As soon as the thought of a mummy crawling out of my back flashed through my mind, the fingers on my head began to slowly tighten. When the sound of sharp nails scratching across my scalp reached my ears, a few lines of blood continued to flow down around my cheeks.
I clearly felt the other person's fingers pressing on the top of my head, like five awls hanging upside down on my head, pressing down against my scalp.
When a sharp stabbing pain came from the top of my head, I felt a chill in my heart. I was sure that in the next moment, the opponent's sharp claws would penetrate my skull and kill me on the spot.
While my eyes were wide open, the other person's palm on my head suddenly retracted. I obviously felt that the other person was hesitating for something, otherwise, he would not have raised his hand in the air and let a drop of blood stain his fingertips. The drops fell on my shoulders, but they lingered for a long time.
Although the other party only hesitated for a moment, my heartbeat continued to intensify. Even I could hear my heart pounding in my chest, but the other party slowly retracted his hand and pushed the door open.
As soon as the man left, I felt like I was drained of strength and almost fell to the ground.
When Ye Xun reached out to help me up, I directly touched the top of my head. I hoped that everything just now was all my imagination. But I felt my hands full of blood.
The deep pits left by the mummies, the gravel with moisture, and the footprints covered with fine sand were all exactly in front of me, clearly telling me that everything I encountered had nothing to do with hallucinations.
When I looked at Ye Xun, the latter looked livid and shook his head, indicating to me: He didn't know anything.
But I don't think he knew anything about what was going on.
I couldn't help but sigh, and put a towel on my head to stop the bleeding, but I closed my eyes and leaned against the wall without saying a word.
Ye Xun probably also knew why I didn't want to talk, so he simply lit up a cigarette and handed it to me: "Huanzi, I have indeed deliberately concealed a lot of things about my sect from you, but you still know some things. The less the better. That’s good for you…”
"It's not good for me, right?" I looked at Ye Xun and said, "Do you think I'm someone who is afraid of death?"
"I know you're not afraid of death. But, I don't want you to die!" Ye Xun picked up the wine bottle and took a deep sip: "Just like you don't want me to die either."
I looked at Ye Xun: "You don't regard me as your brother?"
Ye Xun took another sip of wine: "It's just because I regard you as a brother that I don't want to tell you too much. The more people know about some things, the more people will help you share your troubles."
Ye Xun said: "Ye Xun is the name I changed myself, because I have been looking for the answer to one thing. Maybe, I can't find it in this life, maybe, the answer will appear one day. In front of me."
"Actually, I have always been very conflicted. I hope that one day someone, whether he is a boy or a girl, or whether we are lovers or brothers, can accompany me to find the answer, and I am willing to accompany him in life. Die together.”
"That person has appeared. I know that as long as I open my mouth, he will accompany me to heaven and hell. However, he also has his life and his world. Many people are waiting for him, and many need his presence."
"I know that he will give up everything for me. But that is unfair to him and to the people who need him. So, there are some things that I can't say. I can only find clues myself."
I looked at Ye Xun: "Did you find the clue?"
"No!" Ye Xun shook his head and said: "If I had found the clue, I would have left alone long ago. I always feel that the clue I want may be hidden in a certain restricted area. Sooner or later, fate will take me Push that box. Push in front of the clue."
I believe Ye Xun's words. Ever since I met him, he has been searching for something with purpose but no goal.
When I was about to speak, I saw Tao Yu gently holding Ye Xun's hand. I quickly pretended to wipe away the blood and moved my eyes to the side. When I turned back to look at Ye Xun, Tao Yu had already retracted his hand.
I coughed dryly and said, "What happened just now?"
"I don't know!" Ye Xun said in a deep voice: "I feel like something like a force field appeared near us, forcibly suppressing our ability to move. Don't you think it's not that we can't exert force, but that we can't get away? Confinement all around.”
"Si" I couldn't help but take a breath: "You seem to be right, I did feel that way at the time."
Ye Xun said extremely seriously: "This is probably why my master said that Tianshakou is the cemetery of gods and demons. People cannot raise their heads in front of gods and demons, even if the gods and demons are dead."
I was shocked and said, "But I just saw a mummy."
Ye Xun asked me back: "Have you seen the face of that mummy clearly?"
"I didn't see clearly..." I felt a chill in my heart. I just saw the other person's feet and directly regarded him as a mummy. I really didn’t see the other party’s appearance clearly.
Ye Xun said softly: "I didn't see clearly either, but I saw the other party's shadow clearly. It was not a human figure."
It was the first time I saw Ye Xun's face turn pale: "What shadow did you see?"
Ye Xundao: "I can't describe it, but it definitely doesn't look like a human being."
