MTL - Urban Tales of Demons and Spirits-Chapter 194 Nine-tailed fox

I moved the torch down again, and under these weird frescoes, there were some illegible handwritings. Eight-to-one Chinese text network W≤W≈W =. ≥8 ＝ 1≈Ｚ≤W≈. = COM I narrowed my eyes and got as close as possible to the past.

"The hills of Qingqiu ... have beasts, their shapes are like foxes and nine tails, their sounds are like babies, they can eat people, they can't eat them." I recognized the first sentence, which I am most familiar with, from In the Book of Mountains and Seas, the original sentence of the nine-tailed fox is described.

But if I look back, I will see the sentence that I have never seen before.

"His fox has four feet and nine tails, and Shi Ping came out as Rui Ye. In the 30th year of Yu, he married Tu Shan's wife, Jiuwei Ye. For another century, Yu returned to the dust, but the white fox disappeared. . "

I labored to read the text above. Although it was written in jerky classics, with the foundation of my Chinese major, I probably knew what was being told.

This paragraph probably introduced the source of the nine-tailed fox, saying that the nine-tailed fox was a symbol of Xiangrui in the era of peace. Dayu's wife Tu Shan is the legendary nine-tailed white fox, but after Dayu's death, the white fox disappeared and people could not find her.

There is a long paragraph in the middle that is hard to read due to wear and tear, so I can only read on.

"... Qingqiu has a country, red walls and green tiles, and carved beams and paintings. The nine-tailed fox raided it, but the people were boring, and the hearts were stunned. The fox eats people and 90 million people enter its belly. It ’s stuck, but it ’s unsolved. ”

This section is mainly about a country called Qingqiu, where the country was prosperous and the world was peaceful. However, I did not expect that the nine-tailed fox attacked here. Not only was it a cannibalism, but it also acted arrogantly. It made the ordinary people feel uneasy and there was no solution.

Seeing this, I could not help frowning. The entire text just read almost all describes how fierce the nine-tailed fox is, without mentioning why it used to be a sign of auspiciousness, nor did it explain why the nine-tailed fox suddenly became so fierce. But the full text describes the crime of Jiuwei, tells how this monster is harming the world, and how people are afraid of it.

I stared intently at the text on the wall, and forgot to pay attention to the surrounding environment. Just halfway through my reading, the torch in my hand suddenly shook suddenly.

Is it the wind? I didn't care, because my inner curiosity and knowledge drove me to continue reading.

There is still a part after this paragraph. The handwriting is larger than the previous two paragraphs. What should be the important content. I approached the past and continued reading by the light of the torch.

"The state-owned maiden of Qingqiu is the son-in-law of the king and is also Qing Yu. The princess is 20 years old, knows astronomy and geography, and can see the ghosts of the yin and yang. Sixteen years of the Qing dynasty, the fox is a cricket, and the king offers his daughter as a sacrifice. Yu bathed and changed clothes, sacrificed at noon ... "

However, halfway through my reading, the flame of the torch shook again, this time more than the last time.

It's wind.

No ... no.

There are four walls here, not even a vent. Where is the wind?

For a moment my head was numb and my heartbeat added up. Instead of turning my head, I bravely raised the torch a bit higher. In this way, through the reflection of the nine-tailed stone statue, if there is something behind me, I can see its shadow.

I slowly raised my head and looked at the reflection of the stone statue. Sure enough, on the stone statue, there was a dark shadow that fluctuated in the fire light. From the position point of view, it is likely to be standing behind me.

It is probably standing close to me, otherwise it would never have such a clear shadow.

My entire body was stiffened, standing still without moving.

What is it? When did it come behind me? The flame started to shake when I read about halfway, did it say that it stood silently behind me like this? But I don't even feel a breath!

Just then, there was a slight coolness near my neck, just like the cold air that just came out of the refrigerator door. But different from that, it's more like ... a person's breath.

There is something, absolutely something, standing behind me, close enough to even breathe and spray on my neck!

How to do? My palms were so full of sweat, soaking the torches.

But if you have been sitting like this for a while, you can't help it. In the blank brain, you can't think about anything at this time.

Quickly turn around, and give the thing a torch with your backhand. Whether it is life or death, it depends on destiny.

Just as I closed my eyes and was about to get out, a voice stopped me suddenly.

"Don't look back!"

