It took about ten days to recuperate like this. I don’t remember the details. I only remember that there was a heavy rain in Wuhan during this period. This rain not only brought a lot of precipitation, but also relieved the hot air a lot. Songzi did not run around looking for news as before. Instead, he discussed some stories about "郃" with us at home every day.
The information we have obtained is limited, and most of it comes from ancient books. There are more or less myths and exaggerations during the period. I am afraid that there have been many droughts in the past millennium, and there have been many evil demons due to this. But how many people have actually seen this thing is probably very few. So we made the best preparations and also planned for the worst-case scenario. After these days of adjustment, Qin Bukong's mood has gradually recovered a lot. In addition, he has to continue to participate in our discussions about Ba, which can be regarded as a temporary diversion of attention, except for the occasional sighs from him at night. Other than that, everything else is fine.
Ten days later, we were ready to go. We even placed our shovels and shovels by the door early because we knew we would be digging in the ground. Considering that I had to deal with the Great Corpse King this time, I also brought a lot of charms to restrain the corpse, but I have never used them before and I don't know if they are useful. Tools for making talismans are indispensable. I also re-edged the Miao Wu scimitar that Qin Bukong passed to me and sharpened all the previous gaps. Qin Bukong also knew that what we were going to face this time was not just a ghost, but something transformed from a corpse. To put it simply, its root was a human being after all, but it had been transformed into a demon. For this reason, he also deliberately memorized the part about manipulating corpses in the Nuo opera he learned in his early years. He even taught me a few tricks to prevent corpse energy during these ten days. He told me to know how to use it immediately when I encounter danger. If I inhale too much corpse air, I will become seriously ill.
It feels like I have already made up my mind that I will still be the main force in this level.
But I still failed to persuade Qin Bukong to let me keep the Vajra Prong. He said that he had made a mistake once and would never make it again, and Qin Bukong would be easily defeated if he did not have a weapon at his side. . Songzi is much simpler. He brought a compass and the iron scissors I gave him, one for finding directions and asking questions, and the other for simple self-defense. The rest, as long as the brain is not pretending to be stupid, is the greatest help to us.
On the day of departure, we rushed to the riverside by familiar routes. The road we walked along happened to be the same road we took without saying a word when the streets were filled with ghosts that had transformed into ghosts. Even after many days, we walked on this road again. On the way, I still had lingering fears, but fortunately everything was normal and we arrived at the riverside smoothly.
There is actually no road from the riverside to the small slope, but the slope is not very steep. After climbing up the slope, there is a very open and relatively flat open space, about the size of a sports field in feet. Maybe in the past Viewed from a distance, against the backdrop of the majestic Yangtze River Bridge, this place does not appear to be very big. However, it was not until we stood on it that we realized that it was much larger than we imagined.
Few people visit this place, and the nearest home is a mile away, and we cannot be directly observed. The only place where we can be seen is the people on the bridge, but the distance is too far. Even if they really see us, they will probably think that we are just a few teenagers flying kites. However, to be on the safe side, before we started the formal search, we used Songzi’s analysis to rule out several completely impossible places, such as the edge of a slope, where high-rise buildings would obviously not be built. Finally, the location was locked at the center point of the soil slope slightly closer to the direction of the Yangtze River.
Since I have never been to the Yellow Crane Tower, I have only seen it from a distance on the boat when I took a boat to Wuchang several times. So according to my visual inspection, the range is actually not small, but since we need to find the base first, it should only be in the central area. Qin Bukong sprinkled a layer of black-gray soil around the center. I don't know what it was, but he told me that it was used to "draw a circle of land," which means the territory within the circle. Let us occupy it, nothing else can stay here. Obviously such a trick has no effect on something like Pi.
We arrived quite early, and after finishing preparations, it was not actually noon yet. According to previous inferences, noon is the time when the Yang energy is the strongest in the day, and accordingly it is also the hottest time. Therefore, if it is accompanied by drought, it should like such a hot time. However, we searched for a long time, but could not detect any trace of Ba. At first, I thought it was because Songzi's guess about the location was wrong. However, around three or four o'clock in the afternoon, Qin Bukong went down with a hoe and soon found it. The foundations of some stone structures were excavated, and there were wood used to fill the gaps in the stones to maintain stability. Soon we followed the traces and found a large octagonal base. The only octagonal building here was the Yellow Crane Tower. So we concluded that there was nothing wrong with this place and it was the former site of the Yellow Crane Tower.
