Blood stains filled the cracks in the rocks, mixed with rainwater, and washed away.
The rain was getting heavier, the thunder was rolling, and lightning flashed across again, but this lightning was no longer as pale and dazzling as before.
I looked around around the outside of the cave and saw that the mountain monkeys had disappeared.
I raised my head a little and looked up. I didn't stand up, so I couldn't see clearly what was on the mountain outside.
But I know very well that this tree coffin is a hanging coffin on the mountain wall. If it hadn't suddenly fallen and startled the monkeys, I would have definitely asked Yang Qingshan to come out to help. Otherwise, it would be difficult for two fists to defeat four hands, and the mountain monkeys are not afraid. I can't deal with so many Taoist talismans.
But a perfectly good hanging coffin will suddenly fall down, which itself is very weird...
Just when I was lost in thought, suddenly, there was a soft "click" sound, and the lid of the tree coffin inexplicably cracked from the edge.
I clearly saw that the wooden nails that sealed the coffin were originally on the edge of the coffin lid. At this moment, they all popped out, and the entire coffin lid fell to the ground with a "bang".
I turned sideways and quickly avoided some distance, so that the coffin lid did not hit me.
After the coffin was opened, a body was revealed inside.
The body was wearing old cloth. It was unknown how long it had been dead, and the entire body had turned into a mummy.
The next moment, an even weirder scene happened. The mummy tilted slightly outward, and then fell out.
The strange thing is that it did not fall down as usual, but knelt upright outside the coffin, with the body tilting slightly...
I frowned and stared at the body for a while, but there was no other change...
At first glance, it was clear that it was neither haunted nor broken, it was just an ordinary corpse.
coincide?
I was silent, then shook my head slightly.
The mountain breeze blew and the rain kept splashing in, and I felt a hint of coldness.
Originally, with the concept that the deceased was the most important, I wanted to put the body back into the coffin and then lay the coffin flat.
After all, the coffin is likely to slip into the rift at any time.
But the rain was really heavy now, so I had to give up temporarily, but I still straightened the kneeling body and laid it flat on the ground, and then returned to the campfire.
I checked Ba Qing a little and found that although he was not awake yet, he was breathing evenly. There must be some special reason why he was sleeping so hard.
Leaning against the inner rock wall, I stared outside for a while.
I was afraid that the mountain monkey and the white-haired ghost would come again, so I didn’t dare to sleep.
I looked at the copper box, and I was even more shocked. There were even a few scratches on one side of the copper box. If I hadn't blocked it in time, I'm afraid its claws would have pierced my head.
I sat for a while, my sleepiness making me a little dizzy.
Only then did I realize that at some point, Yang Qingshan’s generous back appeared at the edge of the cave. He did not look back at me, but just stood with his back to me and his hands behind his back.
I immediately breathed a sigh of relief, knowing very well that Yang Qingshan was keeping vigil for me...
No longer holding back the drowsiness of consciousness, I closed my eyes and fell asleep...
I slept very well this time, not only because I was tired from the journey, but also because Yang Qingshan was keeping watch, and I felt completely relieved.
Finally, I was shaken to wake up, and there was a panicked voice in my ears, and that voice shouted my name.
When I opened my eyes, I saw Ba Qing holding my shoulders with both hands. Sweat was pouring from his head and his eyes were full of panic.
"Mr. Luo... something happened..." Ba Qing's voice was trembling.
When he saw that I was awake, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes, but his fear did not diminish.
Immediately afterwards, Ba Qing told me hurriedly that he was keeping vigil just fine last night, but for no apparent reason, something heavy hit him on the back of his neck, and he fainted immediately.
When he woke up, there was a hanging coffin that had fallen down and a kneeling corpse. There were actually several monkey corpses pressed under the hanging coffin...
Ba Qing spoke very fast, with anxiety in his voice.
I shook my head a little, and now I finally woke up.
Seeing how anxious Ba Qing was, I shook my head, took a long breath, and told him not to panic, it would be fine.
Ba Qing's face was still pale, and there was a strong uneasiness in his expression. He said: "Mr. Luo, it will be fine. The boards of our ancestors' coffins fell off and killed the monkey. I'm afraid we will be killed during this trip." It’s going to be bad luck…”
Then, Ba Qing said a lot more words.
Firstly, he meant that it would be unlucky for the coffin to fall. Secondly, if a monkey dies in front of us, we will definitely be stared at by the monkeys, which may attract white-haired ghosts to follow us secretly. At that time, the danger will be great... …
After all, Ba Qing fell asleep last night and didn't know what happened.
I didn't hide anything and told what happened last night. Of course, I didn't mention Yang Qingshan.
I just said that the white-haired ghost dressed in human skin came to rummage through my things. When I woke up, it came in with a group of monkeys and wanted to hurt us. The coffin just happened to fall and frightened the monkeys away, which saved our lives.
And I also told Ba Qing that these monkeys had followed us a long time ago.
They didn't move the monkey carcass in the tree house. They were just trying to attract other herb collectors. They should be taking revenge on all the herb collectors...
Ba Qing's already pale face suddenly turned livid.
Besides the fear in his eyes, there was also a hint of confusion.
"The planks of our ancestors' coffins saved our lives?"
