HLnovel Chapter 469 What kind of medicine is sold in the mummy gourd?
Chapter 469 What kind of medicine is sold in the mummy gourd?
The corpse's movements were slow and stiff, like a rusty machine restarting. The golden mask reflected a faint light under the dim light, adding a bit of weirdness. Chu Tian was so scared that he almost peed his pants. He tried desperately to move his legs, but found himself nailed to the ground.
The mummy groaned, like a sigh from the depths of hell. It slowly stretched out a hand, its fingers dry as firewood, its nails black and sharp, pointing straight at Chu Tian.
Chu Tian closed his eyes in despair, waiting for death to come. However, the expected pain did not come. He carefully opened his eyes a crack and found that the mummy's fingers stopped in front of him, motionless.
The mummy tilted its head, and the hollow space under the golden mask seemed to be looking at him. Then, it let out a strange laugh, like the sound of two stones rubbing against each other.
Chu Tian's heart was beating wildly. He didn't know what medicine was sold in this mummy gourd. He asked tentatively: "What...what do you want to do?"
The mummy didn't answer, but continued to laugh that creepy laugh. Then, its fingers suddenly moved and tapped Chu Tian's chest a few times.
Chu Tian felt a cold breath flowing into his body through the mummy's fingers, making him shiver all over.
The mummy withdrew its fingers, uttered another strange laugh, and then slowly lay back in the sarcophagus.
Chu Tian was stunned, not knowing what was going on. He touched his chest and felt nothing unusual.
"Could it be...it just wants to scare me?" Chu Tian thought to himself.
He took a few cautious steps back, then turned and ran out of the cave.
He returned along the same route, climbed out of the cave, and returned to the bottom of the pit full of bones.
He didn't dare to stay here any longer. He endured the pain in his ankle and crawled desperately towards the wall of the pit.
He finally climbed out of the pit and returned to the ground.
He looked back at the bottomless pit, his heart filled with fear.
He didn't know what he had been through, nor what the mummy was. He only knew that he never wanted to go back to that horrible place again.
Chu Tian limped away, not knowing where he was going or what to do. He only knew that he had to survive.
After walking for a long time, Chu Tian came to a stream. He bent down, scooped up some water from the stream and drank a few sips, and felt that his fatigue was relieved a lot.
He sat by the stream to rest for a while, then continued walking forward.
The sky gradually darkened, and Chu Tian found a big tree and took shelter under it from the cold night wind.
He leaned against the tree trunk, thinking about what to do next.
"I have to find a place to heal my wounds first, and then think of a way to leave here." Chu Tian said to himself.
He closed his eyes and fell into a sleepy state.
The next morning, Chu Tian was awakened by the sound of birds chirping. He opened his eyes and found that it was already daybreak.
He stood up, stretched his body, and felt that the pain in his ankle had eased a lot.
He continued walking along the stream, hoping to find a populated area.
After walking for about an hour, Chu Tian finally saw a wisp of smoke.
He was delighted and quickened his pace towards the direction of the smoke.
After passing through a forest, Chu Tian came to a small village.
When the people in the village saw Chu Tian, they all showed surprised expressions.
An old farmer came over and asked, "Young man, where are you from?"
Chu Tian hesitated for a moment and said, "I am...I am lost."
The old farmer looked Chu Tian up and down and said, "Looking at you, it seems like you are in some trouble, right?"
Chu Tian nodded and said, "I fell into a pit and was injured."
The old farmer said, "Then come to my house and rest for a while."
Chu Tian followed the old farmer to a simple thatched hut.
When the old farmer's wife saw Chu Tian, she quickly brought him a bowl of hot water and said, "Young man, drink some hot water to warm yourself up."
Chu Tian took the hot water and said gratefully, "Thank you."
After drinking the hot water, he felt much better.
The old farmer asked, "Young man, what is your name?"
Chu Tian said: "My name is Chu Tian."
The old farmer said, "My name is Lao Li, and this is my wife."
Chu Tian nodded to the old farmer's wife as a greeting.
Lao Li said: "Chu Tian, what are your plans next?"
Chu Tian said: "I want to recover here first, and then find a way to leave here."
Lao Li said, "Then you can stay at my house first, and we'll talk about it after your injury is healed."
Chu Tian said gratefully: "Thank you, Lao Li."
Lao Li said, "You're welcome. When we're out and about, we should help each other."
Chu Tian stayed at Lao Li's house. Lao Li and his wife took good care of Chu Tian, making delicious food for him every day and changing his medicine.
Chu Tian lived a peaceful life at Old Li's house, and his injuries gradually improved.
One night, Chu Tian was lying on the bed, thinking about what he had experienced during this period of time.
He suddenly remembered the mummy he encountered in the tomb.
"What on earth is that mummy? Why didn't it kill me?" Chu Tian was full of doubts.
He tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
He decided to go to the tomb again tomorrow to see if he could find some clues.
The next morning, Chu Tian said goodbye to Mr. and Mrs. Li.
Mr. and Mrs. Li tried to keep Chu Tian, but Chu Tian insisted on leaving.
Mr. and Mrs. Li had no choice but to prepare some dry food and water for Chu Tian to eat on the road.
Chu Tian thanked Mr. and Mrs. Li and left the village.
He returned along the same route and came to the pit full of bones.
He took a deep breath and jumped into the pit.
Chu Tian landed, and the bottom of the pit was still filled with a foul smell. He carefully walked around the scattered bones and walked towards the entrance of the tomb. The stone door of the tomb was half-closed, and a cold wind blew out from inside, making Chu Tian shiver.
He clenched the dagger in his hand and slowly pushed open the stone door.
The tomb was pitch black, and Chu Tian felt the wall and walked forward step by step.
Suddenly, he felt something soft and sticky under his feet.
He looked down and saw in the dim light a pool of black liquid under his feet, emitting a disgusting fishy smell.
Chu Tian suppressed his nausea and continued to move forward.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Chu Tian finally arrived at the end of the tomb.
There is a stone platform here, and on the platform there is a stone coffin.
Chu Tian walked to the sarcophagus and reached out to push open the lid.
There was a dried corpse lying in the coffin, the same one Chu Tian had seen before.
The mummy was wearing a black robe and a golden mask on his face.
Chu Tian observed the mummy carefully, hoping to find some clues.
Suddenly, he discovered that the mummy was holding a jade pendant in its hand.
Chu Tian reached out to take the jade pendant, and at this moment, the mummy suddenly opened its eyes.
There was a red light flashing in the mummy's eyes, which looked very scary.