Chapter 21 Twenty-one into the tiger's den

Du Xiaotian is now outside the walls of the Yunlai Inn.The rain has soaked his clothes.He had come here before it rained.He used to walk around the yamen twice in the afternoon, and today was no exception.While walking, he suddenly remembered something.Guo Pu once kept blood-sucking moths in the Yunlai Inn. When they found the Yunlai Inn, the moths flew away completely for some reason.Where did they fly to?Did you go back to Yunlai Inn afterwards?He wanted to know, so he decided to take a trip.If Guo Pu is really the master of the group of moths, or if Guo Pu is really a moth spirit, the master of the group of moths, once he dies, the group of moths will naturally be in chaos.Unless the moth king is the real master, and there is a moth king to command the group of moths, it is not difficult for the group of moths to fly back to Yunlai Inn.They have stayed in Yunlai Inn for quite some time, and have come in and out several times. Of course, they are very familiar with the place of Yunlai Inn.What's more, they had a lot of food at Yunlai Inn before, so they should have a deep impression of this place.Judging from what happened recently, those blood-sucking moths are obviously better than bees. If they really want to go back to Yunlai Inn, there is absolutely no reason not to know the way.When Du Xiaotian only hoped to find the Yunlai Inn, the moths were already in the inn.He has no intention of arresting the moths entirely.Because he knew that he didn't have this ability, and he didn't know how to control the moths and make them obey his orders.He hoped to catch one of them.

On the second day of March, on a tree by the lake outside the city, he had already caught one, but was stung by the blood-sucking moth, and flew away when he let go in panic.If he catches it again this time, he won't let go no matter what.As long as you catch one of them, you can try to prove whether this blood-sucking moth really eats human flesh and sucks human blood.His purpose is here.Before coming to Yunlai Inn in the future, he had already met a blood-sucking moth.It's just a blood-sucking moth, flying over the wild flowers by the roadside, and flying straight forward.Du Xiaotian originally wanted to catch the blood-sucking moth and give up, but failed to catch it several times, so he had no choice but to chase the blood-sucking moth, and ended up chasing to the place he wanted to come to, Yunlai Inn.At this time, the rain had already fallen, and the blood-sucking moth flew faster, but the rain did not knock it down.It flew over the fence in the backyard of Yunlai Inn, and flew into a window.

Du Xiaotian recognized that window.That window was also the window of the wing room used to raise moths, and the moths flew out of that window that day.Now there is only one blood-sucking moth going back, where are the other blood-sucking moths?Have you already returned to that wing?If so, what are they sustaining now?Is it Yishi Shuanghe's blood?Du Xiaotian stood outside the fence, watching the blood-sucking moth fly into the window, thinking about this problem.He thought about it and suddenly shivered.The moths were starving, and it was very possible that they would eat Shi Shuanghe's flesh and blood.After Shi Shuanghe's flesh and blood had been sucked clean, it was not difficult for them to plot against the nearby villagers.At that time, Du Xiaotian couldn't imagine.He subconsciously glanced left and right.

Behind the Yunlai Inn is a piece of weeds, and on the left and right are the back walls of other houses.No one was walking around, but smoke rose from the roofs of the houses.He finally breathed a sigh of relief, and turned his gaze back to the window.The window was opened as wide as that day, and the inside of the window was unusually dark.Could the swarm of moths be really there?He smiled suddenly, this is really simple, as long as he goes in and takes a look, he will have an answer. The wall in the backyard of Yunlai Inn is quite high.Du Xiaotian could only see the window when he stood three feet away.What's going on under the window can't be seen at all, and the entire backyard is cut off by a wall.The rain fell inside the wall, and there was a sound like moths eating mulberry.Du Xiaotian didn't forget that the whole backyard was full of that kind of strange flowers and trees, but the sound was still chilling to his ears.The sound was like a group of moths sucking the flesh of humans and beasts.There was faint smoke rising from within the wall, and it was unknown whether it was rain smoke or night fog.As a result, the entire inn seemed extraordinarily mysterious.Du Xiaotian originally planned to go around to the front of the inn and call the door to enter, but now he didn't know if it was because of this mysterious influence that he gave up this idea and decided to climb over the wall and enter.He was already very suspicious of this Yunlai Inn, he was already suspicious by nature.

