One Pillow Huaxu

After Wu Xie finished speaking, he stopped talking, no matter whether the other party could understand or not, and he stopped trying to lift the mask on the other party's face.

Zhang Qiling listened to everything quietly, did not express any opinion, but sighed lightly.He continued to bandage Wu Xie's hand patiently: "I will deal with other things in the future."

Wu Xie, who was observing the surrounding environment, paused for a moment, then responded perfunctorily, and stood up directly after the bandage was completed: "Someone arranged it, and I hit it by mistake. This is probably the right way."

The location where they were located was not the beginning of this walkway. Looking deep from here, it could be seen that this walkway shuttled back and forth between trees, and the paths intertwined with each other, which was extremely complicated.

Wu Xie didn't intend to let people carry him anymore. On this extremely narrow suspended treetop suspension bridge, it is obviously more unfavorable to move with the weight of two people in the same position.

He turned the light forward, thought for a moment and walked forward first.

Zhang Qiling grabbed his shoulder before he took the first step, pulled him back slightly, then walked sideways around him and walked to the front.Wu Xie took a picture of his back, didn't say anything, just followed behind him quietly.

Because of taking care of Wu Xie's injury, Zhang Qiling didn't walk fast.But even so, every time a foothold is stepped on, the entire suspension bridge will vibrate and creak, as if it will collapse at any time.As the two went deeper, they gradually came to the center between the two trees.

The suspension bridge here has been completely suspended, leaving only some squirming vines hanging on the surrounding trees that are slightly shorter, like waves rolling in the sea of ​​trees.

As long as a person falls from the bridge, he will be swallowed by the waves in an instant, leaving no bones left.

The expressions of the two did not change, but their movements became more cautious.When the suspension bridge came to an end, Zhang Qiling's flashlight stopped.Wu Xie staggered from behind him and saw many shadows appearing in front of him.

These shadows are immersed in the shadow of the tree at the end of the suspension bridge, either square or cylindrical, small in size, staggered and suspended between the branches.It was a half-person-high wooden barrel, mixed with some square wooden boxes, most of which were decayed, with large areas of mold and moss attached to the surface.

The smell of the air here has become complicated, apart from the unique damp and rotten smell of the forest, Zhang Qiling could smell the smell of rotting corpses.Wu Xie didn't respond to these smells, but he only used his eyes to see what they were.

"Tree burial."

This kind of burial is relatively common in Tibetan areas, and most babies who died due to illness and less than one year old will use this kind of burial.Wash the corpse with salt water, put it in a wooden box, barrel or bamboo basket, and then hang it on a tree in the mountain to prevent children from suffering misfortune.

Wu Xie stood still between the branches, the surrounding wooden barrels were in dilapidated condition, and some hair and carrion could be seen leaking from the gap.

He looked around and found that starting from this tree, there were tree burial coffins of different sizes hanging on every tree in front of him, and there were a lot of them.The whole forest is like a cemetery, except that the coffin is hidden among the branches and leaves above the head.

Wu Xie frowned, Zhang Qiling followed his gaze and looked around, and said, "Road sign."

"What kind of road signs are similar to the mass graves." Wu Xie said, "there are too many."

At the same time, he picked up the flashlight and smashed it hard along the gap at the top of a wooden barrel next to it.

The wood had long been soaked by rain and moisture, and Wu Xie smashed it a few times.He bent down to look inside, and a rotten human face suddenly appeared in the flashlight.

There was a mess of black hair around the face, and tiny bugs were crawling between the hair and the carrion.Wu Xie raised his hand to push the corpse's hair away, and at the same time he habitually made a fist-squeeze movement.Zhang Qiling frowned, pulled him quickly, and sprinkled something into the coffin.

It was the powder scattered on the suspension bridge. After the powder flew in, the insects immediately scattered and fled, and soon disappeared without a trace.

At the same time, Zhang Qiling touched around the wooden barrel, and lifted the entire sealing plate to the side, exposing the complete body inside.

Wu Xie watched his movements, and smiled through his nose: "Old Zhang, an expert, with professional techniques."

