted house

His face was also a little sad, and he muttered in a low voice: "How is this good? Another person died."

Though I'm also worried about Shi Jin's life and death, and trying to figure out his whereabouts.But now we have no way to go down and look for it right away. I only hope that Shi Jin can have a good life and a good fortune.In him, I found that there are too many secrets.One thing is for sure, he must be hiding a lot from us.Including going to the crypt with me this time, he has planned it for a long time.

Now that I think about it, the little stonemason and us have established a relationship, and he is an apprentice or something. Maybe it is all the preparations he made to go down with us to explore the crypt.

I think the identity and purpose of the little mason are more complicated, but until I see him and ask clearly, everything is speculation.

I watched Ma Su and Lao Qu still playing with those bats, so I asked Liang Yue, "Liang Yue, when did you come back?"

Liang Yue waved his hand: "We have long wanted to come back. Do you know why Ma Su went to see Lao Qu?"

I asked puzzledly: "For what? Isn't it Lao Ma's private matter?"

Liang Yue shook her head: "You have been with Lao Ma for so long, and you still don't know him well? He came here with us, can he handle his own private affairs at such a critical juncture? He went to see Lao Qu, in the final analysis, it was also for your business. "

Chapter 1021

I was taken aback: "My business? How do you say it?"

Liang Yue went on to say: "On the way, Lao Ma told me that Lao Qu and him were alumni of the same university. Later, Lao Ma went to teach at the school, and Lao Qu was free-spirited and unwilling to be restrained, so he did some research on his own. Qu is not only accomplished in paleontology, according to Lao Ma, his knowledge is not inferior to him. In addition, Lao Qu is also a historian, but Lao Qu is a unique person. Not only is he familiar with history, but he also likes to study unofficial history. That is, it has not been recorded History in historiography. So, when your third uncle took the copper coin to ask Ma Di, Ma Di immediately thought of Lao Qu after looking up the information, and contacted him immediately."

I nodded: "So that's the case. So, he is an unofficial historian? I wondered how it could be such a coincidence that we are going to come to this place, but it is the place where Ma Di wants to meet his old friend."

Liang Yue said: "Yes. But at that time, Ma Di didn't know what useful clues he would get from Lao Qu. So he didn't tell us clearly. In fact, it was really wrong for Lao Ma to think of Lao Qu this time. Lao Qu is doing in-depth research on the history of Sanyangpu Village. This includes the history of the ancestors of the Huang family who were dismissed from office and stationed troops here. After Lao Ma heard the news, he went directly to see Lao bent."

"You mean, this old song knows about that period of history. Then...he also knows about the mysterious mission of the ancestor of the Huang family?" I asked in surprise.

Liang Yue shook his head: "We didn't go into details about this. For details, you have to ask Lao Qu himself. When he heard that you and Fatty came here first, he mentioned that kind of bat. He said that in this area, he once saw The corpse of this kind of bat. It’s just that the corpse of the bat has been air-dried for many years. After research, he knows that this kind of bat is extremely lethal to people, and it cannot be ruled out that this kind of creature still exists in the crypt. We heard After I got here, I was more worried about you, so I took Lao Qu directly here. But the strange thing is, we know that if we want to come to Sanyangpu, we have to go through Kunzhou Bridge. But we got lost several times on this Kunzhou Bridge We went up from the bridge, walked for a while, and came down from the bridge again by some strange circumstances. But we didn’t turn around on the bridge. We were trapped on that bridge for two days.”

After hearing this, I thought to myself, it seems that the Yin Qi on this Yin Bridge is already very heavy.The feng shui bureau where the carp leaps over the dragon's gate has been almost destroyed.

"Later, thanks to Huang Wenbo driving the donkey cart, he found us and brought us here. Li Yang, why didn't his donkey cart lose its way?"

I smiled wryly and said, "There are two reasons. One is that his car was used to pull coffins and kill people, and his work was in vain. Such a car will definitely not get lost in a place full of yin. The other is that The cart is pulled by a black donkey. The black donkey itself has a certain spirituality, people say that old horses know the way, and this black donkey is even more capable of old horses."

"Oh, so that's the case." Liang Yue nodded, and continued: "When we got here, the old village chief told us that you and another person had already gone down to the crypt. Lao Qu heard that the person who went down to the crypt before What happened to the two of them, it can be concluded that they must have encountered that kind of bat down there. It must be bad luck for you to go down."

I smiled wryly and said, "You guessed it right, we are more than just a disaster. If you hadn't gone down to save me, I'm afraid it would be really difficult for me to get out of it."

Liang Yue gave me a blank look, and said angrily, "Who told you not to listen to me? Didn't you promise me not to act alone before we came back?"

I chuckled: "Isn't this what happened here? You are also taking risks when you come here. Why don't I take some risks and go down to explore the way first?"

