prison song

Chapter 14 Summer and Autumn

【Ancheng·Suburb·Moon Crescent River】

Qin Huaizhen was dragged into the water by the group of monsters, he frowned, still thinking about how to break free, Li Guihe had already fallen to the ground, his face pale.

The woman had already set up the chains on her hands, and she walked lightly, the clothes on her body were soaked in water, and she looked a little heavy.

"Qin Huaizhen, it's not that I never gave you a chance." The woman said with a smile.

Those monsters grabbed his head, pressed him in, and pulled him out again and again. Qin Huaizhen's eyes were bloodshot, and there were still one or two pieces of meat sticking to his face.

"Then, you are welcome."

The woman smiled and jumped into the water as she spoke. Seeing this, the monsters dived down together pressing Qin Huaizhen's head.

Qin Huaizhen had blue veins on his forehead, but he didn't struggle as he did on the shore. This is in the water, not as good as the shore. He is at a disadvantage now, but is that woman really going to kill him?Why did you say those words just now?He has too many doubts, is he going to die inexplicably like this?

Slowly, Qin Huaizhen felt a tightness in his chest, and felt that there were two wooden boards sticking to his front and back, trying to squeeze inside.

Originally, he had air in his mouth, but he spit it out all at once, and the air turned into blisters that gradually rose up, and then water was poured into his nose all at once.But the instinct of wanting to breathe still made him inhale continuously, he felt a little dizzy, the pain just now seemed to have eased, even...there was no pain...

"Qin Huaizhen..."

He seemed to hear a voice hovering in his ears, but it didn't seem to be coming from around him. He slowly opened his eyes, and the water got in all of a sudden, making his eyes hurt.

Suddenly someone supported Qin Huaizhen's neck, her misty white hair dangled in the water, and the black shackles also floated in the water.

The woman's eyes were wide open, looking at the handsome man in front of her, she gently smoothed his frowning brows with her fingers, kissed his lips, and it bounced away with just a light touch, her face was a little bit It was hot, but she couldn't help but want to try again. There was gas in her mouth, and she injected it into Qin Huaizhen's mouth through kissing.

The veins on Qin Huaizhen's forehead were not so prominent.

The woman covered her face with her hands and smiled at the person in front of her.

"You are welcome here."

"Qin Huaizhen."

【Ancheng Suburbs · Underground Cave】

"Di."

A drop of water fell on Qin Huaizhen's face, waking him up. There were water ripples on Qin Huaizhen's face, his eyes were still a little red, his whole body was weak, and his clothes were soaked.

He opened his eyes and looked around. It looked like a cave, with iron rings on the wall and torches.The surrounding stones were in the shape of a cone, and the tip of the cone was still dripping with water. The place where he lay was still relatively dry, and the rest was shallow water.

He tried his best to stand up, feeling a little drowsy, he swayed back and forth before barely standing still, his hair was all wet, and the ends of his hair were still dripping with water, just like the awl stone.

"Where is this place?" Qin Huaizhen pressed his head and thought.

Just now he was obviously held in the water by a group of ghosts and thought he was going to drown, but now he found that he was not in the water. Could it be that there is something wrong with it?Qin Huaizhen laughed at himself.

"No matter what, we have to find a way to get out." He thought to himself.Walk into that water and get that torch.

The surrounding water is not very deep, but also very cool, and even the stones in the water can be seen clearly.

It was very difficult for Qin Huaizhen to walk. He felt his body was surprisingly heavy. After taking a step, he found it difficult to breathe. He squatted down, feeling tight in his chest.

Qin Huaizhen looked around, it was full of stones, and he couldn't see anything clearly where the fire didn't shine, but he could faintly hear the sound of running water.

After resting for a while, Qin Huaizhen gritted his teeth, stood up, tried his best to walk forward, supported the stone, and pulled out the torch from the shelf.