This is very strange. According to common sense, we should have noticed the presence of Ba as soon as we dug the old site, but we waited until it was close to dusk and still didn't notice any movement. Seeing that it was getting late, Songzi suggested that we go back today and continue tomorrow. If there is no movement by noon tomorrow, we could dig the foundation and avoid a fight. But Qin Bukong seemed to be closing his eyes to rest, and then suddenly said, No, we are not going back tonight, we will just stay here.
I asked him, are you crazy? You think the riverside is as warm at night as it is during the day. You don’t even look at the clothes we are wearing. The strong wind in the river at night will blow you into a fool. Qin Bukong didn't fight back at my provocative words. Maybe he had already seen through me and knew that I was just trying to be strong. Maybe it was because these two young people, Songzi and I, were hanging around all day long, and his character gradually changed. He has become more open-minded, at least not as petty as when I first met him. But he ignored me, and turned to ask Song Zi, "In addition to the drought, heat and ferocity, is this thing also afraid of water and light?"
When he said this, Songzi immediately slapped his thigh and stood up and said yes again and again. It was probably because of the daytime that he didn't dare to come out. Qin Bukong said, let's wait here tonight to see if it will come out at night. If it still doesn't come out, we will start digging during the day tomorrow. I thought to myself what kind of logic this is. Since we know that the other party will not show up during the day, why don't we just dig during the day? Why bother deliberately taking risks? If the demon refuses to show up during the day, then it will definitely show up when we dig up the box. Why bother?
I raised my question, and Songzi also agreed with me. Now we are all in a state of exhaustion. If we continue to fight head-on, I am afraid that even if we win in the end, we will suffer a big loss. But Qin Bukong said, you go back, I will wait here tonight.
This sentence shocked both Songzi and I. He sounded as if he was angry and had already made up his mind to do this. I saw that he was so stubborn, so I got a little angry again. Just when I was about to argue with him, Songzi secretly pulled my clothes from behind. I turned to look at him, and he frowned and shook his head slightly. Only then did I understand that Qin Bukong insisted on doing this, and made a lot of extra preparations at home, and even refused to hand over the Vajra Prong to me, probably because of Gan Mu. He always believed that Gan Mu died because of him, but it was me who avenged him. He failed to avenge Gan Mu with his own hands, so he grafted this hatred onto "Ba".
In this way, I think Qin Bukong is planning to make a desperate move and must fight. And this time, he will most likely not let me complete the final blow, but will personally destroy the difficulties that stand in front of us. The premise is that we really have the ability.
Frankly speaking, I still appreciate Qin Bukong's emphasis on affection and righteousness at this moment, but he seems to be a little concerned about everyone's safety. But Qin Bukong is already a very old man, and he may not meet many people who can know him well in his life. Maybe even people like me and Songzi who quarrel with him every day, he will feel that We are companions now. He is very lonely, so lonely that he does not allow others to take away everything that belongs to him. Anyone who does this is his enemy.
When I thought of this, I suddenly became agitated. So I said, in that case, I'm going to buy some food now, and see if I can get some thick clothes from somewhere. After eating, you can take a nap first, and Songzi and I will keep watch first.
Songzi didn't speak, because even he thought Qin Bukong was too willful, and he could only let him do it at the moment, because this was probably a knot in his heart. Only when it was untied could he continue to face the next days. . Seeing that no one objected, I collected all the money and tickets that the three of us had, and then walked towards the street again by myself.
The food was probably cold when we brought it over. Born outside the country, children of Jianghu do not need to pay attention to food and drink. So I bought a bunch of steamed buns and some pickles, but I didn’t even buy water, because where we were going to stay at night was right next to the Yangtze River. When I went back to the riverside, I picked up some clothes that others had hung out to dry on the way to keep me warm at night. I must emphasize that it is just a loan, and I will definitely give it back when we get through this.
Of course, if we can get through it.
