"Gulu... what on earth is... going on?"
Xiaoyang swallowed, his lips turned blue.
"I don't know, I don't know, I don't understand!" Ye Qing shook his head, with a solemn expression, and vetoed three times.
To be honest, he really didn't know what happened. He only saw these Youchao soldiers, as if they had seen something terrifying, and then died in various weird and bizarre ways.
But he didn't know what it was. All he saw was a cloud.
In the blink of an eye, all the Youchao soldiers on the suspension bridge died, inexplicably.
Only the empty suspension bridge, a bridge of corpses and blood was left, silent and strange.
Immediately, the clouds and mist rolled in, and all the scenes disappeared, as if they had never appeared.
"This...disappeared?!"
Xiaoyang blinked and looked confused: "The weirdness... is over!"
Ye Qing looked solemn and shook his head: "I'm afraid, it's just the beginning!"
"What?" Xiaoyang followed Ye Qing's gaze and looked below the suspension bridge. He saw the clouds and mist below the suspension bridge billowing strangely, as if there was something huge and terrifying swimming in the clouds and mist, stirring the clouds and mist. Ever-changing.
After observing for a while, the two found that it was just clouds and mist, and there was nothing weird or dangerous happening. They couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Ye Qing hurriedly urged: "Cross the bridge first!"
"Yeah!" Xiaoyang nodded and took a step forward.
The same is true for Ye Qing.
But just as he took a step forward, Ye Qing trembled and looked horrified. He saw a corpse suddenly appear in the clouds and mist below the suspension bridge.
And that corpse was clearly his own, with a distorted face, wide eyes, and a long tongue sticking out, as if he had been hanged.
"Gulu..."
Ye Qing swallowed. If nothing unexpected happened, what those Youchao soldiers saw in the picture just now were their own corpses. No wonder the other party was so surprised and frightened.
It is estimated that anyone who sees his own body, a lifelike body, as if he is really dead, will be shocked and frightened.
"Ah...my corpse..."
Xiaoyang apparently also discovered his body under the suspension bridge and screamed in surprise.
However, just halfway through speaking, Xiaoyang's body suddenly stiffened.
In Ye Qing's horrified eyes, Xiaoyang's head seemed to be imprisoned by some invisible force, and then slowly turned.
No matter how Xiaoyang struggled and resisted, it was all to no avail.
Amidst the "click" sound, Xiaoyang's head was turned twice.
Just when Ye Qing thought Xiaoyang was going to die, Xiaoyang who was standing there suddenly disappeared and was replaced by a mysterious doll.
The mysterious doll is as big as the palm of your hand, but has skin and flesh like a baby, with rich expressions, as if it were alive.
At this time, the mysterious doll's head was turned twice, and its neck was twisted.
But the doll was not dead, but its face was purple and red, as if it couldn't breathe.
The mysterious doll stretched out its two chubby little hands, held its head, pulled it hard in the opposite direction, and ran towards Xiaoyang who reappeared.
But as he ran, red tears of blood flowed from the corners of the mysterious doll's eyes, while its neck was twisted by invisible forces and continued to spin.
Round, round, and round.
Two laps, three laps, four or five laps.
When it was still three inches away from Xiaoyang, the head of the mysterious doll was twisted directly off.
The next moment, the mysterious doll exploded, but what splattered out were not pieces of flesh and blood, but milky-white bugs as long as fingers.
"Substitute bugs... life-saving dolls!" Ye Qing narrowed his eyes slightly. Those milky-white bugs were a kind of severe and strange type called "Substitute Bugs".
The injury-repairing bug is like its fate. After being refined, it has the ability to withstand non-lethal damage for others.
The scapegoat is a natural monster, but the surrogate doll is a special weapon that is made later in life, and the refining method is extremely cruel.
To make a life-replacing doll, you need to use an unborn baby who was pregnant for ten months as the main body. When the baby has grown up but is not yet born, feed the mother's body with special replacement wound bugs. After the replacement wound bugs enter the mother's body, they will begin to Cannibalizes the baby and takes over the baby's body.
Then the replacement bugs are fed continuously, and the baby is gradually replaced by the replacement bugs. The replacement bugs are nourished with the mother's body temperature to form a replacement doll. After the replacement doll completely transforms into a human form, the mother's body is cut open and the replacement doll is taken out. Can.
Because the surrogate doll was born in the mother's body, it has certain intelligence and can bear fatal injuries on behalf of its owner.
Compared with the stand-in puppet, the stand-in puppet can only be used once, while the stand-in doll only needs to be warmed for a period of time and fed with injury bugs, and it will recover and can be used indefinitely as long as it is not completely destroyed.
Therefore, in comparison, a substitute doll is many times more precious than a substitute puppet.
However, because the method of refining life-saving dolls was too cruel, the imperial court and many famous sects denounced them as evil heretics and banned their refining.
Only some evil heretics and people who don't care about human life can make life-saving dolls.
"puff……"
The moment the surrogate doll was destroyed, Xiaoyang, whose blood was connected to it, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and turned pale.
At the same time, Xiaoyang seemed to have seen something again, his expression was horrified, and he was about to open his mouth to shout, but saw Ye Qing covering his lips with his hand, signaling him to be silent.
As a strong person in the Refining Gang Realm, Xiaoyang's willpower is naturally not weak, so he immediately stopped talking.
Ye Qing took a deep breath, looked solemn, and took a step forward.
