Chapter 21: Arrow

I saw that the arrow had almost completely penetrated my body. I felt a huge pain in my chest and sighed in my heart - it's over! I am 25 years old, I haven't married yet, I haven't even touched a woman's hand, and I died in an unknown tomb. I am afraid that no one will collect my body for hundreds of years. I never thought that I would end up like this.

The arrows kept coming at us, too fast to be blocked. The fat man rushed in front of us, as if trying to block them for us. I shouted anxiously, "What the hell are you doing! I've been hit by an arrow, I'm dead! Don't waste your energy!"

The fat man gritted his teeth and cursed: "You are shot by arrows, what do I call this?" He turned around and I saw that there were more than a dozen arrows on his back, like an incense burner full of incense. I remembered that I often saw people being shot by arrows and turned into hedgehogs in movies, but I had never seen it in real life. Now I finally saw it, and in this situation, I couldn't help but smile bitterly.

As I was sighing, something suddenly grabbed my clothes and dragged me towards the rain of arrows. I was horrified and looked back. It turned out to be the woman holding my collar with a cold look in her eyes. I yelled, "What are you doing? I don't want to be shot like a hedgehog!"

When she saw me turn my head, she mercilessly kneeled me in the lower back. This hit me more painfully than the two arrows in my chest. My whole body went limp and I was in so much pain that I couldn't move. She carried me and walked towards the big jade gate in the middle without saying a word. I was used as a shield and was hit by arrows in my shoulder, stomach, and chest. I almost fainted from the pain.

I never dreamed that this woman was so vicious. Just now she was a scared little woman. I thought she was just an office woman with no practical experience. Who knew she could use me as a human shield to block the rain of arrows. I thought to myself, I wanted to imitate the fat man and be righteous, but seeing that you are so excessive, I must drag you down with me this time. I thought of twisting with all my strength, but the woman was not strong, so I broke free from her and fell into the light channel.

I didn't expect that damn woman to be so skilled. As soon as I fell, she dodged several times. The arrows rained down on me, but none of them hit her. She rolled on the ground, then suddenly jumped up and used the wall for leverage. She did a somersault and reached a safe area. It was very neat and tidy.

I thought this was fate, there was nothing I could do, and I slapped the ground in anger. She turned her head and looked at me, then suddenly blew me a kiss with contempt, then turned on the flashlight and walked into the big jade door in the middle. When I saw her expression, I suddenly thought that she might have stepped on the mechanism on purpose. This bitch seemed to be planning to kill us all here.

The rain of arrows lasted for more than 5 minutes before it stopped. I looked back at the fat man, and saw only an arrow ball standing there. I sighed. He died easily, unlike me, who was not hit by any arrows and might take 15 minutes to die completely. I would have to suffer before I died. But I felt that although these arrows were very painful, I didn't feel like I had difficulty breathing.

At this time, the arrow ball moved again. I looked and saw that it was the fat man who was protecting the oil bottle. He gritted his teeth and pushed the fat man away and stood up. Suddenly, he straightened his body and heard a click. His height actually grew several centimeters. Then, he stretched out his hand again, exerted force again, and heard another click. The hand also suddenly grew a few inches. He let out a long breath, grabbed the back of his ear and pulled it, tearing off a human skin mask, revealing his original face.

I knew it at first sight. It turned out that he didn't use a corpse to revive, but used the method of shrinking bones. I only saw it in my grandfather's notes. This was one of the basic skills of tomb robbing in ancient times. This skill was used to pass through some very narrow gaps, such as the beam holes in the underworld palace, or the empty space underground. I never figured out its principle, so I always thought it was a joke. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe that there is such a magical skill. But what's the use of knowing it? I'm about to die, and I don't have a chance to tell others.

(In recent years, I heard that some people in the tomb-robbing village in Luoyang still use this skill. They dig very small holes and shrink their bodies into them. When the police saw them, they thought it was a weasel hole. Later, they knew it was a tomb-robbing hole, but they couldn't go down to catch the people, because by the time they dug through, the people inside had already dug another way and ran away. Unfortunately, this skill is very difficult to practice. Even if you practice it from a young age, it is difficult to succeed if the bones of the whole body are not coordinated.)

The oil bottle shook his arms, as if he hadn't moved for a long time. The fat man turned around and saw him, and grabbed him curiously, saying, "It's you. No wonder I always felt that this Naiming's face was weird. It turned out to be you pretending to be him. Brother, it's not easy for you either. Quickly take these lotus arrows off my back. It hurts so much."

I watched the fat man suddenly become full of energy again, and couldn't help wondering. I saw Men Youping grab the arrowhead of an arrow on his back, twisted it hard, and pulled it out easily. The fat man only had a shallow red mark on his body, and was not injured.

I was surprised and overjoyed at the same time. I vaguely felt that I might not die, so I hurriedly imitated Men Youping and tried to pull out the arrows from my body. It was not difficult at all. I pulled one out by myself and I understood at a glance that the arrow's tip was cleverly made. As soon as it hits something, the sharp head will retract, and then several claw-like iron hooks will flip out from the arrowhead and bite your flesh tightly. The shape of the claws is like a lotus, no wonder it is called a lotus arrow.

Menyouping looked at the arrows scattered all over the ground and said softly, "It seems that this woman has known that I am in the group for a long time and wants to kill me as well."

I thought about the flying kiss she just gave me. It was obvious that she was mocking me. I was so angry that my teeth were bleeding. It turns out that even beautiful women are not trustworthy. I will never suffer this again!

The fat man's back was almost covered with broken skin. He grinned and said, "Luckily, the arrows here are all lotus-shaped, otherwise she would have succeeded. I have a great reputation in my life, but if I die being shot like a hedgehog, I will be laughed to death."

I looked at the strange arrows and asked them, "Why do all the arrows here have this kind of arrowhead? Is this a joke?"

Men You Pingzi said: "I don't know either, but when I saw you were shot, I realized it was a lotus arrow. I can't think of any other reason. Maybe the owner of this tomb wants to let us go and let us retreat."

The fat man said, "Me too. I discovered it as soon as I was hit by an arrow. I have seen this kind of arrow in the antique market and thought it was something introduced from foreign countries. I didn't expect it to be invented by the Chinese."

I found it strange and it didn't make sense, but now was not the time to discuss it. The woman had already entered the main tomb chamber, and we couldn't let this bitch get away with it so easily. I wanted to rush in, but Menyoupingzi grabbed me, shook his head, and said, "The jar ghost wanted us to enter the tomb chamber on the left first. There must be a reason. Let's follow the steps. We are on someone else's territory now, don't run around."

I was anxious. If the woman came out and ran away, I wouldn't know where to chase her. The fat man said, "Don't worry. Let's go back and hide all the diving equipment. Damn it, let's see if she can hold her breath and get out!"

The fat guy was still smart at the critical moment. I thought to myself, why didn't I think of it? I nodded immediately, and the three of us quickly ran back to the ear chamber. I shone the flashlight where I had put the things just now, and I was stunned when I saw it. There was nothing there - our oxygen cylinders were all gone!