NovelYeni #182 - This damn curiosity
#182 - This damn curiosity
After Duan Yun whitened the Murong brothers, their faces were already pale enough, but this fright made them even whiter.
Duan Yun knew that they were usually quite brave, so to be scared like this meant there might really be a ghost.
"Are you sure?" Duan Yun asked.
A gust of wind blew in, causing the newly lit fire in the room to sway from side to side, as if the entire gloomy, dilapidated temple was really about to conjure up a ghost.
The Murong brothers thought that with the feared Duan Laomo by their side, and themselves being the respected Murong heroes, there was no reason to be too afraid.
So, he calmed himself down, and his whole body, still close to the ground, swam back in a backstroke position.
If Duan Yun hadn't known about his land swimming trick, he probably would have mistaken him for a ghost on the spot.
The Murong brothers swam back to where he had been lying down, nervously looking up.
Duan Yun noticed that the spot was right between the tree branches and the roof.
The branches piercing through the roof were as thick as pythons, and they were covered with some green vines, making it look truly eerie.
The Murong brothers suddenly froze, as if the ghost he had just seen had disappeared.
That's right, no ghost would just wait there for people.
But the next moment, the Murong brothers almost jumped up.
Duan Yun moved swiftly, sliding over to the Murong brothers and looking up.
A pale white face suddenly came into view.
The features on this face were blurred, making it hard to even call it a human.
In this dim environment, between the gaps in the tree branches, it looked like it was sinisterly watching you, which was very terrifying.
The next moment, the face shrank back and disappeared.
Even Duan Yun, with all his heroic spirit, got goosebumps all over his body.
In this desolate mountain temple on a stormy night, the face disappeared in an instant, but the horror it caused continued to increase.
Suddenly, the face popped out again, and it even felt like its whole body was drilling down, like a snake, about to pounce on the Murong brothers.
The Murong brothers' scalp tingled, and with a buzz, the Blue Moon Saber was unsheathed!
The rotating blade light was like a bolt of white silk, instantly cutting through the roof and the tree branches.
Amidst the flying wood chips and tiles, the "person" fell down.
No, more than one fell down.
More than one ghost!
The wind from the blade was still spinning, and these "people" spun with it, circling around the two of them, just like the legendary spirits.
Duan Yun and the Murong brothers were both in a state of shock.
Yes, neither the experienced Murong brothers nor the rookie Duan Yun had ever seen a real ghost!
It would be strange if they weren't afraid the first time they encountered one.
Seeing these blurry-faced ghosts floating closer, Duan Yun and the Murong brothers instinctively chose to attack.
"Sixteen Roads, Odd!"
Almost at the same time, the double-bunned girl with the qipao dress appeared behind Duan Yun.
The Sixteen Roads Odd Fist blasted out with the avatar, and the fist wind howled, causing the surrounding air to flow like water.
Rumble, like thunder, the walls and windows were smashed.
The Murong brothers' green hair fluttered, and the blade hummed, also showing a ghastly green color.
Just as he was about to slash out with the green stab, Duan Yun suddenly said, "Wait!"
"Hmm?"
Since blasting out this punch, and having this double-bunned female boxer avatar guarding him, Duan Yun had calmed down a lot.
These few spirits had been blown away by his fist strength, and one had been torn apart.
But from beginning to end, they hadn't even launched a counterattack, let alone made a sound, as if they were inanimate objects.
If ghosts don't hurt people, then they aren't that scary.
If they were prettier, you might even think more.
Otherwise, so many scholars wouldn't have written so many stories of human-ghost love.
After a while, Duan Yun used his knife to pick up a "ghost" and bring it back.
In the flickering firelight, the two finally saw what the "ghost" looked like.
This "ghost" wasn't beautiful, and you could see that it was bald, with no hair at all.
With the firelight shining on it, its entire body and face were much more transparent.
The Murong brothers plucked up their courage and picked up the "ghost", only feeling that it was as light as nothing, and couldn't help but say, "Human skin?"
Yes, this thing looked like a human skin from here.
The head suddenly appearing and disappearing should have been caused by the wind blowing it.
At this time, when the wind blew, its whole body floated up, and the eyes, which seemed to only have a layer of black membrane left, looked at you with ill intentions.
Duan Yun felt that this thing was evil.
Afterwards, when he fished back the remaining few skins, an even more evil thing appeared.
Apart from the skin that was blasted to pieces by the fist strength, the remaining four human skins looked like they were carved from the same mold.
