I finally understand why the bloody-eyed corpse boys dare not approach the altar. Their king is imprisoned in the altar, and this is a forbidden place for them. But for wizards who are good at refining and controlling corpses, it is a unique holy place.
The things that my father denied in the notes of the "All Things Sutra" actually exist. The warlock who made the Blood-Eyed Corpse Boy got the mother's blood from the Corpse King in the cell. But who would have thought that the real Corpse King would be hiding deep in the Miao territory, which is famous for its poison
When I looked at the iron door again, I realized that the iron door was obviously higher than the height of ordinary people. I could directly see the situation in the cell while standing by the door. Li Binning would have to stand on tiptoes. This was obviously for convenience. The guard outside the door made a design to avoid the corpse king's gaze.
The three mechanism handles on the wall can definitely restrain the Corpse King.
I reached out and pointed at the handle of the mechanism, meaning to ask Li Binning if she understood the mechanism.
Li Binning whispered: "Give me half a minute."
I made a careful gesture to the other party and slowly moved towards another secret room. This time, I was extremely careful, not even letting my footsteps make the slightest sound.
Before I even reached the cell door, a red light shot out from the iron bars of the cell door. I was shocked and took half a step back. The red light stopped less than two inches from the tip of my nose - it was clearly the letter spat out by a giant snake.
When I followed the slightly trembling snake letter and looked into the cell door, the one-foot square window on the cell door was completely blocked by the snake head with yellow background and black stripes.
Although the snake letter, which was more than half a meter long, did not touch my skin, I felt that the air flow caused by the vibration of the snake letter hit my face several times.
The giant snake that almost blocked the entire door seemed to have lost interest in me, and turned its head sideways and sank into the cell.
After the giant snake's eyes, which looked like they were covered with snowflakes, swept past my eyes, I couldn't help but shudder.
This is not the first time I have seen a huge snake, nor is it the snake's seemingly cold and heartless eyes that cannot see anything; what scares me, what really scares me, is the poisonous hook behind the snake. 's tail.
Is that a hook snake
The legendary Hook Snake was born in the prehistoric era, but the myth of later generations no longer exists, but its ferocity is not inferior to that of the Ba Snake, which can swallow elephants. The legendary hook snake is not only extremely venomous, but also has a giant hook in its tail. It lurks underwater all year round and uses its tail hook to hook cattle and horses on the shore into the water to devour them.
It has been recorded in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", "Shui Jing Zhu" and "Extended Natural History". But after "Continued Natural History", no matter whether it is myths or legends, there is no shadow of hook snake, it seems to have disappeared out of thin air.
I never thought I would see hook snakes in Miao territory.
Li Bingning said in a trembling voice: "Brother Wang, is that a hook snake?"
"If we are all wrong, it should be..." I quickly recovered from the shock, "Tell me, why did the person who built this secret room put the Corpse King and the Hook Snake together? "
"Checks and balances?" After Li Binning finished speaking, her face turned pale.
But I whispered: "The Corpse King? I think that's not the Corpse King, but some kind of alien ape. I don't know what it is, so let's call it the Corpse King!"
"The Corpse King and the Hook Snake should be evenly matched. Put them together and no one dares to move. Otherwise, it will probably be a lose-lose situation. Therefore, they are always checking and balancing each other and maintaining the balance of this poisonous swamp."
"If I guess correctly, this poisonous swamp is the world of snakes and blood-eyed corpse boys. The kings on both sides are imprisoned under the altar, so that they can live in peace, and they will not cross the boundary and run into the Gu pit. Or there may be a storm in the Five Poison Sect’s main altar.”
When I said this, the conversation suddenly changed: "But if we want to pass through the poisonous swamp, we have to make a choice."
I suddenly stopped talking here. My point could not have been more obvious - we should choose to compromise with one of the two poisons, and then kill the other. It's just that I don't want the Corpse King to hear those words.
Because I suspect that the person who can understand human speech is not the blood-eyed corpse boy outside, but the corpse king inside the prison.
Of course Li Binning understood what I meant. She first pointed to Hook Snake's cell, then pointed to her head and ears, and then shook her head.
Li Binning meant that they should unite with the Corpse King to kill Hook Snake. In her opinion, we can't bet that hooked snakes are intelligent and can understand us. Although there are legends about spiritual snakes repaying kindness in this world, who can guarantee that the hooked snake opposite knows what repaying kindness means
I hesitated for a moment and pointed back at the mechanism on the wall.
I am asking Li Binning: What is the use of organs
Li Binning pointed to the first handbrake and made a "kill" gesture, then pointed to the second handbrake and made a "release" gesture.
When Li Binning and I communicated with each other using hand gestures, our backs were always turned to the cell. When she pointed to the third hand switch, I caught sight of the Corpse King in the door out of the corner of my eye.
