Chapter 5: The Dark River Encounter (6) Human Skin Envelope Sohu Read Book Digging for a better look at Sohu

  "What... what is this if it's not a rock?" I said, and then I started coughing violently, spitting out all the fish meat that was stuck in my throat.

  Jin Douzi held that stone in his hand and gently shook it in front of my eyes, I stared at his movements without blinking, but didn't find anything unusual.

  "Rozego, put it in front of the bonfire and take a look." As he spoke, Jindouzi handed me that stone. I was perplexed and threw away the remaining half-eaten fish in my hand, then placed the stone in front of the bonfire to observe. The originally pure black stone like asphalt surprisingly showed some translucency under the light of the bonfire, with a dark mist-like substance inside that seemed to be spreading. I shook it gently, and the dark mist inside appeared to drift slightly due to my shaking. This made me even more astonished - it shouldn't be a stone, could it be water?

  "Rozego, did you see clearly?" Jin Douzi said while swallowing a mouthful of fish.

  I nodded and continued to look inside, after a while I felt my eyes were a bit sore, tears had already flowed out. But still couldn't see anything clearly.

  "Is there water inside?" I asked, putting down the black stone.

  Jin Douzi was wolfing down his food, savoring the delicious fish meat. He opened his mouth wide, stuffed it full of fatty fish, and then swallowed hard with a pained expression. I gently patted his back, and only then did I hear a "gulp" as he swallowed the entire piece of fish meat whole.

  Jin Douzi chuckled and said, "Luo Ze brother, I finally understand why those earthworms and blue things have been chasing you to death. When I first saw you, I thought you were a bit strange."

  My heart skipped another beat, could it be because of this thing?

  "Those earth dragons won't easily leave that patch of wasteland, and they generally won't attack people unless threatened. But when you appeared, they became especially frenzied. When Grandpa and I talked about this, I found it very strange. Moreover, there's a strange smell on your body." Jin Douzi said, letting out a long sigh.

  "What smell?" I said, lifting my arm and sniffing, but there was no unusual odor.