He picked up the torch and began to shine it around, and saw a hole not far from him, where the water was rushing.He staggered forward, stepped on something when he got close, and fell down all of a sudden, but the strange thing was that the water was not only not as cold as the place where he lay down just now, but also very warm.

Below is a narrow and long gap, echoing with the water flow, the entire passage is dark, it is impossible to see clearly, it seems to always lead to the bottom.

Qin Huaizhen tried to grab something, but there were smooth stone walls all around him, and there was nothing he could grab, only the water that also slid down with him.

Not long after, Qin Huaizhen felt that the temperature of the water was rising higher and higher, and there was obviously a gust of hot air coming from below. He felt a little short of breath and a little dizzy in his head.

"It's getting hotter."

Qin Huaizhen touched the surrounding stone walls and said, he kept touching down, the stone walls next to him were extremely smooth, it must have been polished for a long time.

"If this continues, I will soon be cooked." Qin Huaizhen smiled and touched his hot face.

"Boom!"

There was a sound of a hard object hitting.

Qin Huaizhen looked down, and it seemed that there was some light on one side of the stone wall.

He stretched out his hand towards the bright place, but he didn't expect it to be a depression. As if grabbing a life-saving straw, he held on to the hole tightly so that he would not fall with the water flow.

Qin Huaizhen reached in with one hand and touched many fine stones. He tried his best to grab something. Finally, he touched a relatively sharp stone. He grabbed it and knocked the corners down. With the help of both feet, it came up with a push.

Before he could catch his breath, he saw a child standing in front of him, holding a candlestick in his hand, illuminating his entire face.

The child in front of him had his mouth sewn to death. Seeing that the seam was not red, it must have been sewn up for some years. His eyes were obviously dull, he was wearing earth clothes, and his hands were still a little muddy. Just picked up something and drilled a hole here.

Qin Huaizhen waved his hand in front of him, but the child raised the candlestick, meaning to give it to him.

Qin Huaizhen took it half-believingly and looked at him.The kid started to walk on and motioned for him to follow.

Qin Huaizhen thought that staying in this ghostly place was not an option, so he also followed.

The road was full of broken stones and soot. They were silent all the way. Qin Huaizhen watched the child's progress and didn't react too much. The only thing he wanted to do now was to get out quickly and find Li Guihe. Go home early and rest.

Gradually, the surrounding scene changed. The black and gray stone walls began to change color. I don't know if it was because of the fire, but the surroundings gradually changed to orange, and there were even dead leaves on the ground.

The servant boy stopped in front of the first leaf, and Qin Huaizhen also stopped not far away from him. Immediately, people's laughter began to appear around him. Listen carefully, it should be the laughter of children gathered together.

The child's innocent laughter came from all around, but it seemed extremely strange here.

When Qin Huaizhen saw the child in front of him, he began to shake following the sound, especially his head began to shake violently from side to side.

Qin Huaizhen felt something was wrong, and rushed over to stop him, but the child turned around when he heard the footsteps, his head was still shaking, his stitched mouth slightly bent, and he knelt down to hit the corner stone. down.

Qin Huaizhen rushed over and picked up the child.

At this time, there was already a blood hole the size of a copper coin on his head, and the blood kept gushing out, staining Qin Huaizhen's blue long clothes.He was still shaking his head, looking at Qin Huaizhen with empty eyes, and forced a smile out of his closed mouth, then stopped moving again and turned his head to the side.

Qin Huaizhen frowned and put him on the ground.

"No matter what, we must leave this ghostly place." Qin Huaizhen turned around and picked up the candlestick and thought to himself.

Qin Huaizhen picked up the candlestick and continued to move forward. There were many dead leaves on the road, some of which were not even completely yellowed, and it seemed that they had fallen off not long ago.

It seems that there must be an exit nearby. Qin Huaizhen couldn't help speeding up his pace, but there was only a long and narrow passage ahead. When he approached a blind spot where there was no light source, he found a staircase with no clear boundary, so he continued to walk down without thinking twice. .

