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Lu Zhuang disappeared on the way home.

Suddenly it disappeared.

The surveillance camera outside the store did not capture any strange people coming in and out, and Lu Zhuang stayed in the store all the time, occasionally leaning against the door and yawning, looking as if he lacked sleep.At [-] o'clock in the evening, he seemed a little anxious, poked his head out to look around, and quickly left angrily, his performance was consistent with what Situ Jingwen said, "there was a quarrel and a cold war".

Just in time, it snowed lightly that night, and Situ Jingwen was blocked halfway, and was almost half an hour late.At this time, he broke into the monitoring screen, and after a while, he took out his mobile phone and seemed to be calling someone.It's a pity that there was no response. He paced in front of the store angrily, obviously worried about Lu Zhuang.After waiting for a while, he hurried away.

"I thought it was him losing his temper that day, so I left first." Situ Jingwen's eyes showed a trace of anxiety, "I waited outside the store for a while, and couldn't help looking for it. But whether it's at home or he usually The bars, restaurants we liked to go to, even the little house we used to live in but is now vacant, we couldn’t find it.”

Speaking of this, he smiled wryly: "The next morning, that is, the day before I called you, I received a courier, which contained a wooden box, which was very delicate and felt like an old thing." Speaking of this, he Walking into the room, he took out the wooden box from the safe, "The sender's name is Wen Yudie."

"Then why didn't you call the police?" Cheng Wanshi asked curiously.

Situ Jingwen had expected it a long time ago, and explained: "I know he's a little different... that feeling is similar to you and this one." He looked at Bai Jiu, "It's very similar."

Think about everything.

Since there are no other clues, we can only investigate the wooden box first.He first observed the appearance of the wooden box, whether it was wood or patterns, they were all in the style of Fuchi.There is also a groove on the top of the box, which looks like some kind of insect - he took out the jade butterfly he took from Wen Yudie and tried to put it on - it really fit perfectly.Only a light "click" sound was heard, and the wooden box was opened, emitting a strong rancid smell from inside, which quickly dissipated.

There are not many things in the wooden box: a scale with the color of ice crystals, no animal can be seen, with a slight fishy smell, which is not unpleasant; there is also a piece of thin brown leather, like a map, slightly faded, But it does not affect the viewing, the image can almost be revealed under the light, which reminds Cheng Wanshi of the lamp shadow beef he tasted earlier.

He tried his best to drive this association out of his mind. After all, Dengying Beef is delicious and harmless, but this piece of skin is not simple animal leather, and making it requires a very superb and bloody skill, because it is——

A human skin.

Incomplete human skin.

After telling everyone about his discovery, Cheng Wanshi keenly felt that the atmosphere was much heavier, and all the people around him frowned, only Bai Jiu and himself were slightly better. "'Potianling, filled with water essence, the skin will fall off by itself, and the flesh and blood will not stick', this skin is so fresh. Even if it is stored for a long time, people can clearly identify the content on it. But the fishy smell is very strong... maybe Not ordinary humans, but sharks and the like..." When he said this, Cheng Wanshi looked indifferent, but the meaning behind his words made everyone shudder.

Especially Situ Jingwen, his eyes were bleeding, he was afraid that Lu Zhuang would encounter such a madman who stripped his skin and made maps!

As for Jiang Fengbai's solemn expression, he couldn't help asking: "Map..."

"That's right, it's a map, an incomplete map..." Cheng Wanshi opened his mouth slowly, bent his fingers and tapped on the table, just pressing down on the highlighted point, "Only part of it, but you can see it here, This is probably our goal, and it is also where Luzhuang is located."

Situ Jingwen, who was bumping around like a headless chicken before, immediately reacted: "I'm going!"

Xu Cheng pushed his glasses: "They deliberately led us over?"

Everyone circulated it, and the map was indeed an old thing brought out from the tomb. It was old, but it was not as fragile as they guessed, so it would break when touched.After careful consideration for a while, Cheng Wanshi sighed, and cast a strange glance at Situ Jingwen: "If you want to go too, you must follow my instructions and you cannot act without authorization."

