After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 251 The mysterious little tripod, is it a minions causing trouble?
A set of snake bones, coiled in circles like a mosquito net, with a diameter of more than one meter.

The bones have a semi-jade color, which is indeed the unique appearance of the skeletons of creatures in the realm of creation.

It can be seen that this snake must have been quite large when it was alive.

Qinzhou jumped down from the edge of the pit and put on a pair of white gloves with skillful movements, like an archaeologist.

He took out a bag and asked Chen Yang to hold it. He carefully removed the snake bones piece by piece and put them carefully into the bag.

Good packaging.

Qin Zhou said, "The quality of this snake bone is comparable to that of the Creation Realm. I have an ancient recipe for bone tempering, which can be used as medicine. When I go back, I can try to make a few of them and see if I can use them..."

Qinzhou's voice was somewhat excited.

This trip was not in vain, at least I got this snake bone.

This old man really wanted to make medicine.

As he spoke, he took out the snake king bones piece by piece.

"what?"

When there were only a few pieces of snake bones left, Qinzhou seemed to have discovered something unusual.

He frowned slightly, as if something was pressing under the snake bone.

"Be careful!"

Chen Yang reminded him, and he also saw that there was a black mass under the snake bone.

It's hard to see exactly what it is.

I’m afraid it’s some hidden weapon, and it would be dangerous if I touch it rashly.

Qinzhou was also inexplicably nervous.

He carefully removed the snake bone covering it, and soon, what was underneath the snake bone was revealed.

It is round and black, with many densely packed patterns engraved on it.

It is the size of a palm and looks like a teapot lid.

The three of them stayed there for a few seconds, then immediately started digging around the thing.

It took another ten minutes to be careful.

A small three-legged tripod that was completely black appeared intact in front of them.

Qinzhou held it in both hands and took it out of the pit.

Chen Yang and Huang Can both came over.

The small tripod is about the size of a teapot. It is impossible to tell what material it is made of. It looks a bit like metal, but also a bit like wood. Its texture is very hard.

There are many incomprehensible patterns and characters engraved on the tripod. There is a small animal engraved on each of the three tripod legs. Although Chen Yang cannot tell the name, it looks very historical.

"Antique, right? It should be worth a lot of money?"

Huang Can's eyes lit up. Even though he was just a layman, he could see that this small tripod was extraordinary.

It might be an antique, and it must be worth a lot of money.

Chen Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This guy's mind was only on money and he didn't have any advanced needs at all.

Qinzhou didn't say anything. He held the small tripod and examined it very carefully, like an old scholar studying antiques.

"This tripod is of high quality!"

Qin Zhou stared in astonishment. He stared for a long time before saying, "I can't tell you exactly where it came from for the time being, but this tripod was buried with the snake corpse. It must have been hidden by Blind Pang back then. It's definitely not an ordinary item..."

At this point, Qin Zhou paused, and then continued, "Wait for me to take it back and study it..."

From this point of view, when Blind Pang built this temple, it was probably not just for the purpose of suppressing the Snake King. Perhaps his real purpose was to hide the thing in front of him.

Chen Yang took the small tripod and studied it.

He asked the system, but the system did not give him any feedback.

After a long time, Chen Yang still couldn't figure out what was going on.

But as Qinzhou said, this thing was placed together with the snake corpse, so it must have been buried by Blind Pang.

Did he actually build this temple to bury this tripod?
If this is the case, then this small tripod must have an extraordinary origin and be worth a lot of money.

"Let's go down the mountain and study it!"

Qinzhou put the small tripod away. It was already past ten in the morning. He had to look up information about the origin of this thing after going down the mountain.

They collected the snake bones and set off again the way they came.

At noon, we arrived at Centipede Ridge.

Wind cave.

When they arrived at the place where they had stored the bodies yesterday, the three were dumbfounded.

Ye Mingtang's body disappeared.

Before leaving yesterday, they collected the bodies of Ye Mingtang and his wife, put them in body bags, and placed them in a stone chamber in Fenger Cave.

They were afraid that the corpse would be attacked by centipedes and other insects, so they sprinkled a large amount of realgar powder next to it.

