Indeed.
If we choose to remain indifferent this time, if something happens to Zhang Xu, we will not be able to escape the blame.
I nodded and dragged the two of them to follow slowly.
Zhang Ji's back in front of him slumped down obviously, apparently relaxing.
I shouted at his back.
"We can't follow too fast. Two of my friends were injured, and their wounds have now been torn. If we follow too fast, we may fall down before we can reach our destination. "
Zhang Xu didn't look back, but his speed was a little slower.
I knew he was waiting for us on purpose.
We supported each other and slowly followed him through a dense forest, gradually walking deeper into the forest.
And just when we were halfway through.
I suddenly heard another scream coming from in front of me, and this time the scream was undoubtedly Zhang Xu.
We all tensed up and couldn't help but quicken our pace.
Zhang Ji in front looked even more panicked. He no longer wanted to lead the way with us, but hurriedly rushed forward.
We looked at each other and ran after him.
And the moment we followed Zhang Ji and reached the dense forest ahead, we all froze on the spot.
Looking at Zhang Xu in front of us, we almost couldn't believe our eyes.
"Is that human being?"
Cui Hao stared at Zhang Xu blankly, his tone full of disbelief.
Zhang Ji's face was filled with coldness, and he suddenly shouted in front of Lin Zi.
"If you have the guts, don't hide it. Get out of here."
The next second, the dense forest was separated, and a figure slowly walked out from inside.
The man also held a bell in his hand. When he shook it gently, the bell made a crisp sound.
As the bell swayed, Zhang Xu's body also swayed, with a look of extreme pain on his face.
Zhang Ji stared at this guy fiercely.
"You tell me that as long as I can give your pet some nutrients, I can let my brother go."
As he spoke, he suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed at the three of us.
"I brought all three of them here, should you fulfill your promise?"
Upon hearing this, the old man with the white beard holding the bell suddenly sneered.
"Oh, what I want is the finished product, not a few big living people like this. Besides, their abilities are beyond my ability to deal with."
As he said that, the old man raised his eyebrows and looked Cui Hao and me up and down.
"That's right, Boss Cui and Mr. Xiao Man."
I looked cold and quickly pulled the two of them back half a step.
At the same time, I alertly shouted to Zhang Ji in front of me.
"Stay back and don't get too close to this guy. His methods are sinister. If you are not careful, you will fall into his trap."
Zhang Ji was obviously filled with grief and anger. He couldn't hear my words at all. Instead, he roared angrily, took out the short knife from his body, and ran directly in the direction of the old man.
The old man sneered.
Suddenly he shook the bell in his hand.
The crisp bells rippled in the forest with the surrounding breeze, and then Zhang Xuna, who was standing in the center, started to move.
Zhang Xu's limbs were stiff, and he rushed towards Zhang Ji extremely stiffly.
Zhang Ji didn't want to hurt his brother, so he immediately dodged to the side.
But just because he was worried, Zhang Xu's long nails scratched his face fiercely, leaving a deep bloody mark.
Zhang Ji's eyes were full of pain.
He deeply forgot about Zhang Xu, turned around and rushed towards the old man again.
I looked at the stiff Zhang Xu and felt incredible.
"Cui Hao, why did this old man come here?"
Cui Hao shook his head, his eyes showing some caution.
"Maybe he also came here for the treasures under the ground. His purpose is different from mine. He may have come here for other burial objects."
As Cui Hao spoke, he shouted to Old Man Zhang in front of him.
"Old man, what else are you doing? If you don't do your business of escorting corpses properly, why are you here to join in the fun?"
The old man looked at us with a faint smile.
"You all can come, so why can't I come? But I know that your so-called purpose is the shroud. Then we might as well keep our own way, you take your Yangguan Road, I take my single-plank bridge, and we How about non-interference?”
It seems that the purpose of this guy's coming here must be different from ours.
It shouldn't be for the shroud we are searching for.
But he has controlled Zhang Xu after all, and we can't just leave.
I stared at Old Man Zhang coldly.
"You have detained our friend. If it is really for our sakes, release our friend. Naturally, we will not make things difficult for you, and we are not interested in what you want."
Old Man Zhang sighed lightly, his expression showing some displeasure.
"Master Xiaoman, logically speaking, considering your reputation and reputation on the road, I shouldn't refuse your request, but it's a bit late now."
He suddenly flashed and shook the bell several times.
