Xu Jinxiu shrank and said, "It's okay."
I saw that her lips were a little blue, and then she turned around and faced Xu Jinxiu, "Come on, I don't know how long I will stay here."
I couldn't see the expression on Xu Jinxiu's face, but I could clearly feel her body stiffen, and after a moment of hesitation, she pressed against my back.
The further inside the cart goes, the cooler the temperature becomes, and the more things are arranged inside.
There are countless red papers floating on the dark river, and on both sides of the road are two rows of long red wax. The red candle liquid that flows out after the long wax melts adds to the color.
As we walked in, we all frowned.
On both sides of the narrow road, in addition to the red wax flowing with candle liquid all over the place, there was a row of straight wooden sticks, and the heads of various livestock were skewed on the wooden sticks.
Some of those heads had turned into bones, while others were only half-rotted. The rotten tissue fluid was dripping down, and the whole cave was filled with a stench.
Liu Bao couldn't help but say, "Fuck, this is so perverted..."
"vomit……"
The picture is too exciting, the smell is too strong, and those who are less able to bear it can't help but feel nauseous.
When someone was about to vomit, the warning sound of the witch praying came from the front, "I'm warning you. Don't vomit in the holy land, otherwise I will throw you into the river to wash, and you will be the one who suffers!"
Holy place? It doesn't look like it to me, but it looks like one of those secret places where witchcraft is practiced.
I thought to myself, but my back was lightly scratched.
This sudden shock made me stunned. I just thought it was Xu Jinxiu's coldness and leaned back the next moment.
Xu Jinxiu is very close to me, I can feel her breath next to my ear,
It was itchy and made me shiver.
Xu Jinxiu seemed to pause, then chuckled, "Ha~"
The bullock cart took us through the small underground river and finally arrived at an open space, where there were more livestock heads used for sacrifice and the smell of decay was even worse.
Different from before, there is a strong man standing under each animal head. These men have no silk clothes on their upper bodies, and some strange symbols are painted on their bodies. They have no shoes on their feet, and only hold a drum in their hands. .
And there was an extra cave in front of him, decorated with white silk flowers, like a funeral.
The ox cart finally stopped in front of the cave.
Someone from the front came to the front of the bullock cart and helped Wu Zhushu down from the bullock cart respectfully. Wu Zhushu stood still and then turned his eyes to us. His eyes were the same as looking at the goods.
"The sacrifices have arrived, take them to the longevity hall!"
Wu Zhu prayed and shouted loudly, and those muscular men faced us. They came and dragged us off the bullock cart and directly into the longevity hall.
The longevity hall inside the cave can't be said to be very luxurious, but the stone walls on both sides are full of words. There is a huge coffin in the middle. Because it is a bit far away, the scene inside can't be seen clearly, and next to it stand nine coffins. Upright pillars.
"Is this a bronze pillar?"
Xu Jinxiu’s voice came from behind me.
I also cast my gaze over. These bronze pillars were not small in size, and there were some complicated and gorgeous carvings on them. They looked like objects from the Shang Dynasty.
Liu Bao's eyes gleamed, "Such a big bronze pillar, the material and pattern are worth a lot of money!"
I'm a little helpless, Liu Bao's focus is always so special.
These bronze pillars are indeed extremely precious and are priceless in today's market. I didn't expect that such a rare object would be found in such a bandit's den.
Not long after, several sturdy men walked in from the outside. They were all dressed in tendon meat, and their bare upper bodies were painted with strange patterns with red cinnabar.
A few of us were pushed to the middle of the longevity hall, and then the men surrounded us in the middle.
Just listen,
"Festival-!"
As soon as the witch prayed, he took out a knife and made a cut on his hand, and the men repeated this action.
Then they began to dance a strange dance around us, and it was at this time that I recognized the patterns painted on their bodies.
This is a famous blessing prayer in the Shang Dynasty, often used in large-scale sacrifices. If I remember correctly, this should be a popular human sacrifice in the Shang Dynasty.
Before coming, I thought it was a human sacrifice from a feudal and backward area. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a real human sacrifice from the Shang Dynasty.
"The human sacrifices of the Shang Dynasty are quite enlightening."
Liu Bao frowned, "Brother Chen, what is the human sacrifice of the Shang Dynasty?"
I turned sideways and looked at Liu Bao, "Since ancient times, the Chinese people have had a tradition of offering sacrifices. When people encounter major festivals or major events, they will kill pigs and sheep to offer sacrifices to the gods. This has reached the point of praying to the gods. . However, in the Shang Dynasty, their way of offering sacrifices was even more cruel - they would directly escort living people to the altar. "
Liu Bao clicked his tongue a little, "So crazy?"
"That's not all."
Xu Jinxiu glanced at me and said, "The people of the ancient Shang Dynasty used various methods of human sacrifice. Killing, beheading, and burning were the simplest ones. What was even more shocking was dissection. Open the body and remove the internal organs, disembowel a large living person."
