407, Endless Train 11
Soon after they had packed up, the announcement sounded, and it was time for dinner. No one in Yu Heng's car moved, and soon it was time for the second and third meals. By this time, the passengers in the car could no longer bear the hunger, and some stood up one after another. After the first one left, the second one followed.
"He, they are going to eat... that?" Gu Minglei said in disbelief, "But isn't that made of corpses? Why is he glaring at me?"
Yu Heng sighed: "Speak softly. We can't influence other people's decisions, and it is obvious at this time that if we can pretend that we know nothing, it is the greatest kindness to them."
"But that is cannibalism!"
Zhao Ya comforted Gu Minglei: "Don't get excited, Mr. Zhang is right, a full man does not know the hunger of a hungry man, we have food, they don't..."
"Even if I starve to death, I won't eat people!" Gu Minglei's eyes lit up with two clusters of fire, clenched his fists and said, "I am a human being."
Who doesn't want to be a human being? It's just to survive.
Passengers who were dining came back one after another. I don’t know if it was because of prejudice, but Gu Minglei always felt that their mouths were red, as if they were stained with human blood and not wiped clean. Even their eyes became weird, and they didn’t look like living people.
“What’s wrong? What are you looking at me for?” The male passenger wiped his mouth with his hand and smiled shyly, “Why don’t you go to eat? Today’s dishes are very good and taste good. It’s very good to eat such food on the train.” Seeing that no one paid attention to him, his expression fell, and he sat down and stopped talking.
The carriage fell into dullness. As the train moved forward, Yu Heng finally caught a trace of heaven and earth vitality in the desert and officially entered the Tao.
It is difficult to find water in the desert, and it is even more difficult to catch a trace of heaven and earth vitality in the ghost den. Yu Heng had already given up hope, but he didn’t expect that there was a ray of hope after all the difficulties.
He carefully nurtured this strand of heaven and earth energy, and felt that his body had infinite strength. As long as he had it, practicing Taoism would not be a problem. No matter what he encountered on the road ahead, at least he would not have to surrender.
This trip was a long one, and more and more passengers passed through this carriage on their way to the restaurant. He also saw several men who had been intimidated by his gun before, carefully avoiding his sight, shrinking their bodies and passing through this carriage. About half an hour later, they shrank their bodies and returned, fearing that he would draw his gun and shoot them all again if they disagreed.
The restaurant was filled with a rich aroma, which aroused the greed in his stomach and rolled unwillingly. This was the fourth time the restaurant was open. Yu Heng estimated the time himself. The train had been driving for almost thirty hours. I don’t know how long it will take. Many people can’t hold on.
He and Zhao Ya and Gu Minglei ate all the food they got from the station. Although he told them that he brought food in his suitcase, they couldn’t eat it all at will, otherwise what would they do on the next journey? So the three of them endured and did not move easily to consume energy. When the train finally received the announcement of the upcoming station, Yu Heng took out two tubes of nutrient solution and distributed them to them: "Eat it. It will be easier to find tickets after eating. This station will definitely be more difficult than the previous one. Let's not act separately."
Zhao Ya and the others agreed, and took out their own weapons at Yu Heng's reminder to prevent passengers from snatching them. Then there were the talisman papers. Yu Heng generously gave each of them a stack, folded them and stuffed them all into their clothes.
"This one is very important. You must carry it with you." Yu Heng took out three more talisman papers and chanted "People come to separate heavy paper, ghosts come to separate mountains, thousands of evils cannot be removed, and ten thousand evils cannot be opened..." While chanting the spell and pinching the formula, the three talismans emitted golden light, which was extremely bright. After flowing around the talisman, it converged its brilliance, making the talisman paper show a restrained sense of mystery.
"This is a ghost-proof spell. It's better than the evil-repelling spell in that it can resist the invasion of evil spirits." In response to the two people's thanks, he only said, "Keep it."
The train slowly stopped, and the rails made a harsh friction sound. Clang-the train stopped completely. The passengers got off the train and rushed to the station as soon as possible, looking for tickets! Tickets! And food, they need food!
