The dark cave has no sunlight, and the stone walls are damp but barren, with only a layer of sticky algae hanging on them. They cling to it so tenaciously that the yellow-brown mucus forms indescribable patterns. They support many insects that also don't need sunlight to survive, and the insects support larger predators. Just like the outside world, this place has its own complete system of the weak and the strong.
Just never seen the light of day.
But recently, two people have been disturbing me frequently, constantly bringing things that will destroy the unique ecology of this place. Fortunately, those things are tightly sealed by wooden boxes and barrels, making them airtight. Will it endanger the original order in the cave for a while? Aborigines with keen hearing may be able to detect the rustling and vital sounds inside through the thick wooden boards. But not all boxes contain the same stuff.
There is a deep pool of water in the cave, which was made by the female of the two. Originally it was only slightly dented, but she brought water, or rather, some liquid. It was eroded deeper, like a well, depositing many unspeakable and dark things. She will strictly abide by her time and add some necessary things that belong to some kind of ritual.
- some kind of ritual.
The cave is filled with obscure runes, like another language system, which were also left behind by the two people not long ago. They have made enough preparations for all this.
"Finally, there are some fluorite." This is a woman's voice. "They are not only used to emit light. They are placed according to the position on my drawing, and it is correct. This is an important part of ensuring the stability of the spiritual field."
Then came a man’s voice:
"I would appreciate you even more if you not only talked the talk but also helped me move it for a while."
For She Ji, this box of stones was indeed not too heavy, but Jie Yan's hands were empty, which made her feel unbalanced. She said that she had a way. Although she didn't know if it would work, she could only believe her for now.
He put down the box of glowing irregular stones, and the "thunk" sound echoed in the cave for a long time. After the sound completely subsided, the place seemed even quieter than before. Xie Yan looked around at the light and the rough leather paper in his hand.
"Okay, let's put it in as promised."
"Okay, okay, you can do some work."
Jie Yan shrugged and lazily bent down to pick up a stone. In this moment, She Ji had already put away three or four. The light source is more dispersed than before, and now it looks much brighter.
"Speaking of which, where did you place that child? I don't think any villager could stand him."
"I have an abandoned house in the no-man's land of Qinglize. I tidied it up and set up a boundary. He can move within a two-mile radius. Once he exceeds the boundary, he will circle back to the house."
"It's no different than being imprisoned."
"He is quite happy to be free. I have already dealt with the most threatening beasts. Small things like rabbits, moles and rats are miserable, and all the flowers and plants have been destroyed by him. But after all, he can't rest, especially when no one talks. I'm afraid I'm going to cause problems if I hold it in. I go see him every day, and it stands to reason that after so long, he's still unkind and very poisonous with his bad words."
"Hahahaha..." Xie Yan seemed to have heard a joke, "Didn't you say that your past friends were like this? They are very similar. Have you told him about your past?"
"I said some things, but he doesn't have any real feelings. At this age, I just treat it as a story. He actually likes the name 'Lou' and is happy to be called that. But at this point, I don't have any real feelings."
She Ji pressed her hand on the palm-sized piece of dark blue fluorite and squatted there without moving, her fingers slightly closed. After a while, he stood up and let out a small sigh. Xie Yan naturally heard it, but didn't ask anything.
"This witchcraft is very complicated and a bit cruel for a child. It depends on whether you are really determined. Have you made preparations as required recently?"
"The medicine has been mixed into the food, and I used the water you requested for bathing. I'm completely prepared."
"As expected, the Gu insect is already alive and well in his body. Now, we need to stir it out, bringing with it his demonic nature."
"You'd better not have any accidents happen to you. Don't think that I don't know, you're just trying to poison him."
"You also know that this witchcraft has nothing to do with Lord Gaoyue's request. We take time out of our busy schedule to do this, but we can't forget about business. Have you finished everything you want to do? Wu Yin said, the tomb soil is in charge That's enough, but it's hard to find ashes. After all, humans always like to be laid to rest. You know? That guy Kari Gondo is blatantly offering a bounty for corpse liquid at a high price on the black market. It's really speechless."
"I know. He killed the guy who fooled him with fake goods two days ago."
"This is another jar of ashes. You have earned it no matter what. I have been in contact with the Zuojinmen for a long time. These matters must be kept away from Lord Kanna's eyes. There are many people in the Zuogenmen, and for the time being, we can still bring Some corpses are not enough. Let’s not talk about it for now. Go and bring the child over. I should call him Luowu now, right? I’ll make some final preparations.”
She Ji took a deep breath. There is an indescribable smell in the air, a smell of moist humus, and a strange sweet and sour taste, which may come from the bubbling pool. Under the pool, there is a vertical well, the darkest part is it. He no longer wanted to delve into the ingredients of that rose-red color. He knew very little about the art of witchcraft and was too lazy to think more about it. Most of the time it wasn't these... technical issues that he had to deal with. But what he is more interested in and does better.
