Chapter 42: Glyphs, Three Skeletons Xue Lan was controlled

  It struggled in the net and emitted a sharp cry that was somewhat like the call of some bird.

  The people surrounding the big tree all raised their hands high, waving red handkerchiefs. Every time they waved the red handkerchief, the two-faced monster baby in the net let out a heart-piercing and ear-piercing shriek, struggling more violently in the net.

  The net is hauled in from below, slowly pulling on the ropes tied to the net, bringing it down.

  "These people are impossible, absolutely can't do this! Look at it, it's just a naive and ignorant child who doesn't understand the world! Can't treat it cruelly just because it looks like a monster!"

  "Qiu Yang said: "Lan Lan, you can't sympathize with it. Didn't you see it kill people? If we don't deal with it now, it will kill even more people in the future."

  The net bag has been placed in a position close to the top of people's heads. A plainclothes policeman raised his pistol and slowly approached the two-faced baby monster.

  At this time, a boy suddenly ran out of the crowd - it was the boy whose girlfriend had been killed. He had not left the Leigong Hotel because he was waiting for an opportunity to avenge his girlfriend's death by killing the Double-Faced Baby.

  Now is a good opportunity, he grasped an iron spear with both hands and rushed straight over to stab the two-faced monster baby to death.

  Jasmine rushed over at the same time and said: "No way!" Her speed was extremely fast, and neither I nor Chen Qiuyang could stop her in time.

  She stepped in front of the net bag, spread her hands and said: "All of you stop! Even if it really killed someone, it should be up to the court to pronounce its guilt. You can't deal with it now!"

  "Girl, come on, let go! We have to kill it right now! No question, we can't kill people! But this is a monster, not human! How do we not have the right to kill it?"

  "How did you know it wasn't human? Just because it's ugly and scary?"

  "Look at you, so pretty and yet so unreasonable. You're not even a local, how do you know about these things? It's already killed 6 people here, it's a heinous crime! Do we have the right to kill it?"

  The old man's words were like a bomb that exploded in the minds of me, Kui Rulan and Chen Qiuyang.

  What? The two-faced monster baby has already killed 6 innocent people? Its small body, like that of an infant, is actually stained with bloodstains?

  Su Ruo Lan was shaken, seven lives were at stake, this wasn't a joke. Speak your feelings.

  But just because Kui Ruo Lan jumped out halfway and intercepted, she missed the best opportunity.

  The net bag behind Rouran was suddenly torn apart by the two-faced baby, and it jumped out of the net bag like a strange bird, pouncing onto Rouran's shoulder.

  Everyone in the crowd let out a cry of surprise!

  Chen Qiuyang and I were both stunned by this sudden change, we didn't dare to move rashly. Being able to tear apart such a thick and tough nylon net bag with bare hands is absolutely astonishing arm strength.

  It now stood with both feet on Kui Ruo Lan's shoulders, its hands embracing Kui Ruo Lan's neck from behind, and the terrifying skull leaned out from behind Kui Ruo Lan's head, constantly sizing up me and Chen Qiuyang.

  At such a close distance, seeing the two-faced baby, its appearance is even more terrifying and frightening.

  Its skin was tattered and covered in huge warts, with black moss growing on its body and several black boogers stuck to it. The smaller face had big eyes that were wide open like two blood-red balloons, almost bursting.

  We didn't dare move because I was afraid that the two-faced baby would be startled by me and with a slight force, it would twist off Rouran's neck.

  In less than 20 seconds of stalemate, Kui Ruo Lan suddenly turned around and sprinted towards the deep mountains behind her. In an instant, she vanished without a trace.

  "Lan Lan!" Chen Qiuyang wanted to chase after her, but I stopped him. "Don't go after her, you'll startle it and put Ruo Lan in danger. Let's wait until it calms down before going to find Ruo Lan."

  "Director, why did Lanlan suddenly turn around and run away?"

  "It wasn't her who wanted to run away, didn't you notice? It was the Double-Faced Demon Infant that kidnapped Yu Lan. This infant's strength has already exceeded our imagination."

  The onlookers cursed and jeered at Kui Ruo Lan while gloatingly discussing: "Serves her right, haha, she still wanted to be a heroine, but now even the terrorist dregs haven't spared her!"

  "The Leigong Mountains are so treacherous that even if the strange infant showed mercy and didn't kill her, she still wouldn't be able to get out of there, haha."

  ……

  Ruan Feng had been quietly watching all this from behind, he walked over and patted my shoulder, comforting me: "Great detective, I'll go with you to find her."

  On the other hand, the boy who was killed by the twin-faced baby monster voluntarily joined our team.

  For someone as directionally challenged as me, having a few of them would be more than perfect.

  The boy remained silent and taciturn, he just let us call him Ah Hao.