And now, Tan Sanniang's body is still there, but Ye Mingtang's body is gone.

The body bag was torn into pieces, as if it had been violently torn apart.

Who did it? Who the hell did it?
Stealing corpses?

Qinzhou's face was extremely dark.

The Huangjing had already been taken care of by Chen Yang, so it was obviously impossible for it to come out and cause trouble again. How could the body disappear without a trace? Someone must have been playing tricks on it.

The three searched the cave inside and out, but could not find Ye Mingtang's body.

"No, he didn't get up and run away by himself, did he?"

The cave was a little dark and eerie, and Huang Can's voice was a little stuttering.

The corpse got up and ran away?
Just thinking about it, he felt a chill down his spine. After experiencing what happened last night, no matter what happened, it wasn't strange anymore.

"Run by yourself?"

Qinzhou frowned, feeling it was a bit absurd, even ridiculous.

Ye Mingtang was already dead. The reason he was able to move before was because of the Polygonatum odoratum. He was just a dead body. How could he move on his own without any external force?
"Chen Yang?"

Qinzhou looked towards Chen Yang.

Chen Yang stood by, pinching his chin, but no one knew what he was thinking.

"What do you think?" Qin Zhou asked.

Chen Yang said, "I was also wondering if he ran away on his own?"

"What?"

"The reason why that Polygonatum odoratum can kill people is because it is parasitized by some spiritual creature. Didn't Ye Kuan also say that when they found the Polygonatum odoratum, they saw with their own eyes a bug crawling into it? So, I was thinking, since this bug can parasitize Polygonatum odoratum, can it also parasitize the human body..."

"You mean, Old Ye's body was also infested by bugs?"

Qin Zhou raised his eyebrows, feeling as if he had been enlightened. "But, what kind of insect can have such great ability? I have never heard of it before."

Bugs, parasitic Polygonatum, controlling and killing people, this sounds very bizarre.

It can also parasitize on corpses and control their movements. Isn't this even more bizarre?
At least, based on Qinzhou's knowledge, he had never heard of the existence of such an insect.

"Have you heard of it?"

Qinzhou asked Chen Yang.

Chen Yang recalled the records in the "Compilation of Raojiang Insect Techniques".

"In the art of insect magic, there are many secret techniques that use insects to control the actions of corpses. As far as I know, there are two kinds of strange insects that can do this."

"One is the minion we encountered in Jianfeng Temple. The minion ranks fourth on the list of strange insects. The person who controls the insect can use it to turn the minion's host into a puppet and control it at will. However, if the person who controls the insect dies, the minion will become ownerless. Unless it becomes powerful and has wisdom, it can act independently to a certain extent..."

"Another kind is called Corpse Driving Insects. In the Raojiang area, there is a special group of people who make a living by driving corpses. They are called Corpse Driving Craftsmen. Corpse Driving Craftsmen raise a kind of insect. When driving a corpse, they put the insect into the corpse's nostrils and wait for it to drill into the corpse's brain. In a short period of time, the corpse will be resurrected..."

"Although this corpse-driving insect can be classified as a strange insect, it is far less powerful than the ten strange insects. It can only control the simple movements of corpses. Compared with the minions, it is far inferior..."

……

Chen Yang hasn't finished reading the book "Compilation of Raojiang Insect Techniques", but it does record that these two types of insects can make corpses resurrect and move.

"So, maybe it's a gnat?"

Qinzhou's expression was very serious.

After hearing what Chen Yang said, it seems very likely that it was the evil spirits who were causing the trouble.

After all, Liu Changqing died on Qishan Mountain, and he had cultivated many minions during his lifetime.

Even before he died, he tried to use his minions to control Huang Can, but his plan was thwarted by Chen Yang.

God knows how many bugs Liu Changqing still left on the mountain?

"If it's just a scoundrel, that's not a big deal."

Chen Yang pondered for a moment.

If it was a minions, he had medicine and it would not be difficult to deal with it. The only thing he was afraid of was some kind of minions he didn't know about.

"She won't get up too, will she?"

Huang Can pointed at the body of Tan Sanniang lying on the ground, swallowed hard, and unconsciously moved away, as if he was afraid that Tan Sanniang would suddenly attack in the next second.

