no soul

Lin Hong rolled so badly that his head almost touched the bed, and one hand pressed his head down in time to prevent him from being hit with a concussion.

There was not much space under the bed, Lin Hong was lying on Wan Guchuan's chest, Wan Guchuan's hand was still pressing on the back of his head, and the two of them stuck tightly together.

Heartbeats intertwined, Lin Hong felt his warm breath sweeping across his forehead, a little itchy, he wanted to escape but didn't dare to move.His knees were hurting from the hard floor, he endured it and tried to slow down his breathing.

Lin Hong looked sideways from under the bed.

A pair of feet in mink fur boots came in from outside the door, with very thick calves, he must be a fat and strong man.

His heels were still hanging in the air, his toes touched the ground, and there was a rustling sound on the ground. A machete hung down, dripping with blood, and drops of blood dripped down the blade to the ground.

The smell of blood was swept under the bed by the wind blowing in from outside the door, and it was so strong that it choked the nose.

Lin Hong felt his heart beating faster, and unconsciously grasped the fabric under his hands—whether it was his sleeve or Wan Guchuan's.

The boot walked slowly into the inner room.

Lin Hong couldn't see from this angle. He didn't dare to move too much, but turned his head slightly to look for the pair of boots.

Can't see.

Lin Hong was a little flustered.

I don't know if that person left or where he went, his palms were full of sweat.

He caught something out of the corner of his eye and turned his head the other way.

But I saw a person lying there looking at them! !

The rough man stared with a pair of copper bell-like eyes, half of his face was splashed with blood, he was grinning, he didn't know how long he looked, "I found you."

"Damn it!!" Lin Hong exclaimed.

Wan Guchuan reacted very quickly, smashing the long sword with its sheath, pushing Lin Hong in the opposite direction, lifting his long legs and kicking over the carved bed on top!

The big bed was turned upright, and fell over from above their heads, smashing a row of carved window lattices, making a series of "click" sounds!

The big man was hit on the bridge of the nose by the scabbard, screamed and stood up, dancing wildly with the big knife in his hand.

Wan Guchuan stood up, and with a flash of cold light, he had already drawn out his sword and slashed at the big man!

In the nick of time, the desire to survive made the big man hold his machete sideways to meet the sword's edge!

"when!"

A loud bang!

The strength of the big man couldn't resist at all, and he twisted his wrist.

"Bangdang"!

Wan Guchuan slashed the machete to the ground!

He flicked his right hand, and the blade touched the big man's neck without any hesitation. The blade cut through a blood vessel, and blood splashed everywhere!

"Boom"!

The huge body of the big man fell heavily to the ground.

The whole process was as fast as a flash of lightning.

"..." Lin Hong sat on the ground and stared in shock.too strong……

Wan Guchuan looked at the corpse, it was a bandit!

He looked up to the door, the flames blazing in the sky.

Bandits are looting the village!

"Take care of Duan Yu!" Knowing the situation, Wan Guchuan left a word to Lin Hong and rushed out.

Lin Hong's heart was beating wildly, and the corpse on the ground stared at him motionlessly with a pair of eyes like copper bells. Blood was bubbling from his neck, and the black blood was about to spread to his feet.

If it wasn't for Wan Guchuan, the person lying on the ground now would be him.

Lin Hong regained his composure, his feet were weak and his knees hurt. He stood up twice before he managed to get up and walked towards the closet where Duan Yu was hiding.

He raised his hand, only to realize that his hand was cold.

Opening the closet, Duan Yu's eyes widened and he shivered in the corner.

Just now, through the gap in the closet, he saw the big man smiled at him and then left his sight. He almost screamed in fright.

After a long silence, he heard the loud noise of the big bed turning over, and saw Wan Guchuan stabbing the big man with his hands, blood spattering everywhere.

He bit his hand to keep himself silent.

Seeing Lin Hong approaching now, tears were on the verge of falling.

"Don't be afraid." Lin Hong comforted him, turned his head to look outside, and said, "Why don't you wait here, and I'll go out and have a look."

Duan Yu shook his head when he heard the words, he didn't want to be alone.

Lin Hong thought for a while, and stretched out his hand to pull him out.

Duan Yu's legs were so weak that he almost fell to the ground when he saw the corpse. Fortunately, Lin Hong grabbed him.

