Heizi raised his right front leg and pointed to the courtyard in front of him.
I rubbed my head and whispered.
"You're so good and awesome, little Heizi. It's too dangerous inside, so just stay at the door. If anything happens, go back to the altar. Xiao Yuan and Brother Li should be there."
Unexpectedly, the big black dog shook his head and puffed out his chest.
I burst into laughter.
"Xiao Heizi, what do you mean, you want to go in with me?"
The big black dog nodded vigorously.
"That's fine. But you must be careful later and protect yourself when in danger."
Without further persuasion, I cast four talismans - two each of [Invisibility Talisman] and [Flying Talisman], and attached them to me and Heizi respectively. Then he disappeared, slowly rose into the air, and went over the wall.
Heizi may not have "flyed" much before, but he was still a little excited at this time, shaking his four dog legs like he was swimming in water.
I looked down at the courtyard below in the air, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Fortunately, when I cast spells in this [Coffin God Village], I won't trigger violent explosions and strange red mist like Zhang Hui did. Otherwise, it would be restricted everywhere and it would be too difficult to explore the village like ordinary people."
Although I don’t know the specific reason, it is a “big benefit” to me.
Soon, Heizi and I flew to the last courtyard and slowly landed on the ground.
Heizi lowered his head again and sniffed around on the ground... Finally he stopped in a certain area and made a "pawing" motion with his two front paws.
I know, it's right there!
"But how should we open the entrance to the catacomb passage?"
I frowned slightly and carefully recalled the details Zhang Hui just described. According to the movements of the "village chief", he took three steps to the left and three steps to the right, then turned around and stamped his feet...
"I just hope this will work, and it won't be turned on and off through a specific formation or breath. Otherwise, it will take a lot of effort."
Click, click!
The masonry on the ground made bursts of sound and cracked in all directions, revealing the entrance to a dark underground passage.
Apparently, luck is pretty good.
"Come on Heizi, let's go down to find Lao Cao."
The big black dog came closer, wagging its tail, and followed behind me.
Along the black stone stairs, we went all the way down... The temperature gradually dropped, the air became cold and damp, and the strong smell of rotten corpses penetrated our noses.
I frowned slightly, thinking to myself.
"What a strong zombie aura! I wonder what is stored in the covered coffins in this underground cave? Are they ghosts or zombies? If we go down rashly, the aura of living people will stimulate the contents of the coffins. Will this thing raise a corpse?"
In fact, I'm not afraid that so many things in the coffin will be lifted up... but I'm afraid that it will ruin Lao Cao's big plan!
What he was willing to sacrifice his life to do must be very important.
Just when I was thinking about whether to apply some more talisman insurance, Heizi behind me suddenly burst out from his body with extremely strong corpse aura.
It almost condensed into substance, and a gray translucent airflow visible to the naked eye emerged from it and wrapped around me.
I was startled for a moment, then reacted and said happily.
"I forgot that Heizi, as Brother Li, the dog of the corpse hunter, has grown up eating the flesh and bones of corpses since childhood. Therefore, the body can store and emit corpse aura, which can not only restrain corpses, but also disguise itself as corpse aura. be found."
Kuroko stuck out his tongue and nodded towards me, looking like he was smiling proudly.
I have to say that taking Heizi out of the inn was a very correct choice!
"Good dog!"
I patted Heizi's head and continued walking down, relying on its corpse energy to wrap around him.
This way, I feel more at ease.
Soon, Heizi and I reached the bottom of the stairs.
Because no new "evil ghosts" were sent in, there were no torches lit in the cave, and there was endless darkness. If I were like Zhang Hui, I would be in trouble if I couldn't cast spells.
Fortunately, this [Coffin God Village] didn't seem to have much reaction to my true energy. I was able to focus my true energy on my eyes, and I could see normally in the darkness.
As for the sunspot...it can see more clearly in the dark!
According to Zhang Hui's previous description, I looked around and saw a large number of coffins densely packed in the cave.
I carefully searched for a "new coffin" - only "living people" could see it, and the village chief and the patrol of strong men in black seemed unable to find it.
I wonder.
"There are too many coffins here, and they are all black. Even if you can see normally in the dark, it is quite difficult to find them, right? I hope it won't take too long."
But when I really looked for it, I almost discovered it at a glance!
Because the shape of the coffin is slightly different from the others.
The most important thing is, because I am very familiar with that coffin - isn't it the same huanghuali wood coffin that Lao Cao started slowly and carefully making in the coffin shop when I was in junior high school in Lianghe Town!
When I asked him at that time, he also said that it was custom-made by a wealthy man in Fubei County.
At that time, I felt strange. If it was just for rich people, there would be no need for Lao Cao to be so careful. Not only did I strive for perfection in every detail, I was not even finished until I left Lianghe Town to go to high school in urban Yucheng City.
It turns out that this coffin has such a magical effect that it can make people in this "ghost village" invisible. I can use this to sneak into this terrifying underground cave.
Thinking about it now, I am afraid that at that time, Lao Cao was already preparing to enter this [Coffin God Village]... He just kept it secret from me and used an excuse to make this special coffin!
"If you calculate it this way, Lao Cao has made serious preparations for at least six or seven years in order to destroy this village! There must be a huge secret in this."
I was shocked.
Now, since I found the coffin where Lao Cao was hiding, I didn't waste any more time and took Heizi through the passage between the coffins. Arriving at the "familiar" coffin.
Perhaps he heard the slight footsteps, Lao Cao, who was hiding in the coffin, carefully sat up half-way, exposed his head and looked out...
Then, I was less than two meters away from him, our eyes facing each other.
For a moment, the expression on Lao Cao's face was very wonderful!
Shock, astonishment, doubt, vigilance, disbelief... It's like a face change, with a hint of surprise mixed in?
His lips moved, trying to speak, but no sound came out.
I was expressionless, deliberately keeping a straight face, and snorted softly.
"It's not a hallucination, nor an evil delusion. It's really me, Wu Zhong. You old Cao! How dare you let me fly! You made an appointment with me and a group of friends to gather in a coffin shop on the seventh day of the first lunar month, but it turned out You came to this hellish place alone to die without saying a word. It's really abominable! Let me tell you, you are only over sixty years old, very young. If you want to die, there is no way! I don't agree!"
After listening to my scolding, Lao Cao laughed.
I laugh too.
Laughing and laughing, both of our eyes were a little moist.
Lao Cao took a deep breath.
"Xiao Wu, you shouldn't have come. This place is very dangerous. Moreover, this is a matter for our Cao family, and you shouldn't be involved."
I shrugged.
"We're here anyway, there's no point in saying anything. Now, let's get rid of this so-called [Coffin God Village] together! Then, let's get out alive together."
