He felt something was wrong, so he hurried forward. The carriage rattled, and he was struck by countless flying arrows. The further he ran, the more he felt like he was spinning in circles, and even the broken arrows on the ground were in exactly the same position.
Yue Guanchao was shocked, thinking that he must have encountered a ghost and hit the wall!
Before he could think of a countermeasure, he heard a roar, and the carriage suddenly turned over as if being pulled by an external force. All three people in the car were thrown out of the car and rolled into the thick fog ahead.
Yue Guanchao was so frightened that he quickly got off his horse. The black-maned horse seemed to be frightened too, and ran down the mountain neighing. He was afraid that his second uncle and the others were in danger, so he had no choice but to go to the mountain road to find someone.
"Second uncle, Granny Ma, are you in front?"
"Save...save people!"
Leng Buding heard shouts coming from the thick fog ahead, Yue Guanchao's heart tightened, and he hurried forward like a shooting star.
After turning around a mountain bay, an old locust tree with lush branches and leaves spread across the eyes.
The branches continued to grow in strange and twisted ways, and the trunk was rough with age, and it actually showed the face of a terrifying old man.
If we say that an old tree that has been matured for hundreds of years is nothing more than this!
Yue Qingshan, Yue Erpao and Mrs. Ma were strangled by the neck. Their faces were all purple, their hands and feet had muscles, and their throats were whimpering.
When he found the source of the sound, his scalp was numb and he unconsciously clenched the machete in his hand.
Thinking that it was his relative, Yue Guanchao calmed down, drew out the scimitar from his back, raised his arm and struck head-on, but before he could make a few cuts, he was accidentally wrapped around his neck by a tree vine.
As soon as his feet left the ground, his temples felt like they were being stabbed and stirred by a sharp cone. The pain made him feel confused.
"ah!!!!"
The more he struggled, the more breathless his neck became.
I tried to pull the vines apart, but they were entangled tighter. The bones seemed to be broken by a python, and they kept rattling.
The moment he was about to die, there was a pain between his eyebrows, and his mind immediately came to his senses.
Yue Guanchao looked behind him and saw that his second uncle was holding his back tightly. The silver needle in the palm of Mrs. Ma's hand pierced the center of her eyebrow, and he immediately understood that he had been hit.
He lowered his head and observed carefully. His hands were actually pinching his neck, and half of his feet had already stepped off the slope.
There was a green-eyed wild wolf at the foot of the cliff, snarling and baring its teeth, salivating. If it wasn't for the second uncle holding him, he would have been shattered to pieces.
Thinking of this, Yue Guanchao felt cold sweat running down his back.
"Second uncle, I...why are you okay?"
Yue Qingshan's face became wary, his eyes full of concern: "I just saw you get off the horse, and you didn't agree even though I called you several times, and you kept running up the steep slope. Me and Sister Ma could only follow you. Fortunately, I am quick and can't do it." Otherwise, you kid will wait to be torn apart by wild beasts."
"I...what happened?"
Yue Guanchao was curious about what was wrong with him. Mrs. Ma glanced to the side a few times. The century-old locust tree near the steep slope had been hollowed out, and in the hole of the tree sat a statue of a god covered in gray. It was obvious that someone deliberately placed the shrine. here!
Mrs. Ma gave him a meaningful look: "You look like a mouse and a yellow-skinned man with droopy eyebrows. Hurry back to the carriage."
Realizing the danger outside, they quickly fled back to the carriage.
Mrs. Ma took out a palm-sized white jade bottle and poured four red pills out of it. After everyone took them, she felt relieved.
She muttered in a low voice:
"This is cinnabar anti-toxic pill, a secret recipe given to me by my master. Cinnabar is known to ward off evil spirits and suppress panic. I didn't smell it clearly in the carriage just now. It was only when I ran up the steep slope that I could fully smell the miasma. .”
"Squirrel urine is highly toxic and can cause plague and cholera. Yellow-skin urine can confuse people and cause hallucinations and nightmares. Moreover, there is more than one kind of medicinal herb in it. I'm afraid someone specially prepared this thing, otherwise it wouldn't be so powerful. .”
She glanced outside and then closed the curtain: "We were in the carriage just now, so we could block it somewhat. You were riding a horse in the woods and breathing so much. It's not surprising that you were possessed by the nightmare and had hallucinations."
"So, what should we do now? Should we move forward?"
Yue Qingshan was not sure either. He looked at Mrs. Ma and she smiled triumphantly at the two of them: "I still have to leave, but I can't just hide away like this. I have to fight them in the ring."
After Mrs. Ma finished speaking, she took out two lanterns from the baggage behind her and hung them on both sides of the carriage.
The frame of this lantern is made of tiger ribs, and the skin is made of python clothes. Once the cinnabar candle is lit, the front of the car will immediately light up.
She immediately opened the curtain, sat cross-legged in front of the carriage, jingled a copper bell in her hand, cleared her throat, and sang with a clear voice:
"The sun sets in the west and the sky turns dark. Every house locks its doors. Traveling gentlemen rush to inns. Birds fly to the mountains and forests and tigers return to the mountains. Birds flee to the mountains and forests to find a place to stay. Tigers want to return to the mountains and find peace. I have seven-star glazed tiles on my head and eight-sided purple gold bricks on my feet. The head of the earth is raised to the sky, walking in a circle with long strides, standing firmly against the camp board with both feet, beating the gongs and drums and asking the gods, if you encounter difficulties on my way up the mountain, I will light a lantern and you put out the smoke. If there is an incense hall in front of the mountain, please ask the gods to light it. Gua Zhuaner~na~hey~"
As soon as he said these words, the shadows gathered around the carriage obviously turned into reality and gradually fluttered in front of the carriage. The cold wind blew in the forest, and the wind whistled quietly, as if a shrill old eunuch was whispering in his ear. :
"There are few travelers in the deep mountains of Yunsuo. Eight hundred years of cultivation in the ancient cave. Clear springs are lingering with the spirits. Incense smoke is steaming and the truth is spoken. The gray old man sits down as a disciple. Immortals are connected in the Xuelong Ridge Bay. He asks three times and bows four times to carry the confession. He leaves the mountain and rides to collect the incense. Money can go against the will of heaven and change your destiny to protect your fortune. It can reduce disasters by moving mountains and reclaiming seas. It can defeat enemies with miraculous calculations. It can protect the law and feng shui and increase your wealth and longevity. Wherever you come and go, you don't have to cross this blessed cave. If someone comes at night and violates the prohibition, you can go in but not out. Fill your life!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the carriage stopped with a rumble on the mountain road.
The lantern flickered a few times, then went out completely, and the surrounding area fell into darkness.
At this time, the carriage seemed to be surrounded by ghosts and ghosts, claws clawing at the wooden boards, and the creaking sound made people's hearts beat.
