During the whole process of slaughtering the corpse puppets, my subconscious told myself that I should be calmer now, and I should clarify my thoughts. Why are the corpse puppets here? Why is that person frozen in the ice? I need to think about whether people are lone wolves, but the reality is that I can't think about anything.
I made a secret and put away the paper figurine, and while walking, Lei Zi and I explained that when they saw Mei Hua coming to call for help, Uncle Wang and Lei Zi both thought I was injured and thought they had encountered something that they couldn't deal with. Even Mei Hua didn't. There was no way to solve it. Originally, it was planned that Uncle Wang would come to the rescue alone.
But Uncle Wang said: "Xiao Linzi, you are not a soft persimmon. Not everything can deal with you, but what you encounter is definitely not a good one. That would be hard to say."
Having said this, Uncle Wang turned to me and smiled, saying: "You have a good brother, Lei Zi, no matter what time, he will never give up on you, and just now he came to save you alone."
Maybe he wanted to comfort me, but in fact it did have some effect. I can have such a brother who can die, and I have no regrets in this life. Just now, I killed the corpse puppet in front of him. He was also shocked by the scene just now, but he could not hold back his sadness. Be silent.
When Uncle Wang said this, I patted Lei Zi on the shoulder, turned around to comfort him, and said, "Don't think about it. These corpse puppets are dead people in the first place. I did this... to help them escape."
Lei Zi was silent for a moment. He didn't know whether it was due to the cold temperature here or something else, but his face looked white and green. I, Uncle Wang and Lei Zi all don’t want to recall the corpse puppet incident anymore, and it’s not something worth talking about and sharing.
Of course, I know very well whether this is actually the case. I finally understand that in a comfortable environment, people will obey morality in everything, but when people are put into an extreme environment, they are no different from beasts. In the face of absolute survival, the shackles of morality are vulnerable.
Because we had the marks left before, we didn't take any wrong path. We passed these ice caves very quickly. When we poked our heads out of the ice caves, we slid down along the ropes fixed in advance.
Immediately afterwards, Uncle Wang pointed to the dense spider web-shaped ice cave in front of us and said, "During the time you left just now, I explored the ice caves nearby, and I found something interesting."
Immediately afterwards, he walked towards one of the ice caves. He still looked calm and calm. Lei Zi and I followed behind calmly, and Mei Hua was also called behind me.
Everything just now had no impact on him. Uncle Wang was like a deep pool, calm on the surface, making people feel gentle and calm, but deep on the inside, everything could be swallowed up without leaving a trace.
And Lei Zi, probably because he had been a soldier, was just like the ancient Cao Hao sword he used, sharp, cold, and simple.
Uncle Wang led us to an ice cave, stopped, poked his head in, pointed to the side of the ice cave, and said: "Look, there is a mark in this ice cave, and it is familiar to you." "mark"
I then stuck my head in, and sure enough I found a man-made mark about one centimeter deep on the ice wall.
Since it is difficult to leave traces on the black ice wall, I asked Mei Hua to leave the mark just like I did before. This was very simple.
Half of the marks are left straight and vertical in the ice cave as a mark, and the mark left in this ice cave is a mark that only the Feng family can understand.
Uncle Wang continued: "I didn't have time to check the upper one, but in the lower one, I found a total of six ice caves with your family mark.
Rokujo?
I asked: "Is this mark of the Feng family left by my father? Apart from my father, I can't think of anyone else who understands it. If I have to say that he understands people, it's only my grandfather."
Uncle Wang nodded to agree with what I said.
From this point of view, the person who left the mark must have spent a long time exploring these ice caves. So in the end, why did he leave marks in these six ice caves? Does this represent danger or safety?
Who could have left this mark?
Is it the father?
What do the marks he left behind mean?
Is it safe or unsafe here?
I said: "Uncle Wang, have you ever gone in and looked at the six ice caves in front of you just now?"
Uncle Wang nodded and said that he had gone in and there were some marks along the way, but he didn't dare to go in too deep for fear that you would not find us when you came out, so he exited again and was ready to wait for you to come back and let's go in and have a look together.
At this time, I thought again; the corpse puppet in Uncle Wang's mouth, the kind of red corpse, the body has been severely changed, and the disgusting tongue is sticking out, are there still people in these ice caves in front?
So will the corpse puppets come out of the ice cave and attack us?
The more I thought about it, the more I felt that this place was dangerous. At this time, Uncle Wang also came next to me. After reading it, he couldn't help but frown. I asked him about the corpse puppet, and Uncle Wang gave me a question that I didn't know. Very understanding explanation.
This corpse puppet theory originated from the art of corpse refining in western Hunan. Our Feng family are all experts in controlling zombies, so we naturally know that the theory of corpse extermination in western Hunan is not groundless.
