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

The word "death" at the back and the hundreds of dolls with tragic deaths in front, if you ignore the various corrupt offerings placed in front, it looks like a scene from hell.

After adjusting their confused thoughts, the four of them walked towards the direction where the dolls were placed.

As I walked over, I stepped on the leaves on the ground, making a rustling sound.

Because of the rustling sound and the brightness of the torches, the large gray rats gathered in the dark, and when they discovered that several people had broken in and were approaching, they were so scared that they looked for places to hide.

In the basket, in the doll, moving around everywhere.

A cloth with the word "death" on it was hung horizontally in front, with the bottom drooping to the ground. Large gray rats were moving around under the cloth with ease.

As they drilled and crawled, the cloth swayed back and forth like waves.

The squeaking sound filled my ears, and coupled with this horrifying scene and the smell of rotten fruits and vegetables, I couldn't help feeling dizzy for a moment, accompanied by the urge to vomit.

Fortunately, I haven't eaten anything since I woke up in the morning, and only drank a bowl of bitter medicine.

All the boxes placed in front of the dolls were locked.

These dolls have been placed here for some time, and their colors have faded. When you get close to them, the breeze will blow up the dust on the dolls.

The tiny dust particles stirred up are invisible under the light.

You can see a lot of fallen leaves all over the doll's body, both dead and new.

Lin Lezhi turned his head and looked at the place where the light source in the cave came from. It was an oval-shaped hole, roughly large enough for an adult man to pass through. It was suspended diagonally above the dolls at a distance, and its height was no less than the distance they had descended from the well.

There are a lot of weeds growing around the cave entrance, and there are trees outside the cave that block out the sun.

Therefore, the amount of light that can penetrate is very limited.

The surrounding rock walls are steep and there is no place to hold on to. It would be difficult to climb up without the help of ropes.

but……

With the speed with which Xiao Yihuo disappeared in Yulong Village in an instant, maybe there is a way to get out of this cave.

Thinking of this, Lin Lezhi turned his gaze to Xiao Yihuo who was standing beside him.

But he found that Xiao Yihuo's brows were tightly furrowed and his face looked extremely grim.

Xiao Yihuo also noticed Lin Lezhi's gaze. He frowned and looked at Lin Lezhi, then shifted his gaze to the side with an unhappy expression.

Lin Lezhi shrugged slightly with a helpless look on his face.

It is really difficult for Xiao Yihuo, who has obsessive-compulsive disorder, to come to such a place.

Although it's not to the extent of gloating over Xiao Yihuo's misfortune when seeing his expression.

but……

He insisted on coming here, so he can't blame anyone else.

Lin Lezhi turned around, squatted down, and took a closer look at the puppet in front of him. The limbs of the puppet in front of him had been chopped off and placed randomly on the ground.

Lin Lezhi stared at the doll for a while, with a look of surprise in his eyes.

“These puppets…”

"What happened to these puppets?"

He Yu walked forward and asked, holding the only torch in his hand. With the light of the torch, the details on the doll became clearer.

It was too far away just now, and the light in the cave was not sufficient, so it was not very clear.

Lin Lezhi's eyes froze slightly. All the dolls in this cave were made of scraps of paper and silk.

However, because each part is chosen with as similar colors as possible, it is difficult to find.

Is it possible...

Lin Lezhi's eyes darkened, and he looked at He Yu beside him, pointed at the broken part of the puppet's left arm and said, "Brother He, please move the torch closer to this position."

"it is good."

Although he didn't understand why, He Yu still did as Lin Lezhi said and moved the light source closer to the bloody broken part of the doll. When he saw what Lin Lezhi was going to do, he couldn't help but shudder.

Lin Lezhi held his breath and carefully looked inside the doll through the gap.

The internal skeleton of the doll is not made of the same material. It is made of wooden strips and bamboo pieces, and there are a lot of fine wires wrapped inside. You can even see a lot of mold spots on some of the bamboo pieces.

"really……"

Lin Lezhi withdrew his body to his original position and whispered, his eyes becoming darker.

"Did Master Lin discover anything?"

After noticing Lin Lezhi's actions, Jiang Lian'an also walked forward and asked.

"When we first arrived at the lakeside of Huaifeng Village, I felt that there were too few lanterns gathered by the lakeside compared to the intensive lantern festival held once a month in Pinghai Town."

Lin Lezhi stood up and said with a calm look in his eyes: "If what I think is correct, these dolls should be made of some abandoned lanterns."