Chapter 78: The shedding

woman seemed to be frightened, and she lifted her head uncontrollably, revealing her delicate face that had a sense of separation from the hand of the dead wood.

A small dark red birthmark blooming like a blood plum on the face was clearly visible, and suddenly it caught Zhang Sheng's eyes like lightning.

At this moment, some misty and hazy memories suddenly flooded into his mind.

"Gong Jin'ou, Chengtian Gui, the people are happy with the algae..."

Zhang Sheng looked at the woman as if falling into the clouds, and the melody she hummed echoed in his ears.

Like an oriole emerging from the valley, it was similar to the rhythm of ballads in the late Qing Dynasty, but the lyrics were like wordless scriptures, which made him feel even more unfamiliar.

"Where did you hear what you sang?" Zhang Sheng finally couldn't hold himself back and asked.

Liu Zige burst into tears: "Husband, I am Cige... I haven't even changed my name, just because I'm worried that you will completely forget me."

Zhang Sheng's body trembled, and he slowly remembered this name, but still hard to believe.

"Child bride of the Fan family, don't you remember... You were swept away by the torrent to save me."

Her anxious state was clearly written on her face, and she even wanted to stand closer and asked Zhang Sheng Can see her appearance more clearly.

Except for the fact that the hands are full of wrinkles, it seems that they are divided into two sections of completely different ages from the wrist. The top is a young woman, and the thick back of the hand seems to be cursed.

After saying that, she subconsciously covered the birthmark on her face, turned sideways with a worried expression, and waited until Zhang Sheng came back to his senses from the memories. This further confirmed the suspicion in her heart -

that was on Yin Yang Street. Two months before the bloody battle, the last case he took on was the Fan Bianshi murder case.

The custom of child brides was very popular among wealthy families at that time, but in fact it was a bad habit that was explicitly banned by the government but secretly banned repeatedly.

Fan Cige was originally the daughter of a Bianshi vendor. Because she was good at making delicious Bianshi soup, Master Fan kept him at home as a child bride.

When Fan Cige reached the age of sixteen, Mr. Fan's second son Fan Lu was already eleven years older than her. He had nothing to do all day long and had no achievements. Master Fan saw that his youngest son Fan Yue was still young and not in a hurry to get married, so he decided to let Fan Cige marry Fan Lu instead.

"Do you still remember what happened at that time? Then you recognized me from the beginning." Zhang Sheng indicated that the woman no longer had to cover up those natural physical features that he had already seen, "I am a ghost exorcist. Not your Mr. Fan Yue."

Upon hearing this, the woman was a little surprised.

She didn't expect this man to tell the truth frankly, and it was this frankness that made her feel familiar. Recalling that when she first met him, the ghost exorcist also expressed his thoughts so straightforwardly, never before. Not the slightest change.

But her hands...

were different from those days when she was good at making a pot of soup, and her skin was so delicate that it could no longer be seen that they belonged to a flowery woman.

There was sand and rocks flying behind him, and after a burst of noise, the team rushed up to catch up. They just rested for a moment, and Zhang Sheng took a short break to recuperate his strength. At this moment, he couldn't think of continuing to question Liu Zige.

Even if the woman is willing to speak, it will be difficult for him to judge the evil without the accompanying magic weapon, let alone whether the other party is lying.

"Wait until I climb to the top of the mountain first, and then I will tell you in detail."

Zhang Sheng pulled out the flag that he had just put down from the soft soil with his backhand, closed his eyes and said calmly: "Wait, let's You see the demeanor of this outstanding graduate from University A, follow me."

These words were also mixed with self-deprecation.

Zhang Sheng had dropped out of school a long time ago due to an accident. He talked about his confidence in the rock climbing competition, but he secretly noticed that the figures chasing after him were skewed and their walking posture was different from ordinary people, more like the characteristics of someone possessed.

The speed of their pursuit was much faster than expected. After smelling Zhang Sheng's breath, they became extremely manic. Some of them behind could not wait any longer, so they pushed away the roadblocks and people in front of them and trampled over them roughly without realizing it.

"Cige, don't worry, I remember you, and I also know why you are obsessed with this mountain."

Zhang Sheng carefully chose the last name because he remembered how the master of the Fan family forced this woman to marry a man he didn't love at all and was not a good match. The good-for-nothing son.

If we really want to compare, Li Li is even better than Fan Lu back then. At least Li Guangzhu's son really likes Liu Zige. But Fan Lu was an out-and-out scum, lingering in geisha establishments, raping civilian girls, and beating civilians. He even felt dissatisfied with the child bride who rejected his younger brother.

After Zhang Sheng finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards the top of the mountain with a steady pace. Liu Zige followed him not far behind, with a complicated and unexplained emotion in his eyes, "Husband... you must not let them catch up with you." , there will be danger."

She seemed to want to explain the reason to Zhang Sheng, but was a little worried but hesitated.

At this moment, Liu Zige's voice suddenly became much lower, becoming hazy and distant: "...Someone wants to separate you and me..."

This voice seemed to come from another world, and Zhang Sheng had a premonition that he Getting closer to the ghost realm. He continued to climb the mountain with all his heart, while Liu Zige quietly stared at his back, with imperceptible sadness in his eyes.

"Isn't he that cruel adoptive father of yours? What are you afraid of? Follow me...Liu Zige?"

