Chapter 036
I hurriedly put Lin Tian down, took out a knife from my pocket, and without caring whether it was useful or not, I jumped directly into the bush of arms, raising my hand and chopping randomly.
Fortunately, the knife was somewhat useful. With a fierce slash, a long wound was left on the palm of the hand on the ground, with the skin torn and flesh exposed, but no blood flowed out. The hand just retreated a little.
But I was already very satisfied with the effect, and hurriedly pulled Ding Ding up from the ground. Ding Ding's clothes were torn a lot, and the exposed skin on his hands was also cut a lot. Blood was flowing out, staining his white T-shirt with spots.
It was the first time I saw Ding Ding in such a mess. He seemed to be scared silly. As soon as we came out of the pile of arms, he shook off my hand and ran forward, stumbling every few steps.
I ran to the bridge and carried Lin Tian on my back again, and called Ding Ding to wait for me.
But suddenly, a huge force came from behind and pulled me under the bridge.
I quickly turned around and saw a wet woman suddenly crawling out from the small river under the bridge, pulling Lin Tian into the river. I had just carried Lin Tian on my back, but she dragged me and my body tilted, and I fell off the bridge!
Fortunately, I was quick and held the railing tightly with one hand. Lin Tian slipped off my back and I could only hold on to his clothes with my other hand.
In the small river that was not even thigh-deep, the female ghost seemed to be half lying in it. When I looked closely, I found that the woman's skin was swollen due to blisters, and water might drip from her facial features at any time!
She stretched out her bloated hands and grabbed Lin Tian tightly. I was hanging by the bridge, unable to exert any strength, and even my fingers that were grabbing his clothes were sore.
I screamed in panic, calling Ding Ding's name.
Ding Ding had already run for some distance. He hurriedly looked back and saw my current situation. He hesitated for a moment, but did not turn back. Instead, he continued to run forward.
Ding ding!
I shouted again at the top of my lungs, and Ding Ding paused for a moment. He seemed very hesitant and was struggling in his heart. Finally, he slapped his head hard and turned back.
I can see that Tintin is very scared. Everything that happened before, the ghosts he encountered, might be within his ability. But now the situation is completely different. The ghosts behind him are gradually approaching, and there are countless ghosts lurking around who can't tell their names. Even if Tintin is very capable, two fists can't beat four legs. He doesn't even have a chance to fight, and can only dodge and run for his life.
Ding Ding was able to come back to save me, which definitely showed his determination! After all, staying in this place for one more second is gambling with your life.
He glanced nervously at the ghost behind him, then reached out to pull me onto the bridge.
I also tried hard to climb up, and finally stabilized my body by holding the guardrail, but the female ghost in the water seemed unwilling to give up and pulled Lin Tian with all her strength.
I was just about to pull Lin Tian up when he suddenly raised his head, reached out to grab my arm, and dragged me down together with the female ghost!
I panicked and saw that Lin Tian had woken up at some point. His eyes reflected some dim starlight, but he still had a strange smile on his face, and it seemed that he was still mentally abnormal.
Seeing this, Ding Ding ignored everything and pulled Lin Tian's hand that was holding mine. I broke free immediately, but Lin Tian was pulled into the water by the water ghost. With a splash, water splashed up. I looked down and found that Lin Tian was nowhere to be seen in the water, which was so deep that I could see the bottom.
I screamed in panic, and Ding Ding slapped me and said that I couldn't care less now! Then he pulled me over and ran for my life!
But before I even walked off the bridge, a cluster of green flames suddenly appeared out of nowhere on the road ahead, just like the fire on the street before, spreading out all of a sudden and blocking our way.
I was shocked, what the hell is this!
Tintin covered his eyes with one hand to block the dazzling green light, and replied to me loudly, "This is a will-o'-the-wisp!"
Seeing that the road ahead was blocked and hundreds of ghosts were walking towards us from behind, Ding Ding and I were trapped on the bridge with no way to move forward or backward.
The green light was very bright, but I couldn't feel the temperature of the will-o'-the-wisp. Instead, I felt that the temperature around me dropped suddenly as the flame appeared! I could even see my breath turning into a white mist!
Ding Ding and I were at a loss as to what to do when we suddenly felt our feet tighten, as if we were tied up by something!
I looked down and found that the shadow of the shadow girl on the ground had been reflected, like a rope, tying up along my feet! Just like tying up the headless female ghost in the cemetery!
I had no idea why the normally harmless Shadow Girl suddenly went crazy, but she was extremely fast and in a blink of an eye had wrapped her arms around my entire body, even tightly tying me up, making it impossible for me to move!
Ding Ding looked panicked and was about to help me, but he suddenly screamed and covered his neck with his hands.
I looked closely and found a green snake with its bloody mouth wide open, biting Ding Ding's throat tightly! Its body, as thick as a bowl, kept wrapping around Ding Ding.
