Chapter 65: The river god didn’t come, but the mountain ghost did!
Mountain ghost! ?
Liang Qu's heart suddenly beat violently.
There is an illustration of a mountain ghost in "Haomutang Miscellaneous Notes and Annotations". The cracked skin like a dead tree left a deep impression on him!
It looks like a human, with skin as brown as a dead tree, and is impervious to swords and spears.
It eats livestock when it is young and likes to eat human organs!
How could there be a mountain ghost here! ?
Pingyang Town is sixteen miles away from Yixing City!
The fierce sound of nine gongs echoed on the pier. The shaman waved his short staff and danced slowly, singing an unknown worship song. Thousands of eyes stared at Liang Qu, waiting for him to walk up to the altar.
Liang Qu suspected that what he saw was an illusion, but the next moment, the black shadow suddenly jumped out from behind the gable, and its sharp nails scratched the blue bricks, and under it was a dense crowd of people.
The children who were looking around in the crowd saw the strange and terrifying creature and burst into tears.
Everyone around glared at the boy. The child's mother covered his mouth apologetically, but when she glanced in the direction the child was looking, she was also stunned.
A shrill scream was heard.
It's not an illusion!!!
"retreat!!"
In an instant, the roar drowned out everything.
As the words came out, more and more people saw the mountain ghost on the roof.
The news of the mountain ghost had already spread from Pingyang Town to Yixing City, and even portraits were posted to warn people to be careful. In recent days, fewer people from Yixing City have gone to Pingyang Town.
There was no mistaking that cracked brown skin!
A mountain ghost that can kill warriors!
Screams rang out one after another, and the originally orderly crowd suddenly became chaotic. Crying and shouting were endless, but there was a swamp ahead and there was nowhere to escape. Some people even jumped into the water!
It's winter now!
The village elders stood up, and seeing the evil appearance of the mountain ghost, they were terrified and shouted loudly, trying to organize order.
The mountain ghost on the roof was startled and jumped into the crowd. Just as he was about to knock down a woman, a stone ball as big as a fist came whistling and hit the mountain ghost in the face accurately, knocking the mountain ghost flying in the air and breaking into several pieces of gravel before landing.
Liang Qu walked forward against the flow of people, his palms trembling and blood flowing from the styloid process of his ulna.
At some point, the canine teeth of the stone lion behind him broke and the stone ball in its mouth disappeared.
"Come towards me!!"
The sound waves were sent straight out against the wind, and for a moment they overwhelmed the screams of the crowd.
It was like a huge flag erected out of the plain, guiding the chaotic crowd towards him.
The woman who was not hit was so frightened that she fell to the ground. The man next to her grabbed the woman's hand and they both crawled away.
The village elders were equally frightened. Most of them threw away their crutches and ran away. Only Chen Zhaoan and a few others who were left quickly stepped forward to comfort the people and let everyone take refuge in the large house behind them.
A large area under the eaves where the mountain ghost was lurking was soon cleared. The mountain ghost that fell to the ground shook his head and got up again.
The powerful stone ball did not cause any damage to it at all.
It had dislocated lower limbs, skinny upper limbs, sharp finger bones, a skinny body, and skin that was cracked like dead tree bark. Its yellow pupils were the color of pus rotting in the wound, and it stared fixedly at Liang Qu who was attacking it.
Except for the dislocated lower limbs, the rest of the mountain ghost's limbs are almost the same as those of humans, but this is what makes it even more bizarre.
Seeing it with my own eyes was much more terrifying than the illustrations in the book!
Liang Qu's heart was pounding, and he didn't know where he got the courage to move forward. But now the arrow was on the string and had to be shot, as the mountain ghost had already set his sights on him.
Little mountain ghost, big mountain ghost?
The small mountain ghost doesn't look like that. The one in front of him is of similar height to him. Mountain ghosts don't grow that fast. But the big mountain ghost doesn't look like that either. The big mountain ghost that can kill warriors at two levels can't be knocked away by his stone ball.
Could it be a third mountain ghost besides these two?
This perfectly explains why it appeared in Yixing City. It did not cross more than ten miles, it was already here!
Damn it, where do all these mountain ghosts come from? Are they doing wholesale breeding?
Liang Qu's thoughts raced through his mind, and he even vaguely guessed why this mountain ghost appeared.
