The river was calm just now, but after we arrived, a lot of corpses suddenly floated up, which shows that someone is secretly manipulating something. Every corpse of the hyena people was shriveled and thrown into this spiritual river. This spiritual river was used for sacrifices by the Blood Eye Clan in the past. After the high priest Antelope Shaman was trapped in the cave pool on the Four Seasons Mountain, this river became a river specifically connected to its evil spirit.

A mysterious curse was once left behind. If anyone sacrificed living things here, they would be cursed by the evil spirit of the Antelope Witch and would be infected with the blood pupil disaster. Their eyes would begin to become the same as those of the blood pupil clan. In addition, if they did not sacrifice living things for a long time, their bodies would rot and they would be in great pain. I thought that if I had killed the Antelope Witch who was resurrected by the combination of corpse maggots, everything would be over, but this was not the case. The curse still existed.

These four hyena men were used as living sacrifices, but the one who was cursed was not the one who threw the living creatures, but the goat. This can be seen from the fact that its eyes are no different from those of the Blood Eye Clan. Therefore, it is just a substitute to bear the name of the curse, similar to the scapegoat mentioned in the Book of Exodus in the Bible.

After the goat was infected with the blood-eyed disease, there were two marks on its neck and its body was shriveled, like a mummy. This shows that it died by being bitten on the neck and having its blood sucked out. The way it died was very similar to that of the Antelope Witch (who also had a goat's head and a human body when he was alive). Therefore, there is a more terrifying possibility that the curser this time directly led the evil spirit of the Antelope Witch to the goat, and then sucked its blood to death.

Four living hyena men were offering sacrifices at the same time, and it was quite a big scene. Moreover, the name of the Curser showed that he was very familiar with these things, and perhaps he knew other methods. In this way, with a scapegoat, a special sacrificial method could be used to directly attract the soul of the Antelope Witch, graft it onto the scapegoat, and then suck its blood, and then the same terrible thing could be directly obtained, that is, the eyes of the high priest of the Blood Eye Clan, which were the eyes that Bai Lu could possess now. Wouldn't the power of the Witchcraft Gate of Life and Death be easily achieved?

The Antelope Witch is already terrifying enough, having put me on the brink of life and death several times. Now there's another one with the same abilities, and it's a living creature. How can I stay calm?

"I understand. He is relying on the inheritance of blood to acquire special abilities. The Blood Eye Clan is his first target, so he came to this ancient city first. In addition, he is not afraid of you, and he came to find you while you were here. He plans to hunt you down and get your blood so that he can have more, right? That's why you are so scared." I said.

Hu Lingshang nodded and said calmly, "That's right. I am hiding beside you now because the Golden Palace Sword is in your hand. I believe it also knows that holding the Golden Palace Sword will drive away all evil spirits. Therefore, it dares not covet me for the time being and can only hide in the dark corner and wait for the attack. Zhou Lang, my life is in your hands for the time being. You must protect me."

I also realized that it might be nearby, otherwise those floating corpses would not have happened so coincidentally. It was deliberately messing with us and declaring war on us.

But my ears are so sensitive that I couldn't hear any movement at all. I just had a sixth sense that something was suppressing us. That feeling was extremely uncomfortable, just like watching a centipede crawling on my arm. It was extremely uncomfortable and painful.

"Don't worry, protecting you is also protecting myself. But if it wants to declare war on us, why is it hiding? Isn't this a contradiction? Since it has warned us and ambushed us at the same time, this way of doing things is a bit ridiculous." I said.

Hu Lingshang shook his head and said, "Do you know, Zhou Lang, how that goat, which was in its prime, was hunted by it?"

"Isn't it based on speed and strength?" I asked.

"Think about it, Zhou Lang. If a goat was transported here alive from more than ten miles away, it would have to suffer a lot of psychological fear. Once it fell from the sky, it would die. But in the past ten miles, it seems to have only had an accident once, which was near the city gate tower. Zhou Lang, do you know why?" Hu Lingshang asked.

