After walking for half an hour, I started to worry about Shen Bing again, so I asked Mr. Shi where Longquan Cave was. I wanted to find Shen Bing and then go find him.
Mr. Shi stopped and said seriously, "Although the Thousand Human Skins are not as powerful as the Bloody Night Demon, they are more cruel than the Bloody Night Demon. They say that they will spare the skin but not the life. Once they catch someone, it will take them no more than an incense stick of time to peel off the skin. I'm afraid your girlfriend would be dead long ago."
My head suddenly buzzed, my body swayed, and I quickly held onto a big tree. But I still had a glimmer of hope and said, "She might have been confused at the time and hasn't been caught by Qian Renpi yet. She practiced some Taoist magic with me, so she should be able to protect herself. Besides, Qian Renpi is chasing after Gu Laozhong, so she probably won't be in any trouble."
Mr. Shi sighed and said, "Then you don't know what's going on with the thousand human skins. This thing has another nickname, called a pair of male and female demons. Whenever they appear, they are definitely a pair of male and female. However, they have a rule that they can only kill one person a day, and they can't stop every day, otherwise they will die without a supply of human skins. From what you said just now, the male demon went after Mr. Gu, and the female demon followed your girlfriend. Don't worry about it anymore, it's more important to save your own life."
I don't think so. Since the other party wanted to kill Gu Laozhong's family, they probably just sent Shen Bing away and led me away. They should have followed Gu Laozhong and his family, and Shen Bing is still alive. As for the fate of Gu Laozhong's family, I can only say that I tried my best. Even if I drove away the Thousand Skins, the Blood Night Demon would come to deal with me. Without Mr. Shi's help, I would still die.
I immediately said to Mr. Shi: "I don't think she will die. Tell me what kind of traces a thousand human skins would normally leave behind."
Seeing my persistence, Mr. Shi nodded and said, "The Thousand Human Skins don't take the main road, but walk along the sides of the road. Because they leave a black line wherever they pass, they have to use the grass or ravines to hide their footprints."
Oh, I understand. The black lines they left behind should be that kind of smelly black liquid.
Mr. Shi handed me the flashlight after he finished speaking. He often walked in the mountains and knew the roads well. He could find Longquan Cave without lighting. Then he pointed to the northeast and said that after leaving this forest and walking ten miles along a mountain road in the northeast, we would see a thousand-year-old tree, and behind the tree was Longquan Cave. That cave was where our ancestors originally lived, and the magic circle left inside was enough to block any evil spirits.
After parting ways with them, I headed west out of the forest. Following the path pointed out by Mr. Shi, I followed a small path around Beisanpo and headed southwest. After walking for a long time, I didn't find any traces of the thousand-man skin in the grass or in the ravine. Damn it, could it be that Shen Bing was captured before he ran far
Thinking of this, I identified the direction and walked towards Nanwupo. As expected, we were close to the place where we had the accident and saw a black line in the grass on the side of the road. But the black line turned here and went south again. I immediately felt relieved. It seemed that the thousand people were still targeting Gu Laozhong's family and did not kill Shen Bing immediately.
So I spread my legs and ran south. Now that I felt relieved, I felt pain all over my body, especially in my butt. This damned bastard, Bloody Night Demon, his ancestors must not have had buttholes, and he took out his anger on me. Bah, he took it out on my butt.