Jia Mo

"White Deer! White Deer, wake up!" Qi Yin patted the statue in panic, his panicked voice spread far away, but no one answered.A living person was burned to ashes in front of his eyes, and he was going crazy. He kicked the statue of the White Deer hard and shouted, "White Deer, come out!"

Dead silence.There was only silence in the dark space.

Looking back, Qi Lingshu stood up from the edge of the stone platform with his knees propped up, his face pale as if it had been coated with wax.Yun Zhi supported him, fearing that he would fall if he lost his footing.Qi Yin slowly knelt down, scratched his hair and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't know that what Bai Lu said last was a warning. I..." His throat choked up, and his eyes were red as he touched the statue, "Obviously I'm fine after touching it, I did not expect that……"

"It's not your fault, Hei Zi." Yun Zhi turned Qi Yin's face, stared into his eyes, and repeated, "It's not your fault."

Qi Lingshu stared at the abyss in a daze.Yunzhi also pulled him over, and forced him to squat down, "Don't make yourself uncomfortable there, what the hell is this? The White Deer God half-spoken, who the hell would have thought that there was a witch curse on the statue?" ? You two, look into my eyes."

Qi Yin wiped his face, raised his eyes to look at him, this guy who was usually fooling around became serious rarely.Qi Lingshu also pursed her lips and looked at him, her face was almost transparently white.

"I'm the oldest here. According to seniority, both of you have to call me senior brother, and you have to listen to me." Yun Zhi said word by word, "Zhaoming's death is not to blame for any of us. Don't take unnecessary responsibility. Carry it on your own shoulders, don’t blame yourself, and Zhaoming won’t blame us either. Our first task now is to get Junior Sister Xin Xiao back, and then we must all leave here, understand?”

Qi Yin and Qi Lingshu nodded together.

Qi Yin looked down at his hands and asked, "Why is it okay if I touch the statue?"

"Because you have the blood of the White Deer God," Qi Lingshu frowned, and said, "There are conditions for the triggering of the artifact witch curse, and if you don't meet its conditions, it will not be triggered. Maybe because of your great god blood, the witch curse will trigger you I recognized the deity of the White Deer. Just like those criminals, we thought at first that our intrusion had awakened them, but now that we think about it, this is not the case. We have stayed behind the stone gate for so long, and the criminals have not woken up, but Master After Zun dragged you up, they woke up. Maybe it was because you shed a lot of blood at that time, and the smell of blood dispersed, and your blood made them think that God came."

"Gods don't meddle in mortal affairs, which can also explain why few people have seen gods." Yun Zhi said, "It is the witches who really lead the tribesmen, not the gods. The ancient peoples were barbaric, and they sacrificed with living people and monsters." It’s everywhere, and it’s not unusual to have such an overbearing witch curse.”

"The Great God doesn't drink or eat, so why do they sacrifice living things?" Qi Yin asked.

"Sacrifice is not necessarily for food, but also for redemption. Whenever they encounter natural disasters and man-made disasters, they feel that the gods have punished them, so they have to find a scapegoat to make atonement for everyone. This scapegoat is usually Slaves, captives and so on." Yun Zhi crossed his hands and said, "What did the ancient people look like? Uncle Qinghe said, you only need to look at the southern border today. Southern border has not changed as much as the world, and it is still full of tribes. It’s almost like ancient times.”

Qi Lingshu guessed: "In ancient times, there was a strict hierarchy. Perhaps only witches were entitled to touch the statues of gods, just like only nobles were able to practice writing, etiquette and music. This is a symbol of status and power."

Yun Zhi nodded, "I'm afraid that there are other places in this tomb where there are witch curses. From now on, Hei Zai must not bleed at all, so as not to wake up some strange thing again. If the things in the tomb are not necessary, You can't touch any of them, you have to touch Hei Zai."

Qi Lingshu tore off the cloth strips from his body and wrapped them around his hands, saying, "That's it."

"Young Master Uncle is smarter." Yun Zhi also tore off a strip of cloth and wrapped it around his ungloved left hand.

"Let's go." Qi Lingshu stood up.

After leaving the nave, there were bursts of mournful cries like howling ghosts and wolves in the deep corridor, which were the wailing of criminals.Qi Yin's scalp went numb when he heard that, the mournful cry and the cold wind hit his back, and he was covered in cold sweat.With Qi Lingshu leading the way and Yun Zhidian behind, the three of them walked slowly along the corridor, searching for traces of Fang Xinxiao.Qi Lingshu in front suddenly squatted down and picked up a leaf on the ground.

"On the criminal?" Qi Yin asked in a low voice.

"No," Qi Lingshu sniffed, "it's wormwood, it's in the demon-repelling sachet."