I seemed to understand somewhat what she wanted to say.

"I have seen this evil creature hunting on the island. It will not hunt at the first moment, but will take action only after it has suffered great mental oppression or even collapse. At this time, life and death are controlled by it, and life and death are all up to it. This is its hunting habit, and the formation of this habit is also related to him personally. He often needs living things, so this method is the way to keep living things for him." Hu Lingshang said.

"So, he is trapping us but not killing us, and intentionally floating corpses. This is not only a declaration of war, but also an attempt to oppress our spirits. He wants me to collapse without fighting, so that he can win without fighting. Is that what he means?" I asked.

Ling Shang nodded and said, "Yes, if we move even a step away from here, he will probably attack. If we don't move, he will just wait quietly. Zhou Lang, what will you do in this situation where you have fallen into a hunter's trap? You have always been smart and alert, so you must have a way, right? And what I can tell you is that if we fight hard now, we will definitely not get any good results. He will never declare war unless he is sure of victory."

I think so. For now, I can't figure out its whereabouts and movements. If it attacks suddenly, I really won't be able to react and will be defeated. The Golden Que Sword can only be swung once. If I miss, the two of us will be its meal. Without the strength to fight back, I will be forced to lose by mental breakdown.

Waiting to die is certainly not an option, but if I fight to the death, Hu Lingshang has survived for a thousand years, and she said this method doesn't work, so it must not be a good idea. I'm afraid it will only bring more trouble. I'm stuck in a dilemma, and it's really a dilemma. I'm going to trap people to death. But at this time, I saw some wooden man remains on the ground, and thought of the scarecrow made by Yunwen, and I couldn't help but think of a way.

I smiled coldly and said, "When two people meet on a narrow road, the brave prevail. Let's see who will win in this elimination match of survival of the fittest."

Hu Lingshang took one look at me and knew that I must have an idea. Seeing my confident look, she couldn't help but relax her pretty eyebrows and asked, "I know that Zhou Lang is a king. How can a king be so easily helpless?"

This makes me blush. After all, the title of king is a bit exaggerated.

"Although I can't feel where it is, I can find a way to find it. Listen to me, you must fully trust me in a moment, without any doubt. If you can do this, you and I can escape the crisis. If not, I'm afraid we will be trapped to death by this curser. Can you do it?" I asked.

She smiled calmly and said, "Of course I trust Zhou Lang. If I didn't, why would I come to you for help? Besides, I have already said that I have admired you for a long time. Since you are the man I, Hu Lingshang, admire, I naturally trust you 100%. Whatever Zhou Lang wants to do, just do it."

She spoke seriously, and her watery eyes looked at me with deep affection. Perhaps it was because she was born from a fox, so she tended to be more direct in her way of speaking. If she admired someone, she admired him; if she liked someone, she liked him. She was rather bold in her emotions, so I could feel that what she said was sincere.

But I don’t know whether her admiration is between a man and a woman or between siblings. Maybe she doesn’t understand it either. I don’t dare to imagine that such a beautiful girl has such feelings for me, so I just nodded and smiled in response.

Since she believed in me, I no longer had any worries, so I said, "Okay, I'm going to use a trick to escape, and I need your help, but you must believe in me and be steadfast."

She nodded and made a cheering expression with her fist clenched and elbow pointed down, which almost confused me. She must have learned it from Yunwen.

But there was no time for those things, so I slowly took off my coat and clothes and let her use the Yin Shi Hu's method of changing Yin into Yang, which was an extension of her ability to fly in the air, to make the clothes float. I also took off my pants and shoes, using the same method, so that my shape remained basically unchanged after I took off the clothes.

Now, since I can't see the curser, he must be hiding behind a house. So at that distance, even if he can't see my head, he can't be recognized for a while.

Taking advantage of the time difference and this cover to deceive him, I drew out the Golden Sword, bare-chested, and hid behind a tree in the sacrificial area, intending to find it along the alley behind the house and catch it off guard.