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The pain in my arm wasn't the pain of broken skin; it was a piercing, icy cold that seemed to seep into my bones through my veins. The chilling sensation almost made me drop the cleaver from my hand.

I glanced down and saw three dark scratches on my left arm. The blood wasn't red; it was a murky black, dripping down my elbow. Each drop seemed to rise into the air, and the smell was even more pungent than the stench of a dead body.

"Damn! This corpse poison came on way way too fast!"

I cursed and ran towards Aunt Li's house, which was the nearest one, gritting my teeth. The little fox in my arms had its two tails standing on end and was screaming.

"Don't fucking run around! Find some strong liquor! High-proof corn liquor, the stronger the better! If you're any later, your arm will be amputated!"

I dared not delay. I kicked open the gate to Aunt Li's house. Inside, Aunt Li was huddled in the corner of the kang (a heated brick bed) holding her grandson, trembling. When she saw me rushing in covered in blood, she screamed in fright.

"Thirteen! What...what happened to you?!"

"Aunt Li, quick! Where's your cornbread? The really strong kind!"

I clutched my arm, sweat pouring down my forehead from the pain, and my voice trembled as I spoke.

Aunt Li, no longer caring about being scared, scrambled to the bottom of the cabinet and pulled out a ceramic jar. She unscrewed the lid, and a pungent smell of alcohol hit me right in the face, almost knocking me over.

"This is it! My husband brewed it last year, it's over 60 degrees Celsius, so spicy it could burn your guts!"

"Thank you, ma'am!"

I grabbed the jar and, without caring whether it was hot or not, poured it directly onto the scratches on my arm.

"Sizzle!"

The wine was poured on the wound, and the pain was ten times worse than when the zombie grabbed me. It felt like countless red-hot needles were piercing my flesh. I was in so much pain that my whole body convulsed, my teeth were grinding, and the veins on my forehead were bulging. I almost collapsed to the ground.

The little fox in my arms wrapped its two tails tightly around my arm, and its voice became a little deeper.

"Bear with it! This wine can only temporarily suppress the corpse poison; it won't cure it completely! To get fully recovered, we still need to go back to Old Black Mountain and find that wild dog!"

I gritted my teeth and nodded. Half a jar of wine was poured out. The black blood on my arm had stopped flowing, but the chilling feeling hadn't subsided. Instead, it crept into my chest, making my lips turn purple from the cold.

I returned the jar to Aunt Li, then took a piece of coarse cloth from her kitchen and wrapped it tightly around my arm, which helped me recover a little.

"Thirteen, what's wrong with you? Are there still those things outside?!"

Aunt Li held my arm, her face full of worry and fear.

"I've dried those things up to death."

"I'm going to Laoheishan. If my dad looks for me, please tell him for me not to worry about me."

I shouted at the top of my lungs and then hurriedly ran outside.

As I ran out of the village, it was already dawn, but the sun in the east was covered by dark clouds, and not a single ray of light could get through. The direction of Laoheishan was even more gloomy, like a big black pot covered up.

I reached into my arms and touched the little fox, which was curled up in a ball with its two tails draped over my neck, its voice weak and listless.

"Follow the dirt road behind the village northwards, and after passing the Three Gullys, you'll reach the pass of Laoheishan Mountain. Remember, once you're in the mountains, don't talk nonsense, and don't step on those crooked grasses; they're miasma roots, and the smell will make you dizzy."

I grunted in response, but didn't stop walking. The pain in my arm came in waves, sometimes light and sometimes heavy. It felt like the corpse poison was crawling inside my flesh. With each step, I felt like my legs were tied to stones, incredibly heavy.

The dirt road behind the village was full of potholes, stones, and mud. I walked along it, one step at a time, for about an hour, and finally saw the three gullies the little fox had mentioned.

The three gullies were full of muddy ponds, the water inside was as black as ink, with a layer of greenish stuff floating on top, and it smelled fishy and foul, even worse than a latrine.

I stepped across the stones by the ditch, afraid to touch the water, when the little fox suddenly cried out.

"Don't look down at the water! There are illusions created by miasma in the water; if you look, you'll fall in!"

I quickly looked up, keeping my eyes fixed on the road ahead, but I couldn't help glancing at it out of the corner of my eye. I saw what looked like countless hands reaching out from the water, grabbing my ankles. They felt chilly, and I was so scared that I quickly lifted my foot, almost slipping and falling in.

