Chapter 38: The Ancient Mansion of the Eight Trigrams

  I heard Zhou Huan telling me to take off my clothes and wipe my body, although I clearly knew she was just worried about the toxic liquid on me, but in such a situation, it came out of a woman's mouth, it was really a bit dramatic.

  At this time, Liangzi looked at Zhou Huan with a sly smile and said: "Hmph, little sister-in-law, such tempting words are better left for the bedroom, there are so many people here, this is... not quite right!"

  Zhou Huan possibly also felt that what she said was indeed ambiguous, and with some embarrassment and anger, said: "What time is it now? Still talking nonsense, hurry up and deal with it."

  As they were talking, I felt the scorching sensation on my body ease up a lot. I thought to myself, could it be that my skin was burned to the point of numbness? I couldn't care about that anymore, so I turned around and started taking off my clothes.

  It's more accurate to say that I ripped them off rather than took them off, the clothes on my body had already been reduced to almost nothing, and with a few pulls, they were torn off and thrown to the ground, leaving only one pair of underwear with a big-mouthed monkey printed on the butt.

  Damn it, I'm so embarrassed, regretful that every time I enter the mountain, the first thing I lose is always my clothes.

  Liangzi was laughing straight, I walked over and kicked him, then went to strip his camouflage vest without any politeness. Liangzi didn't struggle again, in a moment he became a bare-chested man.

  I picked up the towel and quickly wiped my body, as a large part of it was blocked by clothes, the green liquid on me wasn't that much. At this time, I found that my entire body had been scalded to a deep red, looking very eerie.

  After wiping the front, I reached out to wipe my back. Just as I was feeling tired, the towel in my hand was taken away by someone. I thought it was Liangzi and didn't pay attention, still telling him to wipe more carefully.

  "Your figure is actually quite good, it's just that this color doesn't look so great." Zhou Huan's voice came from behind me.

  My god, is he flirting with me? I quickly turned around to take a look, and found that the person who was wiping my back was indeed Zhou Huan. She was gently wiping my back with her soft hands, one stroke at a time.

  I was originally very embarrassed, but then I thought that girls are all so bold, and if I'm too reserved, it would seem a bit silly.

  At this time, I found that the bug sprayed out ** was very strange, it seemed that only when it had just been sprayed would it have a strong corrosive effect, and after meeting the cool air, it was no different from ordinary **. Because I saw that Zhou Huan's hand also got some on it, but there was clearly no feeling of being scalded.

  When the wiping was almost done, I went to ask one of Zhang Zhuang's subordinates for clothes. This person didn't look very old, and I guessed that it was because of my presence that they hadn't let them take risks personally. He very readily took out a set of camouflage uniforms from an equipment bag and handed them to me.

  After I put on the clothes, I found that no one came to tie me up with a rope. Seeing everyone looking up at the building, I walked over and prepared to take a closer look.

  Our previous team all wore blue windbreakers, but now I'm the only one who has changed into camouflage gear. When Liangzi saw me coming over, he joked: "You're a spy sneaking into our army, get lost!"

  I got through this time without any surprises, and my mood improved a lot. After casually teasing Liangzi for a few sentences, I raised my head to follow everyone's gaze.

  Before, I thought this building was like a castle, but now that I've taken a closer look, it's completely baffling. In my impression, I had never seen a house like this before. The body of the house is made of uniform black stone, probably about three stories high. The roof is elliptical in shape, resembling an overturned large black pot.

  What surprised us most was that the house was not square or round, but all around it were built into triangles, I walked around the house and counted a total of eight corners.

  I frowned and asked Zhou Huan: "Have you seen such a house? Does America have it?"

  Zhou Huan was still sizing up the house and casually said, "I haven't seen it before, but I think a normal person would never build a house in this style."

  Just as I was pondering what she meant, Zhang Zhuang and Hua Chenshan walked back, Zhang Zhuang came to me with a look of admiration on his face and said: "It's really unexpected, my younger brother actually has such an extraordinary ability, as long as you are willing to cooperate with me, the conditions are up to you."

  His words directly stunned me, I never thought that this black boss would also want to pull me down, thinking: forget it! Cooperating with such a person will definitely not have a good outcome.

  "Thanks to Zhang Lao Da's help, I was able to survive this time purely by luck. As for cooperation, I think it's better to forget about it, I'm afraid I'll ruin your plans." I politely declined, now we're still under their control, if we really offend them, who knows what kind of despicable things they'll do again.

  Zhang Zhuang had probably already guessed that I would answer this way, and didn't show any unexpected expression. He smiled strangely, stretched out his hand, pointed at me and Zhou Huan, and said: "You, you, come with me, the others stay here."

  Damn it, this bastard is even more cunning than a monkey. He brought me in probably to use me as cannon fodder in case we run into any danger again. And he brought Zhou Huan as a hostage, so the people we left behind won't dare to act rashly.