As the rain was getting heavier, Du Xiaotian took a deep breath, two or three strides forward, a crane soared into the sky, and jumped.This leap actually made him jump onto the top of the wall.As soon as his feet fell, his hands also fell, and he grabbed the tile ridge on the top of the wall to stabilize his figure.His qinggong is actually not very good.There was no change in the wall, and the strange flowers and trees rustled against the rain.That's the only sound in the whole yard.The bright yellow flowers trembled in the rain, and the strange floral fragrance still filled the whole yard.On the flower path, there was no one among the flowers, and there was no one on the other side of the corridor.Shi Shuanghe also hides in the shop to drink when there is no rain, so is it an exception on rainy days?Du Xiaotian looked around the wall again and again before turning over and jumping off.Among the flowers and leaves, the fragrance of flowers is naturally more intense.Du Xiaotian separated the flower tree with his hands, walked out of the flower path slowly, and stepped onto the corridor.The door was ajar, Du Xiaotian pushed the door open and entered.

It was dark inside the inn, facing the backyard. Although there were two windows half-opened, it was a pity that it was already evening.The sky, which was already dark, is now even darker.The night is also beginning to fall, there is no light in the inn, how can it not be dark?Du Xiaotian's footsteps were even slower, he walked forward step by step.The inn is not only dark, but also silent, as quiet as a tomb.Du Xiaotian's memory is quite good, even if it is not good, it doesn't matter, there is only one passage from the backyard to the front hall.There are rooms on both sides of the aisle, all the rooms are silent, after many twists and turns, Du Xiaotian finally came to the front hall of the inn.There were no lights in the hall.The faint skylight shot down from the skylight, and Du Xiaotian could barely see clearly through the skylight.There is no one in the hall, and the chairs and tables are almost all in that position.Where did Shi Shuanghe go?Du Xiaotian moved his gaze to the ladder connecting the upstairs, could it be upstairs?Du Xiao strode towards the ladder.

The hall was even more silent, Du Xiaotian tried to lighten his footsteps as much as possible, once he stepped on the steps, his footsteps became even lighter.The steps still made a faint yelling sound, after all, it was quite old.Before reaching the end of the steps, he already smelled that stench again, but it was quite faint.The upstairs was similar, the stench was not as strong as it was back then.Didn't the moths return to this place after they flew away?Du Xiaotian continued to move forward, his footsteps rose and fell more lightly.There is only one corridor upstairs, and this corridor is not very bright even in broad daylight, let alone now.Du Xiaotian managed to see a few feet farther with his full eyesight.The wing rooms on both sides were also silent, and he still stopped in front of the door of the wing room where the moths were raised.A little further on was the end of the corridor, where several iron cages were still standing.The brass lock attached to the broken door knocker is still hanging on the door.Everything is the same as when they left that day.

Zhen Xiaotian moved two steps sideways, put his ear against the door panel and listened intently.He heard a rustling sound.To him, this kind of voice is no stranger.The sound was exactly the same as that of a blood-sucking moth flapping its wings, and he had heard it once in this very place.It's just that the sound was quite intense that time, but this time it seemed monotonous and weak.How many blood-sucking moths are there this time?Du Xiaotian didn't forget the trap on the door, he gently pushed the trap open and looked.At this time, the sky has darkened a little bit, and the rain has become a little bit heavier.Although the window was wide open, the light coming in from the window was very weak.Du Xiaotian could barely see what was in the room.He narrowed his eyes and looked again intently.The things in the room seemed to be no different from that day, the bamboo frame was still in the same position as that day, but there were only two or three blood-sucking moths flying on the bamboo frame.Where did the other blood-sucking moths go?Is it hidden under the bamboo frame?Du Xiaotian looked around for a while, and waited for a while before putting down the trap door and pushing the door open.