The house was already in a mess, and the two went outside.

Most of the houses in the village were bathed in flames, and the flames were raging, licking and licking the night bit by bit.

The air was scorched and stinks of fire.

Occasionally, bricks and tiles collapsed with flames, and there was a "cracking" sound, but otherwise, the night was silent.

In the hellish village, Lin Hong somehow felt that the black figure standing in front of him was a bit desolate.

Wan Guchuan looked into the distance and said, "I escaped."

The bandits all fled.

"The villager..." Before Lin Hong finished speaking, he saw a mountain of corpses in the river!

Layer after layer, one body pressed against another, long clothes of various colors intertwined, stumped limbs and broken arms, dripping with blood.

The faces that were revealed were pale, with staring blank eyes and open mouths, freezing the fear and pain of death on their faces.

A clear river flows down from the upper reaches, washes over the corpses, and rushes down with blood. A river of blood winds through the dark forest...

Isn't this river of blood exactly the one they came from?

Lin Hong frowned, he realized this.

The blood river carries hundreds of undead in a village, and it has been running for 300 years with fear and resentment. The trees on the river bank drink blood and spread the blood to every branch. The uneven trees surround the village, hiding murderous intentions in the night. ...

Duan Yu was so frightened that he fell to the ground directly.

Dawn broke in the sky, and the sun rose.

The corpses in the river melted into the river as if they had melted, and the clear current from the upper reaches washed down, taking away the blood, and the river was as clear as ever—just like when they entered the village.

Blood River at night, Qinghe River during the day.

Those burning houses were extinguished and returned to their original state at a speed visible to the naked eye. The villagers who had been slaughtered by the bandits pushed open their doors and walked out alive, still looking at them curiously with happy smiles on their faces.

It seems that everything last night was a big dream for them.

An old woman came over with a basket, her eyes were kind and she said, "Hey, where did the three handsome gentlemen come from? We rarely come here."

"what!!!"

Duan Yu screamed uncontrollably, sat on the ground and backed away repeatedly, pulling at the hem of Lin Hong's clothes, "Let's run away, let's run away!!"

Lin Hong didn't answer. He looked at the endless forest in the distance. He remembered that when he first came here, no matter how he walked, there was always the woman in the river of blood in front of him.

"Don't make trouble," he squatted down, pulled the half-grown boy into his arms, and patted his back, "There's no escape. We agreed, we can definitely go back."

Duan Yu grabbed his clothes, buried his head in his arms, and nodded while crying.

Lin Hong pulled him up.

"What's the matter?" The aunt was puzzled.

Lin Hong looked at her, forced a smile, "Ma'am, we got lost and met a wild beast, didn't we just escape?"

The aunt said earnestly, "Oh! There are many wild animals in the forest, why don't you run around in the forest if you have nothing to do, and scare the child."

"If you get lost, come and stay at my house! Don't hurry, there are many hunters in the village, and the beasts dare not come to us. Come to my son to get married tomorrow, and you come to the wedding banquet to make a fuss! Be happy!" The aunt smiled. of.

"I'm sorry, ma'am," Lin Hong said.

Wan Guchuan was much taller than Lin Hong, and looked down at him.

Lin Hong also looked up at him.

"Let's go." Wan Guchuan said.

"Ah."

"Tsk, Duan Ruili, don't wipe your nose on my clothes!" Lin Hong realized something was wrong.

Duan Yu insisted on rubbing his nose against his shoulder back and forth, and at the end, he let out a snort.

Lin Hong: "..."

Gui'er still stared at them with his swarthy eyes.

This time they don't plan to bring ghosts.

But the ghost said, "Mom! I want to be with my brothers today!"

"This..." The aunt was a little embarrassed, ashamed to bother the guest she had invited back.

Gui'er had already run over and grabbed Lin Hong's hand.

The little hands were so warm that Lin Hong even forgot that they were already dead.

Lin Hong still couldn't help but said: "It's okay, ma'am, let us take care of him for you."

"Hey!" The aunt laughed, "Then I will trouble you!"

The village is still harmonious, but all the villagers don't remember that they were here yesterday.

The villagers kept renewing the day they were killed by bandits.

The river clears during the day and bleeds at night, repeating itself for 300 years.

Lin Hong felt a little blocked.