"Damn, this place is too creepy!"

After passing through the three gullies, the view suddenly changed. The pass of Laoheishan Mountain was right in front of us. Looking in, the dark forest blocked out the sun, and not a ray of sunlight could penetrate. The fog was as thick as cotton, and you couldn't see anything more than five steps away. The fog also had a sweet smell that made you dizzy.

"Quickly gather some mugwort! Didn't your dad say that mugwort can ward off miasma?"

The little fox's voice rang in my ears.

Where can you find mugwort at this time of year?

"Urine, urine is fine too."

"Urine?"

Do I have to smell my own urine?

My mind was a bit of a mess, but I didn't care much. I took off my vest, unzipped my pants, and started to relieve myself.

Then he took the wet vest, which was covered in urine, and tied it to his face.

The stench of urine really helped to ward off the miasma, and my head cleared up considerably.

As I walked into the woods, after only a few steps, I felt the ground beneath my feet was soft, like walking on cotton. Looking down, I saw a thick layer of decaying leaves on the ground, which made a crunching sound when I stepped on them. There were also some unknown insects crawling around in the leaves, which made my scalp tingle.

The trees in the woods were strangely shaped; they were all crooked, their branches twisting and turning like ghostly claws, snaking my clothes with a rustling sound. Some branches even had scraps of tattered cloth hanging on them, I don't know whose they were.

"Be careful. This forest is not only filled with miasma, but also with wild animals, especially black bears. The black bear spirit your father mentioned last night might still be here."

The little fox's voice carried a hint of wariness.

The corpse poison on my arm started acting up again, a chilling aura drilling into my head, making me see stars, and my steps became unsteady, almost causing me to bump into a tree.

Hang in there!

The little fox patted my face with its two tails, and a warm current flowed from my face to my head, instantly making me a little more awake.

"The dog was in a ravine deep in the woods, where there was a pool of water, and the dog was guarding the pool."

I gritted my teeth and continued walking deeper into the woods. The woods were eerily quiet. Apart from my own footsteps, there were only the chirping of insects and the creaking of branches in the wind, as if someone was crying.

After walking for about half an hour, I suddenly heard a "woofing" sound coming from ahead. It wasn't a wolf or a dog; it sounded like something had been hit and was howling pitifully.

"Is it that dog?"

My heart tightened, and I slowed my steps, moving forward slowly.

The fog lifted a little, and when I looked ahead, I saw a large gray dog ​​surrounded by three black bears in the open space. The gray dog ​​was incredibly strong, even shorter than a calf, with gray-black fur that bristled like steel needles. It had a bear's leg in its mouth, and blood was dripping from the corner of its mouth.

It was at this moment that I discovered that the big gray dog's face actually revealed stark white bones.

Judging from the appearance, it was clearly not caused by this battle; it must have happened a long time ago.

In normal circumstances, if the bone is exposed and the wound doesn't get infected, it could lead to death.

But this big gray dog ​​was not only unusually large, it also seemed unaffected by the injury on its face.

Just then, the big gray dog ​​swallowed the black bear's leg whole.

A strange smile appeared on the dog's face.

"this………"

I was so shocked I couldn't speak.

A dog can fight three black bears without being at a disadvantage; in fact, it can even bite off one of the bears' legs.

This is beyond my comprehension.

In the blink of an eye, Black Bear pounced on the big gray dog. Its paws were like fans, and when they landed, they could make a dent in the ground.

I was about to go up and help, but then I heard the little fox's voice again.

"Alright, just you wait and see. You're just causing trouble."

As soon as the little fox finished speaking, I watched in disbelief.

The big gray dog, moving like a ghost, dodged the black bear's claws and tore open the black bear's belly with a single claw.

I've seen how thick the skin of a black bear is.

His belly ruptured, and his intestines and internal organs spilled out.

The bear lay on the ground, covered in blood, and even its black fur seemed to have changed color.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the other two bears turned around and disappeared into the woods.

The big grey dog ​​showed no intention of chasing after them.

Walking up to the dying bear, the dog accurately ripped out its heart, swallowed it whole, and its face was filled with satisfaction.

"It can cure your corpse poison."

"Aren't you going yet?"

What? I suddenly had a feeling that this little fox wasn't leading me here to feed this big gray dog.