After speaking, he lowered his head to examine the corpse carefully.The corpse was almost rotten, and the facial features could not be distinguished. The facial texture was sunken and the bones were exposed. It could only be vaguely seen that it was the corpse of a woman, wearing local costumes.

The corpse was knee-hugging, curled up and stuffed in a wooden barrel.Wu Xie lifted the cloth soaked in corpse water and stuck to the surface, and saw something on the knee of the corpse.

He narrowed his eyes slightly to look at that thing for a while, then suddenly straightened his body, without looking back, he said, "Open all the tree burial coffins around you."

There were about a dozen wooden barrels and wooden boxes on this tree, and after they were all opened, the rotten smell that filled the surrounding area became even stronger.The green corpse water mixed with the flocculent human tissue flowed everywhere. Wu Xie looked around and returned to the wooden barrel at the beginning.

He casually wiped off the viscous liquid from his feet, grabbed the opening of the wooden barrel, and shone the flashlight on the knee of the corpse, repeating what Zhang Qiling said at the beginning:

"Signpost."

On the lap of the corpse, there was a yellowed mirror.

"Test you, you are so professional, what is the mirror in the coffin for?" Wu Xie turned her head and glanced at Zhang Qiling with a half-smile.

"Exorcism." Zhang Qiling replied lightly, and at the same time, he pulled Wu Xie who was about to reach in, and followed the other's movement to push all the hair out of the corpse.

The skin tissue under the hair had long since rotted away, and large pieces of carrion were pulled off by the external force, exposing the skull underneath.The skull was gnawed by bugs and there were tiny holes everywhere, and even the bone marrow inside was hollowed out.

"Not bad." Wu Xie said.His flashlight kept changing, looking for a suitable angle.Finally, he stopped his movements and let the light hit the mirror.

Wu Xie's flashlight was reflected by the mirror, and hit the corpse's face directly. At the same time, the light path penetrated the skull and went straight out from the inside of the wooden board.

The skull of the corpse and the wooden board behind the skull were sequentially opened with a series of holes at specific angles.When the light hits the mirror, it will be reflected, so as to pass through these holes and connect into a complete light path.

Wu Xie fixedly looked at the face of the corpse in the mirror, and said softly, "What is it driving?"

These corpses are all adults, but the specific ages and genders are different, and even the time of burial is different.Wu Xie lifted the cloth on the corpse's chest and found that the corpse's hand was broken.He observed carefully, and saw that the wrist joint of the right arm of the corpse had been broken by external force, and it was twisted and stuffed hastily into the wooden barrel together with the corpse.

Due to the humid and dark environment, other things can only be seen that the tissue in the chest cavity is rotten and blackened, and has been sunken in, and there is no other clue.

Wu Xie felt that he had grasped a very vague feeling, but the current environment is too complicated, and he needs to analyze many things before he can continue to think.He squatted for a while, feeling his head was a little heavy, Zhang Qiling quickly noticed the abnormality, and pulled him up to cover his mouth and nose:

"It's getting foggy."

When they first came in, this mist was like a ghost, and it rose up silently at this time.Wu Xie let the other party tie a simple mask for him, he stopped thinking, and readjusted the angle of the light to hit the mirror:

"There is a road sign, let's go."

The light was reflected by the mirror again, passed through the skull and the board, and shot straight into the depths of the dense forest.This light path was not hindered at all, it went straight through the branches and dense tree burial coffins, and finally hit a wooden barrel not far away.

The two followed the direction of the light path to the tree burial coffin. The corpse inside also had a mirror on its lap, and its arm was also twisted.The mirror was directly facing the head of the corpse, and the light that hit it was also reflected, passing through the mist to a farther place.

Wu Xie knew that he had guessed correctly, and each light path would lead people to the next tree burial coffin with a mirror.But his expression didn't relax, because he couldn't know what the end of the road would be.

The two walked deeper and deeper along the light path, and at the same time, the fog became thicker and thicker, and the surroundings gradually fell into a blur of white, and the shadows of the trees and the coffin were hidden in it.