He suddenly remembered something, took out a candied fruit wrapped firmly in oil paper from the pouch hanging around his waist, and handed it to Guier.

Gui'er took it, with a curious expression on his face, "What is this?"

"Eat, sweet."

The ghost peeled it open and put it in his mouth, his eyes lit up.

Lin Hong gave him two more and Duan Yu one.

But candied fruit can't alleviate the pain that lasted for 300 years.

They visited the Wang family again, and the bride of the Wang family was still picking wild vegetables in the mountains.

"When will she come back? We'll wait for her here." Lin Hong said.

"This..." The father of the Wang family hesitated. The little girl is getting married tomorrow, and there are three men waiting at home today. What's the matter, after the big wedding, go to her new house to find their husband and wife. "

This time, Wang's father made it clear.

There was no room for negotiation, Lin Hong rubbed his head.

They returned without success again.

At the entrance of the village, they met Jiang Jiao again.

She was the only one, with disheveled hair, embarrassment, dull expression, lost soul, as if she had encountered something extremely terrifying.

"It's back...it's back..." She was trembling all over...

The three of them took her back to the aunt's house.

The aunt was kind-hearted, and when she saw the distraught appearance of the lovely girl, she immediately brought her clothes, stewed ginger soup, and made hot porridge.

Jiang Jiao didn't dare to touch it at all, her eyes were straight, her breathing was short, and she looked extremely terrified.

"What happened? Where's Brother Guo?" Lin Hong asked her softly.

Jiang Jiao suddenly burst into tears, crying so hard that she was out of breath.

All the men in the room were dumbfounded.

The aunt hugged her to comfort her, but she pushed her away, "Don't touch me, don't touch me! They're all ghosts!"

"He's dead, he's dead! Zigui!" Jiang Jiao buried her face in her hands, crying so hard that she couldn't straighten up.

"This forest is too dark at night..." Jiang Jiao held her husband's arm and lowered her voice. The forest was pitch black, her eyes were nervously looking around in the night, her heart was beating extremely fast, and she walked with difficulty. , one step deeper and one step shallower.

"Jiaoer, be careful." Guo Zigui supported her.

"We're going in the right direction this time, right?" Jiang Jiao asked softly.

Guo Zigui said, "It shouldn't be a problem if we haven't returned to the village after walking for so long."

"Then... what is that?" Jiang Jiao looked at one place, spoke very fast, and tightly grasped Guo Zigui's hand.

"What?" Guo Zigui looked in the direction she pointed.

There was a dead silence around, the night was low, and the shadows of the trees were even darker. In the darkness in the distance, there was a touch of red swaying slowly...

Red slowly swaying...

silently...

The two didn't dare to go any further, they just stared nervously at the smear of red.

The slender line of red is still swaying...

Like a red cloth blown by the wind...

Red seems to be slowly spinning...

A pale face was revealed, she stared at her bloodshot eyes, grinned at the two of them, and smiled strangely.

"Ah!!!!" Jiang Jiao screamed.

Guo Zigui also pulled her back a step.

The red color disappeared from their sight.

Jiang Jiao grabbed Guo Zigui's arm and gasped in horror, "Where did it go..." Her lips were trembling.

I caught a glimpse of red from the corner of my eye, and turned to look——

The woman in red is standing behind the tree beside her!Looking at them from behind the tree with half of his face, the weird and pale smile was still on his face, and a smile overflowed from his throat, "Ho ho ho ho ho ho..."

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH)

The two ran wildly in the night.

The red figure could always appear beside them, and the smile became more and more weird and crazy, the corners of the mouth almost reaching the ears.

They ran for a long time and finally got rid of her.

The two hid behind the boulder, Jiang Jiao huddled into Guo Zigui's arms, she was too tired but didn't dare to take a big breath, the sound of her own heartbeat was next to her ears, they didn't dare to move, they were vigilant about their surroundings.

The night was silent for a long time.

The two breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's all right." Guo Zigui stroked her hair to comfort her, and kissed the top of her hair.

"Hmm..." Jiang Jiao was able to breathe.

When she looked up, she saw an upside-down pale face in the night!There was a weird smile that was almost excited on that face.

That woman in red is lying on the boulder behind Guo Zigui!

Before Jiang Jiao could react, she watched helplessly as the woman in red stretched out her hands to grab the sides of Guo Zigui's head and forcefully pulled her back!

click! !

