Chapter 752

When the motorcycle was about to reach its destination, Zhou Yu finally remembered a question.

"Hongye, are there any lords similar to Osir on Crescent Road?"

Because of the roar of the motorcycle, Hongye's answer was a bit vague: "Well... not every place has a lord. The area around Xinyue Road is a land of no man."

"Are there many unowned places?"

"No, the situation on Crescent Road is a rare case."

Speaking of which, Zhou Yu and Xinyue Road are also quite destined.Going southwest from that road, there are Jishuo Road, Jiuye Road, Jiwang Road, Sleeping Road, Huiyue Road... In short, all streets are named after the phases of the moon.

The thing where he almost killed Zhang Mumu happened somewhere between Jiwang Road and Sleeping Road.That happened last year, although it was only a few months, now it seems like a lifetime away.

Turning the intersection, the road conditions changed from a spacious and flat asphalt road to a potholed gravel road, and the originally smooth motorcycle bumped.At the end of the dark and narrow road, there is a "Crescent Road" sign crookedly erected.

The street was very dark, and the road was cramped and bumpy. Hongye simply stopped the motorcycle on the side of the street and let the two walk forward.

"It's still the same."

Seeing the shabby and dead ghost-like dwellings around him, Zhou Yu commented to himself.Hongye asked in surprise after hearing this: "Zhou Yu, have you been here?"

"Been here a few times before."

After Zhou Yu finished speaking, she immediately turned her head to the side, pretending to observe the environment.Hongye didn't ask, but looked around and said, "This area is dying."

"It's just more desolate."

Hongye shook her head: "I don't mean economy or business, but this land is dying. Zhou Yu, come here."

Zhou Yu approached according to her request, and Hongye stretched out a finger to point between his eyebrows.That feeling of being out of the shell came back.However, this time it lasted less than three seconds, and Hongye immediately withdrew her finger and asked, "How?"

"There doesn't seem to be that kind of black thing here."

"Well, that's what I mean. This place is like a reef in the ocean. Sea creatures of sufficient size cannot climb up, otherwise they will suffocate to death. Although people will be fine in the short term, long-term stays will also Being imperceptibly affected? Mental and physical will become worse and worse. So either move away as soon as possible, or I am afraid that I will suffer slowly and die. This method of death is called "soul ecstasy", and the cause of death cannot be found out by technological means of."

"...Indeed, the few times I've been here, I haven't seen any residents."

When he first came here, Zhou Yu simply regarded this place as a slum abandoned by society.Now that I think about it carefully, I have to admit that this kind of thinking is not very comprehensive.From Xinyue Road to Bedai Road, they are all along the subway line, even if it is a relatively remote terminal, there is no reason for it to be so desolate.If you want to talk about remoteness, in fact, Nampo, a suburb of the rich, is farther away from the city center.

"These dwellings should be left over from when the land was fine, and not too many people will stay in it—you don't mention people with special physique like Zhou Yu, most people will come here because of Uncomfortable and subconsciously avoided."

Noticing that Zhou Yu fell into a strange silence, Hongye asked a little strangely: "What's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing. I just thought of some dwarf who came here carelessly with strangers."

"Dwarfs?"

"Don't worry, it's a supernatural creature."

During the conversation, the two walked towards the more desolate southwest direction.After turning the intersection, Hongye suddenly stopped.Following her gaze, Zhou Yu also noticed something unusual.

The houses on the right of the two have collapsed half of the roof due to aging, and even the wooden door frames have been deformed and fallen off.From the opened door, you can see the interior environment illuminated by the moonlight.

The furniture had disappeared, and most of the bare walls were peeled off. It seemed that there was a risk of falling down at any time.In the center of the shabby room that could never be inhabited by people, about two sacks of dirt were piled up.

The two looked at each other, and went back and forth into the house to check.

The mound is like a carefully crafted miniature mountain landscape, standing tall and straight.The tamped and solid state is obviously not dumped casually, but deliberately molded into this shape.In the part around the "top of the mountain", there are many traces of defects.