Liang Yue approached me, stretched out her hand and pinched my waist again.

This hurt me so much, tears came out again, and I didn't dare to break free, so I could only stare at her with my eyes.

Liang Yue said in a low voice: "Do you think that Lao Ma and I don't know Taoism and Feng Shui, so we can't help you? Hmph, if you don't listen to me, let's settle this matter later."

I nodded quickly: "Okay. I'll settle it later, I accept the account."

Liang Yue bared a smile: "The attitude is pretty good."

I looked around and saw that many people who were here had been cleared away by Meng Baolu, and there were only a dozen or so people left.Those people in the village, except Meng Baolu, squatted at the entrance of the cave with concern, staring at the entrance of the cave in a daze.It is estimated that he was worried about the little mason.After all, Shi Jin was sent by the top to repair the bridge, and he lived in the village, so he couldn't explain what happened.

Other people in the village looked relatively calm.I think it may be that the successive accidents have numb the nerves of the villagers.

The bats caught in the net from below became extremely common after they came out, and did not pose any threat.Therefore, even though they were the chief culprits who killed Da Zhuang and Er Zhuang, they did not attract much attention from the villagers.

On the contrary, Ma Di and Qu Kangcheng were still using tweezers and other tools to play with the bats.

After a while, I took a look at the sky, and it was almost three o'clock in the afternoon.The sun is not too bright, but I found that the bodies of those bats seemed to be dried by the sun.Get stiff.

I looked at Liang Yue and asked, "Then what happened after you came here? Why did you go down alone?"

Liang Yue glanced at me, and said faintly: "People are worried about you. They won't let me go down, and Lao Qu even said that you have been down for so long, it's probably already... I don't believe in evil, and fat people are going down too, I persuaded him. At this time, it may not be effective to go down with more people, or it may hurt more lives. I am better than them, so naturally I went down."

When Liang Yue said these words, her tone was soft, and there was concern in it. She rolled her big eyes, and her eyes were filled with the kind of relief that the two of us lived and died together, the rest of our lives after the catastrophe.This made me tremble in my heart. Liang Yue has always shown her toughness, but once she gets emotional, it will make you very moved.

It's just that Liang Yue's expression was fleeting on her face, and she continued: "Later, when Lao Qu saw that I was determined to go on, he gave me the net. He said that this net was specially made by him, specially for use. To deal with those bats. It’s just that he has never tried it, and he doesn’t know whether it works or not. But at this time, he can only treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor. I took the net and went down, just in time for you to be killed Those bats gave chase."

Chapter 1022 Jackal-faced Bat

After hearing the story, I couldn't help but sigh.Sometimes people's life and death are really just a thought.

At this time, Pang Dahai also came over and asked me: "Boss, just now the old village chief asked me, I also really want to know, what happened to that little mason?"

I shook my head and said in a low voice: "I don't know what this kid did. He was obedient when he first went down. Then we found a stone door inside. The stone door was open with a crack. I didn't expect it. Shi Jin gave me a strange I smiled, and suddenly went into the door, and then there was a lot of movement inside, and the stone door was closed. I was thinking about going to have a look, and I came across this kind of bat group."

Pang Dahai stomped his feet: "There must be something wrong with this little bastard. Now I'm very scared, so I let him go down with you. If it doesn't work out, he might blackmail you. Fortunately, you came out safely."

I shook my head: "It's not possible. He probably saw Shimen, which was related to his old business, so he went in out of curiosity. We still have to find a way to rescue him."

Pang Dahai waved his hand: "Boss, you have a very kind heart. That kid's eyes are chattering, and he looks like a man with a lot of thoughts. He must have other purposes when he goes down with you."

I nodded, I thought about this when I was down there.But no matter how I think about it, I can't think of what Shi Jin wants to get, or what purpose he wants to achieve.

Although I also believe that Shi Jin followed me down for a purpose, he used me to some extent and deceived me.But he is a living person after all, he disappeared right under my nose, his life and death are unknown, and I am still alive after all, so this incident made me blame myself very much.

But I also understand that these wolf-faced bats are just one of the thousands of dangers in this cave.With our current ability, we are not sure that we can rush into that stone gate to save people.

This matter really needs a long-term plan.It turned out that we had no way of finding out, but now an expert Qu Kangcheng came. Isn't he studying the history of Sanyangpu Village?

We exchanged a few pleasantries, and then we all surrounded Ma Di and Qu Kangcheng.

The bats in those nets should all be dead after seeing the light.Ma Di and Qu Kangcheng, each wearing a pair of gloves and a mask, had already laid the dead bats neatly on the ground.

I counted, and there were seventeen or eight bats caught in the net.

After the bats die, their wings spread out, revealing their bat heads.Those strange wolf faces looked terrifying at this moment.

