After that, we chatted about some other things, all about family matters. Time was running out and the threat was imminent, so we talked as long as we could. Bai Lu had already gone to bed by then, and we didn't know how to cure her now, so we could only cover her with a cashmere quilt and spread leaves of the cage tree near the window to prevent the old woman from coming back.
We then went downstairs. The wooden bed on the first floor had been expanded a bit recently. Anyway, a lot of wood had to be sawed off every day to make some equipment. It was not difficult to measure the extra size, widen and lengthen the wooden bed, and reorganize the structure. Now it could basically accommodate two people. There were also bunk beds in the corner, but at Yunwen's suggestion, the bunk beds were given to the red foxes to sleep on.
The ladder between the upper and lower bunks was originally vertical. In order to make it easier for them to climb up, the ladder was bent, holes were punched in the wooden board, strings were passed through the board, and then the board was tied on top. In this way, the red foxes could climb up to the upper bunk in a few steps just like climbing a tree. Two bunks were big enough to accommodate sixteen red foxes. When we went downstairs, they were curled up and sleeping comfortably, snoring a little.
"We will still implement the shift system tonight, mainly to prevent the vicious evil spirit from getting close. Also, Bai Lu looks very unwell now. It would be too bad if the fetus in her belly is affected by the evil spirit's possession and then escape. So if anything happens after she wakes up, we must notify each other immediately. However, Bai Lu is the only one among us who knows the most about medicine, so we can only wait for her to wake up and check her own pulse, then we will know how to help her specifically." I said.
"Yes, I just hope that Sister Bailu can get through this disaster safely, and I also hope that the baby in her belly can stay healthy and unaffected." Yunwen said.
Logically speaking, she should be very sensitive about this, especially if it was Yunwen who was pregnant at the moment, and Song Bailu was discussing this with me. She would probably be thinking about how to make me hate the child. After all, she would feel that the child was not her own. But Yunwen was different. She was kind-hearted and only loved the child because she liked me. So she treated my child as her own, and that's why she said such sincere words.
Seeing Yunwen's affectionate look at this moment, I immediately reached out and gently stroked her face, giving her a relieved and affirmative smile.
"Okay, let's work together. Today I will be on the first shift, Lingshang will be on the second shift, and Yunwen will be on the third shift. If you encounter any situation that you think is abnormal, please inform each other and we will solve it together." I said.
The girls nodded, and then we went to wash together. After rinsing our mouths with tea, they went to rest on the wooden bed, leaving me alone sitting near the dining table, sighing.
It is almost late at night today, which is also considered a day. Tomorrow is another day, and the day after tomorrow when the sun sets, in just half a day, it will usher in the so-called great cloudy time. This makes me uneasy and filled with emotion. I have come this far, through untold hardships, and passed through countless gates of hell, to have a life where I don't have to worry about food and drink. But in the blink of an eye, everything may be gone, as if it were all a dream.
I couldn't help but stand up, walk around, stop and go, looking at the bricks, tiles, wood and stones that I built, like my most outstanding work, but it was about to fall apart and become nothing, and even spread to the whole of our Dragon City. The prisoners in the captive land had the power to shake the heaven and earth. How could we resist this?
"Damn it, I just want to spend a few days in peace with my wives, why is it so difficult? They have been wandering with me for so long, and they have barely enjoyed a few days of good life. There is really no humanity in the wilderness." I couldn't help but say, covering my forehead.
Thinking about what the possessed old woman said today when she left, the more I think about it, the more frightened I become. Let's not talk about anything else, just the mark on Yunwen's arm and the residual poison left on Bailu's body after she was possessed and left. These cannot be cured by conventional medical treatment. In other words, a single spit from the person could potentially poison us to death. You can see how scary that guy is.
Just as I was thinking about this, I suddenly heard some movement outside the door. A swing for daily leisure use has recently been installed in the yard, and it was squeaking at the moment. I have very good hearing, and there is no wind outside. If there is no wind, where does the wind come from to shake the swing?
I couldn't help but draw out the Golden Que Sword and look outside, but I saw that there was nothing outside, but something was looming on the swing. I used the energy in my body to lend it to the Golden Que, and for a moment the Golden Que Sword lit up. At this time, the thing disappeared, and Sanfu hissed, as if it was startled by something. But this guy has always been aloof, and normally nothing is enough to scare it. Why is he so scared today?
"Who? Why are you sneaking around?" I shouted.
At this moment, a scene that surprised me appeared. I saw that thing stayed at the door, and then turned around, but it was a pale and terrifying face. The face was bloodless, looming, and floating. It exuded yin energy all over its body. The scary thing was that there was no black energy spreading on it. It looked like an ordinary woman with disheveled hair, but it was a ghost. At that moment, I felt like I was watching a horror movie, and my heart was tightened with fear.
She turned to me, but when she got close to the Golden Que Sword, she was not moved at all. However, she looked like an evil spirit. How could the Golden Que Sword, which was supposed to drive away all evil spirits, be ineffective against her? I stepped back in fear, waving my sword to prevent her from getting close to me. However, she still came close to me, and even passed through the edge of my sword. She moved at will without any harm.
My throat tightened and I swallowed my saliva.
"Who are you?" I asked nervously.
She then approached me. For some reason, she looked like a disembodied being, but she exuded a refreshing floral scent. She said, "Don't be nervous. I don't mean to hurt you."
The fragrance of flowers, a ghost, not an evil spirit, who is this guy and why does he come here in the middle of the night?
"Since you have no intention of harming me, please stay away. Also, since you are not here to harm me, why did you come here in the middle of the night?" I asked.
"I just came to tell you a few words," she said, and her voice was surprisingly nice.
Although her face was blurry and pale, she was unexpectedly pretty. Her outline showed that she was a beauty. Moreover, she smelled of flowers and had a sweet voice. I felt a little more at ease and not so scared anymore. At least based on these characteristics, she didn't seem like someone who could harm me.
"What?" I asked.
"Sir, do you know how that evil creature came here from its place of imprisonment? And how was it able to escape from the control of the tree spirit?" she asked.
"I am also very confused about this, but how do you know these things and come to tell me? Who are you and what is your relationship with the prisoner?" I said.
Her body was ethereal, and she smiled lightly, saying only, "I have nothing to tell you about who I am. I am only telling you that without your invitation, the tree spirits will not let those evil spirits leave the prison. Moreover, without some witchcraft sacrifices, the imprisoned creatures will not be able to recover. To resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the internal situation. I also hope that our city lord can clarify the situation and not let the evil swallow up everything on the island."
After saying that, she began to retreat, and her body began to float and become very vague. I thought she was about to leave, so I immediately took the opportunity to ask, "One last question, what exactly is the prisoner?"
Her figure had already dissipated like the wind under the moonlight, but she still left behind a faint voice that lingered in my ears for a long time. However, it was just four simple words: "The most evil monster."
The most evil monster? The Lord of the Ghost Cave is already evil enough, but he doesn't dare to call himself the most evil. Now there is another most evil monster? How evil is he?
And I am thinking about this question now. The girl did not come here with bad intentions, otherwise she would not be afraid of the Golden Que Sword. It would not be a big deal for her to kill me. This means that her purpose of coming here is to warn me, otherwise why would she make this trip?
After she left, I went back to the house, thinking about what she came to tell me. It turned out that the old woman from the scientific expedition team was able to leave the place of imprisonment and come here because of some people's witchcraft sacrifice. The sudden awakening of the prisoners in the imprisonment was also related to it. Now I think of a lot of details. How many things did Song Bailu do behind our backs that we don't know about?