The death energy on Yang Jinku's body has obviously penetrated into his internal organs, but why is there no trace of rot on his skin and flesh?
The corner of Yang Jinku's mouth cracked into a sneer, and he said leisurely:
"I remember your face. When I wake up again, I will find you."
After Yang Jinku said these words, his body seemed to have been drained of all water, and instantly became extremely shriveled, turning into a dry and hard zombie.
Yang Jinku turned out to be a zombie too.
In an instant, Wei Sihao had countless thoughts in his mind, but in the end he just smiled.
"Interesting!"
In the cave.
After Zhang Haodang passed through the secret passage, he came to an extremely weird hall.
In the hall, there is a huge altar. There are six incense candles placed on the altar. The incense candles are more than three meters tall and stand in the cave. The fragrance is filled and the lights are dim. It has a ghostly feeling.
Chen Lijiu couldn't help but trembled and said angrily:
"This guy is obviously a living person, so why is he decorated like a dead person?"
"There are passion candles in his palace. He thinks he has lived too long?"
"This incense candle has a secret. It is not for the dead, but for sacrifices and sacrifices to gods and Buddhas."
The tea stall owner is obviously a good person, and he can tell the difference between these incense candles after just a few glances.
Chen Lijiu didn't know the difference between incense and candles. He walked up to the tea stall owner and muttered a few times in a low voice. Then he returned to Zhang Hao and said with a smile:
"Boss, what do you think the incense candles are for?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Zhang Hao walking forward and directly coming to the surface of the incense candle, scraping off a layer of ash from the pillar of the incense candle.
"There are scriptures engraved on this incense burner. In addition, the spice wood selected is also very particular. This is fruit wood incense, specially used to assist meditation."
Zhang Hao said this and looked thoughtfully into the depths of the cave.
The inside of this stone gate seems to be not just used to house trafficked humans.
Although Zhang Hao has not yet figured out the specific role of this place, based on the existing evidence, this place is not only involved in the Valley of the Wicked, but even involved in a mysterious organization.
Zhang Hao had discovered this before.
In the beginning, the Valley of the Wicked was probably just a place where villains gathered together to keep warm, but later on, because too many villains gathered there, it gradually attracted the attention of a certain organization.
Although Zhang Hao doesn't know what this organization is, they have maintained the existence of the Valley of Evil for decades not just to recruit a group of murderers.
These desperate people are hiding here, fighting with each other, and guarding against each other. It is obvious that they have been given psychological hints. They must not leave this place, but they must fight with each other and cannot unite.
The purpose of the existence of the Valley of the Wicked has become a trap, where a large number of murderers gather to compete for the strongest one.
Who could this person be?
Is Rencent, the lord of the Valley of the Wicked, the one behind this?
Zhang Hao shook his head silently.
The Lord of the Valley of the Evil should also be a chess piece. The real key person has always been hiding behind the scenes. Even now, he has not been exposed at all.
If he hadn't happened to encounter Crazy Blade and controlled him to come here.
I'm afraid that until I leave the Valley of the Wicked, I won't have anything to do with this behind-the-scenes organization.
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Chen Lijiu let out an exclamation.
Zhang Hao looked back and saw Chen Lijiu standing on the edge of the stone wall, holding a glass orb at a loss.
This glass orb was placed on a lampstand. Chen Lijiu was probably just curious about whether this object was real. Unexpectedly, after picking up the object, a stone door rose up next to it.
After the stone door, a new space was revealed, and inside was interspersed with gusts of sinister wind and the stench of the dead. I don't know what it was used for.
"Sir, I didn't mean it. I just confirmed that there are no gaps or splicing marks on the stone wall. Who would have thought that as soon as I picked up this object, a stone door appeared."
Chen Lijiu said awkwardly, holding the glass orb, not knowing whether to throw it away or put it away.
Zhang Hao waved his hand to reassure him temporarily, and then looked thoughtfully inside the stone gate.
Observing the stone door through here, there seems to be something special hidden in the stone door.
If his guess was correct, there should be a trap deep in this passage.
But this trap should have nothing to do with the Crazy Sword.
Crazy Blade came here to do business, and even if it was a beheading business, there was no need to be so hard on him.
By setting up a trap in his own passage that requires the energy of earth veins to be opened, isn't he looking for death?