At first, Situ Jingwen wanted to refuse, but Situ Jingwen thought deeply that he really couldn't help, and from the conversation between Cheng Wanshi and the others, he had a vague guess that these people were not ordinary people, except for his friend Jiang Fengbai, and Assistant Xu Cheng.

Situ Jingwen, who is also an ordinary person, felt overwhelmed.

"I don't know what's in the tomb. We need to rescue Lu Zhuang as soon as possible." Cheng Wanshi looked carefully at the map and found that the name of a mountain on it gave him an inexplicable sense of familiarity. It didn't look like a name from thousands of years ago, but ... In order to confirm his conjecture, he turned on his mobile phone and checked, and it was indeed the Chongyang Mountain in Guancheng. "It's strange, if it's the map left by Fuchi, how can there be place names that appeared after the founding of the People's Republic?"

"Could it be a forgery? Deliberately make it old?" Bai Jiu sat up straight and rubbed the skin with her fingertips. The touch was too real, not like a modern thing at all.

Jiang Fengbai, who had been silent all this time, said: "Since he let us go, we have no other way to go. I don't know if Lu Zhuang is alive or dead, I'm afraid..."

Cheng Wanshi put down the map, stroked the jade-smooth scale, and a thought flashed through his mind.

Hearing this, Situ Jingwen panted heavily and could no longer calm down.Even though it was still very cold at the end of winter, he looked anxious, and the sweat kept sliding from his forehead, making him look even more irritable. "I must go. In case something happens to Ah Zhuang, I will..." He didn't continue, his eyes were full of determination, as if everything would happen if they didn't plan to go to Guancheng, he would put himself in danger.At that time, it will not be guarding outside the tomb, but going deep into it.

"Of course." Cheng Wanshi made a decision, and his expression became serious, "No matter what, I won't watch my friend have an accident." Jiang Fengbai's friend is his friend.

Rightfully so.

Everyone discussed the time, as well as the luggage and equipment to bring, including the amulets prepared by Cheng Wanshi for the three ordinary people in the team, and set off in three days.However, following the route on the map is impossible to get to the destination. After all, Guancheng has changed a lot over the years, and I don’t know whether the person who drew the map didn’t understand it or only cared about the place name and didn’t care about how to get there.Everyone deduced that the general location was near Chongyang Mountain, so they decided to find the route by themselves.

It stands to reason that after a group of people got off the plane and set off from the airport in a chartered car, they could reach their destination in about five hours.However, the driver was not a native of Chongyang Mountain, and he was not familiar with the local road conditions. The car wobbled along the way and was not stable for a moment.Cheng Wanshi was originally only airsick, but now he started to get motion sickness. He was so dizzy from being thrown that he couldn't vomit, so he could only bury his head in Jiang Fengbai's arms without looking outside.

And Situ Jingwen sat in the front co-pilot's seat, with a sad face, and didn't have time to pay attention to the two huddled behind him.

On the other side, Xu Cheng hid in the co-pilot's seat, and Bai Jiu's face was very ugly, not because the road conditions were too bad, but because he was ordered not to open his mouth to speak, and felt uncomfortable.

When they were about to enter the mountainous area, everyone realized that the mountain road was too narrow, bumpy, and there was no asphalt road, so the car couldn't drive in at all.Maybe it's because the local government hasn't had time to allocate funds to build roads, so this area is still remote and uncivilized. "There are some small villages here, with inconvenient transportation, and few people come here. The Chongyang Mountain is also an evil place. Some donkey friends went to climb the mountain to see the scenery, but somehow got lost, and the bones were never found. Oh, you are visiting relatives. Be careful too, I'm used to living in the city, and life in the mountains is not good!" Before leaving, the two drivers specially warned them, and said that they could call them when they were about to leave.

After all, Jiang Fengbai is the president, and it's very powerful to spend money on goodwill.

Although it was still winter, the sun unexpectedly came out here, and there was a hint of greenery in the mountains and forests.The hustle and bustle of the city was quickly left behind, farther and farther away, leaving only a kind of silence, boundless silence.The unusual atmosphere was only broken by the occasional chirping of birds.