There was a sound of bone breaking that tore the eardrum.

Guo Zigui, who was facing Jiang Jiao, changed from the front face to the back of his head, but his body remained still.

The smile on the face of the woman in red was hideously excited.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

Jiang Jiao's eyes darkened and she passed out.

"I woke up... surrounded by blood... all blood..." Jiang Jiao was trembling, "full of blood... Zigui disappeared...he disappeared..."

The three fell into silence after listening.

Duan Yu's face was pale...

The kind where Guo Zigui was killed by a female ghost, leaving no bones...

"You...can you help me find him?" Jiang Jiao looked at them blankly, she was a little out of her wits, "It's...he...he should be in the forest, help me find... "

All three did not speak.

I'm afraid... I can't find it.

"Are we going to die? Are we going to die?" Duan Yu was so affected by her that he began to tremble, and he held Lin Hong tightly.

Lin Hong's complexion is not very good, how to explain clearly to him.

He also didn't know what the female ghost's psychology was, killing Guo Zigui but letting Jiang Jiao go.Maybe it's pity for women, maybe it's hatred for men, or it's just killing people based on their mood.

He couldn't tell.

Now life and death are at stake, and Jiang Jiao's condition is extremely bad, they don't care about secular ethics anymore, let Jiang Jiao share a room with them, they are both gentlemen, just sleep with clothes at night.

The girl slept on the bed, and the three squeezed the floor.

There was a very oppressive silence in the room.

Their situation is extremely bad, and now that another person has died, it is by no means a child's play.

Jiang Jiao shivered uncontrollably wrapped in the quilt, tears soaked the pillow.

Lin Hong looked at her and sighed, and asked the two, "What should we do now?"

The situation is getting worse and worse, hiding is definitely not an option, they must find out the truth, and they cannot let the female ghost manipulate them, let alone mess up their positions.

Judging from the current situation, if it always repeats today, then it seems that they won't see Wang Ningxue, even if she comes home at night... They don't dare to go out at night rashly now.

Wan Guchuan said: "Change some things in the cycle."

"How to change?" Lin Hong raised his eyebrows.

What can they change now?Stop the bandits from slaughtering the village?There are many bandits, they are strong and fat, and the three of them are definitely not opponents.

Wan Guchuan had a plan in mind, "Sleep. Tomorrow we will go to the mountains to find Wang Ningxue."

"All right." Lin Hong agreed.

Duan Yu also nodded.

Before going to bed, Lin Hong looked at the window, hesitated for a moment, then walked over and opened the window a crack.

In the opposite room with no lights on, the man was still standing by the window, looking at him motionlessly!

Lin Hong's heart beat fast.

Wait, that house seems to belong to Wang Ningxue's house? !

This is so weird.

But the current situation is still unclear, and it is very dangerous. Even if he had a hundred guts, he would not dare to go to find that person now.

He didn't tell the two of them, and went straight to sleep.

Lin Hong didn't sleep well this time, he had a dream...

"Peach blossoms are good, Zhu Yan is beautiful, phoenix robes and Xiapei mandarin duck jackets..." (Note 1)

A woman in a red wedding dress turned her back to him, sitting in front of the bronze mirror, singing softly while putting on makeup.

Who is this?

Lin Hong walked over slowly.

"Spring is just in time, willow branches are new..." The woman put down the pen in her hand, and inserted a golden hairpin between the temples.

Lin Hong saw his own shadow in the bronze mirror, but it was the face of a strange man. He tried to raise his hand, and that figure also raised his hand—it was him.

He took another step forward, and the entire mirror was exposed in his sight.

But the woman was not reflected in the bronze mirror!

The woman turned her head slowly, without any facial features on her face.

"Ye Lang, are you back?"

Lin Hong woke up suddenly, just in time to meet a pair of eyes looking straight at him!

A woman in red was lying on her side under the bed facing him, her face was pale, she was staring at him with bloodshot eyes, smiling strangely.

"Ah!!" Lin Hong was taken aback and backed away again and again until he crashed into Wan Guchuan's arms.

"What?" Wan Guchuan was woken up by him.

"Red...the female ghost in red!" Lin Hong pointed at the bed, but when he looked over, there was nothing there.