They carefully released the lamp talisman, and a few wormwood leaves fell on the floor tiles, and they found some after a few steps, zigzag, like a guide.Qi Yin immediately understood that it must be the road sign left by Fang Xinxiao.Everyone was overjoyed, left a light symbol to watch the way, and walked quietly along the wormwood.The wailing of criminals was heard not far away, Qi Lingshu hurriedly put away the lamp talisman, and several people leaned out of the corner together, only to see dozens of dark heads wandering in the darkness, weeping and howling like a lonely soul without an owner.Qi Yin looked at them silently, she didn't feel horrible, but felt pitiful.

Still using the old method, the three of them held their breath together and tiptoed over.Qi Yin stood on tiptoe and stepped into the corridor, all the criminals suddenly turned their heads, their scorched and thin faces all pointed in Qi Yin's direction.Yun Zhi's heart skipped a beat, he quickly grabbed the collars of the two guys in front, and dragged them back.The three of them hurriedly hid in the front corner, poked their eyes out to look, and saw that they walked out of the corridor with their hunched bodies and shriveled legs, searching for Qi Yin's scent everywhere.

Qi Lingshu lit a lamp talisman, covered the halo with his hands, and the dim light, which was a little bigger than an inch, illuminated the pale cheeks of the three of them with fright.Qi Yin mouthed and said, "I didn't bleed."

Yun Zhi gestured with a headache, "You haven't showered for a few days, the smell is so strong? They can smell it?"

"Fuck you, I take a bath every day." Qi Yin mouthed angrily.

Qi Lingshu took out a piece of yellow talisman paper and swiped it at Qi Yin's fingertip.Qi Yin almost cried out in pain, and asked in a low voice, "What are you doing?"

Blood dripped on the talisman paper, Qi Yin sucked his finger and looked at him suspiciously.Qi Lingshu released the bleeding talisman, and the talisman radiated golden light, drifting unsteadily towards the criminals.As soon as it got close, all the criminals wailed like crazy, and chased after the blood talisman with their hands outstretched.In an instant, all the criminals came out of the corridor, their dark heads rolling like tides.The blood talisman continued to float forward, and the criminals howled and chased after it.

"Smart." Yun Zhi praised.

The three of them moved quickly and ran into the narrow road, and it suddenly became clear that there was another palace in front of them.My feet are sticky and greasy, I don't know what I stepped on.There was no time to delve into it, the surroundings were silent and pitch black, Qi Yin lit the lamp talisman, and the faint light illuminated an inch of the world, everyone was stunned for a moment.

The temple is covered with shiny silver spider silk, forming thick cobwebs, sticky and greasy, very disgusting.There are several white cocoons hanging from the middle, some of which have strange shapes, while others have a human shape.All head down, dangling in the air.There were also several giant cocoons on the ground, but they were broken. The lamp talisman floated over, and a corner of several bloody demon limbs were exposed. The internal organs and blood stains were all over the ground, and a soaring bloody smell hit the sky, making people sick.

Yun Zhi knew where it was at a glance, and said, "Hei Zai, we have arrived at your father's granary. Look at these monsters, they probably entered by mistake from the forbidden area, and your father caught them here."

Qi Yin's face was pale, and he said in a sleepy voice: "Your uncle, he eats a lot, and the sum of our thin skin and tender meat is not enough for him to stuff his teeth."

"Find Fang Xinxiao quickly," Qi Lingshu walked in with a cold face, "Since it's Master's... granary, he must be back soon."

Qi Lingshu and Yun Zhi went to put down the human cocoon hanging from the beam, and Qi Yin looked for the corpse on the ground to see if Fang Xinxiao was there.The corpses became more disgusting than the other, their intestines flowed out like yellow wax, and their flesh and blood were so muddy that Qi Yin could hardly bear to look at it.Clutching his nose, he looked around, and found that they were all demon corpses, not mortals.Qi Yin was slightly relieved, and went to Yunzhi and the others.They will put down the human cocoon, cut the opening with a dagger, revealing a pale human face, with a mouth full of fangs when they opened their eyes, they rushed straight to Qi Yin's neck.Yun Zhi quickly dropped the sword, piercing into his heart. The "person" opened his eyes, and the dark green light flashed suddenly, turning into a colorful boa constrictor.

"Be careful," Yun Zhi patted Qi Yin's shoulder, "The monster trapped here must have not eaten for a long time."

Qi Yin was so frightened that her heart almost jumped out of her throat, she rubbed her chest, and then cut off a cocoon.This time he learned his lesson and didn't lean on his head.After cutting three in a row, all three of them were sweating profusely from exhaustion.Putting down the fourth one, he cut open the spider's thread and saw that it was Fang Xinxiao, her eyes were tightly closed, and her palm-sized face was as white as a female ghost.Qi Yin patted her on the cheek, Fang Xinxiao woke up faintly, saw Qi Yin, his mouth puckered, almost crying.

