As the saying goes: "The first watch is for people, the second watch is for gongs, the third watch is for ghosts, the fourth watch is for thieves, and the fifth watch is when roosters crow at dawn."
The third watch in the middle of the night is the time when the Yin Qi is the strongest. Many evil spirits and ghosts who have not practiced deeply can only take advantage of this time to come out to cause trouble. Therefore, many old people often say that if they don’t do anything bad, they won’t be afraid of ghosts knocking on their door in the middle of the night.
On the seven carriages in the big yard, the escorts who were keeping watch were chatting one after another. At this time, people tend to get sleepy, so they must not sit alone. Or he would fall asleep after a while.
"I'm telling you..."
One of the escorts lowered his voice, and his originally hoarse voice became even deeper. Mixed with the howling of the cold wind at night, it made people tremble all over.
"That year I was an escort, but I had no experience and took the wrong path. As a result, I missed Sutou and walked into a deserted forest in the middle of the night..."
A very scary background is given at the beginning.
Several young escorts around him took a few steps toward the escort who was telling the story, feeling both fearful and eager to listen.
Only one of the old escorts smiled and said nothing. He was very familiar with the escort who told the story. He had heard this story more than once, so he also knew the content behind the story. Naturally, he also knew that the escort deliberately wanted to scare the new young escort.
"I pushed the carriage and finally passed through the wild woods and came to an open area. I originally thought I could take a breath and rest, but under the moonlight I saw a pile of barren graves at the foot of the hillside not far away... …”
Gudong, I don’t know who swallowed first and made a sound.
The young escort couldn't help but grasp the handle of the long knife at his waist, trying to use the weapon to embolden himself.
The escort who told the story suppressed the laughter in his heart. He looked around and continued:
"Then I took a few sips of wine and plucked up the courage to push the escort car forward, when I heard..."
Ohh Ohh ohh……
A soft cry filled the whole courtyard. The sound was like a woman crying resentfully.
Some of the young escorts could not help but have their teeth chattering and their hands trembling. Some were so scared that they closed their eyes, and some boldly opened their eyes wide without even blinking.
"Hahahaha, look at you, you are all scared like chickens..."
The escort who told the story couldn't help but laugh. He had learned ventriloquism before becoming an escort, and the sound that sounded like a woman crying just now was actually secretly learned by him with his mouth.
"Oh, third brother, you almost scared us to death."
"That's right, the crying just now almost made me pee..."
"Well, I'll go back to the house..."
Someone was so frightened that he peed, his face was dark and red, and he lowered his head and went into the house to find a change of clothes. The escorts who were originally scared to death suddenly laughed. The large courtyard that was filled with an atmosphere of fear just now was now filled with heroic laughter.
Ohh Ohh ohh……
There was another sound of women crying. How could those escorts be afraid? They all smiled playfully, winked at the escort who had just told the story, and said with a smile:
"Third brother, are you coming again? We are not afraid this time..."
"That's right, third brother, your voice sounds quite similar to..."
"Oh my, third brother, you are so annoying..."
Finally, there was an escort who deliberately pinched his throat, made a sharp voice like a woman, and said coquettishly.
"Hahahahaha..."
Everyone burst into laughter, and several people couldn't help but slap the wooden escort cart under them with their hands.
But only the escort named Third Brother turned pale. He swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva and then said slowly:
"It's not me this time."
As he spoke, the crying in the courtyard did not stop. Instead, it became more obvious, and a cold wind blew in everyone's ears.
The coldness was so chilling that it made one shiver.
"Third brother, this is not a joke."
"That's right, third brother..."
Even the old escort who was most familiar with the escort named Third Brother noticed something was wrong. He secretly put his hand on the knife at his waist and looked around the yard like a hawk.
"It's really not me..."
The third brother was about to cry. He shook his head like a rattle and his voice was almost out of tune. He raised his hands to show that he definitely did not do any small tricks.
Ohh Ohh ohh……
The crying was a little louder, and the sound of the wind at night was louder.
