Imperial Treasure

Chapter 548 - 357: Ghost Behind the Wall_2

"You dumbass, ’yellow-haired monkey’ is a term for foreigners..." Xue the Skillful Hand coldly huffed, "I never expected this competition in Western Hunan to attract foreigners. This is a cross-border crime, you know. We can’t let our country lose face this time... We must win glory for our Nation and snatch this competition for ourselves!"

That sounded so weird to hear.

"Right, old man, what place is Poison Dragon Gully?" Gong Jiu and the others had been to Poison Dragon Gully, so they naturally had to visit as well.

"Why would you go there..." The village chief’s face showed some caution as he set down his cup.

"Old man, have you forgotten? Those two black guys stayed there; we’ve got to go and find the scene," the fat man said as he played along with Second Master Gong.

"Hey, I did forget about that, but you’d better not go there this time. Even if you do, you won’t find those two, and you’ll just be throwing your lives away for nothing."

"How so?" Second Master Gong asked back.

"Poison Dragon Gully has been anything but peaceful this year..." The village chief’s expression was gloomy, and it seemed as though he pondered for a while before speaking: "You guys seem quite friendly, all nice folks, young too. I don’t want you to end up dead, which is why I’m reminding you. Don’t ask any more..."

This was purely teasing one’s appetite.

"Oh my god, this is going to kill me with suspense..." The fat man was highly impatient and was dissatisfied with the old man’s hesitance, so he slapped his thigh and babbled something. Sui Yi and the others, anyway, could not understand it, but it immediately caused the village chief’s face to turn pale, and the expression of some Miao people who were accompanying them for the meal also changed.

Sui Yi and his companions were puzzled, and the fat man was stunned too, then he went pale: "What, I was just talking casually, was I right?"

This was Mandarin, which the village chief could not understand, but Sui Yi and others did, "Fat man, what did you just say, what did you say?"

The fat man’s expression was stiff, and it took him a moment to come back to his senses, still shocked, he said: "I just mentioned if there was something at Poison Dragon Gully. I, Old Pang, had heard about rumors of a Poison Dragon Gully in your tribes, saying that a Mountain Ghost haunts it, known for collecting human heads... It’s just rumors, after all... Then the old man reacted like that, and so did I..."

Although his words were disjointed, Sui Yi understood, "Mountain Ghost?"

"Yeah, Mountain Ghost. This area in Western Hunan has always been full of spirits, and one of the more terrifying ones is the Mountain Ghost. I’ve heard that the Mountain Ghost is spawned from the extremely Yin and negative energy of a malevolent and resentful person who was buried in the mountains. They are spiteful and malignant, especially fond of harming people in the mountains and taking their heads..."

The fat guy did have some storytelling skills. His words were quite atmospheric, and in broad daylight, everyone actually felt chills, as if a cold wind was blowing through.

In the silence, Yhan Qingwu smiled lightly: "Human hearts are full of schemes, hence the world is full of spirits."

The reaction from the crowd varied, but it ultimately broke the previously solemn atmosphere. The village chief seemed to understand that they had another purpose and did not say much more. After eating and drinking their fill, he mentioned that the two injured would need at least a day to recover, and they would definitely have to stay the night...

Of course, they had to stay. Second Master Gong and his group still had to scout the environment here and decide how to proceed next.

Even though saving people was urgent, they couldn’t rush it.

After all, they had already reached deep in the Earth Tribe mountains, the supposed location of the Warring States Ancient Tomb.

At night, Sui Yi and Yhan Qingwu were arranged to stay in the same room.

Fortunately, it was neither cold nor hot at this time of year, though there were many insects and ants. A woman lit an oil lamp with a peculiar fragrance. Mount Mover translated, saying it was an insect repellent...

Clearly, it was very effective. Wherever Sui Yi’s gaze went, he could see insects obediently crawling away...

With it neither cold nor hot, and without insects and ants, and a bed, it was acceptable,

Even if there was only one bed.

The two, confident in their own abilities, didn’t mind leaving the window open. After all, these thin windows couldn’t block much. The window faced the outside forests and wasn’t on a walkway, so there was no need to worry about passersby seeing in, so the window was left open...

The wind that blew in was cool and refreshing.

Lying flat on the bed, Sui Yi and Yhan Qingwu quietly discussed the day’s events.

"Last night in town, my phone still had a signal. Someone sent me a text message," Sui Yi suddenly mentioned.

"Oh? Was it the person who hurt you with the sound waves?" By the light of the oil lamp, Yhan Qingwu could see a mark on Sui Yi’s side of his face, which had faded a lot, but was still there.

She couldn’t help but reach out and touch it gently, "I need to apply more ointment to you tomorrow... The scar medicine from the Tang Sect is really good."

"There’s no need to waste it; it will heal naturally in a few days."

"Okay... so who sent you the text? What did they say?"

"It was my roommate... Mo Ke, kind of a friend, quite mysterious in origin. She recognized that the sound waves came from a legendary creature."

"A legendary creature? That sounds pretty impressive," Yhan Qingwu exclaimed.

"Ao Yin," Sui Yi uttered the name.

Yhan Qingwu’s voice stiffened, slightly ethereal: "Like the ’Divine Oddities Scripture’ and ’Scriptures of the Western Paradise’ mention Ao Yin? A humanoid monster that enjoys eating brains, raggedly clothed, a terribly wicked being...."

"Yeah, she just sent those two characters. Considering the origin of the name, I was rather skeptical myself. But since the Warring States Ancient Tomb is an artifact from ancient times, if it really involves such supernatural beings, it wouldn’t be impossible. But this makes our journey much more dangerous," Sui Yi remarked.

"You’re not thinking about sending me packing tomorrow, are you?" Yhan Qingwu’s voice lowered, becoming a bit husky.

Sui Yi didn’t answer at first, and after a while, he replied softly, "Since I’m the one who brought you here, I naturally have no reason to send you back... I will definitely protect you."

"Perhaps I’ll be the one protecting you~" Yhan Qingwu smiled softly. Suddenly, she felt the hand she had placed down being grasped, the palm soft. Fingers were lightly tracing something on her palm...

It was words.

There’s a ghost behind the wall. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)