Chapter Thirty-Four: The Bizarre Xiao He, Swallowing Fish Alive!

  Knock knock knock!...

  The low and muffled drumbeats accompanied by the long and mournful bugle calls rose up, a sound akin to the devil's summons, which was very intimidating.

  "What, what's that sound?" Xia Yu Xin turned around with a panicked face, at this moment, we had already become startled birds, as long as there was a slight rustling of the wind, our hearts would beat wildly.

  I didn't say a word, but at this moment, Little He, who had been sitting aside with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and quickly ran forward.

  Xiao He ran very fast, I saw him and my heart tightened, shouting loudly: "Where are you going?"

  But Xiao He ignored me and rushed out with his head down, disappearing around a corner in an instant.

  "Yi Fan, I always feel that He Ge is a bit strange. Should we go after him?" Xia Yu Xin's face was full of hesitation.

  This should still be inside the brain, and at this time I couldn't help but think of that headless knight. Could it be that this brain is that of the headless knight?

  If that's really the case, then doesn't it mean that those dark troops are marching towards here with the purpose of helping the headless knight to retrieve his skull?

  I couldn't help but swallow my saliva and immediately said to Xia Yu Xin: "Pursue, we can't stay here for long, let's follow Xiao He!"

  Xiao He was very strange, and I always felt that he seemed to be familiar with this place. When we encountered the Jing worm earlier, Xiao He led us into that stone cave. Now that the dark army is marching, Xiao He quickly ran away. Perhaps, he can still find a way out. Next chapter has been updated.

  Thinking of this, I no longer hesitated and got up to chase after Xiao He.

  The passage here is winding and complicated, but Xiao Hei ran very fast, disappearing in the blink of an eye. In the darkness, only the sound of "dada" footsteps could still be heard coming from the front.

  I don't know how long we had been circling, but just as Xia Yu Xin and I were both getting tired from running, the footsteps in front of us finally stopped. Xia Yu Xin and I exchanged a glance, gritted our teeth, and charged forward with our heads down.

  But just as I rushed out of the dark passage and saw what was in front of me, I froze.

  The space here is very large, with countless stone blocks towering around it. These stone blocks are very high and stand like sharp thorns around the stone chamber in a fan shape. Above these stone blocks, there are also corresponding stone blocks hanging upside down. And what we stepped on was actually dark red stone flakes. Underneath the stone flakes, there is another space, very narrow. After jumping down, you can still see some dark red stripes.

  I couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, and then, an absurd idea suddenly rose up.

  Are we standing in the mouth of this giant skull at this moment?

  The towering stone blocks are like teeth, and the dark red stone slabs underfoot, aren't they tongues?

  For a moment, I only felt a bit numb on my scalp. I never dreamed that one day I would be standing in someone's mouth. This feeling is very uncomfortable and besides, there is always an inexplicable thought in my heart.

  What if this mouth comes back to life and suddenly closes? Wouldn't we be chewed into pulp then?

  I shuddered all over, and at this moment, the "boom boom boom" drumbeat sounded again. I looked up to see an exit not far in front of me, which should be where the mouth was located, even with upper and lower lips that were vividly lifelike.

  We all walked to the exit, only to see that outside was a gray and hazy mist, where the sound of ghostly soldiers' battle cries could be heard faintly, but their figures were invisible.

  This should be the middle of the mountain, standing here, vaguely visible below is the throat river, I suppose it's not far from the foot of the mountain, and it's not steep either. I took a look, if I were to climb down from here, it doesn't seem too difficult.

  "Looks like there's a mountain path down this road, should we follow it down?" Xia Yu Xin looked down and said: "Besides, even if we slip and fall, there's water in the river below, so it should be fine, right?"

  I nodded and immediately looked at Little He with an inquiring gaze.

  From start to finish, Xiao He didn't say a word, he just stared at the fog in front of him, as if he could see through the fog and see what was inside.

  I no longer bothered with him and exchanged a glance with Xia Yu Xin before taking the lead in climbing down.

  The lower lip was at least three or four meters away from the mountain road, but fortunately there were countless protrusions around it. For a child like me who grew up in the big mountains, climbing down wasn't difficult, and with a few movements, I climbed down.

