Chen Family Rules
Huo Chi clenched his lips, enduring the erosion of his flesh by the sharp thorns. He used his right hand to gain leverage and let his suspended body step on another pillar. The position of his right hand remained unchanged. In order to survive, he could only exert force like a machine without restraint, making the thorns go deeper.
The vein must have been punctured, and blood oozed from his clenched fist, dripping down his arm onto his face and into his eyes. He blinked frequently to prevent the blood from blurring his vision.
The sound of the worm squirming below was getting closer. Huo Chi used all his strength and kicked his feet. He was gambling, and the final bounce did not disappoint him. His hand suddenly loosened from the barb, and with a hissing sound, blood splattered and went into the worm's mouth. He hooked the edge, sent Jiang Ziyao up first, and followed closely behind.
The bug was not big enough. Huo Chi took a deep breath, suppressed the pain in his back, shrugged his stiff shoulders and carried Jiang Ziyao on his back again. Jiang Ziyao's chin rested on his shoulder, his brows furrowed in coma. His brother Jiang was also in pain.
Huo Chi bent his right hand and hung it in front of his waist, trembling. When he straightened his back, he swayed a bit. He, who had originally been able to push away the yak, suddenly couldn't hold on any longer.
The strange fragrance had such a strong influence that Huo Chi controlled his breathing frequency. Bian Chengsi had not returned yet and the situation was still unknown, so he could not close his eyes.
Huo Chi knew that he must have lost a lot of blood. He just hoped that his tendons were not cut. He walked with Jiang Ziyao on his shoulder. It was almost dark and he didn't know where to go. His bleeding hand would expose his whereabouts. He couldn't lead Jiang Ziyao to death.
Huo Chi concentrated his attention, the temperature of his palms was rising, he gritted his teeth and finally succeeded in burning the wound on his hand, the bleeding stopped, his neck was covered with cold sweat amidst his intense breathing, now he couldn't stop, he walked in the other direction of the blood trail until someone blocked his way.
A figure walked over, Huo Chi stared at him, that person was not Bian Chengsi, it was a pity that he now lacked the ability to protect himself
"You were bitten?" This was a woman's voice, but before she could say two words, the two men in front of her fell down at the same time.
Huo Chi's calves went weak and he fell to his knees. Jiang Ziyao slipped off his shoulders, and Huo Chi held his head with his hands before he hit the ground.
"Don't..." Huo Chi saw that the woman seemed to be holding something in her hand. A weapon? He couldn't see clearly...
"What did you say?" The woman didn't hear clearly. She pointed a crossbow at Huo Chi's head and pressed it against his forehead. When she saw that the man had no reaction, she squatted down to check their condition. "No infection?"
The woman remained alert. The man's blood was bright red and clean with no signs of infection, so she wanted to check another person. However, before her hand touched Jiang Ziyao, Huo Chi suddenly jumped up and grabbed her neck with his still usable hand. The man's weight fell on her. She was careless.
"Tsk..." The woman didn't expect that someone who was poisoned by Kongxiang could still exert so much strength. The unconscious man's face turned red, and veins bulged on his left hand as he tried to twist her hand apart.
He spat out a warning, "Don't touch him."
But the man was already at the end of his strength, and this was just his subconscious action. "I'm saving you, don't be ungrateful!" The woman picked up a crossbow and smashed it on his head.
Huo Chi really fell down this time and everything was completely quiet. The woman held her neck and coughed a few times, then picked up the two men and carried them on her shoulders.
Huo Chi felt the pain before he regained consciousness. All ten of his fingers were in pain. He wanted to curse, but when he opened his eyes, he saw Jiang Ziyao with his head down. He became quiet.
They were in a house, in a closet to be exact. Huo Chi was huddled sideways with Jiang Ziyao. He felt his bones falling apart when he moved casually.
"Don't move." Jiang Ziyao was bandaging Huo Chi's hand with a piece of cloth. Seeing Huo Chi shiver, he asked, "Does it hurt?"
Hearing Jiang Ziyao's question, Huo Chi nodded and shouted, "It hurts so much."