Qin Zhou said to him, "Boy, you want to practice your courage, so you carry this corpse."

"I?"

Huang Can's face trembled, and his calves felt a little weak. "I'm brave enough, so I don't need to practice anymore..."

When he said this, he was obviously feeling a little guilty.

Qin Zhou's eyes widened, "Are you scared?"

"Don't be afraid!"

Huang Can's face was full of black lines.

It's not like he hasn't done this before. Fortune tellers say he has a strong destiny. If there's a funeral in the village, 90% of the time they'll call him. The current atmosphere makes him a little nervous. What if he's carrying a corpse and it suddenly moves?
"You're just scared."

"I'm not afraid!"

"If you're not afraid, then you can carry it on your back."

"If you want to carry it, just carry it."

……

Huang Can knew that Qinzhou was trying to provoke him, but he still fell into the trap.

Chen Yang shook his head and smiled.

He turned on the radar and scanned Tan Sanniang's body over and over again, but did not find any insects in her body.

Only then did he feel at ease and let Huang Can carry her up.

"When we get to the Old Ghost Forest, ask the old locust tree to see if it knows anything. If that doesn't work, go back and call Black Tiger, and we'll go up the mountain again!"

After coming out of Fenger Cave, Qinzhou was still chattering.

The purpose of going into the mountains this time was to retrieve the bodies of Ye Mingtang and his wife. Now, Ye Mingtang's body has been lost again, and this matter cannot be ignored. No matter how he disappeared, we have to find a way to find it back.

"No need to go to so much trouble, I'll just ask a friend to help me."

When it comes to tracking, Black Tiger is definitely a good hand, but it doesn't necessarily have to be Black Tiger. It would be the same if Old Huang were to do it.

Although the weasel's sense of smell is not as good as that of a dog, it is much stronger than that of a human.

friend?

Qinzhou looked at him in astonishment. What friends could he have in this deep mountain forest?
But Chen Yang went around into a patch of mixed woods nearby.

"call out!"

A clear whistle came from the woods, piercing the sky and spreading far away, startling a group of unknown birds.

What the hell is this guy doing?
Qinzhou's slanted eyes turned, and he felt that Chen Yang was just being mysterious.

"Squeak!"

He was just about to go into the woods to take a look when he suddenly heard a noisy sound coming from the woods.

Soon, Chen Yang walked out of the woods.

There was a large group of weasels surrounding him.

"Grass!"

Qinzhou was frightened by the situation and immediately raised his pipe and took a defensive posture.

Dozens or even hundreds of weasels gathered around Chen Yang, jumping up and down and chirping.

At first glance, one would have thought that Chen Yang had been kidnapped by a pack of weasels.

"Is this the friend you were talking about?"

Qinzhou reacted, and the surprise on his old face was beyond words.

His eyes fell on Chen Yang's shoulder. A huge old weasel with a beard and yellowish fur was looking at him with a scrutinizing look.

For a moment, he felt that the person looking into his eyes was a person, a wise old man.

This weasel is bound to become something big.

As soon as the thought came to his mind, Qinzhou felt his breathing stagnate. When did this kid Chen Yang become friends with this kind of thing?

Last night at the Snake King Temple, he vaguely saw a group of things helping them fight the crows, but it was too dark at the time and he couldn't see clearly.

It turned out to be a weasel?
"I rescued it some time ago, so I guess we can be considered friends."

Chen Yang spread his hands. If he hadn't called them out directly from the pet space, it would have been a bit shocking and difficult to explain to them, so there was no need to go through so much trouble.

"You really got along with them?"

Huang Can was also a little surprised.

He knew about the weasel incident. He was there when the weasel came down the mountain that day.

"Old Huang, get to work."

Chen Yang didn't waste any words and gave the order directly.

"Squeak!"

Old Huang nodded and jumped off Chen Yang's shoulder.

The pack of weasels surrounded Huang Can, sniffed the body of Tan Sanniang, and then quickly dispersed under the command of Old Huang.

In the blink of an eye, nearly a hundred weasels disappeared into the dense forest.

……

"These things are very evil, be careful not to be tricked by them."