If I can't beat three black bears, I don't think I can beat even one black bear.

"Come out, you've been watching for so long."

I was startled by the sudden sound, my foot slipped, and I rolled away.

I hurriedly got up, my face showing some fear.

Because I saw the big grey dog's face clearly, and its eyes weren't just ordinary black, but one was red and the other green.

There seemed to be something lingering in those red eyes.

I was terrified, and the words I was about to say just wouldn't come out.

My throat felt incredibly tight.

But the little fox wasn't afraid and jumped out of my arms.

They confronted the big grey dog.

Time seemed to have been paused, as if the air itself had frozen.

"You succeeded?"

What do you think?

"Hahaha………"

The brief conversation gave me a clear understanding of the relationship between the two of them.

The fox and the dog knew each other.

They seem to know each other very well.

Just as I was wondering what to do next, the big gray dog ​​walked up to me.

He opened his mouth.

Its fangs were as long as a finger, incredibly sharp, and I could feel their chill just from a glance.

Those fangs are long enough to pierce my throat.

To my surprise, it licked my wound.

That warm, moist feeling made the wound seem less painful and actually made it much more comfortable.

"You...you are..."

The big gray dog ​​ignored me, licked the wound a dozen more times, and then turned to leave.

At the same time, I also discovered that my arm no longer hurt.

"Hey, old dog, you're not going to take this opportunity?"

The big gray dog ​​stopped and turned to look at me—no, it turned to look at the little fox.

"There's a hundred-year-old fellow buried beneath Zhujiakan. Don't you want to take that fortune?"

The big grey dog ​​glanced at it, then turned and walked into the woods.

In no time, the shadow disappeared from sight.

"Damn it, you old dog, I offered you a bargain and you refused. Do you really think I'm begging you?"

The little fox's cries echoed in my mind, and I was stunned. But one thing was certain: this fox was no ordinary fox, and that big gray dog ​​was no ordinary dog ​​either.

There must be some story behind how someone could survive in Laoheishan.

"Excuse me, who are you?"

I looked at the little fox, my tone full of doubt.

"Me? Don't worry about me, let's go."

"Hey, what do you mean I don't need to worry about you for now? Let's go? Where to?"

"Of course we're going back."

"go back?"

What should we do if we go back? We haven't been able to find any help, and we can't defeat that evil spirit even if we go back. What's the point of going back?

"Nonsense! If we don't go back, are you waiting for evil spirits to come out and harm the people?"

"But we still can't beat him if we go back."

My voice was quite loud; it echoed in the woods.

"Sasha..."

Suddenly a sound came from behind me. I looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the big gray dog ​​had returned.

There was a chubby piece of food in its mouth.

He walked up to me and put the fleshy thing down.

"I'll go with you."

No further words were needed.

The reactions before and after left me speechless.

This is completely irrelevant.

"No...no...this..."

"Um?"

The big gray dog ​​looked at me, and I quickly followed.

"Damn it, what's wrong with you? You don't want that meat Ganoderma? You're really blind!"

"How come we're destined to be together?"

"Couldn't you be a little more clever?"

"Ha ha!"

The voices of the little fox and the big gray dog ​​echoed in my mind.

I don't know how they met, or even what their names are.

But I'm sure of one thing: they didn't mean to harm me.

"Kid, this fox has such a sharp tongue, haven't you thought about giving it a good beating?"

"Hit it? I dare to hit it?"

I thought to myself, "Good heavens!"

This fox can talk to me inside my head, and I still dare to hit it? If I hit it, I probably wouldn't even know how I died.

"You old dog, don't try to sow discord between us, we're doing just fine."

"fart."

"You're talking nonsense, your whole family is talking nonsense."

"..."

Their words kept ringing in my head.

I feel like my head is about to explode.

It was making a constant buzzing sound.

"If you two are arguing, can't you go somewhere else? Do I have to listen? My head is about to explode."

I yelled, and the little fox looked at the big gray dog, the big gray dog ​​looked at the little fox, and then they both looked at me, and then a strange smile appeared on their faces.

"What...what are you going to do?"

"What are you doing?"

"What do you think we can do?"

"Of course I want to..."

"It's time to enjoy a big meal..."

"Ha ha………"

"Holy shit, you two...!"

I took off running, feeling that if I wasn't fast enough, those two guys would eat me.