Tomb Raiders Notes - Zhangjia Mausoleum Keeper

Chapter 163 Between Life and Death

Brother Qi Ling's face was very serious, he stepped forward silently and confirmed the mark.

I took the opportunity to catch my breath by leaning on my homemade climbing pole, a solid piece of cypress wood that I'm comfortable with.At this moment, if it weren't for it, I would have fallen to the ground feeling dizzy.

"I bumped into it, it shouldn't happen!" I thought to myself, I wanted to find a place to sit and rest first, but found that the soles of my feet seemed to be filled with lead, and I couldn't exert my strength at all.One staggered and knelt directly on the ground.

Because, Brother Qi Ling was squatting in front of me, and he was surprised to see me suddenly kneel down to him.But when I saw my pale face and bead-sized beads of sweat dripping down, I realized something was wrong.He hurried forward and carried me under the tree, fed me some water, wiped off my sweat, and took my pulse.

I asked feebly, "Did you suffer from heat stroke?"

He shook his head and signaled me to keep quiet, then found some dry wood nearby and set up a fire.

"Looks like we're going to spend the night here. I never expected to encounter such a bad situation after entering the mountain for only one day. Now we are not only lost, but also encountered a "ghost hitting the wall". What's even more frightening is my sudden illness. , Being sick in this environment is undoubtedly a serious drag and burden on teammates."

"If I hadn't insisted willfully and threatened brother Ling with the excuse of running away and disappearing, he would not have compromised and brought me in. I didn't expect the retribution to come so soon! I looked at his busy back and felt very regretful."

He mixed the straw mushrooms I picked during the day with some edible wild vegetables, and cooked them into a delicious vegetable soup, but I didn't have any appetite at all, I just felt uncomfortable churning in my stomach.

"Could it be that you are not acclimatized again?" At this time, I really hated this unbelievable body.Thinking about being chased by all kinds of ghosts during Shangnan's trip, it is better than getting sickly stuck in the forest now.If this goes on like this, Brother Qi Ling will probably send me back to the village first.Alas, I really can't do anything, I must be No.1 if I drag my feet.

Just as I was sighing, Brother Qiling brought over the boiled medicinal soup, which should have been bought from an old Taoist priest.Pills detoxify, decoctions cure diseases, he clearly distinguishes them.This careful man not only blew the medicinal soup to cool down, but also made a candy out of nowhere, and said to me like coaxing a child: "If you drink it all in one go, you can get a reward."

It's hard for him to think about me because I'm afraid of taking medicine. When Hangzhou was sick, I was only willing to drink boiled cabbage root water.This trip alone is really worth it, because without this opportunity, I may never know that he has so many things about me in his heart.

I was so moved that I didn't know what to say, so I had to express it with actions, pinching my nose and pouring all the black medicinal soup into my mouth.The old Taoist medicine really did not disappoint me, it was bitter and astringent, if it wasn't for the sake of sugar, it would be hard to swallow.I hope that such a nasty medicine can really cure my illness, otherwise my crime will be in vain.

Brother Qi Ling put the peeled candy into my mouth at the right time. Although I don't like sweets very much, having a candy at this time does make me feel much more comfortable.He sat down beside me, put my head on his shoulder, and said softly, "Sleep!"

I don't know if it's the effect of the medicine, or the hypnotic power of Brother Qi Ling's words. Not long after, I felt that my eyelids were heavy, and I murmured, "What should I do if I'm lost now?"

"Don't worry, I have a solution, go to sleep!" Brother Qiling stroked my hair with his hand, no matter his actions or words, it was undoubtedly reassuring.

I finally took off the support and fell into a deep sleep, hoping to wake up in the morning and return to a state of vigor and vitality.But I didn't expect that this wish would come true before dawn.In fact, when I slept until midnight, I was woken up by a gust of cool wind. I opened my eyes and didn't realize where I was.

There was no one around, I looked at the burning fire, thought for a while, and then remembered that I and Brother Qiling had entered the primeval jungle.But now, where has he gone?

I got up, and now I felt much lighter. I don't know if it was the old Taoist's medicine that helped, or my physical strength recovered after a good night's sleep.Anyway, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.I added some firewood to the fire, waited for a long time, but still did not see brother Ling come back.Is he going to the tuba?I pouted, hoping that he would go farther away.But if we go farther, if there is a wild beast attacking at this time, and I don't wake up, then no one will know if I was eaten?

I shook my head, soon realizing that my worries were unfounded.When he left, an early warning device on the second and third floors was set up five meters away from our camp. As long as an animal entered, the device would be triggered and the bell hanging above would ring.I couldn't help feeling: "This kid is really an expert in wilderness survival! And his backpack is like a robot cat's pocket, how many tools are hidden in it?"

I carefully retreated under the tree just now, and just sat down, another gust of wind came. The unusual thing about this wind was that it sent a sound of "呲呲味味" to my ears.It was the same sound as the one I heard when I first entered the woods during the day.And this sound was very clear in the middle of the night, as if the sound source was nearby.

I took out the machete, carefully slung the warning rope, and groped for the sound.The sound was getting closer and closer, and I became more and more nervous. I held the machete tightly in one hand and took out my mobile phone to illuminate it.I thought, no matter what this time, I must find out what is causing the trouble?