He was very careful, the door did not make much noise.The blood-sucking moth flying on the bamboo frame seemed unaware.He tiptoed in, and as soon as he stepped into the room, he smelled the stench again.The stench was obviously different from that day. The rabbit bone they saw that day hadn't been removed, and it was still in front of the bamboo frame.The stench seemed to emanate from the rabbit bone.Du Xiaotian's gaze landed on the rabbit bone, but he only glanced at it, and then turned to the flying blood-sucking moth.He raised his feet again and walked towards the bamboo frame.Three steps, four steps!He walked to the bamboo frame in four steps, but there was no movement inside the bamboo frame.There were only three blood-sucking moths flying on the bamboo frame.It's only three, Du Xiaotian absolutely believes that he did not misread and counted them wrong.Could it be that there are only three blood-sucking moths in the whole room?Where did the others go?Du Xiaotian suddenly kicked a pile of rabbit bones in front of him into the bamboo frame!A terrifying sound immediately came from within the bamboo frame.It is the rabbit bones scattered on the ground within the bamboo frame.

With a sound of sand, a blood-sucking moth flew out of the bamboo frame, but it was only one!There are only four in total, Du Xiaotian let go of half of his heart.He is confident that he can handle the four blood-sucking moths.The doubts in his heart grew heavier.Where are the other blood-sucking moths now?What is the purpose of the four blood-sucking moths staying in this place?At this moment, four blood-sucking moths suddenly flew towards him!In addition to the sound of flapping wings, there seemed to be bursts of slight but unusually sharp sounds.That sound seemed to come from the mouths of four blood-sucking moths.Du Xiaotian shivered on the spot.That kind of sound is really scary, especially in a quiet environment.Because the sound was like the sound from the throat of a person who was extremely hungry and suddenly found water and food.Du Xiaotian had heard that voice and had that experience.If those four blood-sucking moths had stayed in this room, they would of course be mad with hunger and thirst.What they drink is blood, what they eat is meat, and there is only a pile of rabbit bones left in the room.They have been hungry for at least six days, so Du Xiaotian came at the right time?

