Chapter 376: Almost Like a Beast
Visibility suddenly dropped to less than three meters, and the road ahead was completely hidden in the white. Only the headlights tore through a fleeting light track.
Chen Hanxing's heartbeat began to accelerate, his temples throbbed, and he seemed to be able to hear his own breathing in his ears, as heavy as an old bellows.
"The magnetic field here is very strange."
Qi Moxun suddenly said, pointing to the dashboard, "The compass is spinning, and the GPS has lost its signal for a long time."
He pulled out a brass compass from his storage compartment. The needle swayed wildly on the surface, finally barely pointing in one direction. "This is the only way."
Shen Hanxing looked at the shaking pointer and suddenly felt his throat tighten.
She remembered what was written in the information: the fog in Wuyin Mountain contained trace amounts of toxins, and long-term inhalation would cause hallucinations; the caves in the mountain were interconnected, like a maze, and nine out of ten people who entered would die of exhaustion.
The one who controls all this is Xuanyuan Ce, who enjoys killing.
"When Xuanyuan Ce was expelled from the Xuanyuan family, it is said that he took away half of the Xuanyuan family genealogy."
Qi Moxun seemed to see through her thoughts, and spoke in a deep voice while carefully turning the steering wheel.
"Some say he's found a treasure hidden by the Xuanyuan family's ancestors in Wuyin Mountain, while others say he's researching something shameful. Regardless, this place is a forbidden area for him, one that no outsider is allowed to tamper with."
Shen Hanxing's fingertips were clenched white.
She was suddenly very scared, afraid that there was a trap hidden in the fog, afraid that something would rush out in the next second and drag them into deeper darkness.
But when she turned to look at Qi Moxun, she saw that he was gripping the steering wheel tightly. The lines of his profile appeared particularly steady in the dim light, and even his breathing maintained an even rhythm.
"Don't be afraid." He seemed to sense her gaze and turned his head to smile. The smile was particularly clear in the mist. "I'm here."
After an unknown amount of time, the fog suddenly began to thin out.
At first, only the headlights could illuminate farther, and then a greenish-blue color gradually appeared in the white mist. After driving a few hundred meters, the view in front of us suddenly became clear.
The thick fog seemed to be blocked by an invisible wall. The sun was shining brightly inside the wall, and the asphalt road was so smooth that it could reflect the shadow of the sky.
Shen Hanxing was stunned.
The pines and cypresses on both sides of the road are neatly trimmed, with delicate copper bells hanging on the trunks, which make crisp sounds when the wind blows.
The lamp posts of the solar street lights are in an antique carved style, and even the roadside drainage ditches are made of bluestone slabs with cloud patterns engraved on them.
Further ahead, a group of buildings with green tiles and white walls spread out along the mountainside, with lifelike auspicious beasts squatting on the eaves and corners.
The vermilion gate was open, and the stone lion at the door held a round stone ball in its mouth, with a fierce look in its eyes, but the gate was kept spotlessly clean.
"He built this place into an independent kingdom."
There was a chill in Qi Moxun's voice as he stepped on the brakes.
The SUV stopped at the door, and two guards in black suits walked up expressionlessly, holding metal detectors in their hands. However, they just scanned the car body symbolically and let it pass sideways.
There was no curiosity in their eyes, only numb vigilance. It was obvious that they were already accustomed to this kind of "visitor".
As the car drove into the villa, we heard the barking of hounds.
The sound was as sharp as a blade, scraping the eardrums and hurting them. It was followed by a "bang" of a gunshot, dull and heavy, shaking the air.
Shen Hanxing's heart suddenly tightened, and she subconsciously grabbed Qi Moxun's arm.
He held her hand with his backhand, the warmth of his palm carrying a soothing power: "Don't be afraid, get off the car."
The moment I pushed open the car door, the smell of blood hit me in the face.
It was not the light fishy smell mixed with the smell of fish in the vegetable market, but the strong and indissoluble smell of blood with a warm scent, mixed with gunpowder and the stench of hunting dogs, which penetrated into the nostrils.
Shen Hanxing's stomach suddenly twitched and she almost vomited. She bit her lower lip tightly and forced herself to look up.
In the open space in the center of the villa, a dozen bodyguards in black formed a semicircle, holding iron chains in their hands. The hunting dogs on the other end of the chains were hanging out their tongues, their eyes were red, and they were growling at the prey in the center of the circle.
In the center of the circle, a man stood with his back to them. He was wearing dark green hunting clothes, tall and thin, and was playing with a silver hunting rifle in his hand.
Hearing footsteps, he slowly turned around.
Shen Hanxing's breathing suddenly stopped.
It was an overly handsome face, with deep features as if carved by a knife, and slightly upturned eyes. It should have looked romantic, but it was completely ruined by the sinister look in his eyes.
There was a shallow scar on the left corner of his forehead, extending from his brow bone to his hairline. It was said that he was hit by a beam when he set fire to the house. At this moment, it was glowing with a light pink light in the sunlight, like a coiled little snake.
There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, but that smile didn't even reach his eyes. It just hung coldly on his face, revealing a playful look of cat and mouse.
It was Xuanyuan Ce.
At his feet, a half-grown sika deer lay in a pool of blood.
The deer's eyes were still wide open, with the azure sky reflected in its pupils, but blood was oozing out of the bloody hole in its chest, staining the bluestone slab beneath it red, and even seeping down through the cracks in the slab, forming a small puddle of blood on the ground.
"Ms. Shen, Mr. Qi."
Xuanyuan Ce's voice was a little hoarse, as if he had just swallowed something hot. He raised his hand and shook the hunting rifle in his hand, and there were still warm blood beads on the barrel.
"You arrived half an hour earlier than I expected."
His eyes fell on Shen Hanxing's face, like a hook, sweeping from her trembling eyelashes to her tightly pursed lips, and finally stopping at her clenched fingertips that were white, and the smile at the corner of his mouth deepened.
"It seems that Miss Shen is not used to this kind of scene? That's right. After all, she is a delicate flower raised in a greenhouse. How could she have seen such things?"
Shen Hanxing's fingertips curled up at his side, his nails digging deep into his palms.
pain!
The sharp pain coming from the palm of her hand cleared her confused mind a little.
She knew it was a show of force.
Xuanyuan Ce was telling her in this way that this was his territory and he could decide life and death at will, including hers.
She forced herself to straighten her back and tried to keep her voice steady.
"Mr. Xuanyuan, we..."
"I know what you're here for."
Xuanyuan Ce interrupted her, bent down, and pulled an arrow from the deer. The arrowhead was specially made, triangular in shape, and still stained with flesh and fascia.
He took out a snow-white silk handkerchief from his pocket and slowly wiped the arrowhead with his graceful movements, as if he was wiping a work of art. "Fu Jingheng is my guest. If you want to see him, it won't be difficult."
He wiped it very carefully, even the gaps between the arrowheads were not left untouched. The snow-white handkerchief was soon stained red, like a blooming enchanting flower.
"It's just that the rules are strict here." He looked up at Chen Hanxing, the smile in his eyes icy, "If you break the rules..."
He glanced at the deer carcass at his feet and said casually, "It's probably going to end up like this beast."
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