After hearing his explanation, Shen Bing laughed again: "Then why did your parents name you Xiaoqi? After you are thirty, you will be called Daqi. Isn't that awkward? Besides, Xiaoqing and Xiaoshuang, it doesn't sound good to change a girl's name to Daqing and Dashuang. When she is old, she will be called Laoqing..."
When Xiaoqi heard her mention his dead wife, his face turned gloomy. I coughed quickly, and Shen Bing realized that she had touched a sore spot and quickly covered her mouth.
“There’s actually a rule in our town that we’re not allowed to name children according to the order of brothers, which means we’re not allowed to call them Xiaoqi. But before I was born, my parents listened to a passing fortune teller who said that if I was named Xiaoqi, I would live a long life, so they named me Xiaoqi. But they were afraid that the clan would be unhappy, so they called me Qi (the word for neat and orderly) to outsiders, but all my family members knew it was Xiaoqi,” Xiaoqi explained.
As we talked, we walked along a small path behind the mountain to the back of the Ghost Tears Cave Mountain. This path was hidden in the long grass, with a cliff on the left and an abyss on the right. Outsiders dared not walk there. Xiao Qi was a woodcarver, so he often went up the mountain to look for good wood and was quite familiar with the road here.
He pointed at the mountain and said that this mountain is called Laoguan Mountain, because it was named after the coffin of Mei Guan after his death. We looked up and saw a black spot on the cliff near the cliff. That was Mei Guan's coffin! The cave where the coffin was inserted was the place where the plank road of Guilei Cave went up. It was a pity that the bastard Mei Lao Da destroyed the plank road in order to escape, and no one could go in again.
About ten feet to the right of the hanging coffin is the cave where the legendary mysterious female corpse is buried.
"It's so high, how do we get up there?" Qu Mo asked with a frown.
Xiao Qi said, "There is a plank road in the Ghost Tears Cave leading to the Hanging Coffin Cave, and it is said that there is a row of iron spikes nailed on the stone wall extending to the Mysterious Female Corpse Cave. Don't worry."
We looked at each other in bewilderment, because the path had long since disappeared, so we told him about it. Xiao Qi was also a little worried, but he looked up at the top of the mountain and said that as long as we could climb to the top and use a rope to lower down, we could still get in.
I looked at the steep and bare cliffs on all sides of the mountain and thought that even a monkey couldn't climb up unless you gave each of us a pair of small wings.
After touching his nose, he felt that there was a way out. If Ma Yunxi could bring back the spirit fox at night and Qu Mo could follow it, we still had hope. Now we just needed to check the location and confirm that this was the burial cave of Mei Sisi. As for those girls, they might not be locked up in the hanging coffin cave.
The three of us discussed quietly for a while, and then took Xiao Qi back to the hilltop. But when we got back to the place, Xiao Qi suddenly told us that he missed Xiao Qing very much and wanted to go back to see her body. Seeing his determination, it was impossible to stop him. In addition, I didn't tell him that he would have to open the coffin at night. If he knew about this, he would definitely not do it.
I touched my nose and told him that it would be better to see Xiaoqing's ghost than to see the corpse. If he is willing to do us another favor, we will arrange a meeting between them tonight. Xiaoqi agreed to it. The corpse can't talk, and seeing his wife's ghost is more important than anything else. He didn't even ask what he wanted to do. Maybe he thought it was just about leading the way, so he agreed.
We felt bad looking at Mr. Liu's body, so we dug a hole and buried him. As for Uncle Quan, the old bastard's body was left exposed in the wilderness, basking in the sun on the hillside. Then we leaned against the tree and slept until dark, waiting for Ma Yunxi.
We waited until twelve o'clock, but Ma Yunxi still didn't come. We were all very anxious. Especially since Uncle Quan's body was on the hillside, how could the Meiguan Town clan not come to look for him? Thinking of those vicious eyes, I shuddered all over. If I don't cut the Gordian knot and get things done tonight, I'm afraid I won't have a chance tomorrow!
We stood on the edge of the hillside, looking down, more anxious than ants on a hot pot. But we have to be considerate of Ma Yunxi. This girl is so kind-hearted that she doesn't seem like the biological daughter of Ma Zili and Mei Ruoqi. She followed the wolf demon to Wushan. This kind of compassionate heart is not something that ordinary people can do. She may still be watching the wolf demon and dare not leave. Let's wait a little longer.
At this moment, Xiao Qi was begging to see his wife's ghost. If he was not allowed to see her, he would leave the mountain. Xiao Qing had to be released to see him. At first, Xiao Qi was almost scared to death. He was just eager to see his wife's ghost and ignored the horror of ghosts. Now, when he saw the ghost, he was immediately scared out of his wits. Fortunately, the couple had a deep love, and he recovered in a short time. Xiao Qing dragged her seriously injured body to the side and cried with him.
At this moment, a dark shadow appeared on the hillside, and then a gust of cold wind was felt. Qu Mo shook his body and said, "The spirit fox is back, and Ma Yunxi is behind."
The black shadow is indeed Ma Yunxi. After she came up, she looked very tired. She had spent a lot of energy because of the wolf demon. I just met that mysterious master again. If it weren't for the help of the spirit fox, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to get through. Damn, the mysterious man appeared again, and it was clear that he would not let us get close to Mei Sisi's coffin easily.
But we must open the coffin tonight. Waiting one more day will give the other side enough time to destroy us!
The young couple was still crying to each other. After we urged them several times, Mei Xiaoqing reluctantly returned to the bottle. On the way down the mountain, I told Xiaoqi the truth. He didn't believe it at first and thought we had ulterior motives. But after we patiently explained and listed the evil deeds of the Meiguan Town clan, he was deeply hurt by it and believed it a little.
Xiao Qi is a very righteous young man. He patted his chest and said that as long as he really wanted to save people, he would not hesitate to sacrifice his life. But he couldn't go up the mountain, so he had no choice. I said that you don't have to worry about it, I will find a way when the time comes.
Arriving at the foot of Laoguan Mountain, Qu Mo hid aside and transformed secretly. He first took Xiao Qi and me with him in one hand and quickly climbed up the cliff. The fox spirit in Qu Mo's body was getting more and more powerful now, and the speed was much faster. This was more exciting than when we entered the Nightmare Cave in Huangshan. Xiao Qi was so scared that he opened his mouth and was about to scream. Fortunately, I acted in time and covered his mouth.
There is not even a black spot at the bottom of the cave entrance. In fact, it is covered by dead vines all around. As soon as you enter the cave entrance, you will feel the gloomy air, cold all over, and a strong smell of death, which makes your nerves tense up involuntarily!
Shine the flashlight inside, the cave is quite deep, and filled with a mass of black air that doesn't disperse, you can't see what's going on inside. Xiao Qi leaned against the stone wall trembling all over, not daring to move, his pants were wet, a righteous person doesn't mean he is brave, he was scared to pee.