The source of the sound stopped in front of a thick Davidia involucrata tree. I searched around the tree and found nothing unusual.But the voice is still there, as if from above the tree?

I stepped back a few more steps, switched to bright lighting, and finally saw the scene on the tree clearly.That picture is believed to make everyone who has seen it shudder.

I saw about seven or eight dried corpses hanging on the tree. Judging by the style of clothes, they were a bit old.And the lower half of the leg hanging low has been torn off and eaten by wild beasts, and the rest of the body is still hanging on it.Every gust of wind passed by, the corpse swayed from side to side, and the rope around its neck made a rubbing sound.

Because the scene was so horrifying, I was so shocked that I forgot to scream and just stood there until a dry hand grabbed my ankle.The sharp pain brought me back to my senses, and I yelled: "Damn it, there's still on the ground, it's alive."

When the light came up, an extremely weird face was raising its head towards me, making a clicking sound.Only a layer of dry skin remained on the bony face, and the two black holes in the eyes were deeply sunken.Seeing that his legs were tightly bound and he couldn't shake them off, I simply stabbed his arm with the machete.

With a sound of "铛", the knife slashed on his arm, almost like slashing on a gun pole, and it didn't have any effect.

"Is there really a copper corpse?" Unwilling, I chopped off his head again, this time only a few strands of hair and a piece of white scalp.

The mummy showed a row of big dark teeth, and it laughed provocatively at me "Jie Jie Jie" non-stop.

Enraged by his smile, I raised my other foot and kicked it towards his front teeth.The front teeth are obviously not as hard as the trunk.Two black teeth were instantly kicked away by me.

As soon as the front tooth fell out, it caught fire, and I pulled it hard with my hand, I staggered, my center of gravity was unstable, and I fell to the ground directly, falling on my stomach.Afterwards, the two of us wrestled together. Although this corpse was only two-thirds of its body left, it was surprisingly heavy. When it rolled over on top of me, it almost made me want to vomit out all my internal organs.

Can't chop but can't cut, can't beat but can't beat, run but can't run away.I thought to myself that I would confess to being here tonight because I was scared, and what was even worse was that when I came out, I avoided Brother Ling's early warning device.

"Help! Zhang Qiling." I howled with all my strength, and the mummy saw that I still had the strength to call for help, so it strangled my neck with one hand, and slapped me hard on the face with the other.I was beaten until my mind was in a state of confusion, and I felt a hot stream gushing out of my nose as soon as it became hot, as did the corners of my mouth.

The mummy stuck some of my blood on its finger, put it in its mouth and tasted it.I was already paralyzed and unable to resist, I just wanted to die quickly and beautifully.I really didn't expect to meet a vampire, after he tried the taste, I'm afraid he would suck me even worse than him.Before I could finish thinking, the mummy suddenly yelled, rolled over from me, and lay on the ground in pain, rolling.

I just remembered that my blood has supernatural powers!All the genitals are afraid, even if they are afraid of what the hell is doing?He hurriedly picked up the machete, wiped the nosebleed on the knife, and then stabbed the mummy's neck.A miracle happened, this time it was not as hard as chopping on iron, but the whole head was easily cut off.

After solving this one, before he had time to breathe a sigh of relief, he fell down a few more from the tree.As soon as they hit the ground, it was as if they had received the earth's energy, and they all came alive. They crawled and moved towards me.

This is really depressing enough, dare these corpses just hang and swing from the trees?But I'm not stupid enough to stand there waiting to die.I wiped it on my face, because it had been wiped off just now, and there was really no blood.Let's cut your hands, and you can't be cruel, 36 tricks are worse than running away.

I ran around in the dark in a panic, but I couldn't find the place where I just lit the fire and rested.After running exhausted, he ran back to the dove tree.Just when I was about to collapse, I found that there was an extra person under the tree. Brother Qiling had arrived at some time, and he was standing under the tree with his back to me, not paying any attention to the mummies on the ground that were crawling closer and closer to him. .

"Zhang Qiling, what are you doing standing there? Why don't you run away?" Without saying a word, I hurried over to pull him.

He asked me in a deep voice, "Why did you run?"

"These mummies are alive, so they are not so easy to deal with! Do you want to die with blood?" I asked excitedly.

"Blood?" Hearing this word, a flash of longing flashed in his eyes, and suddenly he reached out and grabbed me vigorously, and lifted me up by my collar.

"You?" I looked at his face in horror, and only then did I realize that he was not Zhang Qiling at all.I feel like I've fallen into an ice cellar.He asked loudly: "Why are you? Why are you following us? What's the secret here?"

At this moment, my logic is extremely chaotic, my behavior is crazy, and I have been repeatedly stimulated to the brink of collapse.Seeing my appearance, Fourth Uncle Xiaodi couldn't help laughing sideways and said, "Another crazy one, another crazy one. Hahaha..."

"... Let it go... Open it...!" My face was suffocated and turned liver-colored, as if I was going to die in the next second.His hands and legs were still struggling desperately, trying to break free from his restraints.

Uncle Xiaodi, the vicious forest guard who doesn't welcome outsiders.Two rows of fangs as long as a vampire were exposed, and they ruthlessly bit down on my neck. . . . . .

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After two days of tossing over the weekend, I finally saved some manuscripts!

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