At this time, Qu Kangcheng was holding a small bottle, and Ma Su was holding a small knife, scraping something down on the bats.Some fine powder was scraped off and carefully put into Qu Kangcheng's small bottle.

It is estimated that these two people are collecting some kind of samples and going back for testing.

They are different from us. They will use scientific methods to extract the clues they need from any clues they find.

We waited until they were done, and the bats were packed into a big bag and sealed.

Ma Di and Qu Kangcheng stood up, each clutching their own waists.

Seeing that we were looking at them, Ma Di smiled and said to me: "Li Yang, you are really lucky. It's not a big deal to escape from the mouth of this bat. I guess you are also No.1. "

I questioned: "Old Ma, what is the origin of these bats?"

"It's a jackal-faced bat, also known as a ghost-faced bat." Qu Kangcheng replied from the side.

"Jackal-faced bats? The faces of jackals are really vivid. Are they related to jackals?" I asked.

"Yes, and no." Qu Kangcheng said.

I was taken aback: "Professor Qu, what do you mean by that? What do you mean yes and no?"

Qu Kangcheng glanced at me, waved his hands and said, "Don't call me Professor Qu, I'm no longer a professor. You should call me Old Qu, I feel comfortable listening to it."

I took a look at Ma Di. Didn’t Ma Di just introduce that Qu Kangcheng is also a professor?And also engaged in biological research for so many years.

Ma Su slapped his head: "I forgot, you seem to have been dismissed by the school more than ten years ago..."

Qu Kangcheng snorted coldly: "Nonsense, obviously I resigned, okay?"

Ma Di waved his hand: "No, no, I remember that you wrote me a letter, which said that the school thought you violated the school rules or something, and dismissed you."

Qu Kang blushed furiously: "Ma Di, what kind of memory do you have? When did I write to tell you that I was dismissed by the school? Find the letter and let me see it."

Ma Di was also anxious: "That happened more than ten years ago, how can I keep your broken letter for so many years? Anyway, you were fired by the school."

I never expected that the two old men would be arguing over such a shitty matter.However, it can also be seen from this that Qu Kangcheng's character is no less than Ma Su's.This old song is definitely a person with character.

Afterwards, I found out that this Qu Kangcheng is really worthy of a strange character, and he is not far behind the strange professor Ma Su.Qu Kangcheng was also teaching in a university back then, sharing heavy teaching tasks, and his salary was not low.But he felt that teaching would affect his research, so he was a little slack in teaching. After the school talked to him a few times, he decided not to work in the school. Instead, he handed over a resignation letter to the school, but the school dismissed him after all. Before, he submitted the resignation letter and he couldn't explain it before. In short, it is true that he is not working in school.

I looked at these two strange old men, and thought that birds of a feather flock together and people are divided into groups. It is reasonable for them to become confidants.

The two quarreled for a while, and no one cared about them, so they stopped.

For a person like Qu Kangcheng, he must be the same as Ma Di, not sticking to some small details.For others to call him, the more casual the better.

So when I saw that he and Ma Di were no longer arguing, I smiled and said, "Okay, Lao Qu, tell us about this jackal-faced bat."

Qu Kangcheng nodded: "Actually, this kind of jackal-faced bat is a kind of bat. It just has more distinctive characteristics than ordinary bats. Their living environment is very special, and the food they ingest is also very special. Of course, they are better than ordinary bats. They have stronger attack power. They have a strong desire to protect their territory. Whether it is a human or an animal, once they invade their territory, they will definitely chase and kill them. And they are named jackal bats, which are more like jackals. The characteristics of the group attack. In each group of jackal bats, there is a Bat King, whether they attack or defend, and in what way they attack and defend, they will obey the instructions of the Bat King."

Chapter 1023 Close your breath

Liang Yue and I looked at each other and nodded. The jackal-faced bat we saw was indeed what Qu Kangcheng said.

I said: "That's right, we've seen that Bat King, it's huge, it seems that it can't fly, and it needs to be supported by other jackal bats."

Qu Kangcheng nodded and said, "That's right. Bat King is in a group and has supreme power."

"But how did they appear in this hole?" I was very puzzled.

Qu Kangcheng pointed to the corpses of the jackal bats that had been received in the bag, and said: "I haven't done further dissection and research on these corpses. But from the surface, these jackal bats should not be recent creatures. The hair on the corpse and the hardness of the bones can be seen, at least over a hundred years old."

"Hundred...more than a hundred years?" Pang Dahai, Liang Yue, and I were all shocked when we heard this.

Ma Di added from the side: "More than 200 years is just a conservative judgment. I estimate that they have survived for at least [-] years."

"200 years?" I estimated, and said: "If it is 200 years, then it should be the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, that is, when the crypts were formed, they existed."

