Chapter 144 Back Mountain Cave (1) Second Update
On the way, Song Gu found an opportunity to ride beside Wu Chen and said, "I persuaded Deputy Yu to go up the mountain together today. Although I don't know why you two There is a gap, but I think it is best for Deputy Ambassador Yu to follow."
"Song Tixing is for my own good, I understand."
Song Gu said no more.
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It was already noon when the group arrived at the bottom of the mountain. Everyone dismounted, leaving two Yamen servants to look after the horses while the others strode up the mountain.
Yu Shian asked Song Gu: "Do you know how to get to the cave in the back mountain?"
Song Gu turned his face and looked at Wu Chen. Wu Chen said: "I asked the ghost in the cave to wait yesterday. There is a fork in the road ahead. If they are still there, they will naturally lead the way. If not, we have to go back and come back tomorrow. "
Yu Shian resisted the urge to draw his sword and sneered: "What a big joke! In broad daylight, ghosts lead the way!"
"Yes, it's just a joke, I'm afraid Deputy Commander Yu is tired from walking, so tell him to make Deputy Commander Yu smile. "Wu Chen smiled playfully, and the second grader hurriedly tugged on Wu Chen's sleeves.
Song Gu coughed lightly and began to deduce the circumstances of the case, changing the topic.
When he reached the fork in the road, Wu Chen stopped, looked at the mountain forest and said loudly: "I had something to do last night and couldn't go up the mountain again. If you are still here, come out and lead us to the cave. If you are not there, we will Let’s go back first.”
Yu Shian sneered repeatedly and continued walking up the mountain road without stopping, just a little slower.
A few ghosts were hiding in the trees, and now half of their bodies were exposed, telling Wu Chen how to get to the cave.
Wu Chen waved his hand and said:
"Why are you so anxious? You have to lead the way now even if you don't want to! You really want to leave, but you also believed Su Chang's words. You want to wait for me to trigger the mechanism and destroy the cave, your bodies, and myself. They are so good Leave quietly... Then don't think about it, I have left Su Chang Knowing his plan, how can I let you get your wish?"
The ghosts were suddenly panicked, and Wu Chen said again:
"If you want to leave, you can only rely on me now! Do you understand? I found the cave to rescue the living. , and then destroy the cave, and you can leave. Lead the way, and we will walk with you through the mountains and forests. Don't worry, there is always a way. I don't care that you have lied to me. Don't trust Su Chang so much. He can. If I hurt you once, I can hurt you a second time. If I You should really cry if there is an accident."
A few ghosts discussed it, and one ghost asked: "How do you know you can get to the cave entrance through this forest?"
"Nonsense? , how else did you get here?”
Another ghost hurriedly said: "You can indeed reach the entrance of the cave through this mountain forest, but the road is more difficult."
Wu Chen turned to Song Gu and said, "Follow me."
But At this time, Yu Shi'an and his soldiers had already walked up the mountain road for a while. Song Gu had no choice but to catch up and persuade Yu Shi'an to come down.
Wu Chen was just about to say something taunting, but the high school sophomore covered his mouth and dragged him directly into the forest.
Yu Shi'an felt that Wu Chen was just playing tricks on him and wanted to make him angry. He didn't believe in any ghosts and gods. The more Wu Chen did this, the more it meant that there must be something fishy about this trip. Wu Chen didn't want him to know. .
Thinking about these days in Yang'an County, Wu Chen went out every day, but never explained to him what he did. If Song Gu hadn't come, he wouldn't have known that Laojieshan had already completed the investigation. If he was asked by the officials, But he couldn't say anything, so how could he accuse Wu Chen and the Imperial City Detective Department?
Yu Shian endured his anger and waited until he finally pointed out Wu Chen's mistake.
Wu Chen has been chatting with the ghost.
"I'm not talking about you, why are you so easy to deceive? You even lost your life after cheating once, but you still believe in Su Chang, do you want to wake up after your soul is gone?"
" What else can we do? The body is in his hands, and we don’t know what methods he used. We just can’t leave and don’t listen to him. If the body is whipped by him, we will feel pain. They say life is worse than death. We are It’s better to die than to die.”
"Will it hurt if you whip the corpse?" Wu Chen asked in surprise.
“I did it before, but not now.”
“Are there any ghosts like you in the cave?”
“There are many! We can’t drift at will, usually We were imprisoned in the formation by Su Chang. We can't get out unless he releases us. "What did you say?" Wu Chen was shocked again.
"After so many years, we have gotten used to it. We were as surprised as you at first. We could hear screams and women pleading all day long. After a while, we got used to it."
Wu Chen Stopping and feeling a chill on his back, he asked, "Did you still hear screams and women's pleading before you came out this time? "
"Yes, it will last for a while every once in a while. This time it has only been a few days, so there should be still people alive in the cave."
Wu Chen muttered to himself. : "So he can't leave."
"Are you leaving? Are you trying to be mysterious again?" Yu Shi'an roared.
Wu Chen subconsciously continued to move forward, but in his mind he was thinking about the purpose of Su Chang's shocking move.
"You just said that you are not allowed to float around in the cave at will. You will be imprisoned in one place. Is the cave very big and deep?"
"That is natural. , after so many years, we have not You can see the whole cave."
"There is only one entrance?"
"You may not believe it. We have never been out of the cave in so many years. This is the first time we have come out to lie to you. Come out, Su Chang will let us go Outside the battle, first explain what you look like, where you will appear, and how we need to respond. If the answer is correct, he will allow us to destroy our bodies, and we can leave. If the answer is wrong, it will ruin his business. , he took our corpses Seal it so that we will never leave! We arrived at the entrance of the cave by perching on a thick branch, and then we were released. When we went back, we first returned to the branch and were then taken into the formation, so we didn’t know the full picture of the cave. "< br>
"What can you do if you don't go back after you come out?"
"What else can you do? You will be a lonely ghost forever."
Wu Chen asked in confusion: "Then where are you? What was Su Chang doing in the cave? Did you come out to scare people? He was just imprisoned?"
"Oh, we don't know what he wants to do. We didn't die at the beginning, and we don't know what method he used. to one's own body Lying there, we can't go back, but every three days we can return to the physical body, but we can't move. Su Chang will feed us some food and drink. When we are clearer, the soul will leave the physical body again. During this period, if he Our physical bodies were beaten, and we could feel the pain as we drifted to the side, but our memories were very vague. It was repeated many times, and we don’t know how long it took, until we could no longer return to our physical bodies.”
“He. What do you want to do?" Wu Chen muttered to himself. (End of chapter)