Everyone's hearts were pounding, and their palms began to sweat. They are all bodyguards with martial arts skills, but they have no way to deal with supernatural ghosts.
Squeak, squeak.
Something sharp scraped against the hard stone, making a harsh sound. The sound echoed in everyone's ears, like a murderous steel knife rubbing back and forth on the whetstone. Once polished, it would kill someone.
"Wellhead!"
The old escort's eyes narrowed, and he pulled the knife out of the sheath directly from his waist. The mirror-like blade reflected the bright cold light, and he shouted in a deep voice.
Following his voice, all the escorts turned their attention to the well in the southwest corner.
On the edge of the bluestone wellhead, a skeletal hand with no flesh and bones crawled out.
Immediately afterwards, the second hand also pressed on the mouth of the well. It was also filled with bones and no flesh and blood.
Then I heard the sound of something emerging from the water.
A woman's head appeared at the mouth of the well. Her face was as white as confetti, and a pair of empty eyes streaming with blood and tears were revealed under her disheveled black silk hair.
“It’s haunted!!!”
There was a scream, followed by the sound of a gong. The bodyguard who was keeping vigil in the yard kept a gong nearby. Once something happened, he would sound the gong immediately to warn the bodyguards who were sleeping in the room and wake them up immediately.
Escorts also have rules when staying outside. For example, they cannot take off their clothes when sleeping, put their weapons next to the pillow, put the toes of their shoes neatly outside, etc., etc., all so that they can make immediate decisions when something goes wrong. reaction.
So after the sound of the gong, a dozen bodyguards rushed out of the house not long after, each holding a weapon and frowning.
"Where is the thief?"
The dozen escorts who had just rushed out thought they were thieves who had come to rob the escorts, so they asked loudly. The voice must be loud at this time, because the thieves are timid and usually run away when they see so many escorts holding weapons.
The escorts in the yard were all trembling like chaff and speechless. They could only point with their trembling fingers at the mouth of the well in the southwest corner.
The dozen or so high-spirited escorts looked in the direction of their fingers and saw bursts of cold air rising from the well.
A pair of skeleton hands were holding on to the bluestone wellhead. The woman's head was swaying lightly in the air, and two lines of blood and tears flowed from her empty eyes.
"..."
Silent for a moment, the escorts looked at each other with the female ghost at the entrance of the well.
It seemed that even the sound of the wind had disappeared in his ears, and there was only the pounding sound of his own heartbeat. Some people's teeth began to chatter, their legs became weak, and even the hand holding the knife began to sweat coldly.
I don’t know who said in a low voice:
"Oh my God!"
"Run!"
"Ghost! It's haunted!!!"
Even the most powerful martial arts masters' legs felt weak when they saw such a scene.
call--
The female ghost in the well opened her mouth and gently spit out a cloud of blue smoke.
The smoke spread almost quickly, and as soon as those weak-limbed escorts were touched by the blue smoke, their eyes darkened and they fell to the ground helplessly.
Puff, puff, puff, more than twenty bodyguards fell on the ground.
No matter how powerful people are in martial arts, they are just ordinary people. Once they are attacked by demonic energy, just one breath will make them unconscious. Even masters of Qigong can't bear the demonic energy entering their body, and they will be completely powerless for a moment. Dizziness.
…
A few panicked shouts mixed with screams were heard in the yard, which startled Mr. Huang who was lying on the roof. He quickly turned his head to look.
A cloud of blue smoke was seen rising up, covering the entire courtyard, making it impossible to see anything clearly.
"Um?"
Mr. Huang was panicked. He had been walking around the world for many years and had encountered many ghosts and monsters, but this was the first time he saw such a strange scene.
When he was distracted, he failed to control his strength and kicked down several green tiles.
Several snapping sounds alerted the men in black clothes not far away, and they immediately pulled out the blades from their waists. There was an extremely burly man among them. He was much stronger than the people next to him, and it seemed that this strong man was the leader of this group of men in black.