  It's impossible for me to refuse now, just as I saw someone going to untie Zhou Huan's rope. I found that she inadvertently exchanged a glance with the black-faced captain, and then moved to my side.

  This time entering the old mansion was actually led by Zhang Zhuang himself, plus me and Zhou Huan, a total of nine people. Four sturdy men with guns on their backs, one with a flamethrower, and an older man without a gun, only carrying a bag.

  After making arrangements, Zhang Zhuang let Hua Chuanxin stay behind to take care of the team, and then led the way towards that ancient mansion. I found that this ancient mansion didn't have a door, the entrance was an arched black hole, and apart from this, the entire building didn't have a single window. Looking in from the entrance, all that could be seen was a pitch-black expanse.

  As soon as I saw the darkness inside, I had an inexplicable premonition that there was a pair of terrifying eyes staring at me from within, waiting for me to enter.

  When everyone arrived at the door, someone handed me and Zhou Huan a flashlight each. Then all nine flashlights were turned on and shone into the doorway.

  As the flashlight shone in, I felt that this house was like another space, the original illumination distance of the flashlight would be very far, with strong penetration, but now after the flashlight shone in, it seemed to be absorbed by a hazy fog, and only vaguely visible three to five meters away.

  Zhang Zhuang was clearly a bit timid at this time, and actually pushed me and Zhou Huan to the front, letting us two lead the way in.

  I cursed his ancestors for eighteen generations in my heart, turned around to look at the black muzzle again and couldn't help it, then smiled wryly at Zhou Huan, and we both gritted our teeth and entered the old mansion. As soon as I took two steps inside, I felt a strange chill rising up my body.

  Zhou Huan was after all a tomb raider, and in this kind of environment, she seemed much calmer than me. We held up our flashlights and took random photos everywhere, but apart from the ground beneath our feet, we couldn't see anything else.

  There's no way out, I can only take small steps slowly towards the inside, the deeper I go, the more I feel the temperature dropping, just like walking into an ice cellar.

  From the overall appearance of the house from the outside, I estimated that when I walked to the very center, under the illumination of the flashlight, I still couldn't see anything. I wanted to ask Zhang Zhuang what to do next, but as soon as I turned my head, I was shocked and my mouth dropped open. I quickly went to tap Zhou Huan, and when she turned around, she also looked puzzled.

  Although we were walking very slowly, we could still hear the footsteps of Zhang Zhuang and others behind us. But when I turned around, I found that it was also pitch black behind me, not a single person, and I didn't know where Zhang Zhuang and others had gone.

  I was just about to go ask Zhou Huan what's going on, when I suddenly heard a voice in the darkness in front of me say: "What's going on? What did you discover? Why aren't you leaving?"

  What the hell is going on? Judging by the voice, the person speaking must be Zhang Zhuang. However, they are clearly right in front of us, but Zhou Huan and I can't see them. The most bizarre thing is that based on his tone, he should be able to see us, which is simply unbelievable.

  "Ah, never mind, I was just asking if there's nothing here and we should keep going?" I didn't tell Zhang Zhuang about our discovery, I just casually asked a couple of questions.

  "Go on, keep moving forward until you reach the wall and stop." Zhang Zhuang ordered from the shadows.

  I and Zhou Huan turned around, looked at each other, and could only continue walking. At this time, I suddenly had a special idea, wondering if things would be like this: In this house, judging from the current situation, there seems to be a kind of special black gas, and the concentration of this gas is particularly high. If you look in one direction for a long time, you can see people or objects in front of you at close range. However, if you suddenly turn around to look in another direction, even if someone is standing right in front of you, you can only hear their voice but not see them.

  Although this idea is a bit inconceivable, I still think it's possible. Thinking of this, I decided to try an experiment. After walking a few more steps forward, I suddenly stopped and turned my head back to look, and indeed there was nothing behind me.

  Then Zhang Zhuang said, "What the hell is going on again? Hurry up and keep walking."

  I didn't say a word, turned around and continued walking, but in my heart I was secretly pleased. It seems that my idea is about 80% correct. If it's really the case, as long as Zhou Huan and I turn around at the same time and run towards the back or either side, Zhang Zhuang and the others won't be able to see us, and we'll have a chance to escape.

  I turned to look at Zhou Huan, just thinking of finding an opportunity to tell her my thoughts, and saw that Zhou Huan was also looking at me with a smug expression on her face. Could it be that she had already thought of the crux of the problem?

  I tentatively stretched out a finger in front of me, pointing to the left, and Zhou Huan saw my hand and nodded slightly towards me.

  "Awesome!", facing such a perfect tacit understanding, I even wanted to applaud and cheer, then I leaned towards Zhou Huan's side and tightly held her hand.

  This is the first time I took the initiative to get close to Zhou Huan, holding her soft and smooth little hand, thinking about my clever plan, it's hard to say how beautiful it was in my heart.

  I looked at Zhou Huan, but she was looking at me with a special gaze, as if to say: "You little scoundrel, you actually dare to take advantage of me."