Four blood-sucking moths jumped in front of Du Xiaotian in the blink of an eye!Du Xiaotian retreated violently almost at the same time, almost half a foot away, almost exiting the door.His reaction can be said to be quite sensitive, but the four blood-sucking moths are equally sensitive, and they slapped each other, chasing Du Xiaotian.How could they let Du Xiaotian go.For them, Du Xiaotian is undoubtedly a very good food.A person with a strong body, even if his muscles are thicker.The blood must be particularly delicious.They don't care about eating meat, as long as the blood is delicious is enough.They are blood-sucking moths, not meat-eating moths.Have they already smelled the fragrance of blood in Du Xiaotian's body now?Du Xiaotian had been prepared for a long time, when he stepped back, a hand had already grasped the handle of the knife, and as soon as he stepped back, the knife came out of its sheath!With a flash of sword-like light, one blood-sucking moth turned into two pieces!What a sharp blade, what a fast knife!He waved his left hand at the same time, and the wide sleeve stirred up a gust of wind, sweeping with a slap!Two blood-sucking moths volleyed down!There is one more!The blood-sucking moth flew down from above Du Xiaotian's head and landed on Du Xiaotian's nose bridge! An unspeakable feeling immediately spread throughout Du Xiaotian's body.In that instant, he had goose bumps all over his body!At that moment, he felt a tingling pain above the bridge of his nose, as if something had been pierced, and then he felt that the nearby blood seemed to start to flow out.It felt like he'd already had it once, and that time was over the fingers.At that time, he was holding a blood-sucking moth in his hand. While struggling, the blood-sucking moth pierced the straw into his fingertips to suck his blood.Could it be that the blood-sucking moth has already inserted its straw into the bridge of his nose?He was stunned for a moment, then turned his left hand and grabbed the blood-sucking moth.Catch it in the palm of your hand!He immediately pulled his hand away, and there was another sting on the bridge of his nose.The blood-sucking moth had apparently inserted the straw into the bridge of his nose.His eyes naturally fell on the blood-sucking moth in his palm.The blood-sucking moth didn't struggle in his palm, and couldn't struggle at all.He has already held the blood-sucking moth tightly.Only the moth's head emerged from his grasp.The straw is constantly expanding and contracting in the moth's mouth.The sharp straw seemed to be glistening with blood on the tip.Du Xiaotian couldn't help shivering again. He really wanted to see if there were teeth in the moth's mouth, and if it could bite.It's a pity that the surrounding environment is too dark.He stared at the head of the blood-sucking moth. Although he saw the continuously expanding and contracting straw, he couldn't understand the situation of the moth's mouth.The blood-sucking moth was also staring at him, its blood-red moth eyes seemed to be full of fear.Du Xiaotian felt this way.With a burst of joy in his heart, he blurted out: Do you still want to suck my blood?There was a slight hissing sound from the mouth of the blood-sucking moth!Could this be moth language?How does it answer?Du Xiaotian didn't understand, so he sneered and said: Of course you want to smoke it very much, but unfortunately, now you have fallen into my grasp.There was another hiss.Du Xiaotian said: What are you talking about?Only a hiss was answered.Du Xiaotian sighed and said: You seem to understand my words, but unfortunately I can't understand your words at all.Now if anyone sees him, it's not hard to think he's a lunatic. Fortunately, he's the only one here.He continued: If I could understand what you said, no matter how complicated this matter was, it would become simple now.Because he is an experienced head catcher, he knows how to extract confessions and how to question them.He can handle such a big person, but how can he be helpless and unable to deal with such a small thing? It was Du Xiaotian's incomprehensible answer again.The hissing sound from the moth's mouth gradually became stronger, and the blood-sucking moth began to struggle desperately.Du Xiaotian noticed it and said with a sneer: This time I won't let go.His grip tightened.The blood-sucking moth struggled even harder, swallowing and spitting out the straw in its mouth, stabbing at Du Xiaotian's finger.This move was within Du Xiaotian's expectation.The sucking straw of the blood-sucking moth was thrust out, and the thumb of his hand had pushed forward, touching the head of the moth.The moth's head was immediately pushed up and could no longer move, and the pierced straw of course fell through the air.Du Xiaotian sneered, and said again: What else can you do?That blood-sucking moth has absolutely nothing to do.Du Xiaotian waited for a while, thought about it and then said: I would like to see if you still have teeth in your mouth.The hissing sound reappeared, this time it seemed a bit ironic, Du Xiaotian had this feeling. He grinned at the corner of his mouth and said, "Do you think that in this environment, my eyes can't see clearly what's going on in your mouth?"The hissing sound stopped immediately, and the blood-sucking moth was acquiescing.Du Xiaotian continued with a smile: You can't say it's wrong to