Cui Hao shook his head at me, looking a little timid for the first time.
"How about we leave first and discuss it later. These two things are really weird. I always feel that there is something wrong with those figures, especially the huge black spiders on them."
I looked back at Cui Hao strangely, feeling incredible in my heart.
"Fat man, usually when things like this happen, you charge in front and I chase after you. What happened to you today? Why did you become so cowardly all of a sudden?"
When I said this, the fat man's eyes became dull and confused for a moment.
Soon, he shook his head at me.
"I don't know either. I just think it's very dangerous. It's best if we don't get close as much as possible."
After saying that, the fat man shook his head and shook the flesh on his arm.
"It's strange. After hearing what you said, I also felt something was wrong. It didn't look like me just now, and did you feel weak in your hands and feet, as if your muscles couldn't stretch?"
I didn't notice it at first, but now that I heard the fat man's reminder, I immediately pinched my arm.
Suddenly, I felt something was wrong.
It was just like what the fat man said. My body was so light and limp, my muscles were so loose that I could no longer support myself. I almost collapsed to the ground.
"Something's wrong, what's going on?"
I felt like I was losing a lot of energy. I had just focused all my attention on the two figures, so I never noticed my body.
Now it seems that the situation is extremely bad.
Cui Hao looked nervous and quickly retreated to my side.
"I just realized that when I said we were going to retreat, I took a step back and almost tripped over myself and fell to the ground."
The fat man sniffed and pointed at the white smoke rising around him.
"I think it may be the problem with the water vapor. The water in this pool may be something weird. Let's take a few steps back and then come back."
I nodded and immediately followed Cui Hao back.
I picked up the money and it turned pale, my body shook uncontrollably, and I almost fell to the ground.
The fat man's situation was not much better than mine. The two of us supported each other and slowly moved away from the steaming pool.
As expected.
As we got further away from the pool and the surrounding air became cooler and fresher, the two of us gradually recovered a little bit of our physical strength.
A glint flashed in Cui Hao's eyes.
"It seems that it's these damn things. There is something wrong with the fruit in the hot spring pool. When the water vapor rises, the smell inside is really weird."
Cui Hao retreated to my side, grabbed my arm and walked away.
"Quickly, retreat with me. This place is too weird. The two of us should walk towards the entrance for a while, and try to slow down as much as possible. Don't completely exhaust your energy by carrying this thing."
I nodded, followed Cui Hao to the entrance, stared at the cliff below, and fell into deep thought for a while.
The two of us stayed here for nearly half an hour, and finally felt that our physical strength had recovered a lot.
My head is not as dizzy as before.
I looked at Cui Hao, and he was looking at me with the same intense gaze.
"Master Xiao Man, I listen to you. I feel much better now. Do you think we should go out now or continue to see those weird things?"
My eyes shifted to where those figures appeared, and I fell into deep thought for a while.
The human skins on these things may be corpse shrouds, but it may also be just my imagination.
My head was a little dizzy just now, so my first reaction was that all they were wearing were corpse clothes, and there was no way they were fake.
But now that I have completely calmed down and woke up, I can feel the problem.
"Fat man, first of all, the quantity doesn't match up. It's impossible to make such a large batch of shrouds at the same time. It would cost too much, and the conditions for making shrouds are harsh. I don't think they can make such a quantity with their craftsmanship. Huge piles of shrouds.”
I stared at the entrance and sighed deeply.
"And this is just the first point. The problem is that these things look exactly like living human skins, but I am not sure yet whether they are living dolls directly carved from living human bodies. This is also possible. So. If you go back, you have to take some risks if you want to determine their identity."
I looked back at Cui Hao, waiting for his response.
"Therefore, this sky with flowing auspicious clouds is not necessarily easy to deal with. In addition, the surrounding fog will also fascinate the mind. If we really want to see these ghosts again, I'm afraid that both of us will encounter risks again."
Cui Hao's attitude was firm, his eyes locked on my body and he responded without hesitation.
"Anyway, Mr. Xiao Man, I will follow you. I will follow you and do whatever you say? If I really die in the hands of these things, it will be my fate."
Seeing that he trusted me so much, I felt uneasy in my heart.