Duan Yu was also awakened, looking at Lin Hong, who was about to cry, "Don't scare me...she came in? What should I do?"

Jiang Jiao sat on the bed without any expression, as if her heart was ashamed.

Lin Hong was terrified and gasped for breath.

The female ghost in red not only appeared in the forest, but also entered the house!

Can you still sleep at night?

"what!!!!"

Suddenly there was a scream outside.

"Crackling" all kinds of sounds sounded together.

The bandits are coming.

Wan Guchuan lifted the quilt and put on his coat.

"What are you going to do?" Lin Hong stared at his movements with wide eyes.

"Suppress bandits, save people." This was exactly what he had planned.

"Are you crazy? There are so many of them, can you beat them?" Lin Hong asked him.

Duan Yu was also shocked by this decision.

Wan Guchuan grabbed his sword and walked towards the door, "Even if a million soldiers stand in front of me, I will not take a step back. A mere bandit is nothing to worry about."

Lin Hong had heard a lot of outrageous words, and he always laughed them off, but when Wan Guchuan said this, he somehow felt that it was the truth.

Wan Guchuan has already left.

Lin Hong and Duan Yu were silent.

The shouts of killing and the sound of weapons were heard outside, and I don't know how long it has passed.

"I'll go out and have a look." Lin Hong stood up.

Duan Yu got up too, he didn't want to be alone, "I...I'll go too."

"Madam Jiang," Lin Hong looked at Jiang Jiao, "let's come together."

Jiang Jiao shook her head dully and sat on the bed without moving.

However, how could she be left alone in such a dangerous situation?

"Madam Jiang, please." Lin Hong said.

"Don't worry about me. Don't worry about my life or death." Jiang Jiao didn't look at him, her face was still pale.

"Madam Jiang, you still have a son," Lin Hong reminded.

Jiang Jiao sneered, "If you fall into her hands, can you still live?"

Lin Hong couldn't resist her, and was a little worried about Wan Guchuan, so he had to take Duan Yu out.

This time the village was not on fire, and was in total darkness, like any other night, and the people were sleeping peacefully.

But the smell of blood in the air and the overwhelming killing intent indicated that this quietness was just a bloody disguise.

Duan Yu followed Lin Hong and walked forward cautiously.

The dense night is full of dangers, and there seems to be ghosts lurking in the darkness.

Scattered stumps gradually appeared on the ground, bloodstains splashed all over the ground... There were also dead bodies lying on the ground.

Duan Yu tightened his grip on Lin Hong's sleeve.

Lin Hong also avoided looking at the corpse on the ground.

The darkness hides the unknown, and Lin Hong's heart beats faster.

Walking to the entrance of the village, there are bandit corpses everywhere.

In the middle stood a figure.

The edge of Wan Guchuan's sword was covered in blood, his slender figure was chilling, his body was covered in blood, as if he was a ghost from hell.

Lin Hong looked around in disbelief, his heart beating violently.

He really killed all the bandits by himself!

However, the corpses of the villagers still piled up like a mountain in that river, and the river was still stained with blood, and the vast soup rushed into the night.

what happened?

"Are you okay?" Lin Hong asked him.

"Nothing." Wan Guchuan was a little tired. These bandits are not very skilled in martial arts, but they are fat and strong and have no humanity.

He wiped the blood on the sword, "I can't change it, I killed the bandits, but the villagers still died without warning."

Doesn't that work?

The sun rises and a new cycle begins again.

Even the blood on Wan Guchuan's body was gone.

"Hey, where did the three handsome gentlemen come from? We rarely come here." The aunt smiled brightly.

Lin Hong was worried that something would happen to Jiang Jiao, so they hurried back to the aunt's house.

As soon as the ghost saw Lin Hong, he ran over and stretched out his hand, "Candied fruit!"

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Note 1: The name of the Cipai is "Chai Tou Feng", the author is unknown

The peach blossoms are good, the beauties are beautiful, the phoenix robes and Xiapei mandarin duck jackets.Spring is just around the corner, the willow branches are new, the sun is shining outside the city, and the birds are flocking by the window, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.

The east wind sends, the fragrant cloud welcomes, the silver hairpin, gold tinsel and pearl screen.Pour sake, add red candles, the wind and moon are fragrant, and the beautiful makeup is beautiful, pretty, pretty.