Uncle Wang said that the corpses that were driven away were actually the corpses that had been refined. It was actually a technique of changing the shape of the corpse and manipulating the corpse. The practice of corpse refining in Xiangxi can only be said to be at the entry level. The true origin of the Corpse Technique is no longer reliable, but it was developed in the western Hunan area.
Traditionally, they are divided into: walking zombies, corpse puppets, zombies, lying corpses, wandering zombies, and flying corpses. They are also called walking soldiers, puppet soldiers, zombie soldiers, escape soldiers, and heavenly soldiers. The heavenly soldiers are the highest state of zombie refining. .
I told Uncle Wang about the situation when I saw the white-haired zombie. Uncle Wang analyzed that I encountered a walking corpse. The reason why Uncle Wang thought that what I encountered was a walking corpse was based on my description and the white hair at the time. It is inferred from the runes on Mao Xingzhi's body.
In fact, those runes are proof that the corpse has been refined. These white-haired zombies stationed in these ice caves are undoubtedly the masterpieces of the owner of this tomb.
Calculated this way, I have only encountered marching soldiers, but they were only of the lowest level. So how powerful are the heavenly soldiers? Uncle Wang continued to explain to me in a deep voice: "The heavenly soldiers are invulnerable to swords and guns, invulnerable to water and fire, and are immortal. They will act according to the will of the person who refines the corpse. However, the heavenly soldiers are not so easy to refine, so the number should not be large. Presumably this There shouldn’t be any heavenly soldiers in this ancient tomb.”
I was secretly surprised and asked, "Is there any way to deal with them? Do we have to run for our lives when we see them? I wonder if Meihua, the corpse king, can restrain them?"
Uncle Wang smiled and said: "What do you think? I don't know how powerful the heavenly soldiers are. I have never seen this thing before. Compared with me, I don't know how far the specific strength is. Meihua is now a junior corpse king. Come to think of it. You should be able to give it a try.”
My thoughts changed, and I suddenly felt a surge of anger in my heart. Could it be that my father already knew what was going on? Is that why you bring in some zombies and the like in advance, and use the ability of the zombies to continuously regenerate to hold back those who try to enter the tomb? To increase the safety of the keel?
This method is really cruel. My father never expected that one day, his son would come to pick up the dragon bones and be blocked by these things.
Then, I felt something was wrong. How did my father know about the situation in this Xuanbing tomb?
After thinking about it, I asked this question. Lei Zi thought for a while and said, "Could it be related to the broken map? Your father was the last person to see the broken map. He may have hidden something from us."
I looked at Uncle Wang and said, "Uncle Wang, do you really not know about this?"
Uncle Wang said: "What are you talking about? I don't know."
I said, "Uncle Wang, don't pretend to be stupid. Of course I'm asking about the heavenly soldiers."
Uncle Wang still smiled and said: "If I really knew these circumstances, would I still let you go in alone? Even if I knew you had a paper man and a corpse king, wouldn't I worry about your safety inside? ?Will you save you as soon as Meihua calls me? I only understood the moment I saw the walking corpse."
"Anyway, in the current environment, if you want to find the lone wolf, I'm afraid it will take some effort. I just hope that he is safe and that he can escape on his own. Our purpose this time is to get the keel, not to Dig out the funerary objects in this ancient tomb.
There is only one direction for us to go, but there are many roads. The interior of the ice cave extends in all directions, and it is easiest to get lost inside. But since your father has made a mark, it is better to follow it than to have no clues at all."
Thinking of this, the three of us discussed it again, and then randomly selected an ice cave with the Feng family's mark and went in. I have the Blood Demon Eye Technique, and I have done some feng shui on the ancient tomb. Through observation, I have some understanding, so I can also judge the location of the main coffin room of this ancient tomb. Knowing the location of the main coffin room, I will naturally go towards the direction of the main coffin room.
The three of us climbed into the ice cave again and followed the marks on the ice wall. The structure of the ice cave was very wide in some places and very narrow in others. We stood up and walked for a while, and crawled forward for a while. After walking for a few minutes, several forks appeared in front of us, distributed in a tic-tac-shape, and the marks At this point, it suddenly disappeared.
I checked carefully from hole to hole, but there were no marks. Lei Zi said, "What's going on? Did your father give up when he got to this position? Otherwise, why did the marks disappear?"
Uncle Wang smiled and asked, "Why did you give up? Was it because you knew this path was wrong, or was it because you encountered some danger? I know Feng Wen very well. He must have found another path, and this path is relatively hidden."
Compared to Lei Zi's thinking mode, Uncle Wang naturally thought more carefully. Because as he said, he is the person who knows my father best. The possibilities he mentioned all exist, but each one represents a different meaning.