This voice scared me, even more afraid to act lightly. There was only the sound of my rapid breathing in the air.

But soon, that voice rang again, the command tone I was familiar with.

"Extinguish the fire extinguisher and hold your breath."

"What?" I couldn't help asking, thinking I heard it wrong.

"I said, put out the fire!" The voice behind him was more firm, leaving no room for rejection.

"but……"

"You have to believe me," said the voice word by word, "extinguish the fire extinguisher, hold your breath. Do not look back, take three steps flat to your left, can you do that?

I swallowed and nodded nervously.

"Don't nod your head and say yes or no?"

"Okay." I shook my fist secretly, and emphasized again, "No problem."

"Okay, then put out your torches now."

I took a deep breath. I believed in the familiar voice, so I threw the torch on the watery ground. The blue fire extinguished immediately, and all of a sudden it became completely dark, and nothing was visible.

"Hold your breath and walk slowly."

I nodded subconsciously, although I knew that people behind me could not actually see me. As the voice said, I took three steps to the left. Everything is normal, the coolness just uploaded from my neck is now gone, and nothing strange is suddenly coming at me.

"Have you taken three steps?"

"It's over," I said quickly. But as soon as I spoke, the breath leaked out of my mouth. I clearly felt the sound of something turbulent in the dark, and quickly covered my mouth.

"Good, now you make a backwards turn. Take five steps forward."

This time I did not hesitate and did exactly what he said.

"Turn right again and take three steps."

I did what he said again, but in the process, it became more and more difficult to hold my breath. I desperately covered my mouth and nose. By the time I got to the last step, I could hardly hold my breath.

Just then, a hand held my arm in the darkness, and took me into my arms.

It's him. I'm pretty sure.

Familiar sound, familiar temperature, familiar embrace.

Wen Jiubai whispered above my head, "Okay, it's okay, you can breathe."

I gasped in his arms, my nerves, which had been tight before, completely relaxed, and I couldn't get any strength.

By the way, the torch ...

The fire suddenly lit in the dark, Wen Jiubai leaned against the wall and handed me the torch.

My first reaction was to go back and see what the thing that just scared me out of my mind is what. But as soon as I looked back, I froze. Behind me was an open space. Not only did I not see any monsters attacking me, but even the sacrifice stand and the statue of the nine-tailed fox who had studied for a long time just disappeared.

Nothing, like everything just now is just a dream.

"How could--" I stuttered, "There was obviously a room there, there was an altar, there was a large nine-tailed fox statue, and calligraphy and paintings were carved on the wall ..."

"Did you watch?" Wen Jiubai suddenly interrupted me and asked.

"what?"

"Have you read the calligraphy on the wall?"

Suddenly I didn't know how to answer the question, so I chose to be silent.

Wen Jiubai glanced at me and seemed to understand something. He didn't follow up any more, and turned his head at the same time.

"None of those are true."

"What?" I didn't respond.

"What you see is not real. This is the junction between the two realms of yin and yang, and neither the altar nor the statue exist here. Those things were destroyed hundreds of years ago. You see nothing but fragments of memory. "

"Shards of memory?" I asked, "Who's memory?"

"Mine." Wen Jiubai said, holding the wall with his hands, and slowly stood up. His movements were slow, as if it were difficult to do.

Then I noticed that there were patches of mottled brown marks on Wen Jiubai's clothes. What looked like blood?

"What's wrong with you?" I immediately became nervous. "You ... hurt?"

"That's right." Wen Jiubai smiled bitterly, and now I can see that his face is very pale and very wrong. It's hard to imagine that he was directing me in such a state with such a firm voice.

I was startled, and quickly reached out and supported Wen Jiubai's back, and then I felt a sticky feeling in my palm. It was blood, which slowly flowed from Wen Jiubai's back.

My mind couldn't think like it had exploded. After all, I came to such a ghost place, managed to escape from the dead and found Wen Jiubai, but he was wounded into such a semi-dead look.

"Who ... who did this?"

Anger came from my heart. I have known Wen Jiubai for so long, but I have never seen him so weak. He is almost invincible. He always has a backup plan of his own. He can always look at the whole situation and then think of the perfect way to save more people.

Wen Jiubai ... Is it really a nine-tailed white fox? Those extremely evil nine-tailed foxes described in calligraphy and painting?