think so. My eyes really can't play much role in this environment, but although I can't improve my eyes, I can change the current environment.The blood-sucking moth did not make a sound, and the blood-red eyes seemed to be full of doubts.Du Xiaotian was able to improve the environment.How can he improve?The blood-sucking moth might be wondering about this.Du Xiaotian smiled again and said: "Actually, this is also very simple. Just now I suddenly remembered that I have a fire pocket on my body. If I light up the fire pocket, can the current environment be improved?"There was still no response, Du Xiaotian didn't say much, put the knife back into the scabbard with his backhand, reached into his waist pocket, and took out the fire pocket. He then lit up the torch, and the whole room gradually brightened.Under the light of the fire, the color of the blood-sucking moth was even more magnificent and eye-catching. The emerald green moth body was more like jasper, and the bright red moth eyes were more like blood.The blood-sucking moth looked even more ferocious under the firelight.Its eyes seemed to be full of resentment, and its mouth kept moving, as if it was cursing something.Du Xiaotian's hand holding the fire pocket didn't move towards the blood-sucking moth.His hands dropped to the ground, and his eyes fell.His people squatted down one after another.At the moment when the fire folder was shining, his eyes were already attracted by something, blood!Blood flowed out from the body of the blood-sucking moth that he cut into two pieces with a single knife, and both moth corpses were submerged in a pool of blood.Moth blood like human blood exudes a very strange smell.How could moth blood be like this?Du Xiaotian's eyes shifted to the other two blood-sucking moths that he shot down with his sleeves. The two blood-sucking moths were swept away by his sleeves, and their wings were broken. One was killed on the spot, and the other was still alive, still spinning freely on the ground.The moth's body without its wings was already ugly, but this movement made it look even uglier.Ugly and spooky.Du Xiaotian stared at the moth body that was still spinning freely on the ground, suddenly waved his hand, and inserted the torch in his hand into the crack of the board on the ground.As soon as he inserted it, he let go, and with the free hand, he drew the knife out of its sheath again, and the light of the knife flashed again!With a soft chirp, the wingless blood-sucking moth that was still spinning around in the place was split into two by the light of the knife, breaking into two pieces!Bloody two pieces!The blood-sucking moth gushed out bright red blood like a human!He could see very clearly that moth blood was really like human blood.He was stunned there.At this time, he suddenly heard a very strange sound.That strange sound seemed far away, but it seemed to be right next door.But he could hear that it was neither far away, nor from the next door, but from downstairs, from below this room.His eyes and ears were sensitive, and his memory was good. He remembered that the location of the wing he was in now was the location of a wing downstairs.His heart suddenly moved, because it was not the first time he heard that voice.Don't the two trap doors in Jubaozhai's study make that kind of sound when they are opened?The abnormal noise was not loud at first, but in the silence, it was still not difficult to detect.But it was just one sound, it was really hard to judge.But no matter whether it was the sound of the trap door or not, Du Xiaotian was also going to go down to see what happened. As long as he thought about it, he immediately stretched out his hand and squeezed out the fire.He was immediately plunged into darkness.The rain outside the window hadn't stopped, and night had fallen. He was about to stand up, when another voice came from downstairs.This time the sound was weaker.Without thinking, he fell down on the floor with his ear pressed to the floor and listened intently. It was the sound of footsteps!There was a pause in the footsteps, and there was another yah.This sound is not unpleasant because it is the sound of opening the door.Who is in that wing down there?Is it Shi Shuanghe?What the hell is Shi Shuanghe doing down there?Du Xiaotian was already suspicious, even if his suspicions were full of murderous intent, he would chase after him. What's more, although this place is weird, it's not dangerous at all?He slowly got up and stood up.Every movement is also extremely careful, so as not to make a sound.Then he paced towards the door.As he walked, he paid attention to the sound of footsteps downstairs.The sound of footsteps downstairs was towards the shop.He stepped out of the door and saw a faint light. The dim light is getting brighter and brighter downstairs.Before long, he saw an oil lamp.By this time he had almost reached the stairs.He leaned against the board on one side and squatted down again.If he didn't squat down, it would not be difficult for the person holding the lamp walking downstairs to look up and find him.The oil lamp is in the palm of a very steady hand.Although people are walking around, the oil lamp does not swing very well.The man was wearing a pale long gown, his hair was disheveled, and a Taoist bun was tied on top of his head, which was not well tied, as if it might fall off at any moment.Just