Before he finished speaking, the huge figure evaporated in an instant, leaving behind a fluttering head curtain that fell from the top of his head. Fall.

Zhang Sheng: "..."

He was actually still confused, but his body reacted subconsciously, grabbing the flag and running towards the end mark within sight. No one knew whether the female ghost was in trouble or deliberately hiding. Looking at the empty surroundings, it was better to take a look at the wide mountaintop area.

After the reminder, Liu Zige suddenly disappeared. Zhang Sheng did not bother to look for someone at this time. He stood on the top of the mountain first and inserted the flag steadily into the marking area of ​​the finish line.

"Huh... are we here?"

He sat on the ground and set up a formation, hoping to isolate the group of ghosts that were chasing behind him.

But after trying for a long time, he found that the array could never be formed. When he reached the end, he found that his mana seemed to be suppressed by some invisible force.

"Hiss-hiss-"

What's the strange sound?

Zhang Sheng suddenly felt that the bracelet had a premonition of changes in the surroundings. What he heard was the neighing of snakes, but where could a snake be seen on this empty mountain top?

He recalled Liu Zige's reminder not to be caught by those people, and looked behind him again——

Hundreds of contestants were like zombies sieging a city, crawling up in strange movements, and some were crawling on the ground and tearing off their skin layer by layer, like cold-blooded animals shedding their skin.

From the fester and white skin, hundreds of small scarlet snakes emerged, gradually converging in one direction, and finally a giant python dozens of meters high was visible in front of them!

Zhang Sheng held his breath and tried to set up a formation to expel him again, but was hit hard in the chest by a brute force. Severe pain came from his ribs, and he was instantly thrown more than a meter away from the end zone by the snake's tail.

"Oh...snake spirit? It's enough to meet so many ghosts, but you also have to compete with beasts!"

He roared angrily, knowing that participating in a rock climbing competition is far more than just reaching the finish line, but he can be coaxed into doing so. The bastard who came to try his luck didn't tell me that such a monster would appear in the ghost realm.

We agreed to get a bonus of 300,000 yuan for the first place, and there’s also a car!

Now even the organizer and other contestants are haunted by the evil spirit and have lost their minds. If he doesn't break the ghost realm, who will he ask for the prize money?

It seemed like he had to take care of this mess even if he didn't want to, and he had to sacrifice everything for the ransom money.

Before he could figure out why his magic power was weakened, the giant snake pounced ferociously, with a cold light flashing and two sharp fangs grazing his arm.

Zhang Sheng guessed that the snake had venom glands and was probably the culprit who killed the old emcee, so he used his whole body to narrowly avoid the bite.

He stumbled and fell to the side. He supported it with his hands and rolled skillfully under the snake's belly.

Since the mana required to set up the array was too much and he couldn't complete it now, he could only try using the talisman. Although Zhang Sheng knew that his level of drawing talismans was worrying, he couldn't change anything for a while. If he didn't fight back, he would just wait to die on the spot, with the invisible sea of ​​clouds behind him. If he was hit by the monster again, he would fall off the cliff.

He took out the talisman paper, bit his fingertips, and drew an entry-level talisman with his own blood - an escape talisman. He is not giving back, but wants to test the boundaries of the ghost realm. If he can leave the top of the mountain with the help of the escape talisman, it means that the center of the ghost realm is nearby, and the escape talisman will lead him away from the most dangerous area.

And it would be difficult if he stayed where he was.

Not only was this not the ghost land he was looking for, but it was also likely to be a location with no way out.

Holding the drawn talisman between his two fingers, Zhang Sheng silently recited the term and pointed it at the giant python.

The monster thought that the ghost exorcist was going to attack him, so it pounced on him with a ferocious face and open its mouth. Unexpectedly, the ghost fire burned and burned the tip of the snake's nose, and then it didn't move at all.

Zhang Sheng laughed twice, too embarrassed to find any explanation.

After all, the facts are before us. He has indeed never left the top of the mountain, and the magic power attached to the talisman paper he drew is so weak that it is almost negligible. Even the fur of the giant python cannot damage it at all.

A trace of surprise flashed in the giant python's eyes, but it quickly returned to a mocking look. Zhang Sheng's heart sank, and he became more and more certain that the true identity of this giant python was actually an evil ghost. Such straightforward ridicule made him wonder whether he was really as incompetent as the other party said.

"...Is my painting really that bad?"

It seems that this is indeed the case.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a powerful force hit him.

He stared down and found a deep wound on his chest, with blood flowing gurglingly.

At this moment, severe pain surged over him like a tidal wave, and his body fell backward uncontrollably.

This time the injury was close to his neck, making him almost suffocate. A mouthful of blood spurted out from his chest, and his vision was dim...

No, if he let the giant python swallow him because his magic power was limited, then the master's face and his own would be ruined. The glorious deeds that were famous on the list were all destroyed in one day.

Zhang Sheng climbed up with difficulty and immediately drew another talisman. This time, he traced Yang Heimie's movements completely with the help of his memories. He stood the "Life and Death Talisman" in front of him and muttered: "Drive away evil spirits, do not destroy or establish, forget life and death." ..."

Whoosh -

the giant python stood stunned.

Why did the ghost exorcist, which it could have swallowed in one gulp, disappear out of thin air?