  As a policeman, Xia Yu Xin's movements were naturally quite good and more agile than mine. With a flip and a swing, he landed steadily on the ground.

  But what shocked me was Xiao He.

  Xiao He seemed to think nothing of the three or four meter distance, and actually jumped straight down. In the instant he landed, his knees didn't even bend once, and all that could be heard was a 'thud' as he stood firmly on the ground.

  I couldn't help but swallow my saliva, and Xia Yu Xin was even more stunned, muttering: "He Ge, when did you become so powerful? During our police team's tug-of-war competition, He Ge always came in last in every event!" After saying that, she couldn't help but give Xiao He a strange look. And I, standing silently by the side, knew that something was definitely wrong with Xiao He, and it was very likely that he had been impersonated.

  But for now, we're safe and sound, so there's no need to expose him. Moreover, we're currently in a precarious situation, if I were to confront Xiao He directly and things turn sour, it would be even more unfavorable for our circumstances.

  I shook my head at Xia Yu Xin, indicating that she shouldn't say anything more. Then I looked down at the mountain road and said: "Let's go, the tide of zombies should have passed, let's go back to the village and take a look!" After speaking, I led the way down.

  The mountain road was rugged and difficult to walk, and with the added fact that I hadn't eaten or drunk anything for a while, and my rest wasn't good either, it made walking even more laborious. However, I had the village on my mind, so I walked quickly, Xiao He also walked effortlessly, only Xia Yu Xin would stop from time to time, leaning against her knees and panting.

  After walking and stopping for a long time, we finally got down the mountain. Not far away was the Gurgling River, and the sound of gurgling water kept coming out from time to time. The few of us were all shocked, and immediately didn't care about being dirty or not, and rushed over to start drinking big mouthfuls of water.

  Xia Yu Xin still maintained a bit of elegance, using her hands to scoop up water and drink from it in small mouthfuls before starting to wash her face and comb her hair. As for me and Xiao Hei, we didn't have as many inhibitions and directly dunked our heads into the gurgling river.

  The icy river water splashed on her face, washing away not only the dust and dirt on her face but also the fatigue that had been hanging there.

  I let out a deep breath and lifted my head, unable to help but sigh in admiration, Ah, what a relief!

  I never thought that one day, even drinking water would be so refreshing. However, the river water was cold and our stomachs were empty, having not eaten a grain of rice for many days. At this moment, after drinking a belly full of water, I immediately felt somewhat uncomfortable, and my stomach started growling loudly.

  I scratched my head in embarrassment, and at this time, I saw Xiao He's hand swiftly plunged into the river water like lightning, accompanied by a "splash" sound, a fish was suddenly thrown up by Xiao He.

  Xiao He's hands moved swiftly, and with just a few scoops, he caught three or four large carp. I stared in amazement, thinking to myself, "Is this the legendary martial arts master?"

  Even I was stunned, let alone Xia Yuxin. What else could she say? I hastily pulled her back and whispered: "Xiao He, may not be the same Xiao He as before!"

  Xia Yu Xin was taken aback, her eyes wide with surprise as she stared at me. Seeing my affirmative nod, she turned to look at Xiao Hei who was catching fish.

  The next moment, Xia Yuxin suddenly opened the holster and reached for the pistol with her right hand. I hastily pressed down on her and asked, "What are you doing?"

  "I want to get to the bottom of this, what's going on? If the person in front of me isn't He Ge, then where is the real He Ge?" Xia Yu Xin's expression was somewhat agitated, I quickly calmed her down and explained the situation to her. Xia Yu Xin wasn't a fool, after hearing my explanation she also calmed down, looked at Xiao He and said: "I'll listen to you, but if something really happens to He Ge, I definitely won't let him off!"

  I nodded upon hearing this, and just then, I saw Xiao He grab a fish and walk over, plopping himself down beside me. Ignoring the shocked gazes of Xia Yu Xin and myself, he began to tear into the live fish with his mouth agape.

  He actually swallowed the fish alive?

  In an instant, his mouth was full of fish scales, and he was covered in blood, looking ferocious and terrifying!