Looking up from a distance, on the steep Chongyang Mountain, the rocks are covered by bushes like snake scales, some here and some there, but there are still many exposed, which looks very strange.Everyone carried their bags and hiked up the mountain, intending to bypass these hills to the foot of Chongyang Mountain and spend the night in the village.

No matter how bad it is, just sleep out for one night. Anyway, there are many spells that can make everything happen. It is more than enough to expel some insects and beasts, so you don't have to worry about being targeted.

After walking for a short time, I climbed two or three small peaks and passed through the maze-like dense forest. The field of vision gradually widened. It seems that some people were active around here, so a lot of trees were cut down, exposing a large open space.Xu Cheng's physical strength was the weakest, and he was afraid that Bai Jiu would work too hard and would not let the other party carry him, so he gritted his teeth and walked until his legs trembled. "Let's rest for a while." Cheng Wanshi's breathing became more rapid, and he quickly put down his bags and let everyone sit on the tree stump to rest.

The ground nearby is bare, and occasionally a few clumps of weeds come into view.A few sporadic trees stood beside everyone, with only withered and yellow leaves on the branches, which were crumbling.After careful observation, Cheng Wanshi frowned and said, "It's not right. When I first came in, the hills were full of life. But the closer I got to Chongyang, the trees withered, and I didn't see any live animals." They said "live" because they found several dead rabbits and sparrows on the road, which were already full of flies and gave off an unpleasant smell.

"It's as if...something sucked away your vitality." Bai Jiu agreed while rubbing Xu Cheng's legs.

Cheng Wanshi nodded: "Well, the atmosphere here is also very uncomfortable." It was like staying in a place lacking oxygen, feeling stuffy and having nowhere to vent.

Xu Cheng avoided Bai Jiu's hand, but was caught again. He blushed and allowed him to move: "Why haven't I seen a single person for so long? Obviously there are towns outside the mountain, so don't the people here all live at the foot of Chongyang Mountain?" ?"

Situ Jingwen gulped down his saliva and spread his palms to fan the wind: "I chatted with the driver for a few words in the car, and he said that because there have been strange rumors around Chongyang Mountain, any outsiders who come in here are basically unable to get out, and they can't get out. No body could be found. The rumors piled up, and gradually no one dared to come in. The villagers in Chongyang Mountain rarely came out due to the inconvenience of the road, and they could only see each other at the "Zhixu" on the fifteenth day of each month in the town. to one or two."

"Take advantage of it?" Xu Cheng asked curiously.

"There are fairs in the north, and opportunities in the south. It seems that most of the ancestors of the people here moved from the south, so they retain some customary sayings." Bai Jiu explained.

Jiang Fengbai unscrewed the bottle cap and handed the water to the lazy but thirsty person next to him: "Drink."

Hearing this, Cheng Wanshi turned around and took a few sips of Jiang Fengbai's hand: "Ah...it feels good."

After a while, everyone continued on their way, hoping to find the village before it got dark.Near dusk, a wisp of cooking smoke finally broke into the eyes, indicating that there are indeed people here; then there are a few children playing around the stone pile on the wasteland, with dark skin and somewhat similar faces; Stone houses with black roofs and gray walls are scattered on the hillside unobtrusively. They are in the same style as Chongyang Mountain not far away, but they are not cold enough. Everyone suddenly realized that this is probably the ancient village at the foot of Chongyang Mountain. Everywhere has a heavy sense of history.

However, when everyone walked into the village, those who were working or resting cast their eyes on them one after another.In addition to curiosity, it is more of a kind of vigilance.Not only did Cheng Wanshi notice it, but the rest of the people couldn't help frowning—among those emotions, there was also a trace of imperceptible fanaticism buried deep in those pairs of pupils.

Chills down the spine.

The author has something to say:

Breaking the sky, pouring water essence, the skin will fall off by itself, and the flesh and blood will not stick to it-this sentence is inspired by an article about ancient torture that the stupid author read a long time ago, which mentioned mercury peeling...it is terrible.