"It can't be quadruplets, all of whom were skinned, right?" the Murong brothers complained.
Duan Yun looked at it and muttered, "I feel like it's a snake shedding its skin."
The Murong brothers looked at it carefully for a while and said, "You're right, this thing."
Yes, these skins didn't show any skin color, and it didn't seem quite right to call them human skins, and they really did look like snake sheds.
If this was the skin shed by one person, then it would make sense why they looked so similar.
But how could a person shed skin like a snake?
Duan Yun couldn't help but ask, "Have you ever heard of any kind of skin-shedding technique in the martial world?"
The Murong brothers shook his head and said, "I've never heard of it, could it be some kind of disease?"
"Skin disease?"
Even the experienced Murong brothers couldn't remember any rumors about human shedding.
If it was a disease, then this disease would be too terrifying.
At this time, the rain gradually lessened, and the few skins on the ground seemed even more eerie.
Duan Yun flicked his knife, and the few human skins were set on fire, making crackling sounds.
The Murong brothers couldn't help but move away from the fire, because he had a delusion that the skins would scream and crawl out of the fire.
Looking at the environment of this temple, it had been abandoned for an unknown amount of time, and these few skins had been here for an unknown amount of time, but they still looked very new.
Seeing that these skins had been here for many years, exposed to the wind and sun, but had always been so clean, and there wasn't even much mud or dust on them, Duan Yun and the Murong brothers felt uncomfortable.
After Duan Yun and the Murong brothers tossed around the side hall, only a small area was left to shelter from the rain.
There was no way to continue on the road today in this ghostly weather.
Originally, it was a leisurely and boring time to hide from the rain, but these few strange skins gave them some excitement.
Duan Yun glanced at the Murong brothers and said, "This dilapidated temple is a bit interesting, do you want to take a look around?"
If ordinary people saw a few such evil human skins in this desolate mountain temple, they would probably have run away long ago.
Or rather, they would have been scared to death when the human skin first poked its head out, and fled in panic.
But Duan Yun and the Murong brothers were not ordinary people.
Especially Duan Yun, although he also instinctively felt scared, he preferred excitement.
The more evil and weird things were, the more excited he seemed, as if he was playing a thrilling adventure game.
The Murong brothers were actually a little hesitant, in fact, whether it was camping in a desolate temple on a rainy night, or exploring the secrets of this weird temple, both were considered great taboos in the martial world.
Duan Yun said, "If there are really any evil demons harming people here, as a young hero, I have to deal with it cleanly. Forget it, you should rest more."
At this time, the Murong brothers suddenly stood up, his green hair fluttering, with a heroic look on his face, "Who are you looking down on? Are you saying that Murong, the young hero, is worse than you, Duan, the young hero?"
Saying that, he actually took a step ahead of Duan Yun and walked towards the depths of the temple.
The scale of this temple didn't seem very large, but it seemed quite deep and secluded.
Behind the hall was a stone staircase built against the mountain.
On both sides of the stone staircase were towering pagodas.
Most of the stone staircase had already been submerged by weeds, not to mention the stone pagodas, which were covered by weeds, like dilapidated long strips of people.
In this rainy weather, everything seemed gloomy and weird.
The Murong brothers held the green blade tightly, walking up step by step.
It could be seen that he was in a state of alert.
The few skins had already been burned by them.
They looked evil, but from beginning to end, apart from looking evil, they hadn't shown any other harm, but this couldn't let people relax their vigilance.
If these skins were really shed from a monk as Duan Yun guessed, then where was the monk now?
Thinking about a monk shedding his skin like a snake in the gaps between the roof and the tree branches, the picture was undoubtedly very terrifying.
Was the dilapidated and desolate state of this temple also related to this evil shedding?
If the monk was still alive, still in this temple?
Thinking of this, the Murong brothers gripped the Blue Moon Blade even tighter, and his hair also reflected a green reflection.
At the end of the steps was a courtyard surrounded by houses.
In the courtyard was an ancient tree with lush branches and leaves, and under the ancient tree was a stone table and two stone benches.
A broom that had long rotted was standing on the tree, and from here, it seemed that this should be where the monks lived before.
The houses here were even more dilapidated, half of the roofs had collapsed, and the roofs that hadn't collapsed were covered with sedge grass.
Duan Yun and the Murong brothers looked into these rooms, and they were very dark, with a musty smell coming from them.
There were some simple furnishings in the houses, such as tables and beds.