"It's okay, it's okay." Qi Yin comforted her.

Fearing that she might be injured, everyone didn't dare to pull it directly. They cut the cocoon first, and then peeled off layer by layer.Her body was covered in abrasions, the worst being a large gash on her right thigh, where the flesh was turned out so that the bones could almost be seen.Fortunately, the spider silk bound the wound, so that she did not bleed to death, which was a blessing in disguise.Everyone took out the exorcism sachets on their bodies, and applied wormwood to stop the bleeding.This broken sachet didn't drive Qi Shenwei away, but it came in handy here.

Not seeing Zhaoming, Fang Xinxiao probably knew what happened in his heart, with tears rolling in his eyes, he held back and didn't dare to ask any more questions.

When I found Fang Xinxiao, I left immediately, so as not to run into Qi Shenwei again.Yun Zhi carried Fang Xinxiao on his back, and just as everyone was about to leave, Qi Yin looked up at the few human cocoons left on the beam, and asked hesitantly, "Do you think there will be Yao Xiaoshan in there?"

Everyone stopped. I didn't see that lunatic along the way. It is indeed very likely that he was caught here.Yao Xiaoshan is the only surviving child of the Yao family, and Qi Yin can't let him be here.He gritted his teeth and said, "If you agree to save him, we'll knock him out and take him away. If you don't agree, I won't force you, and I'll leave immediately."

Qi Lingshu said: "I agree."

Yun Zhi shrugged, "I have no objection."

"I have no objection either," Fang Xinxiao whispered, "but you better hurry up, after so long...Elder Qi must be hungry..."

Yunzhi put Fang Xinxiao at the door and asked her to lie on the ground and listen.Qi Yin and the others didn't dare to delay, they put down the cocoons of the remaining four people, and cut the spider silk on the face one by one.The thread was so tough that Qi Lingshu's dagger actually curled.Yunzhi directly took out Yougui to mow, all four were mowed, and none of them were.

"Let's go!" Yun Zhi quickly withdrew his sword and went back to carry Fang Xinxiao on his back.

At this moment, a ghost-like cry came from the depths of Yonglu: "Puppy—"

Everyone was shocked, and the blood seemed to be frozen in an instant.Yun Zhimao leaned over and poked his head out to see that Qi Shenwei was at the end of the corridor, crawling very fast, he was almost there in the blink of an eye.He immediately closed the door, carried Fang Xinxiao on his back, and said in a low voice, "Quick, quick, find a place to hide!"

The shout was like urging him to die, Qi Yin's legs and feet were weak, and he ran to the depths of the palace, and there was a stone gate in front of him.Everyone went in on tiptoe holding their breath, Qi Yin quickly closed the door, just as he closed the door, he saw Qi Shenwei's giant shadow over there entering the hall through the crack of the door.

Yun Zhi put Xin Xiao down to draw a talisman barrier with Qi Lingshu.While painting, Qi Lingshu raised his hand and said in a low voice, "There's no need to paint."

"what?"

Qi Lingshu groped the stone door inch by inch, and suddenly lit up the lamp talisman.Qi Yin's scalp exploded, and he wanted to say beware of the light shining through the crack of the door to attract Qi Shenwei, but suddenly he saw that the stone door was densely carved with charms.Qi Lingshu injected spiritual power, and the golden light flashed suddenly, and the spell barrier suddenly unfolded.

"Someone has set up a barrier here?" Yun Zhi looked at the spell carefully, and said in a low voice, "The strokes are smooth, without pause, and the depth of each stroke is the same. This painting method is very skillful. There is an expert with us Have you been stuck here before?"

"There are also on the wall." Fang Xinxiao whispered.

Everyone stuck to the lamp talisman and looked over. The rock wall was also engraved with runes. The engravings were very old and had no effect.

"It's different," Qi Yin said, "The one on the door is a Taoist talisman, and the one on the wall... seems to be a witch talisman."

"Why?" Qi Lingshu asked.

Qi Yin pointed to a small pattern of twigs and said, "This is the totem of the Bashan Temple. The white deer told me about it."

"Hei Zi, you didn't bleed, did you?" Yun Zhi over there asked suddenly.

"No, why?"

Yunzhi looked towards the center of the small room, and Qi Yin turned his head to look. There was a thick stone pillar in the center, and under the stone pillar stood a golden statue as tall as a man, wrapped around his body with several circles of black and silver chains the size of the wrist, with wide sleeves. Long clothes, with a white deer mask on his face, and big gold rings hanging from his ears, shining brightly like pupils under the talisman light.

"Is this a criminal?" Qi Yin was afraid that the thing inside would be awakened by his blood, so he didn't dare to approach, only dared to look at it from a distance, "A criminal with a thief and money?"