The strange story of Huai'an Inn

After the shopkeeper arranged many affairs in the inn, he and Chongliu and Yuanchu were about to leave for Tailong Town the next day.

The night before leaving, Chong Liuben wanted to ask the shopkeeper what to pack for the journey, but he couldn't find anyone.In the end, he entered the secret room, only to see the shopkeeper wearing the witch costume he had seen before, holding a string of silver bells in his hand, and dancing the witch dance.Every time the footsteps landed, the silver bell in the hand would make a series of crisp sounds, and with that sound, the locust tree was also trembling, and its branches stretched in all directions.

Chong Liu felt that the surrounding air was surging rapidly, blowing the broken hair on his forehead.The atmosphere in the inn is undergoing subtle changes, as if an invisible barrier is closing quietly.

Chong Liu noticed that there were some bloodstains on the ground in front of the locust tree, and there were suspicious lumps that looked like flesh and blood.Finally, he finally saw that a goat's head was embedded in the trunk of the locust tree, and half of its face had melted into the trunk...

After a long time of fuss, the boss asked Fuzi to come back this morning. The sick sheep who can hardly walk is used for this...

Okay... at least it's not human beings...

Chong Liu looked up at the locust tree, but could feel the dissatisfaction of the locust tree.

Ever since Huai Shu drank his blood, he had this strange feeling from time to time, and he didn't know whether he could really feel Huai Shu's thoughts, or he was thinking too much.

The locust tree is not full, it has been a long time.It has been unable to grow up for a long time, because it does not eat enough.

Goats are not enough, any animal is not enough, it needs people.

The blood of just one person is not enough, nor is the blood of two people; he needs many, many people.Blood, flesh, heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and brain...all are needed.

Only at this time can Chong Liu realize the horror of this locust tree from a detached perspective.The sacrificers seen in the dream were real. Once upon a time, the shopkeeper would really feed people to this tree.

Just thinking about it like this, seeing that even buying a sheep now has to choose a dying one to feed the owner of the tree, Chong Liu felt that the older the man, the softer his heart...

The shopkeeper had already stopped his movements, took off the goat mask on his face, turned his head and smiled at Chong Liu, "I rearranged the atmosphere of the inn, and expelled the filth left by the water ghost before. This way you and I won't be here anymore. It's also very reassuring."

Chong Liu quickly put away the thoughts of "disrespect" in his mind, and said to Zhu Helan with a smile, "Master, Xiao Huai said that he is not full."

"I'll feed him some blood later." Zhu Helan looked at the locust tree waiting to be fed, and sighed, "Sometimes, I feel a little sorry for it. I'm its priest, so I should think about it wholeheartedly. .”

Chong Liu tilted his head to look at the locust tree, and said with a smile, "Boss, you are already a very protective old father."

"That's all for father, can you not add that old word?" Zhu Helan said dissatisfied.

Chong Liu laughed and continued, "Xiao Huai doesn't really want to grow up either. I'm afraid more people are still greedy."

Zhu Helan looked at Chong Liu in a little surprise.

Over the years, it was the first time that someone other than him had such a strong empathy with Huaishu.

Maybe it's because Liu'er's empathy ability is stronger than ordinary people, and he can put himself into the situation at that time just by hearing the story.In addition, he voluntarily fed blood to the pagoda tree, so he actually established a certain connection with the pagoda tree.

Originally, each cub should have one priest and one blessing, but the number of boys who passed the trial was seriously insufficient, and finally it became the situation that each cub had only one priest.Now it seems that Liu'er has great potential?

is it possible?After thousands of years, there was someone who could accompany him and Huaishu all the time?

Chong Liu had already walked in front of him, stood side by side with him, and stretched out his wrist, "Master, give it some of my blood, as long as it can eat more." "...Are you sure?"

"I'm sure, my blood smells good. Every time I live in the same room with Zhu Yi, if the mosquitoes don't bite, he will just stare at me and bite me alone."

Zhu Helan looked at his waiter tenderly, took out the crescent-shaped dagger pinned to his waist, cut the palm of his hand, and handed the dagger to Chong Liu.

Chongliu did the same.The two reached out their hands at the same time, and the blood flowed down the palms and onto the ground where the tree roots criss-crossed.Many thin vines immediately entangled around their arms, wrists, and every finger.The treetop was sucking blood near the wound, unknowingly pulling the hands of the two people closer.

In the end, the hands of the two were tied together, with the fingers tightly attached to the backs of the hands.

Chong Liu was a little embarrassed, and didn't know if Huai Shu did it on purpose.Zhu Helan smiled lowly, "It seems that Huaishu really likes you, and I'm afraid you will run away."

Chong Liu glanced at the shopkeeper, and asked softly, "Does only Huaishu like me?"

His voice was too soft for Zhu Helan to hear clearly, "What?"

"Nothing..." Chongliu hurriedly said.

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Zhu Helan and Chong Liu rode a carriage, Yuan Chu rode his own horse, and the three of them left the city together.Yuanchu had his own way to cut corners, so the three of them made an appointment to meet in Chongming City near Tailong Town, and then they separated.

The shopkeeper and Chong Liu found a remote and uninhabited path, took a shortcut and drove quickly all the way.

Chong Liu picked up the gourd at his waist and was about to drink it, but his hand was suddenly held down by the shopkeeper.

"Liu'er, I was thinking, how many days can your tea be left out?"

Chong Liu groaned, "But if I stop, won't I turn into a monster?!"

Zhu Helan didn't let go of his hand, but took the gourd from Chong Liu's hand, opened his palm, put his own hand on Chong Liu's palm, and gently closed his eyes.

Chong Liu didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the owner's gourd, but he felt blushing and heart beating, for fear that the quickening pulse would betray him.