It didn't know when it reached the edge of the cell door. It grabbed the iron bars on the door with both hands and looked at the backs of me and Li Binning without blinking.
When I suddenly turned around, the Corpse King was slightly startled, and immediately showed me a flattering smile.
Did it understand what Li Binning and I meant
I walked to the hand switch in a few steps and grabbed the first mechanism handle. The corpse king inside the door suddenly roared and started shaking the iron door with both hands. At the same time, there was a loud noise in Hook Snake's cell. The huge snake head blocked the window again, and Snake Xin then leaned out of the window.
The Corpse King stopped at this moment, pointed at Hook Snake and showed a smile. It's not trying to escape from prison, it just wants to tell me with facts that the hooked snake is a fool and you can't cooperate with it.
I looked at the Corpse King and suddenly said: "Can I believe you?"
The Corpse King nodded subconsciously before showing an annoyed look. It probably feels that the smarter it appears, the less I will believe it.
I looked at the Corpse King and said, "I like talking to smart people. Only smart people know the trade-offs and are more likely to cooperate. Are you right?"
The Corpse King immediately smiled and nodded.
I pointed in the direction of the hook snake and said, "How can we get it out? Where is its weakness?"
The Corpse King first pointed at himself and then patted his belly twice, probably meaning that as long as it came out, the hook snake could be lured out. The weak point of the hook snake is its belly. As long as it can attack the opponent's belly, it is enough to kill the hook snake.
Seeing me nodding, the Corpse King immediately patted his chest and stretched out two fingers to make a forward gesture. He probably said that the matter of getting out of the poisonous swamp is all about it. As long as I can kill the hook snake, he guarantees that I can get out of the poisonous swamp.
I smiled half-heartedly and said, "I only have two people now, but you lead a large group of people. I'm scared!"
The Corpse King clearly understood what I meant, but his eyes were blank. The message it wants to convey to me is that it can only understand simple words. If I speak more complicated words, it will not understand.
I sneered: "You know what I'm talking about, I'm just pretending to be stupid. If I can help you, I can also help it. If you want to choose to be killed, I don't mind having a good talk with Hook Snake."
The Corpse King still looked confused at this moment, as if he couldn't understand what I was saying. In fact, it understands everything, but it doesn't believe that I can communicate with hook snakes.
I sneered at the Corpse King and turned to look at Li Binning: "Go and talk to Hook Snake."
When Li Binning looked at me in surprise, I patted my jacket pocket calmly.
I know that Li Binning carries a steel whistle in his pocket, which is a tool for the detectives to communicate with each other in the penalty area.
The Mythical Forbidden Zone is either located deep in the mountains or deep underground. When entering the restricted area, no communication equipment except military radios can be used. The Magic Hand is not a radio station that has been eliminated by the military, but it is only used in large-scale operations; ordinary Magic Hands use special steel whistles to maintain communication in restricted areas.
The sound of that kind of whistle is extremely sharp and has strong penetrating power. Even through several walls, the other party's voice can be heard. The Detective Hand itself also has a set of whistle communication codes that can express simple meanings.
Before I had time to learn how to use the whistle to communicate, I was kicked out by the detective hand, but this did not prevent me from understanding the function of the steel whistle.
Li Binning understood what I meant instantly, picked up the steel whistle and walked to the place where I stopped just now. The hooked snake behind the door stood up again and spat out the snake message to Li Binning.
Hook Snake seemed to be only interested in the Corpse King. After discovering that Li Binning's smell was not right, he immediately lay down again. Li Binning blew the steel whistle at this moment.
As soon as Li Binning whistled, two whistles, one long and one short, came from outside the secret room. It must be that the detective above thought Li Binning was in danger and was using the whistle to contact her.
Li Binning immediately moved her body left and right and blew the steel whistle continuously. I knew that she was using the whistle to tell the detective above that "she was not in danger", but she was shaking her body back and forth to attract the hook snake's attention.
Li Binning's current approach is similar to that of an Indian snake charmer. It is nothing more than to attract the attention of the hook snake and make the hook snake assume an attacking posture. In this way, the Hook Snake looks like it is "dancing" with Li Binning's swaying figure. As for whether it can put pressure on the Corpse King, it depends on how it is operated later.
After just a few seconds, Hook Snake's head started to shake behind the cell door.
Although I was facing the Corpse King sideways, I was constantly observing the Corpse King's expression from the corners of my eyes.
When the Corpse King saw Hook Snake shaking, he was slightly startled at first, then calmed down immediately. He grabbed the iron bars on the cell door with both hands, put his face against the door and looked at Hook Snake.
Is it scared
No, I clearly saw a smile in the eyes of the Corpse King. Is it deliberately lying to me