After the weasels left, Qin Zhou reminded Chen Yang, "I think that old weasel has become powerful. The way it looks at me is not right!"

Seeing that he was serious, Chen Yang smiled and said, "It's not a good habit to say bad things about others behind their backs."

Qin Zhou blew his beard and said, "I'm not kidding you. Weasels are naturally cunning and few of them are good. When dealing with them, you have to be more careful..."

"Ah."

Chen Yang didn't argue either.

The weasel is a creature that does not have a very good reputation in the industry.

When people mention it, they often do so with a bit of awe. This is a subconscious stereotype that is not easy to reverse.

In fact, there is no such thing as naturally good or naturally evil. Every living thing has both good and evil.

At least, Old Huang and his descendants have never done anything against the law.

There is a bond between him and Lao Huang, and Lao Huang is absolutely loyal to him, so there is no need to worry about it betraying him.

Qinzhou didn't know this, so it was normal for him to be worried.

……

With a pack of weasels casting a net to search, it shouldn't be difficult to find Ye Mingtang's body.

The three of them ignored everything else and took Tan Sanniang's body and walked towards the Old Ghost Forest, waiting for news from Lao Huang and the others as they walked.

Old Ghost Forest, under the big locust tree.

Chen Yang asked the old locust tree, but the old locust tree had never seen Ye Mingtang again, nor had it seen anyone else come.

If there are newcomers entering the mountain and want to go to Centipede Ridge, they must pass through the Old Ghost Forest.

Qinzhou knew another way, but that way was extremely dangerous and difficult to travel, and most people couldn't find it.

Therefore, Laoguilin can basically be regarded as a must-pass road. If someone goes into the mountain, the big locust tree will not be unaware of it.

Now it seems that Ye Mingtang's body might have really run away on its own.

"You have to catch him, otherwise, it will be scary."

After listening to Chen Yang's account of what happened, the old locust tree was also a little scared.

Since that thing can parasitize Polygonatum, can it also parasitize him?

He didn't want to be parasitized by that kind of ghost thing. He grew up in the mountains for so many years and finally became a big shot. In recent days, he had spiritual communication with Huang Geshu and others and gained a lot. He felt that his cultivation had improved a lot. He was also working hard to reach the realm of creation, but didn't want to have his cultivation ruined by some insects.

The existence of such things in the mountains is indeed a considerable hidden danger to spiritual plants like them.

"Are these weasels reliable?"

Qinzhou didn't know what the old locust tree and Chen Yang had communicated, but looking at Chen Yang's expression, he knew that they didn't gain much.

The three of them sat under the tree for quite a while, but the group of weasels did not come back to report.

It was almost afternoon, and after experiencing the horrific night last night, they didn't want to spend the night in the mountains again.

"Squeak!"

I really can’t say.

Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive.

There was a rustling noise coming from the edge of the woods, and a number of small figures quickly jumped into their sight.

"Squeak!"

Old Huang quickly climbed onto Chen Yang's shoulder, got close to Chen Yang's ear, and started gesticulating and chattering for a long time.

"What does it say?"

Qinzhou waited for it to finish chattering and then asked what was going on.

In his opinion, since Chen Yang can communicate with spiritual plants, he should be able to communicate with spiritual beasts.

Say what?

How would he know what it was chattering about?
It was only because of the bond between the two that Chen Yang could understand what Lao Huang wanted to express from a spiritual level.

"I found it."

Patting his butt, Chen Yang stood up and said, "You guys wait here, I'll go and bring him back."

"You can handle it? Don't try to be brave!"

"If you follow me, you will be tied up."

Chen Yang threw out a sentence, then took out two pagoda candies and gave one to each of them.

"Although Liu Changqing is dead, there's no telling how many minions he left in the mountains. This medicine can kill them. If you happen to come across them, take it in time. There's no need to be afraid..."

The two looked at the medicine in their hands, but before they could react, Chen Yang had already run away with the weasels.

"Is he thinking we are a burden?" Huang Can realized belatedly.

Qin Zhou rolled his eyes at him and said, "You're not stupid. You figured it out. Who made you such a wimp?"

Huang Can's face trembled, "You are not much better."

(End of this chapter)