Xu Jinxiu said slowly, frightening Liu Bao, "Stop talking, this is too perverted, no, then don't they want to disembowel us?"
As soon as Liu Bao finished speaking, the men who were dancing the prayer dance had stopped what they were doing. They quickly stepped forward and dragged several of them to the nine pillars.
Wu Zhuzong said in a cold voice with no expression on his face, "Now we are dedicating nine men and women to be buried with them in honor of them!"
The so-called Renrui refers to those who are over 100 years old.
The distance now is enough for me to see the scene in the coffin clearly.
There was a man lying upright in the coffin. As Jin Mingxian said, he looked like he was in his prime, not a man over a hundred years old.
To put it bluntly, if there is such an elder who is over a hundred years old and still youthful, why should he not be regarded as a treasure?
But something feels wrong.
I couldn't allow myself to think too much. Those big men had already come up to catch us. At this moment, there was no need to endure it any longer.
"Do it."
As soon as I finished speaking, Liu Bao jumped out from the side, "Grandpa is here."
He said as he punched the person in front of him.
Before I could take care of Liu Bao, I cut off the rope with the blade hidden in my hand, and kicked the man who was coming towards me.
They didn't seem to expect that we would resist in such a timely manner, and after being stunned, they launched an even more ferocious attack.
The biggest difference between this person and those things in Dou is that one has a brain and the other doesn't, but in the face of absolute strength, it doesn't matter whether he has one or not.
They are all used to fighting in battles, so a few people can do it in minutes.
After dealing with the ragtag group of people, only the witch blessing prayer was left.
He seemed to be extremely frightened, and shrank back step by step directly to the side of Renrui's coffin.
"You people who don't know the heights of heaven and earth, heaven will come down to punish you!"
Liu Bao picked out his ears impatiently and said, "You are talking nonsense even when you are about to die."
The word "death" in the words made Wu Zhuqing's legs tremble. The wound on his hand was still bleeding, and the blood left traces along the place he touched, "You, you..."
Before he could finish his words, Liu Bao stepped forward and picked him up.
Liu Bao smiled evilly at the Wu Zhu Prayer, then took out the hemp rope that Jin Minxian had prepared before and tied up the rice dumplings with the Wu Zhu Prayer statue at a glance.
In a sense, this can be regarded as treating others the way they are treated.
We are not desperadoes. Killing people would do more harm than good to us. Although we are not afraid of trouble, we do not want to cause trouble.
Then Liu Bao told me to pass a group of people and said fiercely, "Everyone, please be quiet."
Seeing Liu Bao like this, those few people naturally behaved, and they were like eggplants beaten by frost.
I walked to the nine bronze pillars, took a rough look at the patterns on them, and then turned my attention to Ren Rui in the coffin.
I don’t know how many bronze flower vessels I have touched since I was a child. I have handled bronze vessels ranging from 100 to 80 years old. However, this is the first time I have seen this person who is more than 100 years old and looks like he is 40 or 50 years old.
I took two steps forward to see it more clearly, but the next second I was stunned.
There were many valuable things placed on the body, and there was even a jade pillow under the head. The edge of the coffin was stained with the blood of the witch praying, and the winding blood drops dripped on the body, and the next moment the blood The beads were absorbed into it, and under my gaze, black cracks spread out from the neck of the lifeless body, and all ten fingers turned black.
There is absolutely no way Renrui is like this. An idea formed in my mind, and I secretly thought, "Everyone, please stay away from the coffin!"
No one knew what happened, but most of them stopped what I said.
Black Dragon looked at me and asked, "What's wrong with Brother Chen?"
I looked grim and had no intention of hiding it, "What's in the coffin isn't a Renrui at all, but a Renkui!"
Kui Zhe is also called Kui Gang, and is only suitable for men.
As the saying goes, if a man leads the Kuigang, he will call heaven and earth, and if a woman leads the Kuigang, the family will be separated.
Chen belongs to Tiangang, and Xu belongs to Hekui, which means the annihilation of Yin and Yang.
This human leader no longer belongs to a human being, but has turned into a kind of monster, a bloodthirsty and flesh-eating monster with extremely powerful weapons, and his strength will be qualitatively improved in the cold environment.
The current environment is nothing short of the best for him.
"Although this Rengui is no longer a human being in essence, as long as this thing is not affected, we are safe, so we'd better get out of here as soon as possible."
After I finished speaking, everyone hesitated.
I understood what they were hesitating about. These nine bronze pillars and the words on the two walls were a great attraction.
It was Xu Jinxiu who walked out first, "Chen Ping is a wise man. Everyone has seen what he is capable of. Don't lose your life for some petty gains."
Everyone still understands the truth that fate is greater than anything else. Although there are some regrets, no one has any objections.
"Let's go first."
We were about to leave the cave when we saw a dark shadow heading directly towards the coffin of the leader.
"This is all my money and I have to take it!"
