It was already night outside. There was a crack in the rock in the cave, and moonlight poured in from it, shining on the coffin hanging upright in the air in front.
The blood-red coffin emitted a strange light in the pale moonlight.
No one had ever seen such a scene before, and they were so frightened that they dared not even breathe.
Those who have killed people are not afraid of the dead, but they are afraid of the dead coming back to life!
Someone whispered, "Why are these coffins buried upright? Isn't that unlucky?"
"Exactly. No wonder they say Southern Xinjiang is full of strange stories! The coffin wasn't buried underground, but was hung upright in the cave. How bizarre."
The young man curled his lips and said, "What's so strange about this? Every place has different customs."
He looked at Xiao Yunyu and said, "Master, these vertical burial coffins are usually hung from above manually, so I think the exit above might be very close to Black Cloud Village. There are no other villages nearby, so these coffins are likely to be the dead in Black Cloud Village. Do you want to go up and take a look?"
"How do we get up there? Even if you have great martial arts skills, you can't just fly up there, right?" one of the guards questioned.
The crack in the rock above my head doesn't seem big when viewed from underground, but since it can hang a coffin down, the actual crack must be quite large.
But the problem was that the crevice was too far away from them and was right above them, so they couldn't use the nearby stone wall for help.
"Just step on the coffin to get up!" The young man said casually, as if he was not talking about stepping on the coffin but a stepping stone.
This group of people were not in awe of coffins, but because the scene before them was too weird, not to mention that they were currently at the southern border where all kinds of weird legends were gathered.
"This..." Xiao Hei looked at Xiao Yunyu worriedly, "Master, how about we find another way out? This may not be the Black Cloud Village above."
Someone echoed, "Yes, Xiao Xie, don't give me such a bad idea. There's a river underneath these coffins. What if you accidentally fall down?"
"You outsiders are just cowards. It's just a coffin full of dead bodies. Even if the corpses come back to life, my father and I have ways to deal with them." The young man looked proud.
Old Xie secretly kicked him: "Is that such an honorable thing?!"
"Dad, why are you afraid of this and that like them? Mom said that when you were young, you were fearless..."
"Shut up! How can the situation be the same now?" Old Xie quickly interrupted his son, fearing that this bastard would reveal all his past secrets.
Xiao Hei saw that Xiao Yunyu was staring at the hanging coffin above. Could it be that his master really believed the kid's nonsense?
"Master, how about I go up and take a look first?" he suggested in a low voice.
Rather than letting his master take risks, he would rather take the risk himself.
Xiao Yunyu was visually assessing the route to the top. When he heard Xiao Hei's words, his gaze fell on him: "Well, go to this place first. There's a coffin over there that's relatively close to the stone wall. The tree on the stone wall can give you further leverage."
Xiao Hei looked in the direction where he pointed, then nodded seriously: "Okay, I understand."
Everyone looked at Xiao Hei and then at the mahogany coffin in the pale moonlight, staring at his movements with bated breath.
Xiao Hei's five fingers tightened around the sword, and his palms were slightly sweaty from nervousness.
He took a deep breath, tapped his toes lightly, first using the stone wall next to him to raise his position, and then landed on the nearest coffin.
"Clatter--" The iron chains on the coffin made a noise due to the sudden huge gravity.
The suspended coffin swayed slightly. Xiao Hei steadied himself and continued to move towards the second landing point.
With the experience from the first time, Xiao Hei quickly stabilized his body and continued to move forward.
Every time he stepped on a coffin, Xiao Hei was afraid that the coffin would suddenly crack open and something would come out of it.
It was not until he finally climbed steadily up the tree branches and reached the exit of the crevice, and the night wind from the top of the mountain blew, that Xiao Hei realized that he was sweating profusely.
At this time, the night wind blew and my whole body was cold.
Looking around in the moonlight, Xiao Hei's eyes lit up.
"Hey! Even though Xiao Xie is a bit naughty, he's still pretty smart. He actually guessed it right!"
After finding out the situation, Xiao Hei returned to the team.
The boy immediately stepped forward curiously: "How is it? What's going on up there?"
Xiao Hei now had some admiration for the young man and smiled at him for the first time. "You guessed right. Up there is near the Eagle's Beak Cliff. There is a small path next to it. It looks like it leads to Black Cloud Village."
The boy's eyes lit up: "Really? That's great!"
His face showed a proud look again: "I told you, these coffins must contain the dead people from Black Cloud Village."
Xiao Hei looked at his proud expression and felt that he had the youthful vigor and vitality.
Did you think this guy was too naughty? Did he have no manners?
That was in the past. Aren’t country boys always so free and unrestrained?
Xiao Hei was in a good mood and asked respectfully, "Master, do we still need to move on?"
Xiao Yunyu nodded: "Let's take another look."
So the pedestrians continued to move forward.
As the night deepened, Li Nian and Li Sisi rested in the village.
Suddenly, a burst of dog barking sounded one after another, sounding particularly harsh in the quiet night.
Li Sisi was awakened by the shrill barking of a dog. She jumped up and walked out while getting dressed.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw Cang Shu and his men hurriedly coming.
She immediately asked, "What's going on?"
"It seems that some wild beasts from the mountains have broken into the village. I will take people to deal with it. Madam, you can rest assured." Cang Shu said and left.
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