The human - bone horn of Danba was made from the leg bones of a pure Tibetan teenager. It was said that the purer the soul, the more powerful the magic tool it could make.
When the human - bone horn was blown, I didn't feel the presence of any sacred spiritual consciousness. All I could hear from the sound of the horn was a desperate roar. Then, a naked teenager emerged from the mouth of the horn inlaid with gold. With a ferocious face, he rushed towards us.
I covered my ears and was held in Si Jiangchen's arms. As soon as I poked my head out and saw the teenager's face, Si Jiangchen pressed my head back to his chest.
The cold ghostly aura of the teenager lingered around Si Jiangchen and me. What holiness? What demon - slaying? This was clearly a tortured soul - reaping imp, full of unwillingness and resentment, seeking revenge on all living beings in the world!
But unfortunately, Si Jiangchen and I had no souls.
The teenager stared at us with blood - red eyes, circling around us again and again, but couldn't find a target to attack.
Just then, Lin Ruhu, who had been dead for a while at Si Jiangchen's feet, suddenly wriggled and got up from the ground, which really scared me.
Compared with the teenage ghost emerging from the horn, I was more afraid of this tangible human being.
Lin Ruhu got up. His head dangled on his neck, and a white film covered his eyes.
...
I was shocked and quickly looked up at Si Jiangchen. He just protected me and slowly took a step back, making way for Lin Ruhu.
"Huh, huh..."
A roar came from Lin Ruhu's broken neck cavity. Struggling with his legs, he jumped up more than a meter high and pounced on Danba, who was blowing the horn desperately.
Danba didn't expect the dead Lin Ruhu to suddenly jump up and rush towards him. There was no such thing as a zombie in the Tibetan area. The dead in Tibet were sent to the celestial burial platform to be broken into pieces, and vultures would carry their souls and bodies towards the sky, to the place closest to the sun.
Lin Ruhu had turned into a living zombie because the blood from Si Jiangchen's wound had got on his body.
When he pounced in front of Danba, white hair about an inch long grew on his exposed skin. His chest was as hard as a rock and hit Danba's human - bone horn. With a "click", Lin Ruhu's strength was astonishing. He rammed the human - bone horn into Danba's mouth at once, and the golden mouth of the horn knocked out all of Danba's teeth.
"Ugh..."
Danba hurriedly stepped back, spitting out mouthfuls of blood and several teeth on the ground.
"Devil! He... How did he turn into a devil?!"
Lin Ruhu's stiff arms reached forward and still advanced towards Danba. Danba was forced into a corner. He tried to use the human - bone horn to resist this ferocious zombie, but zombies had stiff joints and great strength. They could even claw through a century - old tree. How could they be stopped by human strength?!
Lin Ruhu just leaped forward, and the human - bone horn was crushed by his chest. He stretched out his hands and grabbed Danba's neck. Danba was forced against the wall. Having nowhere to hide, he had to jump up desperately. Lin Ruhu's stiff fingers were inserted into his shoulders, pinning him to the wall!!
Lin Ruhu's head had been twisted off by Si Jiangchen, but he still instinctively bit towards Danba's neck. The head hanging on his chest made a "clicking" sound, which was the sound of his teeth clashing.
Danba was in great pain and fear. His wailing with a mouthful of fresh blood was muffled.
"Help! Help me..."
Danba's shrill cries echoed in the small secret room. The illusory earthen wall behind us trembled like water waves, and a woman's voice came over.
"Shuoshuo, what... What are we doing here? It's so dark. It's scary!"
"Mom, listen to me. The eminent monk here can save Dad!"
Following Xue Shuo's childish voice, Xue Jingguan's wife led Xue Shuo and peeked out from the rippling water - like illusion of the earthen wall.
It seemed that Xue Jingguan's wife had walked in the dark for a while. She immediately saw Danba, who was covered in blood and wailing, pinned by the zombie.
"Ahhhhh!!!"
She had never seen such a scene before. Frightened, she let out a series of shrill screams and dragged her son away.
Zombies relied on sensing the breathing and heartbeat of living people to determine the direction. There was only Danba as a target before. Now hearing the voices of the Xue mother and son, he immediately pulled out his stiff fingers from Danba's shoulders and turned to jump towards Xue Jingguan's wife.
Xue Jingguan's wife staggered back. Unexpectedly, her son Xue Shuo suddenly reached out and hugged her legs tightly.
"Mom, I'm scared! I'm so scared!!"
Xue Shuo hugged his mother's legs, making her unable to move. Although his voice was full of sobs, his eyes looking at us were full of mockery.
Neither Si Jiangchen nor I expected this mother - son pair to appear in the underground secret room. Danba obviously didn't recognize them. It was really strange that they could find their way here!
Si Jiangchen frowned slightly, pointed his sword at Lin Ruhu and tapped it lightly. I had seen him suppress hundreds of black zombies in Lu Village. This Lin Ruhu, who had just grown white hair, should be no match for him.
"Giggle!"
A faint sound came from Lin Ruhu's neck cavity. Sure enough, he stopped in his tracks.
But I was extremely shocked and struggled desperately to get out of Si Jiangchen's arms!!
Because I clearly saw that the teenage ghost originally living in the human - bone horn had squeezed into Lin Ruhu's body while he was in a daze.
"Hehehe..."
Lin Ruhu's body trembled violently. His originally stiff and out - stretched hands made a "clicking" sound and were actually bent by himself. He put his head back on his neck!
"Ah!!"
Seeing this strange and bloody scene, Xue Jingguan's wife rolled her eyes and fainted on the ground.
"Help! Someone help me!! My mother was killed by bad guys..."
Xue Shuo threw himself on his mother's body, wailing and screaming with a child's shrill voice. But his eyes were still full of calculation, not the expression a child should have.
"I heard the sound! It's down there!!"
"Ah, why is there a child crying?"
"Hurry! Hurry down to save people!"
"This... This is the place!! The child is crying behind the wall!"
...
A noisy sound faintly came from above our heads. Then the illusory earthen wall rippled like water waves continuously. Master Zhebuzha led his disciples and four or five lamas holding iron rods and torture instruments and got in.
The sudden presence of living people excited Lin Ruhu. He grinned, supported his head on his neck with both hands, and bit towards the unprepared Master Zhebuzha!!