"I know." Jiang Ziyao frowned, his eyes were serious but his movements were gentle: "Bear with it, lest the wound get inflamed."
The wound on Huo Chi's hand was not small. Although it did not cause irreversible damage, his right hand could not be used for a short period of time. He was also responsible for this. If he had not lost consciousness at the critical moment, it would have been much easier.
"Brother Jiang, are you worried about me?" Huo Chi saw his face change and his words were harsh, but he knew that Brother Jiang was worried about him. He should have been proud and satisfied, but he didn't want Jiang Ziyao to worry about him.
"It's nothing, actually. No limbs are missing. Just a little blood." Huo Chi's face turned pale. He stretched out his hand to smooth Jiang Ziyao's frown.
Jiang Ziyao whispered, "Be honest."
Huo Chi chuckled twice: "It's nothing to make a fuss about such a small matter."
Jiang Ziyao tied a bow on the back of his hand. Huo Chi raised his hand and looked left and right, looking like he had never seen the world before.
"Then don't cry out in pain." Jiang Ziyao said. Huo Chi was unhappy again: "Brother Jiang, as a patient, can I have some privileges?"
"What do you want to do?"
Huo Chi leaned his head closer: "Brother Jiang, guess."
Jiang Ziyao saw Huo Chi blinking. He reached out to wipe the blood from Huo Chi's eyes, and then saw the word "desire": "Are you serious?"
Huo Chi said, "Of course." He couldn't help but complain, "It's so inconvenient for us when that kid is here."
Jiang Ziyao was speechless and found it funny. He agreed, "Okay."
He let go of Huo Chi's hand and kissed him. Huo Chi's lips were broken and wet with blood. Jiang Ziyao tasted rust on his lips and when he put them into his mouth, there was a sweet taste mixed with bitterness.
The first time they kissed was when Jiang Ziyao was drunk. Huo Chi kissed him secretly. He was afraid that Jiang Ziyao would find out so he didn't dare to leave any traces. He stared at Jiang Ziyao's red face and felt guilty.
Jiang Ziyao's unconscious eyes showed his trust in him. Huo Chi didn't dare to bite him or kiss him for too long. He used his tongue to taste the sweet wine he had always dreamed of. Jiang Ziyao was a little resistant at first, but the sound of him swallowing became a catalyst for Huo Chi. Desire was like a growing branch, taking root in his body and causing blood to flow.
Huo Chi thought Jiang Ziyao didn't know, but a month later, Jiang Ziyao applied for an internship opportunity outside of Beijing and only left a text message...
"Okay." Jiang Ziyao touched his head with his palm and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Jiang Ziyao's deep voice made people feel numb, coupled with the touch of his palms, this feeling was something only Huo Chi could understand. He was so excited that he almost stood up.
Unfortunately, there was no more time for him now. Someone came in. It was that woman.
When Jiang Ziyao woke up, she was stuffing them both into the closet.
The woman's surname is Chen, her name is Chen Nuan, and she is wearing camouflage clothes and plastic boots.
"You are lucky." This was the first sentence Chen Nuan said to him.
Jiang Ziyao laughed at that time. They had been struggling on the edge of the cliff of bad luck. This was also called good luck? Chen Nuan didn't say much to him. He left them in the house, left a few warnings and left.
Now that she's back, Jiang Ziyao can't understand what this woman wants to do.
Huo Chi still felt a little pain on the back of his head. He remembered that it was this woman who hit him. Chen Nuan was a local. He straightened his back and wanted to argue with her with a stern face.
Chen Nuan frowned: "What is the first rule?"
"You can't leave the closet at night, and you can't make any noise. You can't be discovered by anyone except you." Jiang Ziyao replied. Chen Nuan looked a little dissatisfied: "Since you know, you should stay here well."
Huo Chi was stunned. His movements of leaning out from the closet door with his fingers froze. Jiang Ziyao said, "But you didn't give me a convincing reason. Don't tell me there are any weird rules here."
"Reason?" Chen Nuan smiled. "When someone comes in to suck your brains dry, you can quickly close the cabinet door to save your life. Is this reason enough?"
Her eyes were very straightforward, and Jiang Ziyao felt that she was not lying: "What's here?"