The strong smell of blood in the wind, coupled with the popularity of thousands of people gathered together, successfully attracted the mountain ghost.
Worship the river god, worship the river god.
The river god didn’t come, but the mountain ghost came!
Liang Qu was so angry that his teeth were itching.
At the wharf, the witches and priests all disappeared. The villagers hid in their houses and huddled in the alleys. The houses were already full of people, and a thick wall of people surrounded them. No one dared to move, for fear of attracting the attention of the spirits.
In an area of dozens of meters, there was only an empty altar and three bloody animals hanging on the side.
The mountain ghost was quite intelligent and seemed to realize that Liang Qu posed a threat to it. The two sides faced each other, and neither moved.
Being stared at by those yellow vertical pupils, Liang Qu felt as if there was a snake on his back, coiling around him and watching him quietly.
He felt that all the joints in his body were gradually becoming weak, but he did not dare to break the silence during the confrontation.
The blood at the ulna styloid process gathered together and flowed along the middle finger, causing some itchiness.
Liang Qu's fingers trembled slightly, and drops of blood fell, rolling on the bluestone slabs, covered with dust but not breaking.
After a moment, the blood bead burst.
"Ashui, we're here to help you!"
not good!
"Don't!"
Hearing the voices of Li Libo and Chen Jiechang, Liang Qu was shocked. Then he saw the mountain ghost take a step forward and then disappeared!
So fast!
Liang Qu held his head with both hands, and the mountain ghost's finger bones scratched the tungsten arm guard, causing sparks to fly. A huge force came and knocked him away.
He stepped on the bluestone slabs and moved sideways for several meters. The slabs were cracked. Another strong wind came from the left. Liang Qu barely protected his neck. He felt the sharp claws brushing against his forearm armor and piercing into his waist and abdomen, but could not go any further.
The mountain ghost's sharp claws were stuck in the bear-skin cloak, and were blocked by the cowhide belt, so they couldn't penetrate it at all!
opportunity!
Liang Qu's courage was aroused. He rolled up his cloak, raised his arm, wrapped the ghost's hand with the cloak, and punched the mountain ghost in the face with his right fist.
As he made his move, he already felt a strong wind attacking his chest. One of the mountain ghost's arms was clamped, while the claws of his other hand were clasped together like a steel knife, carrying a chill that pierced his heart.
"Okay!" Liang Qu roared and half-turned his body to avoid the vital points. Without any pause in his hands, he punched the mountain ghost on the head.
The fist hit the mountain ghost's face as if it was hitting granite.
The sharp claw penetrated halfway through the cloak but was stuck in the ribs, and blood dyed the white robe red.
The severe pain stimulated his brain, but Liang Qu did not move at all.
The veins on his forehead were throbbing and his face was grim, but he still had the strength to tighten his left arm!
The veins of his forearm were exposed and twisted like a snake. A huge violence was condensed in it. While strangling the mountain ghost's right arm, his left palm turned into a ferocious snake's mouth, forcibly twisting out a distance and biting the ghost hand on his chest!
He actually held the mountain ghost's arms with one arm!
A barrage of right punches rained down on the mountain ghost's face like a machine gun!
Everyone was shocked.
The villagers were so excited by his brave and fearless spirit that they felt fear disappear in the air with every punch and almost cried out loud.
The Tianshui centipede lurking on Liang Qu's wrist seized the opportunity to climb up the mountain ghost's arm, opened its mouth and bit the flesh in the gap between the brown skin.
Threads of red blood overflowed from the centipede's mouthparts, breaking its defense!
After a successful strike, Awei injected all the venom at once and quickly drilled back into his sleeve.
The venom penetrated into the body, and the mountain ghost felt a fatal threat, and kicked Liang Qu's chest with his legs.
Liang Qu was struck hard by this blow. His chest seemed to be hit by a sledgehammer. His sternum and ribs made shattering sounds and rose and fell so fiercely that it was frightening. He almost fell to his knees on the spot.
He heard footsteps behind him, but he didn't dare to look back. He saw two figures passing by and coming towards him, raising sharp knives to chop at the mountain ghost.
The sharp knives seemed to be chopping on metal and stone, and the two sharp knives used to slaughter pigs and cattle and let blood flow simultaneously opened two gaps.
Mountain ghost!
It looks like a human, and its skin is as brown as a dead tree.
Hard to penetrate with swords and guns!
(End of this chapter)