I couldn't help but look back at the sand pit in the house. The fluidity of sand is several times, even ten times, higher than that of soil. At this time, most of the sand pit has been buried. Even if I dig it out again, it won't work. I want to see the original shape clearly.
I subconsciously said to myself: "Why didn't that mummy just kill us?"
Neither Ye Xun nor Tao Yu spoke, and no one could give an answer.
After coming here for a while, Tao Yu said: "Wang Huan, if you meet with the Detective Hands tomorrow, I hope you will cooperate with them as much as possible. The reason why the Detective Hands are able to suppress the Demon Sect and Wugui Sect is that they have control over The largest information resource. The Detective Hand information database is all-encompassing, and there are many secrets that are difficult for ordinary people to access. Maybe they have secrets about Tianshakou."
"Hmm..." I agreed vaguely, but my heart was already in a mess.
Tao Yu's unintentional words of "all-encompassing" reminded me of the "Wanxiang Sutra" again.
The Qingqiu Fox Tribe was exterminated because of the "All-Seeing Sutra", so my dad asked me to hand over the "All-Seeing Sutra" to save my life. The "All-Seeing Sutra" must have hidden some secrets, at least, there are some clear clues in it.
While I was desperately recalling the "Book of All Things", the sky gradually became brighter, and people looking for magic hands began to appear in the streets.
The time agreed upon by Bai Yan and I arrived, but he arrived at the open space at the entrance of the town one step ahead of me. He sat in front of the table where I threw half a copper coin, and gave me a "please" gesture.
Just as I was about to sit down, I heard Juefa shout angrily: "Wang Huan, did you shoot outside last night? Where did you take our brothers who were guarding outside?"
I calmly raised my head and said, "Which of you is in charge? Should I talk to Bai Yan or Juefa?"
Bai Yan looked at Jue Fa with a cold expression, and the latter's expression suddenly changed and he stepped aside angrily. But I looked at Jue Fa and said, "Are you Jue Fa? The demon monk Jue Fa who ranks first on the list of gods is this kind of thing."
"You..." Juefa was so angry that his face was twisted but he couldn't say a word.
I always have a feeling that the real demon monk is not the one in front of me, but the demon monk must be nearby.
Bai Yan coughed twice and said, "Brother Wang asked me to meet just to discuss Juefa's identity? If that's the case, there's no need. I can be sure who he is."
I smiled and said: "I came to you to discuss cooperation. I want half of the tomb of immortals and demons under Tianshakou!"
Bai Yan's eyes suddenly froze, and after a while he said, "I don't understand what you mean about the Tomb of Immortals and Demons."
I said in a deep voice: "If that's the case, then we have nothing to talk about. We should follow the old rules and take over Tianshakou one hour at a time. However, I want to remind you, it's best not to play with me again and make mistakes. It’s a trick of time. I can’t guarantee that something will fall from the sky when I’m not at Tianshakou.”
After I finished speaking, I stood up and walked out regardless of Bai Yan's reaction.
Before I even reached the entrance of the village, I heard Bai Yan say from behind me: "The sky has never seen chaos between immortals and demons."
"The yellow sand is falling and the sky is changing." I replied casually and started to move forward again, but Bai Yan stood up suddenly and said, "Brother Wang, stay back. Please tell me, Brother Wang, where did you get the phrase 'The yellow sand is falling and the sky is changing'. of?"
"Nine-tailed restricted area!" When I turned around and looked at Bai Yan with a half-smile, the latter hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his hand and said, "Brother Wang, please sit down."
"Wait a minute!" Juefa suddenly said: "Bai Yan, Wang Huan's purpose of going deep into the desert is clearly to find the witch Si Ruo. He is simply lying to us about looking for the fairy and demon cemetery."
Bai Yan waved his hand gently and said: "I asked Brother Wang to stay, just because I want to discuss the ownership of the Tianding Compass? I can let Brother Wang use the compass first, but I want 70% of the secret of the forbidden area."
I said with a half-smile: "Commander Bai has made a good calculation. In normal times, I would definitely not agree. However, I don't have time to bargain with you now. I will fix the compass. Thirty percent of it is secret. I want to pick first.”
"Deal!" Bai Yan stood up and raised his palms.
I stood up and slapped the opponent three times across the table, and then Bai Yan said, "Now, should we exchange ideas?"
I know that this time the real test for me has come.
It can be said that I know nothing about Tianshakou. Apart from what I experienced yesterday, I didn't find even the slightest clue. Even the sentence "The yellow sand sinks and the clouds change the sky" just now was something I made up temporarily. What do you use to exchange news with the other party
However, if I say nothing or push and block, it will inevitably arouse the opponent's suspicion. If I make a wrong move, I will not only lose the whole game, but even fall into the opponent's control, because I can't let Si Ruo go.
Only by convincing the other party that I have the greatest resources can I contain the detective.