Yu Heng felt more and more that the station was like a transfer station in a survival game, where players could get supplies and get the key to the next level.
"Ah!"
The crowd suddenly scattered like birds and beasts. There was an inconspicuous crack in the dilapidated wall at the corner of the stairs. At this time, a passenger was dragged in, and in an instant only his calves were left flopping outside.
"Don't just stand there, help pull it out!"
"Ah, ghost!"
The crowd continued to flee, Yu Heng rushed over and grabbed the other person's foot. The opponent was too strong, and he had already used all his strength. Gu Minglei was still holding his waist. It stands to reason that the combined strength of two adult men is not small, but in the end he still couldn't pull it out, and he fell to the ground with only one boot pulled out.
Blood flowed from the cracks, dripping over the steps.
Putting the boots aside, Yu Heng pulled Gu Minglei, and the two climbed up from the ground, "Let's go."
As soon as they got off the train, they encountered such a tragic situation. Passengers who were trying hard to find tickets were poured with a basin of ice water on their heads, and they were more careful when going down the stairs to enter the station. This station is obviously more dilapidated than the previous one. Although the previous one is old, it is not broken, unlike this one, which is full of cracks and moss, and the tiles are shifting. The ceiling is still dripping, drop by drop, and there are black puddles on the ground.
After looking at it for a long time, Yu Heng didn't dare to make a move. Uncomfortable, so uncomfortable. The evil-proofing talisman felt hot on his chest. He pinched the evil-proofing talisman on his chest and breathed slowly, feeling that the air in his entrance was turbid and smelly.
"How to find it?" Gu Minglei asked, "This station is too dilapidated. It's full of cracks. Could there be ghosts hidden inside? It's too dangerous!"
"Look, I can use your blood to detect it, but it's too wasteful and not good for your body. Use this one." Yu Heng held a folded talisman and after chanting a spell, he twisted the talisman between his fingers and it burned. , and with another flick, the talisman flew into the crack in the wall, and a cry comparable to a sonic attack suddenly sounded. Yu Heng felt his head buzzing and going blank. After he recovered, he looked at the crack and saw black mist surging through the crack. The mist surged and turned into a ghost head, and it opened its mouth at him: "??!!"
The ghost head looks scary, but it seems to be unable to come out. It demonstrates at the crack and then shrinks back.
"There's a problem with this. Don't get close. Let's go."
After two more tests, Yu Heng's face was obviously pale and tired.
"How are you? You look bad."
"It's okay, I'm just a little tired. I'll take a rest."
These three talismans were all driven by mana. His current cultivation level was still too shallow, and he used up all his mana after only three uses. Gu Minglei admired him even more, and helped him sit down diligently, "Sit down quickly. Why are those people following us?" He stood in front of Yu Heng, looked around, and asked in a bad tone: "What are you going to do? "
One person quickly waved his hand: "I don't mean any harm, I just saw that this gentleman seems to have a way to catch ghosts, and I just thought -"
Yu Heng shook his head: "I can't catch it. I just have some three-legged cat skills and can use talismans to force out hidden ghosts."
"Oh, that's pretty awesome. Then what...can you lend me some talismans? No, no, I can buy them!"
"And me, I can buy it too!"
Yu Heng still shook his head: "It's not that I don't want to sell it, but you can't use this manifestation talisman if you don't have magic power. I have an evil-proofing talisman here. If you want to buy it, Gu Minglei, please take charge. Tell them the function and price." After that, he closed his eyes and meditated.
Speaking of money, money, money, Gu Minglei's eyes lit up and he waved quickly: "Come on, come with me over here. Let's talk. Zhao Ya, please look at Brother Zhang."
"Good to know."