The burly man waved his knife, and several people in black behind him walked over to where Mr. Huang's head was with their knives.
Mr. Huang saw that he could no longer hide himself, so he simply stood up. He did not rush to pick up the wooden box behind him, but instead gave a polite fist:
"I dare to ask you, you are a hero in the forest, and I am a friend online..."
When traveling in the world, it is natural to first sign up for a number when meeting, and then discuss the relationship. As long as there is no hatred of life and death, there is no need to fight with swords.
"We are working on the thirteenth floor. If you don't want to die, get out of here!"
The burly man held a long-handled sword as tall as a man behind his back in his hand.
He held the knife horizontally and said in a deep voice.
The thirteenth floor is the largest killer organization in the world. They are a group of desperate killers who only care about money. As long as the price is right, even princes and ministers would dare to assassinate them. It is said that even the Da Qi royal family once paid them to assassinate traitors and ministers.
"The people on the thirteenth floor..."
Mr. Huang narrowed his eyes and placed his right hand on the dart bag at his waist.
When he was young, he had a grudge against the people on the thirteenth floor, but that enemy had died under his flying knife. The rule of the Thirteenth Floor is that if you cannot kill the target after taking the money, or die at the target's hands, that is your own business. The Thirteenth Floor will not collect your body for you or avenge you.
"I wonder who you want to kill?"
Mr. Huang, the escort chief, asked as he quietly pulled out a throwing knife from the dart bag and pressed it on his sleeve.
He was worried that the other party was here for his niece. After all, the Longmen Escort Bureau was a big draw, and his brother who wanted to be the boss also had many enemies. Maybe someone got wind of something and hired a killer on the 13th floor to assassinate the only daughter of the head of the Longmen Escort Agency.
"Stop talking nonsense. If you don't leave, you will die here!"
The burly man waved his broadsword, and many of his men beside him rushed toward Mr. Huang's head like arrows.
well. Mr. Huang sighed softly. He didn't even use the flying knife on his sleeve. Instead, he picked up a piece of green tile from the roof and pinched it with two fingers to break off a piece.
"Come on, watch the escort!"
Mr. Huang, the escort chief, is always a benevolent person. Every time he wants to hit someone with a dart, he will give a warning first, and usually he will not use the dart to hit the opponent's critical point.
I heard a few crackling sounds and the sound of breaking wind.
Without even seeing Mr. Huang's movements clearly, a few fragments of blue tiles hit the vital points of the men in black from all directions. But after all, it was just a chance encounter with no grudges, and Mr. Huang still had some strength left.
Bang bang bang, bang bang bang.
Some people could still let out a few screams of pain, while others fell down without saying a word.
Those men in black rolled off the roof like dumplings. After a while, only two people, the burly man and Mr. Huang, were left on the roof.
"Old guy, look at the knife!"
The burly man rushed over in two strides, raising the sword in his hand high. The shining blade was like a waning moon falling from the sky, falling straight on the opponent's head.
The broadsword also carried a strong wind, which made the green tiles on the roof rattle continuously.
This shows that the burly and strong man's martial arts skills are extraordinary. After all, this is on a roof, not on solid ground. If your legs push down hard and break the beam under your feet, then you don't have to think about hacking others, just hit your own ass first. Backwards flat sand falling wild goose pose.
Looking at this side from the other side, although Mr. Huang had no weapons in his hands, he was very steady and didn't even move. He just looked at the big sword coming towards him calmly.
If this person really suffered such a blow, at least it would be split in half from head to toe, and maybe it would be split into several pieces.
It is said that when the Qi Dynasty was founded, there was a general named Li Chengyan who was good at using a double-edged horse-killing sword. He once rode into the enemy formation alone and killed twelve enemy generals before returning. Historical records record that "anyone who blocks his sword will be killed. The enemy general will be invincible and the soldiers will flee like rats."
But at this moment, a rapid sound of breaking wind was suddenly heard.
puff!
That was the sound made by Liuye's flying knife piercing his lower back.