Zhou Yu took out his mobile phone, set it to flashlight mode, and then pointed it at the mound.In the strong light, the strange mutilation of the mound was exposed.

"Hongye, this is?"

Impossible to admit that the traces on the mound, which are as neat as comb teeth, are the teeth marks of primate creatures.

Compared to Zhou Yu's astonishment, Hongye seemed to have anticipated this situation.She looked at the mound and nodded, "This is made by Sang Lian."

"Sang Lian?"

"Well, if nothing else happens, he's the one Osir called 'The Starving Ghost'. I've heard of his name a long time ago, but I've never seen him in person.”

"If he can eat dirt, the nickname 'starving ghost' would be a good fit for him."

Hearing Zhou Yu's thoughts, Hongye sighed again.She hesitated and said, "Sang Lian may have a reason for doing this."

"Do you mean he ate the dirt, or did he help 'freeze'?"

"There are both. Actually, I still don't understand this matter. I've heard that Sang Lian is not someone who will help 'freeze'..."

For Hongye's defense, Zhou Yu didn't feel any trust, but said frankly: "You didn't think Ausser would betray you before, did you?"

This sentence obviously hit Hongye hard.She shook her head dejectedly and said, "The two of them are different. Osir is just a mortal who made a wrong wish, and Sang Lian's situation is completely different from him. If even he agrees with the idea of ​​'freezing', then The matter is very serious, we must warn the old man of Wuyuanxing as soon as possible."

"elder?"

"Well... it's my friend's father."

Hong Ye said something vaguely, as if she didn't want Zhou Yu to continue asking.She said: "Go and see other places." Then she walked out of the room first.

In the tomb-like quiet neighborhood, the two found more similar mounds.Strangely, the teeth marks only landed on the topmost piece of the mound each time.

And every time she saw a mound of dirt, Hongye's face became even worse.

After doing this four times in a row, Zhou Yu finally couldn't help asking: "What kind of ceremony is this?"

"No, traces like this, I'm afraid he was eating ground tires..."

When reaching the intersection, Hongye suddenly stopped talking, and looked towards the end of the side street.Zhou Yu looked over, only to find that there seemed to be a figure sitting under a street tree a hundred meters away.

The ragged and ragged back has a head of gray hair, and seems to be munching on something.He didn't know whether it was because he was hard of hearing or because he was eating too attentively, but he turned his head belatedly until the two of them walked a meter away from him.

That face looked older than the back, and the white beard was long and messy, covered with rice grains.Beside his leg was a sackcloth bag, which seemed to be stuffed with water bottles, cardboard, and the like.

Seeing two young women appear here in the middle of the night, the old man acted very surprised and opened his mouth wide open.Judging from his appearance and demeanor alone, he is just a poor and down-to-earth scavenger.

Just in case, Zhou Yu asked, "Hongye?"

Hongye closed her eyes helplessly: "It's not this old man... Sang Lian's age should be close to ours."

Then she squatted down and asked, "Old man, have you ever seen a young man with a red spot on his forehead?"

The old man who scavenged waste obviously had severe hearing loss. Hongye repeated it loudly several times, and then pointed his forehead with his finger to make gestures. Finally, he imitated Hongye's movement and nodded his forehead, stumbling, and said, "Are you looking for him?"

"Yes, have you seen him?"

The old man who scavenged waste seemed to suddenly regain his energy.He nodded repeatedly and said, "Young man, I don't want any food. I'll give it to you. Thank him for me."

He seemed to regard the two of them as friends of the "young man" and kept asking them to thank him on his behalf.

There was indeed a lunch box on the old man's lap. Although most of it had been eaten, judging from the remaining contents, the dishes included chicken legs, shredded potatoes, green vegetables, and shiitake mushrooms. It can be said that it was quite a hearty meal.

Facing the earnest attitude of the old man, Hongye's expression became more and more complicated.She raised her voice and asked, "Did that young man give you the meal?"

The old man also replied loudly: "It's him, it's him."

"Do you know where he went?"

"he's returned home."

"Where is his home?"

The old man laughed happily.He pointed his index finger at the mud and said loudly, "Down!"

(End of this chapter)

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