  We returned to the Leigong Hotel to prepare some items and get ready to venture deeper into the Leigong Mountains. Mr. Wu, a Taiwanese businessman, knew we were going to enter the Leigong Mountains and was very enthusiastic about joining us.

  His insistence on joining us has raised my suspicions: he and we are not actually familiar, even if one step back, he is kind-hearted to help us, but he has two sick children to take care of, he doesn't have to be so adventurous.

  I have a feeling that he didn't come here for pure purposes.

  So I said to his wife, Cai Yilin: "You persuade your husband. We people have no one to rely on and going into the Thunder Mountain is taking a huge risk with our lives. You are different from us, your lovely children need him every moment."

  I originally wanted to persuade Mr. Wu not to join our team through her, but she said: "I also support him going, one more person and two hands will be helpful after all."

  Her attitude further confirmed that my doubts were correct. So I didn't refuse either and let Mr. Wu join in.

  I pulled out my phone and said, "Jasmine is still on the move, but she's not far from us. Let's set off now."

  "Wei Fengdao said: 'I've always been puzzled as to why the captain is so calm and composed, it turns out that you guys have a locator between team members.'"

  Ever since I got lost in the Xianren Mountain Range after visiting Liu Long Village, I told Zou Guan that we should configure a tracker for each person. This way, when we're on a mission, we can let others know our exact location at any time and place.

  Leigongshan mountain range belongs to the subtropical broad-leaved forest landscape, with great vertical differences, many horizontal valleys, lower temperatures, and mostly shrub forests. In our in-depth exploration, I saw many precious trees: Pinus massoniana, Pinus yunnanensis, Pinus tabuliformis, Pinus densata, Platycladus orientalis, and Pinus bungeana.

  On the ground, in addition to a large number of ferns, there are also many flowers: Lilyturf, Camellia, White Begonia, Purple Begonia, Rhododendron, Orchid, Crabapple, Peony, Paeony, Clove, Azalea, Western Azalea, Gloxinia, Viburnum, Fritillaria.

  But none of us were in the mood to appreciate these beautiful views. Moreover, as we went deeper, the ground became increasingly damp and a large amount of rotting plants emitted a foul odor. It seemed that few people came here normally.

  What makes me feel the most eerie is that these fluffy big tree trunks are crawling with dense, dense nose worms. They multiply, grow, die and inherit in this unique natural environment, generation after generation, without external disputes and desires. Actually, I quite envy these small creatures.

  I looked at my phone and suddenly found that they were moving in the direction to the left again. It seems that this double-faced monster baby has been controlling Yui Roran all along, and my heart began to worry vaguely.

  After walking for 20 minutes, a less dense area of trees suddenly appeared in front of us. It was clear that some large trees had been cut down, creating a big gap.

  In the gap, three wooden stakes are erected vertically, and on top of the three wooden stakes, three human skeletons are tied up.

  From these skeletons, it can be seen that they are already very old. They were tied to wooden stakes with iron chains, and it was difficult to tell whether they had been burned to death or starved to death. In short, like those medieval criminals who were crucified after being sentenced to death, they died on the cross.

  In the depths of the mountains, such a bizarre trial venue appeared, and we couldn't help but be shocked.

  As I passed by one of the stakes, I saw that the skeletons had grown a thick layer of moss, giving off an inexplicable eerie feeling, as if the bones had sprouted a layer of dark green, fluffy fur. Especially on the skull, the originally black eye sockets were filled with dark water, and in the left socket, a gray snake was coiled inside, its triangular head vaguely visible, its pea-sized eyes warily staring at us as we passed by. The right socket looked like a nest of nose mites, with grayish-white nose mites constantly crawling out of it.

  "What's wrong with these people? They seem to have been lynched."

  Ruan De Feng looked at the skeleton and said: "At least it's been dead for 20 years."

  These three skeletons, as if dead with their eyes open, have been bound here for 20 years, and the wronged souls are still unquiet. We bow respectfully in front of these three skeletons.

  About 20 meters away from the three skeletons, on the trunks of three large trees, appeared three identical patterns. On the black tree trunks, white lime was daubed to form a peculiar pattern: similar to the character "zhang", white lines drew out the shape of a person.

  "This pattern looks fresh, at most it was painted in the past few days. What does this mean?"

  The simplest lines, yet outline a kind of mysterious and eerie atmosphere, somewhat like the witch's curse symbols that often appear in horror movies.

  "What's all this?" We asked, full of questions, as we continued to chase after Kui Ruo Lan.

  In the process of chasing after the two-faced baby, Aoi Kiran would call my phone every few minutes, but I only heard the sound of footsteps and occasionally the two-faced baby's crying voice.

  I know that Aoi Wakana is not convenient to speak, afraid of startling the twin-faced baby, but she chose this way to report her safety to us.

  I took out my phone and it showed that we were getting closer. But at this moment, we suddenly heard the rumbling sound of water flowing.

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