Qin Huaizhen kept walking, but there was still no change in the surrounding area. Just when he was about to sit down and rest, suddenly, a cool wind came from a distance, and directly swayed Qin Huaizhen's half-dried hair. He immediately stood up and walked forward go.

There are some tiny calligraphy and paintings on the place illuminated by the candlestick, but they have been eroded by water and cannot be seen clearly.

Qin Huaizhen walked forward quickly, the wind was getting stronger and stronger, and it could even blow his clothes back.

Soon, he saw an arched door without a gleam of light.

He went in and saw that it was still dark, but he found a row of iron rings around it, with iron candlesticks inserted in it, and red wax oil inside.

"Why are there so many things here? For sacrificial offerings? They won't activate some mechanism if they are ignited?" Qin Huaizhen thought to himself.

It's better not to light those candlesticks for the time being, at worst, the one in my hand will be gone, and I will just change it again.

Qin Huaizhen's weak candlelight began to magnify in this dark place. The building here is very large, and there is a cool breeze blowing around. The exit should be near here.

Qin Huaizhen continued to walk forward, and the range of light continued to increase.There is a big tree in the center, and the leaves have basically fallen off, but it is worth noting that there are things like Cuju growing in the middle of the branches. If it is not a large number, it is more likely to be stuck there.

There was also a set of stone tables and chairs beside the tree. Qin Huaizhen walked in and saw that thick dust had already risen on it.

"boom!"

Qin Huaizhen turned around at once, and found that the place where he came in was sealed off, and the candlestick next to him lit up, and soon passed to the next one, surrounding the wall one after another, continuously burning gas, suddenly, It was brightly lit all around.

This is a circular block built of stones, the top is tightly sealed, and a towering tree that has long since dried up grows in the middle, and it looks like it has been dead for many years.These dead leaves on the ground obviously did not come from this tree.

Qin Huaizhen watched the fire go up one by one, walking around the wall of the house in circles.

Until the last lamp on the top was lit, it seemed to be lit by something, and it made a "pop" sound.

It was especially harsh in this quiet place.

Immediately, Qin Huaizhen heard the sound of leaves blowing away behind him. He turned his head, and there was a group of people around the tree. They stood there motionless with baskets in their hands. touch.

I don't know where the strange suona sound came from, surrounding this empty place.

Qin Huaizhen didn't feel flustered. Hearing the suona, on the contrary, he felt a little familiar. His thoughts drifted away, and he pressed his frowning brows.

【Ancheng·Qin Mansion】

Ten years ago.

"I told you not to be picky eaters!" Mrs. Qin shouted.

Qin Huaizhen pouted, and picked up the bitter gourd in the bowl.

"Hey, you!"

"What's the matter, madam?" Qin Leyuan came over with a smile.

"Look at this kid!" Madam Qin pointed at Qin Huaizhen and said.

After watching it, Qin Leyuan immediately understood, walked over and stroked Qin Huaizhen's head and said, "Do you want to go out and play?"

After hearing this, Qin Huaizhen immediately raised his head and looked at Qin Leyuan expectantly.

"I'll take you to an interesting place today." Qin Leyuan smiled, picked up Qin Huaizhen and walked out.

They got into a sedan chair and came to a village in the outskirts. This was the villa where Qin Huaizhen came out of the city for the first time. He ran around excitedly. Qin Leyuan beckoned him to come, and took Qin Huaizhen's hand and walked forward.

They came to a field, and not far away, there was a group of middle-aged men with their upper body naked carrying a thick hemp rope on their backs, gritting their teeth and walking forward.And a group of thin yellow old people sitting next to them picked up the suona hung on red silk and struggled to play the dry melody.

"What are they doing?" Qin Huaizhen pointed.

"Plowing."

"No, no, I mean those who blow things!" Qin Huaizhen turned around and looked at Qin Leyuan suspiciously.

"Oh, that's suona, shouting the beat, to celebrate the harvest." Qin Leyuan pinched Qin Huaizhen's round face and said with a smile.