"This is Chenjia Village." Chen Nuan said, "You just fell into the nursery."
"You said that big hole was a nursery?"
Those bugs?
Huo Chi looked like he had swallowed shit.
"Yes." Chen Nuan said, "You have seen that those are monster children. You fell into the trap and were not used as food, which means you still have some ability. You are aliens, right?"
Jiang Ziyao nodded: "Yes."
Chen Nuan said: "Me too."
She changed the subject, "But here, having super powers is of no use."
"I smelled a kind of incense, and then my special ability was restricted and I couldn't use it." Huo Chi said: "When did you light the incense?"
"What is that?"
"That's called Empty Fragrance." Chen Nuan replied, "It was originally a supernatural power of an alien. Her skin would emit a fragrance, and aliens who approached her would become ordinary people. Now her body has been refined into corpse oil."
Huo Chi frowned: "How disgusting."
"The woods outside are filled with this kind of fragrance, and there are many nurseries. You probably don't want to fall into it a second time." Chen Nuan said, "It's not that easy to leave here. Cooperate with me. There is no other choice."
Jiang Ziyao said: "You should be more clear and show some sincerity."
Chen Nuan seemed to smile: "This is a monster village. There are no humans here. You are no different from the dead now. There is no need to negotiate with me."
"By the way," she said, "there should be another person among you?"
Jiang Ziyao nodded: "Yes."
Huo Chi then thought of Bian Chengsi: "Where is he? Do you know?"
"He's very noisy. Thanks to him attracting the monster's attention, you had the chance to meet me... but he has just been captured." Chen Nuan turned her head to look outside the house. She seemed to have noticed something: "He won't die for the time being. Don't forget my warning, and don't let me down."
"Now, no matter what happens in the room, you can't come out." Chen Nuan suddenly walked forward and closed the closet door. The closet was not very big and it was a bit crowded for the two of them. They could only see the situation in the room through the gap in the wood. Then Chen Nuan's eyes were pressed against the edge of the gap, and she patted the closet. It was very scary.
Chen Nuan smiled and said, "See you tomorrow night."
After saying that, she left without looking back.
Seeing the door closed, Huo Chi immediately let go of his strength and said, "This woman is so weird. She's so nervous and just leaves without saying anything. It's really annoying to see her like that."
"Can the superpower be used?" Jiang Ziyao asked.
Huo Chi tried: "It's almost over, but it should be able to recover a little after a while."
"She still has a lot of information to tell us." Jiang Ziyao thought for a while: "Then let's wait a little longer and do what she says first."
Jiang Ziyao summed up what she said at the time: "Don't come out of the closet at night, and make replicas during the day."
"A replica?"
Jiang Ziyao said: "She said that after dawn, we can leave the closet, but we have to imitate the behavior of others."
Huo Chi was confused: "Huh? So abstract?"
Jiang Ziyao nodded. He was not very averse to Chen Nuan. A woman with a purpose, who was straightforward and decisive, was worth cooperating with.
There were a lot of footsteps in the house, floating through the dense flames, and then quickly dispersed. The footsteps were approaching their house, but they were not Chen Nuan's footsteps.
Jiang Ziyao lowered his voice: "Don't make any noise, someone is coming."
The door opened quickly and a tall man came in. Jiang Ziyao and Huo Chi swallowed their breath and peeked into the closet. Chen Nuan said that the people here were all monsters, but the other person looked like an ordinary man, wearing a mesh hat, like a beekeeper.
The man stopped in the room, stood in the middle of the room, then knelt down and took off his hat. He bowed his head reverently and knocked his head to the ground.
It’s just that his head seemed a little mismatched with his torso. The man’s head seemed smaller. Jiang Ziyao also figured out the reason.
Because there was a bug hanging on the back of the man's head. Unlike ordinary bugs, it looked like a mosquito larva - a mosquito larva. It had no hard shell, was dark brown, covered with hair, and had antennae. Its body was coiled between its neck and head, and it seemed that a section of it was stuck in the human brain.
After a while, the larva began to twist. It was growing bigger, and the human head was getting smaller.
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