I heard a dry and scary laugh coming from behind the will-o'-the-wisp, and then I realized that there stood a hunchbacked old woman. Her hair was all white and very messy, and her facial features protruded outwards on her wrinkled face. There was another equally thick red snake coiled around her body.
Ding Ding's face turned pale instantly. He also saw the old woman and screamed, "Snake-bone woman!"
Then, his words suddenly stopped and he fell on his back. The huge green snake bit his neck tightly and dragged him into the ghost fire little by little.
I remember screaming, but my body was bound tightly by the shadow and I could not move. I watched Ding Ding being swallowed by the ghost fire!
I was almost on the verge of collapse. Lin Tian fell into the water and disappeared, and Ding Ding was dragged away by a giant snake, and his life or death was unknown. I never thought that the three of us were still talking and laughing during the day, and in the blink of an eye, we would end up like this!
At this moment, hundreds of ghosts behind me have come to my side. I can't see their faces clearly, as if there is a thin mist blocking them.
I lost the will to resist, and I felt like I was going to die. I stared at them blankly.
But the strange thing is that these ghosts did not pounce on me to bite me, but just stood by the bridge and suddenly made way for me.
I vaguely saw a figure walking out, and that figure was so familiar.
She came to me, still wearing the same clothes I remembered. It was as if she had never left.
My eyes became wet, my voice choked, and I called out with difficulty, "Mom..."
My mother stood in front of me, with a familiar smile on her face. She reached out and touched my face. I heard her say in a trance, "It's okay..."
Then for some unknown reason, everything went dark in front of my eyes and I lost consciousness.
I don't know how long I was unconscious, but when I woke up, I vaguely heard the sound of gongs and drums.
I slowly opened my eyes, and it was already daybreak. But I could only see a narrow patch of sky, with thick, dark clouds in the sky, as if a rainstorm would fall at any moment.
I tilted my head slightly, and suddenly, with a bang, it hit the wooden board beside me. I felt dizzy and wanted to cover my head with my hands, but then I found that I couldn't move at all. I looked around and found that the shadow girl was still binding my hands and feet.
As soon as I looked around me, cold sweat broke out!
Now, I am sleeping in a coffin!
I tried hard to recall what happened before, and the scenes flashed before my eyes one by one, but I couldn't figure out why I was lying in such a place.
The sound of gongs and drums in my ears is very loud, and the sound of blowing and beating makes people feel inexplicably irritated.
It was very difficult for me to move, and I could only try to raise my body and look around to see what was happening.
But when I saw this, I was completely shocked!
My coffin was placed in the yard, right opposite the human-faced tree.
I also saw Tintin. The green snake was still wrapped around his neck. His body was a little dirty, his eyes were wide open, and his skin had turned pale and dark. He was hung on the human-faced tree by the green snake as if he was being dangled!
My mind went blank and I couldn't believe what I was seeing!
Ding Ding, he... is dead!
I pinched myself hard to make sure I wasn't dreaming, and my vision suddenly became blurry.
Tintin looked very miserable, as if he had suffered a lot before his death. We came here for a big reason, all to prevent him from dying because of the amber. But now, the amber is still missing, and he is gone like this...
My tears fell, I didn't know whether I was sad or unwilling, I couldn't help crying. I bit my lips tightly, and even tasted blood in my mouth.
At this moment, a hand suddenly fell beside the coffin, and a figure leaned over to look at me.
I looked carefully and found that it was Lin Tian!
He had a weird smile on his face and stared blankly at me in the coffin.
I looked at him, speechless for a long time. Then, I saw my mother, who, like Lin Tian, was standing beside the coffin, looking at me with a smile.
I don't know how they could still laugh at this moment. In that instant, I suddenly felt that they were all strangers. Although they were standing next to me, they seemed very far away from me.
My mother looked at me for a while and said, Xiaoxi, you will be fine...
I held it in for a while before I sobbed and called her over and over again. I asked how Ding Ding died?
She didn't say anything, but turned her head to look at Ding Ding's body. After a long while, she said quietly, "Everyone will die sooner or later, so what's there to be sad about..."
Seeing her like this, I felt sad and angry, but everything was already decided and there was no way to change it.
I struggled to get out of the coffin, but the shadow girl held me tighter.
Seeing me moving around, Lin Tian reached out to hold down my body.
I cursed and said, "Lin Tian, don't fucking touch me! What's wrong with you?"
Lin Tian said nothing, but he was still laughing, a smile that chilled people's hearts. Seeing that I didn't move, he slowly withdrew his hand and stood motionless beside the coffin.
The sound of gongs and drums in my ears became louder and louder, as if playing a sad song. I tried to look up and around, and found that the yard was full of ghosts, all kinds of them, visible and invisible, they were all standing in one place motionless, as if waiting for some order.
And the old woman who killed Tintin was touching the huge red python wrapped around her body, looking at the green snake on the tree and laughing. I wanted to jump up and tear her into pieces!