I hesitated for a long time, but finally gritted my teeth and made up my mind.
"Fat man, we still need to go over and take a look. I have to get close to one of them to find out whether the ones they have are living dolls or the shrouds we need."
After I finished speaking, I took out the rope from my body and tied it around my own waist.
I tied the other end of the rope to the fat man's body and told him at the same time.
"You just stand here waiting for me. I will tug on the rope every three minutes, which means I am telling you that I am safe. If you find that I don't tug on the rope for more than four or five minutes, then it means that I am in danger. It’s dangerous.”
I looked back at Cui Hao, waiting for his answer.
"At that time, you just pull the rope hard and pull me back. Life or death depends on your fate. If I can come back, then you will make the next decision based on my situation. If I can't come back..."
I sighed heavily and pointed at the cliff beneath my feet.
"Then you go out by yourself, and after you go out, find the exit as soon as possible, find the way down the mountain to go home, and pretend you have never been here. You don't have to worry about me anymore."
When Cui Hao heard this, disapproval suddenly appeared on his face.
"That's not possible. How can I leave you here alone?"
I shook my head and persisted.
"Listen to me. Since you listen to me whatever you say, then I will implement your words. Do you understand?"
The fat man gritted his teeth and finally nodded heavily, agreeing to my words.
I patted his shoulder and turned to look at the place where the water vapor was rising not far away.
What awaited me next was the risk of crisis. I could only take a breath, turned around and walked towards the pond.
Cui Hao pulled the rope tightly, his face full of nervousness. I shook the rope in my hand and looked back at him with a smile.
"It's okay, just wait for me here."
After saying that, I turned around and immediately walked towards the pond.
The water vapor around me became thicker and thicker. I immediately took out a mask from my backpack, wet it with water and put it on my face.
Although I'm not sure how useful it is, it should at least be a little less risky than going there directly.
While I was still conscious, I took out the refreshing powder I had prepared in advance and patted some of it before playing with my nose.
A wave of coldness swept through my body instantly, and my groggy mind calmed down a lot.
I immediately put the things in my backpack, rolled a cigarette, put it to my mouth and lit it.
Amid the smoke, I felt clear.
I have gradually been able to clearly see several gray and black figures emerging in front of me.
They were still standing next to the pond, some were playing in the water, and others were surrounding the pond, seeming to be talking about something.
As I got closer, I could vaguely feel a sense of weak heat spreading through my body, and my body couldn't help but sink.
My heart suddenly sank.
I knew the situation was going to be bad again, I should have been tricked again.
I took another long puff of cigarette to make sure I was conscious, and at the same time looked at my watch.
Another three minutes passed, and I pulled the rope to convey the message to Cui Hao that I was safe.
Then I continued to move forward, this time I speeded up, I planned to win quickly.
Only in this way can I keep my mind as clear as possible without being slowly obsessed by the contents of the water vapor.
As I got closer, the looks of those figures became fresher and fresher.
The flashlight shone on them, and these things gradually became aware of my approach, and slowly turned their heads and looked in my direction.
Their expressions were numb and empty. Although there were eyes in their eye sockets, they looked like glass prosthetic eyes carved from jade, without any energy at all.
When they see me, even under the illumination of the flashlight, their eyes will slightly reflect an extremely strange coldness.
I swallowed, quickened my pace again, and quickly came to one of the figures.
Just being so far away is enough to make people feel frightened.
Now standing in front of this thing, the two huge spiders on his body instantly gave me a chill in my heart.
Because I clearly saw that the spider's legs were still moving, and they were still slowly secreting spider silk, gradually wrapping the person's legs.
One of them seemed to sense my breath and floated slowly towards me.
His legs looked like they were not moving in the clouds, but they slowly closed the distance between him and me.
I suddenly felt bad and immediately turned around and retreated.
But this figure was faster. Before I could react, he had already walked in front of me.
I immediately took out my weapon and held it across my chest to resist this guy's approach.
When this figure walked up to me, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he actually gave me an extremely weird smile.
The next second, the figure suddenly raised his hand. With a cold light in his hand, he actually held a dagger and stabbed it towards my chest.