Finally, the light stopped on a tree.There is nothing on this tree, no tree burial coffin, no vines, and a lonely suspension bridge connected behind it.The cobweb-like suspended walkway seems to have come to an end, and this is the last remaining road.

Wu Xie exchanged glances with Zhang Qiling, and the two continued to walk towards that side.

After walking a few steps, Wu Xie stopped suddenly.This section of the suspension bridge was still dilapidated, and even though they walked very lightly, the bridge continued to vibrate and creak as they walked.

Zhang Qiling also stopped in his tracks instantly, and the surroundings immediately fell into silence, even the rustling sound of insects crawling among the vines disappeared.

Wu Xie stopped in place and listened carefully to the movement around her, then calmly tapped Zhang Qiling's shoulder, and the two of them took another step at the same time.

The drawbridge swayed with their steps, making a drawn-out creak.

Wu Xie took a few steps, then stopped again, and the surroundings fell into dead silence again.

His expression became serious, and he tapped Zhang Qiling's shoulder again, and the two continued to walk.The surrounding fog is getting thicker and thicker. Walking to the back, all that can be seen clearly is the suspension bridge stretching forward.

The two walked for a while without any conversation, gradually picking up their pace in silence until finally they broke into a trot.

Zhang Qiling threw the backpack to the front at the moment of acceleration, and he lowered his body and fished it back with both hands.Wu Xie jumped up, hung on his back at once, and cursed:

"I rely on."

The suspension bridge shook more and more intensely, and the creaking sound gradually became denser and harsher.Amidst the harsh creaking sounds, Wu Xie was sure that he heard another voice.This sound was mixed with the sound of their walking.

I don't know when there was an extra person on the suspension bridge.

This person appeared quietly and followed them all the time, following the frequency of their steps.

At the same time, this person, or this thing, is stepping on their steps, constantly closing the distance between them.

Zhang Qiling carried Wu Xie on his back and started running, Wu Xie looked behind him amidst a long series of piercing sounds.There was a thick fog behind, and the light cast some very vague shadows in the shaking.These shadows stood quietly in the fog, like tree shadows.

He didn't see anything alive, but he was sure there was something coming this way on the other side of the drawbridge.

That thing also started running.The other party no longer concealed his steps, the bridge shook extremely violently, Wu Xie listened carefully to the frequency of the sound, and said, "More than one..."

Speaking of this, he hesitated for a moment, and suddenly sped up his speech: "Damn it, it's just one, that thing is crawling."

Zhang Qiling didn't answer, Wu Xie's judgment was equal to his judgment, and his attention was focused on running.Today's bridge is shaking greatly, and the suspension bridge is already difficult to walk, and it is difficult to find a point of support.He adjusted his strength behind Wu Xie's back, and increased his movement speed to the fastest.

Zhang Qiling ran straight across the back of the suspension bridge, the two of them broke through the fog, and their eyes suddenly became much clearer.The forest that covered the sky and the sun disappeared, and they saw the starry sky, and the moonlight illuminated the surroundings brightly.This virgin forest has come to an end at this time.

At the end of the suspension bridge was a cliff, and the bridge stood on top of a tree, which directly sent them to the top of the cliff.

Seeing this, Zhang Qiling rushed to the edge of the cliff at the end with all his strength. He quickly put Wu Xie down and dropped his backpack at the same time.Before Wu Xie had time to react, he saw a cold light flash.Zhang Qiling pulled out his knife, turned around and returned to the still shaking suspension bridge.

Without the weight, Zhang Qiling's movements are much faster.He returned to the middle of the suspension bridge while swaying, the shadow swayed in the mist, and a humanoid thing rushed out.

That thing's head and body are extremely narrow, its hands and feet are slender, and its whole body is covered with wriggling vines. At this time, it is climbing the rope and quickly crawling towards this side.

Seeing Zhang Qiling coming towards him, the other party turned around and jumped onto the bridge, stood up staggeringly, as tall as two people, like a slender person who had been stretched forcibly.

Zhang Qiling's expression remained unchanged, he rushed to the opponent in a few steps, lowered his center of gravity and swung it down with his feet, and at the same time swung the knife edge at the creature's neck fiercely.