One step later, another corpse, cut into pieces by five horses, appeared in the clouds and mist below the suspension bridge. It was also his corpse.
"It seems that I guessed it right!" Ye Qing was overjoyed. He discovered that those Youchao soldiers had shouted before they died.
Previously, Xiaoyang also screamed and almost died in a strange way. On the contrary, he did not make a sound and was safe and sound.
He had just tested it, and it was as he expected. As long as he could hold back the fear in his heart and keep quiet, nothing would happen.
Ye Qing tried again and took a step forward. His corpse appeared again under the clouds and mist. This time it was drowned. The body was swollen and the face was enlarged. It looked very penetrating.
But he didn't say anything, so it was okay!
And according to his estimation, once he makes a sound, he will die in the same way as the corpse in the clouds below.
Therefore, the death methods of those Youchao soldiers were various and strange.
Xiaoyang also saw the clues and understood the key. He covered his mouth and took a step forward. He looked at his body in the clouds and mist below and tried not to make a sound. Naturally, nothing like the previous incident happened. .
With the method in hand, the two of them became faster and quickly crossed the suspension bridge.
After crossing the suspension bridge, the two breathed a sigh of relief and looked back. They saw their own corpses placed in the clouds and mist below. They died in various ways: drowned, burned, buried alive, and hung. , Lingchi's, falling to death... It's really a bit shocking.
"Huhu..."
At this time, the clouds and mist shook, and eyes suddenly appeared under each corpse.
Or, to be more precise, those corpses are in those eyes.
In each eye, there is a corpse, a way of death.
The next moment, the eyes in the mist slowly closed, and the corpses in the mist naturally disappeared.
Then, in the hazy clouds, there seemed to be a huge shadow, drilling into the depths and disappearing.
"Then... what is that?" When the clouds and fog returned to calm and the two of them could no longer feel the danger, Xiaoyang swallowed and said with a shocked expression.
Ye Qing licked his lips and shrugged: "Do you look at my sincere eyes like I know?"
"No wonder, the files of the Jing'an Division of Anyang County record multiple incidents of pedestrians disappearing inexplicably in Panshe Ridge. During the subsequent investigation, nothing was found. It is probably related to the weirdness here."
"Okay, don't think about it, let's go down the mountain first!" Xiaoyang patted Ye Qing's shoulder and couldn't wait to say: "I always feel that this Coiling Snake Ridge is eerie and something is wrong!"
"Okay, let's go down the mountain!" Ye Qing didn't want to stay too long, so the two of them went down to Panshe Ridge as quickly as possible.
After safely descending from Panshe Ridge, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief. The scene just now was really too weird. It was pure luck that they survived.
In fact, for weak people like them, if they encounter something strange, whether they can survive or not depends entirely on the mood of God.
"I survived, I survived. It's getting dark soon. Let's go and find a place to rest. Have a drink and celebrate!" Xiaoyang raised his head and let out a long sigh, with a look of relief on his face. smile.
"This place has neither a village nor a store..." Ye Qing looked around for a week, looked at the cloudy sky and said: "Looking at the day, it seems like it's going to rain, so we can only find a cave first." Sleepover!"
"That's the only way!" Xiaoyang nodded, and the two began to search around. It didn't take long for them to find an abandoned temple.
I don’t know what kind of wild god is being worshiped in the deserted temple. The incense has long been gone. The statue is badly damaged, the walls are cracked, and there are dust and cobwebs everywhere. The yard is overgrown with grass and is in a dilapidated state.
There was only one wall covered with paintings of flying ladies. It looked as if someone had wiped it frequently. It was neat and clean, and was incompatible with the entire temple.
Ye Qing and Xiaoyang checked and found nothing wrong, so they settled down.
As soon as the fire was lit, the sky became dark and a light rain began to fall outside.
"Come on, take a sip and warm yourself up!"
Xiaoyang gave Ye Qing a bottle of wine, took a sip himself, and closed his eyes comfortably.
Ye Qing took the jug and took out the dried meat he had prepared in advance. He took a sip of wine and a sip of meat. It was so satisfying.
"boom……"
At this moment, the dilapidated temple door suddenly shattered, and a sad wind and drizzle blew into the temple carrying a chill.
"Damn, it's so good. Why is it raining? I'm soaked all over!" Then came a rough and harsh voice.
"Yes, it's quite cold. Brother, hurry up and go into the temple to get out of the rain and drink some strong wine to drive away the cold!"
Immediately afterwards, a group of fifteen or six big men walked in. All of them had strong auras and a strong smell of blood on them. It was obvious that they were not good people.
Among the dozen or so people, the most eye-catching one is the leader, a big man. He is wearing a wolf skin, has a rugged appearance, a full beard, is as tall as a mountain, and has a powerful aura, like a ferocious beast in human form.
However, the most eye-catching thing is his eyes, which are dark green and shine with a dark and sinister light in the dark night.
As soon as the big man entered the door, he saw Ye Qing and Xiaoyang. Their green eyes were slightly narrowed, revealing a dense light, like a sword, which was like a thorn in the back.
"Is there anyone?" Behind the big man, a person was a little surprised when he saw Ye Qing and Xiaoyang in the temple. He immediately approached the big man and whispered: "Brother, do you want..."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and made a gesture in front of his neck, the meaning was self-evident.
"It's just two people who dare to sleep in the wilderness at night. How can they be easy? Don't cause trouble!" The big man said in a low voice.
"Yes, brother!" The man responded, his tone seemed a little disappointed.
