When the book-traveling little detective meets the two-faced prince

Judging from the sound, it was not the sound of a mechanical device, but that of a living creature, and this creature was constantly approaching them. It was obvious that this creature was not afraid of humans.

Without knowing the situation inside the cave, going in directly would undoubtedly increase the danger.

He Yu had a spare torch on his waist. After their eyes understood, He Yu and Jiang Lian'an extinguished the torches in their hands. The four of them turned sideways and hid their bodies outside the cave entrance.

Xiao Yihuo and Lin Lezhi took out the fire starters from their arms and held them tightly in their hands.

The four of them held their breath and concentrated their attention, keeping their ears focused on the movements in the cave. The subtle sounds that were initially difficult to hear became clearer in their ears.

At the moment when this creature reached the cave entrance.

Lin Lezhi and Xiao Yihuo opened the fire sticks in their hands and blew them to light them, their eyes fixed straight on the cave entrance, but all they saw was the pitch-black entrance.

Apart from this, there was not a shadow of a living creature to be seen.

"Swish-swish——!"

Suddenly something ran past He Yu's feet quickly, and He Yu immediately alerted: "Down there——!"

The weak light from a tinderbox is not enough to locate a living creature.

"Brother He, torch." Lin Lezhi reminded.

He Yu pulled the torch out from his waist, and Lin Lezhi stretched out the fire starter in his hand and moved closer to the torch.

Xiao Yihuo's eyes darkened, and then he closed his eyes. Relying on his excellent hearing, he locked onto the position of the living creature in an instant, and popped out the lid of the fire lighter in his hand, hitting it with one strike.

At the moment of impact, the light source also lit up.

The rustling sound disappeared and turned into intermittent "squeak...squeak..." sounds.

The four of them looked in the direction of the sound, and when they saw it was a fat, gray rat, they all stared blankly and were speechless for a moment.

The big gray rat was also frightened when it saw the four people. It squeaked even more miserably and tried desperately to move its body to leave.

But Xiao Yihuo's blow was really bad, and his survival instinct made him walk a few steps on the ground and crawl for a while, flapping his little paws desperately, looking aggrieved.

The heart-wrenching "squeaking" sound seemed to be accusing injustice.

Xiao Yihuo looked at the lid that flew to the ground, and a hint of disgust rose in his eyes.

Not long after, the big gray mouse lay down straight on the bed, closed its eyes, and stopped making any noise.

Lin Lezhi stretched out his hand and grabbed the big rat on the ground by its tail, and brought it to Xiao Yihuo's eyes with a look of disgust. He "tsk tsk" a few times and said jokingly: "You are so cruel, I am afraid you have caused internal injuries, so pitiful."

Xiao Yihuo quickly dodged backwards, picking up the lid on the ground as he dodged, then stood up and said with a sullen face, "Since you feel pity for it, Brother Lin, don't shirk your responsibility for its aftermath."

"It's not me who did it. Compared to me, Brother Xiao should be the one who takes the lead."

Lin Lezhi laughed and retorted, then put the mouse back on the ground, clapped his hands, stood up and said, "But in this remote mountain, this mouse is really fat."

He Yu came forward and used the torch in his hand to look around. "It's really fat." He then looked towards the entrance of the cave and guessed, "Could there be food in this cave?"

The four people's eyes turned to the cave entrance again.

At this moment, the big gray mouse lying on the board suddenly opened its eyes, jumped up like a monkey, swung its legs like Hot Wheels, and ran quickly towards the cave entrance.

He looks so full of energy, he doesn't look like he's about to die.

Lin Lezhi looked at Xiao Yihuo who was standing beside him and said with a smile: "Look at how energetic it is. It seems that I have wronged Brother Xiao."

Xiao Yihuo glanced at Lin Lezhi, said nothing, and walked straight towards the cave entrance.

There was a flash of surprise in Lin Lezhi's eyes. He clearly heard that his words were meant to belittle his poor martial arts skills, but he endured it and did not retort.

Is this still Xiao Yihuo?