"Your filth is mainly concentrated in your hands at present, but it does not invade from the outside, but from the inside." Zhu Helan opened his eyes, but did not let go of his hand immediately, and said seriously, "Liuer, You are born with a strong foul smell, and even now, what we have seen is probably a drop in the bucket. But for some reason, they have been dormant until they are stimulated by the outside world for some kind of self-preservation Instinct exploded."

"Then shouldn't I drink more tea?"

Zhu Helan shook her head, "Tea can temporarily hide your filth, but when you need them to protect you, they can't be awakened in time. On the day you met the water ghost, if you didn't drink the tea before, maybe Don't be in danger."

Chong Liu blinked his eyes a few times, and felt that what the boss said made sense, but... "I... don't really want to become a monster..."

Zhu Helan laughed and let go of his hand, "I won't dislike you even if you become a monster. Besides, who said 'monster' is not good-looking?"

"Boss! I'm serious!"

Zhu Helan put away his joking expression, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Liu'er, there are still some ways to control your filth without drinking tea. It looks no different from ordinary people on weekdays, but it is necessary time, you can also call."

"Ah?! That's not invincible! Then why didn't you teach me before?!" Chong Liu sat up straight excitedly.

"Because in order to obtain this ability, the previous series of tests are not mentioned. The most important step is to throw you behind that door. Those who can survive have this ability."

Chong Liu was stunned for a moment, "The door...means..."

Zhu Helan said calmly, "It's the doors that shut all the gods of filth."

Chong Liu opened his mouth for a moment, as if unable to speak.

"Boss... was this the trial you had when you were young?"

Zhu Helan nodded calmly.

Chong Liu's heart was tightly gripped.

Think about it... a child's boss, thrown into a world of filth... who knows what's in that world?What kind of crazy scene is it?

How scared should I be?

It's so inhumane!

The astonishment and distress on Chong Liu's face turned into anger, "Boss, you big witch is so worthless!!!"

He valued Liu Na's temperament, but if Fan Na was alive, he might rush to beat people.Zhu Helan's eyes were crooked with a smile, and he was very happy in his heart.

"It all happened so long ago. Besides, if you didn't go through that step, you and I wouldn't know each other now."

Chong Liu swallowed, "Boss...you don't mean to kick me out of the door too..."

"Of course not." Zhu Helan leaned on the carriage with his sleeves in his hands, "It's not necessary to control the filth like me, but... I can teach you some methods so that you can guide and control your own filth to a certain extent. It doesn't have to last The time is too long, just a few days, and then we still need to use tea to control it. If we encounter dangerous situations in the future, you can temporarily stop drinking those teas."

Chong Liu nodded again and again, like a chicken pecking at rice.

Sounds great!

At this moment, the carriage suddenly slammed on the brakes.The two lost their balance and almost rolled out of the car.

Zhu Helan grabbed Chong Liu, and his expression suddenly turned cold.

Chong Liu was dazed in Zhu Helan's arms, "Ah? Ah? What's going on?"

"Hush..." Zhu Helan said softly, "Don't move."

Chong Liu immediately turned himself into a stone sculpture, not even daring to breathe.

There was a strange vibration in the air, and the inexplicable panic aroused the instinct of the body, and all the goosebumps and fine hairs stood on end.

This sudden sense of dread...is familiar.

The carriage suddenly shook violently again, and the horse neighed fiercely, followed by the horrifying sound of tearing flesh and bones, something being crushed, something being crushed...

There was also a dense, harsh sound of metal friction.

"It's a dog." Zhu Helan whispered in Chong Liu's ear, "It's not just one, it's a group..."

"Boss! What should we do? We need round things!" Chong Liu panicked.Although the roof of this carriage is arched, there are angles everywhere.

While talking, suddenly the strange vibration became stronger and closer.Chong Liuyi looked up, but saw something black, viscous, and strange with countless sharp corners began to overflow quickly from the corner of the carriage.

At this moment, from the shopkeeper's whole body, from every invisible pore, a thick foul smell began to gushe out.The red floc brought up his long hair and sleeves, and quickly formed a ball around him and Chong Liu, wrapping him and Chong Liu in it.

The innumerable sharp corners of the viscous black object with a weird luster that invaded the carriage kept surging, and quickly rushed towards the two of them, wandering around outside the filth of the shopkeeper, but couldn't find a suitable place to enter. Angle.

Amidst the surging filth, Chong Liu saw something that made the hair stand on end.

He saw undigested bones, crushed deformed eyes.

The problem is, the dogs didn't back off just because they were blocked.On the contrary, in the other two corners of the carriage, the viscous, foul-smelling substance also began to overflow.

The carriage was pushed and swallowed.Chong Liu saw that the wood on the carriage began to rot and peel off quickly, and finally annihilated in the body of the dark, stinking monster.

In all directions, the source is endless.The dogs surrounded them and did not intend to leave.

Zhu Helan thought that the reactions of these dogs were not normal.

Generally, when the water comes, the dog will not wait so long when it realizes that it cannot catch the prey.Especially since the dogs haven't gotten any skin, blood or hair from either of them.

Only when they have such a thing and mark their prey, will they go across the sharp corners of all the worlds to hunt down their prey.

But judging by the reactions of these dogs now, it seems that they have been marked.If he doesn't give in, he and Chong Liu will be crushed and devoured.

Zhu Helan was very upset, he didn't like confrontation with dogs.Once in contact with them, even if you are not careful, you will not be able to shake them off... But looking at it now, it is impossible not to use your hands.

So he tightly covered Chong Liu's eyes with one hand, and then let go of the string in his mind, letting go of the suppression of the filth.