looking at the back, Du Xiaotian also recognized that this person is Shi Shuanghe!The lights suddenly stopped, and the person stopped in front of the counter.He bent down and grabbed a bamboo basket from behind the counter, then turned around.The light shone on his face, and it really was Shi Shuanghe!The lights started to turn again, Shi Shuanghe turned around with the lamp in one hand and the bamboo basket in the other.She Xiaotian crouched down again, listening carefully to the sound of footsteps.The footsteps did not return to the room downstairs, but went straight to the yard behind. What did Shi Shuanghe do with the bamboo basket in the backyard?Du Xiaotian was very surprised.The sound of footsteps gradually became weaker and soon disappeared. According to estimation, the person should have entered the backyard.Du Xiaotian got up wildly, strode to the front of the railing, rolled over the railing sideways, and jumped down the shop!He wants to buy as much time as possible.He had already paid attention when he came in, so although this leap was in a hurry, he didn't kick anything down!Then he pointed towards the downstairs room like a snake.He rose and fell on his toes, and there was not much noise between rising and falling.The door was ajar, and Du Xiaotian entered in a flash.As soon as he stepped in, he heard a rustling sound. This time, the sound was the same as what they heard in the upper wing under the guidance of Shi Shuanghe.Are the moths here?Du Xiaotian's capillaries stood upside down, and he walked involuntarily.There were no moths flying in the room.The sound came from the same location, and when he looked at that location, he saw a faint light.The light actually came from a wall.Although the light was faint, it was enough for Du Xiaotian who was used to the darkness.He could already see what was going on in the room. On the left is a bed with pillows and bedding.There is a table with three or four stools on the right.There are still teapots and teacups on the table, but there is a portal on the wall not far from the table.The portal has been opened, and the light is shining through the door.Du Xiaotian rushed to the door in one stride.There is a wall behind the wall, and the secret door is a three-foot wide corridor, Du Xiaotian is not surprised.Because in Jubaozhai he had already seen such a double wall, such a corridor.He was just surprised that there is such a double wall and such a corridor in Yunlai Inn.He couldn't help hesitating, for a moment he didn't know whether to go in or not to go in.Judging from the situation, this room is obviously Shi Shuanghe's bedroom.How could there be such a double wall and such a corridor in his bedroom?Did he build it himself or did he already have it?Where does the corridor within the complex wall lead to?What on earth is that place used for?What dark secret does he have?Du Xiaotian's mind is full of problems. Shi Shuanghe believed that he would not come back so soon.Du Xiaotian decided to go in!Only by going in can the problem be solved.He only hoped that this corridor wasn't like the one in Jubaozhai's study, full of murderous traps, shooting him into a hedgehog as soon as he entered.There was not much time, Du Xiaotian understood, so he rushed in after making a decision, which was undoubtedly desperate.It's not that he's not afraid of death, it's just that such a tunnel, the rustling sound coming from the tunnel, is too tempting for him.What's more, he has worked as a policeman for ten years, and this is not the first time he has taken risks.Pu's figure fell, and in an instant, his entire heart was almost contracted.There were no random arrows and knives shooting at him, maybe this corridor is really different from the one in Jubaozhai's study; maybe Shi Shuanghe didn't open the mechanism again when he left.If this is the case, Shi Shuanghe will definitely come back soon, Du Xiaotian has no time to think, and strode forward.His actions were not blocked in any way, and there were no other people in the tunnel. The corridor is not long, and at the end is a stone step, extending diagonally downwards.Du Xiaotian walked down the stone steps and entered a dungeon.Why is this design so similar to the secret passage in Jubaozhai's study?Du Xiaotian is not surprised.There are even more strange things!It's no surprise that the dungeon is fairly spacious.Du Xiaotian has seen a dungeon that is far more spacious than this one. What is strange is the layout of this dungeon.Du Xiaotian had never seen such a strange arrangement, the four walls of the dungeon were like the night sky.The dark blue night sky is the same as the top wall, with a lamp embedded in the middle.The lamp is embedded in the wall, separated by a round of transparent crystals.The light shines through the crystal, soft and magnificent, like a bright moon.With this single lamp, the whole dungeon is like being bathed in moonlight.Du Xiaotian felt like he was under the moonlit night, under the terrifying moonlit night!In the dark blue night sky, there are no clouds, not a single one.A large group of blood-sucking moths danced in the night sky around the bright moon.The green wings, blood-red eyes, and the blood-red eye-shaped pattern on the wings are particularly vivid in the moonlight, but they are not beautiful, only terrifying.Du Xiaotian just felt like he had entered the devil's world.