You must know that few people in the entire Valley of the Wicked can achieve the passage set up by the earth's energy.
In other words, it can't be done at all.
The aura of the earth's veins is by no means an ordinary aura. This kind of aura that is everywhere in Hidden Dragon Mountain, placed here, is enough to make people fight for it.
Ordinary people can neither grasp it nor have access to it.
The energy of the earth veins here is luxurious enough to be used to arrange formations, which shows that they have the method to create the energy of the earth veins.
Is this something strange coming from Hidden Dragon Mountain, or is it some other ancient inheritance?
Zhang Hao was thinking, but there was a voice next to him.
"Sir, come and take a look at this thing."
Zhang Hao looked to the side and saw a strange badge on the ground here.
This badge is embedded in the gap between two stones, so it is difficult for ordinary people to detect it.
The tea stall owner had nothing to do, but he didn't want to be too idle, so he followed Chen Lijiu's example and looked for the cracks in the rocks. Unexpectedly, he actually found something like this.
"What do you think?"
It's just a badge with no origin and no explanation. Even if Zhang Hao has access to the gods, he won't be able to find more information.
The tea stall owner is well versed in all kinds of information about the Valley of the Wicked, so he might know something.
Seeing Zhang Hao asking himself, the tea stall owner was delighted. Knowing that it was time to show off, he immediately cheered up, thought for a while and said:
"Sir, from my point of view, this badge can at least mean two things.
First, having this kind of badge means that someone is from the organization. Otherwise, if a badge is customized individually, it cannot be of this style. It is obviously pressed out by a mold, and it is impossible to make just one. ”
Zhang Hao nodded silently after hearing this.
The marks on this badge are caused by craftsmanship.
The rough badges produced by this kind of processing factory can only be issued to ordinary people, but no one with a higher status will use this kind of thing.
And besides that, there is another point.
"Sir, look at the totem of this badge. There are both beasts and evil spirits on the totem, which shows that this organization is different from the ordinary. They have their own set of beliefs and are not invaded by foreign objects and do not care about others. Rhetoric.”
Hearing this, Zhang Hao immediately frowned.
He admitted the tea stall owner's previous guess, but he found this one very problematic.
It's just a totem that looks like an evil spirit. Is it necessary to make it so complicated?
Seeing that Zhang Hao didn't believe it, the tea stall owner smiled faintly and didn't insist, and then said:
"Sir, in addition to this badge, I have other evidence. Come and take a look."
With that said, he took Zhang Hao to the altar next to the incense burner. There are some decorations on the edge of the altar. An ordinary person would probably just regard them as lace or some useless design for the altar, but the tea stall owner had an extremely serious face.
"Sir, look at these laces. They are made of bamboo poles and are made by carpenters who dig out the details bit by bit. Don't you think this kind of craftsmanship is strange?"
The bamboo lace on the edge of the stone platform is very beautiful and high-end, but it does look a bit strange when placed here.
However, if Zhang Hao wanted to tell the reason, he couldn't.
Zhang Hao said helplessly:
"What is the use of this thing? Just tell me directly!"
After hearing this, the tea stall owner stopped being pretentious and immediately stretched out his finger.
The tea stall owner was very thin, almost as if he had a numb body, and the joints under the skin were very obvious. When he stretched out his hand, Zhang Hao's expression suddenly changed, and he instantly understood what the tea stall owner meant.
This woodworking technique of fitting bamboo poles into each other is like human joints!
If it were just a decoration, I wouldn't think much about it, but this altar was obviously used for sacrifices. The incense candles on the altar also showed that sacrifices were often performed here, plus the previous emblem.
The three corroborate each other and form a perfect chain of evidence.
For a moment, Zhang Hao couldn't help but look at the hole above.
Crazy Blade set the entrance of the cave here, what exactly did he want to do?
Zhang Hao looked at Crazy Sword, who was still standing there, motionless, like an emotionless puppet.
But Zhang Haoche didn't know why, but he always felt that his eyes were staring at him.
"Sir, most of these people in the population business are very weird. If you ask me, we should go in and out quickly, so as not to cause trouble."
The tea stall owner said seriously.
Zhang Hao nodded silently.
He usually doesn't care about other people's words, but it was different today.
