In any case, he is alone to deal with the evil spirit plot, which is more dangerous.
Let's go find Ren Heming.
Dong Zheng was chasing Fu Zhi's pursuit of Ren Heming. He rode along the stream all the way. After winding for a long time, the water finally became much shallower. The bottom of the river was not a slippery pebbles, and many large stones appeared in the center of the stream. , to separate the water, if Ren Heming had not fainted before, he should be able to reach the shore with these stones.
Sure enough, Fu Zhi told Dong Zheng that he thought well, Ren Heming went ashore in this area, and there were still wet footprints on the shore, leading all the way to the woods next to him.
Next to the footprints, Dong Zheng saw a small statue ten centimeters high. The statue was made of stone. I don't know if it was originally scribbled, or it was often held in his hand and the details were smoothed out. It could only be roughly seen that it was standing. Man, with arms folded on his chest, like a prayer.
Was it left by Ren Heming
Dong Zheng didn't know, the two had been together for a while, and he had never seen Ren Heming take out this thing.
The sun was almost sinking to the horizon, Dong Zheng took the statue on his body and continued to look for Ren Heming.
Ren Heming had no horse and was flooded again. He would not move very fast, and he gave Dong Zheng a talisman paper. If he knew that Dong Zheng would come to him, he should have waited for a while, but Dong Zheng chased after him for a long time. , still haven't found him.
It won't be long before it gets dark. The most urgent task is to find a place to rest. Staying in the woods late at night is a very dangerous thing.
Dong Zheng hoped that it would be darker and slower, so that he could have enough time to find a resting place.
However, the setting of the sun did not change because of human will, and the night still came coldly and on time.
The fog spreads silently.
Dong Zheng's unease became stronger and stronger. Ma was already tired and didn't want to leave. He was also very tired. At this moment, something gradually loomed in the fog with the pace of progress.
It was a stone tablet with incomprehensible words and patterns engraved on it, and behind it was a pitch-black hole. Just like what Dong Zheng first encountered, the steps slanted downwards, leading to the unknown darkness. In a hole, there is no fishy sweet smell.
He can go inside and rest for a while.
Dong Zheng thought about it this way, although he didn't know what was going on inside, but under evaluation, it was still more dangerous outside in the dense fog. He tied his horse to the tree next to him, lit the fire book by himself, and walked down the steps.
Stepping down the steps, only the sound of footsteps and his own breathing could be heard in his ears. Huo Zhezi illuminated a small area. Dong Zheng walked down the last step and was surprised to find that the depths of the cave were not the cavity he imagined. Instead, there is a long passage.
Dong Zheng threw the burning fire in his hand hard, and the light source crossed the long passage in a parabola, and finally landed with a sound, and rolled forward another distance.
The light illuminated the end of the corridor, and there was a person sitting against the wall. Alarmed by Huo Zhezi, he looked towards Dong Zheng.
"Senior brother?" Dong Zheng said in surprise, Ren Heming also recognized Dong Zheng and stood up against the wall.
"It's finally up to you," he said.
The walls on both sides of the tunnel were made of blue bricks, which were unexpectedly neat. Dong Zheng didn't approach, he slowly frowned, and put his hand on the embroidered spring knife.
"Don't be so nervous, Seventh." Ren Heming saw Dong Zheng's defense. He walked to the stone door at the end of the passage and said to Dong Zheng, "Come on, let's see what I found."
Dong Zheng didn't move.
Ren Heming sighed and said, "You don't need to guard against me like this, I can't beat you, you should know this, don't you want to know what's going on?"
Dong Zheng had no choice but to go over. He stood in front of the door, and the fire zhezi illuminated the relief—it was a picture of sacrifice, a group of people bowed their heads and bowed, children were placed on the high platform, and the rest was filled with all kinds of strange lines. , perhaps representing the devil in the hearts of the locals.
Ren Heming's voice calmed down, as if the strings were finally loosened, and the whole person was lazy: "Go in and have a look."
Dong Zheng didn't do as he did, he didn't move, and said, "What's the matter with you?"
"Just a little tired." Ren Heming actually yawned, as if he was bored, he was not nervous at all, even a little bored, glanced at Dong Zheng, and pushed the stone door in front of him directly.
The door was lighter than Dong Zheng imagined, so it was opened by Ren Heming under his watchful gaze, and the unknown light illuminated the huge underground cave inside the door.
Ren Heming pushed Dong Zheng in, followed by himself.
Dong Zheng grabbed Ren Heming's arm and frowned. At this time, he might know where the lingering unease came from.
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