Chapter 26: Underground Corpse River

Chapter 26: Underground Corpse River

Qi Tiezui had always been skeptical of the saying that peoples legs would go soft whenever they were extremely afraid. But in this momenteven though his mind was extremely clear and he could feel a tingling in his legshe really had no strength. He kept trying to pull himself up, but it was uselesshis hands and feet kept getting caught in the rotten cotton wool that had been soaking in the black water for so long.

It was so nauseating he felt his scalp go numb.

He stiffly held himself up with his hands as the faint flames illuminated a minuscule area. The upside-down shadow was three steps in front of him and slowly leaning its head over bit by bit, causing his mind to race. If his legs went soft now, he would be finished

But just as soon as he had that thought, his mind immediately went blank.

At the same time, he noticed a strong, sour smell permeating the cold air. When he had first come in, there werent any peculiar smells besides the mustiness that was common in places like this, so it had to be coming from the shadow in front of him.

It wasnt until later that Qi Tiezui thought he had been caught up in a nightmare at this moment.

As the shadow approached little by little, its face was gradually revealed in the light of his flare, but Qi Tiezuis eyes couldn't seem to focus and he couldn't get a good look at it. It became more and more difficult to breathe, and he felt as if he was going to suffocate.

At that moment, something suddenly fell out of the darkness and hit him on the forehead, knocking him out of his confused state.

He immediately came to his senses and turned his head to find that it was the experts bronze mirror that had hit him. He had no idea why it had fallen, but now it was innocently laying off to the side.

He felt the tension in his heart loosen, and wondered if the expert had set this up. Just as he started to relax, however, the sputtering flare went out and plunged the whole space into complete darkness.

He immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Although he couldnt see anything now, he instinctively rushed to the corpse jar with the hole at the bottom and jumped in.

As soon as Lieutenant turned to look at him, Qi Tiezui looked up as well. At that moment, all the hair on Qi Tiezuis body stood on end and he almost cried out. He found that it wasnt Lieutenants face he was looking at, but a weasels face.

Qi Tiezui immediately turned and ran, regardless of the direction. He ran until he was out of breath, and only stopped when he couldn't run anymore.

He was cold, his wet clothes were practically frozen to his body, and it was dark all around. He felt around a bit and found that the railroad track was still under his feet.

He immediately lit a flare and looked down at his own feet, gasping for breath and wondering what was going on. He turned back to see if he could find Lieutenant's light again, but realized that there wasnt any light in either direction. He didn't know where he was.

After carefully trying to recall the whole incident, he found that his memory was kind of hazy. He had been distracted at that moment, so he wasnt sure if what he had seen was real. He walked forward with the flare and called softly, "Lieutenant?"

He hadnt even taken a few steps before a man came up behind him, blew out the flare, covered his mouth, and dragged him into the corner. As he was rendered motionless and dragged away like a dead fish, he heard Lieutenant say in his ear: "Sorry, Ba Ye."

Qi Tiezui was relieved when he heard Lieutenants voice, but just as he was about to speak, he suddenly felt a blow to the back of his head. His vision went dark and he quickly lost consciousness.

He wasnt sure how much time had passed, but when Qi Tiezui woke up in daze, he could smell the rich aroma of hot pepper soup mixing with the fragrance of chili peppers. He opened his eyes and found that the sun was shining outside and there was a roof overhead. He raised his head up and saw Zhang Qishan sitting nearby. They appeared to be in a tall Miao building, where Lieutenant and Old Man Zhang were cooking.

He sluggishly tried to sit up, only to find that he had been tied up and couldnt move.

"Fo Ye, Fo Ye, are you going to cook and eat me? Why did you tie me up? How did I get out? What about Lieutenant? As Qi Tiezui asked all these questions, Zhang Qishan turned his head and looked at him coldly without saying a word. Lieutenant silently grabbed a chicken from outside and put it in front of him.

Qi Tiezui and the chicken stared at each other, both feeling baffled.