Duan Yun walked into one of the rooms and found that the rotten bed, the quilt was pitch black, and there were some black and white worms wriggling in it, which looked very disgusting.
Seeing this scene, the Murong brothers became more and more certain of their guess and said, "This temple didn't slowly become dilapidated."
"How do you say that?"
"There are quilts and monk robes in these rooms. If this temple slowly became dilapidated, then the monks would at least take these things away."
Duan Yun said, "You mean, something terrible must have happened in the temple at that time, so that these monks ran away without even taking these things."
The Murong brothers looked at the ancient tree and said, "Maybe they didn't even have time to run away, they were already dead."
After saying this, he couldn't help but shrink his neck, as if the wronged souls of the dead monks were all around, secretly looking at them.
Duan Yun said, "If they died here, there should at least be bones, can't the bones be eaten by something?"
He just gave an example casually, but the Murong brothers felt that this was really possible, and couldn't help but feel that this place was even more evil.
It was only for the sake of being a young hero, and for accompanying this improper Duan Laomo, that he was willing to come to this kind of place.
The two looked around, but didn't find any bones.
"It can be seen that your guess may be wrong, the monks have already left. As for why they didn't even take their clothes and quilts, it is very likely that the monks in this temple were rich and only took the gold and silver treasures. As long as the gold and silver treasures are there, what can't be bought?" Duan Yun analyzed.
The Murong brothers felt that there was some truth to it.
In fact, he was happy to accept this theory, which at least meant that no bloody or tragic cases had happened in this place, and it wasn't so evil.
At this time, the adventure game of the two young heroes should be over.
The Murong brothers just wanted to go back and grill some meat to eat, but at this time, Duan Yun suddenly stopped and said, "What sound?"
The Murong brothers pricked up their ears and listened carefully. At first, he only heard the sound of the wind, the sound of the rain, and the sound of rainwater dripping from the trees to the ground, but after a while, he also noticed something was wrong.
Rustle rustle.
Some sounds similar to silkworms devouring mulberry leaves appeared in this courtyard.
How could there be mulberry trees and silkworms here?
At this time, Duan Yun came to the bottom of the ancient tree.
Looking from here, the entire ancient tree, which was as thick as several people hugging, had lush branches and leaves, covering the sky and the sun, and it was impossible to tell what kind of tree it was.
But the sound here was indeed getting louder.
The Murong brothers asked in confusion, "On the tree?"
He quickly looked at the trunk and began to tap it gently.
Suddenly, he only heard a pa sound, and a piece of bark near the roots of the tree was torn off by him, revealing black holes.
The Murong brothers looked at the holes and said, "The tree is empty below."
Sure enough, the rustling sound became more obvious.
The sound was actually coming from below.
Through the hole, traces of some steps could be faintly seen.
It can be seen that this is the secret room of this temple.
Duan Yun glanced at the Murong brothers, the meaning was obvious—"Go down and take a look?"
Although he was a rookie in the martial world, Duan Yun knew the principle of going to a desolate temple and exploring the secrets of this kind of place was a great taboo in the martial world.
Unfortunately, he couldn't help it.
It's like the boxes in the water, like enchanting sluts, wearing all kinds of stockings, seducing people. People who are impotent or have a clear mind can definitely resist the temptation, but some people definitely can't sleep if they don't explore it.
Unfortunately, he obviously belonged to the latter.
He couldn't resist this temptation, just like every year in the martial world, many people die because of watching, but there is never a shortage of bloodthirsty audiences.
What's more, there might be some secret treasures and secrets below, as well as beautiful girls waiting to be rescued.
After all, it's not new for lecherous monks to imprison beautiful women.
More importantly, if there are evil demons, then he, the young hero who hates evil, can't not refine the other party by the way, right?
So, Duan Yun lit a fire folder and walked down.
The Murong brothers followed closely behind.
Below was a row of stone steps.
The stone steps quickly reached the end.
When he got down here, Duan Yun even felt like he was back home.
Is this a cellar?
A big cellar.
It can't be seen to the end at a glance, it can be seen that it is much bigger than his cellar.
Ahead, the rustling sound kept coming.
The sound here was more akin to countless insects crawling, making it even more eerie.
Without any hesitation, Duan Yun's Dharma Idol emerged behind him.
The Dharma Idol constantly shifted, sometimes appearing as Xiao Yu, other times as the twintail boxer.
Meanwhile, the Murong brothers' faces and hair turned green, matching the hellish environment under the light of the tinder.