"Finally, I have to ask... This method won't cause any fatal accidents, right?"
Jie Yan rolled his eyes: "The only thing that can kill a person is probably the moment when he transforms into a demon. Of course, the process must be very uncomfortable, but I have tried my best to reduce this stimulation. If I want to surpass me, I will be killed by Qian Scorpion." The pain of being carved up and eaten away from the inside and outside is probably very rare!"
She Ji then left, leaving Xie Yan here to do the final debugging. There was a well set up like a wheel beside the pool. She stepped forward and stretched out the rope, which was still strong. The distribution of runes, the layout of fluorite, and other bits and pieces have also been checked. Next, she spent some time thinking about the most important task. After a long time, she heard noisy voices coming from the entrance of the cave. At this moment, Jie Yan was already a little anxious. When She Ji appeared in front of her with the kid, she said angrily:
"You can let me wait. If the time is delayed, who are you going to blame?"
"He passed by the Corpse Pond and clamored to see it." She Ji looked a little tired. "The last batch of waste has not been completely melted. I might want to talk to Zhu Tong."
"Okay, okay, let go! I can walk on my own!"
The young master shook off She Ji's hand and looked very irritable. He was alive and kicking, just like the last time he was kidnapped from the house, except that his hair was longer and not trimmed after all. He looked irritated and tapped his foot on the ground irritably. It’s easy to think of the reason. After all, for this little King of Hell, he hasn’t had anything new for so long. It’s hard to come out for air, and he still can’t play freely according to his own wishes.
But Xie Yan guessed that he would soon have a serious psychological shadow about going out.
"What are you doing? You can't do what you are supposed to do well. One or two mysterious people are hiding in a place like this? What are you doing? Don't let me see your boss, otherwise I will be the first to complain .”
The young master was still unconvinced, fearing that he had not had enough fun on the road. Jie Yan bent down, frowned and said with a fake smile:
"Xiao Liwu, is it time to call you that? With your current virtue, you are not qualified to see the master of the pavilion. If you want to file a complaint, you can be exempted. After all, everything that follows is tacitly approved by our boss. You must have had enough fun after so many days, and then my brothers and sisters will take you to something more exciting."
Xie Yan waved his hand, and She Ji dragged the young master to the rope with brute force. He struggled violently and punched and kicked She Ji. But after all, he is just a child, what strength can he have? It is not a problem to block those unstructured efforts casually. However, She Ji still allowed him to mess around for a while, soiling his clothes without saying a word. Finally, She Ji raised his hand, and the rope wrapped around the boy tightly like a living snake. He was still struggling hard, like an earthworm about to get dehydrated. However, there is no sun here.
"Let me go! You bastards dare to lie to me! You scorpion spirit, when I first saw you, I didn't expect you to be such a low-level person. She Ji! As long as you are still a man, don't Listen to this woman and let me go!"
Before She Ji could speak, Xie Yan waved his hand and the rope was wrapped around his mouth twice more. "Xiao Liwu" was so angry that he stared, but there was nothing he could do. She Ji's face was expressionless, and she really didn't know what to say. He was even a little confused, but at this point, he was just treating a dead horse as a living horse. According to the previously mentioned procedure, Xie Yan released the poisons in the box. Spiders of different sizes and colors swarmed toward the pool, as if there was something in the water that attracted them. Then, She Ji lifted the young master up and threw him directly into the water. The spiders were struggling on the surface of the water, and the water was constantly filled with bubbles.
"Sink four feet."
She Ji pulled the rope shaft.
"One, two, three, four, five, six...twenty, twenty-one. Get up."
After Xie Yan's rhythmic counting, She Ji turned him up. "Xiao Lianwu" coughed violently, mixed with intermittent curses. The corpses of some spiders hung from his body.
"You bastard-gulu-gulu... you son of a bitch-well, ahem..."
"Shen Qichi."
Before he could recover, he was thrown down again. A string of bubbles came up again.
"One, two, three...thirty-one, thirty-two. Get up."
When he pulled it up again, "Xiao Lianwu" was still coughing, and what came out of his mouth was no longer rose-red water, but brown-pink water. She Ji opened her mouth to say something, but Xie Yan was indifferent. She waved her hand and continued:
"Shen Sanchi."
I don’t know how much time has passed. Of the three people present, two were suffering.
The last person hanging in the water below the top of the stone no longer struggled. He is still alive because his lips are still trembling. He must have been full of swear words, but he didn't have the energy to say a greeting. All the spiders on the surface of the water were wiped out, sinking to the bottom of the pool and melting away, leaving no more ripples caused by struggle. The pool turned dark red at some point.
She Ji frowned, looking a little uneasy. Jie Yan just said lightly:
"I'd better think about how to bring him here next time. Maybe you can ask Kari Gondo to help you get rid of his body and take him into custody."
"……good."