Qu Kangcheng responded: "That's right. I just talked about the habits of jackal bats. They also have the biggest habit characteristic, which can be regarded as the biggest difference between them and other bats, and that is the closed breath."

"Hold your breath? What is closed breath?" Pang Dahai couldn't help asking after hearing this.

This is of course what I want to know, because I have never heard of the term “breath-holding”.

Qu Kangcheng explained: "Closing breath, to explain it, is to close your breath. These jackal bats can hold their breath for a long time without eating or drinking. Their habit is somewhat similar to the hibernation of some animals. Regarding the Both apnea and hibernation have similar scientific explanations, basically in this state, an extreme but regulated drop in body temperature, metabolism and other physiological activity as an adaptation to reduced energy expenditure. I haven't found any other Animals with this ability have this ability. I have studied and consulted some biological classics in the world. Among them, a jackal-faced bat was found abroad that had closed its breath for 120 years. It was a cave discovered by later generations. There was a landslide and the cave was sealed for 120 years. After the cave was opened, several jackal-faced bats appeared in it. These jackal-faced bats were released from the state of closed breathing due to the circulation of air, and they were still intact. alive."

I nodded: "In other words, the foreign example is similar to our current crypt. Before the crypt was discovered, it was also in a sealed state. After it was opened, the air flowed in again. These The jackal-faced bat, which had been resting, came to life and attacked Da Zhuang and Er Zhuang who were going down to the cave at that time."

Qu Kangcheng said: "Yes, that's the case. It's just that the difference from the foreign example is that these jackal-faced bats are probably sealed in the crypt artificially. The purpose is to protect it from being violated."

"Protect? Protect what?"

Qu Kangcheng, who had been talking with us all the time, hesitated after hearing my question, and didn't speak again.

Ma Di said from the side: "Li Yang. As for what to protect, we are also speculating and imagining. You know, we will not easily draw conclusions on things that are not sure."

"Then... there must be a direction, right?"

Ma Su looked around and waved towards us.

I met Fatty and Liang Yue, and followed Ma Di and Qu Kangcheng to the side.

Meng Baolu, Huang Wenbai, and the villagers also understood that this was something they didn't want them to hear.

Ma Di said: "Li Yang, we suspect that there is a large underground palace underground."

"Underground Palace?" Pang Dahai and I exclaimed at the same time.

"Don't make a fuss, I said it's just our suspicion." Ma Su waved his hand and said.

"Could it be that behind the stone gate is the so-called underground palace?" I scratched my head and said.

"Li Yang. Tell me about the process of entering the crypt. Besides those jackal-faced bats, what else did you see? Tell me everything you encounter, and don't miss the details." Qu Kangcheng said to me.

I nodded and told them in detail what happened to Shi Jin and I when we entered the cave.Including the mummies I saw in the corridor, and the oil lamps next to them.

I kept talking until we walked out of the corridor and saw two stone doors.

Having said that, I took out the blueprint of the village, pointed to the mark on it and said, "This is the stone gate."

Qu Kangcheng took the blueprint, looked at it carefully as if he had found a treasure, and with a happy face, he handed the blueprint to Ma Di.

When Ma Di saw the blueprint, he asked me where did I come from?

I told them how the fat man and I came to Sanyangpu.At the same time, I also expressed my suspicion about the Feng Shui Bureau of Li Leaping over the Dragon Gate.

Qu Kangcheng took the blueprint, turned around and glanced at Meng Baolu and the others.

At this time, Meng Baolu and several villagers were standing not far away, looking at us with strange eyes.

Qu Kangcheng said in a low voice: "This old stubborn, if you give it to me earlier, maybe it won't be such a trouble."

I was taken aback, and quickly asked, "Old Qu, do you know Meng Baolu? Did you guys meet before?"

Qu Kangcheng nodded: "We don't know each other. It's just that I came to Longpan Town and studied Sanyangpu for more than two years. During this period, I went to him. Because the ancestors of the Huang family were here The matter of the garrison is well known in this area. I have also heard that there is a blueprint circulating in the village. I went to him to see the blueprint. Only by showing relevant documents or a letter of introduction can I see it. You said that I don’t have any identity now, but I’m just an idler, so why the hell are you going to get him a document and a letter of introduction?”

I laughed secretly in my heart, actually Meng Baolu's request was not too much.No matter what the purpose of that blueprint is, it can be regarded as a historical relic in the village.After all, it has a history of 200 years, and it cannot be seen by anyone who wants to.

I asked again: "Then what did you mean when you said that if I showed you earlier, it wouldn't be so troublesome?"

Qu Kangcheng looked up at me and said, "Didn't you understand it already? This feng shui has changed. I mean, if he had shown me the blueprint earlier, maybe this feng shui would not have become like this. Maybe the village There is help."