After keeping a certain distance, Xiao Yihuo frowned, his eyes darkened, and he moved the hand that had just opened the lid in front of him and placed it on his waist, his clenched hand trembling slightly.

The situation inside the cave was unclear, so Lin Lezhi didn't stay for too long and immediately followed. He Yu and Jiang Lian'an followed closely behind and went into the cave together.

Although the tunnel is wide horizontally, it is still too short for an adult of sufficient height to pass through, so one has to bend over and move forward. The rustling sounds become louder the further one walks.

I don’t know how many big gray rats are in this cave, but judging from the sounds, there must be a lot.

While walking, Lin Lezhi observed the walls on both sides. The walls on both sides were the same as when he came in, with an uneven surface and a noticeable grainy feel to the touch.

This tunnel was dug not long ago.

But even if the mind tried to stay clear, the body couldn't take it.

I kept walking with my back bent, and my upper body couldn't move freely. All the support points were concentrated in my waist, which caused a lot of pain.

I didn't know how long I had been walking without any light. It was so uncomfortable that time seemed to stretch infinitely. The further I went in, the more I smelled a foul odor.

Fortunately, the tunnel was not as long as I had imagined. It took me about an incense stick of time to reach the end of the cave.

Through the gap between the wall and Xiao Yihuo's body, Lin Lezhi looked outside the cave, hope rising in his eyes. The outside of the cave seemed to be much wider, and there seemed to be natural light coming in.

Xiao Yihuo walked in front, took a step forward and stood up.

But he stayed where he was.

Xiao Yihuo suddenly stopped, and Lin Lezhi wanted to get out quickly but didn't react in time and almost bumped into Xiao Yihuo.

It doesn't matter if they bump into each other, but he was holding a tinder in his hand, which frightened Lin Lezhi so much that he moved the tinder away and set the future emperor on fire. The ending might have been rewritten.

"Xiao Xu, are you crazy? You just stopped without even saying hello!"

Moreover, unless Xiao Yihuo left the cave, the three of them would not be able to stand up straight.

Lin Lezhi held the tinder in one hand and rubbed his waist with the other hand and joked, "Don't tell me you want to take revenge on me in such a despicable way."

Hear the words.

Xiao Yihuo turned sideways, looked at Lin Lezhi with a serious expression, and said in a deep voice: "Don't think that everyone is as boring as you, just look for yourself."

After saying that, Xiao Yihuo left the cave.

Lin Lezhi raised his head and looked towards the cave entrance. After seeing the situation inside the cave, Lin Lezhi's pupils couldn't help but tighten.

Not to mention Xiao Yihuo, even he was shocked where he stood.

Although the natural light from outside the cave is not enough to fully see the objects placed in the cave, even if you can see a little, it is enough to make people shudder.

Lin Lezhi's scalp tingled as he watched. He was stunned for a moment, and only opened the hole when he heard He Yu's question.

After He Yu and Jiang Lian'an saw the situation inside the cave, they were so shocked that they were speechless.

The entrance of the cave was filled with offerings, including meat, fruits and vegetables. Most of them were rotten and covered with maggots, which was disgusting. There was a basket of offerings that looked relatively fresh, but it was covered with rats gnawing at them.

Behind the tributes, there are hundreds of paper dolls. If you don’t look carefully, you might think they are real people. Some look like adults, and some look like children.

Some of the puppets had been stabbed in the chest, with blood oozing from the wounds. Some had their limbs chopped off, with the broken limbs scattered all over the ground. Some had their heads chopped off, rolling to the ground.

The deaths were extremely cruel, and without exception, all the dolls in the cave had their eyes dotted.

Lin Lezhi's eyes darkened, and the emotions in his eyes could not calm down for a while.

Painting the eyes of a puppet often has the intention of attracting evil spirits and resentment, or causing ghosts to possess the puppet.

There were about four or five large boxes placed in front of the puppets. On the wall behind the hundreds of puppets, there was a huge white cloth with a shocking and bright red word "death" written on it.