He has many teammates, but these people are delayed by other things and cannot gather together for the time being.
When he calls Shadow and Wei Sihao together, no matter what kind of trouble there is, it can be easily solved.
"Chen Lijiu, seal this cave entrance."
Zhang Hao said coldly, no longer hesitating.
No matter what secrets there are in this cave, there is only one most important thing now, which is to rescue the hostages here and return them to the authorities.
He alone cannot solve the problem in the Valley of the Wicked. If he wants to completely solve the trouble in the Valley of the Wicked, he must let someone from the government take action.
No matter what secrets there are here, as long as the official intervenes, all dust will be wiped out instantly like thunder sweeping a hole.
As for the arrangements for Chen Lijiu and others, Zhang Hao has already thought about it.
They still have many uses, and there is no need to send them to prison for the time being. If the forces behind the Valley of the Wicked involve many people, Zhang Hao can keep them by his side temporarily to pay for their crimes.
In the end, how much credit they can get and how many years their sentence can be reduced depends entirely on their own efforts.
In the corner of the cave, there is a wooden box, which contains not only some living supplies, but also some homemade explosives.
After receiving Zhang Hao's order, Chen Lijiu naturally did not hide it secretly. He directly piled all the explosives into the hole. He took a deep look at the depth of the hole and let out a bad laugh.
"No matter what weirdness you have, if you dare to offend sir, don't blame me for being rude."
Chen Lijiu chuckled and pressed the switch without hesitation.
Only a roar was heard, and the huge cave suddenly exploded to the ground.
Countless gravel fell from the top, immediately sealing the entrance of the cave tightly. Even if there were any weird things, they were blocked on the other side of the entrance.
Only two of the three cave entrances remained. In addition to the incense candles where the altar was located, there were also some small torches placed in the other two cave entrances.
There was no other fire source nearby, so Zhang Hao cut off the incense candle and stuffed it into the torch.
The fire ignited and illuminated the surrounding area, revealing the dark cave deep inside.
Deep in the cave, an even more terrifying blackness filled the air.
There is a layer of black cloth as a cover in the depths, and behind it is a row of nail traps.
As long as someone breaks into this place, without a torch, they will probably be pierced by nails in an instant.
Zhang Hao grinned.
Crazy Sword worked really hard to protect this place.
It's a pity that he underestimated himself.
"Boss, there is crying in front."
Chen Lijiu's ears were very sharp, and he instantly heard a cry, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
There was no mistake in this cave. After walking two more turns, the front suddenly became clear.
There are dozens of containers placed in the huge cave, and there are three people pressed in each container.
There are hundreds of people in just three containers.
Zhang Hao's expression suddenly changed and he immediately asked Chen Lijiu to start saving people.
After a lot of work, more than 70 people were rescued. The remaining people were seriously injured and fell into a coma.
"Stop crying, we are here to save you, not to listen to your mourning."
Chen Lijiu said coldly, feeling annoyed by the crying of these people, and immediately scolded him.
Chen Lijiu showed his evil demeanor, which immediately frightened everyone. They looked at Chen Lijiu cautiously, and when they realized that Chen Lijiu was not easy to mess with, they immediately stopped crying and cautiously moved closer.
"I'm asking now, who is the doctor? Take the initiative to step forward."
Chen Lijiu looked at everyone coldly, but no one present came forward.
Chen Lijiu saw this and said:
"There is no doctor, so do any of you know first aid measures?"
Hearing this, two people raised their hands and stepped forward cautiously.
"Go and check to see if they can still save you. If they can, try to find a way.
You were finally saved, wouldn't it be a pity if you died on the way to escape? ”
The two discussed each other for a moment, and the more mature man came over and said:
"Boss, in fact, we were not injured at all. We were just too weak due to lack of food and clothing, cold and hunger.
If you can give us some water, food, and a few more clothes, we should be able to save our lives. ”
No food?
Chen Lijiu looked back at Zhang Hao.
"Boss, there is no backup warehouse in this cave, but there are dozens of people gathered here, and there is a strongman. The food and clothing must be quite expensive, but we didn't see anything after we entered.
I think the supplies must be in the other two cave entrances. ”
This reasoning is sound.
Even if he wasn't looking for food for these people, Zhang Hao would still go and explore the other two caves. (End of chapter)