Unexpectedly, when the blade hit the cane, it made a crisp sound, as if it hit something hard.Zhang Qiling pushed the knife inward vigorously, seeing that he couldn't push in any more, he turned over and swept his legs with his strength, and was about to hit the opponent's neck with his knee.The monster seemed to have reacted, and its arms swung around his legs, and the two of them fell on the suspension bridge together.

Although the thing's center of gravity was unstable, its hands and feet were extremely fast, and soon it propped up its body again, flying towards Zhang Qiling.At this time, Zhang Qiling's back was on the ground, and his body was swung in a large arc. He flipped up in the air with only the strength of his waist.

Wu Xie learned this move from Black Glasses, it's called Wulong Tangzhu, and it's a professional fighting skill.Do not rely on the support of the arms and only rely on the strength of the waist to turn up and throw the opponent over in an instant on the way up. The fighter needs to control the body extremely precisely, as well as have extremely strong explosive power and great muscle density.

Zhang Qiling's movements were very fast and extremely fast. As the opponent's head was slapped to the ground, the wooden planks below were directly thrown and exploded. The entire suspension bridge shook violently instantly, and the monster also split open. The plank fell down.

According to common sense, the opponent's neck should have been twisted under this series of high-intensity attacks, and he could no longer move, but the thing lifted up from the burst gap, and the rattan on the slender arm swung He came out and clung to the rope tightly, hung himself on the suspension bridge, and actually endured the blow.

Zhang Qiling clicked his tongue, and suddenly heard Wu Xie yelled fiercely from behind: "Get out of the way!"

Hearing the sound, Zhang Qiling pulled the rope and turned sideways, only to hear a gunshot, and the bullet passed over his hair very quickly, hitting the monster's head precisely in the middle.

Wu Xie squatted on the edge of the cliff, and fired a few more shots one after another. The gun hit the opponent's head, and directly knocked the thing back.He also clicked his tongue, and said loudly: "I can't kill it, I just use these few glorious bullets, force it to retreat, retreat!"

Seeing this, Zhang Qiling flew up and kicked sideways, forcing the monster clinging on the bridge back a few steps. At the same time, with a flash of the knife, he slashed fiercely at the ropes connecting the suspension bridge.

Without the support of the ropes, the bridge began to collapse from the fracture at an extremely fast speed.Zhang Qiling put away the knife, turned around and ran back on the falling bridge, and finally jumped up almost vertically.Wu Xie stretched out half of her body, and grabbed his hand in an instant.

The entire bridge collapsed completely, and the thing seemed to want to jump forward, but in the end, following the broken bridge deck, it fell straight into the darkness below.

Zhang Qiling hung on the edge of the cliff, grabbed Wu Xie's hand and stepped up with his strength, and began to climb up by stepping on the stone.

Wu Xie gritted her teeth and snorted, and pulled him up forcefully.When he saw the other party turn over lightly and return to the ground, he let go and leaned back, panting and said, "Damn, you can't say hello in advance if you are so fucking wild."

He was cursing, but his expression was not surprised, and even the timing just now was extremely clever.Wu Xie calmed down and looked down at the empty pistol again:

"This is the only gun in your equipment. I originally wanted to keep it as my honorable bullet. It seems that when I have to sacrifice in the future, I need to do more psychological construction."

At the same time, he covered his neck, Zhang Qiling frowned when he saw this, and immediately went to see his wound, and he relaxed when he saw that there was no tear.

Wu Xie watched his movements and said, "Why didn't I see you treat me as a wounded just now."

Zhang Qiling replied flatly: "You can catch it."

Wu Xie laughed "tch" when he heard the words, but did not refute the words.He looked down at the gun, thought for a moment and stuffed the gun back into his waist. At this moment, he saw Zhang Qiling stretching out his hand to him.

He looked up.The other party stood there against the moonlight, making it difficult to see his face clearly.

Wu Xie raised her head and squinted her eyes, then tightly held the hand of the person in front of her, and stood up with strength.