"Speaking of this evil talisman, it works! Do you always feel flustered and short of breath? Do you sometimes feel like something has touched you and you look back but no one is there? Come on, let me tell you... "
The station is indeed dangerous, and many people will get into trouble while Yu Heng is resting. Unlike the last station, you need to open some cabinets, drawers, boxes and other actions to trigger the ghost to capture people. But this station is not the case. It is horribly dilapidated. The black hand of death will come out of any collapsed hole and catch people who are approaching it unprepared. There was no progress in searching for the train ticket, and maybe even if someone found it, they wouldn't say anything about it. After experiencing the cannibalism on the train, no one would be stupid.
"Let's go on."
After resting, Yu Heng regained his energy. He only had five hours of searching time during this pit stop. The time was tight and he needed to seize it. When he just explored the cracks in the wall, two of the three had problems, and one of them had no response, so he reached out to explore. , and felt a crumpled ticket from the crack in the clammy wall.
It was this ticket that made other people think of buying talismans from him. With this guarantee, it’s time to find Zhao Ya and Gu Minglei.
Yu Heng looked at the time. There were four hours left. Time really waited for no one.
"Brother Zhang, look, this is money from selling talismans. Don't worry, no one dares to trick me. Although the Ming coins look exactly the same as our own money, they feel different. The Ming coins make me feel uncomfortable when I touch them."
Gu Minglei handed the bag over. Most of the talisman inside was missing. The money was put aside. It could be seen that Gu Minglei had already counted it and the money was neat.
"A total of two hundred and twenty-three were sold, and each sold for ten dollars. Here are two thousand two hundred and twenty-three dollars!"
Yu Heng matched Gu Minglei's excited tone and showed a happy smile: "Thank you for your hard work, come and share a point with us. Don't refuse, I can't earn this without your help, and Zhao Ya, you helped me while I was resting just now." You didn't even look for the ticket, so I should compensate you for the loss."
Gave Gu Minglei five hundred and Zhao Ya three hundred. The first car pays 50 per person, the second car pays 100 per person, and the next and third stop will definitely be more expensive. After giving it to the two of them, Yu Heng still had more than a thousand left, which he kept carefully just in case.
He was not new to the method of winning people's hearts. After dividing the money, he led the two of them to continue looking for the tickets. He watched the passengers poke around with sticks and broken stool legs, their movements revealing a cautious energy. Yu Heng didn't intend to pry the door and unlock it. It was too dangerous, so it was better to start from the cracks that could be seen everywhere. As the old rule, he first used the appearance talisman to explore the way, and after three times, he rested for thirty minutes to regain his strength, and then continued.
After being used continuously many times, the magic power circulates faster and becomes denser unconsciously.
Every time they found a unresponsive crack, Zhao Ya and Gu Minglei took turns touching it. According to their wishes: "You are too tired to cast spells. If there is an accident and you can't react, let's do it."
After touching ten cracks in succession, both walls were touched, and only Gu Minglei pulled out a ticket. With less than forty minutes left, Zhao Ya said: "Don't try it. I'm very flustered. Anyway, I have the ghost coins, so I can just get on the bus and pay for the ticket. You should rest first if you still have time. You look so bad."
"Okay." Yu Heng didn't refuse. He really felt that his body was extremely exhausted, so he fell asleep instantly against Gu Minglei.
Amidst the screams and cries, he fell into a dreamless sleep. When he woke up, his exhausted mana was restored again. This is the benefit of entering the door. As long as the source is opened, the mana will have a place to inhabit and multiply. As long as there is still a trace of earth, this trace can continue to circulate and nourish in the meridians of the body, endlessly.
Gu Minglei, who woke him up, had a smile on his face and whispered: "Someone just came to make a deal with us. This person is super lucky. He has extra tickets. Zhao Ya bought it. Now we are all safe!" I also bought food, here it is. Are you hungry? Eat something. After that we go to check in and enter the station. "
"Okay." Yu Heng looked at the ticket gate. Sure enough, there was only a short queue of passengers left there, and the three of them were the only ones sitting on chairs in the entire waiting hall. He took the cookie from Gu Minglei and walked to line up while eating.
When they arrived in line, the ticket inspector lazily said to Zhao Ya: "Your ticket has expired. Please take out the current ticket."
Zhao Ya's face suddenly turned pale.