Dozens of figures suddenly flashed out of the surrounding dense forest, swaying continuously in the depths of the dense forest, gradually approaching Zhang Ji's direction.
"Is this kid called Zhang Xu? I really didn't know that he was your friend. If I knew, how could I do anything to them? But now he has become a half-puppet of mine and wants me to return it to you. I Who should bear the losses?”
As he said this, Old Man Zhang dodged, avoided Zhang Ji's pursuit, and jumped directly behind Zhang Xu.
He quickly pulled up Zhang Xu's hair, lifted him directly into the air, and pulled his neck hard, exposing Zhang Xu's back.
That's when we discovered it.
There were actually two long holes on Zhang Xu's back, and something seemed to be surging in the holes at this time.
Old man Zhang stared at us with a smile.
"If you had come a few hours earlier and I hadn't done anything to this guy, then of course I could return him to you. But now my puppets have entered his body. If I forcefully dig it out, not only will I The puppet will die, and he won’t survive.”
The old man's face was full of regret, and he seemed worried about us.
"Think about it, why is this necessary? Why don't you sell me face and let me take this guy away! Anyway, even if you snatch him back, he won't be able to save him."
After hearing this, Zhang Ji could no longer hold back and roared at the old man.
"Give me back my brother, and I'll kill you."
The next second, he quickly swung the scimitar and slashed hard at the old man's face.
And right now.
All the surrounding black shadows rushed out of the forest.
These shadows were not as close as the three of us, but they seemed to be under control and quickly pushed towards Zhang Ji.
One of them stood in front of the old man, and its giant claws scratched Zhang Ji's face like crazy.
If Zhang Ji hadn't hid quickly enough, his face would have been scratched now.
I stared at the dark shadows around me, feeling uneasy in my heart.
Cui Hao also looked at these dozens of black shadows in shock.
"Old man Zhang, why did you bring all your rotten corpses to this place? What on earth do you want to do? You wouldn't come all the way here just for Zhang Xu, right?"
Old Man Zhang sneered, obviously this was not the purpose.
He must have other motives for coming here, and as he said, it is probably for the treasures under the ground.
I looked at the black shadows of rotting corpses around me. They still didn't have a piece of good meat on their bodies. The rotten smell spread along the air and went straight to our faces.
Wang Wangyang was already confused by the smoke. He took half a step back and couldn't help but hold on to the tree beside him and retched.
The smell is so strong that if I hadn't been to the Pit of Ten Thousand Corpses before, I wouldn't be able to stand it.
As for Cui Hao.
The boy took out a glass cup from his body, poured out a little powder from it, and smeared some of it on Wang Wangyang's nose.
Suddenly, Wang Wangyang's expression became a little better.
Cui Hao wanted to give it to me, so I waved to him.
"I don't need it. I've smelled worse places than this. I'm resistant to this stuff. Your powder is really expensive, so just keep it!"
With that said, I waved to Zhang Ji who was standing aside.
"Zhang Ji, come here. We can have some medicinal powder to help you get rid of the odor, so don't suffer any more."
Zhang Ji was obviously unable to hold on any longer, his body kept swaying, and he kept retreating among these strange shadows.
There were even a lot of wounds on his body.
But he just had an obsession and had to take Zhang Xu back.
I looked at Zhang Xu with a dull expression, and his skin was gradually transforming.
There were cracks and rotten corpse spots on his skin. If he continued like this, he would completely transform into a rotting corpse.
I asked why there were so many rotting corpses in the forest. It was indeed man-made.
This old man Zhang and I have dealt with Cui Hao before.
Old Man Zhang is a branch of the corpse exorcism sect, but Old Man Zhang and his branch have their own special methods.
They can transform ordinary corpses into rotten corpses nearly two meters tall by gathering resentment.
Their corpse removal is different from other corpse removal craftsmen. The corpse removal craftsmen use spells and suppression in Tongling to make these corpses obedient and follow them back home.
But the methods of this old man and his lineage are completely different. They are the rotten corpses created through these transformations.
Use the resentment and intimidation of these corpses to suppress other corpses and drive them to their destination.
I have long known that this old man has a lot of rotting corpses as his tools. This old boy has cooperated with us before.
That time we were jointly responsible for escorting corpses in a house, and I went there to help change the feng shui.
So we had some exchanges at that time, but I didn't expect that we would meet again today.
